Prof. Dr.

Britta Planer-Friedrich

Professor
Environmental Geochemistry

Phone: 0921-553999
Fax: 0921-552334
Room: Geo III, Raum 209
e-Mail: b.planer-friedrich(at)uni-bayreuth.de

Research interests:

Development of species-selective methods for preservation and analysis of inorganic and organometallic trace elements
Investigations on abiotic and microbially catalyzed transformations in trace element cycles in field and laboratory studies
Contaminant removal and rehabilitation studies
Determination of the role of species transformations in toxicology
Use of isotope fractionation for reconstruction of trace element cycles
Compartments of interest: natural surface and groundwaters, seawater, Early Earth Analogues, mine sites, geothermal water and gases, mofettes, rhizosphere, biota, and foods (rice)
Special elements of interest: As, Sb, Se, S, Fe, Mo, W, Cd, U