Karimzadeh L., Heilmeier H. & Merkel B. (2012): Effect of desferrioxamine-B (DFO-B) on Cd uptake by Thlaspi Caerulescens hyperaccumulator in the presence of zeolite. Chemosphere (online first)

Janczik, S., Kaltschmitt, M. &Merkel, B.( 2012): Radioaktivität und tiefe Geothermie. Erdöl, Erdgas, Kohle, 128, 2, 75 - 80

Gezahegne W, Hennig C, Tsushima S, Planer-Friedrich B, and Merkel BJ (2012): EXAFS and DFT Investigations of Uranyl-Arsenate Complexes in Aqueous Solution, ES&T online first
DOI: 10.1021/es203284s

Al-Muqdadi S., Merkel B. (2011): Automated Watershed Evaluation of Flat Terrain. Journal of Water Resource and Protection, Vol.3 No.12, 892-903

Schipek M. (2011): Treatment of acid mine lakes - Lab and field studies. FOG. Vol 29

Schipek M & Merkel B. (2011): Continuous monitoring of dissolved CO₂ and H₂S: Technical application in the submarine hydrothermal system of Panarea, Italy. Procedia Earth and Planetary Science 4 ( 2011 ) 74 – 79

Müller C. (2011): Geothermal state of shallow submarine geothermal systems and isotopic signatures of Panarea, Aeolian Islands (Italy). FOG. Vol. 30

Merkel B, Kummer N S, Planer-Friedrich B, Pohl T, Schipek M (2011): Development of a gas sampling technique for determining trace elements in submarine volcanic exhalations. Procedia Earth and Planetary Science Vol. 4, 50 – 56

Nair, S., Merkel, B.J.(2011): Impact of Alkaline Earth Metals on Aqueous Speciation of Uranium(VI) and Sorption on Quartz. Aquatic Geochemistry, 17 (3), pp. 209-219.

Arvidsson K, Stenberg L, Chirindja F, Dahlin T, Owen R, Steinbruch F (2011): A hydrogeological study of the Nhandugue River, Mozambique – A major groundwater recharge zone. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Bachmaf S & Merkel B. (2011): Estimating Water Chemistry Parameters from Experimental Data Using PEST with PHREEQC. FOG - Freiberg Online Geology, Vol. 28

Bachmaf S. & Merkel B. (2011): Sorption and Desorption of Uranium(VI) on Clay Minerals. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, special issue

Bachmaf S and Merkel B.J. (2011): Sorption of uranium(VI) at the clay mineral–water interface. Environmental Earth Sciences. 63, 5, 925-934

Peters M; Strauss H; Petersen S; Kummer N-A and Thomazo C (2011) Hydrothermalism in the Tyrrhenian Sea: inorganic and microbial sulfur cycling as revealed by geochemical and multiple sulfur isotope data. Chemical Geology, 280 . pp. 217-231

Abushandi E. & Merkel B (2011): Rainfall Estimation over the Wadi Dhuliel Arid Catchment, Jordan from GSMaP. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions 8 (1), pp. 1665-1704

Abushandi E. & Merkel B. (2011): Application of IHACRES rainfall-runoff model to the Wadi Dhuliel arid catchment, Jordan, Journal of Water and Climate Change, 02, 1,

El Alfy M & Merkel B. (2011): Assessment of Human Impact on Quaternary Aquifers of Rafah Area, NW Sinai, Egypt. Int.J.Econ & Environ. Geol. 1(2), pp. 1-9

2010:

Steinbruch, F. (2010): Geology and geomorphology of the Urema Graben with emphasis on the evolution of Lake Urema, Journal of African Earth Sciences, 58 (2), pp. 272-284.

Abushandi E. & Merkel B. (2011): Application of IHACRES rainfall-runoff model to the Wadi Dhuliel arid catchment, Jordan, Journal of Water and Climate Change.

Schmidt, N. (2010): Hydrogeological and hydrochemical investigations at the Salar de Uyuni (Bolivia) with regard to the extraction of lithium. FOG - Freiberg Online Geoscience, 26, pp. 1-131.

Hamel, M (2010): Investigation and modelling of the geochemical processes in the hydrothermal system of Panarea, Italy. FOG - Freiberg Online Geoscience, 25

Unger-Lindig, Y., Merkel, B., Schipek, M.(2010): Carbon dioxide treatment of low density sludge: A new remediation strategy for acidic mining lakes? Environmental Earth Sciences, 60, 8, pp. 1711-1722.

Tilahun K & Merkel B J (2010): Assessment of groundwater vulnerability to pollution in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia using DRASTIC. Environmental Earth Sciences, 59, 7

2009:

Suess, E., Scheinost, A.C., Bostick, B.C., Merkel, B.J., Wallschlaeger, D., Planer-Friedrich, B. (2009): Discrimination of thioarsenites and thioarsenates by X-ray absorption spectroscopy. Analytical Chemistry, 81 (20), pp. 8318-8326

Heinicke, J., Italiano, F., Maugeri, R., Merkel, B., Pohl, T., Schipek, M., Görlitz, P. and Braun, T.: 2009. Evidence of tectonic control on active arc volcanism: the Panarea-Stromboli tectonic link inferred by submarine hydrothermal vents monitoring (Aeolian arc, Italy). FOG – Freiberg Online Geoscience, 22, p. 111.

Tilahun, K., Merkel, B.J. (2009): Estimation of groundwater recharge using a GIS-based distributed water balance model in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia. Hydrogeology Journal, 17 (6), pp. 1443-1457.

Heinicke, J., F. Italiano, R. Maugeri, B. Merkel, T. Pohl, M. Schipek, and T. Braun (2009): Evidence of tectonic control on active arc volcanism: The Panarea-Stromboli tectonic link inferred by submarine hydrothermal vents monitoring (Aeolian arc, Italy), Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L04301, doi:10.1029/2008GL036664

Steinbrückner, D. (2009): Quantification of submarine degassing of Panarea Volcano in the Aeolian archipelago, Italy. FOG - Freiberg Online Geoscience, 23

Sieland, R., Steinbrückner, D., Hamel, M., Merkel, B., Schipek, M. (2009): Geochemical investigations and gas quantification of submarine fluid discharges in the hydrothermal system of Panarea (Aeolian Islands, Italy). FOG - Freiberg Online Geoscience, 22, pp. 87-93.

Becke, R., Merkel, B., Pohl, T. (2009): Mineralogical and geochemical characteristics of the shallow-water massive sulfide precipitates of Panarea, Aeolian Islands, Italy. FOG - Freiberg Online Geoscience, 22, pp. 94-100.

Schipek, M., Barth, G., Eckardt, E., Pohl, T., Merkel, B. (2009): Environmental assessment of a site in Sv. Marina (Istria, Croatia): Examination of morphological and chemical parameters which indicate the occurrences of certain species. FOG - Freiberg Online Geoscience, 22, pp. 49-53.

Sieland R. (2009): Chemical and isotopic investigations of submarine hydrothermal fluid discharges from Panarea, Aeolian Islands, Italy. FOG - Freiberg Online Geoscience, 21

Härtig. C (2009): Mobilisation of Arsenic in the low-flow regime of groundwaters in Bangladesh. FOG - Freiberg Online Geoscience, 20

Steinborn, J. (2009): Seasonal changes in the arsenic distribution of newly drilled wells tapping different aquifers in the Bangladesh delta. FOG - Freiberg Online Geoscience, 19

Gezahegne W. Bachmaf S. Geipel G. Planer-Friedrich B. and Merkel B.(2009): Detection of uranylarsenates in acidic and alkaline solutions with time resolved laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy (TRLFS). Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 73 (13)

Bachmaf S. Planer-Friedrich B. and Merkel B. (2009): .Competitive sorption and desorption of arsenate and uranium on bentonite and kaolinite. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 73 (13)

Schipek, M. and Merkel, B., 2009. CO2 sequestration in AMD affected areas: A case study. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 73 (13)

Merkel, B., Becke, R., Pohl, T., Schipek, M. and Sieland,R. 2009. White smoker at 20 m water depth at Panarea’s submarine volcano, Aeolian island, Italy. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 73 (13)

Lißner H. (2008): Column Experiments Simulating Various Scenarios for Arsenic Mobilisation in Bangladesh. FOG - Freiberg Online Geoscience, 18

2008:

Steinbruch, Franziska; Merkel, Broder (2008): Characterization of a Pleistocene Thermal Spring in Mozambique, Hydrogeology Journal 16, 8, 1655-1668

Planer-Friedrich B, Franke D, Merkel B, Wallschläger D (2008): Acute toxicity of thioarsenates to Vibrio fischeri. Environ Toxicol Chem, 27,10, 2027–2035

Bachmaf S, Planer-Friedrich B, Merkel BJ (2008): Effect of sulphate, carbonate, and phosphate on the uranium(VI) sorption behaviour onto bentonite. Radiochimica Acta 96, 6, 359-366

Axel Horst, Jürgen Mahlknecht, Broder J. Merkel, Ramon Aravena & Yann R. Ramos-Arroyo (2008): Evaluation of the recharge processes and impacts of irrigation on groundwater using CFCs and radiogenic isotopes in the Silao-Romita basin, Mexico. Hydrogeology Journal, DOI - 10.1007/s10040-008-0318-x

Planer-Friedrich B, Becker J, Brimer B, Merkel BJ: (2008) Low-cost aerial photography for high-resolution mapping of hydrothermal areas in Yellowstone National Park. International Journal for Remote Sensing 1, 1 - 14.

Steinbruch, F., Macario, L. (2007): Linking databases of different sources and scales for groundwater research in the Urema River Basin/Central Mozambique, Water Resources Management, 21 (1), pp. 171-184.

Horst, A., Mahlknecht, J., Merkel, B.J. (2007): Estimating groundwater mixing and origin in an overexploited aquifer in Guanajuato, Mexico, using stable isotopes (strontium-87, carbon-13, deuterium and oxygen-18). Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies, 43 (4), pp. 323-338.

Planer-Friedrich B, London J, McCleskey RB, Nordstrom DK, Wallschläger D (2007) Thioarsenates in geothermal waters of Yellowstone National Park - determination, preservation, and geochemical importance. Environ Sci Technol 41, 5245-5251.

Planer-Friedrich B, Becker J, Brimer B, Merkel B. (2007): Low-cost aerial photography for high-resolution mapping of hydrothermal areas in Yellowstone National Park. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 29 (6), 1781-1794

Steinbruch, F., Macario, L. (2007): Linking databases of different sources and scales for groundwater research in the Urema River Basin/Central Mozambique. Water Resources Management, 21 (1), pp. 171-184.

Wang, Y., Merkel, B. J., Li, Y., Ye, H., Fu, S., Ihm, D.(2007): Vulnerability of groundwater in Quaternary aquifers to organic contaminants: A case study in Wuhan City, China. Environmental Geology, 53, 3

Salaun, P.; Planer-Friedrich, B.; Berg, C. M. G. v. d.(2007): Inorganic arsenic speciation in water and seawater by anodic stripping voltammetry with a gold microelectrode. Anal. Chim. Acta, 585, 312-322.

W. A. Gezahegne W.A., Planer-Friedrich B. & Merkel B. (2007): Obtaining stable redox potential readings in gneiss groundwater and mine water: difficulties, meaningfulness, and potential improvement, Hydrogeology Journal, DOI - 10.1007/s10040-007-0174-0, Online first

Hardyanto W. & Merkel B. (2007): Introducing probability and uncertainty in groundwater modeling with FEMWATER-LHS. Journal of Hydrology 332, 206– 213

El Alfy, M., and Merkel, B. (2006): Hydrochemical relationships and geochemical modeling of ground water in Al Arish area, North Sinai, Egypt. American Institute of Hydrology (AIH), Hydrological Science and Technology Journal, Vol. 22, No. 1-4.

Böhme B, Steinbruch F, Gloaguen R, Heilmeier H and Merkel B (2006): Geomorphology, hydrology, and ecology of Lake Urema, central Mozambique, with focus on lake extent changes, Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, Volume 31, Issues 15-16. p 745-752.

Süß, E. (2006): Mercury distribution between particulate and dissolved states in wetlands in California, USA. FOG - Freiberg Online Geoscience, 15

Eraifej. N (2006): Gas Geochemistry and Isotopic Signatures in the deep Thermal waters in Jordan. FOG - Freiberg Online Geoscience, 16

Planer-Friedrich B, Lehr C, Matschullat J, Merkel B J, Nordstrom D K & Sandstrom M W (2006): Speciation of volatile arsenic at geothermal features in Yellowstone National Park. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Vol. 70, Issue 10, p 2480-2491

Planer-Friedrich B & Merkel B J (2006) Volatile Metals and Metalloids in Hydrothermal Gases. ES&T, Volume 40, Issue 10, 15 May 2006, p 3181-3187

Noubactep C, Meinrath G, Dietrich P, Sauter M & Merkel B (2005): Testing the Suitability of Zerovalent Iron Materials for Reactive Walls. Environ. Chem., 2, 71-76

Hotha N, Feldmanna H, Rinkera A , Glombitza F, Häfner F (2005). Reductive processes within lignite dumps—chance of a long-term natural attenuation process. Geoderma 129, 19–31

Wolkersdorfer C (2005): Mine water tracer tests as a basis for remediation strategies: Chemie der Erde - Geochemistry - Interdisciplinary Journal for Chemical Problems of the Geosciences and Geoecology

Wolkersdorfer, C. & Bowell, R. (2005): Contemporary Reviews of Mine Water Studies in Europe. – Mine Water and the Environment, 24 (3): 1—76, Berlin

WALDER, I. F., NILSSEN, S., RÄISÄNEN, M. L., HEIKKINEN, P., PULKKINEN, K., KORKKA-NIEMI, K., SALONEN, V.- P., DESTOUNI, G., HASCHE, A., WOLKERSDORFER, C., WITKOWSKI, A. J., BLACHÉRE, A., MOREL, S., LEFORT, D., MIDŽIÆ, S., SILAJDŽIÆ, I., COULTON, R. H., WILLIAMS, K. P., REES, B., HALLBERG, K. B. & JOHNSON, D. B. (2005): Contemporary Reviews of Mine Water Studies in Europe, Part 2. – Mine Water Env., 24 (1): 2—37, 10 fig., 13 tab.; Berlin.

Edet A E, Merkel B. & Offiong O E (2004): Contamination risk assessment of fresh groundwater using the distribution and chemical speciation of some potentially toxic elements in Calabar (southern Nigeria). Environmental Geology, 45: 1025-1035

Mahlknecht J, Schneider J F, Merkel B J, Navarro de León I, &Bernasconi SM (2004): Groundwater recharge in a sedimentary basin in semi-arid Mexico. Hydrogeology Journal,12, 511–530

Meinrath G, Merkel B , Ödegaard-Jensen A & Ekberg C (2004): Sorption of Iron on Surfaces: Modelling, Data , Evaluation, and Measurement Uncertainty. Acta hydrochim. hydrobiol. 32 (2004) 2, 154-160

Wolkersdorfer C. (2004): Mine Water Literature in ISI’s Science Citation Index Expanded™. – Mine Water Env., 23 (2): 96—99, 3 fig., 3 tab.; Berlin.

Wolkersdorfer C. & Bowell, R. (2004): Contemporary Reviews of Mine Water Studies in Europe. – Mine Water Env., 23 (4): 162; Berlin.

Edet A E, Merkel B, Offiong O E (2003): Trace element hydrochemical assessment of the Calabar Coastal Plain aquifer (Southern Nigeria) using factor analysis. J. Phys. IV France. 107,. 397 - 400.

Edet A E, Merkel B, Effiong O E (2003): Trace element hydrochemical assessment of the Calabar Coastal Plain Aquifer, southeastern Nigeria using statistical methods. Environmental Geology. 44, 2003, p. 137 - 149

Zhu Y., Zhang X., Xie Q., Chen Y., Wang D. & Merkel B.(2003): Dependance of Arsenate Solubility and stability on pH value. Environmental Chemistry, Vol 22, 5, China

Noubactep C., Meinrath G., Dietrich P., Merkel B. (2003): Mitigating Uranium in Groundwater: Prospects and Limitations. Environ. Sci. Technol.; 37(18); 4304-4308.

Zhu Y., Merkel B.J., Stober I. & Bucher K.(2003): The Hydrogeochemistry of Arsenic in the Clara Mine, Germany. Mine Water and the Environment 22, 110-117

Kösters, J.; Diaz-Bone, R. A.; Planer-Friedrich, B.; Rothweiler, B.; Hirner, A. V. (2003) Identification of organic arsenic, tin, antimony and tellurium compounds in environmental samples by GC-MS. J. Mol. Struct., 661-662, 347-356.

Planer-Friedrich B., Matschullat J., Merkel B.J., Roewer G., Volke P.(2002): Development of a robust technique for sampling volatile metal(loid)s in wetlands. Anal. Bioanal. Chem, Vol. 374, No.7-8, p.1191-1198; Springer (ISSN 1618-2642)

Wolkersdorfer C., Feldtner N. & Trebusak I. (2002): Mine Water Tracing – A Tool for Assessing Flow Paths in Flooded Underground Mines. – Mine Water Env., 21 (1): 7—14, 3 fig., 3 tab.; Berlin.

KROLL, A., AMEZAGA, J. M., YOUNGER, P. L. & WOLKERSDORFER, C. (2002): Regulation of Mine Waters in the European Union: Contribution of Scientific Research to Policy Development. – Mine Water Env., 21 (4): 193—200, 1 tab.; Berlin.

SCHMIEDER, A., ZÖLDFÖLDI, J., WOLKERSDORFER, C., KLEINMANN, B. & BALÁZS, K. (2002): Dr. Zsolt Kesserû (1934—2001). – Mine Water Env., 21 (1): 52—53, 1 fig.; Berlin.

Schneider P., Neitzel P.L., Osenbrück K., Noubacteb, C., Merkel B. & Hurst S. (2001): In-situ Treatment of Radioavtive Mine Water using Reactive Materials - Results of Laboratoty and Field Experiments in Uranium Ore Mines in Germany. Acta hydrochim. hydrobiol. 29, 2-3, 129-138

Birkle P & Merkel B. (2001) Mineralogical-chemical composition and environmental risk potential of pond sediments at the geothermal field of Los Azufres, Mexico. Environmental Geology, Volume 42, Number 1

Birkle P, Merkel B, Portugal E &Torres-Alvarado I S (2001): The origin of reservoir fluids in the geothermal field of Los Azufres, Mexico — isotopical and hydrological indications. Applied Geochemistry 16, 1595-1610

Planer-Friedrich B, Armienta M. A, Merkel B.. (2001): Investigations on arsenic in the groundwater of the Rioverde basin, Mexico.- Environmental Geology, Vol. 40, 10, 1290-1298

Birkle P& Merkel B (2000): Environmental impact by spill of geothermal fluids at the geothermal field of Los Azufres, Michoacán, Mexico. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution. 124 (3/4): 371-410.

Meinrath, G., Lis, S., Stryla, Z., Noubactep, C. (2002): Lifetime and fluorescence quantum yield of uranium(VI) species in hydrolyzed solutions, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 300, pp. 107-112.

NITZSCHE O., MEINRATH G. & MERKEL B. (2000): Database uncertainty as a limiting factor in reactive transport prognosis. J. Contaminant Hydrology, 44, 233 - 237.

NITZSCHE O. & MERKEL B (1999): Reactive transport modeling of uranium 238 and radium 226 in groundwater of the Königstein uranium mine, Germany, Hydrogeology Journal 7, 5, 423-430

GHANEM M. & MERKEL B. (1999): Environmantal Isotopic Investigations of Deuterium, Oxygen-18 and Tritium of the Faria basin / Eastern West Bank. Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 1, 2

VOLKE P. & MERKEL B. (1999): Anwendung eines neuen Feldanalyseverfahrens zur Untersuchung der Stabilität von Arsen und seinen anorganischen Spezies in aquatischen Systemen. Acta hydrochim. hydrobiol. 27, 4, 230-238

MEINRATH G., VOLKE P., HELLING C., DUDEL E.G. & MERKEL B. (1999): Determination and interpretation of environmental water samples contaminated by uranium mining activities. Fresenius J.Anal. Chem.346, 191-202

Wolkersdorfer, C. & Thiem, G. (1999): Ground Water Withdrawal and Land Subsidence in Northeastern Saxony (Germany). – Mine Water Env., 18 (1): 81—92, 3 fig., 4 tab.; Lakewood, CO.

Birkle P. & Merkel B. (1998): Environmental effects of surface outflow of geothermal water at the geothermal field of Los Azufres, Mexico, Proc. Geothermal Resources Council – 1998 Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, USA, Transactions, Volume 22.

BIRKLE  P. & MERKEL B. (1998): Environmental effects of surface outflow of geothermal water at the geothermal field of Los Azufres, Mexico, Geothermal Resources Council - Transactions, vol. 22, p. 287 - 292.

HELLING, C., JUNGHANS, M.; NITZSCHE, O.; HEBERT, D. & MERKEL, B. (1997): Isotopic composition of groundwaters from mixed uranium mill tailings in Saxony/Germany. Isotopenpraxis Vol.33, 4

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