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Gerhard Geipel is a researcher affiliated with the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf in Germany, focusing on the intersections of chemistry, environmental science, and medicine. Their work primarily addresses aspects related to radioactive elements, their chemistry, environmental impacts, and associated medical imaging techniques.

The main fields of study covered by Geipel include Chemistry with nine publications, Environmental Science with eight, and Medicine with three. Subfields in which they have notable contributions include Inorganic Chemistry, Global and Planetary Change, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Materials Chemistry, and Radiological and Ultrasound Technology.

Key topics in Geipel's research emphasize:

  • Radioactive element chemistry and processing
  • Radioactive contamination and transfer
  • Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes
  • Radioactivity and Radon Measurements
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Radiation Dose and Imaging
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts

Geipel has contributed to scientific literature appearing in several peer-reviewed venues, including:

  • Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology
  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Notable recent papers include:

  • "Plant cell (Brassica napus) response to europium(III) and uranium(VI) exposure," published in 2020 in Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • "Environmental exposure to uranium in a population living in close proximity to gold mine tailings in South Africa," published in 2023 in Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology

Geipel's co-authors frequently include Susanne Sachs, with whom they have collaborated twice, as well as Ljubica Župunski, Renée Street, Evgenia Ostroumova, and Frank Winde.

In addition to research articles, Geipel has authored a book published by Springer Nature titled Uranium and Plant Metabolism, released in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Uranyl(VI) carbonate complex formation: Validation of the Ca2UO2(CO3)3(aq.) species

    G. Bernhard;Gerhard Geipel;T. Reich;V. Brendler

  • SPECIATION OF URANIUM IN SEEPAGE WATERS OF A MINE TAILING PILE STUDIED BY TIME-RESOLVED LASER-INDUCED FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY (TRLFS)

    G. Bernhard;G. Geipel;V. Brendler;H. Nitsche

  • Mobile uranium(IV)-bearing colloids in a mining-impacted wetland.

    Yuheng Wang;Manon Frutschi;Elena Suvorova;Vannapha Phrommavanh

  • Study of uranyl(VI) malonate complexation by time-resolved laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy (TRLFS)

    A. Brachmann;Gerhard Geipel;G. Bernhard;Heino Nitsche

  • An EXAFS study of uranium(VI) sorption onto silica gel and ferrihydrite

    T Reich;H Moll;T Arnold;M.A Denecke

  • Uranium speciation in waters of different uranium mining areas

    G Bernhard;G Geipel;V Brendler;H Nitsche

  • URANIUM(VI) SULFATE COMPLEXATION STUDIED BY TIME-RESOLVED LASER-INDUCED FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY (TRLFS)

    G. Geipel;A. Brachmann;V. Brendler;G. Bernhard

  • The Rossendorf Beam Line ROBL – a dedicated experimental station for XAFS measurements of actinides and other radionuclides

    T. Reich;G. Bernhard;Gerhard Geipel;H. Funke

  • Uranyl Surface Speciation on Silica Particles Studied by Time-Resolved Laser-Induced Fluorescence Spectroscopy

    U. Gabriel;L. Charlet;C.W. Schläpfer;J.C. Vial

  • Complex formation of U(VI) with Bacillus-isolates from a uranium mining waste pile

    P. Panak;J. Raff;S. Selenska-Pobell;Gerhard Geipel

  • Combining luminescence spectroscopy, parallel factor analysis and quantum chemistry to reveal metal speciation - a case study of uranyl(VI) hydrolysis†

    Björn Drobot;Robin Steudtner;Johannes Raff;Gerhard Geipel

  • Uranyl sorption onto gibbsite studied by time-resolved laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy (TRLFS).

    Nils Baumann;Vinzenz Brendler;Thuro Arnold;Gerhard Geipel

  • Uranium(VI) complexation by humic acid under neutral pH conditions studied by laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy

    S. Sachs;V. Brendler;Gerhard Geipel

  • A COMPARISON OF NATURAL HUMIC ACIDS WITH SYNTHETIC HUMIC ACID MODEL SUBSTANCES : CHARACTERIZATION AND INTERACTION WITH URANIUM(VI)

    S. Pompe;M. Bubner;M. A. Denecke;T. Reich

  • Sorption of uranium(VI) onto Opalinus Clay in the absence and presence of humic acid in Opalinus Clay pore water

    C. Joseph;K. Schmeide;S. Sachs;V. Brendler

  • Investigation of humic acid complexation behavior with uranyl ions using modified synthetic and natural humic acids

    S. Pompe;K. Schmeide;M. Bubner;Gerhard Geipel

  • Interaction of uranium(VI) with silicic acid in aqueous solutions studied by time-resolved laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy (TRLFS)

    H. Moll;G. Geipel;V. Brendler;G. Bernhard

  • Complexation of uranium (VI) by three eco-types of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans studied using time-resolved laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy and infrared spectroscopy

    Mohamed Larbi Merroun;Gerhard Geipel;Roswita Nicolai;Karl-Heinz Heise

  • Complex formation of uranium(VI) with the amino acids l-glycine and l-cysteine: A fluorescence emission and UV–Vis absorption study

    A. Günther;G. Geipel;G. Bernhard

  • Spectroscopic properties of Uranium(VI) minerals studied by time-resolved laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy (TRLFS)

    Gerhard Geipel;G. Bernhard;M. Rutsch;V. Brendler

  • Uranium speciation in plants

    Alix Günther;Gert Bernhard;Gerhard Geipel;Andre Rossberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Gert Bernhard
Gert Bernhard Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
Heino Nitsche
Heino Nitsche Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Brigitte Voit
Brigitte Voit Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e. V.
Dietmar Appelhans
Dietmar Appelhans Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology
Melissa A. Denecke
Melissa A. Denecke University of Manchester
Norman M. Edelstein
Norman M. Edelstein Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Yuri V. Mironov
Yuri V. Mironov Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry
David K. Shuh
David K. Shuh Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Thomas Fanghänel
Thomas Fanghänel Heidelberg University
Fritz Vögtle
Fritz Vögtle University of Bonn

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