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Johannes A. C. Barth is affiliated with the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany. Their research spans multiple disciplines primarily within environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, focusing on aspects related to groundwater, marine ecosystems, and geochemical processes.

The primary fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

More specific subfields of study that Barth has contributed to are:

  • Oceanography
  • Geochemistry and Petrology
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Ecology
  • Water Science and Technology

Main topics covered in Barth's work encompass:

  • Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Groundwater and Watershed Analysis
  • Water Quality and Pollution Assessment

Johannes A. C. Barth has published numerous papers in well-known scientific journals, with notable frequent publication venues including:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Scientific Reports
  • Biogeosciences
  • Groundwater for Sustainable Development
  • Exposure and Health

Some recent representative papers authored or coauthored by Barth are:

  • "Influences of seawater intrusion and anthropogenic activities on shallow coastal aquifers in Sri Lanka: evidence from hydrogeochemical and stable isotope data" (2020, Environmental Science and Pollution Research)
  • "Transfer and transformations of oxygen in rivers as catchment reflectors of continental landscapes: A review" (2021, Earth-Science Reviews)
  • "Application of Water Quality Index as a vulnerability indicator to determine seawater intrusion in unconsolidated sedimentary aquifers in a tropical coastal region of Sri Lanka" (2022, Groundwater for Sustainable Development)
  • "Rapid groundwater recharge dynamics determined from hydrogeochemical and isotope data in a small permafrost watershed near Umiujaq (Nunavik, Canada)" (2020, Hydrogeology Journal)
  • "Tritium as a hydrological tracer in Mediterranean precipitation events" (2020, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics)

Frequent collaborators working with Barth include:

  • Robert van Geldern (21 papers)
  • Rohana Chandrajith (12 papers)
  • Tobias R. Juhlke (8 papers)
  • Frédéric Huneau (8 papers)
  • Émilie Garel (8 papers)

This body of work reflects a consistent focus on understanding groundwater systems, coastal and marine environments, and the application of isotope geochemistry to environmental and ecological problems. Barth's research contributes to knowledge on water quality, pollutant dynamics, and the interactions between natural processes and human activities in various aquatic and terrestrial landscapes.

Best Publications

  • A review of CO2 and associated carbon dynamics in headwater streams: a global perspective

    A. Marx;J. Dusek;J. Jankovec;M. Sanda

  • Optimization of instrument setup and post-run corrections for oxygen and hydrogen stable isotope measurements of water by isotope ratio infrared spectroscopy (IRIS)

    Robert van Geldern;Johannes A.C. Barth

  • Applications of stable water and carbon isotopes in watershed research: Weathering, carbon cycling, and water balances

    Peter Schulte;Robert van Geldern;Heiko Freitag;Ajaz Karim

  • Carbon cycle in St. Lawrence aquatic ecosystems at Cornwall (Ontario), Canada: seasonal and spatial variations

    Johannes A.C. Barth;Ján Veizer;Ján Veizer

  • Origin of particulate organic carbon in the upper St. Lawrence: isotopic constraints

    Johannes A.C. Barth;Ján Veizer;Ján Veizer;Bernhard Mayer

  • How do long-term development and periodical changes of river-floodplain systems affect the fate of contaminants? Results from European rivers

    G.J. Lair;F. Zehetner;M. Fiebig;M.H. Gerzabek

  • Geochemical and isotope characterization of geothermal spring waters in Sri Lanka: Evidence for steeper than expected geothermal gradients

    Rohana Chandrajith;Johannes A.C. Barth;N.D. Subasinghe;Dirk Merten

  • Spatial and temporal variations of pCO2, dissolved inorganic carbon and stable isotopes along a temperate karstic watercourse

    Robert van Geldern;Peter Schulte;Michael Mader;Alfons Baier

  • Deposition, persistence and turnover of pollutants: First results from the EU project AquaTerra for selected river basins and aquifers

    J.A.C. Barth;D. Steidle;D. Kuntz;T. Gocht

  • Possible links between groundwater geochemistry and chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu): an investigation from the Ginnoruwa region in Sri Lanka

    Shyamalie Balasooriya;Harshaka Munasinghe;A. T. Herath;Saranga Diyabalanage

  • A review of methods used for equilibrium isotope fractionation investigations between dissolved inorganic carbon and CO2

    A. Myrttinen;V. Becker;J.A.C. Barth

  • Carbon isotope fractionation during aerobic biodegradation of trichloroethene by Burkholderia cepacia G4: a tool to map degradation mechanisms.

    Johannes A. C. Barth;Greg F. Slater;Greg F. Slater;Christoph Schuth;Markus Bill

  • Dissolved oxygen in water and its stable isotope effects: A review

    Michael Mader;Christian Schmidt;Robert van Geldern;Johannes A.C. Barth

  • Sorption of alkylphenols on Ebro River sediments: comparing isotherms with field observations in river water and sediments.

    Alícia Navarro;Satoshi Endo;Tilman Gocht;Johannes A.C. Barth;Johannes A.C. Barth

  • Carbon and oxygen isotope indications for CO2 behaviour after injection: First results from the Ketzin site (Germany)

    A. Myrttinen;V. Becker;R. van Geldern;H. Würdemann

  • Carbon isotope fractionation during reductive dechlorination of TCE in batch experiments with iron samples from reactive barriers.

    Christoph Schüth;Markus Bill;Johannes A.C. Barth;Gregory F. Slater

  • Stable isotope geochemistry of pore waters and marine sediments from the New Jersey shelf: Methane formation and fluid origin

    Robert van Geldern;Takeshi Hayashi;Michael E. Böttcher;Michael J. Mottl

  • Assessing the usefulness of the isotopic composition of CO2 for leakage monitoring at CO2 storage sites: A review

    B. Mayer;P. Humez;V. Becker;C. Dalkhaa

  • Occurrence and fate of perfluorinated compounds in sewage sludge from Spain and Germany

    Cristian Gómez-Canela;Johannes A. C. Barth;Silvia Lacorte

  • Assessing moisture sources of precipitation in the Western Pamir Mountains (Tajikistan, Central Asia) using deuterium excess

    Tobias R. Juhlke;Christiane Meier;Robert van Geldern;Kim A. Vanselow

  • Field-based stable isotope analysis of carbon dioxide by mid-infrared laser spectroscopy for carbon capture and storage monitoring.

    Robert van Geldern;Martin E. Nowak;Martin Zimmer;Alexandra Szizybalski

  • Influences of seawater intrusion and anthropogenic activities on shallow coastal aquifers in Sri Lanka: evidence from hydrogeochemical and stable isotope data.

    Kaushalya Jayathunga;Saranga Diyabalanage;Alexander H. Frank;Rohana Chandrajith

  • Quantification of groundwater–seawater interaction in a coastal sandy aquifer system: a study from Panama, Sri Lanka

    Rohana Chandrajith;Dinusha Chaturangani;Sumith Abeykoon;Johannes A. C. Barth

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Grathwohl
Peter Grathwohl University of Tübingen
Bernhard Mayer
Bernhard Mayer University of Calgary
Ján Veizer
Ján Veizer University of Ottawa
Michael J. Mottl
Michael J. Mottl University of Hawaii at Manoa
Michael E. Böttcher
Michael E. Böttcher Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research
Robert M. Kalin
Robert M. Kalin University of Strathclyde
Hayley J. Fowler
Hayley J. Fowler Newcastle University
Damià Barceló
Damià Barceló University of Almería
Kevin C. Jones
Kevin C. Jones Lancaster University
Achim Bräuning
Achim Bräuning University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

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