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Overview

Rainer Wennrich is affiliated with the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research in Germany. Their research activity spans areas related to Environmental Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with contributions across these interconnected disciplines.

The scientist's recent scholarly work includes the publication titled "Phytoremediation potential of twelve wild plant species for toxic elements in a contaminated soil", published in 2020 in the journal Environment International. This paper addresses the use of wild plants to remediate soils contaminated by toxic elements, a topic relevant to pollution management and environmental restoration.

Wennrich has collaborated with multiple researchers, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach to environmental issues. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Vasileios Antoniadis
  • Sabry M. Shaheen
  • Hans-Joachim Stärk
  • Efi Levizou
  • Ines Merbach

Publications by Wennrich have appeared primarily in the venue Environment International, indicating a focus on global environmental research forums.

The main topics covered in Wennrich's research involve:

  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Coal and Its By-products
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance

The subfields of study connected to their work further illustrate a comprehensive approach toward environmental challenges:

  • Pollution
  • Geochemistry and Petrology
  • Plant Science

These research interests align with current scientific efforts to understand and address contamination, soil health, and the impact of pollutants on plants, thereby integrating environmental chemistry with biological responses.

Best Publications

  • Mobilization of heavy metals and arsenic in polluted wetland soils and its dependence on dissolved organic matter

    Karsten Kalbitz;Rainer Wennrich

  • Sorption materials for arsenic removal from water: a comparative study.

    Birgit Daus;Rainer Wennrich;Holger Weiss

  • Sorption on natural solids for arsenic removal

    M.P. Elizalde-González;J. Mattusch;W.-D. Einicke;R. Wennrich

  • Sorption of aqueous antimony and arsenic species onto akaganeite.

    F. Kolbe;H. Weiss;P. Morgenstern;R. Wennrich

  • Biogeochemical factors affecting mercury methylation rate in two contaminated floodplain soils

    T. Frohne;J. Rinklebe;U. Langer;G. Du Laing

  • Capability of a carbon–polyvinylchloride composite electrode for the detection of dopamine, ascorbic acid and uric acid

    R. Aguilar;M.M. Dávila;M.P. Elizalde;J. Mattusch

  • Uptake of arsenite and arsenate by clinoptilolite-rich tuffs

    Marı́a P. Elizalde-González;Jürgen Mattusch;Rainer Wennrich;Peter Morgenstern

  • Separation of organic and inorganic arsenic species by HPLC-ICP-MS

    Susan Londesborough;J. Mattusch;Rainer Wennrich

  • Phytoremediation potential of twelve wild plant species for toxic elements in a contaminated soil.

    Vasileios Antoniadis;Sabry M. Shaheen;Hans-Joachim Stärk;Rainer Wennrich

  • Characterization of adsorbent materials prepared from avocado kernel seeds: natural, activated and carbonized forms

    María P. Elizalde-González;J. Mattusch;Alejandra A. Peláez-Cid;R. Wennrich

  • Determination of arsenic species in water, soils and plants.

    J. Mattusch;R. Wennrich;A. C. Schmidt;W. Reisser

  • Determination of Anionic, Neutral, and Cationic Species of Arsenic by Ion Chromatography with ICPMS Detection in Environmental Samples.

    Jürgen Mattusch;Rainer Wennrich

  • Investigation on stability and preservation of arsenic species in iron rich water samples.

    Birgit Daus;Jiirgen Mattusch;Rainer Wennrich;Holger Weiss

  • Indicators for assessing anthropogenic impact on urban surface and groundwater

    Gerhard Strauch;Monika Möder;Rainer Wennrich;Karsten Osenbrück

  • Dynamics of mercury fluxes and their controlling factors in large Hg-polluted floodplain areas.

    Jörg Rinklebe;Jörg Rinklebe;Anja During;Anja During;Mark Overesch;Mark Overesch;Gijs Du Laing

  • Effect of different types of elemental sulfur on bioleaching of heavy metals from contaminated sediments.

    Heinz Seidel;Rainer Wennrich;Petra Hoffmann;Christian Löser

  • Accumulation and transformation of inorganic and organic arsenic in rice and role of thiol-complexation to restrict their translocation to shoot

    Seema Mishra;Jürgen Mattusch;Rainer Wennrich

  • Determination of gadolinium in river water by SPE preconcentration and ICP-MS.

    Kristina Hennebrüder;Rainer Wennrich;Jürgen Mattusch;Hans-Joachim Stärk

  • Aquatic Hyphomycetes in Polluted Groundwater Habitats of Central Germany

    G Krauss;K R Sridhar;K Jung;R Wennrich

  • Voltammetric Detection of the DNA Interaction with Copper Complex Compounds and Damage to DNA

    J. Labuda;M. Bučková;M. Vaníčková;J. Mattusch

  • Extraction and Fractionation Methods for Exposure Assessment of Trace Metals, Metalloids, and Hazardous Organic Compounds in Terrestrial Environments

    Petr S. Fedotov;Werner Kördel;Manuel Miró;Willie J. G. M. Peijnenburg

Frequent Co-Authors

Jörg Rinklebe
Jörg Rinklebe University of Wuppertal
Peter Popp
Peter Popp Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Werner Brack
Werner Brack Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Kristin Schirmer
Kristin Schirmer Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Mario Schirmer
Mario Schirmer Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Gerrit Schüürmann
Gerrit Schüürmann Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Rolf Altenburger
Rolf Altenburger Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Felix Bärlocher
Felix Bärlocher Mount Allison University
Gijs Du Laing
Gijs Du Laing Ghent University
Kandikere R. Sridhar
Kandikere R. Sridhar Mangalore University

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