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Thomas Pichler

Thomas Pichler

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
41
Citations
7173
World Ranking
7663
National Ranking
481

Overview

Thomas Pichler is affiliated with the University of Bremen in Germany. Their research spans multiple aspects of environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with significant contributions in specific subfields such as health, toxicology and mutagenesis, geochemistry and petrology, environmental chemistry, atmospheric science, and pollution.

The scientist's work addresses several major themes across their publications. Main topics covered include groundwater and isotope geochemistry, mercury impact and mitigation studies, geology and paleoclimatology research, heavy metals in the environment, mine drainage and remediation techniques, groundwater and watershed analysis, and marine animal studies.

Thomas Pichler has published multiple papers in a variety of scientific journals. Notable recent papers include:

  • Systematic Review on Isolation Processes for Technical Lignin (2021), published in Processes
  • Tree-rings reveal two strong solar proton events in 7176 and 5259 BCE (2022), published in Nature Communications
  • Manganese (Mn) Concentrations and the Mn-Fe Relationship in Shallow Groundwater: Implications for Groundwater Monitoring (2020), published in Soil Systems
  • Mercury in groundwater - Source, transport and remediation (2024), published in Applied Geochemistry
  • Poor drainage-induced waterlogging in Saharan groundwater-irrigated lands: Integration of geospatial, geophysical, and hydrogeological techniques (2021), published in CATENA

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Thomas Pichler include:

  • Dogo Lawrence Aleku
  • Sarah Koopmann
  • Kurt Nicolussi
  • Kay Hamer
  • Harald Biester

The primary publication venues for their work consist of journals such as Applied Geochemistry, Nature Communications, Marine Chemistry, Environmental Science & Technology, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Their scholarly output is concentrated principally in environmental science, with a substantial body of work also in earth and planetary sciences. This multidisciplinary approach is reflected in the diversity of their published research topics and chosen journals.

Best Publications

  • Cadmium in soils and groundwater: A review.

    Andreas Kubier;Richard T. Wilkin;Thomas Pichler

  • Ensuring Safe Drinking Water in Bangladesh

    M. F. Ahmed;S. Ahuja;M. Alauddin;S. J. Hug

  • Geochemistry of hydrothermal fluids from the PACMANUS, Northeast Pual and Vienna Woods hydrothermal fields, Manus Basin, Papua New Guinea

    Eoghan P Reeves;Jeffrey S Seewald;Peter J Saccocia;Wolfgang Bach

  • The chemical composition of shallow-water hydrothermal fluids in Tutum Bay, Ambitle Island, Papua New Guinea and their effect on ambient seawater

    Thomas Pichler;Jan Veizer;Gwendy E.M Hall

  • Mineralogy of a natural As-rich hydrous ferric oxide coprecipitate formed by mixing of hydrothermal fluid and seawater: Implications regarding surface complexation and color banding in ferrihydrite deposits

    Denis G. Rancourt;Danielle Fortin;Thomas Pichler;Pierre-Jean Thibault

  • Competitive adsorption of As(III), As(V), Sb(III) and Sb(V) onto ferrihydrite in multi-component systems: Implications for mobility and distribution

    Pengfei Qi;Pengfei Qi;Thomas Pichler

  • Development of a magnetic core-shell Fe3O4@TA@UiO-66 microsphere for removal of arsenic(III) and antimony(III) from aqueous solution.

    Pengfei Qi;Rong Luo;Thomas Pichler;Jianqiang Zeng

  • Natural Input of Arsenic into a Coral-Reef Ecosystem by Hydrothermal Fluids and Its Removal by Fe(III) Oxyhydroxides

    Thomas Pichler;Jan Veizer;Gwendy E. M. Hall

  • Chemistry of hot springs along the Eastern Lau Spreading Center

    Michael J. Mottl;Jeffrey S. Seewald;C. Geoffrey Wheat;Margaret K. Tivey

  • Distribution, speciation and bioavailability of arsenic in a shallow-water submarine hydrothermal system, Tutum Bay, Ambitle Island, PNG

    Roy E. Price;Thomas Pichler

  • Scientific merits and analytical challenges of tree-ring densitometry

    J. Björklund;J. Björklund;J. Björklund;G. von Arx;D. Nievergelt;R. Wilson;R. Wilson

  • Microbial mineral weathering for nutrient acquisition releases arsenic.

    Brian J. Mailloux;Ekaterina Alexandrova;Alison R. Keimowitz;Karen Wovkulich

  • Abundance and mineralogical association of arsenic in the Suwannee Limestone (Florida): Implications for arsenic release during water-rock interaction

    Roy E. Price;Thomas Pichler

  • Removing Heavy Metals in Water: The Interaction of Cactus Mucilage and Arsenate (As (V))

    Dawn I. Fox;Thomas Pichler;Daniel H. Yeh;Norma A. Alcantar

  • Sequential and simultaneous adsorption of Sb(III) and Sb(V) on ferrihydrite: Implications for oxidation and competition

    Pengfei Qi;Thomas Pichler

  • Geochemistry of Champagne Hot Springs shallow hydrothermal vent field and associated sediments, Dominica, Lesser Antilles

    Kevin T. McCarthy;Thomas Pichler;Roy E. Price

  • Relationship between pyrite Stability and arsenic mobility during aquifer storage and recovery in southwest central Florida.

    Gregg W Jones;Thomas Pichler

  • Systematic Review on Isolation Processes for Technical Lignin

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  • PRECIPITATION OF FE(III) OXYHYDROXIDE DEPOSITS FROM SHALLOW-WATER HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS IN TUTUM BAY, AMBITLE ISLAND, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

    Thomas Pichler;Jan Veizer;Jan Veizer

  • Chitosan functionalized iron nanosheet for enhanced removal of As(III) and Sb(III): Synergistic effect and mechanism

    Jianqiang Zeng;Pengfei Qi;Junjie Shi;Thomas Pichler

  • Process-based reactive transport model to quantify arsenic mobility during aquifer storage and recovery of potable water.

    Ilka Wallis;Henning Prommer;Thomas Pichler;Vincent Post

  • Microbial Mineral Weathering for Nutrient Acquisition Releases Arsenic

    B. J. Mailloux;E. Alexandrova;A. Keimowitz;K. Wovkulich

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan P. Amend
Jan P. Amend University of Southern California
Thorsten Dittmar
Thorsten Dittmar Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Nils Moosdorf
Nils Moosdorf Kiel University
Ján Veizer
Ján Veizer University of Ottawa
Ivan P. Savov
Ivan P. Savov University of Leeds
Wolfgang Bach
Wolfgang Bach University of Bremen
Jeffrey S. Seewald
Jeffrey S. Seewald Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Danielle Fortin
Danielle Fortin University of Ottawa
Gwendy E.M. Hall
Gwendy E.M. Hall Geological Survey of Canada
Sean P. Sylva
Sean P. Sylva Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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