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Overview

Walter Wildi is affiliated with the University of Geneva in Switzerland. The primary focus of their research is within the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with particular attention to Atmospheric Science as a subfield. Their scholarly work addresses topics related to Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

Their publication record includes a book titled Sur les traces de l'histoire de la Terre en Suisse, published in 2020 by the University of Geneva. This work reflects an exploration of the geological history of Switzerland, contributing to the understanding of the region's earth history context.

Wildi's research encompasses the following areas:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Atmospheric Science

The scientist's focus on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research is highlighted through topics covered in their work, which totals two publications in this domain.

Information regarding frequent co-authors and publication venues is not listed, suggesting a possibly focused individual research profile or limited collaborative publications publicly recorded. The absence of recent papers or citation metrics indicates limited bibliometric data available at this time.

Best Publications

  • La chaîne tello-rifaine (Algérie, Maroc, Tunisie): structure, stratigraphie et évolution du Trias au Miocène

    Walter Wildi

  • Composition of bacterial and archaeal communities in freshwater sediments with different contamination levels (Lake Geneva, Switzerland)

    Laurence Haller;Mauro Tonolla;Jakob Zopfi;Raffaele Peduzzi

  • Antibiotic-resistant soil bacteria in transgenic plant fields

    Sandrine Demanèche;Hervé Sanguin;John Poté;Elisabeth Navarro

  • Accumulation of clinically relevant antibiotic-resistance genes, bacterial load, and metals in freshwater lake sediments in Central Europe.

    Naresh Devarajan;Amandine Laffite;Neil D. Graham;Maria Meijer

  • Effects of a sewage treatment plant outlet pipe extension on the distribution of contaminants in the sediments of the Bay of Vidy, Lake Geneva, Switzerland.

    John Poté;Laurence Haller;Jean-Luc Loizeau;Andrea Garcia Bravo

  • Local to regional scale industrial heavy metal pollution recorded in sediments of large freshwater lakes in central Europe (lakes Geneva and Lucerne) over the last centuries.

    Florian Thevenon;Neil D. Graham;Massimo Chiaradia;Philippe Arpagaus

  • River, reservoir and lake sediment contamination by heavy metals downstream from urban areas of Switzerland

    Walter Wildi;Janusz Dominik;Jean-Luc Loizeau;Richard Linn Thomas

  • Distribution and survival of faecal indicator bacteria in the sediments of the Bay of Vidy, Lake Geneva, Switzerland

    Laurence Haller;John Poté;Jean-Luc Loizeau;Walter Wildi

  • Influence of Freshwater Sediment Characteristics on Persistence of Fecal Indicator Bacteria

    Laurence Haller;Essoêfli Amedegnato;John Poté;Walter Wildi

  • A high-resolution historical sediment record of nutrients, trace elements and organochlorines (DDT and PCB) deposition in a drinking water reservoir (Lake Brêt, Switzerland) points at local and regional pollutant sources

    Florian Thevenon;Luiz Felippe de Alencastro;Jean-Luc Loizeau;Thierry Adatte

  • Fate and transport of antibiotic resistance genes in saturated soil columns

    John Poté;John Poté;Maria Teresa Ceccherini;Van Tran Van;Walter Rosselli

  • Antibiotic resistant bacteria/genes dissemination in lacustrine sediments highly increased following cultural eutrophication of Lake Geneva (Switzerland).

    Florian Thevenon;Thierry Adatte;Walter Wildi;John Poté

  • Persistence and growth of faecal culturable bacterial indicators in water column and sediments of Vidy Bay, Lake Geneva, Switzerland

    John Pote;Laurence Haller;Régis Kottelat;Vincent Sastre

  • Trace metals and persistent organic pollutants in sediments from river-reservoir systems in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): Spatial distribution and potential ecotoxicological effects

    Paola M. Mwanamoki;Naresh Devarajan;Florian Thevenon;Niane Birane

  • Lower Cretaceous turbiditic sediments from the Rif chain (Northern Marocco) - palynology, stratigraphy and palaeogeographic setting

    Alfred A. Gübeli;Peter A. Hochuli;Walter Wildi

  • The original Swiss flysch: a reappraisal of the type deposits in the Swiss prealps

    Christian Caron;Peter Homewood;Walter Wildi

  • Concentration of metals in surface water and sediment of Luilu and Musonoie Rivers, Kolwezi-Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo

    Emmanuel K. Atibu;Naresh Devarajan;Naresh Devarajan;Florian Thevenon;Paola M. Mwanamoki

  • Reconstructing 4000 years of mass movement and tsunami history in a deep peri‐Alpine lake (Lake Geneva, France‐Switzerland)

    Katrina Kremer;Michael Hilbe;Guy Simpson;Laurent Decrouy

  • Géologie de la dorsale calcaire entre Tétouan et Assifane (Rif interne, Maroc)

    Mario Nold;Jörg Uttinger;Walter Wildi

  • The impact of a sewage treatment plant"s effluent on sediment quality in a small bay in Lake Geneva (Switzerland–France). Part 1: Spatial distribution of contaminants and the potential for biological impacts

    Michel Pardos;Christophe Benninghoff;Luis Felippe de Alencastro;Walter Wildi

  • Environmental hazards of dams and reservoirs

    Walter Wildi

  • Effects of untreated hospital effluents on the accumulation of toxic metals in sediments of receiving system under tropical conditions: case of South India and Democratic Republic of Congo.

    Josué Ilunga Mubedi;Naresh Devarajan;Naresh Devarajan;Séverine Le Faucheur;John Kayembe Mputu

Frequent Co-Authors

John Poté
John Poté University of Geneva
Kandasamy Prabakar
Kandasamy Prabakar Pusan National University
Pascal Simonet
Pascal Simonet École Centrale de Lyon
Timothy M. Vogel
Timothy M. Vogel École Centrale de Lyon
Daniel Ariztegui
Daniel Ariztegui University of Geneva
Jakob Zopfi
Jakob Zopfi University of Basel
Thierry Adatte
Thierry Adatte University of Lausanne
Peter Huggenberger
Peter Huggenberger University of Basel
Flavio S. Anselmetti
Flavio S. Anselmetti University of Bern

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