Retroaction of Geochemical Perturbations and Critical Zone Media Reactivity on Trace Element Speciation and Transport Parameters (C07*)

• Subject Area: Hydrogeology, Hydrology, Limnology, Urban Water Management, Water Chemistry, Integrated Water Resources Management ; Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry
• Term: since 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 218627073

Underground transport paths in the Hainich CZE are complex and determined by the heterogeneity and reactivity of the aquifer material. The transport of clay minerals out of the soil zone is investigated using synthetic clay mineral nanoparticles with the multi-method nanoparticle / mass spectrometric platform available. The special focus is on the dynamics, control, and feedback of the trace element transport on the subterranean microbiome of the Critical Zone investigated from the laboratory-scale to the cross-project field experiment.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1076: AquaDiva: Understanding the Links between Surface and Subsurface Biogeosphere
• Applicant Institution: Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
• Project Head: Professor Thorsten Schäfer, Ph.D.