Stefan Peiffer: Publications

Peer reviewed

2024

Münch, M., van Kaam, R., As, K., Peiffer, S., ter Heerdt, G., Slomp, C., Behrends, T.: Impact of iron addition on phosphorus dynamics in sediments of a shallow peat lake 10 years after treatment. Water Research, 248, 120844 (2024).
doi:10.1016/j.watres.2023.120844

Peiffer, S., Maisch, M., Kappler, A., Schmidt, C., Mansor, M., Obst, M., Frei, S.: Kinetic constraints for the formation of microniches for microaerophilic Fe(II) oxidation. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 364, 211-223 (2024).
doi:10.1016/j.gca.2023.11.006

León Ninin, J., Kryschak, N., Peiffer, S., Planer-Friedrich, B.: Long-Term Paddy Soil Development Buffers the Increase in Arsenic Methylation and Thiolation after Sulfate Fertilization. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 72, 25045-25053 (2024).
doi:10.1021/acs.jafc.4c09537

Schmidtmann, J., Peiffer, S.: A rapid method to quantify sub-micrometer polystyrene particles in aqueous model systems by TOC analysis. Microplastics and Nanoplastics, 4, 3 (2024).
doi:10.1186/s43591-024-00080-y

Paikaray, S., Peiffer, S.: Selenium enrichment, partitioning and leachability along semi-arid soils of NE Punjab, India. Environmental Earth Sciences, 83, 272 (2024).
doi:10.1007/s12665-024-11585-3

As, K., Peiffer, S., Uhuegbue, P., Joshi, P., Kappler, A., Marouane, B., Hockmann, K.: Sulfate affinity controls phosphate sorption and the proto-transformation of schwertmannite. Chemical Geology, 653, 122043 (2024).
doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2024.122043

2023

Opitz, J., Bauer, M., Alte, M., Peiffer, S.: Development of a novel sizing approach for passive mine water treatment systems based on ferric iron sedimentation kinetics. Water Research, 233, 119770 (2023).
doi:10.1016/j.watres.2023.119770

Cramer, A., Schmidtmann, J., Benard, P., Kaestner, A., Engelhardt, M., Peiffer, S., Carminati, A.: Ferrihydrite coating reduces microplastic induced soil water repellency. Environmental Science : Processes & Impacts, 25(6), 1094-1101 (2023).
doi:10.1039/D3EM00077J

Wang, Q., Wang, J., Wang, X., Kumar, N., Pan, Z., Peiffer, S., Wang, Z.: Transformations of Ferrihydrite–Extracellular Polymeric Substance Coprecipitates Driven by Dissolved Sulfide : Interrelated Effects of Carbon and Sulfur Loadings. Environmental Science & Technology, 57(10), 4342-4353 (2023).
doi:10.1021/acs.est.2c06921

2022

Schmidtmann, J., Elagami, H., Gilfedder, B., Fleckenstein, J., Papastavrou, G., Mansfeld, U., Peiffer, S.: Heteroaggregation of PS microplastic with ferrihydrite leads to rapid removal of microplastic particles from the water column. Environmental Science : Processes & Impacts, 24(10), 1782-1789 (2022).
doi:10.1039/D2EM00207H

Opitz, J., Bauer, M., Eckert, J., Peiffer, S., Alte, M.: Optimising Operational Reliability and Performance in Aerobic Passive Mine Water Treatment : the Multistage Westfield Pilot Plant. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 233, 66 (2022).
doi:10.1007/s11270-022-05538-4

Blaurock, K., Garthen, P., da Silva, M., Beudert, B., Gilfedder, B., Fleckenstein, J., Peiffer, S., Lechtenfeld, O., Hopp, L.: Riparian Microtopography Affects Event‐Driven Stream DOC Concentrations and DOM Quality in a Forested Headwater Catchment. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 127(12), e2022JG006831 (2022).
doi:10.1029/2022JG006831

Opitz, J., Bauer, M., Alte, M., Schmidtmann, J., Peiffer, S.: Sedimentation Kinetics of Hydrous Ferric Oxides in Ferruginous, Circumneutral Mine Water. Environmental Science & Technology, 56(10), 6360-6368 (2022).
doi:10.1021/acs.est.1c07640

Zhang, S., Peiffer, S., Liao, X., Yang, Z., Ma, X., He, D.: Sulfidation of ferric (hydr)oxides and its implication on contaminants transformation : a review. Science of the Total Environment, 816, 151574 (2022).
doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151574

Ahmadi, P., Elagami, H., Dichgans, F., Schmidt, C., Gilfedder, B., Frei, S., Peiffer, S., Fleckenstein, J.: Systematic Evaluation of Physical Parameters affecting the Terminal Settling Velocity of Microplastic Particles in Lakes using CFD. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10, 875220 (2022).
doi:10.3389/fenvs.2022.875220

Paikaray, S., Peiffer, S.: Arsenic fractionation and mobilization in agricultural soils of NE Punjab, India. Applied Geochemistry, 139, 105255 (2022).
doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2022.105255

2021

Mansor, M., Drabesch, S., Bayer, T., Van Le, A., Chauhan, A., Schmidtmann, J., Peiffer, S., Kappler, A.: Application of Single-Particle ICP-MS to Determine the Mass Distribution and Number Concentrations of Environmental Nanoparticles and Colloids. Environmental Science & Technology Letters, 8(7), 589-595 (2021).
doi:10.1021/acs.estlett.1c00314

Peiffer, S., Kappler, A., Haderlein, S., Schmidt, C., Byrne, J., Kleindienst, S., Vogt, C., Richnow, H., Obst, M., Angenent, L., Bryce, C., McCammon, C., Planer-Friedrich, B.: A biogeochemical–hydrological framework for the role of redox-active compounds in aquatic systems. Nature Geoscience, 14, 264-272 (2021).
doi:10.1038/s41561-021-00742-z

Peiffer, S.: Comment on "FeS colloids – formation and mobilization pathways in natural waters" by Noël et al., Environ. Sci. Nano, 2020, 7, 2102–2116. Environmental Science : Nano, 8(6), 1815-1816 (2021).
doi:10.1039/d0en00967a

Marouane, B., Chen, N., Obst, M., Peiffer, S.: Competing Sorption of Se(IV) and Se(VI) on Schwertmannite. Minerals, 11(7), 764 (2021).
doi:10.3390/min11070764

da Silva, M., Blaurock, K., Beudert, B., Fleckenstein, J., Hopp, L., Peiffer, S., Reemtsma, T., Lechtenfeld, O.: Delineating Source Contributions to Stream Dissolved Organic Matter Composition Under Baseflow Conditions in Forested Headwater Catchments. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 126(8), e2021JG006425 (2021).
doi:10.1029/2021JG006425

Blaurock, K., Beudert, B., Gilfedder, B., Fleckenstein, J., Peiffer, S., Hopp, L.: Low hydrological connectivity after summer drought inhibits DOC export in a forested headwater catchment. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 25(9), 5133-5151 (2021).
doi:10.5194/hess-25-5133-2021

Marouane, B., Klug, M., As, K., Engel, J., Reichel, S., Janneck, E., Peiffer, S.: The potential of granulated schwertmannite adsorbents to remove oxyanions (SeO₃²⁻, SeO₄²⁻, MoO₄²⁻, PO₄³⁻, Sb(OH)₆⁻) from contaminated water. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 223, 106708 (2021).
doi:10.1016/j.gexplo.2020.106708

Lu, T., Gilfedder, B., Peng, H., Peiffer, S., Papastavrou, G., Ottermann, K., Frei, S.: Relevance of Iron Oxyhydroxide and Pore Water Chemistry on the Mobility of Nanoplastic Particles in Water-Saturated Porous Media Environments. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 232, 168 (2021).
doi:10.1007/s11270-021-05125-z

Opitz, J., Alte, M., Bauer, M., Peiffer, S.: The Role of Macrophytes in Constructed Surface-flow Wetlands for Mine Water Treatment : A Review. Mine Water and the Environment, 40(3), 587-605 (2021).
doi:10.1007/s10230-021-00779-x

Yan, R., Kappler, A., Horn, M., Peiffer, S.: Towards a standardized protocol for studying chemolithoautotrophic denitrification with pyrite at circumneutral pH. Applied Geochemistry, 130, 104995 (2021).
doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2021.104995

Piatka, D., Wild, R., Hartmann, J., Kaule, R., Kaule, L., Gilfedder, B., Peiffer, S., Geist, J., Beierkuhnlein, C., Barth, J.: Transfer and transformations of oxygen in rivers as catchment reflectors of continental landscapes : A review. Earth-Science Reviews, 220, 103729 (2021).
doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2021.103729

2020

Hockmann, K., Planer-Friedrich, B., Johnston, S., Peiffer, S., Burton, E.: Antimony mobility in sulfidic systems : Coupling with sulfide-induced iron oxide transformations. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 282, 276-296 (2020).
doi:10.1016/j.gca.2020.05.024

Schröder, C., Wan, M., Butler, I., Tait, A., Peiffer, S., McCammon, C.: Identification of Mackinawite and Constraints on Its Electronic Configuration Using Mössbauer Spectroscopy. Minerals, 10(12), 1090 (2020).
doi:10.3390/min10121090

Opitz, J., Alte, M., Bauer, M., Peiffer, S.: Quantifying iron removal efficiency of a passive mine water treatment system using turbidity as a proxy for (particulate) iron. Applied Geochemistry, 122, 104731 (2020).
doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2020.104731

2019

Oldham, C., Beer, J., Blodau, C., Fleckenstein, J., Jones, L., Neumann, C., Peiffer, S.: Controls on iron(II) fluxes into waterways impacted by acid mine drainage : A Damköhler analysis of groundwater seepage and iron kinetics. Water Research, 153, 11-20 (2019).
doi:10.1016/j.watres.2018.12.024

Parra Suárez, S., Peiffer, S., Gebauer, G.: Origin and fate of nitrate runoff in an agricultural catchment: Haean, South Korea : Comparison of two extremely different monsoon seasons. Science of the Total Environment, 648, 66-79 (2019).
doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.115

Schaller, J., Faucherre, S., Joss, H., Obst, M., Göckede, M., Planer-Friedrich, B., Peiffer, S., Gilfedder, B., Elberling, B.: Silicon increases the phosphorus availability of Arctic soils. Scientific Reports, 9, 449 (2019).
doi:10.1038/s41598-018-37104-6

Kolbe, T., de Dreuzy, J., Abbott, B., Aquilina, L., Babey, T., Green, C., Fleckenstein, J., Labasque, T., Laverman, A., Marçais, J., Peiffer, S., Thomas, Z., Pinay, G.: Stratification of reactivity determines nitrate removal in groundwater. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 116(7), 2494-2499 (2019).
doi:10.1073/pnas.1816892116

2018

Yan, R., Kappler, A., Muehe, E., Knorr, K., Horn, M., Poser, A., Lohmayer, R., Peiffer, S.: Effect of Reduced Sulfur Species on Chemolithoautotrophic Pyrite Oxidation with Nitrate. Geomicrobiology Journal, 36(1), 19-29 (2018).
doi:10.1080/01490451.2018.1489915

Gilfedder, B., Peiffer, S., Pöschke, F., Spirkaneder, A.: Grundwasserzufluss zum Steißlinger See und Folgen für die Wasserchemie. Grundwasser, 23(2), 155-165 (2018).
doi:10.1007/s00767-017-0386-8

Kim, K., Kim, B., Eum, J., Seo, B., Shope, C., Peiffer, S.: Impacts of Land Use Change and Summer Monsoon on Nutrients and Sediment Exports from an Agricultural Catchment. Water, 10(5), 544 (2018).
doi:10.3390/w10050544

Weyer, C., Peiffer, S., Lischeid, G.: Stream water quality affected by interacting hydrological and biogeochemical processes in a riparian wetland. Journal of Hydrology, 563, 260-272 (2018).
doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2018.05.067

2017

Wan, M., Schröder, C., Peiffer, S.: Fe(III):S(-II) Concentration Ratio Controls the Pathway and the Kinetics of Pyrite Formation during Sulfidation of Ferric Hydroxides. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 217, 334-348 (2017).
doi:10.1016/j.gca.2017.08.036

Paikaray, S., Schröder, C., Peiffer, S.: Schwertmannite stability in anoxic Fe(II)-rich aqueous solution. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 217, 292-305 (2017).
doi:10.1016/j.gca.2017.08.026

2016

Thomas, Z., Rousseau-Gueutin, P., Kolbe, T., Abbott, B., Marçais, J., Bishop, K., Peiffer, S., Frei, S., Pichelin, P., Pinay, G., de Dreuzy, J.: Constitution of a catchment virtual observatory for sharing flow and transport models outputs. Journal of Hydrology, 543, Part A, 59-66 (2016).
doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.04.067

Frei, S., Peiffer, S.: Exposure times rather than residence times control redox transformation efficiencies in riparian wetlands. Journal of Hydrology, 543, Part A, 182-196 (2016).
doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.02.001

Lu, S., Peiffer, S., Lazar, C., Oldham, C., Neu, T., Ciobota, V., Näb, O., Lillicrap, A., Rösch, P., Popp, J., Küsel, K.: Extremophile microbiomes in acidic and hypersaline river sediments of Western Australia. Environmental Microbiology Reports, 8(1), 58-67 (2016).
doi:10.1111/1758-2229.12351

Kim, K., Kim, B., Knorr, K., Eum, J., Choi, Y., Jung, S., Peiffer, S.: Potential effects of sediment processes on water quality of an artificial reservoir in the Asian monsoon region. Inland Waters, 6(3), 423-435 (2016).
doi:10.1080/IW-6.3.852

Peiffer, S.: Reaction time scales for sulphate reduction in sediments of acidic pit lakes and its relation to in-lake acidity neutralisation. Applied Geochemistry, 73, 8-12 (2016).
doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2016.07.009

2015

Yu, Z., Peiffer, S., Göttlicher, J., Knorr, K.: Electron transfer budgets and kinetics of abiotic oxidation and incorporation of aqueous sulfide by dissolved organic matter. Environmental Science & Technology, 49(9), 5441-5449 (2015).
doi:10.1021/es505531u

Cánovas, C., Peiffer, S., Macías, F., Olias, M., Nieto, J.: Geochemical processes in a high acidic pit lake of the Iberian Pyrite Belt (SW Spain). Chemical Geology, 395, 144-153 (2015).
doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2014.12.007

Yan, R., Kappler, A., Peiffer, S.: Interference of Nitrite with Pyrite under Acidic Conditions : Implications for Studies of Chemolithotrophic Denitrification. Environmental Science & Technology, 49(19), 11403-11410 (2015).
doi:10.1021/acs.est.5b02981

Peiffer, S., Behrends, T., Hellige, K., Larese-Casanova, P., Wan, M., Pollok, K.: Pyrite formation and mineral transformation pathways upon sulfidation of ferric hydroxide depend on mineral type and sulfide concentration. Chemical Geology, 400, 44-55 (2015).
doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2015.01.023

Pinay, G., Peiffer, S., de Dreuzy, J., Krause, S., Hannah, D., Fleckenstein, J., Sebilo, M., Bishop, K., Hubert-Moy, L.: Upscaling nitrogen removal capacity from local hotspots to low stream orders' drainage basins. Ecosystems, 18(6), 1101-1120 (2015).
doi:10.1007/s10021-015-9878-5

2014

Wan, M., Shchukarev, A., Lohmayer, R., Planer-Friedrich, B., Peiffer, S.: Occurrence of surface polysulphides during the interaction between ferric (hydr)oxides and aqueous sulphide. Environmental Science & Technology, 48(9), 5076-5084 (2014).
doi:10.1021/es405612f

Paikaray, S., Göttlicher, J., Essilfie-Dughan, J., Pollok, K., Peiffer, S.: Redox Stability of As(III) on Schwertmannite Surfaces. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 265, 208-216 (2014).
doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.11.068

Bartsch, S., Frei, S., Ruidisch, M., Shope, C., Peiffer, S., Kim, B., Fleckenstein, J.: River-aquifer exchange fluxes under monsoonal climate conditions. Journal of Hydrology, 509, 601-614 (2014).
doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.12.005

Shope, C., Maharjan, G., Tenhunen, J., Seo, B., Kim, K., Riley, J., Arnhold, S., Koellner, T., Ok, Y., Peiffer, S., Kim, B., Park, J., Huwe, B.: Using the SWAT model to improve process descriptions and define hydrologic partitioning in South Korea. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 18(2), 539-557 (2014).
doi:10.5194/hess-18-539-2014

Weyer, C., Peiffer, S., Schulze, K., Borken, W., Lischeid, G.: Catchments as heterogeneous and multi-species reactors : An integral approach for identifying biogeochemical hot-spots at the catchment scale. Journal of Hydrology, 519, Part B, 1560-1571 (2014).
doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.09.005

2013

Neubauer, E., von der Kammer, F., Knorr, K., Peiffer, S., Reichert, M., Hofmann, T.: Colloid-associated export of arsenic in stream water during stormflow events. Chemical Geology, 352, 81-91 (2013).
doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2013.05.017

Strohmeier, S., Knorr, K., Reichert, M., Frei, S., Fleckenstein, J., Peiffer, S., Matzner, E.: Concentrations and fluxes of dissolved organic carbon in runoff from a forested catchment: Insights from high frequency measurements. Biogeosciences, 10, 905-916 (2013).
doi:10.5194/bg-10-905-2013

Oldham, C., Farrow, D., Peiffer, S.: A generalized Damköhler number for classifying material processing in hydrological systems. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 17(3), 1133-1148 (2013).
doi:10.5194/hess-17-1133-2013

Shope, C., Maharjan, G., Tenhunen, J., Seo, B., Kim, K., Riley, J., Arnhold, S., Koellner, T., Ok, Y., Peiffer, S., Kim, B., Park, J., Huwe, B.: An interdisciplinary SWAT ecohydrological model to define catchment-scale hydrologic partitioning. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions, 10, 7235-7290 (2013).
doi:10.5194/hessd-10-7235-2013

Bartsch, S., Shope, C., Arnhold, S., Jeong, J., Park, J., Eum, J., Kim, B., Peiffer, S., Fleckenstein, J.: Monsoonal-type climate or land-use management : Understanding their role in the mobilization of nitrate and DOC in a mountainous catchmen. Journal of Hydrology, 507, 149-162 (2013).
doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.10.012

Neumann, C., Beer, J., Blodau, C., Peiffer, S., Fleckenstein, J.: Spatial patterns of groundwater-lake exchange - implications for acid neutralization processes in an acid mine lake. Hydrological Processes, 27(22), 3240-3253 (2013).
doi:10.1002/hyp.9656

Shope, C., Bartsch, S., Kim, K., Kim, B., Tenhunen, J., Peiffer, S., Park, J., Ok, Y., Fleckenstein, J., Koellner, T.: A weighted, multi-method approach for accurate basin-wide streamflow estimation in an ungauged watershed. Journal of Hydrology, 494, 72-82 (2013).
doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.04.035

2012

Paikaray, S., Peiffer, S.: Abiotic schwertmannite transformation kinetics and the role of sorbed As(III). Applied Geochemistry, 27(3), 590-597 (2012).
doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2011.12.013

Paikaray, S., Göttlicher, J., Peiffer, S.: As(III) retention kinetics, equilibrium and redox stability on biosynthesized schwertmannite and its fate and control on schwertmannite stability on acidic (pH 3.0) aqueous exposure. Chemosphere, 86, 557-564 (2012).
doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.07.055

Paikaray, S., Peiffer, S.: Biotic and Abiotic Schwertmannites as Scavengers for As(III): Mechanisms and Effects. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 223(6), 2933-2942 (2012).
doi:10.1007/s11270-012-1077-9

Hellige, K., Pollok, K., Larese-Casanova, P., Behrends, T., Peiffer, S.: Pathways of ferrous iron mineral formation upon sulfidation of lepidocrocite surfaces. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 81(15), 69-81 (2012).
doi:10.1016/j.gca.2011.12.014

Frei, S., Knorr, K., Peiffer, S., Fleckenstein, J.: Surface micro-topography causes hot spots of biogeochemical activity in wetland systems : a virtual modeling experiment. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 117(G4), G00N12 (2012).
doi:10.1029/2012JG002012

2011

Bauer, M., Gassen, N., Stanjek, H., Peiffer, S.: Carbonation of lignite fly ash at ambient T and P in a semi-dry reaction system for CO₂ sequestration. Applied Geochemistry, 26(8), 1502-1512 (2011).

Sultan, K., Shazili, N., Peiffer, S.: Distribution of Pb, As, Cd, Sn and Hg in soil, sediment and surface water of the tropical river watershed, Terengganu (Malaysia). Journal of Hydro-environment Research, 5(3), 169-176 (2011).
doi:10.1016/j.jher.2011.03.001

Paikaray, S., Göttlicher, J., Peiffer, S.: Removal of As(III) from acidic waters using schwertmannite: Surface speciation and effect of synthesis pathway. Chemical Geology, 283(3/4), 134-142 (2011).
doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2010.08.011

Back, M., Bauer, M., Stanjek, H., Peiffer, S.: Sequestration of CO2 after reaction with alkaline earth metal oxides CaO and MgO. Applied Geochemistry, 26(7), 1097-1107 (2011).
doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2011.03.125

2010

Paikaray, S., Peiffer, S.: Dissolution Kinetics of Sulfate from Schwertmannite under Variable pH Conditions. Mine Water and the Environment, 29(4), 263-269 (2010).
doi:10.1007/s10230-010-0118-0

2009

Peiffer, S., Oldham, C., Salmon, U., Lillicrap, A., Küsel, K.: Does Iron Cycling Trigger Generation of Acidity in Groundwaters of Western Australia?. Environmental Science & Technology, 43(17), 6548-6552 (2009).
doi:10.1021/es9001086

Weiss, A., Jérôme, V., Burghardt, D., Likke, L., Peiffer, S., Hofstetter, E., Gabler, R., Freitag, R.: Investigation of factors influencing biogas production in a large-scale thermophilic municipal biogas plant. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 84(5), 987-1001 (2009).
doi:10.1007/s00253-009-2093-6

2008

Hopp, L., Nico, P., Marcus, M., Peiffer, S.: Arsenic and Chromium Partitioning in a Podzolic Soil Contaminated by Chromated Copper Arsenate. Environmental Science & Technology, 42(17), 6481-6486 (2008).
doi:10.1021/es800615f

Jha, M., Namgial, D., Kamii, Y., Peiffer, S.: Hydraulic Parameters of Coastal Aquifer Systems by Direct Methods and an Extended Tide–Aquifer Interaction Technique. Water Resources Management, 22(12), 1899-1923 (2008).

Back, M., Kühn, M., Stanjek, H., Peiffer, S.: Reactivity of Alkaline Lignite Fly Ashes towards CO₂ in Water. Environmental Science & Technology, 42(12), 4520-4526 (2008).
doi:10.1021/es702760v

2007

Jha, M., Chowdhury, A., Chowdary, V., Peiffer, S.: Groundwater Management and Development by integrated Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems: Prospects and Constraints. Water Resources Management, 21(2), 427-467 (2007).

Peiffer, S., Gade, W.: Reactivity of ferric oxides toward H₂S at low pH. Environmental Science & Technology, 41(9), 3159-3164 (2007).
doi:10.1021/es062228d

Blodau, C., Mayer, B., Peiffer, S., Moore, T.: Support for an anaerobic sulfur cycle in two Canadian peatland soils. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 112(G2), G02004 (2007).
doi:10.1029/2006JG000364

2006

Marczinek, S., Schäfer, W., Peiffer, S.: Identifizierung und Quantifizierung natürlicher Abbauprozesse in einem mit Chlorethenen kontaminierten Grundwasserleiter. Grundwasser, 11(3), 207-216 (2006).
doi:10.1007/s00767-006-0146-7

Hopp, L., Peiffer, S., Durner, W.: Spatial Variability of Arsenic and Chromium in the Soil Water at a Former Wood Preserving Site. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 85(3/4), 159-178 (2006).
doi:10.1016/j.jconhyd.2006.01.005

2005

Regenspurg, S., Peiffer, S.: Arsenate and chromate incorporation in schwertmannite. Applied Geochemistry, 20(6), 1226-1239 (2005).
doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2004.12.002

2004

Buczko, U., Hopp, L., Berger, W., Durner, W., Peiffer, S., Scheithauer, M.: Simulation of chromium transport in the unsaturated zone for predicting contaminant entries into the groundwater. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 167(3), 284-292 (2004).
doi:10.1002/jpln.200421371

Regenspurg, S., Brand, A., Peiffer, S.: Formation and stability of schwertmannite in acidic mining lakes. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 68(6), 1185-1197 (2004).
doi:10.1016/j.gca.2003.07.015

Meckler, A., Schubert, C., Cowie, G., Peiffer, S., Dittrich, M.: New organic matter degradation proxies: Valid in lake systems?. Limnology and Oceanography, 49(6), 2023-2033 (2004).
doi:10.4319/lo.2004.49.6.2023

Heimann, A., Marczinek, S., Kloos, K., Peiffer, S.: Optimization of the Sampling Technique for the Determination of Dissolved Hydrogen in Groundwater. Acta Hydrochimica et Hydrobiologica, 31(6), 491-500 (2004).
doi:10.1002/aheh.200300512

2003

Blodau, C., Peiffer, S.: Thermodynamics and organic matter: constraints on neutralization processes in highly acidic waters. Applied Geochemistry, 18(1), 25-36 (2003).
doi:10.1016/S0883-2927(02)00052-5

2002

Schulz-Gade, W., Peiffer, S.: The coupling of the oxidation of reduced sulfur compounds with the reduction of Fe(III)-minerals. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 66(Suppl. 1), A691 (2002).

Laskov, C., Amelung, W., Peiffer, S.: Organic matter preservation in the sediment of an acidic mining lake. Environmental Science & Technology, 36(20), 4218-4223 (2002).
doi:10.1021/es010320y

Regenspurg, S., Gößner, A., Peiffer, S., Küsel, K.: Potential Remobilization of Toxic Anions during Reduction of Arsenated and Chromated Schwertmannite by the Dissimilatory Fe(III)-Reducing Bacterium Acidiphilium cryptum JF-5. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution : Focus, 2(3), 57-67 (2002).
doi:10.1023/A:1019903729223

2001

Küsel, K., Roth, U., Trinkwalter, T., Peiffer, S.: Effect of pH on the anaerobic microbial cycling of sulfur in mining-impacted freshwater lake sediments. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 46(3), 213-223 (2001).
doi:10.1016/S0098-8472(01)00103-4

Calmano, W., Bilitewski, U., Flemming, H., Hofmann, T., Peiffer, S., Ternes, T., Wilken, R.: The German Water Chemical Society: Actual Trends and Fields of Research in the Principle Committee “Basic Research”. Acta Hydrochimica et Hydrobiologica, 29(6/7), 419-427 (2001).
doi:10.1002/1521-401X(200112)29:6/7<419:AID-AHEH419>3.0.CO;2-6

2000

Peine, A., Küsel, K., Tritschler, A., Peiffer, S.: Electron flow in an iron-rich acidic sedimant - evidence for an acidity-driven iron cycle. Limnology and Oceanography, 45(5), 1077-1087 (2000).
doi:10.4319/lo.2000.45.5.1077

Blodau, C., Peine, A., Hoffmann, S., Peiffer, S.: Organic matter diagenesis in acidic mining lakes. Acta Hydrochimica et Hydrobiologica, 28(3), 123-135 (2000).
doi:10.1002/1521-401X(200003)28:3<123:AID-AHEH123>3.0.CO;2-A

Rothenhöfer, P., Sahin, H., Peiffer, S.: Verringerung der Schwermetall- und Sulfatbelastung in sauren bergbaubelasteten Gewässern durch Aluminiumpräzipitate. Acta Hydrochimica et Hydrobiologica, 28(3), 136-144 (2000).
doi:10.1002/1521-401X(200003)28:3<136:AID-AHEH136>3.0.CO;2-V

1999

Peiffer, S., Walton-Day, K., Macalady, D.: The interaction of natural organic matter with iron in a wetland (Tennessee Park, Colorado) receiving acid mine drainage. Aquatic Geochemistry, 5(2), 207-223 (1999).
doi:10.1023/A:1009617925959

Peiffer, S., Stubert, I.: The oxidation of pyrite at pH 7 in the presence of reducing and nonreducing Fe(III)-chelators. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 63(19/20), 3171-3182 (1999).
doi:10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00224-0

Schulz, K., Huwe, B., Peiffer, S.: Parameter uncertainty in chemical equilibrium calculations using fuzzy set theory. Journal of Hydrology, 217(1-2), 119-134 (1999).
doi:10.1016/S0022-1694(99)00016-5

1998

Peiffer, S.: Geochemical and microbiological processes in sediments and at the sediment-water interface of acidic lignite-mining lakes. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 108(3-4), 227-229 (1998).
doi:10.1023/A:1005127114470

Blodau, C., Hoffmann, S., Peine, A., Peiffer, S.: Iron and sulfate reduction in the sediments of acidic mine lake 116 (Brandenburg, Germany): Rates and geochemical evaluation. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 108(3-4), 249-270 (1998).
doi:10.1023/A:1005108002174

Sahin, H., Dieffenbach, A., Kaupenjohann, M., Peiffer, S.: Neutralization of atmospheric acid inputs in small spring catchments in the Frankenwald mountains, Germany. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 102, 117-138 (1998).
doi:10.1023/A:1004916317743

Kleber, A., Lindemann, J., Schellenberger, A., Beierkuhnlein, C., Kaupenjohann, M., Peiffer, S.: Slope deposits and water paths in a spring catchment, Frankenwald, Bavaria, Germany. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 50, 119-126 (1998).

1997

Becker, U., Peiffer, S.: Heavy-metal ion complexation by particulate matter in the leachate of solid waste : a multi-method approach. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 24(3-4), 313-344 (1997).
doi:10.1016/S0169-7722(96)00016-2

Kammerer, G., Peiffer, S., Kaupenjohann, M.: Die Identifikation von Schwefel-Festphasen in heterogenen Systemen mit Hilfe spektroskopischer und mikroskopischer Methoden. Mitteilungen der Deutschen Bodenkundlichen Gesellschaft, 85(3), 1525-1528 (1997).

Peiffer, S., Beierkuhnlein, C., Sandhage-Hofmann, A., Kaupenjohann, M., Bär, S.: Impact of high aluminium loading on a small catchment area (thuringia slate mining area) : geochemical transformations and hydrological transport. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 94(3-4), 401-416 (1997).
doi:10.1007/BF02406072

Wittke, R., Ludwig, W., Peiffer, S., Kleiner, D.: Isolation and characterization of Burkholderia norimbergensis sp. nov., a mildly alkaliphilic sulfur oxidizer. Systematic and Applied Microbiology, 20(4), 549-553 (1997).
doi:10.1016/S0723-2020(97)80025-2

Kammerer, G., Kaupenjohann, M., Peiffer, S.: Der Nachweis von Schwefelfestphasen auf Gibbsitoberflächen mittels SEM, XPS und XFA. Mitteilungen der Deutschen Bodenkundlichen Gesellschaft, 83, 33-36 (1997).

1996

Martin, N., Schuster, I., Peiffer, S.: Two experimental methods to determine the speciation of Cadmium in sediment from the River Neckar. Acta Hydrochimica et Hydrobiologica, 24(2), 68-76 (1996).
doi:10.1002/aheh.19960240203

1994

Peiffer, S.: Predicting trace-metal speciation in sulphidic leachates from anaerobic solid-waste digestors by use of the pH₂S-value as a master variable. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 16(3), 289-313 (1994).
doi:10.1016/0169-7722(94)90040-X

Peiffer, S., Becker, U., Herrmann, R.: The role of particulate matter in the mobilization of trace metals during anaerobic digestion of solid waste material. Acta Hydrochimica et Hydrobiologica, 22(3), 130-137 (1994).
doi:10.1002/aheh.19940220305

1992

Peiffer, S., dos Santos Afonso, M., Wehrli, B., Gächter, R.: Kinetics and mechanism of the reaction of H₂S with lepidocrocite. Environmental Science & Technology, 26, 2408-2413 (1992).
doi:10.1021/es00036a011

Peiffer, S., Klemm, O., Pecher, K., Hollerung, R.: Redox measurements in aqueous solutions - a theoretical approach to data interpretation, based on electrode kinetics. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 10(1), 1-18 (1992).
doi:10.1016/0169-7722(92)90041-C

1991

Striebel, T., Schäfer, W., Peiffer, S.: How does landfill leachate affect the chemical processes in a lake system downgradient from a landfill site?. Aquatic Sciences, 53(4), 346-366 (1991).
doi:10.1007/BF00877141

Klemm, O., Peiffer, S.: The Use of Silver Ion Buffers for Calibrating a pH₂S Electrode Cell. International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 45(4), 245-255 (1991).
doi:10.1080/03067319108027390

1990

Staudinger, B., Peiffer, S., Avnimelech, Y., Berman, T.: Phosphorus mobility in interstitial waters of sediments in Lake Kinneret, Israel. Hydrobiologia, 207(1), 167-177 (1990).
doi:10.1007/BF00041454

1988

Peiffer, S., Bergstein-Ben Dan, T., Frevert, T., Cavari, B.: Survival of E. Coli and Enterococci in sediment-water systems of lake Kinneret under (feedback) controlled concentrations of hydrogen sulfide. Water Research, 22(2), 233-240 (1988).
doi:10.1016/0043-1354(88)90083-8

1987

Peiffer, S., Frevert, T.: Potentiometric determination of heavy metal sulphide solubilities using a pH²S (glass|Ag°, Ag₂S) electrode cell. Analyst, 112, 951-954 (1987).
doi:10.1039/AN9871200951

Books and Book sections

2016

Schäfer, W., Alte, M., Bauer, M., Söll, T., Peiffer, S.: Quantification of Acidity Deposition in the Sediment of a former lignite mining lake in the Wackersdorf Mining District (Eastern Bavaria). In: Carsten Drebenstedt, Michael Paul (eds.): Mining meets water - conflicts and solutions : Proceedings IMWA 2016. - Freiberg : Technische Universität Bergakademie, 2016. - 236-250.

Peiffer, S., Wan, M.: Reductive dissolution and reactivity of Ferric (hydr)oxides : new insights and implications for environmental redox processes. In: Damien Faivre (eds.): Iron Oxides : from nature to applications. - Weinheim : Wiley-VCH, 2016. - 29-51.
doi:10.1002/9783527691395

Klug, M., Janneck, E., Reichel, S., Peiffer, S.: Treatment of chromate(VI) and vandate(V) polluted wastewaters using schwertmannite adsorbents. In: Carsten Drebenstedt, Michael Paul (eds.): Mining meets water - conflicts and solutions : Proceedings IMWA 2016. - Freiberg : Technische Universität Bergakademie, 2016. - 1012-1014.

2011

Peiffer, S., Knorr, K., Blodau, C.: The Role of Iron Minerals for the Biogeochemistry of Acid Pit Lakes. In: Geller, Walter (Hrsg.): Acidic pit lakes : the legacy of coal and metal surface mines. - Berlin : Springer, 2011. - 57-62.
doi:10.1007/978-3-642-29384-9

Kurtz, W., Peiffer, S.: The role of transport in aquatic redox chemistry. In: Tratnyek, Paul G. ; Grundl, Timothy J. ; Haderlein, Stefan P. (Hrsg.): Aquatic Redox Chemistry. - Washington : American Chemical Society, 2011. - 559-580.
doi:10.1021/bk-2011-1071.ch025

2010

Paikaray, S., Peiffer, S.: Sorption and surface oxidation of As(III) by Fe-oxyhydroxysulfates in acidic medium. In: Jean, Jiin-Shuh ; Bundschuh, Jochen ; Bhattacharya, Prosun (Hrsg.): Arsenic in Geosphere and Human Diseases : As 2010. - Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2010. - 414-415.

2009

Kühn, M., Clauser, C., Vosbeck, K., Stanjek, H., Meyn, V., Back, M., Peiffer, S.: Mineral Trapping of CO₂ in Operated Hydrogeothermal Reservoirs. In: Grobe, Matthias ; Pashin, Jack C. ; Dodge, Rebecca L. (Hrsg.): Carbon dioxide sequestration in geological media : state of the science. - Tulsa, Okla. : AAPG, 2009. - 545-552.

2008

Beierkuhnlein, C., Foken, T., Schmid, N., Wolf, B., Gohlke, A., Alt, M., Thomas, S., Stahlmann, R., Dech, S., Jentsch, A., Kuzyakov, Y., Matzner, E., Menzel, A., Peiffer, S., Rötzer, T., Steffan-Dewenter, I., Tenhunen, J., Walther, G., Burghardt, D., Wiesenberg, G., Glaser, B., Jacobeit, J., Pretzsch, H., Beck, C., Melzer, A., Erhard, D.: Klimawandel in Bayern : Auswirkungen und Anpassungsmöglichkeiten. - Bayreuth : 2008.

2006

Jha, M., Peiffer, S.: Applications of Remote Sensing and GIS Technologies in Groundwater Hydrology: Past, Present and Future. - Bayreuth : BayCEER, 2006. - VIII, 201

2003

Blodau, C., Peiffer, S.: Deposition of organic matter and schwertmannite controls neutralization rates in sediments of acidic mine lakes. In: Schulz, Horst D. (Hrsg.): Geochemical processes in soil and groundwater: measurement - modelling - upscaling ; GeoProc 2002. - Weinheim : Wiley-VCH, 2003. - 241-258.

2002

Blodau, C., Peiffer, S.: Deposition und Transformation des Eisenminerals Schwertmannit unterdrückt die interne Neutralisation in Restseen des Braunkohletagebaus. In: Deneke, Rainer (Hrsg.): Tagungsband zum Workshop "Biogene Alkalinitätsproduktion und Neutralisierung als ergänzende Strategie für die Restaurierung von extrem sauren Tagebauseen": 11. - 12. März 2002 an der BTU Cottbus. - Cottbus : 2002. - 81-86.

1998

Peine, A., Peiffer, S.: In-Lake Neutralization of Acid Mine Lakes. In: Walter Geller (eds.): Acidic mining lakes : acid mine drainage, limnology and reclamation. - Berlin : Springer, 1998. - 47-64.
doi:10.1007/978-3-642-71954-7_4

1997

Peiffer, S., Pecher, K.: Experimentelle Aquatische Chemie. - Heidelberg : Spektrum, Akad. Verl., 1997. - 177

Peiffer, S.: Die Oxidation von Eisensulfiden und ihre Auswirkung auf die Umwelt. In: Biologie und Chemie der Altlasten. - Weinheim : VCH, 1997. - 131-139.

Peiffer, S.: Physikalische und chemische Randbedingungen für die Bewertung des Verhaltens von Schadstoffen in Böden und Grundwasser. In: Chemie und Biologie der Altlasten. - Weinheim : VCH, 1997. - 100-103.

Peiffer, S.: Umweltgeochemische Bedeutung der Bildung und Oxidation von Pyrit in Gewässersedimenten. - Bayreuth : Bayreuther Inst. für Terrestrische Ökosystemforschung, 1997. - 89

1996

Wittke, R., Peiffer, S., Kleiner, D.: Isolation, identification and characterization of bacterial strains capable of heterotrophic sulphur oxidation. In: Simon, Meinhard ; Güde, Hans ; Weisse, Thomas (Hrsg.): Aquatic microbial ecology : Proceedings of the 6. International Workshop on the Measurement of Microbial Activities in the Cycling of Matter in Aquatic Environments, Konstanz, Germany, 17-22 April 1995. - Stuttgart : Schweizerbart, 1996. - 15-20.

Peine, A., Peiffer, S.: Neutralisation processes in acid mine lake sediments. In: Simon, Meinhard ; Güde, Hans ; Weisse, Thomas (Hrsg.): Aquatic microbial ecology : Proceedings of the 6. International Workshop on the Measurement of Microbial Activities in the Cycling of Matter in Aquatic Environments, Konstanz, Germany, 17-22 April 1995. - Stuttgart : Schweizerbart, 1996. - 261-267.

1995

Lindemann, J., Peiffer, S., Herrmann, R., Kaupenjohann, M., Zech, W.: Ökosysteminterne Neutralisierung atmosphärischer Säureeinträge durch redoxchemische Prozesse in Quellmooren (Frankenwald, NO-Bayern). In: Internationales Symposium Grundwasserversauerung durch Atmosphärische Deposition - Ursachen, Auswirkungen, Sanierungsstrategien: 26. - 28. Oktober 1994, Bayreuth, Deutschland. - München : 1995. - 197-200.

Other publications

2009

Hofstetter, E., Gabler, R., Peiffer, S., Hilbrig, F., Freitag, R.: Ammoniakstrippung an einer etablierten, thermophilen Biogasanlage - technische und wirtschaftliche Evaluierung. Chemie Ingenieur Technik, 81(7), 921-932 (2009).
doi:10.1002/cite.200900033

Treskatis, C., Hein, C., Peiffer, S., Hermann, F.: Brunnenalterung: Sind Glaskugeln einen Alternative zum Filterkies nach DIN 4924?. Bbr : Fachmagazin für Brunnen- und Leitungsbau, 60(4), 36-44 (2009).

Paikaray, S., Peiffer, S.: The effect of Fe(II) on schwertmannite transformation and its interference with As. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 73(13), A986 (2009).
doi:10.1016/j.gca.2009.05.012

2000

Rothenhöfer, P., Huber, A., Kainzmaier, B., Wohnlich, S., Peiffer, S.: Ein Vergleich von vier Methoden zur Bestimmung des Karbonatgehaltes. Wasser & Boden, 52, 37-42 (2000).

1998

Peiffer, S., Köster, R., Förstner, U.: Altlasten und Grundwasser - Geowissenschaftliche Ansätze zum Schutz des Grundwassers vor Schadstoffeinträgen aus Altablagerungen und Altstandorten. Vom Wasser, 91, 351-354 (1998).

Peine, A., Peiffer, S.: Neutralisierungsprozesse in Sedimenten saurer Restseen des Braunkohletagebaus. Wasserkalender, 33, 48-72 (1998).

1996

Peiffer, S., Stubert, I., Bär, S.: Die Mobilisierung von Cadmium aus gut gepufferten, pH-neutralen Sedimenten infolge der Oxidation von Eisensulfiden. Wasser & Boden, 48, 62-65 (1996).

1993

Stubert, I., Wittke, R., Kleiner, D., Peiffer, S.: Experimenteller Ansatz zur Ermittlung des Einflusses chemischer und biologischer Faktoren auf die Oxidationskinetik von Pyrit unter pH-neutralen Bedingungen. Vom Wasser, 80, 283-302 (1993).

1991

Peiffer, S.: Der pH2S-Wert - ein Maß für die Koordinationstendenz von Metallionen in wässrigen sulfidischen Systemen. Teil 1: Theoretische Einführung. Vom Wasser, 76, 267-285 (1991).

Peiffer, S.: Der pH2S-Wert - ein Maß für die Koordinationstendenz von Metallionen in wässrigen sulfidischen Systemen. Teil 2: Anwendungsbeispiel Müllsickerwasser. Vom Wasser, 77, 133-158 (1991).

1990

Rehding, C., Herrmann, R., Peiffer, S.: Mobilität von Spurenmetallen im Verlauf des anaeroben Abbaus fester kommunaler Abfälle. Vom Wasser, 75, 229-231 (1990).

Rehding, C., Herrmann, R., Peiffer, S.: Schwermetallmobilität im Verlauf des anaeroben Abbaus fester kommunaler Abfälle. Vom Wasser, 75, 229-243 (1990).

1989

Schramm, K., Lenoir, D., Peiffer, S., Hutzinger, O.: Azo-Verbindungen : Halbstufenpotentiale als Maß für das abiotische Abbaupotential in anaeroben Systemen. Umweltwissenschaften und Schadstoff-Forschung, 1(2), 7-9 (1989).
doi:10.1007/BF02940419

Peiffer, S.: Biogeochemische Regulation der Spurenmetallöslichkeit während der anaeroben Zersetzung fester kommunaler Abfälle. - : 1989.
(Thesis, 1989, Universität Bayreuth, Fakultät für Biologie, Chemie und Geowissenschaften)

1988

Schäfer, W., Peiffer, S.: Einsatz von Dialysierbeuteln zur Charakterisierung der Grundwasserbeschaffenheit im Abstrom einer Mülldeponie.. Zeitschrift für Wasser- und Abwasserforschung, 20, 197-202 (1988).

1987

Frevert, T., Peiffer, S., Pecher, K.: Concentrations of heavy metals (Fe, Zn, Cd, Pb, Cu and Hg) as determined by anodic stripping voltammetry in freshwater ponds at Tarawa Atoll, Central Pacific. Micronesica, 21, 257-266 (1987).

1986

Peiffer, S., Peters, K., Frevert, T.: Ein neues vereinfachtes Eichverfahren der direktpotentiometrischen pH2S-Messkette. Das Gas- und Wasserfach / Ausgabe Wasser, Abwasser, 127, 31-32 (1986).