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Research Group Leader Particulate Pollutants

 

Education

2018 - 2021	Doctorate in natural sciences at the Faculty of Georesources and Materials Engineering at RWTH Aachen
2012 - 2018	Studies of Applied Geography at RWTH Aachen

 

Career

since 11/2021	Postdoc at the Institute of Environmental Engineering (ISA) at RWTH Aachen
02/2020 - 10/2021	Research Assistant at the Lower Saxony State Agency for Water Management, Coastal Protection and Nature Conservation (NLWKN)
11/2019	Research stay at the Indian Institute of Technololgy Madras (IITM) in Chennai, India
05/2018 - 01/2021	Research Assistant at the Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management and the Chair for Physical Geography and Geoecology at RWTH Aachen (RWTH Scholarship for Doctoral Students)
01/2016 - 04/2018	Student Assistant at the Institute for Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management at RWTH Aachen
07/2013 - 12/2015	Student Assistant at FIR at RWTH Aachen

 

Membership

DIN-Standards Committee	DIN-Standards Committee Water Practice: Microplastics - Analytics of plastics and synthetic polymers
DWA	German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste
FöVer IWW	Friends association of the Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management at RWTH Aachen

 

Activities

• Research and project processing
• Coordination of the modules „Introduction to Environmental Sciences“ and „Seminar (Presentation) (UIW)“
• Supervision of seminar papers and theses

 

Thematic focuses

• Particulate pollutants (microplastic)
• Urban drainage
• Wastewater treatment

 

Current Research Projects

RoadTox

Ecotoxicological assessment of tire abrasion in stormwater runoff from heavily traveled roads

 

Publications

Source	Authors and Contributors
[Abstract, Contribution to a conference proceedings] Microplastics in Indian freshwater systems - is an anthropogenic influence measurable? In: Abstracts & presentations / EGU General Assembly 2022, EGU22-3669, 1 Seite, 2022 [DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu22-3669]	Lechthaler, Simone Elisabeth (Corresponding author) Waldschläger, Kryss Sandhani, Chavapati Gouse Sannasi Annamalaisamy, Sannasiraj Vallam, Sundar Schwarzbauer, Jan Schüttrumpf, Holger
[Abstract, Contribution to a conference proceedings] A century of sedimentation in a reservoir in central Europe - sedimentation rate and characteristics In: Abstratc & presentations / EGU General Assembly 2022, EGU22-5480, 2022 [DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu22-5480]	Stauch, Georg (Corresponding author) Esch, Alexander Dörwald, Lukas Esser, Verena Lechthaler, Simone Elisabeth Lehmkuhl, Frank Schulte, Philipp Walk, Janek
[Journal Article] Learning from natural sediments to tackle microplastics challenges : A multidisciplinary perspective In: Earth science reviews, 228, 104021, 2022 [DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2022.104021]	Waldschläger, Kryss (Corresponding author) Brückner, Muriel Z. M. Carney Almroth, Bethanie Hackney, Christopher R. Adyel, Tanveer Mehedi Alimi, Olubukola S. Belontz, Sara Lynn Cowger, Win Doyle, Darragh Gray, Andrew Kane, Ian Kooi, Merel Kramer, Matthias Lechthaler, Simone Elisabeth Michie, Laura Nordam, Tor Pohl, Florian Russell, Catherine Thit, Amalie Umar, Wajid Valero, Daniel Varrani, Arianna Warrier, Anish Kumar Woodall, Lucy C. Wu, Nan
[Contribution to a book, Contribution to a conference proceedings] Tracing the unknown : offshore tsunami deposits In: Status Conference Research Vessels 2022 : conference transcript / edited by and layout: Projectmanagement Jülich, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH ; Katharina Pahnke ; Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM) at the University of Oldenburg, M152/1, 83-87, 2022	Reicherter, Klaus (Corresponding author) Feist, Lisa Bellanova, Piero Schwarzbauer, Jan Val Peon, Cristina Lechthaler, Simone Elisabeth Schüttrumpf, Holger Vött, A. Brückner, H. Kuhlmann, J. Costa, P. Santisteban, J. I. team, M152 scientific
[Contribution to a book, Journal Article] Sand Trapping Fences as a Nature-Based Solution for Coastal Protection : An International Review with a Focus on Installations in Germany In: Environments, 8 (12), 135, 2021 [DOI: 10.3390/environments8120135]	Eichmanns, Christiane (Corresponding author) Lechthaler, Simone Elisabeth Zander, Wiebke Vélez Pérez, Mariana Blum, Holger Thorenz, Frank Schüttrumpf, Holger
[Journal Article] Plastics as a stratigraphic marker in fluvial deposits In: Anthropocene, 36, 100314, 2021 [DOI: 10.1016/j.ancene.2021.100314]	Weber, Collin J. (Corresponding author) Lechthaler, Simone Elisabeth
[Contribution to a book, Journal Article] Baseline Study on Microplastics in Indian Rivers under Different Anthropogenic Influences In: Water, 13 (12), 1648, 2021 [DOI: 10.3390/w13121648]	Lechthaler, Simone Elisabeth (Corresponding author) Dreger, Kryss Lisanne Sandhani, Chavapati Gouse Sannasiraj, S. A. Sundar, V. Schwarzbauer, Jan Schüttrumpf, Holger
[Dissertation / PhD Thesis] Microplastics in the environment : development of a sample preparation method with further application and evaluation in fluvial and marine compartments, 2021 [DOI: 10.18154/RWTH-2021-05018]	Lechthaler, Simone Elisabeth Stauch, Georg (Thesis advisor) Schüttrumpf, Holger (Thesis advisor)
[Contribution to a book, Contribution to a conference proceedings] Why analysing microplastics in floodplain sediments is beneficial In: MICRO 2020: Fate and Impact of Microplastics: Knowledge and Responsibilities : Conference Proceedings, 332825, 2021	Lechthaler, Simone Elisabeth (Corresponding author)
[Abstract, Contribution to a conference proceedings] Plastics and microplastics - A future marker to reconstruct floodplain chronology (Opinion) In: Abstracts & presentations / EGU General Assembly 2021, EGU21-62, 1 Seite, 2021 [DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu21-62]	Weber, Collin J. (Corresponding author) Lechthaler, Simone Elisabeth Stauch, Georg Opp, Christian
[Abstract, Contribution to a conference proceedings] 115 years of sediment deposition in the Urft reservoir (Eifel Mountains, western Germany) In: Abstracts & presentations / EGU General Assembly 2021, EGU21-148, 1 Seite, 2021 [DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu21-148]	Stauch, Georg (Corresponding author) Esch, Alexander Dörwald, Lukas Esser, Verena Lechthaler, Simone Elisabeth Lehmkuhl, Frank Schulte, Philipp Walk, Janek
[Journal Article] Why analysing microplastics in floodplains matters : application in a sedimentary context In: Environmental science, 23 (1), 117-131, 2020 [DOI: 10.1039/D0EM00431F]	Lechthaler, Simone Elisabeth (Corresponding author) Esser, Verena Schüttrumpf, Holger Stauch, Georg
[Contribution to a book, Journal Article] Comparative Analysis of the Behaviour of Marine Litter in Thermochemical Waste Treatment Processes In: Processes : open access journal, 9 (1), 13, 2021 [DOI: 10.3390/pr9010013]	Hee, Johann (Corresponding author) Schlögel, Kai Ulrich Lechthaler, Simone Elisabeth Plaster, Jacqueline Bitter, Kristina Blank, Lars M. Quicker, Peter
[Contribution to a book, Contribution to a conference proceedings] Tracing the unknown: offshore tsunami deposits In: Status Conference Research Vessels 2020 : conference transcript / edited by and layout: Projectmanagement Jülich, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH ; Oliver Zielinski ; Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM) at the University of Oldenburg, 83-89, 2020 [DOI: 10.18154/RWTH-2022-02350]	Reicherter, Klaus (Corresponding author) Feist, Lisa Bellanova, Piero Schwarzbauer, Jan Val Peon, Cristina Lechthaler, Simone Elisabeth Schüttrumpf, Holger Vött, A. Brückner, H. Kuhlmann, J. Costa, P. Santisteban, J. I. M152 scientific team (Collaboration author)
[Journal Article] Regional study of microplastics in surface waters and deep sea sediments south of the Algarve Coast In: Regional studies in marine science, 40, 101488, 2020 [DOI: 10.1016/j.rsma.2020.101488]	Lechthaler, Simone Elisabeth (Corresponding author) Schwarzbauer, Jan Reicherter, Klaus Stauch, Georg Schüttrumpf, Holger
[Journal Article] Canola Oil Extraction in Conjunction with a Plastic Free Separation Unit Optimises Microplastics Monitoring in Water and Sediment In: Analytical methods, 12 (42), 5128-5139, 2020 [DOI: 10.1039/D0AY01574A]	Lechthaler, Simone Elisabeth (Corresponding author) Hildebrandt, Lars Stauch, Georg Schüttrumpf, Holger
[Contribution to a book, Journal Article] Von der Quelle bis zur Senke : Ganzheitliches Konzept analysiert Transportwege von Mikroplastik in Gewässern In: RWTH-Themen : Forschungsmagazin, 2020 (1), 12-15, 2020 [DOI: 10.18154/RWTH-2020-09637]	Born, Maximilian Peter (Corresponding author) Lechthaler, Simone Elisabeth Schüttrumpf, Holger Waldschläger, Kryss Lisanne
[Contribution to a book, Journal Article] The Way of Macroplastic through the Environment In: Environments, 7 (10), 73, 2020 [DOI: 10.3390/environments7100073]	Lechthaler, Simone Elisabeth (Corresponding author) Waldschläger, Kryss Lisanne Stauch, Georg Schüttrumpf, Holger
[Book] Makroplastik in der Umwelt : Betrachtung terrestrischer und aquatischer Bereiche In: essentials, 2020 [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-30337-2]	Lechthaler, Simone Elisabeth (Corresponding author)
[Journal Article] Mikroplastik weltweit : Die Belastung in Deutschland im internationalen Vergleich In: Wasser und Abfall : WA, 2020 (5), 20-24, 2020 [DOI: 10.1007/s35152-020-0213-x]	Waldschläger, Kryss Lisanne (Corresponding author) Lechthaler, Simone Elisabeth
[Contribution to a book, Contribution to a conference proceedings] Oil Extraction as Separation Method for Microplastic in Sediment Samples In: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Microplastic Pollution in the Mediterranean Sea / Mariacristina Cocca, Emilia Di Pace, Maria Emanuela Errico, Gennaro Gentile, Alessio Montarsolo, Raffaella Mossotti, Maurizio Avella, Editors, 282-286, 2020 [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-45909-3_45]	Lechthaler, Simone Elisabeth (Corresponding author) Stauch, Georg Schüttrumpf, Holger
[Journal Article] The way of microplastic through the environment - Application of the source-pathway-receptor model (review) In: The science of the total environment, 713, 136584, 2020 [DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.136584]	Waldschläger, Kryss (Corresponding author) Lechthaler, Simone Elisabeth Stauch, Georg Schüttrumpf, Holger
[Journal Article] Sampling concept for microplastics in combined sewage-affected freshwater and freshwater sediments In: Fundamental and applied limnology = Archiv für Hydrobiologie, 194 (1), 37-48, 2019 [DOI: 10.1127/fal/2019/1176]	Lechthaler, Simone Elisabeth (Corresponding author) Dolny, Regina Spelthahn, Vanessa Pinnekamp, Johannes Linnemann, Volker
[Contribution to a book, Contribution to a conference proceedings] Mikrokunststoffe in marinen Wasser- und Sedimentproben In: Tagungsband : 21. Treffen junger WissenschaftlerInnen, 14. bis 16. August 2019 / BAW, Bundesanstalt für Wasserbau, 119-124, 2019	Lechthaler, Simone Elisabeth (Corresponding author) Paeprer, Charlotte
[Contribution to a book, Contribution to a conference proceedings] Mikroplastik in Kläranlagenabläufen und Mischwasserüberläufen In: Weitergehende Abwasserreinigung : ÖWAV-Seminar - Wien 2019, TU Wien, 26.-27. Februar 2019 / Herausgeber: Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Krampe, Ass. Prof. Mag. Dr. Norbert Kreuzinger, a.o. Univ.-Prof. DI Dr. Matthias Zessner, Technische Universität Wien (Institut für Wassergüte und Ressourcenmanagement), 97-114, 2019	Spelthahn, Vanessa Dolny, Regina Giese, Carolin Griebel, Kai Barbara Lechthaler, Simone Elisabeth Pinnekamp, Johannes Linnemann, Volker
[Conference Presentation] Plastics in the Oceans : recycling, WtE or landfilling? In: 11. ISWA Beacon Conference on Waste-to-Energy Malmö 2019-10-29 - 2019-10-30, 2019	Hee, Johann Schlögel, Kai Ulrich Lechthaler, Simone Elisabeth Quicker, Peter (Corresponding author)
[Contribution to a book, Contribution to a conference proceedings] Mikroplastik aus Mischsystemen In: "Wasser und Gesundheit" : 52. Essener Tagung für Wasserwirtschaft : 20. bis 22. März 2019 im Eurogress Aachen / herausgegeben von Professor Dr.-Ing. J. Pinnekamp, Institut für Siedlungswasserwirtschaft der Rhein.-Westf. Techn. Hochschule Aachen ; bearbeitet von Dr. V. Kölling ; Lehrstuhl für Siedlungswasserwirtschaft und Siedlungsabfallwirtschaft, RWTH Aachen University; FiW; IFWW; Landesamt für Natur, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz Nordrhein-Westfalen ; in Abstimmung mit dem Ministerium für Klimaschutz, Umwelt Landwirtschaft, Natur- und Verbraucherschutz des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen ; Bundesministerium für Umwelt , Naturschutz, Bau und Reaktorsicherheit; Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, 29/1-13, 2019	Spelthahn, Vanessa (Corresponding author) Dolny, Regina Giese, Carolin Griebel, Kai Barbara Lechthaler, Simone Elisabeth Pinnekamp, Johannes Linnemann, Volker
[Contribution to a book, Contribution to a conference proceedings] Mikroplastik in Kläranlagenabläufen und Mischwasserüberläufen In: 51. Essener Tagung für Wasserwirtschaft "Wasserwirtschaft im Umbruch" : 14.3. - 16.3.2018 in Essen / herausgegeben von Professor Dr.-Ing. J. Pinnekamp ; bearbeitet von Dr. V. Kölling, 30/1-30/14, 2018	Linnemann, Volker (Corresponding author) Dolny, Regina Spelthahn, Vanessa Lechthaler, Simone Elisabeth Winkel, Johann Schöllhorn, Jürgen Pinnekamp, Johannes