Publikationen apl. Prof. Dr. Tobias Licha

Bozau E, Licha T, Ließmann W (in press): Hydrogeochemical characteristics of mine water in the Harz Mountains, Germany. Chemie der Erde - Geochemistry, doi:10.1016/j.chemer.2017.10.001.

Valhondo C, Martinez-Landa L, Carrera J, Ayora C, Nödler K, Licha T (2018): Evaluation of EOC removal processes during artificial recharge through a reactive barrier. Science of The Total Environment 612: 985–994.

Cao V, Schaffer M, Jin Y, Licha T (2017): Preservation of commonly applied fluorescent tracers in complex water samples. Grundwasser 22:127–133.

Schaffer M, Warner W, Kutzner S, Börnick H, Worch E, Licha T (2017): Organic molecules as sorbing tracers for the assessment of surface areas in consolidated aquifer systems. Journal of Hydrology 546:370–379.

Licha T, Püttmann W (2016): Chemische Quell- und Prozessindikatoren im Grundwasser. Grundwasser 21: 287–288.

Reh R, Nödler K, Hillebrand O, Licha T (2016): Potenziale der Nutzung organischer Spurenstoffe als Indikatoren in Grundwasserleitern 21: 289–293.

Kutzner S, Schaffer M, Licha T, Worch E, Börnick H (2016): Sorption of organic cations onto silica surfaces over a wide concentration range of competing electrolytes. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 484: 229–236.

Nödler K, Tsakiri M, Aloupi M, Gatidou G, Stasinakis A S, Licha T (2016): Evaluation of polar organic micropollutants as indicators for wastewater-related coastal water quality impairment. Environmental Pollution 211: 282–290.

Phukan M, Noubactep C, Licha T (2016): Characterizing the ion-selective nature of Fe0/H2O systems in batch experiments. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 4(1): 65–72.

Schaffer M, Idzik K R, Wilke M, Licha T (2016): Amides as thermo-sensitive tracers for investigating the thermal state of geothermal reservoirs. Geothermics 64: 180–186.

Tatomir A B, Halisch M, Duschl F, Peche A, Wiegand B, Schaffer M, Licha T, Niemi A, Bensabat J, Sauter M (2016): An integrated core-based analysis for the characterization of flow, transport and mineralogical parameters of the Heletz pilot CO2 storage site reservoir. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 48(1): 24–43.

Warner W, Ruppert H, Licha T (2016): Application of PAH concentration profiles in lake sediments as indicators for smelting activity. Science of The Total Environment 563–564: 587–592.

Zirlewagen J, Licha T, Schiperski F, Nödler K, Scheytt T (2016): Use of two artificial sweeteners, cyclamate and acesulfame, to identify and quantify wastewater contributions in a karst spring. Science of The Total Environment 547: 356–365.


Bozau E, Figueroa A A, Licha T, Wiegand B (2015): Chemische Zusammensetzung des atmosphärischen Eintrags – Messstation Clausthal-Zellerfeld (Harz), Oktober 2013 bis November 2014. Grundwasser 20(3):163–168.

Idzik K R, Cywinski P J, Kuznik W, Frydel J, Licha T, Ratajczyk T (2015): The optical properties and quantum chemical calculations of thienyl and furyl derivatives of pyrene. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 17: 22758–22769.

Licha T (2015): Pflanzenschutzmittel und Arzneimittel – Spurenstoffe im Roh- und Trinkwasser. Das Gesundheitswesen 77: doi 10.1055/s-0035-1546880.

Hillel N, Siebert C, Geyer S, Khayat S, Licha T, Laronne J B (2015): Water quality and discharge of the Lower Jordan River. Journal of Hydrology 527: 1096–1105.

Hillebrand O, Nödler K, Sauter M, Licha T (2015): Multitracer experiment to evaluate the attenuation of selected organic micropollutants in a karst aquifer. Science of The Total Environment 506–507: 338–343.

Idzik K R, Nödler K, Licha T (2015): Efficient Synthesis of Readily Water-Soluble Sulfonic Acid Carbamates. Molecules 20(4): 6856–6865.

Jekel M, Dott W, Bergmann A, Dünnbier U, Gnirß R, Haist-Gulde B, Hamscher G, Letzel M, Licha T, Lyko S, Miehe U, Sacher F, Scheurer M, Schmidt C K, Reemtsma T, Ruhl A S (2015): Selection of organic process and source indicator substances for the anthropogenically influenced water cycle. Chemosphere 125: 155–167.

Maier F, Schaffer M, Licha T (2015): Temperature Determination Using Thermo-Sensitive Tracers: Experimental Validation in an Isothermal Column Heat Exchanger. Geothermics 53: 533–539.

Maier F, Schaffer M, Licha T (2015): Determination of temperatures and cooled fractions by means of hydrolyzable thermo-sensitive tracers. Geothermics 58: 87–93.

Nham H T T, Greskowiak J, Nödler K, Rahman M A, Spachos T, Massmann G, Sauter M, Licha T (2015): Modeling the transport behavior of 16 emerging organic contaminants during soil aquifer treatment. Science of the Total Environment 514: 450–458.

Oehlmann S, Geyer T, Licha T, Sauter M (2015): Reducing the ambiguity of karst aquifer models by pattern matching of flow and transport on catchment scale. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 19: 893–912.

Reh R, Licha T, Nödler K, Geyer T, Sauter M (2015): Evaluation and application of organic micro-pollutants (OMPs) as indicators in karst system characterization. Environmental Science & Pollution Research 22(6): 4631–4643.

Schaffer M, Kröger K F, Nödler K, Ayora C, Carrera J, Hernández M, Licha T (2015): Influence of a compost layer on the attenuation of 28 selected organic micropollutants under realistic soil aquifer treatment conditions: Insights from a large scale column experiment. Water Research 74: 110–121.

Schaffer M, Licha T (2015): Review: A framework for assessing the retardation of organic molecules in groundwater: Implications of the species distribution for the sorption-influenced transport. Science of The Total Environment 524–525: 187–194.

Schiperski F, Zirlewagen J, Hillebrand O, Licha T, Scheytt T (2015): Preliminary results on the dynamics of particles and their size distribution at a karst spring during a snowmelt event. Journal of Hydrology 524: 326–332.

Schiperski F, Zirlewagen J, Hillebrand O, Nödler K., Licha T, Scheytt T (2015): Relationship between organic micropollutants and hydro-sedimentary processes at a karst spring in south-west Germany. Science of The Total Environment 532: 360–367.

Tatomir A B, Schaffer M, Kissinger A, Hommel J, Nuske P, Licha T, Helmig R, Sauter M (2015): Novel approach for modeling kinetic interface-sensitive (KIS) tracers with respect to time-dependent interfacial area change for the optimization of supercritical carbon dioxide injection into deep saline aquifers. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 33: 145–153.

Phukan M, Noubactep C, Licha T (2015): Characterizing the ion-selective nature of Fe0-based filters using azo dyes. Chemical Engineering Journal 259: 481–491.

Valhondo C, Carrera J, Ayora C, Tubau I, Martinez-Landa L, Nödler K, Licha T (2015): Characterizing redox conditions and monitoring attenuation of selected pharmaceuticals during artificial recharge through a reactive layer. Science of the Total Environment 512–513: 240–250.

Xu W, Yan W, Licha T (2015): Simultaneous determination of trace benzotriazoles and benzothiazoles in water by large-volume injection/gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography A 1422: 270–276.

Doummar J, Geyer T, Baierl M, Nödler K, Licha, T, Sauter M (2014): Carbamazepine breakthrough as indicator for specific vulnerability of karst springs: application on the Jeita spring, Lebanon. Applied Geochemistry 47: 150–156.

Fischer S, Licha T, Markelova K (2014): Transportverhalten kurzkettiger Alkylphenole (SCAP) im Grundwasser und in der Umwelt. Grundwasser 19: 119–126.

Hebig K, Nödler K, Licha T, Scheytt T (2014): Impact of materials used in lab and field experiments on the recovery of organic micropollutants. Science of the Total Environment Science of the Total Environment 473–474C: 125–131.

Hillebrand O, Nödler K, Geyer T, Licha T (2014): Investigating the dynamics of two herbicides at a karst spring in Germany: Consequences for sustainable raw water management. Science of the Total Environment 482–483: 193–200.

Idzik K R, Ledwon P, Licha T, Kuznik W, Lapkowski M, Frydel J (2014): Furyl derivatives of pyrene: efficient synthesis and relevant optical properties. Dyes and Pigments 103: 55–61.

Idzik K R, Licha T, Lukeš V, Rapta P, Frydel J, Schaffer M, Taeuscher E, Beckert R, Dunsch L (2014): Synthesis and optical properties of various thienyl derivatives of pyrene. Journal of Fluorescence 24(1): 153–160.

Idzik K R, Nödler K, Maier F, Licha T (2014): Efficient Synthesis and Reaction Kinetics of Readily Water Soluble Esters Containing Sulfonic Groups. Molecules 19(12): 21022–21033.

Idzik K R, Nödler K, Licha T (2014): Efficient synthesis of readily water soluble amides containing sulfonic groups. Synthetic Communications 44(1): 133–140.

Kutzner S, Schaffer M, Börnick H, Licha T, Worch E (2014): Sorption of the organic cation metoprolol on silica gel from its aqueous solution considering the competition of inorganic cations. Water Research 54: 273–283.

Ledwon P, Lapkowski M, Licha T, Frydel J, Idzik K R (2014): The role of furyl substituents of pyrene on monomer and polymer properties. Synthetic Metals 191:74–82.

Machata P, Rapta P, Lukeš V, Idzik K R, Licha T, Beckert R, Dunsch L (2014): Regioregular electrochromic polymers based on thienyl derivatives of fluorescent pyrene monomers: optical properties, spectroelectrochemistry and quantum chemical study. Electrochimica Acta 122: 57–65.

Nödler K, Tsakiri M, Licha T (2014): The impact of different proportions of a treated effluent on the biotransformation of selected micro-contaminants in river water microcosms. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 11(10): 10390-10405, ijerph-63808.

Nödler K, Voutsa D, Licha T (2014): Polar organic micropollutants in the coastal environment of different marine systems. Marine Pollution Bulletin 85(1): 50–59.

Oehlmann S, Geyer T, Licha T, Sauter M (2014): Reducing the ambiguity of karst aquifer models by pattern matching of flow and transport on catchment scale. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions 11: 9281–9326.

Reh R, Hillebrand O, Geyer T, Nödler K, Licha T, Sauter M (2014): Charakterisierung des Transports organischer Spurenstoffe in zwei Karstsystemen- Ein Vergleich. Grundwasser 19(4): 251–262.

Schaffer M, Licha T (2014): Review: A guideline for the identification of environmentally relevant, ionizable organic molecule species. Chemosphere 103:12–25.

Valhondo C, Carrera J, Ayora C, Nödler K, Licha T, Tubau I, Köck-Schulmeyer M, López de Alda M (2014): Behavior of nine selected emerging trace organic contaminants in an artificial recharge system supplemented with a reactive barrier. Environmental Science & Pollution Research 21(20): 11832–11843.

Graue B, Siegesmund S, Oyhantcabal P, Naumann R, Licha T, Simon K (2013): The decay of the Drachenfels trachyte under industrial, urban and rural environment: a case study at the Cologne, Altenberg and Xanten cathedrals. Environmental Earth Sciences 69(4): 1095–1124.

Fischer S, Licha T (2013): Quellen und Vorkommen kurzkettiger Alkylphenole (SCAP). Grundwasser 18(1): 25–34.

Hillebrand O, Musallam S, Scherer L, Nödler K, Licha T (2013): The challenge of sample-stabilisation in the era of multi-residue analytical methods: A practical guideline for the stabilisation of 46 organic micropollutants in aqueous samples. Science of the Total Environment 454–455: 289–298.

Licha T, Niedbala A, Bozau E, Geyer T (2013): An assessment of selected properties of the fluorescent tracer, Tinopal CBS-X related to conservative behavior, and suggested improvements. Journal of Hydrology 484: 38–44.

Niedbala A, Schaffer M, Licha T, Nödler K, Börnick H, Ruppert H, Worch E (2013): Influence of competing inorganic cations on the ion exchange equilibrium of the monovalent organic cation metoprolol on natural sediment. Chemosphere 90(6): 1945–1951.

Nödler K, Hillebrand O, Idzik K, Strathmann M, Schiperski F, Zirlewagen J, Licha T (2013): Occurrence and fate of the angiotensin II receptor antagonist transformation product valsartan acid in the water cycle – An intercomparison study with selected β-blockers and the persistent anthropogenic wastewater indicators carbamazepine and acesulfame. Water Research 47: 6650–6659.

Nödler K, Licha T, Voutsa D (2013): Twenty years later – atrazine concentrations in selected coastal waters of the Mediterranean and the Baltic Sea. Marine Pollution Bulletin 70: 112–118.

Oehlmann S, Geyer T, Licha T, Birk S (2013): Influence of aquifer heterogeneity on karst hydraulics and catchment delineation employing distributive modeling approaches. Hydrology and Earth Systems Science 17: 4729–4742.

Oehlmann S, Geyer T, Licha T, Birk S (2013): Influence of aquifer heterogeneity on karst hydraulics and catchment delineation employing distributive modeling approaches. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions 10: 9027–9055.

Reh R, Licha T, Geyer T, Nödler K, Sauter M (2013): Occurrence and spatial distribution of organic micro-pollutants in a complex hydrogeological karst system during low flow and high flow periods, results of a two-year study. Science of the Total Environment 443: 438–445.

Schaffer M, Maier F, Licha T, Sauter M (2013): A new generation of tracers for the characterization of interfacial areas during supercritical carbon dioxide injections into deep saline aquifers: Concept for kinetic interface-sensitive tracers (KIS Tracer). International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 14: 200–208.

Tong F, Niemi A, Yang Z, Fagerlund F, Licha T, Sauter M (2013): A numerical model of tracer transport in a non-isothermal two-phase flow system for CO2 geological storage characterization. Transport in Porous Media 98(1): 173–192.

Banzhaf S, Nödler K, Licha T, Krein A, Scheytt T (2012): Redox-sensitivity and mobility of selected pharmaceutical compounds in a low flow column experiment. Science of the Total Environment 438: 113–121.

Barbieri M, Carrera J, Ayora C, Sanchez-Vila X, Licha T, Nödler K, Osorio V, Pérez S, Köck-Schulmeyer M, López de Alda M, Barceló D (2012): Formation of diclofenac and sulfamethoxazole reversible transformation products in aquifer material under denitrifying conditions: Batch experiments. Science of the Total Environment 426: 256-263.

Barbieri M, Licha T, Nödler K, Carrera J, Ayora C, Sanchez-Vila X (2012): Fate of beta-blockers in aquifer material under nitrate reducing conditions: Batch experiments. Chemosphere 89(11): 1272–1277.

Ghergut I, Behrens H, Licha T, Sauter M (2012): Mit Beiden sieht man besser- Gedanken zur Geothermalreservoircharaktersierung mittels konservativer und reaktiver Tracer. Ingenieurspiegel 4: 71–73.

Hillebrand O, Nödler K, Licha T, Sauter M, Geyer T (2012): Caffeine as an indicator for the quantification of untreated wastewater in karst systems. Water Research 46(2): 395–402.

Hillebrand O, Nödler K, Licha T, Sauter M, Geyer T (2012): Identification of the attenuation potential of a karst aquifer by an artificial dualtracer experiment with caffeine. Water Research 46(16): 5381–5388.

Idzik KR, Frydel J, Beckert R, Ledwon P, Lapkowski M, Fasting C, Müller C, Licha T (2012): Synthesis and electrochemical properties of tetrathienyl-linked branched polymers with various aromatic cores. Electrochimica Acta 79:154–161.

Ionescu D, Siebert C, Polerecky L, Munwes Y, Lott C, Häusler S, Bižić-Ionescu M, Quast C, Peplies J, Glöckner F, Ramette A, Rödiger T, Dittmar T, Oren A, Geyer S, Stärk H-J, Sauter M, Licha T, Laronne JB, de Beer D (2012): Microbial and chemical characterization of underwater fresh water springs in the Dead Sea. PLoS ONE 7(6): e38319. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0038319.

Niemi A, Bensabat J, Fagerlund F, Sauter M, Ghergut J, Licha T, Fierz T, Wiegand G, Rasmusson M, Rasmusson K, Shtivelman V, Gendler M (2012): Small-Scale CO2 Injection into a Deep Geological Formation at Heletz, Israel. Energy Procedia 23: 504–511.

Nödler K, Licha T, Barbieri M, Pérez S (2012): Evidence for the microbially mediated abiotic formation of reversible and non-reversible sulfamethoxazole transformation products during denitrification. Water Research 46(7): 2131–2139.

Nottebohm M, Licha T (2012): Detection of naphthalenesulfonates from highly saline brines with high-performance liquid chromatography in conjunction with fluorescence detection and solid-phase extraction. Journal of Chromatographic Science 50(6):477–481.

Nottebohm M, Licha T, Sauter M (2012): Tracer design for tracking thermal fronts in geothermal reservoirs. Geothermics 43: 37–44.

Schaffer M, Börnick H, Nödler K, Licha T, Worch E (2012): Influence of cation exchange processes on the transport of cationic beta-blockers. Water Research 46(17): 5472–5482.

Schaffer M, Boxberger N, Börnick H, Licha T, Worch E (2012): Sorption influenced transport of ionizable pharmaceuticals onto a natural sandy aquifer sediment at different pH. Chemosphere 87(5): 513–520.

Nödler K, Licha T, Fischer S, Wagner B, Sauter M (2011): A case study on the correlation of micro-contaminants and potassium in the Leine River (Germany). Applied Geochemistry 26(12): 2172–2180.

Török Á, Licha T, Simon K, Siegesmund S (2011): Urban and rural limestone weathering; the contribution of dust to black crust formation. Environmental Earth Sciences 63(4): 1–19.

Nödler K, Licha T, Bester K, Sauter M (2010): Development of a multi-residue analytical method, based on liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry, for the simultaneous determination of 46 micro-contaminants in aqueous samples. Journal of Chromatography A 1217: 6511–6521.

Schaffer M, Boxberger N, Börnick H, Licha T, Worch E (2010): Säulenversuche zur Simulation des pH-abhängigen Stofftransports ausgewählter pharmazeutischer Wirkstoffe im Grundwasserleiter. Vom Wasser 108(4): 115–121.

Noubactep C, Licha T, Scott TB, Fall M, Sauter M (2009): Exploring the influence of operational parameters on the reactivity of elemental iron materials. Journal of Hazardous Materials 172 (2 3): 943–951.

Geyer T, Birk S, Licha T, Liedl R, Sauter M (2007): Multi-tracer test approach to characterize reactive transport in karst aquifers. Ground Water 45(1): 36–45.

Spiessl SM, Prommer H, Sauter M, Licha T, Zheng C (2007): A process-based reactive hybrid transport model for coupled discrete conduit-continuum systems. Journal of Hydrology 347(1–2): 23–34.

Messow U, Alexeeva M, Licha T, Oberbrodhage J, Morgner H. (2003): About unusual temperature dependency of surface tensions in mixtures of Lecithin in 3-Hydroxypropionitrile. Colloid & Polymer Science 281(10): 980–987.

Sauter M, Licha T (2002): Use of Short Chained Alkylphenols (SCAP) in Analysis of Transport Behaviour of Oil Contaminated Groundwater. Journal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences 7(2): 29–38.

Licha T, Herfort M, Sauter M (2001): Phenolindex- ein sinnvoller Parameter für die Altlastenbewertung? Grundwasser 6(1): 8–14.