Experiments and numerical studies on transport of sulfadiazine in soil columns [Elektronische Ressource] / von Myriam Unold

Experiments and numerical studies on transport of sulfadiazine in soil columns Inaugural-Dissertation zur Erlangung des Grades Doktor der Agrarwissenschaft (Dr. agr.) der Hohen Landwirtschaftlichen Fakultät der Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität zu Bonn vorgelegt am 18. Dezember 2009 von Myriam Unold aus Landstuhl, Deutschland Referent: Prof. Dr. Harry Vereecken Ko-Referent: Prof. Dr. Wulf Amelung Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 07. Juli 2010 Erscheinungsjahr: 2010 Acknowledgements First of all I want to thank my promotor Prof. Harry Vereecken, head of the ICG-4, Agrosphere, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Dr. Thomas Pütz and Dr. Joost Groeneweg, head of the project “Veterinary pharmaceuticals in soils”, for the chance to conduct this thesis at the Agrosphere Institute which included amongst others the possibility to stay in the USA for three month. Furthermore I thank Prof. Wulf Amelung (University of Bonn) for being my co-promotor. I express my gratitude to the German Research Foundation for funding this thesis in the frame of the research group “Veterinary medicines in soils – Basic Research for Risk analysis” and I thank the members of the research group for many inspiring discussions and information. I am especially grateful to Dr. Marc Lamshöft (University of Dortmund) for his support in the analysis of metabolites.