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Dr. David Elsaesser

REE-Mix
Contact
elsaesser[at]uni-landau.de
Building C I; Room 004

Research Interests

  • Renewable Energy
  • Aquatic Ecotoxicology
  • Geoinformatics
  • Landscape development

Current Research Projects

  • OUI-Biomass -Innovations for sustainable biomass utilization in the Upper Rhine Region

Academic History

  • Postdoc (since 2011): Institute of Environmental Science, University of Koblenz-Landau
  • PhD thesis (November 2011): “Mitigation of aquatic nonpointsource pollution with vegetated treatment systems, Institute of Environmental Science”, University of Koblenz-Landau
  • Diploma Thesis (March 2007): “GIS gestützte Spätfrostanalyse“, Institute of Environmental Science, University of Koblenz-Landau
  • Study of Environmental Sciences (2002–2007): University of Koblenz-Landau

Recent Publications

  • Stang, C., Elsaesser, D., Bundschuh, M., Ternes, T.A., Schulz, R. (2013): Mitigation of biocide and fungicide concentrations in flow-through vegetated stream mesocosms. Journal of Environmental Quality. Vol. 42 No. 6, p. 1889-1895
  • Bundschuh, M., Zubrod, J. P., Klemm, P., Elsaesser, D., Stang, C., Schulz, R., (2013). Effects of peak exposure scenarios on Gammarus fossarum using field relevant pesticide mixtures. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 95, 137–143.
  • David Elsaesser, Christoph Stang, Nikita Bakanov, Ralf Schulz (2013): The Landau Stream Mesocosm Facility: Pesticide Mitigation in Vegetated Flow-Through Streams. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 90:640–645
  • David Elsaesser, Anne-Grete Buseth Blankenberg, Anna Geist, Trond Mæhlum and Ralf Schulz (2011): Assessing the influence of vegetation on reduction of pesticide concentration in experimental surface flow constructed wetlands: Application of the toxic units approach. Ecological Engineering. 37, 955–962.
  • Sebastian Stehle, David Elsaesser, Caroline Gregoire, Gwenaël Imfeld, Engelbert Niehaus, Elodie Passeport, Sylvain Payraudeau, Ralf B. Schäfer, Julien Tournebize, and Ralf Schulz (2011). Pesticide Risk Mitigation by Vegetated Treatment Systems: A Meta-analysis. Journal of Environmental Quality. 40,1068–1080.
  • Jens Lange, Tobias Schuetz, Caroline Gregoire, David Elsaesser, Ralf Schulz, Elodie Passeport, Julien Tournebize (2010): Multi-tracer experiments to characterize contaminant mitigation capacities for different types of artificial wetlands. International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 91 (7-8), 768-785
  • David Elsaesser and Ralf Schulz (2010): The ArtWET tool: a Georeferenced Approach Assessing Runoff Related Pesticide Pollution in Surface Waters across Europe. In: Behr, Franz-Josef, Pradeepkumar, A. P., Beltrán Castanón, C. A.: Applied Geoinformatics for Society and Environment, Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences, Volume 109, 65-70.
  • Ralf Schulz, Sebastian Stehle, David Elsaesser, Steffen Matezki, Alexandra Müller, Michael Neumann, Renja Ohliger, Jörn Wogram, Katharina Zenker (2009): Geodata-based probabilistic risk assessment and management of pesticides in Germany: a conceptual framework. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 5 (1):69-79.
  • Caroline Gregoire, David Elsaesser, David Huguenot, Jens Lange, Thierry Lebeau, Annalisa Merli, Robert Mose, Elodie Passeport, Sylvain Payraudeau and Tobias Schütz, Ralf Schulz, Gabriela Tapia-Padilla, Julien Tournebize, Marco Trevisan and Adrien Wanko (2009): Mitigation of agricultural nonpoint-source pesticide pollution in artificial wetland ecosystems. Environmental Chemistry Letters Volume 7, Number 3, 205-231.

Recent Presentations

  • David Elsaesser, Christoph Stang, Ralf Schulz (2013): Assessment of agricultural nonpoint-source fungicide exposure and mitigation in detention ponds and vegetated ditches. Oral presentation at the I Conference of Natural Resources and Development, Viña del Mar, Chile November 2013
  • David Elsaesser and Stefan Jergentz (2013): Plan-EE: A spatial decision support system to assess potentials for regional renewable energy supply. Poster presentation at the I Conference of Natural Resources and Development, Viña del Mar, Chile November 2013
  • David Elsaesser and Ralf Schulz (2010): The ArtWET tool: a Georeferenced Approach Assessing Runoff Related Pesticide Pollution in Surface Waters across Europe. Oral presentation at the AGSE Conference in Arequipa, Peru August 2010
  • David Elsaesser Anna Geist and Ralf Schulz (2009): Mitigation of pesticide pollution in an experimental vegetated surface flow constructed wetland system. Oral presentation at the Wetland Pollutant Dynamics and Control Conference, Barcelona Spain 2009
  • Stang C., Elsaesser D., Schulz R (2009): Flow-through vegetated ditch mesocosm for estimating mitigation potentials of agricultural non-point source pollution. Poster presentation at the Wetland Pollutant Dynamics and Control Conference, Barcelona Spain 2009
  • David Elsaesser, Eva Hauck and Ralf Schulz (2007):Mitigation of Pesticide Pollution in Vegetated Agricultural Surface Waters: The Role of Vegetation. Oral presentation at the Wetland Pollutant Dynamics and Control Conference, Tartu, Estonia, September 2007

Contact Details

Dr. David Elsaesser
Institute of Environmental Sciences
University of Koblenz-Landau
Fortstrasse 7, Room CI 004
76829 Landau
Germany
Phone +49 6341 280 31330
Fax +49 6341 280 31326

 

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