Contaminant Hydrology

• Buschmann J., Berg M.*, Stengel C., Sampson M.L. Arsenic and Manganese Contamination of Drinking Water Resources in Cambodia: Coincidence of Risk Areas with Low Relief Topography. Environmental Science & Technology, 41, 2146–2152 (2007).
  
  
• Berg M., Bolotin J., Hofstetter T.B. Compound-Specific Nitrogen and Carbon Isotope Analysis of Nitroaromatic Compounds in Aqueous Samples Using Solid-Phase Microextraction Coupled to GC/IRMS. Anal. Chem., 79, 2386–2393 (2007).
  
  
• Berg M.*, Stengel C., Pham T.K.T., Pham H.V., Sampson M.L., Leng M., Samreth S., Fredericks D. Magnitude of Arsenic Pollution in the Mekong and Red River Deltas - Cambodia and Vietnam. Science of the Total Environment, 372, 413–425 (2007).
  
  
• Hartenbach A., Hofstetter T.B., Berg M., Bolotin J., Schwarzenbach R.P. Using Nitrogen Isotope Fractionation to Asses Abiotic Reduction of Nitroaromatic Compounds. Environmental Science & Technology, 40, 7710–7716 (2006).
  
  
• van der Meer J.R., Berg M., Trang P.T.K. Using Bacteria to Quantify Arsenic Contamination in Potable Water. Chimia, 60(9), 631 (2006).
  
  
• Buschmann J., Kappeler A., Lindauer U., Kistler D., Berg M., Sigg L. Arsenite and Arsenate Binding to Dissolved Humic Acids: Influence of pH, Type of Humic Acid and Aluminum. Environmental Science & Technology, 40, 6015–6020 (2006).
  
  
• Berg M.*, Luzi S., Trang P.K.T., Viet P.H., Giger W., Stüben D. Arsenic Removal from Groundwater by Household Sand Filters: Comparative Field Study, Model Calculations, and Health Benefits. Environmental Science & Technology, 40, 5567–5573 (2006).
  
  
• Dodd M.C., Vu N.D., Ammann A., Le V.C., Kissner R., Pham H.V., Cao T.H., Berg M., von Gunten U. Kinetics and Mechanistic Aspects of As(III) Oxidation by Aqueous Chlorine, Chloramines, and Ozone: Relevance to Drinking Water Treatment. Environmental Science & Technology, 40, 3285–3292 (2006).
  
  
• Pham Thi Kim Trang, Michael Berg*, Pham Hung Viet, Nguyen Van Mui, Jan Roelof van der Meer*. Bacterial Bioassay for Rapid and Accurate Analysis of Arsenic in Highly Variable Groundwater Samples. Environmental Science & Technology, 39, 7625–7630 (2005).
  
  
• Aeppli C., Berg M. Steckbrief für Verunreinigungen im Grundwasser. EAWAG Jahresbericht 2004, 41–43, (2005).
  
  
• Zwank L., Berg M., Elsner M., Schmidt T.C., Schwarzenbach R.P., Haderlein S.B. New Evaluation Scheme for Two-Dimensional Isotope Analysis to Decipher Biodegradation Processes: Application to Groundwater Contamination by MTBE. Environmental Science & Technology, 39, 1018–1029 (2005).
  
  
• Berg M.*, Zwank L., Bolotin J., Aeppli C., Häner A., Möller M., Munz C., Ziegler U. Einzelstoff-Isotopenanalyse zur Beurteilung des Abbauverhaltens von Methyl-tert-butylether (MTBE) an einem Altlastenstandort. Altlasten Spektrum, 14 (1), 20–26 (2005).
  
  
• Luzi S., Berg M.*, Pham T.K.T., Pham H.V., Schertenleib, R. (2004) Household Sand Filters for Arsenic Removal; Technical Report; Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag). Dubendorf, Switzerland, 2004. www.arsenic.eawag.ch/publications.
  
  
• Schmidt T.C., Zwank L., Elsner M., Berg M., Meckenstock R.U., Haderlein S.B. Compound-specific Stable Isotope Analysis of Organic Contaminants in Natural Environments: Critical Review of the State of the Art, Prospects, and Future Challenges. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 378, 283–300 (2004).
  
  
• Pham H.V., Tran H.C., Cao T.H., Hoang V.H., Berg M., Giger W., Schertenleib R. Investigation of Arsenic Removal Technologies for Drinking Water in Vietnam. Book chapter in “Arsenic Exposure and Health Effects V” , Eds. W.R. Chappell, C.O. Abernathy, R.L. Calderon, and D.J. Thomas. Elsevier Science (2003), 459–469.
  
  
• Tran H.C., Nguyen T.H., Berg M., Pham H.V. Investigation of Arsenic Release from Sediment Minerals to Water Phases. Book chapter in “Arsenic Exposure and Health Effects V”, Eds. W.R. Chappell, C.O. Abernathy, R.L. Calderon, and D.J. Thomas. Elsevier Science (2003), 93–101.
  
  
• Zwank L., Berg M.*, Schmidt T.C., Haderlein S.B., Compound-specific Carbon Isotope Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds in the Low µg/L-Range. Analytical Chemistry, 75, 5575–5583 (2003).
  
  
• Giger W., Berg M., Pham H.V., Duong H.A., Tran H.C., Cao T.H., Schertenleib R., Environmental Analytical Research in Northern Vietnam – A Swiss-Vietnamese Cooperation focusing on Arsenic and Organic Contaminants in Aquatic Environments and Drinking Water. Chimia, 57, 529–536 (2003).
  
  
• Duong H.A., Berg M.*, Hoang M.H., Pham H.V., Gallard H., Giger W., von Gunten U. Trihalomethane Formation by Chlorination of Ammonium- and Bromide-containing Groundwater in Water Supplies of Hanoi, Vietnam. Water Research, 37, 3242–3252 (2003).
  
  
• Zwank L., Berg M., Schmidt T.C., Haderlein S.B., Schwarzenbach R.P. Compound-Specific Stable Isotope Analysis of Organic Groundwater Contaminants: Environmental Applications and Analytical Challenges. Chimia, 57, 44 (2003).
  
  
• Zwank L., Schmidt T.C., Haderlein S.B., Berg M. Simultaneous Determination of Fuel Oxygenates and BTEX Using Direct Aqueous Injection Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (DAI-GC/MS). Environ. Sci. Technol., 36, 2054–2059 (2002).
  
  
• Escher B.I., Berg M., Mühlemann J., Schwarz M.A.A., Hermens J.L.M., Vaes W.H.J., Schwarzenbach R.P. Determination of Liposome/Water Partition Coefficients of Organic Acids and Bases by Solid-Phase Microextraction. Analyst, 127, 42–48 (2002).
  
  
• Nguyen H.M., Pham H.V., Giger W., Berg M.* Simultaneous Determination of Polar and Apolar Organophosphorus Pesticides and Triazine Herbicides by Solid-Phase Microextraction (SPME) in Aqueous Samples. Analytical Sciences, 17, a375–a378 (2001).
  
  
• Giger W., Berg M. Arsenhaltiges Grundwasser in Hanoi – Schweizerisch-vietnamesische Forschungspartnerschaft. Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Forschung und Technik, 22. August 2001, 66.
  
  
• Berg M., Arnold C.G., Müller S.R., Mühlemann J., Schwarzenbach R.P. Sorption- and Desorption Behavior of Organotin Compounds in Sediment-Pore Water Systems. Environmental Science & Technology, 35, 3151–3157 (2001).
  
  
• Berg M.*, Tran H.C., Nguyen T.C., Pham H.V., Schertenleib R., Giger W. Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater and Drinking Water in Vietnam: A Human Health Threat. Environmental Science & Technology, 35, 2621–2626 (2001).
  
  
• Espino, M.P., Aga, D.S., Nguyen, M.H., Singer, H., Berg, M., Müller S.R., Analysis of Organophosphorus Pesticides in Water by Graphitized Carbon Black Extraction and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry. Kimika 17 (1), 13–18 (2001).
  
  
• Schmidt T.C., Duong H.A., Berg M., Haderlein S.B. Analysis of fuel oxygenates in the environment. Analyst, 126, 405–413 (2001).
  
  
• Looser P.W., Fent K., Berg M., Goudsmit G.-H., Schwarzenbach R.P. Uptake and Elimination of Triorganotin Compounds by Larval Midge Chironomus riparius in the Absence and Presence of Aldrich Humic Acid (AHA). Environmental Science & Technology, 34, 5165–5171 (2000).
  
  
• Looser P.W., Berg M.*, Fent K., Mühlemann J., Schwarzenbach R.P. Phenyl- and Butyltin Analysis in Small Biological Samples by Cold Methanolic Digestion and GC/MS. Analytical Chemistry, 72, 5136–5141 (2000).
  
  
• Berg M.*, Müller S.R., Mühlemann J., Wiedmer A., Schwarzenbach R.P. Concentrations and Mass Fluxes of Chloroacetic Acids and Trifluoroacetic Acid in Rain and Natural Waters in Switzerland. Environmental Science and Technology, 34, 2675–2683 (2000).
  
  
• Arnold C.G., Berg M.*, Müller S.R., Dommann U., Schwarzenbach R.P. Determination of Organotin Compounds in Water, Sediments, and Sewage Sludge Using Perdeuterated Internal Standards, Accelerated Solvent Extraction and Large-Volume-Injection GC/MS. Analytical Chemistry, 70, 3094–3101 (1998).
  
  
• Suter M.J.-F., Alder A.C., Berg M., McArdell C.S., Riediker S., Giger W. Determination of Hydrophilic and Amphiphilic Organic Pollutants in the Aquatic Environment. Chimia, 51, 871–877 (1997).
  
  
• Müller S.R., Berg M., Ulrich M.M., Schwarzenbach R.P. Atrazine and Its Primary Metabolites in Swiss Lakes: Input Characteristics and Long-Term Behavior in the Water Column. Environmental Science and Technology, 31, 2104–2113 (1997).
  
  
• Berg M., Müller S.R., Schwarzenbach R.P. Simultaneous Determination of Triazines Including Atrazine and Their Major Metabolites Hydroxyatrazine, Desethylatrazine, and Deisopropylatrazine in Natural Waters. Analytical Chemistry, 67, 1860–1865 (1995).