From Biomolecules to Chemofossils

Prof. Dr. Jan Schwarzbauer

Current research topics

-Sources, transport and fate of organiccontaminants in water and sediments of surface water systems

-Impact of anthropogenic xenibiotics onriverine systems

-Structure elucidation of still unknownorganic contaminants

-Analytical investigations on pollutionsources of surface and ground water (industrial emissions, municipal effluents,waste deposit seepage water, mining effluents etc.)

-Organic-geochemical characterization of boundresidues in riverine particulate matter

-Komponentenspezifische Isotopenanalysen vonorganischen Schadstoffen

This second volume in the series 'Fundamentals in Organic Geochemistry' focusses on molecular chemical aspects introducing the structural diversity of natural products, their fate in the sedimentary systems and the consequences of the corresponding alterations for geoscientific questions. Organic Geochemistry is a modern scientific subject characterized by a high transdisciplinarity and located at the edge of chemistry, environmental sciences, geology and biology. Therefore, there is a need for a flexible offer of appropriate academic teaching material on an undergraduate level addressed to the variety of students coming originally from different study disciplines. For such a flexible usage this textbook series consists of different volumes with clear defined aspects and with manageable length.

1. Molecular aspects of production and degradation of natural organic matter in the geosphere.- 2. The biomarker approach.- 3. Isoprenoids.- 4. Polyketides.- 5. Pigments.- 6. Macromolecules.