Dr. Collin J. Weber
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Darmstadt
- Soils as reservoirs for microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs): Analytics, occurrence, spatial distribution and mobility of MNPs in soils
- Plastics as a marker of the Anthropocene and the fluvial anthroposphere: application of plastics as stratigraphic markers in soils and fluvial sediments to reconstruct recent sedimentary dynamics
- Conceptual and applied soil geography: soil geography as an interdisciplinary interface to study spatial dynamics of diverse matter fluxes (e.g., pollutants) in the environment. Development and application of spatial investigation approaches (e.g., plastic cycles)
- Field soil science and soil protection
- Analytical methods: Microplastic separation and identification via FTIR-spectroscopy and chemical imaging; ICP-MS; radionuclide analysis (HPGe)
- Since 2022: Research assistant at the Department of Soil Mineralogy and Soil Chemistry (IAG)
- 2019-2022: PhD (Dr. rer. nat.): “Spatial Distribution of Meso- and Microplastics in Floodplain Soilscapes: New Insights from Rural to Urban Floodplains in Central Germany”
- 2019-2022: PhD scholarship by Marburg University Research Academy (MARA) and research assistant in the WG Soil- and Water Ecosystems, Department of Geography, Philipps-University Marburg
- 2017-2019: MSc. study of physical geography (Philipps-University Marburg)
- 2014-2017: BSc. study of geography (Philipps University Marburg)
Recent publications:
Weber, C.J., Rillig, M. and M. Bigalke (2023): Mind the gap: forest soils as a hidden hub for global micro- and nanoplastic pollution. Microplastics and Nanoplastics 3, 19.
Weber, C.J., Opp, C., Prume, J.A., Koch, M. and P. Chifflard (2022): Meso- and microplastic distribution and spatial connections to metal contaminations in highly cultivated and urbanised floodplain soilscapes – a case study from the Nidda River (Germany). Microplastics and Nanoplastics 2, 25.
Weber, C. J. and Bigalke, M. (2022): Opening Space for Plastics—Why Spatial, Soil and Land Use Data Are Important to Understand Global Soil (Micro)Plastic Pollution. Microplastics 1, 610-626.
Weber, C.J. (2022): Plastics in soil description and surveys – practical considerations and field guide. Front. Soil Sci. 2:917490.
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Weber, C.J., Santowski, A., Chifflard, P. (2022): Investigating the dispersal of macro- and microplastics on agricultural fields 30 years after sewage sludge application. Sci Rep 12, 6401.
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Current courses:
- MA Seminar Soil Pollution (WiSe)
- BA Seminar Soil Protection (SoSe)
- Field course in soil science
- Soil mapping and landscape analysis course (SoSe)
Since 2018, I have lectured various courses on soil science and hydrogeography, as well as field and laboratory practicals at the Department of Geography, Philipps University.
At the IAG, my current focus includes courses on soil protection and pollutants in soils, as well as applied field soil science and support for laboratory practicals.
