Curriculum Vitae

• Date of birth: 02.06.1971
• 1990- 1991: BCA Language School London, UK:
  Cambridge First Certificate & Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency
• 1991-1997: University of Bremen Studies of Biology
  Master thesis in Ecology (Soil Ecology, Ecotoxicology)
  including a Practical experience: 1996:Umweltschutz Nord 27777, Ganderkesee
• 2000- Jan. 2004: PhD-Studies:
  "Earthworms in Contaminated Soils: Ecotoxicological Testing and Bioremediation of Crude Oil"

Publications

Keywords: Soil Remediation, , Ecotoxicology, Crude Oil, TNT, TBT, Avoidance Response Tests, Earthworms

Articles:
Schaefer, M., Filser, J. (2007): The influenece of earthworms and organic additives on the biodegradation of oil contaminated soil. Applied Soil Ecology, 36, 53-62.

Schaefer, M., Petersen, S.O., Filser, J. (2005): Effects of Lumbricus terrestris, Allolobophora chlorotica and Eisenia fetida on microbial community dynamics in oil-contaminated soil. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 37 (11), 2065-2076.

Schaefer, M. (2005): The Landfill of TBT Contaminated Harbour Sludge on Rinsing Fields - A Hazard for the Soil Fauna? Risk Assessment with Earthworms. Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 165 (1-4), 265-278.

Jastorff, B., Mölter, K., Behrend, P., Bottin-Weber, U., Filser, J., Heimers, A., Ondruschka, B., Ranke, J., Schaefer, M., Schröder, H., Stark, A., Stepnowski, P., Stock, F., Stolte, S., Welz-Biermann, U., Ziegert S., Thöming, J. (2005): Progress in evaluation of risk potential of ionic liquids - basis for an eco-design of sustainable products. Green Chemistry, 7, 362-372.

Hollert H., Gies A., Oehlmann J., Schüürmann G., Schaefer M., Braunbeck T. (2004): Podiumsdiskussion "New Blood in Ecotoxicology" Wie kann die Berliner Erklärung zur Ökotoxikologie umgesetzt werden? SETAC Europe-GLB Corner, UWSF-Z Umweltchem Ökotox, 16 (3) p. 149-150.

Schaefer M., Juffernholz T. (2004): Nachwuchsförderung in der Ökotoxikologie - New Blood in Ecotoxicology - Ergebnisse einer Fragebogenerhebung zur "Ausbildung in der Ökotoxikologie". SETAC Europe-GLB Corner, UWSF-Z Umweltchem Ökotox., 16 (1) p. 69-70.

Schaefer M. (2004): Assessing 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) contaminated soil using three different earthworm test methods, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 57 (1), 74-80.

Schaefer M. (2003): Behavioural Endpoints in Earthworm Ecotoxicology: Evaluation of Different Test Systems in Soil Toxicity Assessment. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 3 (2), p. 79-84.
Online version is already available (202 KB) ['Courtesy by JSS - Journal of Soils and Sediments, ecomed publishers' ]

Schaefer M. (2001): Earthworms in Crude Oil Contaminated Soils: Toxicity Tests and Effects on Crude Oil Degradation; Contaminated Soil Sediment & Water, 08/2001, pp. 35-37.

Koehler H., Frische T., Dobner I., Behrend P., Schaefer M., Taubner H., Jastorff B., Warrelmann J., Walter U. (2001): Erprobung und Erfolgskontrolle eines Phytoremediationsverfahrens zur Sanierung Sprengstoffkontaminierter Böden, Teil II: Ergebnisse eines Freilandexperiments; UWSF-Z Umweltchem Ökotox., 13 (5) p. 255-316.

PhD-Thesis:
Schaefer M. (2004): Earthworms in Contaminated Soils: Ecotoxicological Testing and Biodegradation of Crude Oil. GCA-Verlag, Herdecke. ISSN:1618-7245; ISBN:3-89863-164-8.

Conferences: platform presentations:
Schaefer, M., Stolte, S., Matzke, M (2007).: Bioremediation: Who is doing the dirty job in soil?. 17th Annual Meeting of SETAC Europe; Porto, Portugal, p.15

Schaefer M. (2006): Chances and Risks of Nanoparticles. 36 Annual Conference of the "Gesellschaft für Ökologie". 11.-15.09.2006, Bremen., p. 189.

Scott-Fordsmand, J., Schaefer, M. (2006): Toxicity of nanoparticles in soils. 16th Annual Meeting of SETAC Europe; The Hague, Netherlands, 07-11-05-2006, p. 50.

Schaefer, M., Heimers, A., Jastorff, B., Juffernholz, T., Mölter, K., Schröder, H., Stock, F., Filser, J. (2005): Ecotoxicological Test Strategy for the Assessment of New Chemicals (Ionic Liquids). 15 th Annual Meeting of SETAC Europe , Lille , France , 22-26.May 2005, p. 10.

Schaefer M., Juffernholz T., Mölter K., Filser J., Jastorff B. (2004): Ionic Liquids – New chances or new risks? 14 h Annual Meeting of SETAC Europe, Prague, Czech Republic, 18-22.April 2004, p. 54.

Schaefer M. (2003): Deponierung von TBT-kontaminiertem Hafenschlick auf Spülfeldern - Ein Risiko für die Bodenfauna? SETAC GLB,, 21-23.09.2003, Heidelberg, Germany. p. 110.

Schaefer M. (2003): Is the recommended standard test organism always the best choice? Examples from the earthworm ecotoxicology. Workshop "Ecotoxicology and Ecosystems: Relevance, Restrictions, Research Needs", 19-21 March 2003, Bredbeck, Germany.

Schaefer M. (2002): Are behavioural endpoints early warning indicators of bioavailable pollutants in soil? The earthworm avoidance response test. Workshop "Bioavailability of Soil Contaminants: Problems and Perspectives", 18-19 July 2002, Bremen, Germany.

Schaefer M. (2002): The role of earthworms in the assessment and remediation of oil contaminated soil; 12th Annual Meeting of SETAC Europe; Vienna, Austria, p. 64.

Schaefer M. (2001): Assessing 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) contaminated soil using different earthworm toxicity tests. 3 rd International Workshop on Earthworm Ecotoxicology (IWEE), 26-29 August 2001, Aarhus, Denmark; p. 36.

Frische, T., Koehler, H., Schaefer, M. (1999). A multiscale monitoring approach for ecologi-cal effect assessment of contaminated soils - preliminary investigation of a TNT-contaminated site. 9th Annual Meeting of SETAC-Europe, Leipzig/Germany, p. 35.

Conferences: Posters:
Schaefer M., Scott-Fordsmand J. (2006): Nanoparticles: Does Size Matters? 16th Annual Meeting of SETAC Europe; The Hague, Netherlands, 07-11-05-2006, p. 222.

Schaefer M. (2003): Earthworms and additives in oil contaminated soil: competitors or co-workers in biodegradation? 13th Annual Meeting of SETAC Europe; Hamburg, Germany, p. 135.

Schaefer M. (2001): The Influence of Earthworm Activity on Reduction of Crude Oil Contamination in Soil. 1st International Congress on Petroleum Contaminated Soils, Sediments & Water, 14-17 August 2001, London UK, p.123.

Schaefer M. (2001): Comparing different endpoints in earthworm toxicology; 11th Annual Meeting of SETAC Europe; Madrid, Spain, p. 135.

Schaefer M.(2000):The suitability of different earthworm-species and testing substrates in the earthworm-toxicity-test.3rd SETAC World Congress (Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry), Brighton/United Kingdom, p.256.

Diploma thesis:
Schaefer M. (1997): Experimentelle Untersuchungen zur Hälterung von Lumbriciden im Labor; diploma thesis, University of Bremen

Awards:
2. Price: "Young Scientist Award" of the SETAC GLB, Heidelberg 21-23.09.2003.

Referee for:
Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada
National Research Foundation South Africa
Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt

and for the following journals:
African Zoology
Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment
Aquatic Toxicology
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Environmental Pollution
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
Environmental Science and Technology
European Journal of Soil Biology
Hazardous Materials
Journal of Soils and Sediments
Polish Journal of Environmental Studies
Science of the Total Environment chaefer

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Working Areas:
Soil Remediation, Chemical Risk Assessment, Ecotoxicology (terrestrial and aquatic), Phospholipid fatty acid analyses (PLFA), soil standard analyses aike Schaefer

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