Dr. Frank Wagner
Employee of Sub-Department 2.3
Groundwater Resources - Quality and Dynamics
Tel.: +49-(0)511-643-2376
Fax: +49-(0)511-643-532376
Frank.Wagner@bgr.de
Visiting address:
Stilleweg 2, Room No. B804
30655 Hannover
Tasks and Fields of Research
- Concepts and technologies for the remediation of contaminated sites in old mines
- Development of remediation concepts for in-situ immobilization of uraniferous pore waters
- Improvement of groundwater management and protection in developing and emerging countries (e.g. Vietnam)
- Occurrence and distribution of geogenic pollutants (in particular arsenic, uranium, radionuclides) in drinking water-relevant groundwater resources
Current Projects
- Evaluation and appraisal of the Wismut GmbH remediation project
- MOVE iRn: Investigation of the mobility behaviour of radionuclides (U, Ra) for the optimisation of remediation technologies for radiogen-contaminated pore waters
- GeoRad - Geogenic radionuclides in near-surface groundwater resources: process understanding and risk assessment using national and international case studies
Scientific Career
| 1994 – 2001 | Studies of Geology & Paleontology at the Leibniz-University Hanover |
| 2001 – 2005 | Doctoral thesis at the University Karlsruhe (TH), Research Training Group “Natural Disasters” Title: A geo- and hydrochemical study of the regional arsenic enrichment in groundwater of West Bengal (India) |
| 2006 – 2009 | Scientific officer at the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), Hanover |
| 2009 – 2012 | Scientific officer at the BGR, seconded to Ha Noi, Viet Nam |
| 2013 - 2018 | Scientific adviser in the working area "Contaminated Sites and Environmental Monitoring" at the BGR, Hanover |
| Since 2019 | Scientific superviser in the working area "Contaminated Sites and Environmental Monitoring" at the BGR, Hanover |
Selected Publications
Mühr-Ebert E. L., Wagner F., Walther C. (2019): Speciation of uranium: Compilation of a thermodynamic database and its experimental evaluation using different analytical techniques. Applied Geochemistry, Vol. 100: 213-222.
Wagner F., Altfelder S., Himmelsbach T., Jung H. (2019): Uranium mill tailings affecting water resources in Mailuu Suu Valley, Kyrgyzstan. In: Uranium Production Cycle Selected Papers 2012 – 2015. - Proceedings of a Series of Technical Meetings: 55-62. IAEA-TECDOC-1873, IAEA, Vienna.
Hoang V. H., Nguyen L. V., Dang N. D., Wagner F., Pham N. Q. (2018): Hydro-geochemical characteristics of the groundwater resources in the southern part of the Red River’s Delta plain, Vietnam. Environmental Earth Sciences 77: 674-695.
Wagner F., Vuong Bui Tran, Renaud F. (2012): Groundwater Resources in the Mekong Delta: Availability, Utilization and Risks. In Renaud F. & Kuenzer C. (Eds.) The Mekong Delta System - Interdisciplinary Analyses of a River Delta. Springer.
Wagner F. (2008): Impact of untreated sewage infiltration on metalloid cycle in shallow aquifer: Case study with implications for SE-Asia. In: Symposium Booklet: Coupling Sustainable Sanitation and Groundwater Protection, Symposium to the International Year of Sanitation (IYS) 2008, 14.-17.10.2008: 39-40, BGR, Hannover.
Wagner F., Hung H., Wanke C., Bunnenberg C., Michel R., Himmelsbach T. (2007): Impact of U-mining tailings on water resources in Mailu-Suu (Kyrgyzstan). Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 71: A1078.
Houben G. & Wagner F. (2007): Hyperfiltration of nickel sulphate solutions through silty sandstone and its effect on hydraulic conductivity. Applied Geochemistry, 22(9): 2029-2044.
Wagner F., Berner Z., Stüben D. (2005): Arsenic in groundwater of the Bengal Delta Plain: Geochemical evidences for small scale redox zonation in the aquifer. - In: Natural Arsenic in Groundwater: Occurrence, Remediation and Management: 3-15, Taylor and Francis (Balkema), Leiden.