BGR Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe

Dr. Frank Wagner

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 – 2001Studies of Geology & Paleontology at the Leibniz-University Hanover
2001 – 2005Doctoral 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 – 2009Scientific officer at the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), Hanover
2009 – 2012Scientific officer at the BGR, seconded to Ha Noi, Viet Nam
2013 - 2018Scientific adviser in the working area "Contaminated Sites and Environmental Monitoring" at the BGR, Hanover
Since 2019Scientific 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.


Complete List of Publications (Geoportal of the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources Search Results)

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