Publications and lectures by Prof. Dr. Bernd Voland
Bernd Voland taught geochemistry at the Bergakademie Freiberg from 1972 to 1992. His articles, theses and lectures on geochemistry, environmental geochemistry and the history of science are available here to read and download in full. The documents themselves are in their original language, mostly German.
- 14Silicon : Si-32 Measurements in Soil Samples and Implications to the Geochemistry of Silicon in Soil, 1988
- 33Arsenic : Occurrence and distribution of arsenic in upland soils of the Erzgebirge and Vogtland, 1994
- 34Selenium : On the distribution of selenium in soils of the GDR. Part 1, 1987
- 43Technetium : On the history of the discovery of the element technetium, 1988
- 49Indium : On the geochemistry of the element indium, 1967
- 50Tin : On the geochemistry of metasomatism in tin deposits of the Potosí type, Bolivia, 1982
- 53Iodine : On the geochemistry of iodine, 1986
- 55Caesium : Geochemical behaviour of radioactive caesium nuclides in the environment, 1989
- 92Uranium : Uranium contamination of the Zwickauer Mulde river, 1991
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Publications
31 works
Articles, theses and conference papers on trace elements, soils, waters and aerosols.
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Lectures and projects
3 lectures, over 100 projects
Lectures to read and the expert reports scientifically supervised for HPC AG from 1992 to 2014.
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History of science
7 essays
On the history of geochemistry, A. G. Werner’s students, Clemens Winkler and V. I. Vernadsky.
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Student life
10 documents
Documents from the student association meetings of 1958 to 1967 and a leaflet from 1962.
Selected writings
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The dolerite of the Höhenberge
Part of an independent Höhenberg intrusion interval: the complete profile of the Schnellbach 1/62 borehole and the position of the intrusion in the Rotliegend evolution of the Thuringian Forest.
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Geochemistry and the environment – what have we inherited, what must we pass on?
Written version of the lecture at the honorary colloquium for Prof. Dr. Hans Jürgen Rösler on 16 May 1990 – published in place of an obituary for his academic teacher, who died in 2009.
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Character and genesis of anthropogenic changes in landscape geochemistry
A contribution to environmental geochemistry. Thesis approved by the Scientific Council of the Bergakademie Freiberg for the degree of Dr. sc. nat.
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On the geochemistry of the element indium
The behaviour of indium in geological processes, its occurrence in rocks of endogenic and exogenic origin, and the use of indium distribution for petrological questions.
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On the development of geochemistry as a geoscientific discipline at the Bergakademie Freiberg
Lecture marking the 225th anniversary of the Bergakademie, given on 14 November 1990 in the Great Lecture Hall of the Abraham-Gottlob-Werner building.
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On the history of the discovery of the element technetium
An overview marking the 50th anniversary of the discovery, suggested by Prof. Dr. H. Hübner, then editor-in-chief of the journal Isotopenpraxis.
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Career
Born in 1939, mineralogist and geochemist of the Freiberg school of Prof. Dr. Hans Jürgen Rösler.
Education and degrees
- 1957
- Abitur (university entrance qualification) at the Adolf-Reichwein-Oberschule in Jena
- 1963
- Diploma in mineralogy, graduate of the Bergakademie Freiberg
- 1967
- Doctorate (Dr. rer. nat.) with the thesis “Zur Geochemie des Elementes Indium” (on the geochemistry of indium)
- 1982
- Facultas docendi (teaching qualification) in geochemistry
- 1984
- Dr. sc. nat. (Promotion B) with the thesis “Anthropogene Veränderungen der Geochemie der Landschaft – ein Beitrag zur Umweltgeochemie” (anthropogenic changes in landscape geochemistry)
- 1991
- Dr. rer. nat. habil., replacing the Dr. sc. nat. and the facultas docendi
Teaching, research and consulting
- 1969–1971
- Guest lecturer at the Universidad “Tomás Frías” in Potosí, Bolivia
- 1972–1992
- Senior research assistant, lecturer and full professor of geochemistry at the Bergakademie Freiberg
- 1992–2014
- Consultant to HPC Harress Pickel Consult AG: contaminated sites and the geochemical behaviour of pollutants, especially heavy metals, in soils, groundwater, rivers and landfills