Laura Sigg

Prof. Laura Sigg
Former Head of group EAWAG, Retired
Wattstr. 13a
CH-8307 Effretikon
Switzerland


Phone: +41 (0) 79 4845419
Phone2: +41 (0) 523438953
URL Institution: www.eawag.ch
Personal URL: link


Key Publications of Laura Sigg (up to ten) :
Sigg, L., W. Stumm. Aquatische Chemie. Einführung in die Chemie natürlicher Gewässer. Verlag der Fachvereine, 6th edition 2016.

Stewart, T.J., Behra, R., Sigg, L., 2015. Impact of Chronic Lead Exposure on Metal Distribution and Biological Effects to Periphyton. Environmental Science & Technology 49, 5044–5051.

Piccapietra, F., Gil-Allué, C., Sigg, L., and Behra, R. (2012). Intracellular silver accumulation in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii upon exposure to carbonate coated silver nanoparticles and silver nitrate. Environ. Sci Technol. 46, 7390-7397.

Navarro E., Piccapietra F., Wagner B., Marconi F., Kaegi R., Odzak N., Sigg L., and Behra R. (2008) Toxicity of silver nanoparticles to Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Environ. Sci Technol. 42, 8959-8964.

Sigg L., Black F., Buffle J., Cao J., Cleven R. F. M. J., Davison W., Galceran J., Gunkel P., Kalis E. J. J., Kistler D., Martin M., Noel S., Nur Y., Odzak N., Puy J., Van Riemsdijk W. H., Temminghoff E. J. M., Tercier-Waeber M.-L., Toepperwien S., Town R. M., Unsworth E., Warnken K. W., Weng L. P., Xue H., and Zhang H. (2006) Comparison of analytical techniques for dynamic trace metal speciation in natural freshwaters. Environ. Sci Technol. 40(6), 1934-1941.

Knauer K., Behra R., and Sigg L. (1997) Effects of free Cu2+ and Zn2+ on growth and metal accumulation in freshwater algae. Env. Toxicol. Chem. 16, 220 - 229.

Nowack B. and Sigg L. (1997) Dissolution of Fe(III)(hydr)oxides by metal-EDTA complexes. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 61, 951 - 963.




Expertise of Laura Sigg:
Expertise CategorySpecific Expertise
Expert TypeScientific / Fundamental Research
Topic HydrosphereFresh Water Systems / Rivers / Lakes
Water Pollution / Waste Water
Time FrameRecent / Today
Time ScaleSeasonal / Annual
MethodsData Collection
Data Collection - Measurement
Data Analysis

Specialties of Laura Sigg:
Chemistry of natural waters. Trace metal and nanoparticle ecotoxicology.

Last update: 12/5/23
Source of data: ProClim- Research InfoSystem (1993-2024)
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