Edith Durisch-Kaiser
Dr. Edith Durisch-Kaiser
Head Section Waste Water
Abt. Gewässerschutz
Amt für Abfall, Wasser, Energie und Luft
Baudirektion Kt. Zürich
Postfach
Hardturmstrasse 105
CH-8090 Zürich
Switzerland
Phone: +41 (0) 43 259 91 52
Phone2: +41 (0) 43 259 91 40
E-mail:
edith.durisch(at)bd.zh.ch
Additional functions:
Former Senior Researcher (Oberassistentin) at ETH, one of three project leaders in the SNF project: The role of lake sediments in the carbon cycle: organic carbon preservation and methane emission
Co-PI of RECORD (CCES)
Key Publications of Edith Durisch-Kaiser (up to ten) :
Rist, B., S. Schielke, S. Binggeli, B. Kobler, A. Nietlisbach, E. Durisch-Kaiser. 2021. Energieeffizienz auf Zürcher Abwasserreinigungsanlagen (ARA). AWEL-Publikation.
Burkhardt, M., D.I. Jenny, E. Durisch-Kaiser, A. Bruenisholz und J. Auerswald. 2019. Freisetzung von Mikroplastik aus Textilien in Abwasser. Aqua & Gas Nr. 2: 2.
Durisch-Kaiser E. 2018. Der schlaue Weg zum Schutz von Trinkwasser. Zürcher Umweltpraxis Nr. 94: 29.
Durisch-Kaiser E. 2018. Mikroplastik und Abwasserreinigungsanlagen. Aqua Viva Nr. 3: 34.
Cabernard, L., E. Durisch-Kaiser, J.-C. Vogel, Rensch, D. und P. Niederhauser. 2016. Mikroplastik in Zürcher Abwasser und Gewässer. Aqua & Gas Nr. 7/8: 78.
Peter S., L. Mächler, R. Kipfer, B. Wehrli und E. Durisch-Kaiser. 2015. Flood-controlled excess air formation favors aerobic respiration and limits denitrification activity in riparian groundwater. Front. Environ. Sci. DOI 10.3389/fenvs.2015.00075.
Kappeler, A., E. Durisch-Kaiser (Federführung), S. Schielke, D. Rensch. 2014. Elimination von Mikroverunreinigungen auf Abwasserreinigungs-anlagen. Planung des Kantons Zürich. Vorabzug.
Schirmer, M., J. Luster, N. Linde, P. Perona, E.A.D. Mitchell, A.D. Barry, O.A. Cirpka, P. Schneider, T. Vogt, K. Tockner, P. Burlando, E. Graf Pannatier, A. Green, E. Hoehn, J. Hollender, R. Kipfer, and E. Durisch-Kaiser. 2014. Morphological, hydrological, biogeochemical and ecological changes and challenges in river restoration – the Thur River case study. Hydrology and Earth Syst. Sci. 18: 2449-2462.
Durisch-Kaiser, E., M. Schmid, F. Peeters, R. Kipfer, C. Dinkel, T. Diem, C.J. Schubert, and B. Wehrli. What prevents out-gassing of methane to the atmosphere in Lake Tanganyika? accepted in J Geophysical Res - Biogeosciences.
Sobek, S., E. Durisch-Kaiser, R. Zurbrügg, N. Wongfun, M. Wessels, N. Pasche, and B. Wehrli. 2009. Organic carbon burial efficiency in lake sediments controlled by oxygen exposure time and sediment source. Limnol. Oceanogr. 54(6), 2009, 2243–2254.
Schubert, C.J., E. Durisch-Kaiser, B. Wehrli, B. Thamdrup, P. Lam, and M.M.M. Kuypers. 2006. Anaerobic ammonium oxidation in a tropical freshwater system (Lake Tanganyika), Environmental Microbiology, doi: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2006.001074.x.
Durisch-Kaiser, E., C. Schubert, L., Klauser, and B. Wehrli. 2005. Evidence for intense archaeal and eubacterial methanotrophic activity in the Black Sea water column. Appl. Env. Microbiol. 71: 8099-8106
Expertise of Edith Durisch-Kaiser:
| Expertise Category | Specific Expertise |
|---|
| Expert Type | Expert Type |
| Applied Sciences / Technologies / Engineering |
| Research Interface / Management |
| Scope | Scope |
| Process Studies |
| Impact of Change |
| Adaptation Measures to Change |
| Mitigation of Change |
| Topic Atmosphere | Atmosphere |
| Climate |
| Global Warming |
| Topic Hydrosphere | Hydrosphere |
| Fresh Water Systems / Rivers / Lakes |
| Precipitation / Runoff |
| Water Pollution / Waste Water |
| Topic Biosphere | Biosphere |
| Topic Integrated Systems | Integrated Systems and Ecology |
| Carbon Cycle |
| Hydrogeochemical Cycle |
| Nutrient Cycle / Food Chain |
| Life Cycle |
| Topic Ecosystems | Ecosystems |
| Topic Economy/ResourceUse | Economy / Resource Use |
| Energy |
| Water |
| Topic Technology | Technology |
| Technical Environmental Protection |
| Recycling |
| Efficiency |
| Topic Politics/Law | Politics / Law |
| Mitigation / Prevention / Emission Reductions |
| Adaptation |
| Conventions / Protections |
| Regionalization / Globalization |
| Topic Society | Society |
| Population Dynamics / Migration / Urbanisation |
| Organisations / Institutions |
| Education / Communication / Participation |
| Topic Health | Health |
| Pollution Effects / Water Quality |
| Topic Sustainability | Sustainability |
| Ecological Sustainability |
| Economic Sustainability |
| Spatial Zones | Spatial Zones |
| Lowland |
| Urban |
| Spatial Scale | Spatial Scale |
| Regional |
| National / Cultural |
| Local / Community |
| Time Frame | Time Frame |
| Recent / Today |
| Future |
| Time Scale | Time Scale |
| Seasonal / Annual |
| Decadal / Centennial |
| Methods | Method |
| Data Collection |
| Data Collection - Measurement |
| Data Analysis |
| Literature Study |
| Applied Research / Technology |
| Integrated Assessment |
| Ecological Network Implementation | Ecological Network Implementation |
| Success Control |
| Ecological effectiveness |
| Legal Framework |
| Energy Working Group | Technology |
| Economical Dimension |
| Ecological Dimension |
| Pollution |
| Health Issues |
| Resources |
Specialties of Edith Durisch-Kaiser:
Waste water, catchment analysis, aquatic biogeochemistry and microbial ecology, Carbon, N, and P Cycling,
Last update: 11/21/23
Source of data: ProClim- Research InfoSystem (1993-2024)
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