Philipp Martin

Dr. Philipp Martin is a researcher at the Department of Environmental Geosciences, University of Vienna, focusing on phosphonate transformation, contaminant hydrology, and isotope analysis. He teaches courses on groundwater and vadose zone systems (2025S 280203 VU).

His research explores environmental chemistry of organophosphonates, microbial degradation mechanisms, and analytical methods for pollutant detection. Notably, he investigates glyphosate formation from industrial phosphonates, adsorption dynamics in soil-water systems, and isotope fractionation as a tool for tracking contaminant fate.

Recent work highlights challenges in phosphate quantification using molybdenum blue assays, photolytic degradation trends of phosphonates under variable pH, and mineral surface interactions affecting contaminant mobility. His publications emphasize environmental toxicology, sustainable analytical approaches, and biogeochemical cycling.