Tina Sanders

Dr. Tina Sanders is a researcher specializing in biogeochemistry and marine chemistry. She leads the Aquatic Nutrient Cycles department, focusing on nitrogen cycles, stable isotope analysis, and microbial processes in coastal and river systems such as the Elbe and Lena Rivers. Her work integrates field studies with incubation experiments to investigate redox-driven metal mobilization and isotopic fractionation.

Dr. Sanders' research emphasizes the nitrogen cycle in coastal environments, particularly nitrification and denitrification, alongside microbial diversity and nutrient turnover.

Her recent work on Skagerrak sediments explores trace metal dynamics and molybdenum isotopic fractionation under varying oxygen conditions. This study highlights the interplay between redox processes, metal remobilization, and anthropogenic pollutants.

• Key projects include incubation experiments on Fe, Mn, and Mo cycling in sediments.
• Uses ICP-MS/MS and stable isotope techniques for metal and isotopic analysis.
• Findings suggest oxygen level changes significantly impact legacy metal storage and redox zonation in coastal sediments.