Catalin Stefan

Supervision and review of dissertations as TUD Young Investigator from 2016 to 2021 according to the Doctoral Degree Regulations of the Faculty of Environmental Sciences of Technische Universität Dresden.

As first supervisor:

• Thomas Fichtner (2021)
  Optimierung der Standort- und Betriebsparameter von Infiltrationsbecken zur künstlichen Grundwasseranreicherung hinsichtlich quantitativer und qualitativer Effizienz
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• Felix Barquero Kamrath (2020)
  Infiltration capacity assessment of managed aquifer recharge spreading basins under variable climates
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• Jana Glass (2019)
  New advances in the assessment of managed aquifer recharge through modelling
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• José Pablo Bonilla Valverde (2017)
  Managed aquifer recharge assessment to overcome water scarcity during the dry season in Costa Rica
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As second supervisor:

• Miguel Alonzo Moreno Gomez (2021)
  Development of an integrated methodology to estimate groundwater vulnerability to pollution in karst areas
• Jana Sallwey (2020)
  Advancing the use of geographic information systems, numerical and physical models for the planning of managed aquifer recharge schemes
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• Lydia Kwoyiga (2019)
  Institutions, Groundwater Resources and Climate Change Adaptation in Northern Ghana
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As reviewer:

• Martin Ortwin Binder (2020)
  Nachverfolgung von Niederschlagswässern im porösen Medium anhand von d²H-/d¹⁸O- Stabilisotopensignaturen und elektrischer Leitfähigkeit – eine kritische Bewertung
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(alone or with my group

• Leonard Gabrow (2024)
  Modelling of tracer transport in the unsaturated zone with a 2D Fickian-based numerical model. Master thesis, Technische Universität Dresden (joint supervision with CSIC Barcelona)
• Sarah Eisenreich (2023)
  A participatory approach for MAR feasibility mapping considering physical and non-physical criteria applied to Cyprus. Master thesis, Technische Universität Dresden. September 2023 (joint supervision with the ERATOSTHENES Centre of Excellence, Cyprus)
• Catalina Zapata Barra (2021)
  The holistic value of managed aquifer recharge (MAR): assessing its influence on the environment and the synergies and trade-offs triggered by the interraction among ecosystem services. Master thesis, Technische Universität Dresden, September 2021 (joint supervision with the United Nations University, Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources - UNU-FLORES)
• Muhammad Muqeet Iqbal (2019)
  Assessing the denitrification potential of managed aquifer recharge (MAR). Master thesis, Technische Universität Dresden, September 2019 
  (joint supervision with the International Groundwater Resources Assessment Center)
• Saunak Sinha Ray (2019)
  Household water insecurity in a coupled human and natural system: Empirical evidence from rural and peri-urban communities of Limpopo, South Africa. Master thesis, Technische Universität Dresden, August 2019
  (joint supervision with the International Water Management Institute and the

  IHE Delft Institute for Water Education)

• Gloria Mozzi (2019)
  Structure scale impact of widespread managed aquifer recharge implementation in Gujarat, India. Master thesis, Technische Universität Dresden, August 2019
  (joint supervision with the International Water Management Institute - IWMI)
• Eduardo Bernardo da Silva (2016)
  Use of soil column tests in bench scale for assessing the feasibility of a Soil Aquifer Treatment (SAT) with river water and secondary effluent of a Wastewater Treatment Plant in João Pessoa, Paraíba (Brazil). Master thesis, Technische Universität Dresden
  (in cooperation with Georg-August-University Göttingen)
• Fritz Kalwa (2016)
  Physical and Numerical Modeling of a Laboratory Scale Aquifer-Well System for Predicting the Injection Behavior of a Small-Diameter Well. Master thesis, Technische Universität Dresden
  (Joint supervision with the Institute for Groundwater Management)
• Susann Brecht (2015)
  Estimating groundwater recharge through tracer test at Pirna test site. Master thesis, Technische Universität Dresden, December 2015
• Dong Liu (2015)
  Überblick zum Einsatz von Tracersubstanzen in der umweltwissenschaftlichen Prozessforschung. Master thesis, Technische Universität Dresden, December 2015
• Paula Andrea Zapata Jaramillo (2015)
  Site selection for the implementation of management aquifer recharge (MAR) in Machuca River basin, Costa Rica. Master thesis, Technische Universität Dresden, November 2015
• Daniela Alejandra Via Rico (2015)
  Transient flow modelling of an exploited aquifer in the city of Hanoi, Vietnam and simulation of managed aquifer recharge measures. Master thesis, Technische Universität Dresden, October 2015
• Xunyu Fan (2015)
  Estimating groundwater recharge in Germany, Israel and Costa Rica with the help of unsaturated soil zone models. Master thesis, Technische Universität Dresden, October 2015
• Fahad Ejaz (2015)
  A decision support system for an integrated irrigation and groundwater management in the Punjab region of Pakistan. Master thesis, Technische Universität Dresden, September 2015
• Anne Strulik (2015)
  Analysis of managed groundwater recharge in Australia. Bachelor thesis, Technische Universität Dresden, June 2015
• Chia-Yun Rebecca Cheng (2015)
  Review of managed aquifer recharge (MAR) applications in China - achievements and challenges. Bachelor thesis, Technische Universität Dresden, June 2015
• Miguel Alonzo Moreno Gómez (2015)
  Methods for characterization of soil hydraulic properties and subsurface stratigraphy with application at an infiltration site in Pirna, Germany. Master thesis, Technische Universität Dresden, February 2015
• Anna-Sophie Strues (2014)
  Application of managed aquifer recharge in Asia. Bachelor Thesis, Technische Universität Dresden, November 2014
• Aybulat Fatkhutdinov (2013)
  Investigation of the effect of urbanisation on natural groundwater recharge within the city of Hanoi, Vietnam. Master Thesis, Technische Universität Dresden, October 2013
• Nguyen Hien Tam (2012)
  Data collection and interpretation for an exemplary material flow analysis at Tra Noc Industrial Zone in Can Tho City, Vietnam.Diploma Thesis. Technische Universität Dresden, November 2012
• Eam Sam Un (2011)
  Household-oriented approach for the optimization of resources management at the floating villages in Tonle Sap Lake region, Cambodia. Master Thesis. Technische Universität Dresden, December 2011
• Binxing Wang (2010)
  Development of a decision support system (DSS) for the efficiency assessment of soil-aquifer-treatment (SAT) and validation on column experiments. Master Thesis. Technische Universität Dresden, October 2010
• Tran My Hanh (2009)
  Assessment of clogging processes by column experiments using municipal sewage water and sandy soils. Master Thesis. Technische Universität Dresden, December 2009
• Nguyen Van Vu (2009)
  Investigations on physical clogging in artificial groundwater recharge systems. Master Thesis. Technische Universität Dresden, December 2009
• Supachai Hirunsupachote (2009)
  Assessment of waste utilization in palm oil industry and native starch industry for alternative energy production in Thailand. Master Thesis. Technische Universität Dresden, August 2009

Committee activities

Memberships in international associations

• Groundwater Solutions Initiative for Policy and Practice (GRIPP)
  (since 02.2016)
• International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH)
  (since 09.2015)

Review and editorial activities

2021

• Online Workshop: "Assessing the holistic impact of managed aquifer recharge (MAR) on ecosystem services". Workshop jointly organised with the United Nations University, Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES) within the framework of DIGIRES project. 12 April 2021, online event.
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2020

• Online Training Course: "SMART-Control Software. Implementation of the first project training course in Cyprus". Course jointly organised with adelphi research gGmbH within the framework of SMART-Control project. 23-27 November 2020, online event.
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2019

• Open Space Workshop: “Innovative ideas for boosting nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation”. Workshop organised at the 10^th Water Research Horizon Conference on "Water security and food security", 18-19 June 2019, Hannover, Germany
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• Side-event Workshop: "Utilization of spatial analysis techniques for the identification of potential MAR areas: challenges and opportunities". Side-event workshop organised during the 10^th International Symposium on Managed Aquifer Recharge (ISMAR10), 20 May 2019, Madrid, Spain
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• Side-event Workshop: "Web-based numerical modeling and optimisation of MAR applications using the free INOWAS platform". Side-event workshop organised during the 10^th International Symposium on Managed Aquifer Recharge (ISMAR10), 20 May 2019, Madrid, Spain
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• International Workshop: "Green adaptation strategies for water security in the Central American dry corridor". International workshop organised as part of the Joint Germany – Costa Rica Networking and Research Project "Facilitation of green adaptation techniques for reduction of seasonal water scarcity in Costa Rica", 26 March 2019, Nicoya, Costa Rica
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2018

• Special Session: "Groundwater-based natural infrastructure solutions: The missing link to resilience?". Seminar convened by GRIPP partners IWMI, CAWR, IGRAC, IGES, DWFI at the World Water Week 2018, on 28 August 2018, Stockholm, Sweden
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• Side-event Workshop: "Web-based modeling of managed aquifer recharge using the free INOWAS DSS platform". Half-day workshop organised along the 16^th Biennial Symposium on Managed Aquifer Recharge (BSMAR16) held on 5-7 March 2018, San Diego, California, USA
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2017

• International Summer School: "Second International INOWAS Summer School on Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR)", 4-15 September 2017, Dresden, Germany
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• Open Space Workshop: "Bring it back to where you took it from!". Workshop organised during the GIZ Symposium on Rural Development and Water "Leave no one behind - shortage of ressources in times of increasing social inequality" (FATA 2017) on 5-7 July 2017, Bad Neunahr, Germany
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2016

• International Summer School: "First International INOWAS Summer School on Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR)", 4-9 September 2016, Dresden, Germany
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• Side-event Workshop: "Global MAR inventory workshop" organised together with the International Groundwater Resources Assessment Center (IGRAC) and Berlin Centre of Competence for Water (KWB) during the 9^th International Symposium on Managed Aquifer Recharge (ISMAR9), 20 June 2016, Mexico City, Mexico
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2012

• Workshop Series: "Urban drainage in Vietnam - challenges and future concepts". Series of four workshops organised in Vietnam in 2012: Hanoi (2-3 October and 5-6 November), Vung Tau (4-5 November) and Ho Chi Minh City (8-9 November). Events organised within the framework of IWAS Vietnam project.

2011

• Training Course: "Urban construction planning". Training organised for head officials from the Ministry of Construction in Vietnam on behalf of the Vietnamese Academy of Managers for Construction and Cities, Juni - November 2011, Dresden - Berlin, Germany
• Workshop Series: "Enabling efficient wastewater management in Vietnam". Series of four workshops organised in Vietnam in 2011: Hanoi (1 and 3 October), Ho Chi Minh City (2 October) and Vung Tau (7 October 2011). Events organised within the framework of IWAS Vietnam project.
• Study Tour: "Environmental Incidents and Mitigation Responses". Events organised for a high-ranking delegation from the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE). 17-23 July 2011, Dresden, Germany 

2010

• Capacity Development Initiative: "German - Vietnamese Platform for Efficient Urban Water Management" (TEAM). Event organised as part of the BMBF initiative "German year in Vietnam 2010" with the occassion of 35th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Germany and Vietnam. 14-21 September 2010, München - Berlin - Dresden, Germany

• Panagiotou, C.F., Eisenreich, S., Barouta, O.T., Chekirbane, A., Martins, T., Neophytidesa, S., Khemiri, K., Stefan, C. (2024) Identification of feasible regions for managed aquifer recharge in the Republic of Cyprus using a co-participative multi-criteria decision analysis. Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 27, 101323. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2024.101323
• Martins, T.N., Leitão, T.E., Oliveira, M.M., Panagiotou, C.F., Stefan, C., Chkirbene, A., Portela, M.M. (2024) Proposal for a managed aquifer recharge feasibility index for southern Portugal using multi-criteria decision analysis. Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 26, 101280. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2024.101280
• Yapiyev, V., Ongdas, N., Pinkerneil, S., Samarkhanov, K., Kabdeshev, A., Karakulov, Y., Muzdybaev, M., Atalikhova, A., Stefan, C., Sagin, J., Fustic, M. (2024) The exploratory dataset of isotopic composition of different water sources across Kazakhstan. Data in Brief, 54, 110360. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2024.110360.
• Escalante, E.F.; Stefan, C.; Brown, C.J.; Hutchinson, A. (2023)
  Managed Aquifer Recharge: A Key to Sustainability. Water, 15, 4183. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15234183
• Moreno-Gómez, M., Liedl, R., Stefan, C., Pacheco, J. (2023)
  Theoretical analysis and considerations of the main parameters used to evaluate intrinsic karst groundwater vulnerability to surface pollution. Science of The Total Environment, 907, 167947, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167947
• Baptista, V.S.G., Coelho, V.H.R., Bertrand, G.F., da Silva, G.B.L., Caicedo, N.O.L., Montenegro, S.M.G.L., Stefan, C., Glass, J., Heim, R., Conrad, A., Almeida, C.N. (2023) Rooftop water harvesting for managed aquifer recharge and flood mitigation in tropical cities: Towards a strategy of co-benefit evaluations in João Pessoa, northeast Brazil. Journal of Environmental Management, 342, 118034, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118034
• Panagiotou, C.F., Stefan, C., Papanastasiou, P., Sprenger, C. (2023) Quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) for setting health-based performance targets during soil aquifer treatment. Environ Sci Pollut Res 30, 14424–14438. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-22729-y
• Zheng, Y., Vanderzalm, J., Hartog, N., Fernández Escalante, E., Stefan, C. (2022)
  The 21st century water quality challenges for managed aquifer recharge: towards a risk‐based regulatory approach. Hydrogeology Journal, 31, 31-34. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-022-02543-z
• Glass, J., Junghanns, R., Schlick, R., Stefan, C. (2022)
  The INOWAS platform: A web-based numerical groundwater modelling approach for groundwater management applications. Environmental Modelling & Software, 155, 105452. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2022.105452
• Moreno-Gómez, M., Martínez-Salvador, C., Liedl, R., Stefan, C., Pacheco, J. (2022) 
  First application of the Integrated Karst Aquifer Vulnerability (IKAV) method – potential and actual vulnerability in Yucatán, Mexico. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 22(5), 1591–1608. https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-22-1591-2022
• Aloui, D., Chekirbane, A., Stefan, C., Schlick, R., Msaddek, M.H., Mlayah, A. (2022)
  Use of a GIS-multi-criteria decision analysis and web-based decision support tools for mapping and sharing managed aquifer recharge feasibility in Enfidha plain, NE of Tunisia. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 15, 658. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-022-09893-8
• Guo, J.-X., Li, Z.-P., Stefan, C. (2022) 
  Managed aquifer recharge (MAR) applications in China – achievements and challenges. Journal of Groundwater Science and Engineering, 10(1), 57-69. http://dx.doi.org/10.19637/j.cnki.2305-7068.2022.01.006
• Mozzi, G., Pavelic, P., Alam, M.F., Stefan, C., Villholth K.G. (2021)
  Hydrologic Assessment of Check Dam Performances in Semi-Arid Areas: A Case Study From Gujarat, India. Frontiers in Water, 3, 628955. https://doi.org/10.3389/frwa.2021.628955
• Glass, J., Šimůnek, J., Stefan, C. (2020) 
  Scaling factors in HYDRUS to simulate a reduction in hydraulic conductivity during infiltration from recharge wells and infiltration basins. Vadose Zone Journal, 19, e20027. https://doi.org/10.1002/vzj2.20027.
• Stefan, C., Glass, J., Sallwey, J., Junghanns, R., Fichtner, T., Barquero, F. (2020) 
  Managed aquifer recharge (MAR): from global perspective to local planning. Desalination and Water Treatment, 176, 78-83. https://doi.org/10.5004/dwt.2020.25500.
• Sallwey, J., Schlick, R., Bonilla, J., Stefan, C. (2019)
  Suitability mapping for managed aquifer recharge: development of web-tools. Water, 11(11), 2254. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11112254.

• Sallwey, J., Barquero, F., Fichtner, T., Stefan, C. (2019) 
  Planning MAR schemes using physical models: comparison of laboratory and field experiments. Applied Sciences, 9(18), 3652. https://doi.org/10.3390/app9183652.

• Moreno-Gómez, M., Martinez-Salvador, C., Moulahoum, A.-W., Liedl, R., Stefan, C., Pacheco, J. (2019) 
  First steps into an integrated karst aquifer vulnerability approach (IKAV). Intrinsic groundwater vulnerability analysis of the Yucatan karst, Mexico. Water, 11(8), 1610. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11081610.

• Barquero, F., Fichtner, T., Stefan, C. (2019) 
  Methods of in situ assessment of infiltration rate reduction in groundwater recharge basins. Water, 11(4), 784. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11040784.

• Moreno-Gómez, M., Liedl, R., Stefan, C. (2019) 
  A new GIS-based model for karst dolines mapping using LiDAR; application of a multidepth threshold approach in the Yucatan karst, Mexico. Remote Sensing, 11(10), 1147. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11101147.

• Kwoyiga, L., Stefan, C. (2019) 
  Institutional Feasibility of Managed Aquifer Recharge in Northeast Ghana. Sustainability, 11(2), 379. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11020379.

• Fichtner, T., Barquero, F., Sallwey, J., Stefan, C. (2019) 
  Assessing Managed Aquifer Recharge Processes under Three Physical Model Concepts. Water, 11(1), 107.  https://doi.org/10.3390/w11010107.

• Fichtner, T., Goersmeyer, N., Stefan, C. (2019) 
  Influence of Soil Pore System Properties on the Degradation Rates of Organic Substances during Soil Aquifer Treatment (SAT). Applied Sciences, 9(3), 496. https://doi.org/10.3390/app9030496.

• Kwoyiga, L., Stefan, C. (2018) 
  Groundwater Development for Dry Season Irrigation in North East Ghana: The Place of Local Knowledge. Water, 10(12), 1724.  https://doi.org/10.3390/w10121724.

• Sallwey, J., Bonilla Valverde, J.P., Vásquez López, F., Junghanns, R., Stefan, C. (2018) 
  Suitability maps for managed aquifer recharge: a review of multi-criteria decision analysis studies. Environmental Reviews, 27(2), 138-150. https://doi.org/10.1139/er-2018-0069.

• Dillon, P., Stuyfzand, P., Grischek, T. [...], Stefan, C., [...] et al. (2018) 
  Sixty years of global progress in managed aquifer recharge. Hydrogeology Journal, 27(1), 1-30. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-018-1841-z.

• Vígolo Coutinho, J., das Neves Almeida, C., da Silva, E.B., Stefan, C., Barbosa Athayde Júnior, G., Moreira Gadelha, C.L., Walter, F. (2018) 
  Managed aquifer recharge: study of undisturbed soil column tests on the infiltration and treatment capacity using effluent of wastewater stabilization pond. Brazilian Journal of Water Resources, v.23, e50.  https://doi.org/10.1590/2318-0331.231820180060.

• Glass, J., Jain, R., Junghanns, R., Sallwey, J., Fichtner, T., Stefan, C. (2018) 
  Web-based tool compilation of analytical equations for groundwatermanagement applications. Environmental Modelling & Software, 108, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2018.07.008.

• Fatkhutdinov, A., Stefan, C. (2018) 
  Multi‐Objective Optimization of Managed Aquifer Recharge. Groundwater, 57(2), 238-244. https://doi.org/10.1111/gwat.12793.
• Moreno Gomez, M., Pacheco, J., Liedl, R., Stefan, C. (2018) 
  Evaluating the applicability of European karst vulnerability assessment methods to the Yucatan karst, Mexico. Environmental Earth Sciences, 77, 682. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-018-7869-5.
• Glass, J., Via Rico, D.A., Stefan, C., Tran, T.V.N. (2018) 
  Simulation of the impact of managed aquifer recharge on the groundwater system in Hanoi, Vietnam. Hydrogeology Journal, 26, 2427–2442. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-018-1779-1.
• Bonilla Valverde, J.P., Stefan, C., Palma Nava, A., da Silva, E.B., Pivaral Vivar, H.L. (2018) 
  Inventory of managed aquifer recharge schemes in Latin America and the Caribbean. Sustainable Water Resources Management, 4, 163-178. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40899-018-0231-y.
• Sallwey, J., Glass, J., Stefan, C. (2018) 
  Utilizing unsaturated soil zone models for assessing managed aquifer recharge. Sustainable Water Resources Management, 4, 383–397. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40899-018-0214-z.
• Stefan, C., Ansems, N. (2018) 
  Web-based global inventory of managed aquifer recharge applications. Sustainable Water Resources Management, 4(2), 153-162.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s40899-017-0212-6.
• Ringleb, J., Sallwey, J., Stefan, C. (2016) 
  Assessment of Managed Aquifer Recharge through Modeling—A Review. Water, 8(12), 579. https://doi.org/10.3390/w8120579.
• Bonilla Valverde, J.P., Blank, C., Roidt, M., Schneider, L., Stefan, C. (2016) 
  Application of a GIS Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis for the Identification of Intrinsic Suitable Sites in Costa Rica for the Application of Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) through Spreading Methods. Water, 8(9), 391. https://doi.org/10.3390/w8090391.
• Stefan, C. (2014) 
  Groundwater vulnerability in Vietnam and innovative solutions for sustainable exploitation. Journal of Vietnamese Environment, 6(1), 13-21. https://doi.org/10.13141/jve.vol6.no1.pp13-21.
• Seegert, J., Berendonk, T. U., Bernhofer, C., [...], Stefan, C., Strehlitz, B., Teutsch, G., Weigelt, C., Weiß, H., Kolditz, O., Borchardt, D., Krebs, P. (2014).
  Integrated water resources management under different hydrological, climatic and socio-economic conditions: Results and lessons learned from a transdisciplinary IWRM project IWAS. Environmental Earth Sciences, 72(12), 4677–4687. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-014-3877-2.
• Stefan, C., Fröhlich, T., Fuchs, L., Junghanns, R., Phan, H.M., Tran, V.N., Werner, P. (2012) 
  Sustainable water resources management in the Long Bien district of Hanoi, Vietnam. Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, 12(6), 737-746. https://doi.org/10.2166/ws.2012.049.
• Fischer, A.R., Stefan, C., Silabetzschky, K., Werner, P., Hoc, B. (2011) 
  Soil aquifer treatment as a tool for sustainable groundwater use in Hanoi/Vietnam. Journal of Environmental Protection, 2(8), 882-887. http://doi.org/10.4236/jep.2011.27100.
• Polubesova, T., Chena, Y., Stefan, C., Selle, M., Werner, P., Chefetz, B. (2009) 
  Sorption of polyaromatic compounds by organic matter-coated Ca²⁺- and Fe³⁺-montmorillonite. Geoderma, 154(1-2), 36-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2009.09.009.
• Stefan, C., Werner, P. (2009) 
  How to Protect Water Resources in Hanoi. International Water Research Alliance Saxony in Vietnam. Technikfolgenabschätzung – Theorie und Praxis, 2(18), 77-81. https://doi.org/10.14512/tatup.18.2.77.