Heiko Langner

Research Assistant Professor and
Director, Environmental Biogeochemistry Laboratory
Department of Geosciences
The University of Montana
32 Campus Drive
Missoula, MT 59812-1296

C.H. Clapp Building, Room 367

PhD: 1997 Montana State University, Crop and Soil Sciences
MS: 1991 Universität Leipzig (Germany), Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture

I am interested in processes that control the mobility and bioavailability of arsenic and heavy metals in the environment. Several of my studies focused on the fate of arsenic in a variety of ecosystems such as constructed wetlands or hydrothermal springs in Yellowstone National Park. More recently, my research focus has shifted toward ecosystem-wide effects of contaminants. We started exciting research projects that look at heavy metals exposure in birds of prey such as ospreys and eagles as these top-of-the-food-chain predators can tell us about the general health of the ecosystems they live in. Check the EBL and Project Osprey websites for more current updates.
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