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dr. Leermakers, Martine
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Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Faculteit Wetenschappen & Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen; Vakgroep Chemie; Analytical, Environmental and Geochemistry (AMGC), meer

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Analysis of arsenic, mercury and other contaminants in fish, meer
Impact of sand extraction activities in the Belgian coastal zone: geomorphology, sediment transport, bathymetry - chemical part, meer
Microbiële diversiteit en metaalfluxen in gecontamineerde Noordzeesedimenten, meer
Spatiale en temporale bepalingen van hoge resolutie diepteprofielen gebuik makend van nieuwe staalname technieken, meer
Spatiale en temporale bepalingen van hoge resolutie diepteprofielen gebuik makend van nieuwe staalname technieken, meer

Leermakers, M.; Gao, Y.; Gabelle, C.: Lojen, S.; Ouddane, B. Wartel, M; Baeyens, W. (2005). Dataset on the determination of high resolution porewater profiles of trace metals in sediments of the Rupel river (Belgium) using DET (Diffusive Equilibrium in Thin films) and DGT (Diffusive Gradients in Thin films) techniques. Available on (URL), accessed on (date)., meer
STARDUST Phase 1, meer
STARDUST Phase 2, meer

A1 publicaties (69) [show]
Ma, T.; Perrot, V.; Baeyens, W.; Li, G.; Lievens, S.; Ngo, H.T.T.; Nguyen, T.T.T.; Leermakers, M.; Gao, Y. (2024). Mercury distribution, mobilization and bioavailability in polluted sediments of Scheldt Estuary and Belgian Coastal Zone. J. Hazard. Mater. 465: 133209. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.133209, meer Zhou, C.; Gao, Y.; Zhang, H.; Luo, M.; Ma, T.; Li, G.; Vandeputte, D.; Leermakers, M.; Baeyens, W. (2024). Phosphorus mobilization in sulfidic sediments in the Baltic Sea. Sci. Total Environ. 907: 168000. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168000, meer Krikech, I.; Conti, G.O.; Pulvirenti, E.; Rapisarda, P.; Castrogiovanni, M.; Maisano, M.; Le Pennec, G.; Leermakers, M.; Ferrante, M.; Cappello, T.; Ezziyyani, M. (2023). Microplastics (≤ 10 µm) bioaccumulation in marine sponges along the Moroccan Mediterranean coast: Insights into species-specific distribution and potential bioindication. Environ. Res. 235: 116608. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2023.116608, meer Ma, T.; Baeyens, W.; Leermakers, M.; Smolíková, V.; Luo, M.; Li, G.; Vandeputte, D.; Perrot, V.; Gao, Y. (2023). Investigation on metal geochemical cycling in an anthropogenically impacted tidal river in Belgium. Sci. Total Environ. 882: 163604. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163604, meer Perrot, V.; Ma, T.; Vandeputte, D.; Smolikova, V.; Bratkic, A.; Leermakers, M.; Baeyens, W.; Gao, Y. (2023). Origin and partitioning of mercury in the polluted Scheldt Estuary and adjacent coastal zone. Sci. Total Environ. 878: 163019. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163019, meer Krikech, I.; Ranjbar Jafarabadi, A.; Leermakers, M.; Le Pennec, G.; Cappello, T.; Ezziyyani, M. (2022). Insights into bioaccumulation and bioconcentration of potentially toxic elements in marine sponges from the Northwestern Mediterranean coast of Morocco. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 180: 113770. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113770, meer Schoeters, G.; Verheyen, V.J.; Colles, A.; Remy, S.; Rodriguez Martin, L.; Govarts, E.; Nelen, V.; Den Hond, E.; De Decker, A.; Franken, C.; Loots, I.; Coertjens, D.; Morrens, B.; Bastiaensen, M.; Gys, C.; Malarvannan, G.; Covaci, A.; Nawrot, T.; De Henauw, S.; Bellemans, M.; Leermakers, M.; van Larebeke, N.; Baeyens, W.; Jacobs, G.; Voorspoels, S.; Nielsen, F.; Bruckers, L. (2022). Internal exposure of Flemish teenagers to environmental pollutants: results of the Flemish Environment and Health Study 2016–2020 (FLEHS IV). International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health 242: 113972. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2022.113972, meer Smolíková, V.; Pelcová, P.; Ridošková, A.; Leermakers, M. (2022). Diffusive gradients in thin-films technique for uranium monitoring along a salinity gradient: a comparative study on the performance of Chelex-100, Dow-PIWBA, Diphonix, and Lewatit FO 36 resin gels in the Scheldt estuary. Talanta 240: 123168. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.talanta.2021.123168, meer van de Velde, S.J.; Burdorf, L.D.W.; Hidalgo-Martinez, S.; Leermakers, M.; Meysman, F.J.R. (2022). Cable bacteria activity modulates arsenic release from sediments in a seasonally hypoxic marine basin. Front. Microbiol. 13: 907976. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.907976, meer Abdulbur-Alfakhoury, E.; Trommetter, G.; Brion, N.; Dumoulin, D.; Reichstädter, M.; Billon, G.; Leermakers, M.; Baeyens, W. (2021). Distribution of platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd), and rhodium (Rh) in urban tributaries of the Scheldt River assessed by diffusive gradients in thin films technique (DGT). Sci. Total Environ. 784: 147075. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147075, meer Bravo, H.; Cannicci, S.; Huyghe, F.; Leermakers, M.; Sheikh, M.A.; Kochzius, M. (2021). Ecological health of coral reefs in Zanzibar. Regional Studies in Marine Science 48: 9102014. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2021.102014, meer Reichstädter, M.; Gao, Y.; Diviš, P.; Ma, T.; Gaulier, C.; Leermakers, M. (2021). Cysteine-modified silica resin in DGT samplers for mercury and trace metals assessment. Chemosphere 263: 128320. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128320, meer van de Velde, S.J.; Hidalgo-Martinez, S.; Callebaut, I.; Antler, G.; James, R.K.; Leermakers, M.; Meysman, F.J.R. (2020). Burrowing fauna mediate alternative stable states in the redox cycling of salt marsh sediments. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 276: 31-49. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2020.02.021, meer van de Velde, S.J.; Hylén, A.; Kononets, M.; Marzocchi, U.; Leermakers, M.; Choumiline, K.; Hall, P.O.J.; Meysman, F.J.R. (2020). Elevated sedimentary removal of Fe, Mn, and trace elements following a transient oxygenation event in the Eastern Gotland Basin, central Baltic Sea. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 271: 16-32. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2019.11.034, meer Bonaglia, S.; Rämö, R.; Marzocchi, U.; Le Bouille, L.; Leermakers, M.; Nascimento, F.J.A.; Gunnarsson, J.S. (2019). Capping with activated carbon reduces nutrient fluxes, denitrification and meiofauna in contaminated sediments. Wat. Res. 148: 515-525. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2018.10.083, meer Gao, Y.; Zhou, C.; Gaulier, C.; Bratkic, A.; Galceran, J.; Puy, J.; Zhang, H.; Leermakers, M.; Baeyens, W. (2019). Labile trace metal concentration measurements in marine environments: from coastal to open ocean areas. Trends Anal. Chem. 116: 92-101. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trac.2019.04.027, meer Baeyens, W.; Gao, Y.; Davison, W.; Galceran, J.; Leermakers, M.; Puy, J.; Superville, P.-J.; Beguery, L. (2018). In situ measurements of micronutrient dynamics in open seawater show that complex dissociation rates may limit diatom growth. NPG Scientific Reports 8(1): 11 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-34465-w, meer Gao, Y.; Baisch, P.; Mirlean, N.; da Silva, F.M.R.; Van Larebeke, N.; Baeyens, W.; Leermakers, M. (2018). Arsenic speciation in fish and shellfish from the North Sea (Southern bight) and Acu Port area (Brazil) and health risks related to seafood consumption. Chemosphere 191: 89-96. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.10.031, meer Montserrat, F.; Renforth, P.; Hartmann, J.; Leermakers, M.; Knops, P.; Meysman, F.J.R. (2017). Olivine dissolution in seawater: implications for CO₂ sequestration through enhanced weathering in coastal environments. Environ. Sci. Technol. 51(7): 3960-3972. https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.6b05942, meer Rumisha, C.; Leermakers, M.; Elskens, M.; Mdegela, R.H.; Gwakisa, P.; Kochzius, M. (2017). Genetic diversity of the giant tiger prawn Penaeus monodon in relation to trace metal pollution at the Tanzanian coast. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 114(2): 759-767. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.10.057, meer Rumisha, C.; Leermakers, M.; Mdegela, R.H.; Kochzius, M.; Elskens, M. (2017). Bioaccumulation and public health implications of trace metals in edible tissues of the crustaceans Scylla serrata and Penaeus monodon from the Tanzanian coast. Environ. Monit. Assess. 189(10): 529. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-017-6248-0, meer Bonnineau, C.; Scaion, D.; Lemaire, B.; Belpaire, C.; Thomé, J.-P.; Thonon, M.; Leermaker, M.; Gao, Y.; Debier, C.; Silvestre, F.; Kestemont, P.; Rees, J.-F. (2016). Accumulation of neurotoxic organochlorines and trace elements in brain of female European eel (Anguilla anguilla). Environ. Toxicol. Pharmacol. 45: 346-355. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.etap.2016.06.009, meer Rumisha, C.; Mdegela, R.H.; Kochzius, M.; Leermakers, M.; Elskens, M. (2016). Trace metals in the giant tiger prawn Penaeus monodon and mangrove sediments of the Tanzania coast: is there a risk to marine fauna and public health? Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf. 132: 77-86. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2016.05.028, meer Ngeve, M.N.; Leermakers, M.; Elskens, M.; Kochzius, M. (2015). Assessment of trace metal pollution in sediments and intertidal fauna at the coast of Cameroon. Environ. Monit. Assess. 187(6): 337. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-015-4574-7, meer Phung, A.T.; Tulp, I; Baeyens, W.; Elskens, M.; Leermakers, M.; Gao, Y. (2015). Migration of diadromous and landlocked smelt populations studied by otolith geochemistry. Fish. Res. 167: 123-131. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2015.02.004, meer Elskens, M.; Gourgue, O.; Baeyens, W.; Chou, L.; Deleersnijder, E.; Leermakers, M.; de Brauwere, A. (2014). Modelling metal speciation in the Scheldt Estuary: combining a flexible-resolution transport model with empirical functions. Sci. Total Environ. 476-477: 346-358. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.12.047, meer Lourino-Cabana, B; Billon, G; Lesven, L; Sabbe, K.; Gillan, D.C.; Gao, Y.; Leermakers, M.; Baeyens, W. (2014). Monthly variation of trace metals in North Sea sediments. From experimental data to modeling calculations. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 87(1-2): 237-246. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.07.053, meer Gao, Y.; de Brauwere, A.; Elskens, M.; Croes, K.; Baeyens, W.; Leermakers, M. (2013). Evolution of trace metal and organic pollutant concentrations in the Scheldt River Basin and the Belgian Coastal Zone over the last three decades. J. Mar. Syst. 128: 52-61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2012.04.002, meer Phung, A.T.; Baeyens, W.; Leermakers, M.; Goderis, S.; Vanhaecke, F.; Gao, Y. (2013). Reproducibility of laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) measurements in mussel shells and Comparison with micro-drill sampling and solution ICP-MS. Talanta 115: 6-14. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.talanta.2013.04.019, meer Gao, Y.; Leermakers, M.; Pede, A.; Magnier, A.; Sabbe, K.; Louriño Cabana, B.; Billon, G.; Baeyens, W.; Gillan, D.C. (2012). Response of diffusive equilibrium in thin films (DET) and diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT) trace metal profiles in sediments to phytodetritus mineralisation. Environ. Chem. 9(1): 41-47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/EN11075, meer Gillan, D.C.; Pede, A.; Sabbe, K.; Gao, Y.; Leermakers, M.; Baeyens, W.; Louriño Cabana, B.; Billon, G. (2012). Effect of bacterial mineralization of phytoplankton-derived phytodetritus on the release of arsenic, cobalt and manganese from muddy sediments in the Southern North Sea. A microcosm study. Sci. Total Environ. 419: 98-108. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.12.034, meer Gillan, D.C.; Baeyens, W.; Bechara, R.; Billon, G.; Denis, K.; Grosjean, P.; Leermakers, M.; Lesven, L.; Pede, A.; Sabbe, K.; Gao, Y. (2012). Links between bacterial communities in marine sediments and trace metal geochemistry as measured by in situ DET/DGT approaches. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 64(2): 353-362. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.11.001, meer Rumisha, C.; Elskens, M.; Leermakers, M.; Kochzius, M. (2012). Trace metal pollution and its influence on the community structure of soft bottom molluscs in intertidal areas of the Dar es Salaam coast, Tanzania. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 64(3): 521-531. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.12.025, meer Baeyens, W.; Bowie, A.R.; Buesseler, K.; Elskens, M.; Gao, Y.; Lamborg, C.; Leermakers, M.; Remenyi, T.; Zhang, H. (2011). Size-fractionated labile trace elements in the Northwest Pacific and Southern Oceans. Mar. Chem. 126(1-4): 108-113. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marchem.2011.04.004, meer Charriau, A.; Lesven, L.; Gao, Y.; Leermakers, M.; Baeyens, W.; Ouddane, B.; Billon, G. (2011). Trace metal behaviour in riverine sediments: Role of organic matter and sulfides. Appl. Geochem. 26(1): 80-90. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2010.11.005, meer Gao, Y.; De Canck, E.; Leermakers, M.; Baeyens, W.; Van Der Voort, P. (2011). Synthesized mercaptopropyl nanoporous resins in DGT probes for determining dissolved mercury concentrations. Talanta 87: 262-267. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.talanta.2011.10.012, meer Agah, H.; Leermakers, M.; Gao, Y.; Fatemi, S.M.R.; Mohseni Katal, M.; Baeyens, W.; Elskens, M. (2010). Mercury accumulation in fish species from the Persian Gulf and in human hair from fishermen. Environ. Monit. Assess. 169(1-4): 203-216. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-009-1162-8, meer Pradit, S.; Wattayakorn, G.; Angsupanich, S.; Baeyens, W.; Leermakers, M. (2010). Distribution of trace elements in sediments and biota of Songkhla Lake, Southern Thailand. Water Air Soil Pollut. 206(1-4): 155-174. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11270-009-0093-x, meer Agah, H.; Leermakers, M.; Elskens, M.; Rez Fatemi, S.M.; Baeyens, W. (2009). Accumulation of trace metals in the muscle and liver tissues of five fish species from the Persian Gulf. Environ. Monit. Assess. 157(1-4): 499-514. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-008-0551-8, meer Agah, H.; Elskens, M.; Reza Fatemi, S. Mohammad; Owfi, F.; Baeyens, W.; Leermakers, M. (2009). Mercury speciation in the Persian Gulf sediments. Environ. Monit. Assess. 157(1-4): 363-373. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-008-0541-x, meer Baeyens, W.; Gao, Y.; De Galan, S.; Bilau, M.; Van Larebeke, N.; Leermakers, M. (2009). Dietary exposure to total and toxic arsenic in Belgium: importance of arsenic speciation in North Sea fish. Mol. Nutr. Food Res. 53(5): 558-565. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.200700533, meer Gao, Y.; Lesven, L.; Gillan, D.C.; Sabbe, K.; Billon, G.; De Galan, S.; Elskens, M.; Baeyens, W.; Leermakers, M. (2009). Geochemical behavior of trace elements in sub-tidal marine sediments of the Belgian coast. Mar. Chem. 117(1-4): 88-96. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marchem.2009.05.002, meer Leermakers, M.; Gao, Y.; Navez, J.; Poffijn, A.; Croes, K.; Baeyens, W. (2009). Radium analysis by sector field ICP-MS in combination with the Diffusive Gradients in Thin Films (DGT) technique. J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 24(8): 1115-1117. https://dx.doi.org/10.1039/B821472G, meer Baeyens, W.; de Brauwere, A.; Brion, N.; De Gieter, M.; Leermakers, M. (2007). Arsenic speciation in the River Zenne, Belgium. Sci. Total Environ. 384(1-3): 409-419. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.05.044, meer Leermakers, M.; Baeyens, W.; De Gieter, M.; Smedts, B.; Meert, C.; De Bisschop, H.C.; Morabito, R.; Quevauviller, P. (2006). Toxic arsenic compounds in environmental samples: speciation and validation. Trends Anal. Chem. 25(1): 1-10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trac.2005.06.004, meer Baeyens, W.F.J.; Leermakers, M.; De Gieter, M.; Nguyen, H.L.; Parmentier, K.; Panutrakul, S.; Elskens, M. (2005). Overview of trace metal contamination in the Scheldt estuary and effect of regulatory measures. Hydrobiologia 540(1-3): 141-154. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-004-7129-4, meer Divis, P.; Leermakers, M.; Docekalova, H.; Gao, Y. (2005). Mercury depth profiles in river and marine sediments measured by the diffusive gradients in thin films technique with two different specific resins. Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 382(7): 1715-1719. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00216-005-3360-8, meer Leermakers, M.; Baeyens, W.; Quevauviller, P.; Horvat, M. (2005). Mercury in environmental samples: speciation, artifacts and validation. Trends Anal. Chem. 24(5): 383-393. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trac.2004.01.001, meer Leermakers, M.; Gao, Y.; Gabelle, C.; Lojen, S.; Ouddane, B.; Wartel, M.; Baeyens, W.F.J. (2005). Determination of high resolution pore water profiles of trace metals in sediments of the Rupel River (Belgium) using DET (Diffusive Equilibrium in Thin Films) and DGT (Diffusive Gradients in Thin Films) techniques. Water Air Soil Pollut. 166(1-4): 265-286, meer Baeyens, W.; Leermakers, M.; Papina, T.; Saprykin, A.; Brion, N.; Noyen, J.; De Gieter, M.; Elskens, M.; Goeyens, L. (2003). Bioconcentration and biomagnification of mercury and methylmercury in North Sea and Scheldt estuary fish. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 45(4): 498-508. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00244-003-2136-4, meer Baeyens, W.; Dehandschutter, B.; Leermakers, M.; Bobrov, V. A.; Hus, R.; Baeyens-Volant, D. (2003). Natural mercury levels in geological enriched and geological active areas: case study of Katun river and lake Teletskoye, Altai (Siberia). Water Air Soil Pollut. 142(1-4): 375-393. dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1022099410739, meer Baeyens, W.; Monteny, F.; Leermakers, M.; Bouillon, S. (2003). Evalution of sequential extractions on dry and wet sediments. Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 376(6): 890-901. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00216-003-2005-z, meer De Gieter, M.; Leermakers, M.; Van Ryssen, R.; Noyen, J.; Goeyens, L.; Baeyens, W. (2002). Total and toxic arsenic levels in North Sea fish. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 43(4): 406-417, meer Leermakers, M.; Galletti, S.; Brion, N.; Baeyens, W. (2001). Mercury in the southern North Sea and Scheldt estuary. Mar. Chem. 75(3): 229-248. dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0304-4203(01)00039-1, meer Baeyens, W.F.J.; Leermakers, M.; Molina, R.; Holsbeek, L.; Joiris, C.R. (1999). Investigation of headspace and solvent extraction methods for the determination of dimethyl- and monomethylmercury in environmental matrices. Chemosphere 39: 1107-1117. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0045-6535(99)00181-2, meer Baeyens, W.; Leermakers, M. (1998). Elemental mercury concentrations and formation rates in the Scheldt estuary and the North Sea. Mar. Chem. 60(3-4): 257-266. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0304-4203(97)00102-3, meer Losno, R.; Colin, J.L.; Spokes, L.; Jickells, T.; Schulz, M.; Rebers, A.; Leermakers, M.; Meuleman, C.; Baeyens, W.F.J. (1998). Non-rain deposition significantly modifies rain samples at a coastal site. Atmos. Environ. (1994) 32(20): 3445-3455, meer Baeyens, W.F.J.; Parmentier, K.; Goeyens, L.; Ducastel, G.; De Gieter, M.; Leermakers, M. (1997). The biogeochemical behaviour of Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn in the Scheldt estuary: results of the 1995 surveys. Hydrobiologia 366: 45-62. https://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1003120226778, meer Baeyens, W.F.J.; Monteny, F.; Van Ryssen, R.; Leermakers, M. (1997). A box-model of metal flows through the Scheldt estuary (1981-1983 and 1992-1995). Hydrobiologia 366: 109-128. https://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1003180428595, meer Baeyens, W.F.J.; Elskens, I.; Van Ryssen, R.; Leermakers, M. (1997). The impact of the Scheldt input on the trace metal distribution in the Belgian coastal area (results of 1981-1983 and 1995-1996). Hydrobiologia 366: 91-108. https://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1003128411757, meer Baeyens, W.F.J.; Meuleman, C.; Muhaya, B.; Leermakers, M. (1997). Behaviour and speciation of mercury in the Scheldt estuary (water sediments and benthic organisms). Hydrobiologia 366: 63-79. https://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1003124310848, meer Leermakers, M.; Baeyens, W.F.J.; Ebinghaus, R.; Kuballa, J.; Kock, H.H. (1997). Determination of atmospheric mercury during the North Sea experiment. Water Air Soil Pollut. 97(3-4): 257-263, meer Muhaya, B.B.M.; Leermakers, M.; Baeyens, W.F.J. (1997). Total mercury and methylmercury in sediments and in the polychaete Nereis diversicolor at Groot Buitenschoor (Scheldt estuary, Belgium). Water Air Soil Pollut. 94(1-2): 109-123, meer Leermakers, M.; Meuleman, C.; Baeyens, W.F.J. (1995). Mercury speciation in the Scheldt estuary. Water Air Soil Pollut. 80(1-4): 641-652. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01189717, meer Spokes, L.; Jickells, T.; Rendell, A.; Schultz, M.; Rebers, A.; Dannecker, W.; Kruger, O.; Leermakers, M.; Baeyens, W.F.J. (1993). High atmospheric nitrogen deposition events over the North-Sea. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 26(12): 698-703, meer Baeyens, W.F.J.; Leermakers, M.; Dedeurwaerder, H.; Lansens, P. (1991). Modelization of the mercury fluxes at the air-sea interface. Water Air Soil Pollut. 56: 731-744. dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00342313, meer Baeyens, W.F.J.; Panutrakul, S.; Elskens, M.; Leermakers, M.; Navez, J.; Monteny, F. (1991). Geochemical processes in muddy and sandy tidal flat sediments. Geo-Mar. Lett. 11(3-4): 188-193. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02431011, meer Elskens, M.; Leermakers, M.; Panatrakul, S.; Monteny, F.; Baeyens, W.F.J. (1991). Microbial activity in sandy and muddy estuarine sediments. Geo-Mar. Lett. 11(3-4): 194-198. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02431012, meer Lansens, P.; Meuleman, C.; Leermakers, M.; Baeyens, W.F.J. (1990). Determination of methylmercury in natural waters by headspace gas chromatography with microwave-induced plasma detection after preconcentration on a resin containing dithiocarbamate groups. Anal. Chim. Acta 234: 417-424, meer
Peer reviewed publicatie [show]
Leermakers, M.; Elskens, M.; Panatrakul, S.; Monteny, F.; Baeyens, W.F.J. (1993). Geochemistry of mercury in an intertidal flat of the Scheldt estuary. Neth. J. Aquat. Ecol. 27(2-4): 267-277. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02334790, meer
Boekhoofdstukken (14) [show]
Baisch, P.; Gao, Y.; Van Larebeke, N.; Baeyens, W.; Leermakers, M.; Mirlean, N.; Junior, F.M. (2019). Health risks related to seafood consumption and arsenic speciation in fish and shellfish from North Sea (Southern Bight) and Acu Port area (Brazil), in: Zhu, Y. et al. Environmental Arsenic in a Changing World. pp. 371-372, meer Gillan, D.C.; Pede, A.; Sabbe, K.; Gao, Y.; Leermakers, M.; Baeyens, W.; Cabana, B.L.; Billon, G. (2012). Effect of bacterial mineralization of phytoplankton-derived phytodetritus on the release of arsenic, cobalt and manganese from muddy sediments in the Southern North Sea. A microcosm study, in: Pede, A. Diversity and dynamics of protist communities in subtidal North Sea sediments in relation to metal pollution and algal bloom deposition. pp. 79-102, meer Pede, A.; Gillan, D.C.; Billon, G.; Lesven, L.; Leermakers, M.; Baeyens, W.; Verstraete, T.; Vyverman, W.; Sabbe, K. (2012). Effects of spring phytoplankton bloom deposition on seasonal dynamics and vertical distribution of microbial eukaryotes in a silty, metal-contaminated sediment in the Southern North Sea, in: Pede, A. Diversity and dynamics of protist communities in subtidal North Sea sediments in relation to metal pollution and algal bloom deposition. pp. 51-77, meer Pede, A.; Gillan, D.C.; Gao, Y.; Billon, G.; Leermakers, M.; Verstraete, T.; Vyverman, W.; Sabbe, K. (2012). Impact of phytoplankton bloom deposition and concomitant metal fluxes on the composition and activity of benthic microbial communities in subtidal marine sediments: A microcosm study, in: Pede, A. Diversity and dynamics of protist communities in subtidal North Sea sediments in relation to metal pollution and algal bloom deposition. pp. 103-132, meer de Brauwere, A.; Gao, Y.; De Galan, S.; Baeyens, W.; Elskens, M.; Leermakers, M. (2009). Speciation analytics in aquatic ecosystems, in: Namiesnik, J. et al. Analytical measurements in aquatic environments. pp. 121-137, meer Baeyens, W.; Leermakers, M.; De Gieter, M.; Nguyen, H.L.; Elskens, M. (2002). Trace contaminants in water-column and food-web of the Scheldt estuary, in: ECSA Local Meeting: ecological structures and functions in the Scheldt Estuary: from past to future, Antwerp, Belgium October 7-10, 2002: abstract book. pp. 27, meer Eyckmans, K.; De Hoog, J.; Van Grieken, R.; Baeyens, W.F.J.; De Galan, S.; De Gieter, M.; Brion, N.; Leermakers, M.; Huybrechts, T.; Dewulf, J.; Van Langenhove, H.; Roevros, N.; Herzl, V.; Loijens, M.; Wollast, R. (2002). Biogeochemistry of nutrients, metals and organic micropollutants to the North Sea, in: Duurzaam Beheer van de Noordzee: presentatie van de onderzoeksresultaten, 21-22/01/2002. Scientific Support Plan for a Sustainable Development Policy (SPSD I): Programme "Sustainable Management of the North Sea" = Plan voor wetenschappelijke ondersteuning van een beleid gericht op duurzame ontwikkeling (PODO I): Programma "Duurzaam beheer van de Noordzee", : pp. 6, meer Baeyens, W.F.J.; Brion, N.; Dehairs, F.A.; Leermakers, M. (2001). De Schelde en de Belgische kustzee: ecosysteem of afvoersysteem van polluenten, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Beheer van kust en zee: beleidsondersteunend onderzoek in Vlaanderen: Studiedag, Oostende, 9 november 2001. VLIZ Special Publication, 4: pp. 18-21, meer Baeyens, W.F.J.; Parmentier, K.; Goeyens, L.; Ducastel, G.; De Gieter, M.; Leermakers, M. (1998). The biogeochemical behaviour of Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn in the Scheldt estuary: results of the 1995 surveys, in: Baeyens, W.F.J. (Ed.) Trace metals in the Westerschelde Estuary: a case-study of a polluted, partially anoxic estuary. Developments in Hydrobiology, 128: pp. 45-62. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3573-5_3, meer Baeyens, W.F.J.; Elskens, I.; Van Ryssen, R.; Leermakers, M. (1998). The impact of the Scheldt input on the trace metal distribution in the Belgian coastal area (results of 1981-1983 and 1995-1996), in: Baeyens, W.F.J. (Ed.) Trace metals in the Westerschelde Estuary: a case-study of a polluted, partially anoxic estuary. Developments in Hydrobiology, 128: pp. 91-108. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3573-5_6, meer Baeyens, W.F.J.; Meuleman, C.; Muhaya, B.; Leermakers, M. (1998). Behaviour and speciation of mercury in the Scheldt estuary (water sediments and benthic organisms), in: Baeyens, W.F.J. (Ed.) Trace metals in the Westerschelde Estuary: a case-study of a polluted, partially anoxic estuary. Developments in Hydrobiology, 128: pp. 63-79. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3573-5_4, meer Baeyens, W.F.J.; Monteny, F.; Van Ryssen, R.; Leermakers, M. (1998). A box-model of metal flows through the Scheldt estuary (1981-1983 and 1992-1995), in: Baeyens, W.F.J. (Ed.) Trace metals in the Westerschelde Estuary: a case-study of a polluted, partially anoxic estuary. Developments in Hydrobiology, 128: pp. 109-128. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3573-5_7, meer Baeyens, W.F.J.; Leermakers, M. (1996). Particulate, dissolved and methylmercury budgets for the Scheldt estuary (Belgium and The Netherlands), in: Baeyens, W. et al. Global and regional mercury cycles: sources, fluxes and mass balances. pp. 285-301. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1780-4_14, meer Monteny, F.; Leermakers, M.; Vandenhoudt, A.; Baeyens, W.F.J. (1989). Stable pollutants in the Scheldt estuary, in: Pichot, G. (Ed.) Progress in Belgian Oceanographic Research 1989: proceedings of the North Sea Symposium held in Ghent, 14 February 1989. pp. 423-430, meer
Abstracts (18) [show]
Li, G.; Baeyens, W.; Leermakers, M.; Ma, T.; Gao, Y. (2024). Mobilization and distribution of trace metals in the Scheldt sediments, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 6 March 2024, Oostende. VLIZ Special Publication, 91: pp. 32, meer Wittig, C.; Leermakers, M.; Hall, P.; Hylén, A.; Kononets, M.; Braeckman, U.; van de Velde, S. (2024). Shallow bioturbation promotes benthic iron release more than deeper bioturbation, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 6 March 2024, Oostende. VLIZ Special Publication, 91: pp. 45, meer Ma, T.; Perrot, V.; Leermakers, M.; Gao, Y. (2023). Mercury (Hg) speciation in sediment of the Belgian Part of the North Sea (BPNS), in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 1 March 2023, Bruges. VLIZ Special Publication, 90: pp. 74, meer Wittig, C.; Leermakers, M.; Hall, P.; Hylén, A.; Kononets, M.; Braeckman, U.; van de Velde, S.J. (2023). Towards a link between benthic iron cycling and benthic fauna community: A case study in Swedish fjord sediments, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 1 March 2023, Bruges. VLIZ Special Publication, 90: pp. 112, meer Smolíková, V.; Pelcová, P.; Ridošková, A.; Leermakers, M. (2021). The potential of diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT) technique as a monitoring tool for uranium in the aquatic environment, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, Online event 3 March 2021. VLIZ Special Publication, 85: pp. 111, meer Gaulier, C.; Zhou, C.; Leermakers, M.; Billon, G.; Gao, Y. (2020). Trace metal speciation in anoxic waters: stunning diving in the depths of the Baltic Sea, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Oostende, Belgium, 18 March 2020. VLIZ Special Publication, 84: pp. 92, meer Abdulbur Alfakhoury, E.; Leermakers, M.; Bratkic, A. (2017). Development of diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT) passive samplers for simultaneous measurement of Platinum, Palladium, Rhodium and Mercury in surface water, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Brugge, Belgium, 3 March 2017. VLIZ Special Publication, 79: pp. 2, meer Rumisha, C.; Leermakers, M.; Elskens, M.; Mdegela, R.H.; Gwakisa, P.; Kochzius, M.K (2016). Genetic diversity of the tiger prawn Penaeus monodon in relation to metal pollution at the Tanzanian coast, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 12 February 2016. VLIZ Special Publication, 75: pp. 95-96, meer Rumisha, C.; Mdegela, R.H.; Kochzius, M.; Elskens, M.; Leermakers, M. (2015). Trace metals in tissues of the tiger prawn Penaeus monodon and mangrove sediments of the Tanzania coast: is there a risk to marine fauna and public health?, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 20 February 2015. VLIZ Special Publication, 71: pp. 113, meer Ngeve, M.; Elskens, M.; Leermakers, M.; Kochzius, M. (2013). Influence of trace metal and organic pollution on the community structure of intertidal gastropods at the coast of Cameroon, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 15 February 2013. VLIZ Special Publication, 63: pp. 74, meer Pant, P.; Elskens, M.; Leermakers, M.; Sheikh, M.; Kochzius, M. (2013). Impacts of heavy metal pollution on benthic communities on the coast of Zanzibar, Tanzania, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 15 February 2013. VLIZ Special Publication, 63: pp. 77, meer Pede, A.; Gillan, D.; Gao, Y.; Billon, G.; Leermakers, M.; Baeyens, W.; Rousseau, V.; Verstraete, T.; Vyverman, W.; Sabbe, K. (2011). Impact of phytoplankton bloom deposition on microbial communities and metal fluxes in contaminated North Sea sediments: A microcosm study, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 25 February 2011: book of abstracts. pp. 64, meer Rumisha, C.; Kochzius, M.; Elskens, M.; Leermakers, M. (2011). Influence of trace metals pollution on the community structure of soft bottom macrofauna in intertidal areas of the Dar es Salaam coast, Tanzania, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 25 February 2011: book of abstracts. pp. 75, meer Pede, A.; Gillan, D.; Gao, Y.; Billon, G.; Lesven, L.; Leermakers, M.; Baeyens, W.F.J.; Vyverman, W.; Sabbe, K. (2009). Patterns in microbial diversity in North Sea sediments; correlations with specific sediment characteristics and heavy metal pollution, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 6 March 2009: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 41: pp. 57, meer Pede, A.; Gillan, D.; Gao, Y.; Billon, G.; Lesven, L.; Leermakers, M.; Baeyens, W.; Vyverman, W.; Sabbe, K. (2009). Spatial and seasonal variation in microbial diversity in marine subtidal sediments in relation to sediment geochemistry and heavy metal pollution, in: ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting 2009: A Cruise Through Nice Waters, 25-30 January 2009, Nice, France. pp. 203, meer Baeyens, W.; Bechara, R.; Billon, G.; Dubois, P.; Fischer, J.-C.; Gao, Y.; Gillan, D.; Leermakers, M.; Lesven, L.; Pede, A.; Sabbe, K. (2008). Preliminary results of potential correlations between geochemical parameters, metals contamination and microbial diversity in North Sea sediments, in: Namiesnik, J. et al. (Ed.) 35th International Symposium on Environmental Analytical Chemistry, ISEAC 35: book of abstracts. pp. 141, meer Leermakers, M. (2005). Waterbodemkwaliteit en mobiliteit van polluenten van de Bovenschelde en de Leie in de grensoverschrijdende zone, in: Wartel, M. et al. Onze onderwaterbodems: verzegelde bewaarkast of tijdbom? Infosessie, Menen, 3 juni 2005 = Nos lits de rivières: enfouissement définitif ou bombe à retardement? Session d'information, Menin, 3 juin 2005. pp. 23, meer De Gieter, M.; Leermakers, M.; Van Ryssen, R.; Noyen, J.; Goeyens, L.; Baeyens, W. (2002). Total and toxic arsenic levels in North Sea fish (poster), in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 13 March 2002: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 7: pp. 33, meer
Rapporten (8) [show]
Gillan, D.C.; Sabbe, K.; Pede, A.; Billon, G.; Lesven, L.; Gao, Y.; Leermakers, M.; Baeyens, W.; Louriño Cabana, B. (2012). Microbial diversity and metal fluxes in contaminated North Sea sediments MICROMET. Belgian Science Policy Office: Brussels. 107 pp., meer Gillan, D.; Dubois, P.; Sabbe, K.; Pede, A.; Baeyens, W.; Leermakers, M.; Gao, Y.; Billon, G.; Lesven, L.; Fischer, J.-C. (2009). Microbial Diversity and Metal Fluxes in Contaminated North Sea Sediments MICROMET. Final Report phase I. Belgian Science Policy: Brussels. 54 pp., meer Wartel, M.; Baeyens, W.F.J.; Fischer, J.-C.; Leermakers, M.; Ouddane, B.; Billon, G.; Bodineau, L.; Gabelle, C.; Garnier, C.; Grare, C.; Barthe, J.F.; Gao, Y.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Appeltans, W.; de Lichtervelde, K.; Mees, J. (2005). STARDUST (Spatial and Temporal Assessment of high Resolution Depth profiles Using novel Sampling Technologies): Final Report - annexes. VLIZ Special Publication, 27. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ): Oostende. 92 pp., meer Wartel, M.; Baeyens, W.F.J.; Fischer, J.-C.; Leermakers, M.; Ouddane, B.; Billon, G.; Bodineau, L.; Gabelle, C.; Garnier, C.; Grare, C.; Barthe, J.F.; Gao, Y.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Appeltans, W.; de Lichtervelde, K.; Mees, J. (2005). STARDUST (Spatial and Temporal Assessment of high Resolution Depth profiles Using novel Sampling Technologies): Final Report. VLIZ Special Publication, 26. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ): Oostende. 35 pp., meer Baeyens, W.F.J.; Parmentier, K.; Brion, N.; Leermakers, M.; De Galan, S.; Van Grieken, R.; Joos, P.; Injuk, J.; Wollast, R.; Vanderborght, J.; Piron, C. (2002). Evaluatie van de chemische contaminatie van de Noordzee en schatting van de verontreiniging van land: samenvatting van het onderzoek = Quality status and terrestrial inputs for the North Sea: summary of the research. Scientific Support Plan for a Sustainable Development Policy (SPSD I): Programme "Sustainable Management of the North Sea" = Plan voor wetenschappelijke ondersteuning van een beleid gericht op duurzame ontwikkeling (PODO I): Programma "Duurzaam beheer van de Noordzee". DWTC/SSTC: Brussel. 12 pp., meer Leermakers, M. (2002). Mobiliteit en biobeschikbaarheid van polluenten in de sedimenten van de Noordzee, in: Ontginning van mariene zand en grind in het kader van de duurzame ontwikkeling: studiedag 7 november 2002 = L'exploitation de sable et de gravier marins dans le cadre du developpement durable: journée d'étude du 7 novembre 2002. pp. 1, meer Monteny, F.; Leermakers, M.; Vandenhoudt, A.; Baeyens, W. (1989). Stable pollutants in the Scheldt estuary. CM Documents - ICES, CM 1989(E:37). ICES: Copenhagen. [no pag.] pp., meer Baeyens, W.F.J.; Monteny, F.; Leermakers, M.; Lansens, P.; Vandenhoudt, A. (1988). Studie van de verontreinigingsgraad van baggerslib in de Schelde. Synthese Rapport. Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Brussel. , meer
Overige publicaties (3) [show]
Ngeve, M.N.; Leermakers, M.; Elskens, M.; Kochzius, M. (2013). Influence of trace metal and organic pollution on the community structure of intertidal gastropods at the coast of Cameroon. Poster at the VLIZ Young Scientist's Day 15 February 2013. Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Brussel. 1 poster pp., meer Pant, P.; Elskens, M.; Leermakers, M.; Sheikh, M.; Kochzius, M. (2013). Assessment of heavy metal concentrations in mangrove sediments along the Zanzibar coast. Poster at the VLIZ Young Scientist's Day 15 February 2013. Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Brussel. 1 poster pp., meer Van Ryssen, R.; Leermakers, M.; Baeyens, W.F.J. (1996). De mobiliteit van sporemetalen in onderwaterbodems in Vlaanderen. Water 15(89): 190-195, meer
Thesis (co-)promotor (4) [show]
Smolíková, V. (2022). Determination of trace elements in the aquatic environment using diffusive gradients in thin films technique. PhD Thesis. Mendel University in Brno/Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Brno. 215 pp., meer Pienaar, Z. (2021). Time weighted average concentrations measured with Diffusive Gradients in Thin films (DGT) for uranium in response to simulated pollution events. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Ghent University/Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Antwerpen, Gent, Brussel. 42 pp., meer Pant, P. (2013). An assessment of heavy metal distribution in mangrove sediments along the coast of Zanzibar. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Universiteit Gent/VUB: Antwerpen, Gent, Brussel. 39 pp., meer Chukwudi, E.K. (2007). Mobility of pollutants in riverine sediments using DET (diffusive equilibrium in thin films), DGT (diffusive gradients in thin films) techniques and in situ flux experiments. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Vrije Universiteit Brussel (ECOMAMA): Brussel. 93 pp., meer

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