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Martine Leermakers is an Analytical Chemist and obtained her PhD at the VUB in 1998 on the Biogeochemical Cycle of Mercury in The Scheldt Estuary and North Sea. Her research interests include the development of analytical techniques for trace metals, organometals, metalloids and radionuclides as well as the study of the geochemical cycling of these elements in environmental compartments as well as human biomonitoring and the impact on human health. In the last years she has been working on the development of passive sampling gel diffusion techniques for in situ trace metal speciation DGT (diffusive gradients in thin films) and DET (diffusive equilibrium in thin films) for different metals and radio-isotopes and applying these techniques in both pristine (open ocean) as well as heavily contaminated sites such as mining sites.
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HERC55: Shooting stars and blasting dinosaurs: boosting ICP-MS capabilities across various research domains.
Goderis, S., Olde Venterink, H., Tielens, F., Snoeck, C., Terryn, H., Nys, K., Leermakers, M., Claeys, P., Elskens, M., Kervyn De Meerendre, M., Lambert, B., Peeters, E., Hauffman, T., Rahier, H., Gao, Y., Meulebroeck, W. & Wouters, B.
1/05/22 → 30/04/26
Project: Fundamental
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FWOAL911: BE MERMAiD - BioavailablE MERcury Methylation in the ADriatic sea
1/01/19 → 31/12/22
Project: Fundamental
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VLOV29: Steunpunt Milieu en gezondheid (MG) - Policy Research Centre (PRC) Environment and Health (xx Generation 2016-2020)
1/01/16 → 31/12/20
Project: Fundamental
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Investigation of a new approach for 36Cl determination in solid samples using plastic scintillators
Llopart, I., Vasile, M., Tarancón, A., Bagán, H., Dobney, A., Boden, S., Bruggeman, M., Leermakers, M., Qiao, J. & Warwick, P., Mar 2023, In: Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 193, 110646.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A multimethodological evaluation of arsenic in the Zenne River, Belgium: Sources, distribution, geochemistry, and bioavailability
Smolíková, V., Brion, N., Ma, T., Perrot, V., Gao, Y., Pelcova, P., Ridoskova, A. & Leermakers, M., 10 Dec 2022, In: Science of the Total Environment. 851, p. 1-38 38 p., 157984.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cable Bacteria Activity Modulates Arsenic Release From Sediments in a Seasonally Hypoxic Marine Basin
van de Velde, S. J., Burdorf, L. D. W., Hidalgo-Martinez, S., Leermakers, M. & Meysman, F. J. R., 13 Jul 2022, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 13, 907976.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Developments in the Diffusive Gradients in Thin-films technique for the speciation of oxyanions and platinum group elements in aquatic systems
Gao, Y., Zhou, C., Galceran, J., Rey-Castro, C., Puy, J., Baeyens, W. & Leermakers, M., Feb 2022, In: TrAC: Trends in Analytical Chemistry. 147, p. 1-10 10 p., 116513.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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
Smolíková, V., Pelcová, P., Ridošková, A. & Leermakers, M., 1 Apr 2022, In: Talanta. 240, 123168.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Abstract: Biogeochemical cycle of Mercury (Hg) in sediment of the Scheldt Estuary and the Belgian Part of the North Sea (BPNS)
Ma, T. (Creator), Perrot, V. (Distributor), Leermakers, M. (Distributor) & Gao, Y. (Supervisor), Zenodo, 30 Jan 2023
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Hg and MeHg speciation in the Scheldt Estuary and Belgian Part of the North Sea (BPNS) sediments
Ma, T. (Creator), Perrot, V. (Distributor), Leermakers, M. (Distributor) & Gao, Y. (Supervisor), Zenodo, 30 Jan 2023
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Abstract: Hg and MeHg speciation in the Scheldt Estuary and Belgian Part of the North Sea (BPNS) sediments
Ma, T. (Creator), Perrot, V. (Distributor), Leermakers, M. (Distributor) & Gao, Y. (Supervisor), Zenodo, 30 Jan 2023
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Biogeochemical cycle of Mercury (Hg) in sediment of the Scheldt Estuary and the Belgian Part of the North Sea (BPNS)
Ma, T. (Creator), Perrot, V. (Distributor), Leermakers, M. (Distributor) & Gao, Y. (Supervisor), Zenodo, 30 Jan 2023
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Belgian continental shelf and Scheldt estuary campaign on board of the RV Belgica
Martine Leermakers (Participant), Vendula Smolíková (Participant), Vincent Perrot (Participant), Tianhui Ma (Participant), Carlos Leonidas Leiva (Participant), Guanlei Li (Participant), Yuwei Jia (Participant) & Thi Thanh Thao Nguyen (Participant)
10 Mar 2023 → 11 Mar 2023Activity: Other › Research and Teaching at External Organisation
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USE OF DGT PASSIVE SAMPLERS FOR URANIUM MONITORING IN MINING SITES AND ACTIVE NUCLEAR SITES: WHAT DO WE MEASURE WITH DGT?
Martine Leermakers (Speaker), Vendula Smolíková (Contributor), Catherine Mercat (Contributor), Jean-Marc Chevalier (Contributor) & Michael Descostes (Speaker)
1 Feb 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Belgian continental shelf and Scheldt estuary campaign on board of the RV Belgica
Tianhui Ma (Participant), Vincent Perrot (Participant), Martine Leermakers (Participant), Jordi Sans Duno (Participant) & Yuwei Jia (Participant)
15 Mar 2022 → 16 Mar 2022Activity: Other › Research and Teaching at External Organisation
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Geochemical sampling mission dedicated to the natural background of U and the corresponding bioavailable fractions in the vicinity of former U mines in Limousin (France).
Martine Leermakers (Participant), Vendula Smolíková (Participant), Clémence Besançon (Participant) & Benoît Reilé (Participant)
12 Sep 2022 → 23 Sep 2022Activity: Other › Research and Teaching at External Organisation
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Mercury fate in the surface waters of the Scheldt Estuary and adjacent coastal zone
Vincent Perrot (Speaker), Tianhui Ma (Contributor), Martine Leermakers (Contributor) & Yue Gao (Contributor)
12 Jun 2022 → 15 Jun 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
Thesis
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Biogeochemistry of heavy metals in freshwater ecosystems
Author: Nguyen, H. L., Leermakers, M. & Baeyens, W., 2003Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Biogeochemistry of Micro-pollutants in Sediments of Mtoni estuary, Tanzania
Author: Mihale, M., Mihale, M., Baeyens, W., Tungaraza, C., Elskens, M., Leermakers, M. & Van Langenhove, K., Mar 2013Supervisor: Baeyens, W. (Promotor) & Tungaraza, C. (External person) (Co-promotor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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De bepaling van methylkwik in sedimentstalen door middel van headspace gaschromatografie met atomaire fluorescentie detectie
Author: Vanneste, B., 1999Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Development of DGT for assessment of micro-organic pollutants in water using in vitro CALUX analyses
Author: Meert, S., Gao, Y., Van Langenhove, K., Elskens, M., Leermakers, M. & Vandermarken, T., 11 Sep 2015Supervisor: Gao, Y. (Promotor) & Van Langenhove, K. (Co-promotor)
Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Dissolved barium in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean and its potential as a tracer to track the Mediterranean Outflow Water
Author: Kokuhennadige, H. N., Dehairs, F., Leermakers, M. & Jacquet, S., 4 Sep 2015Student thesis: Master's Thesis