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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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HERC65: Inside-Out - The X-Ray approach
Snoeck, C., Goderis, S., Veselka, B., Olde Venterink, H., Kervyn De Meerendre, M., Lambert, B., Elskens, M., Vandam, R., Van den Brande, N., Tielens, F., Nys, K., Zekollari, H., Hauffman, T., Peeters, E., Claeys, P., Gao, Y., Rahier, H., Meulebroeck, W., Provyn, S., Leermakers, M., Thiery, W. & Devos, Y.
1/05/24 → 30/04/28
Project: Fundamental
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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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OZR4161: Extension of the PhD trajectory due to Covid-19 (BOF Budget)
Eeltink, S., Elskens, M., Versées, W., Mattelaer, A., Oberthur, S., Wambacq, P., Lambert, B., Claeys, P., Keulen, S., Anckaert, E., Mast, J., Tompa, P., Coene, G., Hubin, A., Leermakers, M. & Gao, Y.
15/08/23 → 30/11/24
Project: Fundamental
Research output
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Analytical measurements of trace element contamination in parenteral nutrition
Vercauteren, C., Meers, G., Cortoos, P-J., Leermakers, M., Jacobs, K. & Huysentruyt, K., 2024, (Unpublished).Research output: Unpublished contribution to conference › Poster
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Deep marine records of Deccan Trap volcanism before the Cretaceous–Paleogene (K–Pg) mass extinction
Sinnesael, M., Percival, L. M. E., Schulz, T., Vellekoop, J., Goderis, S., Daems, K., Gao, Y., Leermakers, M., Montanari, A., Coccioni, R., Koeberl, C. & Claeys, P., 2024, In: GSA Bulletin. p. 1-17 18 p., 37446.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Intake rates of methylmercury in the Belgian population: Evolution over 40 years
Jian, X., Baeyens, W., De Waele, E., Guo, W., Jia, Y., Leemans, L., Leermakers, M. & Gao, Y., 1 Dec 2024, In: Science of the Total Environment. 954, p. 1-9 9 p., 176695.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Limited organic carbon burial by the rusty carbon sink in Swedish fjord sediments
Placitu, S., Velde, S. V. D., Hylén, A., Hall, P., Robertson, E. K., Eriksson, M., Leermakers, M., Mehta, N. & Bonneville, S., 8 Jun 2024Research output: Other contribution
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Limited Organic Carbon Burial by the Rusty Carbon Sink in Swedish Fjord Sediments
Placitu, S., Van De Velde, S., Hylén, A., Robertson, E., Hall, P. O. J., Eriksson, M., Leermakers, M., Mehta, N. & Bonneville, S., Nov 2024, In: JGR: Biogeosciences. 129, 11, 16 p., e2024JG008277.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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Mobilization and distribution of trace metals in the Scheldt sediments
Guanlei Li (Speaker), Willy Baeyens (Contributor), Martine Leermakers (Contributor), Tianhui Ma (Contributor) & Yue Gao (Contributor)
6 Mar 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Geochemical sampling campaign evaluating the uranium background and bioavailability in the vicinity of former uranium mines, Bois Noir, France
Martine Leermakers (Participant), Vendula Smolíková (Participant), Zhilang Lao (Participant), Michael Descostes (Participant), Benoît Reilé (Participant), Pierre L'Hermite (Participant) & Romane Rizet (Participant)
18 Mar 2024 → 31 Mar 2024Activity: Other › Research and Teaching at External Organisation
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Analytical measurements of trace element contamination in parenteral nutrition
Charlotte Vercauteren (Presenter), Garmt Meers (Contributor), Pieter-Jan Cortoos (Contributor), Martine Leermakers (Contributor), Katrien Jacobs (Contributor) & Koen Huysentruyt (Contributor)
27 Sep 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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sampling Belgian coast Simon Stevin
Martine Leermakers (Participant)
10 Apr 2024Activity: Other › Research and Teaching at External Organisation
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Investigation of Mercury (Hg) and Monomethylmercury (MeHg) in the Scheldt Estuary and the Belgian Part of the North Sea (BPNS) sediments
Tianhui Ma (Speaker), Vincent Perrot (Speaker), Martine Leermakers (Speaker) & Yue Gao (Speaker)
11 Oct 2023 → 13 Oct 2023Activity: 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