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Expertise
Prof. Dr. Gao is experienced in chemical speciation and biogeochemistry of trace metals in environment. Has advanced the application of chemical extraction, including aqua regia extraction, CEM microwave digestion and ICP-MS in investigating metal speciation and bioavailability. Pioneered the techniques of DET (Diffusive Equilibrium in Thin Films) and DGT (Diffusive Gradients in Thin Films) and has applied these techniques in waters and sediments. Advanced the extraction of mercury and methylmercury in waters, sediments, biological samples and developed gel technique of DGT for mercury speciation in aquatic system. Developing novel passive samplers for organic compounds and improving CALUX Bio-assay Screening technique. The research has advanced scientific understanding in several areas of environmental chemistry:
- biogeochemistry of trace metals in marine systems
- chemical speciation in aqueous environments
- dynamics of interactions between solution and solid phase in sediments
- the role of microniches in determining chemical processes in sediments
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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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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Research output
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Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Improve Rice Production in Zinc‐Amended Soils by Altering Zinc Transport and Translocation Routes
Zhang, Y., Gao, Y., vandeputte, D. J., Leermakers, M. & Ruytinx, J., 2025, In: Plant, Cell & Environment. 1365-3040, 33 p., PCE15543.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Fate of Bisphenol A and Nonylphenol in the Lake Riparian Zone: Distribution, Transport, and Microbial response
Du, L., Guo, W., Zhang, X., Yue, J., Li, D., Li, J., Baeyens, W. & Gao, Y., 5 Feb 2025, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 483, p. 1-13 13 p., 136662.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Invisible threats from typical endocrine disrupting compounds in estuarine environments caused by continuing seawater incursion: In-situ evidence of bio-geochemical processes captured by diffusive gradients in thin films
Du, L., Guo, W., Li, D., Tillotson, M. R., Zhu, Y., Yue, J., Li, J., Huo, S., Gao, Y. & Zhao, X., 1 Aug 2025, In: Water Research. 281, p. 1-13 13 p., 123605.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Deciphering the role of nonylphenol adsorption in soil by microplastics with different polarities and ageing processes
Zhang, X., Guo, W., Du, L., Yue, J., Wang, B., Li, J., Wang, S., Xia, J., Wu, Z., Zhao, X. & Gao, Y., 15 Nov 2024, In: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 287, p. 1-17 17 p., 117254.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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. 137, 3-4, p. 1116-1132 17 p., 37446.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICPMS), a tool for trace element analysis sampled with a Diffusive Gradients in Thin Films (DGT) probe
Gao, Yue (Recipient), 10 Aug 2010
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Measurements of ultra-trace level of elements in open ocean
Gao, Yue (Recipient), 15 Oct 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Mobilisation of trace metals in the rhizosphere of rice
Gao, Yue (Recipient), 12 Dec 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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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Past and present carbon dynamics in the Scheldt estuary as traced by changes in the isotopic composition of dissolved inorganic and particulate organic carbon
Sybrien Lievens (Speaker), Tom Maris (Contributor), Yue Gao (Contributor) & Natacha Brion (Contributor)
6 Mar 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Oceanographic Ecosystems
Yue Gao (Chair), Delphine Vandeputte (Organiser), Guanlei Li (Organiser), Yuwei Jia (Organiser) & Zhilang Lao (Organiser)
28 Aug 2024 → 29 Aug 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Integrating groundwater flux measurements in groundwater modelling of drought adaptation impacts: case study on sub-irrigation of treated wastewater in Kinrooi (Belgium)
Lara Speijer (Speaker), Mateusz Zawadzki (Contributor), Delphine Vandeputte (Contributor), Yiqi Su (Contributor), Mingyue Luo (Contributor), Yue Gao (Contributor), Marc Elskens (Contributor), Pascal Verhoest (Contributor), Jo Renate Bauwens (Contributor), Tom Coussement (Contributor), Frank Elsen (Contributor), Birte Raes (Contributor), Steven Eisenreich (Contributor), Goedele Verreydt (Contributor), Jef Dams (Contributor) & Marijke Huysmans (Contributor)
11 Sep 2023 → 15 Sep 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Assessing the role of pH in soil for trace metal uptake by agricultural crops
Delphine Vandeputte (Speaker), Sybrien Lievens (Contributor), Mateusz Zawadzki (Contributor), Mingyue Luo (Contributor), Marijke Huysmans (Contributor), Marc Elskens (Contributor) & Yue Gao (Contributor)
10 Oct 2023 → 13 Oct 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
Thesis
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BIOGEOCHEMICAL BEHAVIOUR OF TRACE METALS AND ORGANIC NUTRIENTS IN BELGIAN COASTAL AREAS
Author: Ma, T. & Gao, Y., Sep 2018Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Development of the diffusive gradients in thin films technique (DGT) for platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd), and Rhodium (Rh) in natural waters
Author: Tielens, F., Gao, Y. & Aldulbur Alfakoury, E., 1 Mar 2021Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Impact of transient oxygenation on phosphorus cycling in Baltic Sea sediments
Author: Luo, M. & Gao, Y., Jul 2018Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Use of Laser Ablation-ICP-Mass Spectrometry for the Study of Diadromous Fish Behaviour and for Phytoremendiation
Author: Tuan Phung, A., Gao, Y. & Baeyens, W., 2014Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis