Publications
Assessing the effects of embedding resins on carbonate stable and clumped isotope analyses Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Rationale: Embedding resins are widely used to fix carbonates for high-precision sample preparation and high-resolution sampling. However, these embedding materials are difficult to remove after sample preparation and are known to affect the accuracy of carbonate stable isotope analyses. Nevertheless, their impact on clumped isotope analysis, which is particularly sensitive to contamination artifacts, has so far not been tested. The ...
Insights into the release of triclosan from microplastics in aquatic environment assessed with diffusive gradient in thin-films Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Origin and partitioning of mercury in the polluted Scheldt Estuary and adjacent coastal zone Vrije Universiteit Brussel
pollution due to anthropogenic activities. An emblematic example is the Scheldt Estuary which ends up in the North Sea
and has been historically heavily contaminated by multiple pollutants, including mercury (Hg). We report here Hg species
and their levels in surface waters of the Scheldt Estuary and the ...
Diffusive Gradients in Thin films as a tool for arsenic speciation in the estuarine environments Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Tracing timing of growth in cultured molluscs using strontium spiking Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Introduction: Growth experiments present a powerful tool for determining the effect of environmental parameters on growth and carbonate composition in biogenic calcifiers. For successful proxy calibration and biomineralization studies, it is vital to identify volumes of carbonate precipitated by these organisms at precise intervals during the experiment. Here, we investigate the use of strontium labelling in mollusc growth experiments. ...
The Relationship Between the Global Mean Deep-Sea and Surface Temperature During the Early Eocene Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Estimates of global mean near-surface air temperature (global SAT) for the Cenozoic era rely largely on paleo-proxy data of deep-sea temperature (DST), with the assumption that changes in global SAT covary with changes in the global mean deep-sea temperature (global DST) and global mean sea-surface temperature (global SST). We tested the validity of this assumption by analyzing the relationship between global SST, SAT, and DST using 25 ...