Projects
Multiscale Characterization of Exchangeable Potassium Content in Soil to Remediate Agricultural Land Affected by Radioactive Contamination using Machine Learning , Soil Spectroscopy and Remote Sensing. KU Leuven
The ability to characterize rapidly and repeatedly exchangeable potassium (Kex) content in the soil is essential for optimizing remediation of radiocaesium contamination in agriculture. Wet chemistry can accurately characterize Kex content in soil but is cost and time prohibitive. On the other hand, infrared spectroscopy does not allow for accurate characterization of Kex when applied to small, local soil spectral libraries. Last, the ability ...
Microplastic contamination in agricultural soil ecosystems and the effect on soil and plant health Ghent University
Plastics are found in nearly every environment and disrupt key ecosystem services. While the effect of plastic in marine and freshwater ecosystems has been studied extensively, effects of plastic on soil ecosystem functions such as plant growth, microbial biomass and water permeability have been mostly overlooked, particularly for the smallest particles, the microplastics (MPs; ≤ 5 mm). The lack of appropriate techniques and methodologies for ...
Microplastic Contamination in agricultural Soil ecosystems and the effect on soil and plant health Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
The MiCoS project, a collaboration between Ghent University and ILVO and financed by ERC, wants to define the effects of microplastics on soil and plant health by working on three scales: risk assessment, risk-based testing and risk reduction. This is translated in three research questions: (1) what is the current microplastic distribution in soil?; (2) has the current microplastic concentration negative ...
BOF TT Soil contamination and sanitation Ghent University
A tenure track appointment grants one the privilege of focusing primarily on research for a period of 5 years, with a limited teaching load.
Study on the meanings of residues of antibiotics, antibiotic resistance genes and zoonotic pathogens of contamination of the (processed), pig manure and soil Ghent University
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Impact of land use change on the migration of historical radionuclide and heavy metal contamination in riparian soils of the Grote Nete Valley KU Leuven
In the Grote Nete Valley, certain riparian areas are contaminated with radionuclides (RN) and heavy metals (HM) originating from historical contamination into the tributaries Grote Laak and Molse Nete, which occurred until the 1980’s. Currently the radiological, environmental and health risks of this soil contamination are negligible, but recent plans were proposed to change the land use of these contaminated areas (Sigmaplan). In particular, ...