The Analytical and Environmental Chemistry Laboratory of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel is involved in environmental research and more specifically of aquatic systems: open ocean, coastal seas, estuaries, rivers and lakes. This research is funded by inter
Accumulation of metals in bivalves: shells as bio-indicators in estuarian and marine environments, details
AMORES: Azores mid-oceanic ridge ecosystem studies: an integrated research programme on deep-sea hydrothermal transfers and fluxes
An assessment of the ecological importance of mangroves in the Kakinada area, Andhra Pradesh, India
An integrated approach to assess carbon dynamics in the Southern Ocean
Analysis of arsene and mercury derivatives, spore metals and persistent toxic organic compounds in fish and more specifically coming from estuaria, rivers and fresh water systems (ao breeding systems) and general reporting of results
Analysis of arsenic, mercury and other contaminants in fish
Analysis of mercury species in fish for local consumption as well as the study of causes of higher toxic levels
Assessment of mangrove degradation and resilience in the Indian Sub-continent: the cases of Godavari Estuary and South West Sri Lank
BE_POLES: Belgian Polar Research Cluster
BELCANTO II: Assessing the sensitivity of the Southern Ocean’s biological pump to climate change, details
BELCANTO III: Integrated Study of Southern Ocean Biogeochemistry and Climate Interactions in the Anthropocene, details
Beneden-Zeeschelde: long-term sedimentation measurements - Sediments from dumping and dredging sites. Comparative study of the concentration of organic matter
Bepaling van delta 13C en delta 15N op biologische materialen, als bijdrage tot de studie van de mariene voedselketen en de oceanische koolstof- en stikstofkringloop
Biochemical cycling of mercury
Biogeochemische cycli in open oceanen, kustzeeën en estuaria
Biogeochemistry of heavy metals Cd, Cu, Pb, Zn, Hg in the ecosystem of the Southern bight of the North Sea
Biological availability of heavy metals in sediments and benthos of the Scheldt estuary
Biologisch ondersteunde oceanische koolstofexportflux uit de oppervlaktelaag en doorheen de waterkolom kwantificeren en begrijpen m.b.v. multidisciplinaire aanpak.
Biotic interactions in turbid estuarine systems, details
CALMARS II: Critical evaluation of marine calcareous skeletons as recorders of global climate change
CALMARS: Validation of alternative marine calcareous skeletons as recorders of global climate change, details
CANOPY: Biogeochemical carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus fluxes in the North Sea, details
COMETS: Cluster Eutrophication
Comparative study of bioaccumulation and effects of metals in mussels between a temperate and a subtropical region: the Scheldt estuary (Antwerpen Harbour - Flanders) and the Richards Bay Harbour (South-Africa), details
COMWEB: Comparative analysis of food webs based on flow networks: effects of nutrient supply on structure and function of coastal plankton communities
Darwin's laatste idee in getallen uitgedrukt: onderzoek naar de invloed van bioturbatie op de biogeochemie van de zeebodem en de impact op de globale koolstofkringloop.
De rol van de biologische koolstofpomp als mechanisme voor koolstofexport naar diepzee en sedimenten in de Zuidelijke Oceaan, details
Determination of the proportion of marine and fluvial mud in the Beneden-Zeeschelde
Determination of the proportion of marine and fluvial mud in the Beneden-Zeeschelde in the spring of 1998
Dynamics and assessment of Kenyan mangrove ecosystem
Een 'multi-proxy' benadering voor de studie van biogeochemische cycli van koolstof en stikstof in tropische en gematigde estuaria.
ENIMSA: European Network for marine integrated system analysis
EROS: Biogeochemical interactions between the Danube River and the North-Western Black Sea
EROS: European River Ocean System: the interactions between the river Danube and the north western Black Sea - Pilot phase
EUROTRAC-ASE/2: Atmospheric transport, deposition and air-sea exchange of Hg
Eutrophication in the Belgian coastal zone: the microplancton to zooplancton transfer
Fundamental and ecological aspects of the mangrove-ecosystem and its evolution under increasing anthropogenic pressure
Genotoxic effect of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in two marine species : the polychaet Nereis virens and dab, Limanda limanda
Impact of sand extraction activities in the Belgian coastal zone: geomorphology, sediment transport, bathymetry - chemical part, details
Interaction between the Donau and the northwestern Black Sea
Interaction between the Donau and the northwestern Black Sea - pilot phase 94-95
Interaction between water column and intertidal zones of Scheldt River: Biogeochemical cycles of C and N
Interlinkages between Eastern African coastal systems
Interlinkages between Eastern-African coastal ecosystems
Koolstof en stikstof cycli in de Westerschelde : het ontwikkelen van een geïntegreerde visie en de identificatie van de belangrijkste organismen in die cycli.
Koolstofdynamiek in mangrove-ecosystemen en hun rol in het C budget van de tropische kustzone : interactie tussen intergetijdegebieden en het aangrenzende aquatische milieu en de rol van microbiële productie.
Koolstofexport en heterotrofe afbraak van planktondetritus in de oceaan.
Macrophytes and nutrient dynamics in the upper reaches of the Schelde basin, details
Maintenance and exploitation of a laboratory-container aboard the R.V. Belgica, for marine pollution surveillance
MANUDYN III: Macrophytes and nutrient dynamics: process and field studies in the upper reaches of river bassins, details
Metalen in de Scheldesedimenten
MICROMET: Microbial diversity and metal fluxes in contaminated North Sea sediments, details
Modelling of biogeochemical processes that define the fluxes of biogenic material in the head of water
Modelling the oceanic carbon export production and the mineralization in the twilight zone.
MoMARNET: Monitoring deep sea floor hydrothermal environments on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge: A Marie Curie Research Training Network
Monitoring van metalen en radioactieve stoffen in zeewater en gesuspendeerde stoffen
OMES 1 Main: Research on the environmental effects of the SIGMA plan, details
OMES 1: Biogeochemical cycles of C, N and water balances
OMES 2: Research on the environmental effects of the SIGMA plan - Phase 4
OMES 3 Main: Effects of dredgings and harbour expansion on the environment, details
OMES 3: The C cycle of the Flemish part of the Scheldt estuary, details
OMES 4 Main: Research on the environmental effects of the SIGMA plan: Effects of dredgings and harbour expansion on the environment
OMES 4: The C cycle of the Flemish part of the Scheldt estuary, details
OMEX-II: Ocean Margin Exchange II-phase I
OMEX-II: Ocean Margin Exchange II-phase II
OMEX-I: Ocean margin exchange I
Onderzoek naar de effecten van fysico-chemische parameters op transport- en incorporatieprocessen van proxies bij Mytilus edulis gebruikmakend van een multi-proxy benadering en in vitro en in situ experimenten.
Ontwikkeling van een nieuwe geautomatiseerde opstelling voor concentratiebepalingen en stabiele isotopenanalyse van opgelost organisch en anorganisch koolstof : toepassingen in biogeochemische studies van estuariene systemen.
PaleoSalt: Development, calibration and application of independent salinity proxies
Production, transport and destination of organic material and associated elements in marine systems
PUMPSEA: Peri-urban mangroves forests as filters and potential phyoremediators of domestic sewage in East-Africa
Quality status and terrestrial inputs for the North Sea
Quantification of the transfer: reed residues-zooplankton' in the sea scheldt
Sedigraphical analysis of the lutum-content of soil samples from the Westerschelde and Beneden-Zeeschelde and comparative research with the Laser diffraction method
Solas.be: Gather and promote Surface Ocean - Lower Atmosphere related belgian efforts, details
Spatial and seasonal variability of the transport of biogenic compounds in the Southern Ocean
STARDUST: Spatial and Temporal Assessment of high Resolution Depth profiles Using novel Sampling Technologies, details
Studie van de belangrijkste processen in de stikstof cyclus van eutrofe marine systemen. Case studie : het Belgisch continentaal plat van de Noordzee, details
Systematics, ecology and biogeography of marine organisms in the Indian Ocean. I
Systematics, ecology and biogeography of marine organisms in the Indian Ocean. II
The balance between heterotrophic and autotophic processes in the Scheldt estuary: consequences for the carbon and nitrogen cycles, details
The Biogeochemistry of Nutrients, Metals and Organic Micropollutants in the North Sea
The effect of UV-B radiation on the nitrogen metabolism of phytoplancton
The quantitative importance of the Scheldt estuary for marine fish populations: an analysis for the goby species Pomatoschistus minutus using geochemical markers
Tidal freshwater marshes as processors and sinks of nitrogen in estuaries: a whole ecosystem 15N-labeling study, details
TIMOTHY: Tracing and Integrated Modeling of Natural and Antropogenic Effects on Hydrosystems
Trace elements as proxies of biochemical processes in aquatic systems, details
Trophic role and ecological fate of the microbial production and leafs in mangroves
Westerschelde and Beneden-Zeeschelde: Sedigraphical analysis of lutum content of soil samples July 2001
Zoetwaterschorren als "sinks" voor stikstof: dynamiek van het benthische compartiment en het onderzoek naar hun rol in estuariene stikstofretentie
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