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Development of novel analytical methods to trace small micro- and nanoplastics in food matrices

larger MP s in terms of occurrence, distribution, quantification, and toxicological effects on humans identifying food as their main intake source. Nowadays, research interest is going towards MP s with ...

Quality control and correction method for air temperature data from a citizen science weather station network in Leuven, Belgium

“Leuven.cool” network, a citizen science network of around 100 low-cost weather stations (Fine Offset WH2600) distributed across Leuven, Belgium ( N,  E). The dataset is accompanied by a newly developed ...

Evaluation of the types, efficient use and health risks of application of silver-based biocides to provide antimicrobial properties to face masks applied during the Covid-19 crisis

distributed in the matrix of the fibers, (iii) Ag NP and large silver particles at the surface of, or close to cotton fibres in face masks containing polycationic polymers binding Ag+ ions, and (iv) a coating ...

Mapping abundance distributions of allergenic tree species in urbanized landscapes: A nation-wide study for Belgium using forest inventory and citizen science data

science Forest mapping respiratory health Species distribution modelling Urban vegetation Abstract: Mapping the distribution of allergenic plants in urbanized landscapes is of high importance to evaluate ...

Urban environment and mental health: the NAMED project, protocol for a mixed-method study

article presents the study protocol of a project called Nature Impact on Mental Health Distribution that aims to generate a comprehensive understanding of associations between mental health and the urban ...

METROFOOD-RI: Pilot services with physical, remote and virtual access

infrastructure, funded upon the EU H2020 METROFOOD- PP project for its Preparatory Phase, aiming to establish a new distributed European Research Infrastructure (RI) to promote scientific excellence and increase ...

Heat related mortality in the two largest Belgian urban areas: A time series analysis

relationship between daily temperature and mortality above the threshold was investigated using a generalized estimated equation with Poisson distribution to finally determine the percentage of deaths ...

An evaluation of species distribution models to estimate tree diversity at genus level in a heterogeneous urban-rural landscape

heterogeneous region of Flanders, Belgium. We stratified our research area into dominantly rural and dominantly urban areas and developed distribution models for 13 tree genera for both strata as well as for the ...

An evaluation of species distribution models to estimate tree diversity at genus level in a heterogeneous urban-rural landscape

Jean-Marie Aerts; Jos Van Orshoven; Ben Somers Source: Landscape and Urban Planning, Volume 198 (2020) Keywords: allergenic tree species Belgium Maxent species distribution models stacking Abstract: Trees ...

A systematic evaluation of Flow Field Flow Fractionation and single-particle ICP-MS to obtain the size distribution of organo-mineral iron oxyhydroxide colloids.

Field Flow Fractionation iron oxyhydroxide colloids particle size distribution Single particle ICP-MS Abstract: Colloidal iron(III) oxyhydroxides (FeOx) are important reactive adsorbents in nature. This ...

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