Scientific Commons: Erik MEERS

Metal Accumulation in Intertidal Marshes: Role of Sulphide Precipitation (2008)

Gijs Du Laing, Benjamin De Meyer, Erik Meers, Els Lesage, ...

We assessed short-term temporal and spatial variation of metal contents in the upper 100 cm sediment profile of intertidal marshes vegetated by common reed (Phragmites australis) along the Scheldt...

Degradability of ethylenediaminedisuccinic acid (EDDS) in metal contaminated soils: Implications for its use soil remediation (2008)

Meers, Erik, Tack, Filip, Verloo, Marc

Effect of biodegradable amendments on uranium solubility in contaminated soils (2008)

DUQUENE, L, Tack, Filip, Meers, Erik, BAETEN, J, WANNIJN, J, VANDENHOVEA, H

Phytoremediation for heavy metal contaminated soils and combined bio-energy production (2008)

DEJONGHE, W, Meers, Erik, RUTTENS, A, GUISSON, R, VAN GINNEKEN, L, Van Slycken, Stijn, ...

Voorstelling Innova Manure – laureaat Enterprize en Bizidee 2007 (2008)

Meers, Erik

Nazuivering van dunne fractie na biologie tot loosbaar / herbruikbaar water m.b.v. constructed wetlands (2008)

TOLPE, I, Meers, Erik, MICHELS, E

Verwerking van digestaat tot loosbaar / herbruikbaar water (2008)

CHRISTIAENS, P, Meers, Erik, VAN BELLE, F

Rendabiliteit van vergisting (2008)

CHRISTIAENS, P, Meers, Erik

Biomassa als secundaire grondstof : opportuniteiten voor hernieuwbare energie, herbruikbaar water en export-waardige meststoffen (2008)

Meers, Erik

Mogelijkheden van bio-energie teelten op vervuilde gronden (2008)

Meers, Erik

Teelt van energiegewassen als alternatief voor de klassieke landbouw (2008)

JANSSENS, B, Meers, Erik, Van Slycken, Stijn, RUTTENS, A, VANGRONSVELD, J, THEWYS, T, ...

Duurzaamheid van biovergisting: een praktijkgetuigenis (2008)

Meers, Erik, WITTERS, N, GHEKIERE, G, CHRISTIAENS, P, Van Slycken, Stijn, THEWYS, T, ...

Energiegewassen op landbouwgronden aangerijkt met zware metalen: onderzoek naar functionaliteitsherstel door middel van fytoextractie en/of biomassateelt als volwaardig alternatief voor klassieke landbouw. (2008)

Van Slycken, Stijn, Witters, Nele, Meers, Erik, Ruttens, Ann, Meiresonne, Linda, Kuppens, Tom, ...

Biobrandstoffen : Feiten en mythes rond het voedsel vs. bioenergie debat (2008)

Meers, Erik, WITTERS, N, Soetaert, Wim, Vandamme, Erick, THEWYS, T

Chemically assisted phytoextraction: A review of potential soil amendments for increasing plant uptake of heavy metals (2008)

Meers, Erik, Tack, Filip, Van Slycken, Stijn, RUTTENS, A, VANGRONSVELD, J, Verloo, Marc

Application of a full-scale constructed wetland for tertiary treatment of piggery manure: Monitoring results (2008)

Meers, Erik, Tack, Filip, TOLPE, I, Michels, Evi

Verwerking van mest tot loosbaar/herbruikbaar water (2008)

Meers, Erik, Michels, Evi, TOLPE, I, Tack, Filip

Metal accumulation in intertidal marshes: Role of sulphide precipitation (2008)

Du Laing, Gijs, DE MEYER, B, Meers, Erik, Lesage, Els, Van De Moortel, Annelies, Tack, Filip, ...

Milieurendement van biovergisting (2008)

Meers, Erik, Soetaert, Wim, Vandamme, Erick, Verstraete, Willy, WITTERS, N, THEWYS, T

Metal accumulation in plants with added economical value grown on metal contaminated soils: sustainable use of these soils for bio-energy production and possibilities for phytoextraction (2008)

VANGRONSVELD, J, BOULET, J, WEYENS, N, Meers, Erik, Van Slycken, Stijn, MEIRESONNE, L, ...

Face to Face : Stellingname tegen afschaffing subsidies voor eerste generatie biobrandstoffen (2008)

Meers, Erik, Soetaert, Wim, WITTERS, N, THEWYS, T, Vandamme, Erick

The use of bio-energy crops for phyto-remediation of metal enriched soils in the Campine region (2008)

Van Slycken, Stijn, Meers, Erik, MEIRESONNE, L, WITTERS, N, ADRIAENSEN, K, PEENE, A, ...

Vergisting van energiemaïs: Economische en energetische rendabiliteit (2008)

WITTERS, N, Meers, Erik

Opwekking van groene energie door vergisting in Vlaanderen en het potentieel voor verwerking van beheermaaisels (2008)

Meers, Erik, MAERTENS, S, CHRISTIAENS, P

Effect of decomposing litter on the mobility and availability of metals in the soil of a recently created floodplain (2008)

Du Laing, Gijs, Bontinck, A, Samson, R, Vandecasteele, B, Vanthuyne, DRJ, Meers, Erik, ...

Effect of biodegradable amendments on uranium solubility in contaminated soils (2007)

Duquène, Lise, Tack, Filip, Meers, Erik, Baeten, Jo, Wannijn, Jean, Vandenhove, Hildegarde

Chelate-assisted phytoextraction has been proposed as a potential tool for phytoremediation of U contaminated sites. In this context, the effects of five biodegradable amendments on U release in...

Phytoremediation for heavy metal-contaminated soils combined with bioenergy production (2007)

Van Ginneken, Luc, MEERS, Erik, Guisson, Ruben, RUTTENS, Ann, Elst, Kathy, Tack, Filip M.G., ...

In June 2007, a project started in Flanders (Belgium) in which we will apply phytoremediation to clean soils that are diffusely polluted with heavy metals. Uptake ranges of heavy metals by rape seed,...

Factors affecting metal concentrations in the upper sediment layer of intertidal reedbeds along the river Scheldt (2007)

Du Laing, Gijs, VANDECASTEELE, B, DE GRAUWE, P, MOORS, W, Lesage, Els, Meers, Erik, ...

Korte Omloop Houtteelt op bodems uit de Kempen aangerijkt met zware metalen (2007)

Van Slycken, Stijn, Meers, Erik, RUTTENS, A, MEIRESONNE, L, WITTERS, N, Tack, Filip, ...

Alternatieve teelten op bodems verontreinigd met zware metalen (2007)

Van Slycken, Stijn, Meers, Erik, RUTTENS, A, MEIRESONNE, L, Tack, Filip, ...

Phytoextraction of metal-contaminated soils: lessons from field experiments and research needs (2007)

VANGRONSVELD, J, RUTTENS, A, MASTRETTA, C, COLPAERT, J, THEWYS, T, Meers, Erik, ...

Phytoremediation for heavy metal contaminated soils and combined bio-energy production (2007)

DEJONGHE, W, GEURDS, M, GUISSON, R, VAN GINNEKEN, L, DIELS, L, Meers, Erik, ...

The use of energy crops for phytoremediation allows economic valorisation of moderately contaminated land during site decontamination (2007)

Meers, Erik, Van Slycken, Stijn, RUTTENS, A, MEIRESONNE, L, VANGRONSVELD, J, THEWYS, T, ...

Cu sorption on Phragmites australis leaf and stem litter: A kinetic study (2007)

Unamuno, Virginia, DE VISSCHER, A, Lesage, Els, Meers, Erik, LEURIDAN, I, Tack, Filip

Comparison of cadmium extractability from soils by commonly used single extraction protocols (2007)

Meers, Erik, Du Laing, Gijs, Unamuno, Virginia, RUTTENS, A, VANGRONSVELD, J, Tack, Filip, ...

Sorption of Co, Cu, Ni and Zn from industrial effluents by the submerged aquatic macrophyte Myriophyllum spicatum L (2007)

Lesage, Els, Mundia, Charity, Rousseau, Diederik, Van De Moortel, Annelies, Du Laing, Gijs, Meers, Erik, ...

Accumulation of metals in the sediment and reed biomass of a combined constructed wetland treating domestic wastewater (2007)

Lesage, Els, Rousseau, Diederik, Meers, Erik, Van De Moortel, Annelies, LAING, GD, Tack, Filip, ...

Potential of five willow species (Salix spp.) for phytoextraction of heavy metals (2007)

Meers, Erik, VANDECASTEELE, B, RUTTENS, A, VANGRONSVELD, J, Tack, Filip

Phytoavailability assessment of heavy metals in soils by single extractions and accumulation by Phaseolus vulgaris (2007)

Meers, Erik, SAMSON, R, Tack, Filip, RUTTENS, A, Vandegehuchte, Michiel, VANGRONSVELD, J, ...

Accumulation of metals in a horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland treating domestic wastewater in Flanders, Belgium (2007)

LESAGE, E, ROUSSEAU, DPL, Meers, Erik, Tack, Filip, De Pauw, Niels

Vibrerende Filtratietechnologie (2007)

REIJNEN, J, Meers, Erik, VAN BELLE, F

Combining phytoremediation with bioenergy production in the Campine region (2007)

Meers, Erik

Combining phytoremediation with bioenergy production in the Campine region (2007)

Van Slycken, Stijn, Meers, Erik, RUTTENS, A, MEIRESONNE, L, WITTERS, N, Tack, Filip, ...

Phytoremediation for heavy metal contaminated soils and combined bio-energy production (2007)

VAN GINNEKEN, L, Meers, Erik, GUISSON, R, RUTTENS, A, ELST, K, Tack, Filip, ...

Metal accumulation in plant species with added economical value grown on metal contaminated soils: sustainable use of these soils for bio-energy production and possibilities for phytextraction (2007)

RUTTENS, A, BOULET, J, WEYENS, N, Meers, Erik, MEIRESONNE, L, COLPAERT, J, ...

Phytotechnologies as potential remediation alternatives for metal contaminated soils? Lessons from field experiments and research need (2007)

RUTTENS, A, THEWYS, T, Meers, Erik, Van Slycken, Stijn, Tack, Filip, MEIRESONNE, L, ...

Energy crop production combined with phytoremediation for heavy metal contaminated soils (2007)

DIELS, L, DEJONGHE, W, GEURDS, M, GUISSON, R, VAN GINNEKEN, L, DIELS, L, ...

Zn in the soil solution of unpolluted and polluted soils as affected by soil characteristics (2006)

MEERS, Erik, Unamuno, VR, Du Laing, G., VANGRONSVELD, Jaco, Vanbroekhoven, K., Samson, R., ...

Current legislative frameworks for soil pollution focus predominantly on total metal content. However, environmental risks posed by heavy metals are not only function of their overall presence in the...

Physico-chemical P removal from the liquid fraction of pig manure as an intermediary step in manure processing (2006)

Meers, Erik, Rousseau, Diederik, Lesage, Els, Demeersseman, Ellen, Tack, Filip

Seasonal changes of metals in willow (Salix sp.) stands for phytoremediation on dredged sediment (2006)

Mertens, Jan, VERVAEKE, P, Meers, Erik, Tack, Filip

Potential use of the plant antioxidant network for environmental exposure assessment of heavy metals in soils (2006)

Meers, Erik, RUTTENS, A, GEEBELEN, W, VANGRONSVELD, J, Samson, Roeland, VANBROEKHOVEN, K, ...

Water extractability of trace metals from soils: Some pitfalls (2006)

Meers, Erik, Du Laing, Gijs, Unamuno, Virginia, Lesage, Els, Tack, Filip, Verloo, Marc

Combining biomass production with phytoextraction of Cd and Zn on moderately contaminated sites (2006)

Meers, Erik, Tack, Filip, MEIRESONNE, L, RUTTENS, A, VANGRONSVELD, J

Metal accumulation in stems and leaves of willow grown on a metal contaminated soil: possibilities for phytoextraction (2006)

VANGRONSVELD, J, RUTTENS, A, Meers, Erik, COLPAERT, J

Phytoremediation of metal contaminated soils: data from field experiments (2006)

VANGRONSVELD, J, RUTTENS, A, MASTRETTA, C, GEEBELEN, W, COLPAERT, J, THEWYS, T, ...

Phytoremediation of metal contaminated soils: data from field experiments (2006)

VANGRONSVELD, J, RUTTENS, A, MASTRETTA, C, GEEBELEN, W, COLPAERT, J, THEWYS, T, ...

Phytoremediation of metal contaminated soils: data from field experiments (2006)

VANGRONSVELD, J, RUTTENS, A, MASTRETTA, C, GEEBELEN, W, COLPAERT, J, THEWYS, T, ...

Managing contaminated soils using phytoremediation (2006)

Meers, Erik, Tack, Filip, Verloo, Marc

The solid-solution partitioning of heavy metals (Zn and Cd) for environmental management purposes (2006)

Unamuno, Virginia, Meers, Erik, Tack, Filip

The solid-solution partitioning of heavy metals (Cd and Zn) in soil and dredged sediments for environmental management purposes (2006)

Unamuno, Virginia, Meers, Erik, Tack, Filip

Zn in the soil solution of unpolluted and polluted soils as affected by soil characteristics (2006)

Meers, Erik, Unamuno, Virginia, Du Laing, Gijs, VANGRONSVELD, J, VANBROEKHOVEN, K, Samson, Roeland, ...

Potential of Brassic rapa, Cannabis sativa, Helianthus annuus and Zea mays for phytoextraction of heavy metals from calcareous dredged sediment derived soils (2005)

Hopgood, M, Lesage, E, Tack, FMG, MEERS, Erik, RUTTENS, Ann

Remediation of soil pollution is one of the many current environmental challenges. Anthropogenic activity has resulted in the contamination of extended areas of land, the remediation of which is both...

Comparison of EDTA and EDDS as potential soil amendments for enhanced phytoextraction of heavy metals (2005)

Hopgood, MJ, Samson, D, Tack, FMG, MEERS, Erik, RUTTENS, Ann

Phytoextraction has been proposed as an alternative remediation technology for soils polluted with heavy metals or radionuclides, but is generally conceived as too slow working. Enhancing the...

Soil-solution speciation of Cd as affected by soil characteristics in unpolluted and polluted soils (2005)

Unamuno, V, Vandegehuchte, M, Vanbroekhoven, K, Samson, R, Diels, L, Du Laing, G, ...

Total metal content by itself is insufficient as a measure to indicate actual environmental risk. Understanding the mobility of heavy metals in the soil and their speciation in the soil solution is...

Potential of Brassic rapa, Cannabis sativa, Helianthus annuus and Zea mays for phytoextraction of heavy metals from calcareous dredged sediment derived soils (2005)

MEERS, Erik, RUTTENS, Ann, Hopgood, M, Lesage, E, Tack, FMG

Remediation of soil pollution is one of the many current environmental challenges. Anthropogenic activity has resulted in the contamination of extended areas of land, the remediation of which is both...

Comparison of EDTA and EDDS as potential soil amendments for enhanced phytoextraction of heavy metals (2005)

MEERS, Erik, RUTTENS, Ann, Hopgood, MJ, Samson, D, Tack, FMG

Phytoextraction has been proposed as an alternative remediation technology for soils polluted with heavy metals or radionuclides, but is generally conceived as too slow working. Enhancing the...

Soil-solution speciation of Cd as affected by soil characteristics in unpolluted and polluted soils (2005)

MEERS, Erik, Unamuno, V, Vandegehuchte, M, Vanbroekhoven, K, GEEBELEN, Wouter, Samson, R, ...

Total metal content by itself is insufficient as a measure to indicate actual environmental risk. Understanding the mobility of heavy metals in the soil and their speciation in the soil solution is...

Tertiary treatment of the liquid fraction of pig manure with Phragmites australis (2005)

Meers, Erik, Rousseau, Diederik, BLOMME, N, Lesage, Els, Du Laing, Gijs, Tack, Filip, ...

Comparison of EDTA and EDDS as potential soil amendments for enhanced phytoextraction of heavy metals (2005)

Meers, Erik, RUTTENS, A, HOPGOOD, MJ, SAMSON, D, Tack, Filip

Soil-solution speciation of Cd as affected by soil characteristics in unpolluted and polluted soils (2005)

Meers, Erik, Unamuno, Virginia, Vandegehuchte, Michiel, VANBROEKHOVEN, K, GEEBELEN, W, Samson, Roeland, ...

Tertiairy treatment of the liquid fraction of pig manure with constructed wetlands (2005)

Meers, Erik, Rousseau, Diederik, Lesage, Els, Tack, Filip

Cu and Zn distribution in a constructed wetland for treatment of agricultural effluents (2005)

Meers, Erik, Lesage, Els, Rousseau, Diederik, Tack, Filip

Fytoextractie van Cd en Zn met Salix dasyclados Loden (2005)

Meers, Erik, Tack, Filip, RUTTENS, A, VANDECASTEELE, B, VANGRONSVELD, J, Verloo, Marc