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Meyers, Nelle
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Nelle started her PhD research project after having obtained a Master’s degree in general biology (evolution - biodiversity) and after finishing the International Master of Science in Marine Biological Sciences (conservation - applied marine ecology), both at Ghent University. She has always been intrigued by the marine environment and is committed to helping solve environmental issues using creative, innovative techniques. Currently Nelle works within the Andromeda project, a JPI Oceans research project that combines the expertise and know-how of scientists from 15 research institutes from 11 countries to develop and optimize methodologies used in microplastics research. Nelle’s work centers around the development and optimization of time and cost-efficient methods to detect nano-and microplastics in seawater, marine sediments and marine organisms. Among other things, she makes use of a straightforward and efficient technique that uses fluorescent dyes like Nile Red to label plastic particles and that allows to quickly detect, identify and quantify different plastic polymers with high accuracy by combining fluorescence microscopy and microspectroscopy (µ-FTIR). Furthermore she is working on optimized and validated digestion and extraction protocols for plastics in natural samples, a necessary step prior to the fluorescent staining process. Another challenge she wants to overcome is the development of alternative detection and quantification methods for tire wear particles.

Thesaurusterm: Mariene ecologie
 
    Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ), meer
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Nelle Meyers
  • Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Terrestrische Ecologie (TEREC), meer
  • Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen; Vakgroep Dierwetenschappen en Aquatische Ecologie; Laboratorium voor Milieutoxicologie (GhEnToxLab), meer
  • Instituut voor Landbouw-, Visserij- en Voedingsonderzoek (ILVO), meer
  • Analysis techniques for quantifying nano-and microplastic particles and their degradation in the marine environment, meer
  • PhD Developing and optimising cost- and time-effective methods for the detection and identification of microplastics in the marine environment, meer
  • De Witte, B.; Catarino, A.I.; Vandecasteele, L.; Dekimpe, M.; Meyers, N.; Deloof, D.; Pint, S.; Hostens, K.; Everaert, G.; Torreele, E.; Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO); Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ): Belgium; (2021): Microplastics In Fish Gastrointestinal Tracts sampled in 2020 in the North Sea (MICROFISH project). Marine Data Archive., meer
  • Meyers, N.; Catarino, A.I.; Declercq, A. M.; Brenan, A.; Devriese, L.; Vandegehuchte, M.; De Witte, B.; Janssen, C.; Everaert, G.; Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ); Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO); Ghent University Laboratory for Environmental Toxicology (GhEnToxLab): Belgium; (2021): RGB-statistics derived from Nile red-stained reference plastics for the construction of the PDM (Plastics Detection Model). Marine Data Archive., meer
  • Meyers, N.; Catarino, A.I.; Declercq, A.M.; Brenan, A.; Devriese, L.; Vandegehuchte, M.; De Witte, B.; Janssen, C.; Everaert, G.; Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ); Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO); Ghent University Laboratory for Environmental Toxicology (GhEnToxLab): Belgium; (2021): RGB-statistics derived from Nile red-stained reference plastics for the construction of the PIM (Polymer Identification Model). Marine Data Archive., meer
  • Meyers, N.; De Witte, B.; Janssen, C.; Everaert, G.; Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ); Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO); Ghent University Laboratory for Environmental Toxicology (GhEnToxLab): Belgium; (2024): RGB datasets for machine learning-based microplastic analysis - update. Marine Data Archive., meer
  • Meyers, N.; De Witte, B.; Schmidt, N.; Herzke, D.; Fuda, J.-L.; Vanavermaete, D.; Bossaer, M.; Janssen, C.; Everaert, G.; Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food; Ghent University; Flanders Marine Institute; Aix Marseille University; Norwegian Institute for Air Research; (2024): Infrared spectra of plastic polymers weathered in the marine environment under semi-controlled conditions. Marine Data Archive., meer
  • Meyers, N.; Kopke, K.; Buhhalko, N.; Mattsson, K.; Janssen, C.R.; Everaert, G.; De Witte, B.; Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food; Flanders Marine Institute; Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology and Aquatic Ecology (Ghent University); SFI Research Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine research and innovation (University College Cork); Department of Marine Systems (Tallinn University of Technology); Department of Marine Sciences (University of Gothenburg); (2023): ANDROMEDA predictive tools for estimating microplastic analysis costs. Marine Data Archive., meer
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