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
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Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ), meer
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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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A1 publicaties (4) [show] |
- Meyers, N.; Everaert, G.; Hostens, K.; Schmidt, N.; Herzke, D.; Fuda, J.-L.; Janssen, C.; De Witte, B. (2024). Towards reliable data: Validation of a machine learning-based approach for microplastics analysis in marine organisms using Nile red staining. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 207: 116804. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116804, meer
- De Witte, B.; Catarino, A.I.; Vandecasteele, L.; Dekimpe, M.; Meyers, N.; Deloof, D.; Pint, S.; Hostens, K.; Everaert, G.; Torreele, E. (2022). Feasibility study on biomonitoring of microplastics in fish gastrointestinal tracts. Front. Mar. Sci. 8: 794636. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.794636, meer
- Meyers, N.; Catarino, A.I.; Declercq, A.M.; Brenan, A.; Devriese, L.; Vandegehuchte, M.; De Witte, B.; Janssen, C.; Everaert, G. (2022). Microplastic detection and identification by Nile red staining: towards a semi-automated, cost- and time-effective technique. Sci. Total Environ. 823: 153441. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153441, meer
- Meyers, N.; Speakman, C.N.; Dorville, N.A.S.-Y.; Hindell, M.A.; Semmens, J.M.; Monk, J.; Baylis, A.M.M.; Ierodiaconou, D.; Hoskins, A.J.; Marshall, G.J.; Abernathy, K.; Arnould, J.P.Y. (2021). The cost of a meal: factors influencing prey profitability in Australian fur seals. PeerJ 9: e12608. https://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12608, meer
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Peer reviewed publicatie [show] |
- Meyers, N.; Kopke, K.; Buhhalko, N.; Mattsson, K.; Janssen, C.R.; Everaert, G.; De Witte, B. (2024). Value for money: a cost-effectiveness analysis of microplastic analytics in seawater. Microplastics and Nanoplastics 4(1): 4. https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s43591-024-00081-x, meer
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Boekhoofdstukken (4) [show] |
- Meyers, N.; Bouwens, J.; Catarino, A.I.; De Witte, B.; Everaert, G. (2024). Extraction of microplastics from marine seawater samples followed by Nile red staining, in: De Witte, B. et al. ANDROMEDA portfolio of microplastics analyses protocols. pp. 35-45, meer
- Meyers, N.; De Witte, B.; Catarino, A.I.; Everaert, G. (2024). Extraction of microplastics from marine sediment samples followed by Nile red staining, in: De Witte, B. et al. ANDROMEDA portfolio of microplastics analyses protocols. pp. 46-55, meer
- Meyers, N.; De Witte, B.; Catarino, A.I.; Everaert, G. (2024). Automated microplastic analysis: Nile red staining and random forest modelling, in: De Witte, B. et al. ANDROMEDA portfolio of microplastics analyses protocols. pp. 69-84, meer
- Meyers, N.; Everaert, G.; De Witte, B. (2024). Extraction of microplastics from marine biota samples followed by Nile red staining, in: De Witte, B. et al. ANDROMEDA portfolio of microplastics analyses protocols. pp. 56-68, meer
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Thesissen (3) [show] |
- Meyers, N. (2024). Developing and optimising a cost- and time-effective method for the detection and identification of microplastics in the marine environment. VLIZ Theses, 3. PhD Thesis. Ghent University, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering/Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)/Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO): Ghent/Ostend. ISBN 9789464206241. 303 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.48470/82, meer
- Meyers, N. (2019). The cost of a meal: Foraging ecology of female Australian fur seals. MSc Thesis. Deakin University, School of Life and Environmental Sciences: Warrnambool. 40 pp., meer
- Meyers, N. (2017). Resolving relationships between parental feeding strategies and early development in chicks of the Lesser Black-backed Gull. Thesis. Ghent University: Ghent. 48 + ill. pp., meer
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Abstracts (6) [show] |
- Meyers, N.; De Witte, B.; Kopke, K.; Janssen, C.; Everaert, G. (2023). Value for money: A cost-effectiveness analysis of microplastic sampling and analytics, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 1 March 2023, Bruges. VLIZ Special Publication, 90: pp. 30-31, meer
- Meyers, N.S.; Everaert, G.; Janssen, C.; De Witte, B. (2023). Value for Money: A cost-effectiveness analysis of microplastic sampling and analytics, in: SETAC Europe 33rd annual meeting, 30 April–4 Day 2023 | Dublin, Ireland + online “Data-driven environmental decision-making”: Abstract Book. pp. 564-565, meer
- Meyers, N.; De Witte, B.; Everaert, G.; Hostens, K.; Janssen, C. (2022). Detection and identification of microplastics in biota using Nile red and machine learning: validation of an innovative, cost-effective approach, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, Online event 2 March 2022. VLIZ Special Publication, 88: pp. 20-21, meer
- Meyers, N.S.; De Witte, B.; Everaert, G.; Hostens, K.; Janssen, C. (2022). Detection and identification of microplastics in biota using Nile red and machine learning: Validation of an innovative, cost-effective approach, in: SETAC Europe 32nd Annual Meeting 15–19 may 2022 | Copenhagen, Denmark: “Towards a reduced pollution society”. Abstract Book. pp. 264-265, meer
- Timperman, J.; Meyers, N.; Asselman, J.; Janssen, C.; De Witte, B.; Catarino, A.I.; De Rijcke, M.; Everaert, G. (2022). Flow cytometry for microplastic observation in the marine environment, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, Online event 2 March 2022. VLIZ Special Publication, 88: pp. 87, meer
- Meyers, N.; Catarino, A.I.; Janssen, C.; De Witte, B.; Everaert, G. (2021). A novel, automated method to identify microplastic polymers based on fluorescent staining with Nile Red, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Oostende, Belgium, 3 March 2021. VLIZ Special Publication, 87: pp. 86, meer
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Rapporten (4) [show] |
- Kopke, K.; Meyers, N.; Dozier, A.; Fitzgerald, E.; Power, O.-P.; Agnew, S.; Everaert, G.; De Witte, B. (2023). ANDROMEDA WORKSHOP 1: Scientist perspectives on the cost-effectiveness of microplastic analysis methods for seawater samples. Event summary & participant recommendations. JPI Oceans: [s.l.]. 10 pp., meer
- Kopke, K.; Meyers, N.; Dozier, A.; Fitzgerald, E.; Power, O.-P.; Agnew, S.; Sempéré, R. (2023). ANDROMEDA WORKSHOP 2: Policy & decision makers perspectives on the cost-effectiveness of microplastic analysis methods for seawater samples. Event summary & participant recommendations. JPI Oceans: [s.l.]. 11 pp., meer
- De Witte, B.; Catarino, A.I.; Vandecasteele, L.; Dekimpe, M.; Meyers, N.; Deloof, D.; Pint, S.; Hostens, K.; Everaert, G.; Torreele, E. (2021). Fish gastrointestinal sampling protocol for microplastics extraction and quantification. Version 2: 31/08/2021. ILVO/VLIZ: Ostend. 4 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.48470/6, meer
- De Witte, B.; Catarino, A.I.; Vandecasteele, L.; Dekimpe, M.; Meyers, N.; Deloof, D.; Pint, S.; Hostens, K.; Everaert, G.; Torreele, E. (2021). Extraction and quantification of microplastics in the gastrointestinal tract of fish. Version 2: 31/08/2021. ILVO/VLIZ: Ostend. 4 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.48470/7, meer
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Thesis begeleider [show] |
- Timperman, J. (2022). Developing and optimizing a time-efficient method for in-situ observation of microplastics in the marine environment using flow cytometry
. MSc Thesis. Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University: Gent. 104 pp., meer
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