Laura Julia Zantis
PhD candidate
- Name
- L.J. Zantis
- Telephone
- +31 71 527 2727
- l.j.zantis@cml.leidenuniv.nl
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-8682-8727
Laura started as a PhD researcher at the Environmental Biology Department of CML in July 2021.
Professional experience
Laura graduated with an MSci (Integrated Master) in Marine & Freshwater Biology from the University of Glasgow (Scotland) in June 2021. During a one-year work placement at the University of Auckland (New Zealand), as part of her master, she has led a research project investigating the microplastic exposure of baleen whales near a cosmopolitan city, Auckland. For her final master thesis, Laura built and used a state-space model to determine the population dynamics of an endangered grouse species, the Western Capercaillie, in Scotland.
Research topic
The PhD topic of Laura is “Impacts of microplastic on plant performance”. This research is aimed to investigate the effects of microplastics on terrestrial plants, mainly on crop plants used in agriculture. The goal is to identify significant endpoints showing these effects during different plant life stages in laboratory experiments, and then to apply these to mesocosm and field experiments.
PhD candidate
- Science
- Centrum voor Milieuwetenschappen Leiden
- CML/Environmental Biology
- Kokalj A.J., Kalčíková G., Selonen S., Bosker T., Drobne D., Dvorakova D., Hofman J., Hurley R., Kernchen S., Laforsch C., Löder M.G.J., Loon S. van, Redondo-Hasselerharm P.E., Saartama V., Šmídová K., Tsagkaris A.S., Zantis L.J., Nizzetto L. & Gestel C.A.M. van (2024), Strategy towards producing relevant and reliable data for the hazard assessment of micro- and nanoplastics in agricultural soils, Trends in Analytical Chemistry 172: 117567.
- Zantis L.J., Borchi C., Vijver M.G., Peijnenburg W.J.G.M., Di Lonardo S. & Bosker T. (2023), Nano- and microplastics commonly cause adverse impacts on plants at environmentally relevant levels: A systematic review, Science of the Total Environment 867: 161211.
- Zantis L.J., Rombach A., Adamczyk S., Velmala S.M., Adamczyk B., Vijver M.G., Peijnenburg W.J.G.M. & Bosker T. (2023), Species-dependent responses of crop plants to polystyrene microplastics, Environmental Pollution 335: 122243.
- Adamczyk S., Chojak-Koźniewska J., Oleszczuk S., Michalski K., Velmala S., Zantis L.J., Bosker T., Zimny J. Adamczyk B. & Sowa S. (2023), Polystyrene nanoparticles induce concerted response of plant defense mechanisms in plant cells, Scientific Reports 13: 22423.
- Bosker T. & Zantis L.J. (2023), Microplastics in the marine environment — an introduction. In: Horton A.A. (Ed.), Plastic Pollution in the Global Ocean: World Scientific. 139-163.
- Zantis L.J., Bosker T., Lawler F., Nelms S.E., O'Rorke R., Constantine R., Sewell M. & Carroll E.L. (2022), Assessing microplastic exposure of large marine filter-feeders, Science of the Total Environment 818: 151815.
- Zantis L., Carroll E.L., Nelms S.E. & Bosker T. (2021), Marine mammals and microplastics: a systematic review and call for standardization, Environmental Pollution 269: 116142 (116142).