
Martina Vijver
Professor of Ecotoxicology
- Name
- Prof.dr.ing. M.G. Vijver
- Telephone
- +31 71 527 1487
- vijver@cml.leidenuniv.nl
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0003-2999-1605
Her research field is in Ecotoxicology. Obtaining realistic predictions and measurements of how existing and emerging chemical stressors potentially affect our natural environment and the organisms living therein is essential to provide the necessary tools to assess and mitigate ecosystem threats.
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PhD Candidates
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Former PhD candidates
Leader of the research line "Chemical stressors and impacts on biodiversity"
Brief summary of research over the last years
Her research field is in Ecotoxicology. Obtaining realistic predictions and measurements of how existing and emerging chemical stressors potentially affect our natural environment and the organisms living therein is essential to provide the necessary tools to assess and mitigate ecosystem threats. While the basic idea is straightforward, attaining reliable estimates on the fate, the actual uptake and effects of chemicals on species and their overall effect on ecosystems has proven to be notoriously challenging. This research line is aimed is to predict the impact of environmental stressors across increasing environmental complexity and spatiotemporal scales.
Her passion is to work on these innovative challenges in which some aspects are a must for her: that is a. field representative setting and accounting for dynamics is key, b. the whole chain of fate and behaviour, uptake and elimination, responses should be considered, c. preferably quantitative, d. integrative. Data collection will be done following different approaches, ranging from lab-derived experiments, to outdoor mesocosms, to in situ experiments in the field, monitoring data and secondary data analyses. She applies an ecosystems approach in part of our work, next to work at the individual species level, and maintain mechanistic work using sub-cellular and molecular level (see this link) using diverse communities and ecosystems. For all research, models are derived using the topic specific knowledge on processes and mechanisms.
Focus currently: engineered nanomaterials, pesticides, metals, microplastics
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PhD-students of which Martina is co-promotor+ daily supervisor |
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Period |
PhD student |
Project title |
Funding |
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2018-2022 | O.Burggraaff | Developing a water quality tool based on optical screening useful for citizen science | EU-H2020 |
2018-2022 | P. Wassenaar | Meta-analysis and grouping of chemicals enabling predictive toxicity modelling | NWO |
2017-2021 | B. Brinkmann | The impacts of nanoparticles on microbiome and host | EU-H2020 |
2017-2021 | T.Nederstigt | Multigeneration and food chain effects after chronic exposure to nanoparticles | EU_H2020 |
2017-2021 |
J. Wu |
Fate and effect assessment of engineered nanomaterials in terrestrial systems |
CSC |
2017-2021 |
Q. Yu |
Transfer of engineered nanomaterials in the food chain |
CSC |
2017-2021 |
C.F. Blanco |
Life Cycle Assessment and environmental impact assessment of the next generation of c-SI based Tandem Solar cells |
EU-H2020 |
2016-2018 |
A. Horton |
Microplastics emissions distribution and impacts |
CEH-UK |
2015-2019 |
G. Pallas |
Life Cycle Analysis and Cost Analysis of nanowires in Photovoltaic Cells including environmental risks |
EU-H2020 |
2015-2019 |
Y. Zhai |
Determining the fate and exposure of nanoparticles, mimicking the natural system, so-called field conditions |
CSC |
2015-2019 |
S.H. Barmentlo |
Impact of chemical induced effects on aquatic communities in the field |
NWO |
2014-2018 |
M. van Pomeren |
Incorporating traits approach in metal toxicity assessment allowing read across to untested species |
NWO |
Successfull PhD-candidates |
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Period | PhD student | Thesis title | Funding |
2013-2017 |
Y. Xiao |
Fate, accumulation and ecotoxicity of copper nanoparticles under environmentally relevant conditions |
CSC |
2013-2017 |
G. Chen |
The use of computational toxicology in hazard assessment of engineered nanomaterials |
CSC |
2011-2015 |
Y. Liu |
Development of a methodology for predicting metal-mixture effects in soil |
CSC |
2011-2015 |
J. Hua |
Determining dose metrics for size dependence CuNPs to zebrafish embryos |
CSC |
2010-2014 |
O. Ieromina |
Quantifying field-relevant factors in pesticides effect assessment |
EU Marie Curie |
2010-2014 |
L. Song |
Metal-NPs: does chemical or physical characteristics matter? |
EU Marie Curie |
2010-2014 |
H. Qiu |
Development of Biotic Ligand Models for terrestrial species, specific focus on earthworms |
CSC |
2009-2013 |
A.J. Verschoor |
Optimization and implementation of Biotic Ligand Models in fresh water ecosystems |
Deltares |
2009-2012 |
T.T. Yen Le |
Bioaccumulation and toxicity predictions of metals following the Biotic Ligand Modelling and the Electrostatic Toxicity Model |
Radboud Univ. |
Other staff |
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Period | Name | Research | Funding |
2011-2012 |
C. Eckstein |
MSc - Starting nanoparticle fate and response studies |
EU Marie Curie |
2014-2016 |
W. Veneman |
Technical researcher and analist – imaging techniques |
Faculty |
2014-2016 |
E.R. Hunting |
Post doc aquatic ecology |
NWO |
2015-2018 |
J. Baas |
Post doc theoretical modeller |
EU Marie Curie |
2016-2019 |
N.R. Brun |
Post doc nano-effects and distribution |
NWO VIDI |
2016-2017 |
R. Heutink |
Technician lab |
Cell Observatory |
2016 -2018 |
E. Baalbergen |
Technician and animal care taker |
Project funding + UWV |
2016-2018 |
D. Arenas-Lago |
Post doc nano fate in water |
Galician regional government, Spain |
Professor of Ecotoxicology
- Science
- Centrum voor Milieuwetenschappen Leiden
- CML/Environmental Biology
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