Tom Nederstigt
Guest postdoc
- Name
- Dr. T.A.P. Nederstigt
- Telephone
- 071 5272727
- t.a.p.nederstigt@cml.leidenuniv.nl
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-4692-1214
Tom’s research is aimed at obtaining reliable estimates of environmental hazards associated with chemicals and nanomaterials.
More information about Tom Nederstigt
News
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Leiden biologists find nanoplastics in developing heart -
Nanotechnology promises to help farmers cut pesticide use – but could also make chemicals more toxic -
News but nothing new: many pesticides in Dutch swimming and natural waters -
Students wanted: Internalization and Effects of Nanomaterials in Freshwater Organisms
Research topic
Tom’s research is aimed at obtaining reliable estimates of environmental hazards associated with chemicals and nanomaterials. The majority of his work revolves around freshwater ecosystems and places a strong focus on incorporating realistic exposure settings and relevant ecological complexity in experimental ecotoxicological studies.
Guest postdoc
- Faculty of Science
- Institute of Environmental Sciences
- CML/Environmental Biology
- Macaulay S.J., Jeppesen E., Riebesell U., Nejstgaard J.C., Berger S.A., Lewandowska A.M., Rico A., Kefford B.J., Vad C.F., Costello D.M., Wang H., Madge Pimentel I., Barcelos e Ramos J., González J., Spilling K., de Senerpont Domis L., Boersma M., Stockenreiter M., Meerhoff M., Vijver M.G., Kelly-Quinn M., Beklioğlu M., Matias M.G., Sswat M., Juvigny‐Khenafou N.P.D., Fink P., Zhang P., Taniwaki R.H., Ptacnik R., Langenheder S., Nederstigt T.A.P., Horváth Z. & Piggott J.J. (2025), Addressing grand ecological challenges in aquatic ecosystems: how can mesocosms be used to advance solutions?, Oikos 2025(5): e11020.
- Plas M. van der, Nederstigt T.A.P., Trimbos K.B., Didaskalou E.A. & Vijver M.G. (2025), Insights from a long-term outdoor mesocosm study: eDNA metabarcoding reveals exacerbated but transient impacts from a nanoenabled pesticide formulation (nano-TiO2-coated carbendazim) on freshwater microbial communities, ACS ES & T water 5(5): 2421-2431.
- Nederstigt T.A.P., Frische R.K.M., Ouwehand J. & Vijver M.G. (2025), Impacts of a nano-enabled pesticide formulation (nTiO2-coated carbendazim) and its constituents on the freshwater snail Lymnaea stagnalis & damselfly Ischnura elegans assessed via in-situ bioassays, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 303: 118809.
- Nederstigt T.A.P., Huijer V.N., Planjer D., Eekhout F.J.M., Barmentlo S.H., Peijnenburg W.J.G.M. & Vijver M.G. (2025), What is there to gain and lose from plant-derived nano-enabled pesticides: eugenol-loaded nanocarriers exert long-lived effects on non-target freshwater invertebrate communities, Journal of Hazardous Materials 496: 139560.
- Nederstigt T.A.P., Brinkmann B.W., Peijnenburg W.J.G.M. & Vijver M.G. (2024), Sustainability claims of nanoenabled pesticides require a more thorough evaluation, Environmental Science and Technology 58(5): 2163-2165.
- Serwatowska K.J., Nederstigt T.A.P., Peijnenburg W.J.G.M. & Vijver M.G. (2024), Chronic toxicity of core–shell SiC/TiO2 (nano)-particles to Daphnia magna under environmentally relevant food rations in the presence of humic acid, Nanotoxicology 18(2): 107-118.
- Nederstigt T.A.P. & Vijver M.G. (23 February 2024), Nanotechnology promises to help farmers cut pesticide use – but could also make chemicals more toxic. The conversation. [web article].
- Nederstigt T.A.P. (24 April 2024), Matter into context: population- and community-level impacts of nanomaterials in freshwater ecosystems (Dissertatie. Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), Faculty of Science, Leiden University). Supervisor(s): Vijver M.G. & Peijnenburg W.J.G.M.
- Wang M., Chen S., Cheng S., Nederstigt T.A.P., Poelmann R.E., DeRuiter M.C., Lamers G.E.M., Willemse J.J., Mascitelli C., Vijver M.G. & Richardson M.K. (2024), The biodistribution of polystyrene nanoparticles administered intravenously in the chicken embryo, Environment International 188: 108723.
- Yu Q., Nederstigt T.A.P., Wang Z., Wu J., Bosker T., Peijnenburg W.J.G.M. & Vijver M.G. (2024), Accumulation kinetics of polystyrene nano- and microplastics in the waterflea Daphnia magna and trophic transfer to the mysid Limnomysis benedeni, Environmental Pollution 363(1): 125029.
- Nederstigt T.A.P., Bode B., Ommen J..R. van, Peijnenburg W.J.G.M. & Vijver M.G. (2023), Zooplankton community turnover in response to a novel TiO2-coated nano-formulation of carbendazim and its constituents, Environmental Pollution 333(1): 121894.
- Nederstigt T.A.P., Peijnenburg W.J.G.M., Bleeker A.J. & Vijver M.G. (2022), Applicability of nanomaterial-specific guidelines within long-term Daphnia magna toxicity assays: a case study on multigenerational effects of nTiO2 and nCeO2 exposure in the presence of artificial daylight, Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 131: 105156.
- Nederstigt T.A.P., Peijnenburg W.J.G.M., Schrama M.J.J., Ommen, J.R. van & Vijver M.G. (2022), Impacts of a novel controlled-release TiO2-coated (nano-) formulation of carbendazim and its constituents on freshwater macroinvertebrate communities, Science of the Total Environment 838(4): 156554.
- Nederstigt T.A.P., Peijnenburg W.J.G.M., Blom R. & Vijver M.G. (2022), Correlation analysis of single- and multigenerational endpoints in Daphnia magna toxicity tests: a case-study using TiO2 nanoparticles, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 241: 113792.
- Vijver M.G. & Nederstigt T.A.P. (2021), Microplastics. Vroege Vogels: BNNVARA. [audio].
- Plas M. van der, Nederstigt T.A.P. & Vijver M.G. (25 June 2021), Levend Lab onderzoekt plasticschade in sloot: ’plasticprobleem is enorm’. Leidsch Dagblad, Regio Leiden.
- Nederstigt T.A.P. & Vijver M.G. (3 August 2020), Wat doen die nanodeeltjes in de sloot? Levend Lab in Leiden onderzoekt effect van titaniumdioxide op het waterleven. Leidsch Dagblad, Regio's.