Projects
The effect of soil structure on the bioavailability of trace metals KU Leuven
This PhD project is part of the ERC project EXPOSOIL, which aims to determine effect of soil structure on the bioavailability of nutrients and metals. It is speculated that traditional soil tests underscore the physical non-equilibrium of nutrients and contaminants in soil due to disturbances in the soil’s pore size structure. This PhD project will specifically focus on the uptake of trace metals by plant roots. A combination of isotope ...
0ASIS: Oxyanions bioavailability and toxicity in aquatic ecosystems - development of novel speciation tools for the determination of ArSenIc and Selenium Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Bioavailability and toxicity of legacy and emerging per- and polyfluoralkylated substances (PFAS) in a terrestrial food chain: effects at different levels of biological organisation (BIOTOX-Terra) University of Antwerp
Bioavailability of yeast derived peptides: insight into intestinal transport mechanism Ghent University
Several peptides generated from food protein have been shown to be beneficial to one`s health. Peptides have the potential to be exploited as nutraceuticals and active components of functional foods. However, physiological evidence may not always support the purported health benefits. Low bioavailability of peptides is a major problem that restricts their use. This is mostly due to reaction with the food matrix during food product ...
Remediation of PFAS contaminated soils using a novel soil washing approach: the role of PFAS ageing on desorption and bioavailability in the soil KU Leuven
Perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) have become the focus of attention as persistent environmental contaminants. Current solutions, e.g. isolation or high-temperature treatment, leave the pollution in place or are not applicable at a large scale. A new all-silica Beta zeolite (KU Leuven), an outstanding PFAS adsorbent, could be used to treat contaminated soils by soil washing and concentrating PFAS on the zeolite. The first objective of ...
Assessment of the bioavailability of phytochemicals by means of the MIVO® device. University of Antwerp
Bioavailability and exposure to cadmium from chocolate consumption: a nutritional study KU Leuven
Since 2019, new European limits apply to cadmium (Cd) in cacao-derived products. These limits largely affect the South American cacao industry, where Cd concentrations in cacao beans are naturally large. The basis of the regulation is a risk assessment showing that children regularly eating chocolate exceed the tolerable Cd intake, assuming that Cd in chocolate is equally bioavailable as in other food items. This study aims to test that ...