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Afdeling Atoom- en Massaspectrometrische Analysemethoden (UGent-A&MS)
http://www.analchem.ugent.be/A&MS/index.php
English name: Atomic and Mass Spectrometry
Parent institute: Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Chemie (UGent), more

MRG keyword : Pollutants
Address:
Krijgslaan 281, S12
9000 Gent
Belgium
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Abstract:
The Atomic and Mass Spectrometry group (A&MS) is specialised in the development of methods for the determination, elemental speciation and isotopic analysis of (trace) metals and metalloids via inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and the application of these methods in interdisciplinary contexts. The marine aspect of the research concerns the study (quantification, characterisation, isotopic analysis) of components in the marine environment.

A first type of application, is high-precision isotopic analysis of target elements using multi-collector ICP-mass spectrometry, e.g. (i) isotopic analysis of mercury for assessing pollution around a WWII submarine wreck, for distinguishing between several sources of Hg pollution in sediments or biota, or for unraveling the Hg metabolism in marine mammals or (ii) isotopic analysis of Chlorine and Bromine in seawater for studying sea ice formation.

A second application is elemental mapping for documenting the distribution of elements in a sample in 2 (and sometimes even 3 dimensions) in a quantitative way using laser ablation – ICP-MS (LA-ICP-MS). In the context of the marine sciences, biomineral samples, such as bivalve and oyster shells, fish otoliths, foraminifera, etc. can be analysed.

A third application is single-cell ICP-MS, allowing to quantify elemental contents in individual cells, thus not only generating an average or median value (based on a large population of cells), but also the spread in target element content. This approach can tackle all types of cells, of bacterial, plant or animal origin.
Publications (16)  Top | Person | Projects 
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  • Peer reviewed article Biernacka, P.; De Clercq, W.; Dewaele, S.; Vanhaecke, F.; De Grave, J. (2023). Archaeometallurgical research into the ironworking activities of the Medieval Harbour at Hoeke (Belgium). STAR: Science & Technology of Archaeological Research 9(1): 2257067. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20548923.2023.2257067, more
  • Peer reviewed article Loeschner, K.; Vidmar, J.; Hartmann, N.B.; Bienfait, A.M.; Velimirovic, M. (2023). Finding the tiny plastic needle in the haystack: how field flow fractionation can help to analyze nanoplastics in food. Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 415(1): 7-16. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00216-022-04321-y, more
  • Peer reviewed article Déhais, T.; Chernonozhkin, S.M.; Kaskes, P.; de Graaff, S.J.; Debaille, V.; Vanhaecke, F.; Claeys, P.; Goderis, S. (2022). Resolving impact volatilization and condensation from target rock mixing and hydrothermal overprinting within the Chicxulub impact structure. Geoscience Frontiers 13(5): 101410. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gsf.2022.101410, more
  • Peer reviewed article Velimirovic, M.; Teunkens, B.; Ghorbanfekr, H.; Buelens, B.; Hermans, T.; Van Damme, S.; Tirez, K.; Vanhaecke, F. (2022). What can we learn from studying plastic debris in the Sea Scheldt estuary? Sci. Total Environ. 851(Part 1): 158226. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158226, more
  • Peer reviewed article de Winter, N.J.; Dämmer, L.K.; Falkenroth, M.; Reichart, G.-J.; Moretti, S.; Martínez-Garcia, A.; Höche, N.; Schöne, B.R.; Rodiouchkina, K.; Goderis, S.; Vanhaecke, F.; van Leeuwen, S.M.; Ziegler, M. (2021). Multi-isotopic and trace element evidence against different formation pathways for oyster microstructures. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 308: 326-352. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2021.06.012, more
  • Peer reviewed article Goderis, S.; Sato, H.; Ferrière, L.; Schmitz, B.; Burney, D.; Kaskes, P.; Vellekoop, J.; Wittmann, A.; Schulz, T.; Chernonozhkin, S.M.; Claeys, P.; de Graaff, S.J.; Déhais, T.; De Winter, N.J.; Elfman, M.; Feignon, J.-G.; Ishikawa, A.; Koeberl, C.; Kristiansson, P.; Neal, C.R.; Owens, J.D.; Schmieder, M.; Sinnesael, M.; Vanhaecke, F.; Van Malderen, S.J.M.; Bralower, T.J.; Gulick, S.P.S.; Kring, D.A.; Lowery, C.M.; Morgan, J.V.; Smit, J.; Whalen, M.T.; IODP-ICDP Expedition 364 Scientists (2021). Globally distributed iridium layer preserved within the Chicxulub impact structure. Science Advances 7(9): eabe3647. https://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abe3647, more
  • Peer reviewed article Sauzéat, L.; Costas-Rodriguez, M.; Albalat, E.; Mattielli, N.; Vanhaecke, F.; Balter, V. (2021). Inter-comparison of stable iron, copper and zinc isotopic compositions in six reference materials of biological origin. Talanta 221: 121576. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1016/j.talanta.2020.121576, more
  • Peer reviewed article Vallelonga, P.; de Gois, J.S.; Borges, D.L.G.; Costas-Rodriguez, M.; Gkinis, V.; Lannuzel, D.; Spolaor, A.; Vanhaecke, F. (2021). Concentration and isotopic composition of bromine and chlorine in Antarctic sea ice. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 293: 18-27. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1016/j.gca.2020.10.020, more
  • Peer reviewed article Velimirovic, M.; Tirez, K.; Voorspoels, S.; Vanhaecke, F. (2021). Recent developments in mass spectrometry for the characterization of micro- and nanoscale plastic debris in the environment. Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 413(1): 7-15. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00216-020-02898-w, more
  • Peer reviewed article Bolea-Fernandez, E.; Rua-Ibarz, A.; Velimirovic, M.; Tirez, K.; Vanhaecke, F. (2020). Detection of microplastics using inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) operated in single-event mode. J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 35(3): 455-460. https://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c9ja00379g, more
  • Peer reviewed article de Winter, N.J.; Goderis, S.; Van Malderen, S.J.M.; Sinnesael, M.; Vansteenberge, S.; Snoeck, C.; Belza, J.; Vanhaecke, F.; Claeys, P. (2020). Subdaily-scale chemical variability in a Torreites Sanchezi rudist shell: implications for rudist paleobiology and the Cretaceous day-night cycle. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology 35(2): e2019PA003723. https://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2019PA003723, more
  • Peer reviewed article de Winter, N.J.; Ullmann, C.V.; Sørensen, A.M.; Thibault, N.; Goderis, S.; Van Malderen, S.J.M.; Snoeck, C.; Goolaerts, S.; Vanhaecke, F.; Claeys, P. (2020). Shell chemistry of the boreal Campanian bivalve Rastellum diluvianum (Linnaeus, 1767) reveals temperature seasonality, growth rates and life cycle of an extinct Cretaceous oyster. Biogeosciences 17(11): 2897-2922. https://hdl.handle.net/10.5194/bg-17-2897-2020, more
  • Peer reviewed article Bolea-Fernandez, E.; Rua-Ibarz, A.; Krupp, E.M.; Feldmann, J.; Vanhaecke, F. (2019). High-precision isotopic analysis sheds new light on mercury metabolism in long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas). NPG Scientific Reports 9: 7262. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-43825-z, more
  • Peer reviewed article Rua-Ibarz, A.; Bolea-Fernandez, E.; Maage, A.; Frantzen, S.; Sanden, M.; Vanhaecke, F. (2019). Tracing mercury pollution along the Norwegian coast via elemental, speciation, and isotopic analysis of liver and muscle tissue of deep-water marine fish (Brosme brosme). Environ. Sci. Technol. 53(4): 1776-1785. https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b04706, more
  • Peral, M.; Marchegiano, M.; Verheyden, S.; Goderis, S.; Van Helden, T.; Vanhaecke, F.; Van Acker, T.; Jia, X.; Cheng, H.; Fiebig, J.; Fourcade, T.; Snoeck, C.; Claeys, P. (2024). A new insight of the MIS 3 Dansgaard-Oeschger climate oscillations in western Europe from the study of a Belgium isotopically equilibrated speleothem, in: EGU General Assembly 2024. Vienna, Austria & Online, 14-19 April 2024. pp. EGU24-8463. https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-8463, more
  • Velimirovic, M.; Teunkens, B.; Ghorbanfekr, H.; Buelens, B.; Van Damme, S.; Tirez, K.; Vanhaecke, F. (2022). Macroplastics monitoring in the Sea Scheldt estuary, in: EGU General Assembly 2022. Vienna, Austria & Online, 23–27 May 2022. pp. EGU22-205. https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu22-205, more
Projects (7)  Top | Person | Publications 
  • Macro-, micro-, en speciatie-onderzoek van atmosferische aërosolen, andere milieumonsters en biologisch materiaal. Ontwikkeling en optimalisering van nieuwe analysetechnieken en methoden. I, more
  • Macro-, micro-, en speciatie-onderzoek van atmosferische aërosolen, andere milieumonsters en biologisch materiaal. Ontwikkeling en optimalisering van nieuwe analysetechnieken en methoden. II, more
  • Ontwikkeling van nucleaire en niet-nucleaire methoden en technieken voor macro- en micro-analyse van milieumonsters en biologisch materiaal. I, more
  • Ontwikkeling van nucleaire en niet-nucleaire methoden en technieken voor macro- en micro-analyse van milieumonsters en biologisch materiaal. II, more
  • Reference material for the analysis of plankton, more
  • Reference materials for the analysis of sea water and estuarine water, more
  • Trace elements in Fish, more
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