Neele van Laaten

• PhD
• PostDoc Position at Friedrich Schiller University Jena

Concentrations and spatial distribution of trace elements in secondary minerals provide valuable information about mobility controlling processes in natural fractures. Important examples include rare-earth element contents that act as analogues for the retention of trivalent actinides such as Am/Cm or Pu(III). The secondary phases (carbonates) inve...

Die magnetische Suszeptibilität von rezenten fluviatilen Sedimenten im Saale Einzugsgebiet wird mit derjenigen potentieller Liefergesteine verglichen. Liefergesteine mit hoher Suszeptibilität sind vor allem paläozoische Basaltoide und ihre metamorphen Produkte sowie stratiforme und gangförmige Vererzungen in Schiefergebirgsarealen. Dabei zeigt sich...

Elevated levels of particulate matter (PM) in urban atmospheres are one of the major environmental challenges of the Anthropocene. To effectively lower those levels, identification and quantification of sources of PM is required. Biomonitoring methods are helpful tools to tackle this problem but have not been fully established yet. An example is th...

Trace elements (TE) and rare earth elements (REE) commonly coprecipitate in secondary carbonates and provide valuable information about the fluid chemistry and system parameters at the times of their formation. REE share similar chemical properties with trivalent actinides and are therefore used as analogues to estimate the retention potential of c...

Atmospheric particulate matter has become a major issue in urban areas from both a health and an environmental perspective. In this context, biomonitoring methods are a potential complement to classical monitoring methods like impactor samplers, being spatially limited due to higher costs. Monitoring using spider webs is compared with the more comm...