Vrije Universiteit Brussel – Analytical, Environmental and Geo- Chemistry
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Pleinlaan 2
B-1050 Brussel
Contact
Name
email
phone
website
Research line
Geology, Paleoclimatology, Ecology
Topics
paleoenvironmental research
paleoclimatological research
ecological research
Isotopes
2H, 13C, 15N, 18O, 87Sr
Instruments
Amsterdam University – Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED)
PO Box 94240, 1090GE Amsterdam
Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, NL
Contact
Prof. Karsten kalbitz
K.Kalbitz@uva.nl
31(0)205257434/6637
Cerli Chiara – c.cerli@uva.nl
Research line
Ecology
Topics
With the analyses of C, N, H, and S stable isotopes (δ13C, δ18O, δ15N, δ2H, δ34S) in environmental samples, from soils to sediment and water we study:
– Effects of changing environmental conditions on the mechanisms and rates of C stabilization in soils
– Interactions between land degradation and C sequestration in soils
– Reconstruction of past environments and climates to improve future predictions
– Fate of organic pollutants in soils, sediments and water and interactions with organisms exposed to pollution
– Application of CSIA in forensic science
Isotopes
13C, 15N, 18O, 2H, 32S
Instruments
EA/C/IRMS, EA/P/IRMS, GC/MS, TOC/IRMS
Stable Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer IsoPrime 100 (Elementar – Isoprime) connected with:
Elemental Analyzer, vario ISOTOPE cube
· EA combustion [CO2 (δ13C, δ18O), N2 (δ15N), H2 (2H), SO2 (δ34S)]
· EA pyrolysis (solid) [H2 (2H), CO (δ18O)]
· EA pyrolysis (liquid) [H2 (2H), CO (δ18O)]
GC/MS, Agilent 7890A GC-MS-FID with N2 cooled PTV injector, GC5 interface
· [CO2 (δ13C), N2 (δ15N), H2 (δ2H), CO (δ18O)]
Gas concentrator
· CO2 and CH4 (δ13C), N2O (δ15N),
High temperature combustion TOC analyzer, TOC cube, TOC cube interface
· [CO2 (δ13C), N2 (δ15N)]
CO2 (δ13C, δ18O), N2 (δ15N), H2 (2H), SO2 (δ34S)
Ghent University – Isotope Bioscience Laboratory (ISOFYS)
Coupure Links 653, 9000 Gent, B
Contact
Prof. Pascal Boeckx
Pascal.Boeckx@UGent.be
Ugent Stable Isotope Facility
32(0)92646000
Research line
Analytical development, Ecology, Geology
Topics
agronomy, biogeochemistry, ecology, paleoclimatology, hydrology, climate change impacts and adaptation, soil conservation and isotope forensics
new analytical protocols for stable isotopes
Isotopes
13C, 15N, 18O, 2H
Instruments
EA/C/IRMS, TC-EA/IRMS, TG-IRMS, GC/C/IRMS, LC/C/IRMS, SIRIS
EA-IRMS: ANCA-SL (Autom N C Analyser – Solids and Liquids) / SerCon 20-20 IRMS (SysCon electronics)
TC-EA-IRMS: A Sercon ht furnace (1400ºC thermal decomp elem analyser) / Sercon 20-20 IRMS (SysCon electronics)
TG-IRMS: ANCA-TGII (Autom N C Analyser – Trace Gases) / SerCon 20-20 IRMS (SysCon electronics) with cryogenic trapping and focusing of samples
GC-IRMS: A Finnigan Trace GC Ultra with combustion interface (GC combustion III) coupled to a Finnigan DeltaplusXP
LC-IRMS: A Finnigan Surveyor HPLC with LC-IsoLINK interface coupled to a Finnigan DeltaPLUSXP
Wavelength-Scanned Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy Analyser Isotopic Water Analyser: Model L1102-i, Picarro
KU Leuven – Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences
Celestijnenlaan 200E, 3001 Leuven, B
Contact
Steven Bouillon
Steven.Bouillon@ees.kuleuven.be
32(0)498513608
Research line
Ecology, Biogeochemistry
Topics
Biogeochemistry
Terrestrial and aquatic biogeochemistry – both natural abundance and tracer experiments.
Isotopes
13C, 15N, 18O, 32S
δ13C (organic matter, dissolved inorganic carbon, dissolved organic carbon
dissolved CH4, carbonates, specific compounds)
δ15N (organic matter, dissolved N2)
δ18O (H2O, dissolved O2)
δ34S (organic matter)
Instruments
EA/C/IRMS, GC/C/IRMS, TOC/IRMS
Liège University – Freshwater and OCeanic science Unit of reSearch (FOCUS)
Institute of Chemistry (Building B6c), 13 Allée du 6 Août, Quartier Agora, Sart-Tilman Campus, 4000 Liège, Belgium
Contact
Gilles Lepoint
g.lepoint@uliege.be
32(0)43663327
Loïc Michel
loic.michel@uliege.be
32(0)43663322
Research line
Ecology
Topics
Food webs (mostly marine, but also freshwater or terrestrial), ecology, ocean sciences, environmental and earth sciences, plant and animal ecology and physiology, pollution & ecotoxicology
Isotopes
13C, 15N, 32S
Instruments
EA/C/IRMS, GC/C/IRMS
EA/IRMS, vario MICRO cube & IsoPrime precisION (Elementar)
GC/C/IRMS, Agilent 7890A & IsoPrime100 (Elementar)
Radboud University Nijmegen – General instruments
Heyendaalseweg 135
6525 AJ Nijmegen, NL
Contact
Jelle Eygensteyn
J.Eygensteyn@science.ru.nl
31(0)243652755
Research line
Ecology
Topics
Experimental Plant Ecology
Environmental Science
Animal Ecology and Ecophysiology
Isotopes
13C, 15N
Instruments
EA/C/IRMS
Elemental analyser + DeltaPlus ( Finnigan)
Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage – Radiocarbon laboratory
Jubelpark 1, 1000 Brussel, B
Contact
Mark Van Strydonck
mark.vanstrydonck@kikirpa.be
32(0)27396702
Research line
Ecology
Topics
Measurement of the stable isotope ratios of carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) in
archaeological bone collagen in order to determine the general types of dietary patterns in archaeological human populations’
Isotopes
13C, 15N, 14C
Instruments
No own instruments
Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research – Marine Microbiology & Biogeochemistry
https://www.nioz.nl/en/about/mmb
PO Box 59, 1790 AB den Burg
Landsdiep 4, 1797 SZ ‘t Horntje, Texel, NL
Contact
Marcel van der Meer
Marcel.van.der.Meer@nioz.nl
31(0)222369568
Research line
Geology, Paleoclimatology, Ecology
Topics
paleoenvironmental research
paleoclimatological research
ecological research
microbiological research
Isotopes
13C, 15N, 18O, 2H
Instruments
GC/IRMS, EA/C/IRMS, HT-EA/IRMS, GC/TC/IRMS, LC/C/IRMS, (DI-IRMS Kiel)
Thermo Delta Plus with GC and combustion III interface
Thermo Delta V with GC and combustion III interface
Thermo Delta V with GC Isolink I, Conflo IV (Combustion and Thermal Conversion)
Thermo Delta V with GC Isolink II, Conflo IV (C&TC) and EA Isolink (C&TC)
Thermo Delta V with GC Isolink II, Conflo IV (C & N module)
Thermo Delta V with GC Isolink II, Conflo IV (C) and gas bench II
Thermo Delta V with EA
Elementar vario ISOTOPE cube with isoprime vision
Kiel 253 with Kiel IV Carbonate device (Department of Ocean Systems, 18O)
Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research – Yerseke
PO Box 140, 4400 AC Yerseke
Korringaweg 7, 4401 NT Yerseke, NL
Contact
31(0)113577335
Research line
Ecology
Topics
Marine Ecosystem studies:
Quantification of the transfer of Carbon and Nitrogen in aquatic food webs.
Chemoautotrophy in marine sediments: processes and communities.
N2 fixation in pelagic cyanobacteria and in microbial mats
Linking microbial community structure and functioning in marine sedimentsSpatial Ecology: Ecosystem engineering in estuarine populations
Isotopes
13C, 15N, 18O
Instruments
EA/C/IRMS, GC/C/IRMS, LC/C/IRMS
EA-IRMS, Thermo, Delta-V
LC-C-IRMS, Thermo, Delta-V
GC-C-IRMS, Thermo, Delta-plus
Utrecht University – Earth Sciences
PO Box 80.021, 3508 TA Utrecht
Princetonlaan 8, 3584 CB Utrecht, NL
Stable Isotope Lab
nanoSIMS
Contact
Michiel Kienhuis
m.v.m.kienhuis@uu.nl
31(0) 6 37338646
Research line
Ecology, Geology, Microbiology, Paleoclimatology
Topics
Stratigraphy & paleontology : astronomical timescales and paleoclimate
Marine Geochemistry and Chemical Oceanography: marine sediments /overlying water column, eastern Mediterranean.
Organic Geochemistry: the natural environment (i.e. water, soil, sediments), rocks and fossil fuels.
Experimental Biogeochemistry: environmental relevant processes under controlled conditions.
Geochemical Modeling: improving the quantitative understanding of the cycling of bioactive elements.
Petrology group: stable isotope biomarkers for early life. Volcanism crater lakes and natural pollution.
Paleoecology
Biomarine Sciences: studying Paleoclimate
Isotopes
13C, 15N, 18O, 2H, 32S, 37Cl, Clumped oxygen isotopes (and others, like 29Si, 44Ca and heavier elements with nanoSIMS)
Instruments
DI-IRMS ISOCARB, DI-IRMS Kiel, EA/C/IRMS, TOC/IRMS, GC/C/IRMS, LA/IRMS, GC/IRMS, nanoSIMS
Thermo Finnigan MAT253 with Kiel-IV Device.
Thermo DeltaV with isolink Elemental Analyser and/or TCEA.
Thermo DeltaplusXP with GC-C-III.
Thermo Delta-V with laser-ablation/GC-C-III.
Thermo Delta-V with either a GasBench-II or a GC-C-III.
Thermo 253Plus plus with a Kiel-IV for clumped carbonate isotopes.
Elementar VisION with Agilent 8890 and GC5 combustion/pyrolysis interface.
Cameca NanoSIMS 50L for multi elemental and stable isotope ratio measurements and imaging.
A set of vacuum lines for offline preparation of samples.
