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Comparison of Curie-point pyrolysis with tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH) and base catalyzed methanolysis in leaf and root biomarker decomposition studies Open

Jens Altmann, Boris Jansen, Marjo Palviainen, Karsten Kalbitz · 2025

Influence of a bio-based fertilizer on pharmaceuticals uptake by wheatgrass in soil Open

Yan Dong, Eva de Rijke, J. Chris Slootweg, Boris Jansen · 2025

Establishing linear or nonlinear relationships for the uptake of both neutral and ionized pharmaceuticals by crops with key parameters is crucial for understanding the variations in uptake behavior among pharmaceuticals, yet it remains hig…

Understanding the influence of bio-based fertilizers (BBFs) on sorption of pharmaceuticals in soils: Effects of pH and organic matter Open

Yan Dong, John R. Parsons, Antonia Praetorius, Eva de Rijke, J. Chris Slootweg , et al. · 2025

Understanding the impact of bio-based fertilizers (BBFs) on the sorption of ionizable pharmaceuticals in soils via both pH and organic matter has received little research attention so far. To address this knowledge gap, we conducted batch …

Evaluating the applicability of the VERHIB model to a 2600-year peat sequence from Central Germany Open

Carrie L. Thomas, Boris Jansen, E. Emiel van Loon, Guido L. B. Wiesenberg · 2025

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Investigating the parameters influencing floc formation Open

Edith Joséphine Sarah Eder, Alemeh Karami, T.J. Heimovaara, Mariëtte Wolthers, Boris Jansen · 2025

Root exudates from drought-affected plants increase soil respiration across a range of grassland species Open

Fangbin Hou, Leonardo Hinojosa, Eileen Enderle, Boris Jansen, Elly Morriën , et al. · 2025

Recovery of Soil Organic Matter Dynamics in Fen Peatlands after Rewetting Open

Keun-Bae Kim, Judith Schellekens, Willem‐Jan Emsens, Rudy van Diggelen, C.J.S. Aggenbach , et al. · 2025

Fungal-mediated soil aggregation as a mechanism for carbon stabilization Open

Steven P C de Goede, S. Emilia Hannula, Boris Jansen, Elly Morriën · 2025

Soils can potentially be turned into net carbon sinks for atmospheric carbon to offset anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. Occlusion of soil organic carbon in soil aggregates is a key mechanism, which temporarily protects it from decom…

The garden of the Casa della Regina Carolina at Pompeii: Potential of new approaches in biomarker studies to reconstruct its vegetation and use Open

J. Sevink, Flavio De Angelis, Francesca Bulian, Carlos Eduardo Neves Amorim, Amna Saqub , et al. · 2025

Urine as a Biobased Fertilizer: The Netherlands as Case Study Open

Sandra Beijer, S Das, R. Helmus, Peter Scheer, Boris Jansen , et al. · 2024

Humankind has grown increasingly dependent on mineral fertilizer to feed a growing world population. However, nutrients are rarely recovered and recycled after consumption, leading to environmental waste issues now and potential supply iss…

A systematic review of the methodology of trade-off analysis in agriculture Open

Timo Breure, Natalia Estrada-Carmona, Athanasios Petsakos, Elisabetta Gotor, Boris Jansen , et al. · 2024

Influence of Bio-Based Fertilizers (Bbfs) on the Sorption of Pharmaceuticals in Soil Open

Yan Dong, John R. Parsons, Antonia Praetorius, Eva de Rijke, J. Chris Slootweg , et al. · 2024

Degradation of Pharmaceuticals in Soil Amended with Bio-Based Fertilizers (Bbfs) Open

Yan Dong, John R. Parsons, Antonia Praetorius, Eva de Rijke, J. Chris Slootweg , et al. · 2024

Comparison of paleobotanical and biomarker records of mountain peatland and forest ecosystem dynamics over the last 2600 years in central Germany Open

Carrie L. Thomas, Boris Jansen, Sambor Czerwiński, Mariusz Gałka, Klaus‐Holger Knorr , et al. · 2023

As peatlands are a major terrestrial sink in the global carbon cycle, gaining an understanding of their development and changes throughout time is essential in order to predict their future carbon budget and potentially mitigate the advers…

Site History’s Role in Urban Agriculture: A Case Study in Kisumu, Kenya, and Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Open

Nicolette Tamara Jonkman, Karsten Kalbitz, Huig Bergsma, Boris Jansen · 2023

Urban agriculture (UA) is a widespread practice often considered low-profit, taking place on marginal lands. This is supported by the lack of quantitative data on UA’s contributions to food security and employment, yet contradicted by prev…

Insight in molecular degradation patterns and co-metabolism during rose waste co-composting Open

Evy A. de Nijs, Boris Jansen, Samira Absalah, Roland Bol, Albert Tietema · 2023

Composting is recognized as a sustainable waste management strategy. However, little is known about green waste, and specifically rose waste, degradation patterns during composting. This study aimed (1) to gain insight in the underlying de…

Organic contaminants in bio-based fertilizer treated soil: Target and suspect screening approaches Open

S Das, Rick Helmus, Yan Dong, Steven Beijer, Antonia Praetorius , et al. · 2023

Using bio-based fertilizer (BBF) in agricultural soil can reduce the dependency on chemical fertilizer and increase sustainability by recycling nutrient-rich side-streams. However, organic contaminants in BBFs may lead to residues in the t…

Comment on bg-2023-57 Open

Carrie L. Thomas, Boris Jansen, Sambor CzerwiÅski, Mariusz GaÅka, Klaus‐Holger Knorr , et al. · 2023

Abstract. As peatlands are a major terrestrial sink in the global carbon cycle, gaining understanding of their development and changes throughout time is essential to predict their future carbon budget and potentially miti…

Comment on bg-2023-57 Open

Carrie L. Thomas, Boris Jansen, Sambor CzerwiÅski, Mariusz GaÅka, Klaus‐Holger Knorr , et al. · 2023

Abstract. As peatlands are a major terrestrial sink in the global carbon cycle, gaining understanding of their development and changes throughout time is essential to predict their future carbon budget and potentially miti…

Comparison of paleobotanical and biomarker records of mountain peatland and forest ecosystem dynamics over the last 2600 years in Central Germany Open

Carrie L. Thomas, Boris Jansen, Sambor Czerwiński, Mariusz Gałka, Klaus‐Holger Knorr , et al. · 2023

As peatlands are a major terrestrial sink in the global carbon cycle, gaining understanding of their development and changes throughout time is essential to predict their future carbon budget and potentially mitigate negative influences of…

How does edaphic context affect soil organic matter persistence? Open

Karen Vancampenhout, Judith Schellekens, Sascha Nijdam, Keun-Bae Kim, Maria I.J. Briones , et al. · 2023

European and Flemish climate-change policies aim to enhance carbon (C) storage in soils of conservation areas, including natural areas such as forests, grasslands and wetlands. Soil capability and condition however may impact C persistence…

Plant lipids as proxies to trace the origin and dynamics of soil organic carbon Open

Boris Jansen · 2023

Lipids from the wax layers of plant leaves and plant roots as preserved in soils and sediments have been used for decades as proxies for environmental reconstructions. In particular the n-alkanes of higher chain-lengths (ca. C25-C37) are u…

A multi-staged drift sand geo-archive from the Netherlands: New evidence for the impact of prehistoric land use on the geomorphic stability, soils, and vegetation of aeolian sand landscapes Open

J. Sevink, Jakob Wallinga, Tony Reimann, B. van Geel, Otto Brinkkemper , et al. · 2023

Seeing the forest for the fractions – Comparing soil organic matter fractionation methods using molecular features after forest stand conversion Open

Karin Nikolaus, Judith Schellekens, Steven Mols, Boris Jansen, María J.I. Briones , et al. · 2022

A systematic review on trade-off analysis in agriculture Open

Timo Breure, Natalia Estrada-Carmona, Athanasios Petsakos, Elisabetta Gotor, Boris Jansen , et al. · 2022

Achieving multiple sustainable development goals simultaneously demands managing agricultural resources for different objectives and actively considering how these objectives compete (trade-offs) or complement (synergies). Trade-off analys…

New insights into Central European environmental changes during the last 2500 years by multi-proxy analysis of the undisturbed Beerberg peatland, Thuringia, Germany. Open

Carrie L. Thomas, Mariusz Gałka, Sambor Czerwiński, Klaus‐Holger Knorr, Boris Jansen , et al. · 2022

<p>Peatlands are an important ecosystem for many reasons, including their function as carbon sinks essential for mitigating climate change. Additionally, due to the anaerobic conditions in which peatlands form, decomposition of their…

Future Planet Studies: embedding soil science in an interdisciplinary sustainability bachelor program Open

Boris Jansen · 2022

<p>In the last decades we have increasingly seen a shift in higher education away from teaching soil science at the undergraduate level as stand-alone program or as part of more traditional Earth sciences programs. Instead, soil scie…

LC-QTOF-MS analyses shed new light on dissolved organic matter composition and podzolization Open

Boris Jansen, Olaf Brock, Rick Helmus · 2022

<p>Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM) in soils has received much research attention over the years. This is not surprising given the important role this most mobile fraction of soil organic matter plays in processes such as pedogenesis, …

A Unique Drift Sand Geo-Archive from the Netherlands: New Evidence for the Impact of Prehistoric Land Use on the Geomorphic Stability, Soils and Vegetation of Aeolian Sand Landscapes Open

J. Sevink, Jacco Wallinga, Tony Reimann, B. van Geel, O. Brinkkemper , et al. · 2022

Dynamics of Leaf- and Root-Specific Biomarkers during 1-Year of Litter Decomposition Open

Jens Altmann, Boris Jansen, Hermann F. Jungkunst, Karsten Kalbitz · 2021

Root-specific and leaf-specific biomarkers have been used for decades to identify the origin of organic materials in soils and sediments. However, quantitative approaches require appropriate knowledge about the fate of these indicator mole…

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