What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Ecology
- Agriculture
- Fertilizer
Erik Meers spends much of his time researching Soil contamination, Phytoremediation, Environmental chemistry, Agronomy and Soil conditioner.
Erik Meers has included themes like Phytotoxicity and Salix viminalis in his Soil contamination study.
His Phytoremediation research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Soil classification, Bioremediation, Biomass and Environmental remediation.
Erik Meers focuses mostly in the field of Biomass, narrowing it down to topics relating to Waste management and, in certain cases, Nutrient and Fertilizer.
His Environmental chemistry research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Aqua regia, Soil water, Environmental engineering and Water content.
His Soil water research includes elements of Organic matter and Contamination.
His most cited work include:
- Trace metal behaviour in estuarine and riverine floodplain soils and sediments: A review (718 citations)
- Phytoremediation of contaminated soils and groundwater: lessons from the field (593 citations)
- Comparison of EDTA and EDDS as potential soil amendments for enhanced phytoextraction of heavy metals. (366 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
His primary scientific interests are in Agronomy, Manure, Waste management, Environmental chemistry and Environmental engineering.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Willow, Short rotation coppice and Phytoremediation.
His study explores the link between Phytoremediation and topics such as Biomass that cross with problems in Renewable energy.
The various areas that Erik Meers examines in his Environmental chemistry study include Organic matter, Soil water, Soil contamination, Biochar and Water content.
His Soil contamination research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Leaching, Environmental remediation and Soil conditioner.
His Environmental engineering study combines topics in areas such as Bioenergy and Wetland.
He most often published in these fields:
- Agronomy (27.72%)
- Manure (24.42%)
- Waste management (22.44%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2019-2021)?
- Digestate (20.46%)
- Environmental chemistry (22.44%)
- Pulp and paper industry (10.23%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
Erik Meers mainly investigates Digestate, Environmental chemistry, Pulp and paper industry, Manure and Nutrient.
The concepts of his Environmental chemistry study are interwoven with issues in Organic matter, Soil water, Soil contamination, Mineral nitrogen and Biochar.
His primary area of study in Soil water is in the field of Phytoremediation.
The Pulp and paper industry study combines topics in areas such as Wastewater, Struvite, Sludge and Anaerobic digestion.
His Manure study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Food science and Effluent.
His work carried out in the field of Nutrient brings together such families of science as Waste management, Resource, Fertilizer, Environmental protection and Biomass.
Between 2019 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Occurrence of contaminants in drinking water sources and the potential of biochar for water quality improvement:A review (45 citations)
- Leaching behavior of Cd, Zn and nutrients (K, P, S) from a contaminated soil as affected by amendment with biochar. (7 citations)
- Application of biochars and solid fraction of digestate to decrease soil solution Cd, Pb and Zn concentrations in contaminated sandy soils (5 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Ecology
- Agriculture
- Fertilizer
His main research concerns Environmental chemistry, Soil water, Pulp and paper industry, Biochar and Manure.
His Environmental chemistry study incorporates themes from Leaching and Pollutant.
His research in the fields of Phytoremediation overlaps with other disciplines such as Amendment.
His work in Phytoremediation addresses subjects such as Shoot, which are connected to disciplines such as Biomass and Phytotoxicity.
Erik Meers has researched Biochar in several fields, including Contamination, Soil contamination, Environmental remediation, Sedimentation and Technosol.
His biological study deals with issues like Digestate, which deal with fields such as Chemical addition and Ammonia.
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