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Herman P. van Leeuwen is affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. Their research spans environmental science and chemistry, with a focus on subfields such as pollution, electrochemistry, industrial and manufacturing engineering, materials chemistry, and physical and theoretical chemistry.

The scientist has contributed to several topics including:

  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
  • Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions
  • Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies
  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology

Representative recent papers authored or coauthored by Herman P. van Leeuwen include:

  • Uptake and Release Kinetics of Organic Contaminants Associated with Micro- and Nanoplastic Particles (2020), Environmental Science & Technology
  • Effect of Polymer Aging on Uptake/Release Kinetics of Metal Ions and Organic Molecules by Micro- and Nanoplastics: Implications for the Bioavailability of the Associated Compounds (2023), Environmental Science & Technology
  • Electrostatic effects on ligand-assisted transfer of metals to (bio)accumulating interfaces and metal complexes (bioavai)lability (2022), Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
  • Chemodynamic features of nickel(II) and its complexes: Implications for bioavailability in freshwaters (2022), Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
  • Electrochemical activity of various types of aqueous In(III) species at a mercury electrode (2020), Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry

The most frequent coauthors working alongside van Leeuwen are Raewyn M. Town and Jérôme F. L. Duval, who have collaborated extensively on related research topics.

van Leeuwen's work is often published in journals such as:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
  • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
  • Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry

Research conducted by van Leeuwen addresses environmental challenges through the study of microplastics, pollutant interactions, and the electrochemical behavior of metals and organic contaminants in aqueous systems. The exploration of polymer aging and its influence on contaminant bioavailability forms a significant part of their recent contributions.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for terms related to chemical speciation and fractionation of elements. Definitions, structural aspects, and methodological approaches (IUPAC Recommendations 2000)

    Douglas M. Templeton;Freek Ariese;Rita Cornelis;Lars-Göran Danielsson

  • Dynamic speciation analysis and bioavailability of metals in aquatic systems

    Herman P. van Leeuwen;Raewyn M. Town;Jacques Buffle;Rob F. M. J. Cleven

  • Model predictions of metal speciation in freshwaters compared to measurements by in situ techniques

    Emily R Unsworth;Kent W Warnken;Hao Zhang;William Davison

  • Humic substances are soft and permeable: evidence from their electrophoretic mobilities.

    Jérôme F. L. Duval;Kevin J. Wilkinson;Herman P. Van Leeuwen;Jacques Buffle

  • Effects of surface conduction on the electrokinetic properties of colloids

    Johan Kijlstra;Herman P. van Leeuwen;Johannes Lyklema

  • Facilitated transport of polychlorinated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl ethers by dissolved organic matter.

    Thomas L. ter Laak;Jan C. H. van Eijkeren;Frans J. M. Busser;Herman P. van Leeuwen

  • Voltammetric lability of metal complexes at spherical microelectrodes with various radii.

    Josep Galceran;Jaume Puy;José Salvador;Joan Cecı́lia

  • Electrokinetics of diffuse soft interfaces. 1. Limit of low Donnan potentials.

    Jérome F. L. Duval;Herman P. Van Leeuwen

  • Chemodynamics and Bioavailability in Natural Waters

    Jacques Buffle;Kevin J. Wilkinson;Herman P. van Leeuwen

  • Fundamental features of metal ion determination by stripping chronopotentiometry

    Raewyn M Town;Herman P van Leeuwen

  • Voltammetry of metal complex systems with different diffusion coefficients of the species involved

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  • Chemodynamics of aquatic metal complexes: from small ligands to colloids.

    Herman P. van Leeuwen;Jacques Buffle

  • Bipolar electrode behaviour of the aluminium surface in a lateral electric field

    Jérôme Duval;J.Mieke Kleijn;Herman P. van Leeuwen

  • Double Layer of a Gold Electrode Probed by AFM Force Measurements.

    D. Barten;J. M. Kleijn;J. Duval;H. P. v. Leeuwen

  • Metal speciation dynamics and bioavailability: Zn(II) and Cd(II) uptake by mussel (Mytilus edulis) and carp (Cyprinus carpio).

    Stefan Jansen;Ronny Blust;Herman P. Van Leeuwen

  • Faradaic depolarization in the electrokinetics of the metal-electrolyte solution interface.

    Jérôme F.L Duval;Geertje K Huijs;Wim F Threels;Johannes Lyklema

  • Electrokinetics of diffuse soft interfaces. III. Interpretation of data on the polyacrylamide/water interface.

    Lee P. Yezek;Jérome F. L. Duval;Herman P. Van Leeuwen

  • Stripping chronopotentiometry at scanned deposition potential (SSCP). Part 2. Determination of metal ion speciation parameters

    Raewyn M. Town;Herman P. van Leeuwen

  • An electrokinetic characterization of low charge density cross-linked polyacrylamide gels.

    Lee P Yezek;Herman P van Leeuwen

  • Effects of adsorption in stripping chronopotentiometric metal speciation analysis

    Raewyn M Town;Herman P van Leeuwen

  • Stripping chronopotentiometry at scanned deposition potential (SSCP).: Part 1. Fundamental features

    Herman P van Leeuwen;Raewyn M Town

Frequent Co-Authors

Jérôme F. L. Duval
Jérôme F. L. Duval University of Lorraine
Jacques Buffle
Jacques Buffle University of Geneva
Johannes Lyklema
Johannes Lyklema Wageningen University & Research
William Davison
William Davison Lancaster University
Willem Norde
Willem Norde Wageningen University & Research
Kevin J. Wilkinson
Kevin J. Wilkinson University of Montreal
Ronny Blust
Ronny Blust University of Antwerp
Laura Sigg
Laura Sigg ETH Zurich
Piet N.L. Lens
Piet N.L. Lens University of Galway
Martien A. Cohen Stuart
Martien A. Cohen Stuart Wageningen University & Research

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