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Violette Geissen is affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands and contributes extensively to the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans a broad range of topics related to pollution, soil science, and the environmental impact of plastic materials.

The scientist has a significant publication record, with 175 publications in Environmental Science and 91 in Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Within these main fields, key subfields of study include pollution, plant science, industrial and manufacturing engineering, biomaterials, and soil science.

Research topics prominently addressed by Violette Geissen include:

  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Biodegradable Polymer Synthesis and Properties
  • Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety

The scientist's recent papers capture evolving concerns in environmental pollution and soil contamination. Notable works include:

  • Sewage sludge application as a vehicle for microplastics in eastern Spanish agricultural soils, 2020, Environmental Pollution
  • Impact of plastic mulch film debris on soil physicochemical and hydrological properties, 2020, Environmental Pollution
  • Response of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) growth to soil contaminated with microplastics, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Low density-microplastics detected in sheep faeces and soil: A case study from the intensive vegetable farming in Southeast Spain, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Microplastics occurrence and frequency in soils under different land uses on a regional scale, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment

Violette Geissen frequently publishes in several journals, with the most common venues being:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Environment International

The scientist collaborates regularly with several coauthors, including:

  • C.J. Ritsema
  • Esperanza Huerta Lwanga
  • Vera Silva
  • Xiaomei Yang
  • Paula Harkes

Best Publications

  • Soil quality – A critical review

    Else K. Bünemann;Giulia Bongiorno;Giulia Bongiorno;Zhanguo Bai;Rachel E. Creamer

  • Evidence of microplastic accumulation in agricultural soils from sewage sludge disposal

    Fabio Corradini;Pablo Meza;Raúl Eguiluz;Francisco Casado

  • An overview of microplastic and nanoplastic pollution in agroecosystems.

    Ee Ling Ng;Esperanza Huerta Lwanga;Simon M. Eldridge;Priscilla Johnston

  • Microplastics in the Terrestrial Ecosystem: Implications for Lumbricus terrestris (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae)

    Esperanza Huerta Lwanga;Hennie Gertsen;Harm P.A. Gooren;Piet Peters

  • Emerging pollutants in the environment: a challenge for water resource management

    Violette Geissen;Hans Mol;Erwin Klumpp;Günter Umlauf

  • Macro- and micro- plastics in soil-plant system : Effects of plastic mulch film residues on wheat (Triticum aestivum) growth

    Yueling Qi;Xiaomei Yang;Amalia Mejia Pelaez;Esperanza Huerta Lwanga

  • Pesticide residues in European agricultural soils – A hidden reality unfolded

    Vera Silva;Hans G.J. Mol;Paul Zomer;Marc Tienstra

  • Field evidence for transfer of plastic debris along a terrestrial food chain

    Esperanza Huerta Lwanga;Jorge Mendoza Vega;Victor Ku Quej;Jesus de los Angeles Chi

  • Response of soil dissolved organic matter to microplastic addition in Chinese loess soil.

    Hongfei Liu;Xiaomei Yang;Guobin Liu;Chutao Liang

  • Incorporation of microplastics from litter into burrows of Lumbricus terrestris.

    Esperanza Huerta Lwanga;Hennie Gertsen;Harm Gooren;Piet Peters

  • Sewage sludge application as a vehicle for microplastics in eastern Spanish agricultural soils

    Pim van den Berg;Esperanza Huerta-Lwanga;Fabio Corradini;Violette Geissen

  • Effects of plastic mulch film residues on wheat rhizosphere and soil properties

    Yueling Qi;Adam Ossowicki;Xiaomei Yang;Esperanza Huerta Lwanga

  • A simple method for the extraction and identification of light density microplastics from soil.

    Shaoliang Zhang;Shaoliang Zhang;Xiaomei Yang;Hennie Gertsen;Piet Peters

  • Decay of low-density polyethylene by bacteria extracted from earthworm's guts: A potential for soil restoration.

    Esperanza Huerta Lwanga;Binita Thapa;Xiaomei Yang;Henny Gertsen

  • Soil as a filter for groundwater quality

    Saskia D Keesstra;Violette Geissen;Kim Patricia May Mosse;S Piiranen

  • Wind erosion as a driver for transport of light density microplastics

    Mahrooz Rezaei;Mahrooz Rezaei;Michel J.P.M. Riksen;Elham Sirjani;Abdolmajid Sameni

  • Distribution of glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) in Agricultural topsoils of the European Union

    Vera Silva;Luca Montanarella;Arwyn Jones;Oihane Fernández-Ugalde

  • Impact of plastic mulch film debris on soil physicochemical and hydrological properties.

    Yueling Qi;Nicolas Beriot;Gerrit Gort;Esperanza Huerta Lwanga

  • Low density-microplastics detected in sheep faeces and soil: A case study from the intensive vegetable farming in Southeast Spain

    Nicolas Beriot;Nicolas Beriot;Joost Peek;Raul Zornoza;Violette Geissen

  • Response of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) growth to soil contaminated with microplastics.

    Fanrong Meng;Xiaomei Yang;Michel Riksen;Minggang Xu

  • Extension of a GIS procedure for calculating the RUSLE equation LS factor

    Hongming Zhang;Qinke Yang;Rui Li;Qingrui Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Coen J. Ritsema
Coen J. Ritsema Wageningen University & Research
Guobin Liu
Guobin Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jan Jacob Keizer
Jan Jacob Keizer University of Aveiro
Xingmin Mu
Xingmin Mu Northwest A&F University
Minggang Xu
Minggang Xu Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Albert A. Koelmans
Albert A. Koelmans Wageningen University & Research
Peng Gao
Peng Gao Northwest A&F University
Fuensanta García-Orenes
Fuensanta García-Orenes Miguel Hernandez University
António Ferreira
António Ferreira Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra
Raúl Zornoza
Raúl Zornoza Polytechnic University of Cartagena

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