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Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment
Government•The Hague, Netherlands•
About: Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment is a government organization based out in The Hague, Netherlands. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Poison control & Slab. The organization has 125 authors who have published 167 publications receiving 3708 citations.
Topics: Poison control, Slab, Structural load, European union, Speed limit
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Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology1, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ2, Umeå University3, Technische Universität München4, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens5, University of Tübingen6, Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment7, Norwegian Institute for Water Research8, University of Antwerp9, Suez Environnement10, University of Padua11, Norwegian Institute for Air Research12, ETH Zurich13
TL;DR: A dataset from a collaborative non-target screening trial organised by the NORMAN Association is used to review the state-of-the-art and discuss future perspectives of non- target screening using high-resolution mass spectrometry in water analysis.
Abstract: In this article, a dataset from a collaborative non-target screening trial organised by the NORMAN Association is used to review the state-of-the-art and discuss future perspectives of non-target screening using high-resolution mass spectrometry in water analysis. A total of 18 institutes from 12 European countries analysed an extract of the same water sample collected from the River Danube with either one or both of liquid and gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry detection. This article focuses mainly on the use of high resolution screening techniques with target, suspect, and non-target workflows to identify substances in environmental samples. Specific examples are given to emphasise major challenges including isobaric and co-eluting substances, dependence on target and suspect lists, formula assignment, the use of retention information, and the confidence of identification. Approaches and methods applicable to unit resolution data are also discussed. Although most substances were identified using high resolution data with target and suspect-screening approaches, some participants proposed tentative non-target identifications. This comprehensive dataset revealed that non-target analytical techniques are already substantially harmonised between the participants, but the data processing remains time-consuming. Although the objective of a “fully-automated identification workflow” remains elusive in the short term, important steps in this direction have been taken, exemplified by the growing popularity of suspect screening approaches. Major recommendations to improve non-target screening include better integration and connection of desired features into software packages, the exchange of target and suspect lists, and the contribution of more spectra from standard substances into (openly accessible) databases.
462 citations
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University of the Algarve1, Aarhus University2, Spanish National Research Council3, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology4, Radboud University Nijmegen5, University of Barcelona6, University of Alicante7, Polish Academy of Sciences8, University of Cádiz9, Centre national de la recherche scientifique10, University of Genoa11, Natural England12, United States Environmental Protection Agency13, Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment14, IFREMER15
TL;DR: Ass assessments of changes from 1869 to 2016 show that 1/3 of European seagrass area was lost due to disease, deteriorated water quality, and coastal development, with losses peaking in the 1970s and 1980s, but since then, loss rates slowed down for most of the species and fast-growing species recovered in some locations, making the net rate of change in seagRass area experience a reversal in the 2000s.
Abstract: Seagrass meadows, key ecosystems supporting fisheries, carbon sequestration and coastal protection, are globally threatened. In Europe, loss and recovery of seagrasses are reported, but the changes in extent and density at the continental scale remain unclear. Here we collate assessments of changes from 1869 to 2016 and show that 1/3 of European seagrass area was lost due to disease, deteriorated water quality, and coastal development, with losses peaking in the 1970s and 1980s. Since then, loss rates slowed down for most of the species and fast-growing species recovered in some locations, making the net rate of change in seagrass area experience a reversal in the 2000s, while density metrics improved or remained stable in most sites. Our results demonstrate that decline is not the generalised state among seagrasses nowadays in Europe, in contrast with global assessments, and that deceleration and reversal of declining trends is possible, expectingly bringing back the services they provide. Seagrass meadows are important but one of the most threatened ecosystems globally. Here the authors analyse data about extent and density of seagrasses in Europe from 1869 to 2016, and find evidence of recent trend reversal for declining European seagrass meadows.
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TL;DR: Electric bicycle users are more likely to be involved in a crash that requires treatment at an emergency department due to a crash than classic bicycle users, and policies to minimize the risk and maximize the health benefits for users of electric bicycles are advised.
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TL;DR: The Sand Engine peninsula, a highly concentrated nourishment of 17 million m3 of sand in the shape of a sandy hook and protruding 1 km from shore, was measured intensively on a monthly scale in the first 18 months after completion as discussed by the authors.
148 citations
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors established new values of time (VOTs) and values of travel time reliability (VORs) for use in costbenefit analysis (CBA) of transport projects in The Netherlands.
137 citations
Authors
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Elliot K. Fishman | 112 | 1335 | 49298 |
Carlijn B. M. Kamphuis | 33 | 88 | 3730 |
Jos Arts | 21 | 100 | 1803 |
Sandra Erkens | 17 | 105 | 1016 |
Hans Nijland | 15 | 20 | 1514 |
Paul Schepers | 15 | 35 | 1104 |
Ane de Boer | 14 | 44 | 445 |
Alexander M. R. Bakker | 13 | 20 | 491 |
Ralph Mathias Johannes Schielen | 13 | 74 | 599 |
Henk Taale | 13 | 81 | 604 |
Dorien Manting | 12 | 26 | 963 |
Jos G. Timmerman | 11 | 26 | 588 |
Willem M. G. M. van Loon | 11 | 17 | 301 |
Jan Verkade | 10 | 22 | 649 |
Abu Toasin Oakil | 9 | 16 | 377 |