Short curriculum vitae

Jaco Vangronsveld

Hasselt University

Campus Diepenbeek

Environmental Biology

Agoralaan, building D

B-3590 Diepenbeek

Belgium

Tel.: ++ 32 (0)11 268331

Fax: ++ 32 (0)11 268301

e-mail: jaco.vangronsveld@uhasselt.be

Education:

Institution Degree Year Field Of Study

University of Antwerp Ph.D. 1990 Botany, Plant Physiology

University of Antwerp Masters 1981 Biology: specialization Botany,

physiology and ecology

Professional Positions

2001-

present

Director of the Centre for

Environmental Sciences

Hasselt University, Diepenbeek,

Belgium

1999-

present

Professor Botany and

Environmental Sciences,

head of the research group

Environmental Biology

Hasselt University, Diepenbeek,

Belgium

1990-1999 Research Leader Hasselt University, Diepenbeek,

Belgium

1989-1990 Research Scientist Hasselt University, Diepenbeek,

Belgium

1981-1989 Assistant Hasselt University, Diepenbeek,

Belgium

Papers in JCR journals from 2000.

Kärenlampi, S., Schat, H., Vangronsveld, J., Verkleij, J.A.C., van der Lelie, D.,

Mergeay, M., Tervahauta, A.I. (2000) Genetic engineering in the improvement of

plants for phytoremediation of metal polluted soil. Environmental Pollution, 107,

225-231.

Colpaert, J.V., Vandenkoornhuyse, P., Adriaensen, K., Vangronsveld, J. (2000)

Genetic variation and heavy metal tolerance in Suillus luteus, an ectomycorrhizal

basidiomycete. New Phytologist, 147, 367-379.

Cuypers, A., Vangronsveld, J., Clijsters, H. (2000) Biphasic effect of copper on the

ascorbate-glutathione pathway in primary leaves of Phaseolus vulgaris L. seedlings

during the early stages of metal assimilation. Physiologia Plantarum, 110, 512-517.

Mench, J.M., Manceau, A., Vangronsveld, J., Clijsters, H., Mocquot, B. (2000)

Capacity of soil amendments in lowering the phytoavailability of sludge-borne zinc.

Agronomie, 20, 383-397.

Lodewyckx, C., Taghavi, S, Mergeay, M., Vangronsveld, J., Clijsters, H., van der

Lelie, D. (2001) The effect of recombinant heavy metal resistant endophytic

bacteria in heavy metal uptake by their host plant. Int. Journal of

Phytoremediation, 3, 173-187.

Sarret G., Vangronsveld J., Manceau A., Musso M., D'Haen J., Menthonnex J-J., and

Hazemann J-L. (2001) Accumulation Forms of Zn and Pb in Phaseolus vulgaris in

the presence and absence of EDTA Environmental Science and Technology. 35 (13),

2854-2859

Cuypers, A, Vangronsveld, J, Clijsters, H (2001) The redox status of the plant cells

(AsA and GSH) is sensitive to zinc imposed oxidative stress in roots and primary

leaves of Phaseolus vulgaris. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 39(7-8): 657-664.

Van Tichelen, K.K., Colpaert, J.V., Vangronsveld, J. (2001) Ectomycorrhizal

protection of Pinus sylvestris against copper toxicity. New Phytologist, 150, 203-

213.

Van der Lelie, D., Schwitzguebel, JP., Glass, D., Vangronsveld, J., Baker, A. (2001)

Assessing phytoremediation’s progress in the United States and Europe.

Environmental Science and Technology, 35, 446-452.

Bouwman, L., Bloem, J., Römkens, P.F.A.M., Boon, G.T., Vangronsveld, J. (2001)

Beneficial effect of the growth of metal tolerant grass on biological and chemical

parameters in copper- and zinc contaminated sandy soils. Minerva Biotech, 13, 19-

26

Snellinx, Z., Nepovím, A., Taghavi, S., Vangronsveld, J., Vanek, T., van der Lelie,

D. (2002) Biological Remediation of Explosives and Related Nitroaromatic

Compounds. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 9, 48-61.

Schwitzguebel, J-P, van der Lelie, D., Baker, A., Glass, D.J., Vangronsveld, J.

(2002) Phytoremediation: European and American trends. Journal of Soils and

Sediments, 2 (2), 91-99

Lodewyckx, C., Mergeay, M., Vangronsveld, J., Clijsters, H., van der Lelie, D.

(2002) Isolation, characterisation, and identification of bacteria associated to the

zinc hyperaccumulator Thlaspi caerulescens subsp. Calaminaria. International

Journal of Phytoremediation, 4(2), 101-115.

Geebelen, W., Vangronsveld, J., Adriano, D.C., Carleer, R., Clijsters, H. (2002)

Amendment-induced immobilization of lead in a lead-spiked soil: evidence from

phytotoxicity studies. Water, Air and Soil Pollution 140, 261-278.

Geebelen, W., Vangronsveld, J., Adriano, D.C., Van Poucke, L.C., Clijsters, H.

(2002) Effects of Pb-EDTA and EDTA on oxidative stress reactins and mineral

uptake in Phaseolus vulgaris. Physiologia Plantarum, 115, 377-384.

Sonke, J.E., Hoogewerff, J.A., van der Laan, S.R., and Vangronsveld, J., (2002) A

chemical and mineralogical reconstruction of emissions from Zn-smelters in the

Kempen region, Belgium, based on organic pool sediments.: The Science of the

Total Environment, 292, 101-119.

Gonzalez-Chavez, C., D’Haen, J., Vangronsveld, J., Dodd, J.C. (2002) Copper

sorption and accumulation by the extraradical mycelium of different Glomus ssp.

(arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi) isolated from the same polluted soil. Plant and Soil,

240, 287-297.

Cuypers, A., Vangronsveld, J., Clijsters, H. (2002) Peroxidases in roots and primary

leaves of Phaseolus vulgaris. Copper and zinc phytotoxicity: a comparison. Journal

of Plant Physiology, 159, 869-876.

Lodewyckx, C., Vangronsveld, J., Porteous, F., Moore, E.R.B., Taghavi, S., van der

Lelie, D. (2002) Endophytic bacteria an their potential applications. Critical Reviews

in Plant Sciences, 21, 583-606.

Vassilev, A., Vangronsveld, J., Yordanov, I. (2002) Cadmium phytoextraction:

present state, biological backgrounds and research needs. Bulgarian Journal of

Plant Physiology, 28 (3-4), 68-95.

Skorzynska-Polit, E., Tukendorf, A., Vangronsveld, J. (2002) Comparison of the

activity of some antioxidative enzymes in Thlaspi caerulescens cultivated with

heavy metals in the soil or in hydroponics. Cell. Mol. Biol. Letters. 7, 324

Geebelen, W., Adriano, D.C., van der Lelie, D., Mench, M., Carleer, R., Clijsters, H.,

Vangronsveld, J. (2003) Selected bioavailability assays to evaluate the efficacy of

amendement induced immobilization of lead in contaminated soils. Plant and Soil,

249, 217-228.

Mench, M, Bussière, S., Boisson, J., Castaing, E., Vangronsveld, J., Ruttens, A., De

Koe, T., Bleeker, P., Assuncao, A., Manceau, A. (2003) Progress in remediation and

revegetation of the barren Jales gold mine spoil after in situ treatments. Plant and

Soil, 249, 187-202.

Sonke, J.E., Burnett, W.C., Hoogewerff, J.A., van der Laan, S.R., Vangronsveld, J.

and Corbett, D.R. (2003) Reconstructing 20th century lead pollution and sediment

focusing in a peat land pool (Kempen, Belgium), via 210Pb dating. Journal of

Paleolimnology, 29, 95-107.

Snellinx, Z., Taghavi, S., Vangronsveld, J., van der Lelie, D. (2003) Isolation and

Characterisation of Microbial Consortia Able to Degrade 2,4-DNT: Evidence for

Interspecies Metabolism. Biodegradation, 14: 19-29.

Vangronsveld, J., van der Lelie, D. (2003) The use of alternative techniques for

remediation of polluted sites and groundwater in Flanders: plant-based strategies.

Journal of Soils and Sediments, 3 (4), 250-251.

Semane B, Cuypers A, and Vangronsveld J (2003) Use of real-time PCR to study

the effect of cadmium on ascorbate-glutathione pathway mRNA expression

in Arabidopsis. Free Radical Research 37: 31.

Geets, J., Vangronsveld, J., Diels, L, van der Lelie, D., (2003) The application

of molecular tools to follow up bioremediation. Journal of Soils and Sediments,

3 (4), 251-

Bouwman, L., Vangronsveld, J. (2004) Rehabilitation of the nematode fauna in

a phytostabilized heavily zinc contaminated sandy. Journal of Soils and Sediments,

4 (1), 17-23.

Adriaensen, K., van der Lelie, D., Van Laere, A., Vangronsveld, J., Colpaert, J.V.

(2004) A zinc-adapted fungus protects pines from zinc stress. New Phytologist 161,

549-555.

Vassilev, A., Schwitzguébel, J-P, Thewys, T., van der Lelie, D., Vangronsveld, J.

(2004) The use of plants for remediation of metal contaminated soils.

TheScientificWorldJOURNAL, 4, 9-34.

Colpaert, J.V., Muller, L.A.H. , Lambaerts, M., Adriaensen, K., Vangronsveld, J.

(2004) Evolutionary adaptation to Zn toxicity in populations of Suilloid fungi,

New Phytologist, 162, 549-559.

Barac, T., Borremans, B., Provoost, A., Oeyen, L., Colpaert, J.V., Vangronsveld, J.,

Taghavi, S., van der Lelie, D. (2004) Engineered endophytic bacteria improve

phytoremediation of water-soluble volatile organic pollutants. Nature Biotechnology,

22, 583-588.

Germaine, K., Keogh, E., Borremans, B., van der Lelie, D., Barac, T., Oeyen, L.,

Vangronsveld, J., Porteous Moore, F., Moore, E., Campbell, C., Ryan, D., Dowling,

D.N. (2004) Colonisation of poplar trees by gfp expressing bacterial endophytes.

FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 48, 109-118.

Adriano, D.C., Wenzel, W.W., Vangronsveld, J., Bolan, N.S. (2004) Role of Assisted

Natural Remediation in Environmental Cleanup. Geoderma, 122, 121-142.

Bontidean, I., Mortarim A., Leth, S. Brown, N.L., Karlsson, U., Larsen, M.M.,

Vangronsveld, J., Corbisier, P., Csöregi, E. (2004) Biosensors for detection

of mercury in contaminated soils. Environmental Pollution, 131, 255-262

Muller, L.A.H., Lambaerts, M., Vangronsveld, J. & Colpaert, J.V. (2004) AFLP-based

assessment of the effects of environmental heavy metal pollution on the genetic

structure of pioneer populations of Suillus luteus. New Phytologist, 164, 297–303.

Geets, J., Borremans, B., Vangronsveld, J., Diels, L., van der Lelie, D. (2005):

Molecular monitoring of SRB community structure and dynamics in batch

experiments to examine the applicability of in situ precipitation of heavy metals for

groundwater remediation. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 5, 149-163.

Wójcik, M., Vangronsveld, J., Tukiendorf, A. (2005) Cadmium tolerance in Thlaspi

caerulescens. I. Growth parameters, metal accumulation and phytochelatin

synthesis in response to cadmium. Environmental Experimental Botany, 53,

151-161.

Wójcik, M., Vangronsveld, J., D’Haen, J., Tukiendorf, A. (2005) Cadmium tolerance

in Thlaspi caerulescens II. Localization of cadmium in Thlaspi caerulescens.

Environmental Experimental Botany, 53, 163-171.

Meers, E., Unamuno, V.R., Vandegehuchte, M., Vanbroekhoven, K., Geebelen, W.,

Roeland, S., Vangronsveld, J., Diels, L., Du Laing, G., Tack, F.M.G. (2005) Soil

solution speciation of Cd as affected by soil characteristics in unpolluted and

polluted soils. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 24, 499-509

Maddocks, G., Reichelt-Brushett, A., McConchie, D., Vangronsveld, J. (2005)

Bioaccumulation of metals in Eisenia fetida after exposure to a metal-loaded

Bauxsol reagent. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 24, 554-563.

van der Lelie, D., Barac, T., Taghavi, S., Vangronsveld, J. (2005) New uses of

endophytic bacteria to improve phytoremediation. Trends in Biotechnology, 23. 8-9.

Cuypers, A, Koistinen, KM, Kokko, H, Kärenlampi, S, Auriola, S, Vangronsveld, J

(2005) Copper stress affects several PR-10 proteins and two putative chloroplast-

related proteins in bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), Journal of Plant Physiology 162:

383-392.

Smeets K., Cuypers A., Lambrechts A., Semane B., Hoet P., Van Laere A.,

Vangronsveld J. (2005) Induction of oxidative stress and antioxidative mechanisms

in Phaseolus vulgaris after Cd application, Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 43,

437-444.

Colpaert, J. V., Adriaensen, K., Muller, L.A.H., Lambaerts, M., Faes, C., Carleer, R.,

Vangronsveld, J. (2005) Element profiles and growth in Zn-sensitive and Zn-

resistant Suilloid fungi. Mycorhiza, 15, 628-634.

Brown, S. Christensen, B., Lombi, E., Mc Laughlin, M., McGrath, S., Colpaert, J.,

Vangronsveld, J. (2005) An inter-laboratory study to test the ability of amendments

to reduce the availability of Cd, Pb, and Zn in situ. Environmental Pollution, 138,

34-45.

Nachtegaal, M., Sonke, J.E., Markus, M.A., Vangronsveld, J, Livi, K., van der Lelie,

D., Sparks, D.L. (2005) Effects of in situ remediation on the speciation and mobility

of zinc in a smelter contaminated soil. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 69, 4649-

4664.

Adriaensen, K, Vralstad, T., Noben, J-P, Vangronsveld, J., Colpaert, J.V. (2005)

Copper-adapted Suillus luteus, a symbiotic solution for pines colonizing Cu mine

spoils. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 71, 7279-7284.

Taghavi, S, Barac, T, Greenberg, B, Vangronsveld, J., van der Lelie, D. (2005)

Horizontal gene transfer among endogenous endophytic bacteria from poplar

improves phytoremediation of toluene. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 71,

8500-8505.

Vassilev, A., Perez-Sanz, A., Semane, B., Carleer, R., Vangronsveld, J. (2005)

Cadmium accumulation and tolerance of two Salix genotypes hydroponically grown

in presence of cadmium. Journal of Plant Nutrition, 28 (12), 2159-2177

Geebelen W., Bijnens, O., Claeys, N., Adriaenssens, E., Makkonen, S, Ruttens, A.,

Carleer, R., Yperman, J., Clijsters, H., Holopainen, T., Vangronsveld, J. (2005)

Transplanted lichens as biomonitors for atmospheric fluoride pollution near two

fluoride point sources in Flanders (Belgium). Belgian Journal of Botany, 138, 141-

151.

Muller, L.A.H., Lambaerts, M., Vangronsveld, J. & Colpaert, J.V. (2006) Isolation

and characterization of microsatellite loci from the ectomycorrhizal basidiomycete

Suillus luteus. Molecular Ecology Notes, 6, 165-166.

Adriaensen, K., Vangronsveld, J., Colpaert, J. (2006) Zinc tolerant Suillus bovinus

improves growth of Zn-exposes Pinus sylvestris seedlings. Mycorrhiza, 16, 553-

558.

Nawrot, T. Plusquin, M., Hogervorst, J., Roels, H.A, Celis, H.,Thijs, L.,

Vangronsveld, J., Van Hecke, E., Staessen, J.A. (2006) Risk of cancer and

environmental exposure to cadmium in a prospective population study. The Lancet

Oncology, 7, 119-126.

Geets, J., Borremans, B., Vanbroekhoven, K., Vangronsveld, J., Diels, L., van der

Lelie, D. (2006), Analysis of sulfate-reducing bacterial communities by dsrB- DGGE.

Journal of Microbiological Methods. 66, 194-205.

Geets, J., Borremans, B., Vanbroekhoven, K., Vangronsveld, J., Diels, L., van der

Lelie, D. (2006) Response of sulfate- reducing bacteria to carbon- source

amendments during column experiments for in situ metalprecipitation of heavy

metals. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 13, 362-378.

Geebelen, W., Sappin-Didier, V., Ruttens, A., Carleer. R., Yperman, J., Bongué-

Boma, K., Mench, M., van der Lelie, D., Vangronsveld, J. (2006) Evaluation of

cyclonic ash and commercial Na-silicates for metal immobilisation purposes in

contaminated soils in Flanders (Belgium). Environmental Pollution, 144,32-39.

Mench, M., Vangronsveld, J., Beckx, C., Ruttens, A. (2006) Progress in assisted

natural remediation of an arsenic contaminated agricultural soil. Environmental

Pollution, 144,51-61.

Mench, M., Vangronsveld, J., Lepp, N. (2006) Soil and sediment remediation (SSR).

Environmental Pollution, 144, 1-1.

Ruttens, A., Colpaert, J.V., Mench, Carleer, R., M., Boisson, J., Vangronsveld, J.

(2006) Phytostabilization of a metal contaminated sandy soil: Part II: Influence of

compost and/or inorganic metal immobilizing soil amendments on metal leaching.

Environmental Pollution, 144, 533-539.

Ruttens, A., Mench, M., Colpaert, J.V., Carleer, R., Boisson, J., Vangronsveld, J.

(2006) Phytostabilization of a metal contaminated sandy soil: Part I: Influence of

compost and/or inorganic metal immobilizing soil amendments on phytotoxicity and

plant availability of metals. Environmental Pollution, 144, 524-532.

Porteous Moore, F., Barac, T., Borremans, B., Oeyen, L., Vangronsveld, J., van der

Lelie, D., Campbell, C.D, Moore, E.R.B. (2006). Endophytic bacterial diversity in

poplar trees growing on a BTEX-contaminated site: the characterisation of isolates

with potential to enhance phytoremediation. Systematic and Applied Microbiology,

29, 539-556.

Meers, E., Geebelen, W., Ruttens, A., Vangronsveld, J., Samson, R.,

Vanbroekhoven, K., Vandegehuchte, M., Diels, L., Tack, F.M.G. (2006) Using the

Plant Antioxidant Network for Environmental Exposure Assessment of Heavy Metals

in Soils. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 120, 243-267.

Meers E, Unamuno, V.R., Du Laing, G., Vangronsveld, J., Vanbroekhoven, K.,

Samson, R., Diels, L., Geebelen, W., Ruttens, A., Vandegehuchte, M., Tack, F.M.G.

(2006) Zn in the soil solution as affected by soil characteristics in unpolluted and

polluted soils. Geoderma, 136, 107-119.

Hogervorst J, Plusquin M, Vangronsveld J, Nawrot T, Cuypers A, Van Hecke E,

Roels, H.A., Carleer, R., Staessen, J.A. (2007) House dust as possible route of

environmental exposure to cadmium and lead in the adult general population.

Environmental Research, 103,30-37.

Semane, B., Cuypers, A., Smeets, K., Van Belleghem, F., Horemans, N., Schat H.,

Vangronsveld, J. (2007) Cadmium responses in Arabidopsis thaliana: glutathione

metabolism and antioxidative defence system. Physiologia Plantarum, 129, 519-

528.

Van Belleghem, F., Cuypers, A., Semane, B., Smeets, K., Vangronsveld, J., d’Haen,

J., Valcke, R. (2007) Subcellular localization of cadmium in roots and leaves of

Arabidopsis thaliana. New Phytologist, 173, 495-508.

Meers, E., Samson, R., Tack, F.M.G., Ruttens, A., Vangronsveld, J., Verloo, M.

(2007) Phytoavailability assessment of heavy metals in soils by single extractions

and accumulation by Phaseolus vulgaris. Environmental and Experimental Botany,

60, 385-396.

Meers, E., Vandecasteele, B., Ruttens, A., Vangronsveld, J., Tack, F.M.G. (2007)

Potential of Five Willow Species (Salix spp.) for Phytoextraction of Heavy Metals.

Environmental and Experimental Botany, 60, 57-68.

Vassilev, A., Perez-Sanz, A., Cuypers, A., Vangronsveld, J. (2007) Tolerance of two

hydroponically grown Salix genotypes to excess zinc. Journal of Plant Nutrition, 30,

1-12.

Muller, L. A. H., Craciun, A. R., Ruytinx, J., Lambaerts M., Verbruggen, N.,

Vangronsveld, J., Colpaert, J. (2007), Gene expression profiling of a Zn-tolerant

and a Zn-sensitive Suillus luteus isolate exposed to increased external zinc

concentrations. Mycorrhiza, 17, 571-580

Meers, E., Du Laing, G., Vanbroekhoven, K., Geebelen, W. , Vandegehuchte, M.,

Samson, R., Diels, L., Vangronsveld, J., Tack, F.M.G., Verloo, M.G. (2007)

Comparison of Cd Extractability from Soils and Sediments by Commonly Used

Single Extraction Protocols. Geoderma, 141, 247-259

Muller, L.A.H., Lambaerts, M., Craciun, A., Verbruggen, N., Vangronsveld, J.,

Colpaert, J.V. (2007) c-DNA-AFLP reveals considerable variation in gene expression

profiles between heavy metal tolerant and nontolerant Suillus luteus isolates.

Molecular Ecology, 16 (22), 4728-4737.

Horemans, N., Raeymaekers, T., Van Beek, K., Nowocin, A., Broos, K., Cuypers, A.,

Vangronsveld, J., Guisez, Y. (2007) Dehydroascorbate uptake is impaired in the

early respons of Arabidopsis plant cell cultures to cadmium. Journal of Experimental

Botany, 58, 4307-4317.

Van Ginneken, L., Meers, E., Guisson, R., Ruttens, A., Tack, F.M.G., Vangronsveld,

J., Diels, L. & Dejonghe, W. (2007). Phytoremediation for heavy metal

contaminated soils and combined bio-energy production. Journal of Environmental

Engineering and Landscape Management, 15, 227-236.

Smeets, K., Ruytinx, J., Semane, B., Van Belleghem, F., Remans, T., Van Sanden,

S., Vangronsveld, J., Cuypers, A. (2008) Cadmium-induced transcriptional and

enzymatic alterations related to oxidative stress. Environmental and Experimental

Botany, 63, 1-8.

Smeets, K., Ruytinx, J., Van Belleghem, F., Semane, B., Lin, D., Vangronsveld, J.,

Cuypers, A. (2008) Critical evaluation and statistical validation of a hydroponic

culture system for Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 46,

212-218.

Schröder, P., Herzig, R., Bojinov, B., Ruttens, A., Nehnevajova, E., Stamatiadis, S.,

Memon, A., Vassilev, A., Caviezel, M., Vangronsveld, J. (2008) Bioenergy to save

the world - Novel energy plants for growth on abandoned land. An Opinion paper.

Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 15. 196-204.

Remans, T., Opdenakker, K., Mathijsen, D., Smeets, K., Vangronsveld, J., Cuypers,

A. (2008) Normalisation of gene expression measurements by real-time RT-PCR in

Arabidopsis thaliana exposed to increased metal concentrations. Planta, in press

DOI 10.1007/s00425-008-0706-4

Lievens, C., Yperman J., , Vangronsveld, J., Carleer, R. (2008) Study of the

potential valorisation of heavy metal contaminated biomass via phytoremediation

by fast pyrolysis: part I Influence of temperature, biomass species and solid heat

carrier on the behaviour of heavy metals. Fuel, 87, 1894-1905.

Meers, E., Tack, F.M.G., Van Slycken, S., Ruttens, A., Vangronsveld, J., Verloo,

M.G. (2008). Chemically-assisted phytoextraction: a review of potential soil

amendments for increasing plant uptake of heavy metals. International Journal of

Phytoremediation, 10, 390 – 414

Nawrot, T.S, Van Hecke, E., Thijs, L., Richart, T., Kuznetsova, T., Jin, Y.,

Vangronsveld, J., Roels, H., Staessen, J.A. (2008) Cadmium-Related Mortality and

Long-Term Secular Trends in the Cadmium Body Burden of an Environmentally

Exposed Population. Environmental Health Perspectives, 116, 1620-1628.

Vanhoudt N, Vandenhove H, Smeets K, Remans T, Van Hees M, Wannijn J,

Vangronsveld J, Cuypers A. (2008) Effects of uranium and phosphate

concentrations on oxidative stress related responses induced in Arabidopsis

thaliana. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 46, 987-96

Fernandez-Fernandez, O., Carrillo-Gonzalez, R., Vangronsveld, J., Gonzalez-

Chavez, M.C. (2008) Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and Zn accumulation in the

metallophyte plant Viola calaminaria (Gingins.) Lej.. REVISTA CHAPINGO SERIE

CIENCIAS FORESTALES Y DEL AMBIENTE, 14(3). 355-360.

Barac, T., Weyens, N., Oeyen, L., Taghavi, S., van der Lelie, D., Dubin, D., Spliet,

M., Vangronsveld, J. (2009) Application of poplar and its associated

microorganisms for the in situ remediation of a BTEX contaminated groundwater

plume. International Journal of Phytoremediation, 11, 416-424

Mastretta, C., Taghavi, S., van der Lelie, D., Mengoni, A., Galardi, F., Gonnelli, C.,

Barac, T., Boulet, J., Weyens, N., Vangronsveld, J. (2009) Endophytic bacteria from

seeds of Nicotiana tabacum can reduce cadmium phytotoxicity. International

Journal of Phytoremediation, 11, 251-267.

Taghavi, S., Garafola, C., Monchy, S, Newman, L., Hoffman, A., Weyens, N., Barac,

T., Vangronsveld, J., van der Lelie, D. (2009) Genome survey and characterization

of endophytic bacteria exhibiting a beneficial effect on growth and development of

poplar trees. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 75, 748-757.

Krznaric, E., Verbruggen, N., Wevers, J.H.L., Carleer, R., Vangronsveld, J., and

Colpaert, J.V. (2009). Cd-tolerant Suillus luteus: A fungal insurance for pines

exposed to Cd. Environmental Pollution 157: 1581-1588.

Weyens, N., Taghavi, S., Barac, T., van der Lelie, D., Boulet, J., Artois, T., Carleer,

R. Vangronsveld, J. (2009) Bacteria associated with Oak and Ash on a TCE-

contaminated site: characterization of isolates with potential to avoid

evapotranspiration. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 16, 830–843.

Weyens, N., van der Lelie, D, Taghavi, S., Vangronsveld, J. (2009)

Phytoremediation: plant-endophyte partnerships take the challenge. Current

Opinion in Biotechnology, 20, 248-254.

Weyens, N., van der Lelie, D., Taghavi, S., Newman, L., Vangronsveld, J. (2009)

Exploiting plant–microbe partnerships for improving biomass production and

remediation. Trends in Biotechnology, 27, 591-598

Vangronsveld, J., Herzig, R., Weyens, N., Boulet, J., Adriaensen, K., Ruttens, A.,

Thewys, T., Vassilev, A., Meers, E., Nehnevajova, E., van der Lelie, D., Mench, M.

(2009) Phytoremediation of contaminated soils and groundwater: lessons from the

field. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 16, 765–794.

Witters, N., Van Slycken, S., Ruttens, A., Adriaensen, K., Meers, E., Meiresonne, L,

Vangronsveld, J.,Tack, F.M.G., Thewys, T., Laes, E. (2009) Short Rotation Coppice

of willow for phytoremediation of a metal-contaminated agricultural area: a

sustainability assessment. BioEnergy Research, 2, 144-152.

van der Lelie, D., Taghavi, S., Monchy, S., Schwender, J., Miller, L, Ferrieri, R.,

Rogers, A., Wu, X., Zhu, W., Weyens, N., Vangronsveld, J., Newman, L. (2009)

Poplar and its bacterial endophytes: coexistence and harmony. Critical Reviews in

Plant Sciences, 28, 346-358.

Vanhoudt, N., Vandenhove, H., Opdenakker, K., Remans, T., Smeets, K., Martinez

Bello, D., Van Hees, M., Wannijn, J., Vangronsveld, J., Cuypers, A. (2009)

Induction of oxidative stress related responses in Arabidopsis thaliana following

uranium exposure. Radioprotection , 44, 191-196.

Smeets, K, Opdenakker, K., Remans, T., Van Sanden, S., Van Belleghem, F.,

Semane, B., Horemans, N., Guisez, Y., Vangronsveld, J., Cuypers, A. (2009)

Oxidative stress-related responses at the transcriptional and enzymatic levels after

exposure to Cd or Cu in a multipollution context. Journal of Plant Physiology, 166,

1982—1992.

Weyens, N., van der Lelie, D, Artois, T., Smeets, K., Taghavi, S., Newman, L,

Carleer, R., Vangronsveld, J. (2009) Bioaugmentation with engineered endophytic

bacteria improves phytoremediation. Environmental Science and Technology, 43,

9413-9418.

Meers, E., Van Slycken, S., Adriaensen, K., Ruttens, A., Vangronsveld, J., Du Laing,

G., Witters, N., Thewys, T. & Tack, F.M.G. (2010). The use of bio-energy crops (Zea

mays) for “phytoattenuation” of heavy metals on moderately contaminated soils: a

field experiment. Chemosphere, 78, 35-41.

Stals, M., Thijssen, E., Vangronsveld, J., Carleer, R., Schreurs, S., Yperman, J.

(2010). Flash pyrolysis of heavy metal contaminated biomass from

phytoremediation: influence of temperature, entrained flow and wood/leaves

blended pyrolysis on the behaviour of heavy metals. Journal of Analytical and

Applied Pyrolysis, 87, 1-7.

Krznaric, E., Wevers, J.H.L., Cloquet, C., Vangronsveld, J., Vanhaecke, F., Colpaert,

J.V. (2010) Zn pollution counteracts Cd toxicity in metal-tolerant ectomycorrhizal

fungi and their host plant, Pinus sylvestris. Environmental Microbiology, 12(8),

2133–2141, DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2009.02082.x

Semane, B., Dupae, J., *Cuypers, A., Noben, J-P., Tuomainen, M., Tervahauta, A.,

Kärenlampi, S., Van Belleghem, F., Smeets, K., Vangronsveld, J. (2010) Leaf

proteome responses of Arabidopsis thaliana exposed to mild cadmium stress.

Journal of Plant Physiology, 167, 247-254.

Ruttens, A, Adriaensen. K, Meers, E., De Vocht, A., Geebelen, W., Mench, M.,

Vangronsveld, J. (2010) Long-term sustainability of metal immobilization by soil

amendments: cyclonic ashes versus lime addition. Environmental Pollution, 158,

1428–1434.

Mengoni, A., Schat, H., Vangronsveld, J. (2010) Plants as extreme environments?

Ni-resistant bacteria and Ni-hyperaccumulators of serpentine flora. Plant and Soil,

331:5–16.

Coeurdassier, M., Scheifler, R., Mench, M., Crini, N., Vangronsveld, J., de Vaufleury,

A. (2010) Arsenic transfer and impacts on snails exposed to stabilized and

untreated As-contaminated soils. Environmental Pollution, 158, 2078-2083.

Cuypers A, Plusquin M, Remans T, Jozefczak M, Keunen E, Gielen H, Opdenakker K,

Nair AR, Munters E, Artois TJ, Nawrot T, Vangronsveld J, Smeets K. (2010)

Cadmium stress: an oxidative challenge. Biometals, 23:927–940.

Weyens N, Croes S, Dupae J, van der Lelie D, Carleer R, Vangronsveld J. (2010)

Endophytes to deal with co-contamination of Ni and TCE. Environmental Pollution,

158, 2422-2427.

Weyens N, Truyens S, Dupae J, Newman L, van der Lelie D, Carleer R,

Vangronsveld J. (2010) Potential of Pseudomonas putida W619-TCE to reduce TCE

phytotoxicity and evapotranspiration in poplar cuttings. Environmental Pollution,

158, 2915-2919.

Remans, T., Opdenakker, K., Smeets, K., Mathijsen, D., Vangronsveld, J., Cuypers,

A. (2010) Metal-specific and NADPH oxidase dependent changes in lipoxygenase

and NADPH oxidase gene expression in Arabidopsis thaliana exposed to cadmium or

excess copper. Functional Plant Biology, 37, 532-544.

Mench, M., Bert, V., Schwitzguébel, J-P, Gawronski, S., Schröder, P., Vangronsveld,

J. (2009) Assessment of successful experiments and limitations of

phytotechnologies: II. Outcomes at field scale and outlook from COST Action 859.

Journal of Soils and Sediments, 10, 1039-1070.

Taghavi, S., van der Lelie, D., Hoffman, A, Zhang, Y-B., Walla, M.D., Vangronsveld,

J., Newman, L., Monchy, S. (2010) Genome Sequence of the Plant Growth

Promoting Endophytic Bacterium Enterobacter sp. 638. PLOS Genetics, PLoS Genet

6(5): e1000943. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1000943.

Thewys, T., Witters, N. , Van Slycken, S., Ruttens, A., , Meers, E., Tack, F.M.G.,

Vangronsveld, J. (2010) Economic viability of phytoremediation of a cadmium

contaminated agricultural area using energy maize. Part I: Effect on the farmer’s

income. International Journal of Phytoremediation, 12, 650-662.

Thewys, T. , Witters, N. , Meers, E. , Vangronsveld, J. (2010) Economic viability of

phytoremediation of a cadmium contaminated agricultural area using energy maize.

Part II: Economics of anaerobic digestion of metal contaminated maize in Belgium.

International Journal of Phytoremediation, 12, 663-679.

Vanhoudt, N., Vandenhove, H., Horemans, N., Wannijn, J., Van Hees, M.,

Vangronsveld, J., Cuypers, A. (2010) The combined effect of uranium and gamma

radiation on biological responses and oxidative stress induced in Arabidopsis

thaliana, Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 101, 923-930.

Nawrot T, Staessen JA, Roels H, Munters E, Cuypers A, Richart T, Ruttens A,

Smeets K, Clijsters H, Vangronsveld J (2010) Cadmium exposure in the population:

from risks to measures of prevention. Biometals, 23, 769-782.

Vanhoudt, N., Vandenhove, H., Horemans, N., Wannijn, J, Bujanic, A.,

Vangronsveld, J., Cuypers, A. (2010) Study of oxidative stress related responses

induced in Arabidopsis thaliana following mixed exposure to uranium and cadmium.

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 48, 879-886.

Weyens N, Dupae J, van der Lelie D, Newman, L., Taghavi, S. Vangronsveld, J.

(2010) Endophytic bacteria strongly reduce TCE evapotranspiration during

phytoremediation in the field. Journal of Biotechnology, 150, S51-S51

Weyens N, Schellingen K, Dupae J, Croes, S., van der Lelie, D., Vangronsveld, J.

(2010) Can bacteria associated with willow explain differences in Cd-accumulation

capacity between different cultivars. Journal of Biotechnology, 150, 291-292.

Cuypers, A., Smeets, K., Opdenakker, K., Keunen, E., Ruytinx, J., Remans, T.,

Horemans, N., Vanhoudt, N., Van Sanden, S., Semane, B., Van Belleghem, F.,

Guisez, Y., Colpaert, J., Vangronsveld, J. (2011) The cellular redox state as a

modulator in cadmium and copper responses in Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings.

Journal of Plant Physiology, 168, 309-316.

Weyens, N., Truyens, S., Saenen, E., Boulet, J., Dupae, J., Taghavi, S., van der

Lelie, D, Carleer, R., Vangronsveld, J. (2011) Endophytes and their potential to deal

with co-contamination of organic contaminants (toluene) and toxic metals (nickel)

during phytoremediation. International Journal of Phytoremediation, 13, 244-255.

Ruytinx, J., Craciun, A.R., Verstraelen, K., Vangronsveld, J., Colpaert, J.V.,

Verbruggen, N. (2011) Transcriptome analysis by cDNA-AFLP of Suillus luteus Cd-

tolerant and Cd-sensitive isolates. Mycorrhiza, 21, 145-153.

Becerra-Castro, C, Kidd, P.S, Prieto-Fernández, A., Weyens, N., Acea, M.J.,

Vangronsveld, J. (2011) Endophytic and rhizoplane bacteria associated with Cytisus

striatus growing on hexachlorocyclohexane-contaminated soil: isolation and

characterisation. Plant and Soil, 340, 413-433.

Ribeiro Filho, M. R., Siqueira, J. O., Vangronsveld, J., Fonsêca Sousa Soares, C.R.,

Curi, N. (2011) Inorganic materials as ameliorants for soil remediation of heavy

metal toxicity to wild mustard (Sinapis arvensis L.). International Journal of

Phytoremediation, 13, 498-512.

Weyens N, Boulet J, Adriaensen D, Timmermans J-P, Prinsen E, Van Oevelen S,

D’Haen J, Smeets K, van der Lelie D, Taghavi S, Vangronsveld J. (2011)

Contrasting colonization and plant growth promoting capacity between wild type

and a gfp-derative of the endophyte Pseudomonas putida W619 in hybrid poplar.

Plant and Soil, published online. DOI 10.1007/s11104-011-0831-x.

Vanhoudt N., Vandenhove H., Horemans N., Remans T., Opdenakker K., Smeets

K., Martinez Bello D., Wannijn J., Van Hees M., Vangronsveld J. & Cuypers A.

(2011) Unraveling uranium-induced oxidative stress related responses in

Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings. Part I: Responses in the roots. Journal of

Environmental Radioactivity, 102, 630-637.

Vanhoudt N., Cuypers A., Horemans N., Remans T., Opdenakker K., Smeets K.,

Martinez Bello D., Havaux M., Wannijn J., Van Hees M., Vangronsveld J. &

Vandenhove H. (2011) Unraveling uranium-induced oxidative stress related

responses in Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings. Part II: Responses in the leaves and

general conclusions. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 102, 638-645.

Keunen, E., Truyens, S., Bruckers, L., Remans, T., Vangronsveld, J., Cuypers, A.

(2011) Survival of Cd-exposed Arabidopsis thaliana: Are These Plants

Reproductively Challenged? Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 40, 1084-1091.

Ruttens, A., Boulet, J., Weyens, N., Smeets, K., Adriaensen, K., Meers, E., Van

Slycken, S., Tack, F., Meiresonne, L., Thewys, T., Witters, N., Carleer, R., Dupae, J.,

Vangronsveld, J. (2011) Short rotation coppice culture of willow and poplar as

energy crops on metal contaminated agricultural soils. International Journal of

Phytoremediation, 13, 194-207.

Vanhoudt, N., Vandenhove, H., Horemans, N., Martinez Bello, D., Van Hees, M.,

Wannijn, J., Carleer, R., Vangronsveld, J., Cuypers, A. (2012) Uranium induced

effects on development and mineral nutrition of Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of

plant Nutrition, 34, 1940-1956.

Keunen, E., Remans, T., Vangronsveld, J., Cuypers, A. (2011) Metal-induced

oxidative stress and plant mitochondria. International Journal of Molecular

Sciences, 12, 6894-6918.

Kicinski, M., Vangronsveld, J., Nawrot, T.S. (2011) An Epidemiological Reappraisal

of the Familial Aggregation of Prostate Cancer: A Meta-Analysis. PLOS ONE 6

(10).DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027130.

Seth, C., Remans, T., Keunen, E., Jozefczak, M., Gielen, H., Opdenakker, K.,

Weyens, N., Vangronsveld, J., Cuypers, A. (2012) Phytoextraction of toxic metals:

a central role for glutathione. Plant, Cell and Environment, 35, 334-346.

Witters N, Van Slycken S, Weyens N, Thewys T, Meers E, Tack F, Vangronsveld J.

(2012) Phytoremediation, a sustainable remediation technology? Conclusions from

a case study I: Energy production and carbon dioxide. Biomass and Bioenergy, 39,

454-469.

Witters N, Van Slycken S, Weyens N, Thewys T, Meers E, Tack F, Vangronsveld J

(2012) Phytoremediation, a sustainable remediation technology? II: Economic

assessment of CO2 abatement through the use of phytoremediation crops for

renewable energy production. Biomass and Bioenergy, 39, 470-477.

Cherian, S., Weyens, N., Lindberg, S., Vangronsveld, J. (2012) Phytoremediation of

trace element contaminated environments and the potential of plant associated

bacteria for improving this process. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and

Technology, 42, 2215-2260.

Weyens N, Boulet J, Adriaensen D, Timmermans J-P, Prinsen E, Van Oevelen S,

D’Haen J, Smeets K, van der Lelie D, Taghavi S, Vangronsveld J. (2012)

Contrasting colonization and plant growth promoting capacity between wild type

and a gfp-derative of the endophyte Pseudomonas putida W619 in hybrid poplar.

Plant and Soil, 356:217–230.

Jozefczak, M., Remans, T., Vangronsveld, J., Cuypers, A. (2012) Glutathione is a

Key Player in Metal-induced Oxidative Stress. International Journal of Molecular

Sciences, 13, 3145-3175.

Cestone, B., Cuypers, A., Vangronsveld, J., Sgherri, C., Navari, F. (2012) The

influence of EDDS on the metabolic and transcriptional responses induced by

copper in hydroponically grown Brassica carinata seedlings. Plant Physiology and

Biochemistry, 55, 43-51.

Opdenacker, K., Remans, T., Vangronsveld, J., Cuypers, A. (2012) Exposure of

Arabidopsis thaliana to Cd or Cu excess leads to oxidative stress mediated

alterations in MAPKinase transcript levels. Environmental and Experimental Botany,

83, 53-61.

Compernolle T, Van Passel S, Weyens N, Vangronsveld J, Thewys T (2012)

Groundwater Remediation and the Cost Effectiveness of Phytoremediation.

International Journal of Phytoremediation, 14, 861-877.

Remans, T., Thijs, S., Truyens, S., Weyens, N., Schellingen, K., Keunen, E., Gielen,

H., Cuypers, A., Vangronsveld, J. (2012) Understanding the development of roots

exposed to contaminants and the potential of plant-associated bacteria for

optimization of growth. Annals of Botany, 110, 239-252.

Opdenakker, K., Remans, T., Vangronsveld, J., Cuypers, A. (2012) Mitogen-

activated protein (MAP) kinases in plant metal stress: regulation and responses in

comparison to other biotic and abiotic stresses. International Journal of Molecular

Sciences, 13, 7828-7853.

Pieters, N., Plusquin, M., Cox, B., Kicinski, M., Vangronsveld, J., Nawrot, T.S.

(2012) An epidemiological appraisal of the association between heart rate

variability and particulate air pollution: a meta-analysis. Heart, 98, 1127-1135.

Nawrot, T.S, Roels, H.A., Vangronsveld, J., Staessen, J.A. (2012) Cadmium from

zinc smelter emission and variation in cancer incidence: the hierarchy of evidence.

(Letter-to-Editor) European Journal of Cancer Prevention, 21, 497-498.

Remans, T., Opdenakker, K., Guisez, Y., Vangronsveld, J., Cuypers, A. (2012)

Exposure of Arabidopsis thaliana to excess Zn reveals a Zn-specific oxidative stress

signature. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 84, 61-71.

Broeckx, L.S., Verlinden, M.S., Vangronsveld, J., Ceulemans, R. (2012) Importance

of crown architecture for leaf area index of different Populus genotypes in a high-

density plantation, Tree Physiology, 32, 1214-1226.

Dupae J, Cuypers A, Noben J-P, Boulet J, Weyens N, Verstraelen K, Vangronsveld J

(2012) A Comparative Study of Soluble Protein Extractions of Populus deltoides x

(trichocarpa x deltoides) for 2-DE. Journal of Life Sciences, 6, 970-979.

Janssen, B., Munters, E., Pieters, N., Smeets, K, Cox, B., Cuypers, A., Fierens, F.,

Penders, J., Vangronsveld, J., Gyselaers, W., Nawrot, T.S. (2012) Placental

Mitochondrial DNA Content and Particulate Air Pollution during in Utero Life.

Environmental Health Perspectives, 120(9), 1346-1352.

Gielen, H., Remans, T., Vangronsveld, J., Cuypers, A. (2012) MicroRNAs in metal

stress: specific roles or secondary responses? International Journal of Molecular

Sciences, 13, 15826-15847.

Weyens N, Thijs S, Gkoresis P, van der Lelie D, Taghavi S, Vangronsveld J. (2012)

The Poplar endophyte Pseudomonas putida W619 as a key to a successful

phytoremediation of volatile organic contaminants: from the lab to the field.

Environmental Engineering and Managmement Journal, 11(3) S35.

Vangronsveld, J., Puschenreiter, M., Kumpiene, J., Kidd, P., Mench, M., Bert, V., Cundy, A., Renella, G., Friesl-Hanl, W., Siebielec, G., Herzig, R., Mu ller, I.,

Dimitriou, J., Quiroga Troncosa, X., Bajorek, R., Lemaitre, P., Serani Loppinet, A.

(2012) The Greenland project: gentle remediation of trace element contaminated

land. Environmental Engineering and Managmement Journal, 11(3) S168.

Becerra-Castro, C., Prieto-Fernandez, A., Kidd, P.S., Weyens, N., Rodriguez-

Garrido, B., Touceda-Gonzalez, M., Acea, M.J., Vangronsveld, J. (2013) Improving

performance of Cytisus striatus on substrates contaminated with hexachlorohexane

(HCH) isomers using bacterial inoculants: developing a phytoremediation strategy.

Plant and Soil, 362:247–260.

Keunen, E., Remans, T., Opdenakker, K., Jozefczak, M., Gielen, H., Guisez, Y.,

Vangronsveld, J., Cuypers, A. (2013) A mutant of the Arabidopsis thaliana

LIPOXYGENASE1 gene shows altered signalling and oxidative stress related

response after cadmium exposure. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 63, 272-

280.

Van Slycken, S., Witters, N., Meiresonne, L., Meers, E., Ruttens, A., Van Peteghem,

P., Weyens, N., Tack, FMG, Vangronsveld, J. (2013) Field evaluation of willow

under short rotation coppice for phytomanagement of metal-polluted agricultural

soils. International Journal of Phytoremediation, 15, (7), 677-689.

Cox, B., Martens, E., Nemery, B., Vangronsveld, J., Nawrot, T. (2013) The impact

of a stepwise introduction of smoke-free legislation on the rate of preterm births.

British Medical Journal, 346:f441. DOI: 10.1136/bmj.f441

Weyens, N., Schellingen, K., Beckers, B., Janssen, J., Ceulemans, R., van der Lelie,

D., Taghavi, S., Carleer, R., Vangronsveld, J. (2013) Potential of willow and its

genetically engineered associated bacteria to remediate mixed Cd and toluene

contamination. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 13, 176-188.

Ruytinx, J, Nguyen, H., Van Hees, M., Op De Beeck, M., Vangronsveld, J., Carleer,

R., Colpaert, J.V., Adriaensen, K. (2013) Zinc export in adaptive zinc tolerance in

the ectomycorrhizal basidiomycete Suillus bovinus. Metallomics, 5, 1125-1233.

Sessitsch, A., Kuffner, M., Kidd, P., Vangronsveld, J., Wenzel, W., Fallmann, K.,

Puschenreiter, M. (2013) The role of plant-associated bacteria in the mobilization

and phytoextraction of trace elements in contaminated soils. Soil Biology and

Biochemistry, 60, 182-194.

Keunen, E., Jozefczak, M., Remans, T., Vangronsveld, J., Cuypers, A. (2013)

Alternative respiration as a primary defence during cadmium-induced mitochondrial

oxidative challenge in Arabidopsis thaliana. Environmental and Experimental

Botany, 91, 63-73.

Smeets, K., Opdenakker, K., Remans, T., Forzani, C., Hirt, H., Vangronsveld, J.,

Cuypers, A. (2013) The role of the kinase OXI1 in cadmium and copper induced

molecular responses in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant, Cell & Environment, 36, 1228-

1238.

Keunen, E., Peshev, D., Vangronsveld, J., Van den Ende, W., Cuypers, A., (2013)

Plant sugars are crucial players in the oxidative challenge during abiotic stress.

Extending the traditional concept. Plant, Cell & Environment, 36,1242-1255.

Vitti, A., Nuzzaci, M., Scopa, A., Tataranni, G., Remans, T., Vangronsveld, J. Sofo,

A. (2013) Auxin and cytokinin metabolism and root morphological modifications in

Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings infected with Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) or

exposed to cadmium. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 14, 6889-6902.

Weyens, N., Beckers, B., Schellingen, K., Ceulemans, R., Croes, S., Janssen, J.,

Haenen, S., Vangronsveld, J. (2013) Plant-associated bacteria and their role in the

success or failure of metal phytoextraction projects: first observations of a field-

related experiment. Microbial Biotechnology, 6, 288-299.

Croes, S., Weyens, N., Janssen, J., Vercampt, H., Colpaert, J.V., Carleer, R.,

Vangronsveld J. (2013) Bacterial communities associated with Brassica napus L.

grown on trace element-contaminated and non-contaminated fields: a genotypic

and phenotypic comparison. Microbial Biotechnology, 6, 371-384.

Van Slycken, S., Witters, N., Meers, E., Peene, A., Michels E., Adriaensen, K.,

Ruttens, A., Vangronsveld, J., Du Laing, G., Thewys, T., Tack, F.M.G. (2013) Safe

use of metal contaminated agricultural land by cultivation of energy maize (Zea

mays). Environmental Pollution, 178: 375-380.

Bielen, A., Remans, T., Vangronsveld, J., Cuypers, A. (2013) The influence of metal

stress on the availability and redox state of ascorbate, and possible interference

with its cellular functions. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 14, 6382-

6413.

Cundy, A.B., Bardos, R.P., Church, A., Puschenreiter, M., Friesl-Hanl, W., Mueller,

I., Neu, S., Mench, M., Witters, N., Vangronsveld, J. (2013) Developing principles

of sustainability and stakeholder engagement for “gentle” remediation approaches:

the European context. Journal of Environmental Management, 129, 283-291.

Sofo, A., Vitti, A., Nuzzaci, M., Tataranni, G., Scopa, A., Vangronsveld, J., Remans,

T., Falasca, G., Altamura, M-M., Degola, F., and Sanità di Toppi, L. (2013)

Correlation between hormonal homeostasis and morphogenic responses in

Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings growing in a Cd/Cu/Zn multi-pollution context.

Physiologia Plantarum, 149 (4), 487-498.

Saenen, E., Horemans, N., Vanhoudt, N., Vandenhove, H., Biermans, G., Van Hees,

M., Wannijn, J., Vangronsveld, J., Cuypers, A. (2013) Effects of pH on uranium

uptake and oxidative stress responses induced in Arabidopsis thaliana.

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 32, 2125-2133.

Truyens S., Weyens N., Cuypers A. and Vangronsveld J. (2013) Arabidopsis

thaliana seeds as sources of beneficial bacteria. Plant Biology, 15, 971-981.

Truyens, S., Jambon, I., Croes, S., Janssen, J., Weyens, N., Mench, M., Carleer, R.,

Cuypers, A., Vangronsveld, J. (2014) The effect of long-term Cd and Ni exposure

on seed endophytes of Agrostis capillaris and their potential application in

phytoremediation of metal-contaminated soils. International Journal of

Phytoremediation, 16, 643–659. DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2013.837027

Weyens, N., Beckers, B., Schellingen, K., Ceulemans R., van der Lelie, D.,

Newman, L., Taghavi, S., Carleer, R., Vangronsveld, J. (2014) The potential of the

Ni-resistant TCE-degrading Pseudomonas putida W619-TCE to reduce phytotoxicity

and improve phytoremediation efficiency of poplar cuttings on a Ni-TCE co-

contamination. International Journal of Phytoremediation, accepted for publication.

Weyens, N., Gielen, M., Beckers, B., Boulet, J., van der Lelie, D., Taghavi, S.,

Carleer, R., Vangronsveld, J. (2014) Bacteria associated with yellow lupine grown

on a metal-contaminated soil: in vitro screening and in vivo evaluation for their

potential to enhance Cd phytoextraction. Plant Biology, doi:10.1111/plb.12141

Thijs, S., Weyens, N., Sillen, W., Gkorezis, P., Carleer, R., Vangronsveld, J. (2014)

Potential for plant-growth promotion by a consortium of stress-tolerant 2,4-DNT

degrading bacteria: isolation and characterisation of a military soil. Microbiol

Biotechnology, accepted for publication.

Book chapters since 2000

Knox, A.S., Seaman, J.C., Mench, M.J., Vangronsveld, J. (2000) Remediation of

metal- and radionuclides-contaminated soils by in situ stabilization techniques. In:

Environmental Restoration of Metals Contaminated Soils, Iskandar I.K. (ed.), Lewis

Publishers, pp 21-60. ISBN 1-56670-457.

Vangronsveld J. and Ruttens A. (2000) In-situ reclamation techniques for heavy

metal contaminated soils. In: Soil fertility, Soil Biology and Plant Nutrition

Interrelationships, Siqueira, J.O., Moreira, F.M.S., Lopes, A.S., Guilherme, L.R.G.,

Faquin, V., Furtini Neto, A.E., Carvalho, J.G. (eds.), Brazilian Soil Science

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