Institute record of Vakgroep Geologie

Information

Type

Organization

Type

https://marineinfo.org/ns/institutes/types#Scientific

Name

Vakgroep Geologie

Name

Department of Geology@en

Acronym

VUB

Parent institute

Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Faculteit Wetenschappen & Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen

Address

Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussel, Belgium

Contact numbers

Telephone

+32-(0)2-629 33 87

Email

phclaeys@vub.ac.be

Location

latitude

50.8225315

longitude

4.3910980

Description @en

The geology department at the "Vrije Universiteit Brussel" focuses its activities on Earth and environmental sciences using 'isotope geology'; an experimental approach that is original and unique in Flanders. The department' labs host several mass spectrometers for the precise determination of key stable isotopic systems (O, N, C, H, S). Fractionation processes affecting the light isotopes are important in many field aspects of marine and estuaries sciences. They can permit to identify climatic, biological or environmental changes, or physico-chemical modification of the sedimentary systems. The stable isotope signature can also be used as a tracer of various processes in hydrogeology, biogeochemistry or to characterize organic matter in sediments. Besides these major research fields, attention is also devoted to sedimentology, and the use of a variety of elements and/or their isotopic systems as tracers of geological, hydrological and biogeochemical processes and for environmental monitoring.

Description @nl

Geen nederlandstalige samenvatting beschikbaar.