Yuwei Jia successfully defended her PhD thesis on the problems raised by metal and estrogen contamination in water and soils. The work focuses on understanding the toxicity, mobility, bioavailability, and, ultimately, the risks generated by these pollutants. Both lead to human health hazards. Metals disrupt soils and affect crop productivity, while in aquatic environments, elevated estrogens concentrations interfere with the endocrine system.
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Yue Gao and Prof. Dr. Marc Elskens
Examination board:
- Prof. Dr. Em. Willy Baeyens (Chair VUB)
- Prof. Dr. Martine Leermakers (Secretary VUB)
- Prof. Dr. Joske Ruytinx (VUB)
- Prof. Wei Guo (Beijing Univ. of Technology, China)
- Prof. Dr. Ivan Kourtchev (Coventry Univ. UK)
