Willie Peijnenburg
Professor Environmental toxicology and biodiversity
- Name
- Prof.dr. W.J.G.M. Peijnenburg
- Telephone
- 071 5272727
- peijnenburg@cml.leidenuniv.nl
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0003-2958-9149
Willie Peijnenburg graduated in 1984 in organic chemistry from Eindhoven University of Technology. In 1988 he received his PhD for the thesis entitled “An Experimental and Quantumchemical Study on the Mechanism and Stereochemistry of Photochemical [1,3] Sigmatropic Shifts”.
More information about Willie Peijnenburg
News
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The hunt for nanoplastics is on -
New measuring method reveals: more plastic ón than ín your salad -
Nanoparticles: shapeshifters that pass along the food chain and end up in the brain -
Large-scale European project identifies risks of nanoparticles -
Stans Prize 2017 for Davide De Mauro -
Collaboration in the Nano era
Professional Experience
Willie Peijnenburg graduated in 1984 in organic chemistry from Eindhoven University of Technology. In 1988 he received his PhD for the thesis entitled “An Experimental and Quantumchemical Study on the Mechanism and Stereochemistry of Photochemical [1,3] Sigmatropic Shifts”.
Following completion of the Ph.D. thesis, he started a career at the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), and now holds the position of Project Manager/Scientific coordinator at the Laboratory for Ecological Risk Assessment. His main research interests are related to developing predictive models to assess the fate and effects of classical and emerging chemicals in the environment, and the assessment of the mutual impact of chemical and non-chemical stressors on ecosystem sustainability.
At CML he holds the Research Chair “Environmental Toxicology and Biodiversity”. Within this newly established chair, the focus is on studying the actual impacts of interactions of chemical and non-chemical stressors (like climate change, changing land use, emission of emerging chemicals) on biodiversity.
Research topics
- Ecotoxicology
- Fate and effect modeling
- Mathematical and statistical methods
- Chemical risk assessment
- Nanomaterials
Professor Environmental toxicology and biodiversity
- Science
- Centrum voor Milieuwetenschappen Leiden
- CML/Environmental Biology
- Zantis L.J. & Peijnenburg W. (13 January 2025), Plastique : comment lui dire adieu ? : Dire adieu au plastique, est-ce mission impossible ? Jamy Gourmaud révèle à quel point il y a urgence : le plastique envahit les océans, mais aussi les champs, les légumes, et jusqu'à l'air des montagnes. Avec quels effets pour la santé ? Des scientifiques cherchent à le savoir en nourrissant des escargots avec des salades cultivées dans une terre contaminée par les micro-plastiques. Les poubelles jaunes sont-elles vraiment la solution ? Jamy enquête sur les usines de recyclage, qui ne traitent en réalité qu'une petite partie des déchets. Le mieux serait de se passer du plastique dans les emballages : le vrac, les bocaux en verre sont-ils plus écolo ? Un Français a inventé une matière révolutionnaire, à base d'algues, qui a toutes les propriétés du plastique mais n'abîme pas la nature. . for Le Monde de Jamy (France 6). [interview].
- Peijnenburg W.J.G.M. & Zantis L.J. (19 May 2023), Des microplastiques dans vos salades. Interviewed by Beretta P. for France24. [interview].
- Peijnenburg W.J.G.M. (26 June 2020), Microplastics dringen als een soort houdini-act ons eten binnen. Interviewed by . [interview].
- Peijnenburg W.J.G.M. (26 June 2020), Carrots are contaminated with microplastics scientists find. Interviewed by Carpani Jessica. [interview].
- Peijnenburg W.J.G.M. (19 September 2011). Elementen verbinden. Leiden. [inaugural address].
- Editor in Chief of Aquatic Topxicology and Chemosphere