Mariëlle van Vliet

Research areas

Mariëlle van Vliet’s research focuses on the relationship between human activities in and on the subsurface and the quality of soil and groundwater. This research is important to maintain a proper balance between the variety of functions that the subsurface provides and the preservation of the quality of soil and of groundwater resources (“groundwater stewardship”). Within this field, she has built up broad expertise in the area of hydrogeological and hydrogeochemical characterization. Her specialization concerns groundwater age dating and monitoring of groundwater quality, for example with regard to emerging substances such as pharmaceuticals and PFAS. In addition, she is co-chair of the Water Resources Expert Group (WREG) of the Eurogeosurveys.

Important publications

Broers, H.P., van Vliet, M., Kivits, T., Vernes, R., Brussée, T., Sültenfuß, J., & Fraters, D. (2024). Nitrate trend reversal in Dutch dual-permeability chalk springs, evaluated by tritium-based groundwater travel time distributions. Science of The Total Environment.

Broers, H.P., Kivits, T., Sültenfuß, J., Ten Harkel, M., & van Vliet, M. (2024). Mobility and persistence of pesticides and emerging contaminants in age-dated and redox-classified groundwater under a range of land use types. Science of The Total Environment.

Bunting, S. Y., Lapworth, D. J., Crane, E. J., Grima-Olmedo, J., Koroša, A., Kuczyńska, A., Mali, N., Rosenqvist, L., Van Vliet, M.E., Togola, A. & Lopez, B. (2021). Emerging organic compounds in European groundwater. Environmental Pollution, 269, 115945.

Kivits, T., Broers, H. P., Beeltje, H., Van Vliet, M., & Griffioen, J. (2018). Presence and fate of veterinary antibiotics in age-dated groundwater in areas with intensive livestock farming. Environmental Pollution, 241, 988-998.