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Prof. Dr Bervoets, Lieven
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Oceans & Lakes : Master of Marine and Lacustrine Science and Management, more Function: Lecturer Direct contact at institute: E-mail:

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Universiteit Antwerpen; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Departement Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Systemisch Fysiologisch en Ecotoxicologisch Onderzoek (SPHERE), more Function: Professor

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Relatief belang van blootstellingsroutes voor de accumulatie en effecten van metalen in benthische organismen., more

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A1 Publications (50) [show]
Groffen, T.; Keirsebelik, H.; Dendievel, H.; Falcou-Prefol, M.; Bervoets, L.; Schoelynck, J. (2024). Are Chinese mitten crabs (Eriocheir sinensis) suitable as biomonitor or bioindicator of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) pollution? J. Hazard. Mater. 464: 133024. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.133024, more Padilha, J.A.G.; Santos, S.; Willems, T.; Souza-Kasprzyk, J.; Leite, A.; Cunha, L.S.T.; Costa, E.S.; Pessoa, A.R.; Eens, M.; Prinsen, E.; Torres, J.P.M.; Das, K.; Lepoint, G.; Dorneles, P.R.; Bervoets, L.; Groffen, T. (2024). Assessing the trophic ecology and migration on the exposure of cape petrels and Wilson's storm petrels from Antarctica to perfluoroalkylated substances, trace and major elements. Environ. Res. 244: 117827. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2023.117827, more Lasters, R.; Van Sundert, K.; Groffen, T.; Buytaert, J.; Eens, M.; Bervoets, L. (2023). Prediction of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in homegrown eggs: Insights into abiotic and biotic factors affecting bioavailability and derivation of potential remediation measures. Environ. Int. 181: 108300. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2023.108300, more Byns, C.; Teunen, L.; Groffen, T.; Lasters, R.; Bervoets, L. (2022). Bioaccumulation and trophic transfer of perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in marine biota from the Belgian North Sea: distribution and human health risk implications. Environ. Pollut. 311: 119907. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119907, more Lasters, R.; Groffen, T.; Eens, M.; Coertjens, D.; Hofman, J.; Bervoets, L. (2022). Home-produced eggs: An important human exposure pathway of perfluoroalkylated substances (PFAS). Chemosphere 308: 136283. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136283, more Melake, B.A.; Bervoets, L.; Nkuba, B.; Groffen, T. (2022). Distribution of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in water, sediment, and fish tissue, and the potential human health risks due to fish consumption in Lake Hawassa, Ethiopia. Environ. Res. 204: 112033. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2021.112033, more Padilha, J.; de Carvalho, G.O.; Willems, T.; Lepoint, G.; Cunha, L.; Pessoa, A.R.L.; Eens, M.; Prinsen, E.; Costa, E.; Torres, J.P.; Dorneles, P.; Das, K.; Bervoets, L.; Groffen, T. (2022). Perfluoroalkylated compounds in the eggs and feathers of resident and migratory seabirds from the Antarctic Peninsula. Environ. Res. 214: 114157. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2022.114157, more Teunen, L.; De Jonge, M.; Malarvannan, G.; Covaci, A.; Belpaire, C.; Focant, J.-F.; Blust, R.; Bervoets, L. (2022). The relevance of European Biota Quality Standards on the ecological water quality as determined by the multimetric macro-invertebrate index: A Flemish case study. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf. 231: 113222. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.113222, more Calboli, F.C.F.; Delahaut, V.; Deflem, I.; Hablützel, P.I.; Hellemans, B.; Kordas, A.; Raeymaekers, J.A.M.; Bervoets, L.; De Boeck, G.; Volckaert, F. (2021). Association between Chromosome 4 and mercury accumulation in muscle of the three‐spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus). Evol. Appl. 14(10): 2553-2567. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/eva.13298, more Groffen, T.; Bervoets, L.; Jeong, Y.; Willems, T.; Eens, M.; Prinsen, E. (2021). A rapid method for the detection and quantification of legacy and emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in bird feathers using UPLC-MS/MS. Journal of Chromatography B 1172: 122653. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jchromb.2021.122653, more Lopez-Antia, A.; Kavelaars, M.M.; Müller, W.; Bervoets, L.; Eens, M. (2021). Understanding PFAAs exposure in a generalist seabird species breeding in the vicinity of a fluorochemical plant: influence of maternal transfer and diet. Environ. Pollut. 271: 116355. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.116355, more Teunen, L.; De Jonge, M.; Malarvannan, G.; Covaci, A.; Belpaire, C.G.J.; Focant, J.-F.; Blust, R.; Bervoets, L. (2021). Effect of abiotic factors and environmental concentrations on the bioaccumulation of persistent organic and inorganic compounds to freshwater fish and mussels. Sci. Total Environ. 799: 149448. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149448, more Teunen, L.; Bervoets, L.; Belpaire, C.G.J.; De Jonge, M.; Groffen, T. (2021). PFAS accumulation in indigenous and translocated aquatic organisms from Belgium, with translation to human and ecological health risk. Environ. Sci. Eur. 33(1): 39. https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12302-021-00477-z, more Bourillon, B.; Acou, A.; Trancart, T.; Belpaire, C.; Covaci, A.; Bustamante, P.; Faliex, E.; Amilhat, E.; Malarvannan, G.; Virag, L.; Aarestrup, K.; Bervoets, L.; Boisneau, C.; Boulenger, C.; Gargan, P.; Becerra-Jurado, G.; Lobón-Cerviá, J.; Maes, G.E.; Pedersen, M.I.; Poole, R.; Sjöberg, N.; Wickström, H.; Walker, A.; Righton, D.; Feunteun, E. (2020). Assessment of the quality of European silver eels and tentative approach to trace the origin of contaminants - A European overview. Sci. Total Environ. 743: 140675. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140675, more Fauconier, G.; Groffen, T.; Wepener, V.; Bervoets, L. (2020). Perfluorinated compounds in the aquatic food chains of two subtropical estuaries. Sci. Total Environ. 719: 135047. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135047, more Slootmaekers, B.; Catarci Carteny, C.; Belpaire, C.; Saverwyns, S.; Fremout, W.; Blust, R.; Bervoets, L. (2019). Microplastic contamination in gudgeons (Gobio gobio) from Flemish rivers (Belgium). Environ. Pollut. 244: 675-684. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2018.09.136, more De Meyer, J.; Belpaire, C.; Van Wassenbergh, S.; Herrel, A.; Maes, G.E.; Dirks, R.P.; Boeckx, P.; Bervoets, L.; Covaci, A.; Malarvannan, G.; Dhaene, J.; Adriaens, D. (2018). Head shape dimorphism in European eels ... the what, how and why story. Integrative and Comparative Biology 58: E48-E48, more De Meyer, J.; Belpaire, C.; Boeckx, P.; Bervoets, L.; Covaci, A.; Malarvannan, G.; De Kegel, B.; Adriaens, D. (2018). Head shape disparity impacts pollutant accumulation in European eel. Environ. Pollut. 240: 378-386. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2018.04.128, more Lopez-Antia, A.; Dauwe, T.; Meyer, J.; Maes, K.; Bervoets, L.; Eens, M. (2017). High levels of PFOS in eggs of three bird species in the neighbourhood of a fluoro-chemical plant. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf. 139: 165-171. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.01.040, more Van Ael, E.; Blust, R.; Bervoets, L. (2017). Metals in the Scheldt estuary: from environmental concentrations to bioaccumulation. Environ. Pollut. 228: 82-91. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2017.05.028, more D’Hollander, W.; De Bruyn, L.; Hagenaars, A.; de Voogt, P.; Bervoets, L. (2014). Characterisation of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in a terrestrial ecosystem near a fluorochemical plant in Flanders, Belgium. Environm. Sc. & Poll. Res. 21(20): 11856-11866. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-013-2449-4, more Hagenaars, A.; Stinckens, E.; Vergauwen, L.; Bervoets, L.; Knapen, D. (2014). PFOS affects posterior swim bladder chamber inflation and swimming performance of zebrafish larvae. Aquat. Toxicol. 157: 225-235. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2014.10.017, more Mendez-Fernandez, L; De Jonge, M.; Bervoets, L. (2014). Influences of sediment geochemistry on metal accumulation rates and toxicity in the aquatic oligochaete Tubifex tubifex. Aquat. Toxicol. 157: 109-119. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2014.10.009, more Van Ael, E.; Covaci, A.; Blust, R.; Bervoets, L. (2014). Corrigendum to "Persistent organic pollutants in the Scheldt estuary: Environmental distribution and bioaccumulation" [Environ. Int. 48C (2012) 17-27]. Environ. Int. 63: 246-251. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2013.09.016, more Van Ael, E.; Belpaire, C.; Breine, J.; Geeraerts, C.; Van Thuyne, G.; Eulaers, I.; Blust, R.; Bervoets, L. (2014). Are persistent organic pollutants and metals in eel muscle predictive for the ecological water quality? Environ. Pollut. 186: 165-171. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2013.12.006, more Hlouskova, V.; Hradkova, P.; Poustka, J.; Brambilla, G.; De Filipps, S.; D'Hollander, W.; Bervoets, L.; Herzke, D.; Huber, S.; de Voogt, P.; Pulkrabova, J. (2013). Occurrence of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in various food items of animal origin collected in four European countries. Food additives & contaminants. Part A. Chemistry, analysis, control, exposure & risk assessment (Print) 30(11): 1918-1932. dx.doi.org/10.1080/19440049.2013.837585, more Teuchies, J.; Jacobs, S.; Oosterlee, L.; Bervoets, L.; Meire, P. (2013). Role of plants in metal cycling in a tidal wetland: Implications for phytoremidiation. Sci. Total Environ. 445-446: 146-154. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.11.088, more Teuchies, J.; Vandenbruwaene, W.; Carpentier, R.; Bervoets, L.; Temmerman, S.; Chen, W.; Maris, T.; Cox, T.J.S.; Van Braeckel, A.; Meire, P. (2013). Estuaries as filters: The role of tidal marshes in trace metal removal. PLoS One 8(8): e70381. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0070381, more Teuchies, J.; Singh, G.; Bervoets, L.; Meire, P. (2013). Land use changes and metal mobility: Multi-approach study on tidal marsh restoration in a contaminated estuary. Sci. Total Environ. 449: 174-183. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.01.053, more Van Ael, E.; Covaci, A.; Das, K.; Lepoint, G.; Blust, R.; Bervoets, L. (2013). Factors influencing the bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants in food webs of the Scheldt estuary. Environ. Sci. Technol. 47(19): 11221-11231. dx.doi.org/10.1021/es400307s, more De Jonge, M.; Belpaire, C.; Geeraerts, C.; De Cooman, W.; Blust, R.; Bervoets, L. (2012). Ecological impact assessment of sediment remediation in a metal-contaminated lowland river using translocated zebra mussels and resident macroinvertebrates. Environ. Pollut. 171: 99-108. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2012.07.038, more Pujolar, J.M.; Marino, I.AM; Milan, M.; Coppe, A.; Maes, G.E.; Capoccioni, F.; Ciccotti, E.; Bervoets, L.; Covaci, A.; Belpaire, C.; Cramb, G.; Patarnello, T.; Bargelloni, L.; Bortoluzzi, S.; Zane, L. (2012). Surviving in a toxic world: transcriptomics and gene expression profiling in response to environmental pollution in the critically endangered European eel. BMC Genom. 13(507): 39. dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-13-507, more Teuchies, J.; De Jonge, M.; Meire, P.; Blust, R.; Bervoets, L. (2012). Can acid volatile sulfides (AVS) influence metal concentrations in the macrophyte Myriophyllum aquaticum? Environ. Sci. Technol. 46(16): 9129-9137. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es300816y, more Van Ael, E.; Covaci, A.; Blust, R.; Bervoets, L. (2012). Persistent organic pollutants in the Scheldt estuary: Environmental distribution and bioaccumulation. Environ. Int. 48: 17-27. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2012.06.017, more De Jonge, M.; Eyckmans, M.; Blust, R.; Bervoets, L. (2011). Are accumulated sulfide-bound metals metabolically available in the benthic oligochaete Tubifex tubifex? Environ. Sci. Technol. 45(7): 3131-3137. https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es1037595, more Mieiro, C.L.; Bervoets, L.; Joosen, S.; Blust, R.; Duarte, A.C.; Pereira, M.E.; Pacheco, M. (2011). Metallothioneins failed to reflect mercury external levels of exposure and bioaccumulation in marine fish: Considerations on tissue and species specific responses. Chemosphere 85(1): 114-121. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.05.034, more Teuchies, J.; Bervoets, L.; Cox, T.J.S.; Meire, P.; De Deckere, E. (2011). The effect of waste water treatment on river metal concentrations: removal or enrichment? J. Soils Sediments 11(2): 364-372. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11368-010-0321-4, more Schmitt, C.; Balaam, J.; Leonards, P.; Brix, R.; Streck, G.; Tuikka, A.; Bervoets, L.; Brack, W.; van Hattum, B.; Meire, P.; de Deckere, E. (2010). Characterizing field sediments from three European river basins with special emphasis on endocrine effects – a recommendation for Potamopyrgus antipodarum as test organism. Chemosphere 80(1): 13-19. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.03.050, more van Nuijs, A.L.N.; Pecceu, B.; Theunis, L.; Dubois, N.; Charlier, C.; Jorens, P.G.; Bervoets, L.; Blust, R.; Meulemans, H.; Neels, H.; Covaci, A. (2009). Can cocaine use be evaluated through analysis of wastewater? A nation-wide approach conducted in Belgium. Addiction 104(5): 734-741. dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02523.x, more Voets, J.; Steen Redeker, E.; Blust, R.; Bervoets, L. (2009). Differences in metal sequestration between zebra mussels from clean and polluted field locations. Aquat. Toxicol. 93(1): 53-60. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2009.03.006, more Teuchies, J.; De Deckere, E.; Bervoets, L.; Meynendonckx, J.; Van Regenmortel, S.; Blust, R.; Meire, P. (2008). Influence of tidal regime on the distribution of trace metals in a contaminated tidal freshwater marsh soil colonized with common reed (Phragmites australis). Environ. Pollut. 155(1): 20-30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2007.11.005, more Wepener, V.; Bervoets, L.; Mubiana, V.; Blust, R. (2008). Metal exposure and biological responses in resident and transplanted blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) from the Scheldt estuary. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 57(6-12): 624-631. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.03.030, more Steen Redeker, E.; van Campenhout, K.; Bervoets, L.; Reijnders, H.; Blust, R. (2007). Subcellular distribution of Cd in the aquatic oligochaete Tubifex tubifex, implications for trophic availability and toxicity. Environ. Pollut. 148(1): 166-175. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2006.10.031, more Voets, J.; Talloen, W.; De Tender, T.; Van Dongen, S.; Covaci, A.; Blust, R.; Bervoets, L. (2006). Microcontaminant accumulation, physiological condition and bilateral asymmetry in zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) from clean and contaminated surface waters. Aquat. Toxicol. 79(3): 213-225. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2006.06.001, more Knapen, D.; Bervoets, L.; Verheyen, E.; Blust, R. (2004). Resistance to water pollution in natural gudgeon (Gobio gobio) populations may be due to genetic adaptation. Aquat. Toxicol. 67(2): 155-165. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2003.12.001, more Steen Redeker, E.; Bervoets, L.; Blust, R. (2004). Dynamic model for the accumulation of cadmium and zinc from water and sediment by the aquatic oligochaete, Tubifex tubifex. Environ. Sci. Technol. 38(23): 6193-6200. https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es0496470, more Smolders, R.; Bervoets, L.; Blust, R. (2002). Transplanted zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) as active biomonitors in an effluent dominated river. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 21(9): 1889-1896. https://dx.doi.org/10.1897/1551-5028(2002)021<1889:TZMDPA>2.0.CO;2, more Bervoets, L.; Blust, R. (1999). Bioavailability of cadmium and zinc to midge larvae under natural and experimental conditions: effects of some environmental factors. Belg. J. Zool. 129(1): 269-284, more Bervoets, L.; Coeck, J.; Verheyen, R.-F. (1990). The value of lowland rivers for the conservation of rare fish in Flanders. J. Fish Biol. 37(sA): 223-224. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1990.tb05045.x, more Bervoets, L.; Bruylants, B.; Marquet, P.; Vandelanoote, A.; Verheyen, R. (1989). A proposal for modification of the Belgian biotic index method. Hydrobiologia 179(3): 223-228. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00006635, more
Peer reviewed publication [show]
De Maeijer, P.K.; Craeye, B.; Blom, J.; Bervoets, L. (2021). Crumb rubber in concrete — The barriers for application in the construction industry. Infrastructures 6(8): 116. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/infrastructures6080116, more
Book [show]
De Cooman, W.; Seuntjens, P.; Bervoets, L.; Verheyen, R.F. [s.d.]. Handboek voor de karakterisatie van de bodems van de Vlaamse waterlopen. Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap. Administratie Waterinfrastructuur en Zeewezen: [s.l.]. different pagination pp., more
Book chapters (2) [show]
Voets, J.; Bervoets, L.; Smolders, R.; Covaci, A.; De Coen, W.M.; Blust, R. (2010). Biomonitoring environmental pollution in freshwater ecosystems using Dreissena polymorpha, in: van der Velde, G. et al. (Ed.) The Zebra mussel in Europe. pp. 301-321, more Verhaert, E.; Coeck, J.; Bervoets, L.; Vandelannoote, A. (2004). De Belgische biotische index, in: Hermy, M. et al. Natuurbeheer. pp. 138-139, more
Abstracts (12) [show]
De Schamphelaere, K.; Teuchies, J.; Bervoets, L.; Blust, R.; Meire, P. (2016). Chemical quality assessment of sediments of the Scheldt Estuary using sediment quality guidelines, in: Meire, P. (Ed.) Book of abstracts: ECSA Local Meeting 2016. Estuarine Restoration: from theory to practice and back, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium, 5-9 July 2016. VLIZ Special Publication, 77: pp. 81, more De Schamphelaere, K.; Bervoets, L.; Teuchies, J.; Ysebaert, T.Y.; Meire, P.; Blust, R. (2016). Development of a triad assessment method for brackish sediments in Flanders, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 12 February 2016. VLIZ Special Publication, 75: pp. 40, more Diana, A.; Bervoets, L. (2016). Utilization of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile to evaluate the spatial and temporal dispersion of metal contamination in the marine protected area of Cape Carbonara, Villasimius, Sardinia (Italy), in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 12 February 2016. VLIZ Special Publication, 75: pp. 14, more Teuchies, J.; Van Damme, S.; Meire, P.; Blust, R.; Bervoets, L. (2016). The use of lead slags in river embankments: an environmental impact study, in: Meire, P. (Ed.) Book of abstracts: ECSA Local Meeting 2016. Estuarine Restoration: from theory to practice and back, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium, 5-9 July 2016. VLIZ Special Publication, 77: pp. 97, more Loaiza, I.; Verlé, K.; Bervoets, L. (2015). The effect of pyrethrin pesticide on the respiration of blue mussel Mytilus edulis: a preliminary experiment, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 20 February 2015. VLIZ Special Publication, 71: pp. 86, more Van Ael, E.; Covaci, A.; Das, K.; Blust, R.; Bervoets, L. (2013). Biomagnification of persistent organic pollutants in food webs from the Scheldt Estuary (Belgium), in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 15 February 2013. VLIZ Special Publication, 63: pp. 91, more Mbugani, J.; Bervoets, L.; Mubiana, V. (2012). A survey of metal contamination in small urban rivers around the city of Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) - prevailing levels in sediment, water and implications for bioaccumulation in invertebrates and fishes, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts - VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 24 February 2012. VLIZ Special Publication, 55: pp. 53, more Meire, A.; Maris, T.; Cox, T.; Bervoets, L. (2012). Estimating primary production from continuous oxygen data in the Schelde Estuary, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts - VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 24 February 2012. VLIZ Special Publication, 55: pp. 54, more Teuchies, J.; De Jonge, M.; Bervoets, L.; de Deckere, E.; Blust, R.; Meire, P. (2012). The effect of increasing surface water oxygen concentrations on metal mobility in sediments from the Schelde Estuary, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts - VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 24 February 2012. VLIZ Special Publication, 55: pp. 82, more Carpentier, R.; Teuchies, J.; Maris, T.; Bervoets, L.; Meire, P. (2011). Spatial and seasonal variations of metal concentrations in sediments from the Scheldt estuary, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 25 February 2011: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 48: pp. 17, more Van Ael, E.; Covaci, A.; Blust, R.; Bervoets, L. (2011). Distribution and bioaccumulation of micropollutants in an estuarine ecosystem, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 25 February 2011: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 48: pp. 90, more Belpaire, C.; Geeraerts, C.; Verbiest, H.; De Boeck, G.; Bervoets, L.; Ovidio, M.; Philippart, J.C.; Doignon, G.; Gérard, P. (2006). EELBASE: a 4-year eel research proposal submitted to the Belgian Research Programme "Science for a Sustainable Development", in: ICES 2006 Annual Science Conference 19-23 September; Business meetings 17-26 September, 2006, Maastricht, The Netherlands. Handbook; Contributions, agendas and orders of the day: abstracts. pp. 194-195, more
Reports (8) [show]
Belpaire, C.; Breine, J.; Van Wichelen, J.; Pauwels, I.; Baeyens, R.; Coeck, J.; Matondo, B.N.; Ovidio, M.; Vergeynst, J.; Verhelst, P.; De Meyer, J.; Adriaens, D.; Teunen, L.; Bervoets, L.; Sony, D.; Rollin, X.; Dumonceau, F.; Vlietinck, K. (2020). Report on the eel stock, fishery and other impacts in Belgium, 2019–2020. ICES Scientific Reports = Rapports Scientifiques du CIEM, 2. ICES: Copenhagen. 48 pp., more Teunen, L.; Belpaire, C.; Dardenne, F.; Blust, R.; Covaci, A.; Bervoets, L. (2020). Veldstudies naar monitoring van biota in het kader van de rapportage van de chemische toestand voor de Kaderrichtlijn Water 2015-2018: Algemene trends en relaties. Universiteit Antwerpen (UA)/Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek (INBO)/Vlaamse Milieumaatschappij (VMM): Antwerpen. 99 pp., more Teunen, L.; Belpaire, C.; Dardenne, F.; Blust, R.; Bervoets, L. (2017). Veldstudie naar de monitoring van biota in het kader van de rapportage van de chemische toestand voor de Kaderrichtlijn Water 2015-2016. Universiteit Antwerpen (UA)/Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek (INBO): Antwerpen. 62 + bijlagen pp., more Belpaire, C.; Breine, J.; Buysse, D.; Van Wichelen, J.; Coeck, J.; Ovidio, M.; Matondo, B.N.; De Meyer, J.; Bouilliart, M.; Adriaens, D.; Verhelst, P.; Roland, K.; Kestemont, P.; Bervoets, L.; Darchambeau, F.; Rollin, X.; Vlietinck, K. (2015). Report on the eel stock and fishery in: Belgium 2014/'15. International Council for the Exploration of the Sea: Copenhagen. 71 pp., more Bervoets, L.; Schneiders, A.; Wils, C.; Verheyen, R.F. (1993). Onderzoek naar de verspreiding en de typologie van ecologisch waardevolle waterlopen in het Vlaamse Gewest: Dijlebekken [BROCHURE]. Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap. AMINAL. Dienst Water en Bodem: Brussel. 40 + 3 maps pp., more Verheyen, R.F.; Bervoets, L.; Schneiders, A.; Wils, C. (1991). Onderzoek naar de verspreiding en de typologie van ecologisch waardevolle waterlopen in het Vlaamse Gewest: deel I. Het Denderbekken. Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap. AMINAL: Brussel. 47 + 3 kaarten pp., more Bervoets, L.; Schneiders, A.; Verheyen, R.F. (1990). Onderzoek naar de verspreiding en de typologie van ecologisch waardevolle waterlopen in het Vlaamse gewest: Maas- en Netebekken. Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap. Bestuur voor Leefmilieu. Dienst Water- en Bodembeleid: [s.l.]. Vol. 1 (105 + appendices); Vol. 2 (tables) pp., more Bervoets, L.; Schneiders, A.; Verheyen, R.F. (1990). Onderzoek naar de verspreiding en de typologie van ecologisch waardevolle waterlopen in het vlaamse gewest: algemene methodologie. Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap. Bestuur voor Leefmilieu. Dienst Water- en Bodembeleid: [s.l.]. 30 + appendices pp., more
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Diana, A.; Bervoets, L. (2016). Utilization of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile to evaluate the spatial and temporal dispersion of metal contamination in the marine protected area of Cape Carbonara, Villasimius, Sardinia (Italy). Poster at the VLIZ Marine Scientist Day 12 February 2016. University of Antwerp: Antwerpen. 1 poster pp., more Teuchies, J.; De Deckere, E.; Bervoets, L.; Blust, R.; Meire, P. (2006). Het effect van overstroming op de beschikbaarheid van zware metalen in een zoetwaterschor. Water Nieuwsbrief 26: 1-5, more Teuchies, J.; De Deckere, E.; Bervoets, L.; Blust, R.; Meire, P. (2006). Het effect van overstroming op de beschikbaarheid van zware metalen in een zoetwaterschor. Water: Tijdschrift over Integraal Waterbeleid 26(2): 83-87, more Bervoets, L.; Schneiders, A.; Wils, C. (1996). Bekken van de beneden-zeeschelde: bijlagen: kaarten. Onderzoek naar de verspreiding en de typologie van ecologisch waardevolle waterlopen in vlaanderen. P. Thomas, Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap, departement Leefmilieu en Infrastructuur (LIN), Administratie Milieu-, Natuur-, Land- en Waterbeheer (AMINAL), Afdeling Water: Brussel. 5 pp., more Baillieul, M.; Bervoets, L.; Blust, R.; Verheyen, R.F. (1994). Ecotoxicologische impact-analyse van lozingswater: een case-study. Water 13(75): 61-66, more Bervoets, L.; Coeck, J.; Verhaert, E. (1991). Vissen doen het slecht: Vinnig Vlaanderen?, in: Natuurreservaten 13(1991). Natuurreservaten, 13(1): pp. 28-31, more Bervoets, L.; Schneiders, A.; Verheyen, R.F. (1991). Het voorkomen van vissen en waterplanten in relatie tot de beekstructuur en de waterkwaliteit in het Denderbekken. Water 10(59): 145-152, more Schneiders, A.; Verhaert, E.; Bervoets, L.; Coeck, J.; Verheyen, R.F. (1990). Ekologische kwaliteitsdoelstellingen voor waterlopen. Water 27(50): 58-64, more Wils, C.; Coeck, J.; Bervoets, L.; Verheyen, R.-F. (1990). De invloed van de R.W.Z.I. Dessel op de waterkwaliteit en de levensgemeenschappen van de Witte Nete. Water 9(55): 249-254, more Bervoets, L.; Coeck, J.; Clement, L.; Verheyen, R.-F. (1989). Relatie van de visfauna tot de waterkwaliteit in de bovenlopen van het bekken van de Kleine Nete. Water 8(48): 195-199, more
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Melake, B.A. (2020). Assessment of metals and perfluorinated compounds (PFASs) in water, sediment, and edible fish species and the risk of human consumption in Lake Hawassa, Ethiopia. MSc Thesis. University of Antwerp/Ghent University/Free University of Brussels (VUB): Antwerp/Ghent/Brussels. 71 pp., more Priscilla, K. (2020). Feeding rate in crustaceans along a metal pollution gradient. MSc Thesis. University of Antwerp/Ghent University/Free University of Brussels (VUB): Antwerp/Ghent/Brussels. [38] pp., more Byns, C. (2019). Bioaccumulation and biomagnification of perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in marine biota of the Belgian North Sea and their potential risk for human consumption. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Ghent University/VUB: Antwerpen, Ghent, Brussel. 40 + appendix pp., more Basooma, A. (2018). Trace metal concentrations in the abiotic and biotic components of the river Rwizi ecosystem in Western Uganda, and the risks for human health. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Universiteit Gent/Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Antwerpen, Gent, Brussel. 40 pp., more Aertbeliën, S. (2017). The truth behind glyphosate a harmless or toxic pesticide? MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Universiteit Gent/Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Antwerpen, Gent, Brussel. 36 + annexes pp., more Collins, G. (2017). Presence of metals and perfluorinated compounds in the aquatic food chains of two South African estuaries; the Umvoti and Matigulu. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Universiteit Gent/Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Antwerpen, Gent, Brussel. 72 + annexes pp., more Hasan , A. (2017). Metal accumulation and effects of field-exposed zebra mussels; relationship with ecological quality. MA Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Universiteit Gent/Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Antwerpen, Gent, Brussel. 49 + annexes pp., more Bashnin, T. (2014). Relationship between pesticides accumulation in zebra mussel and community structure of aquatic macroinvertebrates. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Universiteit Gent/VUB: Antwerpen, Gent, Brussel. [13], 36 pp., more Mataba, G.R. (2014). The effect of gold mining on the distribution of metals in the aquatic ecosystem of the Thigithe River in Tanzania. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Universiteit Gent/VUB: Antwerpen, Gent, Brussel. 16, 48 pp., more Mosille, J.B. (2014). A human risk assessment for metal pollution in Lake Tanganyika Tanzania. MSc Thesis. VUB/Universiteit Gent/University of Antwerp: Brussels, Gent, Antwerp. 18, vi, 33 pp., more Ningtias, P. (2007). Influence of origin of population on the accumulation and effects of Cd and Zn in zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha), exposed along a metal gradient in the River Dommel. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Vrije Universiteit Brussel (ECOMAMA): Brussel. 63 + annexes pp., more
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Bacasnot, R.M.H. (2022). Distribution of platinum and other traffic - related metals in the aquatic ecosystem of Flemish rivers: Effect of run-off from high-ways. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Ghent University/Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Antwerpen/Gent/Brussel. 55 pp., more

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