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Alfred Bernard is affiliated with the Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and medicine, with a notable emphasis on health, toxicology, mutagenesis, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The scientist's work covers a variety of topics, including:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting

Frequent coauthors in Alfred Bernard's research include Sarah J. D. Nauwelaerts, Nancy H. C. Roosens, Sigrid C. J. De Keersmaecker, Koen De Cremer, and Tim S. Nawrot. These collaborations have contributed to multiple publications in a range of journals.

Bernard has published extensively in several journals. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Environmental Research
  • Preprints.org
  • Allergy
  • Scientific Reports

Among recent papers authored or coauthored by Alfred Bernard are:

  • "Health effects of exposure to chlorination by-products in swimming pools" (2021, Allergy)
  • "Is airway damage during physical exercise related to airway dehydration? Inputs from a computational model" (2022, Journal of Applied Physiology)
  • "Dermal Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Baby Diapers: A Re-Evaluation of the Quantitative Health Risk Assessment Conducted by The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES)" (2022, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
  • "Development of a multiplex mass spectrometry method for simultaneous quantification of urinary proteins related to respiratory health" (2021, Scientific Reports)
  • "Urinary CC16, a potential indicator of lung integrity and inflammation, increases in children after short-term exposure to PM2.5/PM10 and is driven by the CC16 38GG genotype" (2022, Environmental Research)

Best Publications

  • Cadmium & its adverse effects on human health.

    Alfred Bernard

  • Renal effects of cadmium body burden of the general population

    Jean-Pierre Buchet;Robert Lauwerys;Harry Roels;Alfred Bernard

  • Lung epithelium-specific proteins: characteristics and potential applications as markers.

    Cedric Hermans;Alfred Bernard

  • Renal and neurologic effects of cadmium, lead, mercury, and arsenic in children: evidence of early effects and multiple interactions at environmental exposure levels.

    Claire de Burbure;Jean-Pierre Buchet;Ariane Leroyer;Catherine Nisse

  • Lung hyperpermeability and asthma prevalence in schoolchildren: unexpected associations with the attendance at indoor chlorinated swimming pools

    A Bernard;S Carbonnelle;O Michel;S Higuet

  • Epidemiological survey among workers exposed to manganese: effects on lung, central nervous system, and some biological indices.

    H. Roels;R. Lauwerys;J.-P. Buchet;P. Genet

  • Clara cell secretory protein (CC16): characteristics and perspectives as lung peripheral biomarker.

    F Broeckaert;Alfred Bernard

  • Cadmium biomonitoring and renal dysfunction among a population environmentally exposed to cadmium from smelting in China (ChinaCad).

    Taiyi Jin;Monica Nordberg;Wolfgang Frech;Xavier Dumont

  • Renal dysfunction induced by cadmium: biomarkers of critical effects.

    Alfred Bernard

  • Assessment of renal function of workers exposed to inorganic lead, calcium or mercury vapor.

    Jean-Pierre Buchet;Harry Roels;Alfred Bernard;Robert Lauwerys

  • The Belgian PCB/dioxin incident: analysis of the food chain contamination and health risk evaluation.

    Alfred Bernard;Fabrice Broeckaert;Geert De Poorter;Ann De Cock

  • Cloning and Characterization of AOEB166, a Novel Mammalian Antioxidant Enzyme of the Peroxiredoxin Family

    Bernard Knoops;André Clippe;Cédric Bogard;Karim Arsalane

  • Crystal Structure of Human Peroxiredoxin 5, a Novel Type of Mammalian Peroxiredoxin at 1.5 A Resolution

    Jean-Paul Declercq;Christine Evrard;André Clippe;Delphine Vander Stricht

  • Chlorinated Pool Attendance, Atopy, and the Risk of Asthma during Childhood

    Alfred Bernard;Sylviane Carbonnelle;Claire de Burbure;Olivier Michel

  • Clara cell protein in serum and bronchoalveolar lavage.

    Alfred Bernard;F X Marchandise;Suzanne Depelchin;Robert Lauwerys

  • Clara Cell Secretory Protein (CC16): Features as a Peripheral Lung Biomarker

    Fabrice Broeckaert;André Clippe;Bernard Knoops;Cédric Hermans

  • Renal excretion of proteins and enzymes in workers exposed to cadmium

    A. Bernard;J. P. Buchet;H. Roels;P. Masson

  • In vivo measurement of liver and kidney cadmium in workers exposed to this metal: Its significance with respect to cadmium in blood and urine

    Harry A. Roels;Robert R. Lauwerys;Jean-Pierre Buchet;Alfred Bernard

  • Low bone density and renal dysfunction following environmental cadmium exposure in China.

    Gunnar Nordberg;Taiyi Jin;Alfred Bernard;Sebastien Fierens

  • Food contamination by PCBs and dioxins.

    Alfred Bernard;Cédric Hermans;F Broeckaert;G De Poorter

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Lauwerys
Robert Lauwerys Université Catholique de Louvain
Jean-Pierre Buchet
Jean-Pierre Buchet Université Catholique de Louvain
Antonio Mutti
Antonio Mutti University of Parma
Ruddy Wattiez
Ruddy Wattiez University of Mons
Dominique Lison
Dominique Lison Université Catholique de Louvain
Edwin De Pauw
Edwin De Pauw University of Liège
Jean-François Focant
Jean-François Focant University of Liège
Paul M. Tulkens
Paul M. Tulkens Université Catholique de Louvain

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