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Jacob de Boer is affiliated with the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands and is active in the field of Environmental Science. Their research encompasses various specialized subfields including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science, Pollution, and Environmental Chemistry.

Their work extensively covers several main topics, predominantly focusing on Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research, Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals, and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies.

Jacob de Boer has a significant publication record with frequent contributions to notable venues. These publication venues include:

  • Chemosphere
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Environmental Science & Technology

They have collaborated multiple times with several co-authors. Frequent collaborators include:

  • P.E.G. Leonards
  • Marı́a Llompart
  • Heidelore Fiedler
  • R. G. van Holstein
  • C. Dominik

Among their recent papers are:

  • Novel brominated flame retardants - A review of their occurrence in indoor air, dust, consumer goods and food, 2020, Chemosphere
  • Standardization of micro-FTIR methods and applicability for the detection and identification of microplastics in environmental matrices, 2023, The Science of The Total Environment
  • The effect of weathering on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) from durable water repellent (DWR) clothing, 2020, Chemosphere
  • A review of bottom-up and top-down emission estimates of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in different parts of the world, 2021, Chemosphere
  • Global evaluation of the chemical hazard of recycled tire crumb rubber employed on worldwide synthetic turf football pitches, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment

Best Publications

  • Phosphorus flame retardants: Properties, production, environmental occurrence, toxicity and analysis

    Ike van der Veen;Jacob de Boer

  • Levels and trends of brominated flame retardants in the European environment.

    Robin J. Law;Colin R. Allchin;Jacob de Boer;Adrian Covaci

  • Hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs) in the environment and humans: a review.

    Adrian Covaci;Andreas C. Gerecke;Robin J. Law;Stefan Voorspoels

  • Distribution and Fate of HBCD and TBBPA Brominated Flame Retardants in North Sea Estuaries and Aquatic Food Webs

    Steven Morris;Colin R. Allchin;Bart N. Zegers;Joris J. H. Haftka

  • An integrated assessment of estrogenic contamination and biological effects in the aquatic environment of The Netherlands

    A. Dick Vethaak;Joost Lahr;S. Marca Schrap;Angélique C. Belfroid

  • Determination of brominated flame retardants, with emphasis on polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in environmental and human samples—a review

    Adrian Covaci;Stefan Voorspoels;Jacob de Boer

  • A novel abbreviation standard for organobromine, organochlorine and organophosphorus flame retardants and some characteristics of the chemicals

    Åke Bergman;Andreas Rydén;Robin J Law;Jacob de Boer

  • Levels of polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants in animals representing different trophic levels of the North Sea food Web.

    Jan P Boon;Wilma E Lewis;Michael R Tjoen-A-Choy;Colin R Allchin

  • Do flame retardants threaten ocean life

    Jacob de Boer;Peter G. Wester;Hans J. C. Klamer;Wilma E. Lewis

  • Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in influents, suspended particulate matter, sediments, sewage treatment plant and effluents and biota from the Netherlands.

    Jacob de Boer;Peter G. Wester;Aschwin van der Horst;Pim E.G. Leonards

  • A review of semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) in the indoor environment: occurrence in consumer products, indoor air and dust

    Luisa Lucattini;Giulia Poma;Adrian Covaci;Jacob de Boer

  • Indoor Contamination with Hexabromocyclododecanes, Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers, and Perfluoroalkyl Compounds: An Important Exposure Pathway for People?

    Stuart Harrad;Cynthia A. de Wit;Mohamed Abou-Elwafa Abdallah;Caroline Bergh

  • Chlorinated paraffins in the environment: A review on their production, fate, levels and trends between 2010 and 2015.

    Louise M. van Mourik;Louise M. van Mourik;Caroline Gaus;Pim E.G. Leonards;Jacob de Boer

  • Tracing organophosphorus and brominated flame retardants and plasticizers in an estuarine food web.

    Sicco H. Brandsma;Pim E.G. Leonards;Heather A. Leslie;Jacob de Boer

  • Polybrominated Biphenyls and Diphenylethers

    Jacob de Boer;Karin de Boer;Jan P. Boon

  • Bisphenol A and replacements in thermal paper: A review.

    Maria K. Björnsdotter;Maria K. Björnsdotter;Jacob de Boer;Ana Ballesteros-Gómez;Ana Ballesteros-Gómez

  • A Robust Thermal Modulator for Comprehensive Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography

    John B. Phillips;Richard B. Gaines;Jan Blomberg;Frans W.M. Van Der Wielen

  • Distribution of organobrominated and organochlorinated contaminants in Belgian human adipose tissue.

    Adrian Covaci;Jacob de Boer;John Jake Ryan;Stefan Voorspoels

  • Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method for the detection of marine lipophilic toxins under alkaline conditions.

    Arjen Gerssen;Patrick P.J. Mulder;Mairead A. McElhinney;Jacob de Boer

  • Organophosphorus flame retardants (PFRs) and plasticizers in house and car dust and the influence of electronic equipment.

    Sicco H. Brandsma;Jacob de Boer;Martin J.M. van Velzen;Pim E.G. Leonards

  • Chlorobiphenyls in bound and non-bound lipids of fishes; comparison of different extraction methods

    Jacob de Boer

Frequent Co-Authors

Pim E.G. Leonards
Pim E.G. Leonards Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Udo A. Th. Brinkman
Udo A. Th. Brinkman Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Adrian Covaci
Adrian Covaci University of Antwerp
Robin J. Law
Robin J. Law Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
Heidelore Fiedler
Heidelore Fiedler Örebro University
Peter Haglund
Peter Haglund Umeå University
Luke Chimuka
Luke Chimuka University of the Witwatersrand
Karin Wiberg
Karin Wiberg Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Jochen F. Mueller
Jochen F. Mueller University of Queensland
Bert van Bavel
Bert van Bavel Norwegian Institute for Water Research

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