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Lieven Bervoets

Lieven Bervoets

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Environmental Sciences

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74
Citations
15556
World Ranking
1367
National Ranking
18

Overview

Lieven Bervoets is a researcher affiliated with the University of Antwerp in Belgium, specializing in environmental science with a strong focus on toxicology, environmental chemistry, and pollution. Their work encompasses significant research on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and their impact on ecological and human health.

They have contributed extensively to the study of environmental contaminants, particularly examining bioaccumulation, trophic transfer, and toxicity of various pollutants. Key topics in their research include per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research, toxic organic pollutants impact, atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, air quality and health impacts, environmental toxicology and ecotoxicology, and heavy metal exposure and toxicity.

Frequently collaborating with other scientists, Bervoets has coauthored numerous publications with Thimo Groffen, Marcel Eens, Els Prinsen, Gudrun De Boeck, and Robin Lasters. Their research articles have appeared repeatedly in several prominent scientific journals.

Common publication venues for Bervoets' research include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Environmental Pollution
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Research
  • Chemosphere

Their notable recent papers include:

  • PFAS accumulation in indigenous and translocated aquatic organisms from Belgium, with translation to human and ecological health risk (2021), Environmental Sciences Europe
  • Bioaccumulation and trophic transfer of perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in marine biota from the Belgian North Sea: Distribution and human health risk implications (2022), Environmental Pollution
  • Toxicity and bioaccumulation of Cadmium, Copper and Zinc in a direct comparison at equitoxic concentrations in common carp (Cyprinus carpio) juveniles (2020), PLoS ONE
  • Crumb Rubber in Concrete-The Barriers for Application in the Construction Industry (2021), Infrastructures
  • Preliminary study on the distribution of metals and persistent organic pollutants (POPs), including perfluoroalkylated acids (PFAS), in the aquatic environment near Morogoro, Tanzania, and the potential health risks for humans (2020), Environmental Research

Their research spans several subfields of environmental science, prominently including health, toxicology, and mutagenesis; environmental chemistry; atmospheric science; pollution; and ecology. The main field of study centers on environmental science, comprising over 150 publications.

Best Publications

  • Sewage epidemiology ― A real-time approach to estimate the consumption of illicit drugs in Brussels, Belgium

    Alexander L.N. van Nuijs;Jean-François Mougel;Isabela Tarcomnicu;Lieven Bervoets

  • Analysis of cocaine and its principal metabolites in waste and surface water using solid-phase extraction and liquid chromatography–ion trap tandem mass spectrometry

    Adriana Gheorghe;Adriana Gheorghe;Alexander van Nuijs;Bert Pecceu;Lieven Bervoets

  • METAL CONCENTRATIONS IN WATER, SEDIMENT AND GUDGEON (GOBIO GOBIO) FROM A POLLUTION GRADIENT: RELATIONSHIP WITH FISH CONDITION FACTOR

    Lieven Bervoets;Ronny Blust

  • Variation of heavy metals within and among feathers of birds of prey: effects of molt and external contamination.

    T Dauwe;L Bervoets;R Pinxten;R Blust

  • Cellular energy allocation in zebra mussels exposed along a pollution gradient: linking cellular effects to higher levels of biological organization.

    R. Smolders;L. Bervoets;W. De Coen;R. Blust

  • Can excrement and feathers of nestling songbirds be used as biomonitors for heavy metal pollution

    T. Dauwe;L. Bervoets;R. Blust;R. Pinxten

  • Perfluorinated Substances in Human Food and Other Sources of Human Exposure

    Wendy D’Hollander;Pim de Voogt;Wim De Coen;Lieven Bervoets

  • The impact of increased oxygen conditions on metal-contaminated sediments part I: Effects on redox status, sediment geochemistry and metal bioavailability

    M. De Jonge;J. Teuchies;P. Meire;R. Blust

  • Brominated flame retardants and perfluorinated compounds in indoor dust from homes and offices in Flanders, Belgium

    Wendy D’Hollander;Laurence Roosens;Adrian Covaci;Christa Cornelis

  • DNAqua-Net: Developing new genetic tools for bioassessment and monitoring of aquatic ecosystems in Europe

    Florian Leese;Florian Altermatt;Agnès Bouchez;Torbjørn Ekrem

  • Cocaine and metabolites in waste and surface water across Belgium.

    Alexander L.N. van Nuijs;Bert Pecceu;Laetitia Theunis;Nathalie Dubois

  • Great and blue tits as indicators of heavy metal contamination in terrestrial ecosystems.

    Marcel Eens;Rianne Pinxten;Rudolf F. Verheyen;Ronny Blust

  • Spatial and temporal variations in the occurrence of cocaine and benzoylecgonine in waste- and surface water from Belgium and removal during wastewater treatment.

    Alexander L.N. van Nuijs;Bert Pecceu;Laetitia Theunis;Nathalie Dubois

  • Can cocaine use be evaluated through analysis of wastewater? A nation‐wide approach conducted in Belgium

    Alexander L N van Nuijs;Bert Pecceu;Laetitia Theunis;Nathalie Dubois

  • Heavy metals and selenium in feathers of great tits (Parus major) along a pollution gradient

    Ellen Janssens;Tom Dauwe;Lieven Bervoets;Marcel Eens

  • Responses of aquatic organisms to metal pollution in a lowland river in Flanders: a comparison of diatoms and macroinvertebrates.

    Maarten De Jonge;Bart Van de Vijver;Ronny Blust;Lieven Bervoets

  • Relationships between metal concentrations in great tit nestlings and their environment and food

    Tom Dauwe;Ellen Janssens;Lieven Bervoets;Ronny Blust

  • Accumulation and effects of metals in caged carp and resident roach along a metal pollution gradient

    H. Reynders;L. Bervoets;M. Gelders;W.M. De Coen

  • Brominated flame retardants and perfluorinated chemicals, two groups of persistent contaminants in Belgian human blood and milk.

    Laurence Roosens;Wendy D’Hollander;Lieven Bervoets;Hans Reynders

  • Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and organohalogen pollutants in liver of three freshwater fish species in Flanders (Belgium): relationships with biochemical and organismal effects.

    Philippe Tony Hoff;Karen Van Campenhout;Kristin Van de Vijver;Adrian Covaci

  • Accumulation of Metals in the Tissues of Three Spined Stickelback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) from Natural Fresh Waters

    Lieven Bervoets;Ronny Blust;Rudolf Verheyen

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronny Blust
Ronny Blust University of Antwerp
Adrian Covaci
Adrian Covaci University of Antwerp
Marcel Eens
Marcel Eens University of Antwerp
Patrick Meire
Patrick Meire University of Antwerp
Alexander L.N. van Nuijs
Alexander L.N. van Nuijs University of Antwerp
Hugo Neels
Hugo Neels University of Antwerp
Tom Dauwe
Tom Dauwe University of Antwerp
Victor Wepener
Victor Wepener North-West University
Erik Verheyen
Erik Verheyen Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
Robby Stoks
Robby Stoks KU Leuven

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