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  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Biology
  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Biology

Overview

Veerle L.B. Jaspers is affiliated with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Norway. Their academic work primarily focuses on environmental science, with a significant emphasis on subfields such as health, toxicology and mutagenesis, environmental chemistry, ecology, pollution, and atmospheric science.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology

Jaspers has contributed extensively to literature on environmental contaminants and their effects on wildlife and ecosystems. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Towards harmonisation of chemical monitoring using avian apex predators: Identification of key species for pan-European biomonitoring," 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "A review on contaminants of emerging concern in European raptors (2002−2020)," 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Effects of an environmentally relevant PFAS mixture on dopamine and steroid hormone levels in exposed mice," 2021, Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology
  • "A risk assessment of the effects of mercury on Baltic Sea, Greater North Sea and North Atlantic wildlife, fish and bivalves," 2020, Environment International
  • "A schematic sampling protocol for contaminant monitoring in raptors," 2020, AMBIO

The scientist frequently publishes in several journals, with the highest number of publications appearing in:

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

Jaspers often collaborates with other researchers, evidenced by frequent coauthors such as Alexandros G. Asimakopoulos, Tomasz Maciej Ciesielski, Junjie Zhang, Igor Eulaers, and Marcel Klaassen.

Recognized within the scientific community, Jaspers is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters for Biology, reflecting their standing in the field.

Best Publications

  • Brominated flame retardants and organochlorine pollutants in aquatic and terrestrial predatory birds of Belgium: levels, patterns, tissue distribution and condition factors.

    V.L.B. Jaspers;A. Covaci;S. Voorspoels;T. Dauwe

  • Accumulation, tissue-specific distribution and debromination of decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE 209) in European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)

    E. Van den Steen;A. Covaci;V.L.B. Jaspers;T. Dauwe

  • Tracking pan-continental trends in environmental contamination using sentinel raptors-what types of samples should we use?

    S. Espín;S. Espín;A.J. García-Fernández;D. Herzke;Richard F. Shore

  • An overview of existing raptor contaminant monitoring activities in Europe.

    P. Gómez-Ramírez;R.F. Shore;N.W. van Den Brink;B. Van Hattum

  • Biomagnification of PBDEs in three small terrestrial food chains.

    Stefan Voorspoels;Adrian Covaci;Veerle L. B. Jaspers;Hugo Neels

  • Evaluation of the usefulness of bird feathers as a non-destructive biomonitoring tool for organic pollutants : A comparative and meta-analytical approach

    V. L. B. Jaspers;S. Voorspoels;Adrian Covaci;Gilles Lepoint

  • Feathers as a nondestructive biomonitor for persistent organic pollutants

    Tom Dauwe;Veerle Jaspers;Adrian Covaci;Paul Schepens

  • Brominated flame retardants and organochlorine pollutants in eggs of little owls (Athene noctua) from Belgium.

    Veerle Jaspers;Adrian Covaci;Johan Maervoet;Tom Dauwe

  • Levels and distribution of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in various tissues of birds of prey.

    Stefan Voorspoels;Adrian Covaci;Peter Lepom;Veerle L.B. Jaspers

  • Bird feathers as a biomonitor for environmental pollutants: Prospects and pitfalls

    Veerle L.B. Jaspers;Adrian Covaci;Dorte Herzke;Igor Eulaers

  • Can predatory bird feathers be used as a non-destructive biomonitoring tool of organic pollutants?

    Veerle L.B Jaspers;Stefan Voorspoels;Adrian Covaci;Marcel Eens

  • A first evaluation of the usefulness of feathers of nestling predatory birds for non-destructive biomonitoring of persistent organic pollutants.

    Igor Eulaers;Adrian Covaci;Dorte Herzke;Marcel Eens

  • Brominated and phosphorus flame retardants in White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla nestlings: Bioaccumulation and associations with dietary proxies (δ13C, δ15N and δ34S)

    Igor Eulaers;Veerle L.B. Jaspers;Duncan J. Halley;Gilles Lepoint

  • Influence of taxa, trophic level, and location on bioaccumulation of toxic metals in bird's feathers: a preliminary biomonitoring study using multiple bird species from Pakistan.

    Naeem Akhtar Abbasi;Veerle Leontina Bernard Jaspers;Muhammad Jamshed Iqbal Chaudhry;Sakhawat Ali

  • The importance of exogenous contamination on heavy metal levels in bird feathers. A field experiment with free-living great tits, Parus major.

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  • Preen oil as the main source of external contamination with organic pollutants onto feathers of the common magpie (Pica pica)

    Veerle L.B. Jaspers;Adrian Covaci;Pieter Deleu;Hugo Neels

  • Brominated flame retardants and organochlorines in the European environment using great tit eggs as a biomonitoring tool

    Evi Van den Steen;Rianne Pinxten;Veerle L.B. Jaspers;Adrian Covaci

  • The relationship between perfluorinated chemical levels in the feathers and livers of birds from different trophic levels.

    Johan Meyer;Veerle L.B. Jaspers;Marcel Eens;Wim de Coen

  • Distribution of PCBs, Their Hydroxylated Metabolites, and Other Phenolic Contaminants in Human Serum from Two European Countries

    Alin C Dirtu;Veerle L B Jaspers;Roberta Cernat;Hugo Neels

  • Body feathers as a potential new biomonitoring tool in raptors: A study on organohalogenated contaminants in different feather types and preen oil of West Greenland white-tailed eagles (Haliaeetus albicilla)

    Veerle L.B. Jaspers;Francisco Soler Rodriguez;David Boertmann;Christian Sonne

  • Developmental Toxicity of Perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) and Its Chlorinated Polyfluoroalkyl Ether Sulfonate Alternative F-53B in the Domestic Chicken

    Nathalie Briels;Tomasz Maciej Ciesielski;Dorte Herzke;Veerle Jaspers

  • Within- and among-clutch variation of organohalogenated contaminants in eggs of great tits (Parus major).

    E. Van den Steen;T. Dauwe;A. Covaci;V.L.B. Jaspers

Frequent Co-Authors

Adrian Covaci
Adrian Covaci University of Antwerp
Marcel Eens
Marcel Eens University of Antwerp
Christian Sonne
Christian Sonne Aarhus University
Dorte Herzke
Dorte Herzke Norwegian Institute for Air Research
Rianne Pinxten
Rianne Pinxten University of Antwerp
Tom Dauwe
Tom Dauwe University of Antwerp
Stefan Voorspoels
Stefan Voorspoels Flemish Institute for Technological Research
Bjørn Munro Jenssen
Bjørn Munro Jenssen Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Hugo Neels
Hugo Neels University of Antwerp
Gilles Lepoint
Gilles Lepoint University of Liège

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