Publications
Phosphorus mobilization in sulfidic sediments in the Baltic Sea Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Prediction and assessment of xenoestrogens mixture effects using the in vitro ERα-CALUX assay Vrije Universiteit Brussel
supplements, and food contact materials (FCMs) are suspected endocrine
disruptors (EDs). Currently, scientific evidence to predict the impacts on
biological systems of ED mixtures is lacking. In this study, three classes of
substances were considered: i) phytoestrogens, ii) plant protection products
(PPP) and iii) substances related to ...
A comparison of different approaches for the analysis of 36Cl in graphite samples Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Assessment of 226Ra and U colloidal transport in a mining environment Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Dynamics of estrogenic activity in an urban river receiving wastewater effluents: effect-based measurements with CALUX Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Diffusive Gradients in Thin films as a tool for arsenic speciation in the estuarine environments Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Investigation of a new approach for 36Cl determination in solid samples using plastic scintillators Vrije Universiteit Brussel
This work reports a new approach for the determination of 36Cl in radioactive waste samples from nuclear decommissioning, wherein novel plastic scintillator (PS) materials were used for the concentration of 36Cl prior to the detection with scintillation counting. Different plastic scintillator (PS) materials were tested for their selective absorption and detection of 36Cl activity in solid samples. PS microspheres (PSm), cross-linked PSm ...
Genetic evidence for a single stock of giant tiger prawns Penaeus monodon in demarcated prawn fishing zones of Tanzania Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Tanzania demarcated three prawn fishing zones along its coast to spread fishing pressure and help the prawn fishery to recover. However, it is unknown whether the demarcated zones correspond to the genetic stock structure of the world's most commercially important prawn, the giant tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon). Thus, this study used partial mitochondrial control region sequences (534 base pairs) to test the hypotheses that (1) giant tiger ...
DNA barcoding reveals endangered and protected elasmobranchs in Tanzanian fish markets Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Western Indian Ocean countries have banned elasmobranch finning and enacted legislation to protect endangered elasmobranchs, however finned and morphologically deformed specimens are still landed and traded on Tanzanian fish markets. Such specimens are difficult to identify morphologically, and it is possible that protected elasmobranchs are among these. This study used DNA barcoding to uncover protected elasmobranchs in 102 specimens traded ...