Search Results - "Bavel, B."

Worldwide distribution of persistent organic pollutants in air, including results of air monitoring by passive air sampling in five continents by Bogdal, C., Scheringer, M., Abad, E., Abalos, M., van Bavel, B., Hagberg, J., Fiedler, H.

“…► We report on concentrations of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in ambient air. ► Samples were analyzed from Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean and…”
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Results of WEPAL-QUASIMEME/NORMANs first global interlaboratory study on microplastics reveal urgent need for harmonization by van Mourik, L.M., Crum, S., Martinez-Frances, E., van Bavel, B., Leslie, H.A., de Boer, J., Cofino, W.P.

“…To survey the conformity and quality of results among laboratories for microplastics determination worldwide, an international laboratory intercomparison and…”
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Levels of brominated flame retardants in blood in relation to levels in household air and dust by Karlsson, M., Julander, A., van Bavel, B., Hardell, L.

“…Levels of tri- to decabrominated diphenyl ethers (BDEs), 1,2- bis(2,4,6-tribromophenoxy)ethane (BTBPE) and 1,2- bis(pentabromophenyl)ethane (DeBDethane) were…”
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Per- and polyfluorinated compounds (PFCs) in house dust and indoor air in Catalonia, Spain: Implications for human exposure by Ericson Jogsten, I., Nadal, M., van Bavel, B., Lindström, G., Domingo, J.L.

“…A total of 27 per- and polyfluorinated compounds (PFCs) were determined in both house dust (n = 10) and indoor air (n = 10) from selected homes in Catalonia,…”
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Corrigendum to “Results of WEPAL-QUASIMEME/NORMANs first global interlaboratory study on microplastics reveal urgent need for harmonization” [Sci. Total Environ. 772 (2021) 145071 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145071 (ISSN 0048-9697)] by van Mourik, L.M., Crum, S., Martinez-Frances, E., van Bavel, B., Leslie, H.A., de Boer, J., Cofino, W.P.

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Inequalities in Air Pollution Exposure and Attributable Mortality in a Low Carbon Future by Reddington, C. L., Turnock, S. T., Conibear, L., Forster, P. M., Lowe, J. A., Ford, L. Berrang, Weaver, C., Bavel, B., Dong, H., Alizadeh, M. R., Arnold, S. R.

“…Understanding the costs and benefits of climate change mitigation and adaptation options is crucial to justify and prioritize future decarbonization pathways…”
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The association between p,p′-DDE levels and left ventricular mass is mainly mediated by obesity by La Merrill, M.A., Lind, P.M., Salihovic, S., van Bavel, B., Lind, L.

“…The pesticide metabolite p,p′-DDE has been associated with left ventricular (LV) mass and known risk factors for LV hypertrophy in humans and in experimental…”
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Global DNA hypermethylation is associated with high serum levels of persistent organic pollutants in an elderly population by Lind, Lars, Penell, Johanna, Luttropp, Karin, Nordfors, Louise, Syvänen, Anne-Christine, Axelsson, Tomas, Salihovic, Samira, van Bavel, Bert, Fall, Tove, Ingelsson, Erik, Lind, P. Monica

“…Dioxin exposure has experimentally been associated with changes in DNA methylation, an epigenetic change that is associated with disease. The present study…”
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The need for capacity building and first results for the Stockholm Convention Global Monitoring Plan by Fiedler, H., Abad, E., van Bavel, B., de Boer, J., Bogdal, C., Malisch, R.

“…► Performance criteria for analytical laboratories tested in developing countries. ► Quantitative results generated to support the Global Monitoring Plan on…”
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Exposure and body burden of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) and metals in a historically contaminated community by Helmfrid, Ingela, Salihovic, Samira, van Bavel, Bert, Wingren, Gun, Berglund, Marika

“…There are many small villages where environmental contamination is substantial due to historical industrial activities. The aim of the present study was to…”
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First worldwide UNEP interlaboratory study on persistent organic pollutants (POPs), with data on polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides by Van Leeuwen, S.P.J., De Boer, J., Van Leeuwen, S.P.J., Van Bavel, B.

“…► An interlaboratory study on POPs led to comparable results throughout the world. ► Laboratories from developed countries did better than those of developing…”
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Results for PCDD/PCDF and dl-PCBs in the First Round of UNEPs Biennial Global Interlaboratory Assessment on Persistent Organic Pollutants by Abalos, M., Abad, E., van Leeuwen, S.P.J., de Boer, J., van Leeuwen, S.P.J., Lindström, G., van Bavel, B., Fiedler, H.

“…► The first assessment of the quality of dioxin analysis in developing countries. ► A critical evaluation of the statistical methods used to validate QA/QC…”
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Circulating levels of environmental contaminants are associated with dietary patterns in older adults by Ax, Erika, Lampa, Erik, Lind, Lars, Salihovic, Samira, van Bavel, Bert, Cederholm, Tommy, Sjögren, Per, Lind, P. Monica

“…Food intake contributes substantially to our exposure to environmental contaminants. Still, little is known about our dietary habits' contribution to exposure…”
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Towards comparable POPs data worldwide with global monitoring data and analytical capacity building in Africa, Central and Latin America, and the South Pacific by Leslie, H.A., van Bavel, B., Abad, E., de Boer, J.

“…► On-site training combined with interlaboratory studies build analytical capacity. ► POPs were screened in developing countries and other remote areas. ► Most…”
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Polybrominated diphenylethers and methoxylated tetrabromodiphenylethers in cetaceans from the Mediterranean Sea by Pettersson, A, van Bavel, B, Engwall, M, Jimenez, B

“…Eight tetrabrominated to hexabrominated diphenylethers were present at ppb levels in liver from cetaceans found stranded on the beaches of the Mediterranean…”
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POPs analysis reveals issues in bringing laboratories in developing countries to a higher quality level by Van Leeuwen, S.P.J., Leslie, H.A., De Boer, J., Van Leeuwen, S.P.J., Van Bavel, B., Abad, E., Fiedler, H.

“…► Laboratories in the developing world are often not yet ready for POPs monitoring. ► Lacking resources, limited skills and QA/QC awareness are hurdles to be…”
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Help seeking behavior and onset-to-alarm time in patients with acute stroke: sub-study of the preventive antibiotics in stroke study by Zock, E, Kerkhoff, H, Kleyweg, R P, van Bavel-Ta, T B V, Scott, S, Kruyt, N D, Nederkoorn, P J, van de Beek, D

“…Patients with acute stroke often do not seek immediate medical help, which is assumed to be driven by lack of knowledge of stroke symptoms. We explored the…”
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Circulating levels of perfluoroalkyl substances and biomarkers of liver function in a large population based sample of elderly men and women from Sweden by Lind, M., Salihovic, S., Larsson, A., van Bavel, B., Lind, L.

“…Objective : Since perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also called perfluorinated compounds (PFCs), have been shown to accumulate in the liver in experimental…”
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Assessment of polychlorinated dibenzo- p-dioxin and dibenzofuran emissions from a hazardous waste incineration plant using long-term sampling equipment by Rivera-Austrui, J., Borrajo, M.A., Martinez, K., Adrados, M.A., Abalos, M., Van Bavel, B., Rivera, J., Abad, E.

“…► Long-term continuous sampling of dioxins was found to be more reliable than short-term sampling. ► The current emission factor for the incineration plant was…”
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Environmental contaminants in arctic foxes ( Alopex lagopus) in Svalbard: Relationships with feeding ecology and body condition by Fuglei, E., Bustnes, J.O., Hop, H., Mørk, T., Björnfoth, H., van Bavel, B.

“…Adipose tissues from 20 arctic foxes ( Alopex lagopus) of both sexes from Svalbard were analysed for polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE), polychlorinated…”
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