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Endocrine activity in an urban river system and the biodegradation of estrogen-like endocrine disrupting chemicals through a bio-analytical approach using DRE- and ERE-CALUX bioassays by Vandermarken, T., Croes, K., Van Langenhove, K., Boonen, I., Servais, P., Garcia-Armisen, T., Brion, N., Denison, M.S., Goeyens, L., Elskens, M.

“…The Zenne River, crossing the Brussels region (Belgium) is an extremely urbanized river impacted by both domestic and industrial effluents. The objective of…”
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Characterisation and implementation of the ERE-CALUX bioassay on indoor dust samples of kindergartens to assess estrogenic potencies by Vandermarken, T., De Galan, S., Croes, K., Van Langenhove, K., Vercammen, J., Sanctorum, H., Denison, M.S., Goeyens, L., Elskens, M., Baeyens, W.

“…•We characterised the ERE-CALUX bioassay and used the 4 parameter Hill equation.•We collected dust in 12 different kindergartens classes in Flanders and…”
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PCDD/Fs and dioxin-like PCBs in home-produced eggs from Belgium: Levels, contamination sources and health risks by Van Overmeire, I., Waegeneers, N., Sioen, I., Bilau, M., De Henauw, S., Goeyens, L., Pussemier, L., Eppe, G.

“…This paper discusses the dioxin TEQ levels as determined by the chemically activated luciferase gene expression assay (CALUX) and by HRGC-HRMS in eggs, soils,…”
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Bioconcentration and biomagnification of mercury and methylmercury in North Sea and Scheldt estuary fish by Baeyens, W, Leermakers, M, Papina, T, Saprykin, A, Brion, N, Noyen, J, De Gieter, M, Elskens, M, Goeyens, L

“…Total Hg and MMHg concentrations were assessed in more than 350 fish and shellfish samples. Hg concentrations in Greater North Sea fish of prey range from…”
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Dioxin levels in fertilizers from Belgium: Determination and evaluation of the potential impact on soil contamination by Elskens, M., Pussemier, L., Dumortier, P., Van Langenhove, K., Scholl, G., Goeyens, L., Focant, J.F.

“…Dioxins are harmful persistent organic pollutants (POPs) to which humans are exposed mostly via the consumption of animal products. They can enter the food…”
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Mycotoxin analyses in some home produced eggs in Belgium reveal small contribution to the total daily intake by Tangni, E.K., Waegeneers, N., Van Overmeire, I, Goeyens, L, Pussemier, L.

“…Low levels of deoxynivalenol (DON, range: 2.6–17.9 ng/g) and its metabolite de-epoxy-DON (DOM-1, range: 2.4–23.7 ng/g) were found in 20 home-produced egg…”
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Optimization and validation of a liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS n ) method for analysis of corticosteroids in bovine liver: Evaluation of Keyhole Limpet β-glucuronidase/sulfatase enzyme extract by Croes, K., Goeyens, L., Baeyens, W., Van Loco, J., Impens, S.

“…A liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS n ) method for the determination of 12 corticosteroids in bovine liver has been optimized and validated…”
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Assessment of the chemical contamination in home-produced eggs in Belgium: General overview of the CONTEGG study by Van Overmeire, I., Pussemier, L., Waegeneers, N., Hanot, V., Windal, I., Boxus, L., Covaci, A., Eppe, G., Scippo, M.L., Sioen, I., Bilau, M., Gellynck, X., De Steur, H., Tangni, E.K., Goeyens, L.

“…This overview paper describes a study conducted for the Belgian Federal Public Service of Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment during 2006–2007…”
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PCB and organochlorine pesticides in home-produced eggs in Belgium by Windal, I., Hanot, V., Marchi, J., Huysmans, G., Van Overmeire, I., Waegeneers, N., Goeyens, L.

“…The level of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) and persistent organochlorinated pesticides (OC) in home-produced eggs was investigated in Belgium. The…”
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CALUX measurements: Statistical inferences for the dose–response curve by Elskens, M., Baston, D.S., Stumpf, C., Haedrich, J., Keupers, I., Croes, K., Denison, M.S., Baeyens, W., Goeyens, L.

“…Chemical Activated LUciferase gene eXpression [CALUX] is a reporter gene mammalian cell bioassay used for detection and semi-quantitative analyses of…”
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Average daily nitrate and nitrite intake in the Belgian population older than 15 years by Temme, E.H.M, Vandevijvere, S, Vinkx, C, Huybrechts, I, Goeyens, L, Van Oyen, H

“…The aim of this study was to assess the dietary intake of nitrate and nitrite in Belgium. The nitrate content of processed vegetables, cheeses and meat…”
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The CALUX bioassay: Current status of its application to screening food and feed by Hoogenboom, L., Traag, W., Bovee, T., Goeyens, L., Carbonnelle, S., van Loco, J., Beernaert, H., Jacobs, G., Schoeters, G., Baeyens, W.

“…The CALUX bioassay is at present the best screening method for dioxins and dioxin-like (dl) polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in food and feed, and the only…”
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Chemical contamination of free-range eggs from Belgium by Van Overmeire, I, Pussemier, L, Hanot, V, De Temmerman, L, Hoenig, M, Goeyens, L

“…The elements manganese, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, arsenic, selenium, molybdenum, cadmium, antimony, thallium, lead and mercury, and selected persistent…”
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Potential impact of fertilization practices on human dietary intake of dioxins in Belgium by Dumortier, P., Elskens, M., Focant, J.F., Goeyens, L., Vandermeiren, K., Pussemier, L.

“…Dioxins can enter the food chain at any stage, including crop fertilization. Therefore, we developed a simple method for estimating the introduction of dioxins…”
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Total and toxic arsenic levels in North Sea fish by DE GIETER, M, LEERMAKERS, M, VAN RYSSEN, R, NOYEN, J, GOEYENS, L, BAEYENS, W

“…Levels of arsenic contamination in muscle and liver tissue of 25 sea fish and 4 shellfish species from the North Sea were determined. Analyses were done by…”
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Estimate of intake of sulfites in the Belgian adult population by Vandevijvere, S., Temme, E., Andjelkovic, M., De Wil, M., Vinkx, C., Goeyens, L., Van Loco, J.

“…An exposure assessment was performed to estimate the usual daily intake of sulfites in the Belgian adult population. Food consumption data were retrieved from…”
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A Room Temperature Procedure for the Manual Determination of Urea in Seawater by Goeyens, L, Kindermans, N, Abu Yusuf, M, Elskens, M

“…Several earlier studies underpin the important role of dissolved organic matter and more particularly urea in phytoplanktonic nitrogen uptake fluxes…”
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Optimisation of a liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometric method for the determination of acrylamide in foods by Govaert, Y., Arisseto, A., Van Loco, J., Scheers, E., Fraselle, S., Weverbergh, E., Degroodt, J.M., Goeyens, L.

“…A robust and fitted routine method resulting from an analytical optimisation has been applied for the determination of acrylamide in several foods including…”
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PCBs and PCDD/FS in fish and fish products and their impact on the human body burden in Belgium by BAEYENS, W, LEERMAKERS, M, WINDAL, I, ELSKENS, M, VAN LAREBEKE, N, DE BONT, R, VANDERPERREN, H, FONTAINE, A, DEGROODT, J.-M, GOEYENS, L, HANOT, V

“…The concentrations of marker PCBs (28, 52, 101, 118, 138, 153, 180) in fish have been assessed with GC-MS: an average concentration of 540 ng-PCB g(-1) fat…”
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Validation of the CALUX bioassay for PCDD/F analyses in human blood plasma and comparison with GC-HRMS by Van Wouwe, N, Windal, I, Vanderperren, H, Eppe, G, Xhrouet, C, Massart, A-C, Debacker, N, Sasse, A, Baeyens, W, De Pauw, E, Sartor, F, Van Oyen, H, Goeyens, L

“…Following the dioxin crisis of 1999, several studies were conducted to assess the impact of this crisis on the dioxin body burden in the Belgian population…”
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