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Université de Liège; Faculté des Sciences; Département de Biologie, Ecologie et Evolution; Laboratoire d'Océanologie, more Function: Research Associate at FRS-FNRS Direct contact at institute: Tel.: +32-(0)4-366 33 21 E-mail:

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Viability of the Northeast Atlantic harbour porpoise and seal populations (genetic and ecological studies), more

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Padilha, J.A.G.; Santos, S.; Willems, T.; Souza-Kasprzyk, J.; Leite, A.; Cunha, L.S.T.; Costa, E.S.; Pessoa, A.R.; Eens, M.; Prinsen, E.; Torres, J.P.M.; Das, K.; Lepoint, G.; Dorneles, P.R.; Bervoets, L.; Groffen, T. (2024). Assessing the trophic ecology and migration on the exposure of cape petrels and Wilson's storm petrels from Antarctica to perfluoroalkylated substances, trace and major elements. Environ. Res. 244: 117827. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2023.117827 Padilha, J.A.; Carvalho, G.O.; Espejo, W.; Pessoa, A.R.L.; Cunha, L.S.T.; Costa, E.S.; Torres, J.P.M.; Lepoint, G.; Das, K.; Dorneles, P.R. (2023). Trace elements in migratory species arriving to Antarctica according to their migration range. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 188: 114693. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114693 Tinant, G.; Van Larebeke, M.; Lemaire, B.; Courteille, M.; Gardin, C.; Neefs, I.; Das, K.; Page, M.M.; Rees, J.F.; Larondelle, Y.; Debier, C. (2023). Dietary methylmercury and fatty acids affect the lipid metabolism of adipose tissue and liver in rainbow trout. Aquat. Toxicol. 263: 106673. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2023.106673 Dietz, R.; Letcher, R.J.; Aars, J.; Andersen, M.; Boltunov, A.; Born, E.W.; Ciesielski, T.M.; Das, K.; Dastnai, S.; Derocher, A.E.; Desforges, J.-P.; Eulaers, I.; Ferguson, S.; Hallanger, I.G.; Heide-Jørgensen, M.P.; Heimbürger-Boavida, L.-E.; Hoekstra, P.F.; Jenssen, B.M.; Kohler, S.G.; Larsen, M.M.; Lindstrøm, U.; Lippold, A.; Morris, A.; Nabe-Nielsen, J.; Nielsen, N.H.; Peacock, E.; Pinzone, M.; Riget, F.F.; Rosing-Asvid, A.; Routti, H.; Siebert, U.; Stenson, G.; Stern, G.; Strand, J.; Søndergaard, J.; Treu, G.; Víkingsson, G.A.; Wang, F.; Welker, J.M.; Wiig, Ø.; Wilson, S.J.; Sonne, C. (2022). A risk assessment review of mercury exposure in Arctic marine and terrestrial mammals. Sci. Total Environ. 829: 154445. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154445 Padilha, J.; de Carvalho, G.O.; Willems, T.; Lepoint, G.; Cunha, L.; Pessoa, A.R.L.; Eens, M.; Prinsen, E.; Costa, E.; Torres, J.P.; Dorneles, P.; Das, K.; Bervoets, L.; Groffen, T. (2022). Perfluoroalkylated compounds in the eggs and feathers of resident and migratory seabirds from the Antarctic Peninsula. Environ. Res. 214: 114157. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2022.114157 Damseaux, F.; Siebert, U.; Pomeroy, P.; Lepoint, G.; Das, K. (2021). Habitat and resource segregation of two sympatric seals in the North Sea. Sci. Total Environ. 764: 142842. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142842 Dietz, R.; Sonne, C.; Jenssen, B.M.; Das, K.; de Wit, C.A.; Harding, K.C.; Siebert, U.; Olsen, M.T. (2021). The Baltic Sea: an ecosystem with multiple stressors. Environ. Int. 147: 106324. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1016/j.envint.2020.106324 Garcia Barcia, L.; Pinzone, M.; Lepoint, G.; Pau, C.; Das, K.; Kiszka, J.J. (2021). Factors affecting mercury concentrations in two oceanic cephalopods of commercial interest from the southern Caribbean. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 168: 112408. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112408 Gismondi, E.; Daneels, L.; Damseaux, F.; Lehnert, K.; Siebert, U.; Das, K. (2021). Preliminary study of oxidative stress biomarkers and trace elements in North Sea harbour seals. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 163: 111905. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111905 Padilha, J.A.; Carvalho, G.O.; Espejo, W.; Souza, J.S.; Pizzochero, A.C.; Cunha, L.S.T.; Costa, E.S.; Pessoa, A.R.L.; Almeida, A.P.; Torres, J.P.M.; Lepoint, G.; Michel, L.N.; Das, K.; Dorneles, P.R. (2021). Factors that influence trace element levels in blood and feathers of Pygoscelis penguins from South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Environ. Pollut. 284: 117209. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117209 Pinzone, M.; Cransveld, A.; Tessier, E.; Bérail, S.; Schnitzler, J.; Das, K.; Amouroux, D. (2021). Contamination levels and habitat use influence Hg accumulation and stable isotope ratios in the European seabass Dicentrarchus labrax. Environ. Pollut. 281: 117008. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117008 Pinzone, M.; Nordøy, E.S.; Eppe, G.; Malherbe, C.; Das, K.; Collard, F. (2021). First record of plastic debris in the stomach of a hooded seal pup from the Greenland Sea. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 167: 112350. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112350 Schnitzler, J.G.; Das, K.; Wohlsein, P.; Kuiken, T.; Ludwig, A.; Lieckfeldt, D.; Phan, C.; Phay, S.; Siebert, U. (2021). The Irrawaddy dolphin, Orcaella brevirostris from the Mekong river Cambodia: preliminary health and toxicological investigations. Aquat. Toxicol. 234: 105812. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2021.105812 Dorneles, P.R.; Schilithz, P.F.; Paiva, T.d.C.; Flach, L.; Barbosa, L.A.; Domit, C.; Cremer, M.J.; Azevedo-Silva, C.E.; Azevedo, A.F.; Malm, O.; Lepoint, G.; Bisi, T.L.; Das, K.; Lailson-Brito, J. (2020). Total tin (TSn) biomagnification: evaluating organotin trophic flow and dispersion using hepatic TSn concentrations and stable isotope (C, N) data of nektonic organisms from Brazil. Mar. Environ. Res. 161: 105063. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.105063 Remili, A.; Gallego, P.; Pinzone, M.; Castro, C.; Jauniaux, T.; Garigliany, M.-M.; Malarvannan, G.; Covaci, A.; Das, K. (2020). Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) breeding off Mozambique and Ecuador show geographic variation of persistent organic pollutants and isotopic niches. Environ. Pollut. 267: 115575. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115575 Habran, S.; Damseaux, F.; Pomeroy, P.; Debier, C.; Crocker, D.; Lepoint, G.; Das, K. (2019). Changes in stable isotope compositions during fasting in phocid seals. Rapid Comm. Mass Spectrom. 33(2): 176-184. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rcm.8308 Pinzone, M.; Damseaux, F.; Michel, L.N.; Das, K. (2019). Stable isotope ratios of carbon, nitrogen and sulphur and mercury concentrations as descriptors of trophic ecology and contamination sources of Mediterranean whales. Chemosphere 237: 124448. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.124448 Pizzochero, A.C.; de la Torre, A.; Sanz, P.; Navarro, I.; Michel, L.N.; Lepoint, G.; Das, K.; Schnitzler, J.G.; Chenery, S.R.; McCarthy, I.D.; Malm, O.; Dorneles, P.R.; Martinez, M.A. (2019). Occurrence of legacy and emerging organic pollutants in whitemouth croakers from Southeastern Brazil. Sci. Total Environ. 682: 719-728. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.213 Schnitzler, J.G.; Reckendorf, A.; Pinzone, M.; Autenrieth, M.; Tiedemann, R.; Covaci, A.; Malarvannan, G.; Ruser, A.; Das, K.; Siebert, U. (2019). Supporting evidence for PCB pollution threatening global killer whale population. Aquat. Toxicol. 206: 102-104. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2018.11.008 Zanuttini, C.; Gally, F.; Scholl, G.; Thomé, J.-P.; Eppé, G.; Das, K. (2019). High pollutant exposure level of the largest European community of bottlenose dolphins in the English Channel. NPG Scientific Reports 9(1): 10 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-48485-7 Pizzochero, A.C.; Michel, L.; Chenery, S.R.; McCarthy, I.D.; Vianna, M.; Malm, O.; Lepoint, G.; Das, K.; Dorneles, P.R. (2018). Use of multielement stable isotope ratios to investigate ontogenetic movements of Micropogonias furnieri in a tropical Brazilian estuary. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 75(6): 977-986. https://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2017-0148 Schnitzler, J.G.; Pinzone, M.; Autenrieth, M.; van Neer, A.; IJsseldijk, L.L.; Barber, J.L.; Deaville, R.; Brownlow, A.; Schaffeld, T.; Thomé, J.-P.; Tiedemann, R.; Das, K.; Siebert, U. (2018). Inter-individual differences in contamination profiles as tracer of social group association in stranded sperm whales. NPG Scientific Reports 8(1): 10958. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-29186-z Collard, F.; Gilbert, B.; Eppe, G.; Roos, L.; Compère, P.; Das, K.; Parmentier, E. (2017). Morphology of the filtration apparatus of three planktivorous fishes and relation with ingested anthropogenic particles. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 116(1-2): 182-191. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.12.067 Collard, F.; Gilbert, B.; Compère, P.; Eppe, G.; Das, K.; Jauniaux, T.; Parmentier, E. (2017). Microplastics in livers of European anchovies (Engraulis encrasicolus, L.). Environ. Pollut. 229: 1000-1005. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2017.07.089 Cransveld, A.; Amouroux, D.; Tessier, E.; Koutrakis, E.; Ozturk, A.A.; Bettoso, N.; Mieiro, C.L.; Bérail, S.; Barre, J.P.G.; Sturaro, N.; Schnitzler, J.; Das, K. (2017). Mercury stable isotopes discriminate different populations of European seabass and trace potential Hg sources around Europe. Environ. Sci. Technol. 51(21): 12219-12228. https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.7b01307 Damseaux, F.; Kiszka, J.J.; Heithaus, M.R.; Scholl, G.; Eppe, G.; Thomé, J.-P.; Lewis, J.; Hao, W.; Fontaine, M.C.; Das, K. (2017). Spatial variation in the accumulation of POPs and mercury in bottlenose dolphins of the Lower Florida Keys and the coastal Everglades (South Florida). Environ. Pollut. 220(Part A): 577-587. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2016.10.005 Das, K.; Holleville, O.; Ryan, C.; Berrow, S.; Gilles, A.; Ody, D.; Michel, L.N. (2017). Isotopic niches of fin whales from the Mediterranean Sea and the Celtic Sea (North Atlantic). Mar. Environ. Res. 127: 75-83. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2017.03.009 Das, K.; Malarvannan, G.; Dirtu, A.; Dulau, V.; Dumont, M.; Lepoint, G.; Mongin, P.; Covaci, A. (2017). Linking pollutant exposure of humpback whales breeding in the Indian Ocean to their feeding habits and feeding areas off Antarctica. Environ. Pollut. 220(Part B): 1090-1099. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2016.11.032 Pinzone, M.; Acquarone, M.; Huyghebaert, L.; Sturaro, N.; Michel, L.N.; Siebert, U.; Das, K. (2017). Carbon, nitrogen and sulphur isotopic fractionation in captive juvenile hooded seal (Cystophora cristata): application for diet analysis. Rapid Comm. Mass Spectrom. 31(20): 1720-1728. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rcm.7955 Romero, M.B.; Polizzi, P.; Chiodi, L.; Robles, A.; Das, K.; Gerpe, M. (2017). Metals as chemical tracers to discriminate ecological populations of threatened Franciscana dolphins (Pontoporia blainvillei) from Argentina. Environm. Sc. & Poll. Res. 24(4): 3940-3950. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-016-7970-9 Schnitzler, J.G.; Dussenne, M.; Frédérich, B.; Das, K. (2017). Post-embryonic development of sheepshead minnow Cyprinodon variegatus: a staging tool based on externally visible anatomical traits. Ichthyol. Res 64(1): 29-36. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10228-016-0534-7 Das, K.; Dupont, A.; De Pauw-Gillet, M.-C.; Debier, C.; Siebert, U. (2016). Absence of selenium protection against methylmercury toxicity in harbour seal leucocytes in vitro. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 108(1-2): 70-76. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.04.060 de la Vega, C.; Lebreton, B.; Siebert, U.; Guillou, G.; Das, K.; Asmus, R.; Asmus, H. (2016). Seasonal variation of harbor seal's diet from the Wadden Sea in relation to prey availability. PLoS One 11(5): e0155727. https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0155727 Dirtu, A.C.; Malarvannan, G.; Das, K.; Dulau-Drouot, V.; Kiszka, J.; Lepoint, G.; Mongin, P.; Covaci, A. (2016). Contrasted accumulation patterns of persistent organic pollutants and mercury in sympatric tropical dolphins from the south-western Indian Ocean. Environ. Res. 146: 263-273. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2016.01.006 Dorneles, P.R.; Lailson-Brito, J.; Bisi, T.L.; Domit, C.; Barbosa, L.A.; Meirelles, A.C.O.; Carvalho, V.L.; Malm, O.; Azevedo, A.F.; Brose, F.; Das, K.; Scippo, M.-L. (2016). Guiana dolphins (Sotalia guianensis) and DR-CALUX for screening coastal Brazilian environments for dioxins and related compounds. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 71(3): 336-346. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00244-016-0299-z Dupont, A.; De Pauw-Gillet, M.-C.; Schnitzler, J.; Siebert, U.; Das, K. (2016). Effects of methylmercury on harbour seal peripheral blood leucocytes in vitro studied by electron microscopy. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 70(1): 133-142. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00244-015-0207-y Lehnert, K.; Ronnenberg, K.; Weijs, L.; Covaci, A.; Das, K.; Hellwig, V.; Siebert, U. (2016). Xenobiotic and immune-relevant molecular biomarkers in harbor seals as proxies for pollutant burden and effects. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 70(1): 106-120. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00244-015-0202-3 Romero, M.B.; Polizzi, P.; Chiodi, L.; Das, K.; Gerpe, M. (2016). The role of metallothioneins, selenium and transfer to offspring in mercury detoxification in Franciscana dolphins (Pontoporia blainvillei). Mar. Pollut. Bull. 109(1): 650-654. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.05.012 Schnitzler, J.G.; Klaren, P.H.M.; Mariavelle, E.; Das, K. (2016). The thyroid gland and thyroid hormones in sheepshead minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus) during early development and metamorphosis. Fish Physiol. Biochem. 42(2): 607-616. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10695-015-0163-5 Schnitzler, J.G.; Frédérich, B.; Dussenne, M.; Klaren, P.H.M.; Silvestre, F.; Das, K. (2016). Triclosan exposure results in alterations of thyroid hormone status and retarded early development and metamorphosis in Cyprinodon variegatus. Aquat. Toxicol. 181: 1-10. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2016.10.019 Collard, F.; Gilbert, B.; Eppe, G.; Parmentier, E.; Das, K. (2015). Detection of anthropogenic particles in fish stomachs: An isolation method adapted to identification by Raman spectroscopy. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 69(3): 331-339. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00244-015-0221-0 Dyc, C.; Covaci, A.; Debier, C.; Leroy, C.; Delcroix, E.; Thomé, J.-P.; Das, K. (2015). Pollutant exposure in green and hawksbill marine turtles from the Caribbean region. Regional Studies in Marine Science 2: 158-170. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2015.09.004 Imazaki, P.H.; Brose, F.; Jauniaux, T.; Das, K.; Muller, M.; Scippo, M.-L. (2015). Estrogenic evaluation and organochlorine identification in blubber of North Sea Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) stranded on the North Sea coast. Biomed. Res. Int. 2015(438295): 14 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/438295 Pinzone, M.; Budzinski, H.; Tasciotti, A.; Ody, D.; Lepoint, G.; Schnitzler, J.; Scholl, G.; Thomé, J.-P.; Tapie, N.; Eppe, G.; Das, K. (2015). POPs in free-ranging pilot whales, sperm whales and fin whales from the Mediterranean Sea: influence of biological and ecological factors. Environ. Res. 142: 185-196. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2015.06.021 Schwemmer, P; Covaci, A.; Das, K.; Lepoint, G.; Adler, S; Garthe, S (2015). Assessment of contaminant levels and trophic relations at a World Heritage Site by measurements in a characteristic shorebird species. Environ. Res. 136: 163-172. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2014.10.021 Vermeulen, E.; Holsbeek, L.; Das, K. (2015). Diurnal and seasonal variation in the behaviour of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Bahia San Antonio, Patagonia, Argentina. Aquat. Mamm. 41(3): 272-283. dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.41.3.2015.272 Weijs, L.; Briels, N.; Adams, D.; Lepoint, G.; Das, K.; Blust, R.; Covaci, A. (2015). Maternal transfer of organohalogenated compounds in sharks and stingrays. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 92(1-2): 59-68. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.12.056 Weijs, L.; Briels, N.; Adams, D.; Lepoint, G.; Das, K.; Blust, R.; Covaci, A. (2015). Bioaccumulation of organohalogenated compounds in sharks and rays from the southeastern USA. Environ. Res. 137: 199-207. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2014.12.022 Louis, C.; Dirtu, A.C.; Stas, M.; Guiot, Y.; Malarvannan, G.; Das, K.; Costa, P; Crocker, E; Covaci, A.; Debier, C. (2014). Mobilisation of lipophilic pollutants from blubber in northern elephant seal pups (Mirounga angustirostris) during the post-weaning fast. Environ. Res. 132: 438-448. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2014.04.016 Polizzi, P.S.; Romero, M.B.; Boudet, L.N.C.; Das, K.; Denuncio, P.E.; Rodriguez, D.H.; Gerpe, M.S. (2014). Metallothioneins pattern during ontogeny of coastal dolphin, Pontoporia blainvillei, from Argentina. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 80(1-2): 275-281. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.10.037 Bisi, T.L.; Dorneles, P.R.; Lailson-Brito, J.; Lepoint, G.; Azevedo, A.D.F.; Flach, L.; Malm, O.; Das, K. (2013). Trophic relationships and habitat preferences of Delphinids from the Southeastern Brazilian Coast determined by Carbon and Nitrogen Stable Isotope Composition. PLoS One 8(12): 1-8. dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0082205 Dorneles, P.R.; Sanz, P.; Eppe, G.; Azevedo, A.F.; Bertozzi, C.P.; Martinez, M.A.; Secchi, E.R.; Barbosa, L.A.; Cremer, M.; Alonso, M.B.; Torres, J.P.M.; Lailson-Brito, J.; Malm, O.; Eljarrat, E.; Barcelo, D.; Das, K. (2013). High accumulation of PCDD, PCDF, and PCB congeners in marine mammals from Brazil: a serious PCB problem. Sci. Total Environ. 463-464: 309-318. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.06.015 Dupont, A.; Siebert, U.; Covaci, A.; Weijs, L.; Eppe, G.; Debier, C.; De Pauw-Gillet, M.-C.; Das, K. (2013). Relationships between in vitro lymphoproliferative responses and levels of contaminants in blood of free-ranging adult harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) from the North Sea. Aquat. Toxicol. 142-143: 210-220. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2013.08.014 Habran, S.; Pomeroy, P.P.; Debier, C.; Das, K. (2013). Changes in trace elements during lactation in a marine top predator, the grey seal. Aquat. Toxicol. 126: 455-466. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2012.08.011 Jansen, O.E.; Michel, L.; Lepoint, G.; Das, K.; Couperus, A.S.; Reijnders, P.J.H. (2013). Diet of harbor porpoises along the Dutch coast: a combined stable isotope and stomach contents approach. Mar. Mamm. Sci. 29(3): E295-E311. dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2012.00621.x Van Ael, E.; Covaci, A.; Das, K.; Lepoint, G.; Blust, R.; Bervoets, L. (2013). Factors influencing the bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants in food webs of the Scheldt estuary. Environ. Sci. Technol. 47(19): 11221-11231. dx.doi.org/10.1021/es400307s Vanden Berghe, M.; Weijs, L.; Habran, S.; Das, K.; Bugli, C.; Pillet, S.; Rees, J.F.; Pomeroy, P.; Covaci, A.; Debier, C. (2013). Effects of polychlorobiphenyls, polybromodiphenylethers, organochlorine pesticides and their metabolites on vitamin A status in lactating grey seals. Environ. Res. 120: 18-26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2012.09.004 Weijs, L.; Yang, R.S.H.; Das, K.; Covaci, A.; Blust, R. (2013). Application of Bayesian population physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling and Markov chain Monte Carlo simulations to pesticide kinetics studies in protected marine mammals: DDT, DDE, and DDD in harbor porpoises. Environ. Sci. Technol. 47(9): 4365-4374. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es400386a Bisi, T.L.; Lepoint, G.; Azevedo, A.D.; Dorneles, P.R.; Flache, L.; Das, K.; Malm, O.; Lailson-Brito, J. (2012). Trophic relationships and mercury biomagnification in Brazilian tropical coastal food webs. Ecol. Indic. 18: 291-302. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.11.015 Habran, S.; Crocker, D.E.; Debier, C.; Das, K. (2012). How are trace elements mobilized during the postweaning fast in Northern elephant seals? Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 31(10): 2354-2365. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/etc.1960 Jansen, O.E.; Aarts, G.M; Das, K.; Lepoint, G.; Michel, L.; Reijnders, P.J.H. (2012). Feeding ecology of harbour porpoises: stable isotope analysis of carbon and nitrogen in muscle and bone. Mar. Biol. Res. 8(9): 829-841. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17451000.2012.692164 Schnitzler, J.G.; Klaren, P.H.M.; Bouquegneau, J.-M.; Das, K. (2012). Environmental factors affecting thyroid function of wild sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) from European coasts. Chemosphere 87(9): 1009-1017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.11.039 Vanden Berghe, M.; Weijs, L.; Habran, S.; Das, K.; Bugli, C.; Rees, J.-F.; Pomeroy, P.P.; Covaci, A.; Debier, C. (2012). Selective transfer of persistent organic pollutants and their metabolites in grey seals during lactation. Environ. Int. 46: 6-15. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2012.04.011 Weijs, L.; Covaci, A.; Yang, R.S.H.; Das, K.; Blust, R. (2012). Computational toxicology: physiologically based pharmacokinetic models (PBPK) for lifetime exposure and bioaccumulation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in marine mammals. Environ. Pollut. 163: 134-141. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2011.12.037 Caut, S.; Laran, S.; Garcia-Hartmann, E.; Das, K. (2011). Stable isotopes of captive cetaceans (killer whales and bottlenose dolphins). J. Exp. Biol. 214(4): 538-545. dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.045104 Habran, S.; Debier, C.; Crocker, D.E.; Houser, D.S.; Das, K. (2011). Blood dynamics of mercury and selenium in northern elephant seals during the lactation period. Environ. Pollut. 159(10): 2523-2529. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2011.06.019 Praca, E.; Laran, S.; Lepoint, G.; Thomé, J.P.; Quetglas, A.; Belcari, P.; Sartor, P.; Dhermain, F.; Ody, D.; Tapie, N.; Budzinski, H.; Das, K. (2011). Toothed whales in the northwestern Mediterranean: Insight into their feeding ecology using chemical tracers. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 62(5): 1058-1065. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.02.024 Schnitzler, J.G.; Thomé, J.-P.; Lepage, M.; Das, K. (2011). Organochlorine pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls and trace elements in wild European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) off European estuaries. Sci. Total Environ. 409(19): 3680-3686. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.06.018 Schnitzler, J.G.; Celis, N.; Klaren, P.H.M.; Blust, R.; Dirtu, A.C.; Covaci, A.; Das, K. (2011). Thyroid dysfunction in sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax): Underlying mechanisms and effects of polychlorinated biphenyls on thyroid hormone physiology and metabolism. Aquat. Toxicol. 105(3-4): 438-447. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2011.07.019 Weijs, L.; Covaci, A.; Yang, R.; Das, K.; Blust, R. (2011). A non-invasive approach to study lifetime exposure and bioaccumulation of PCBs in protected marine mammals: PBPK modeling in harbor porpoises. Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol. 256(2): 136-145. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.taap.2011.07.020 Dorneles, P.; Lailson-Brito, J.; Dirtu, A.C.; Weijs, L.; Azevedo, A.; Torres, J.; Malm, O.; Neels, H.; Blust, R.; Das, K.; Covaci, A. (2010). Anthropogenic and naturally-produced organobrominated compounds in marine mammals from Brazil. Environ. Int. 36(1): 60-67. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2009.10.001 Guirlet, E.; Das, K.; Thomé, J.-P.; Girondot, M. (2010). Maternal transfer of chlorinated contaminants in the leatherback turtles, Dermochelys coriacea, nesting in French Guiana. Chemosphere 79(7): 720-726. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.02.047 Habran, S.; Debier, C.; Crocker, D.E.; Houser, D.S.; Lepoint, G.; Bouquegneau, J.M.; Das, K. (2010). Assessment of gestation, lactation and fasting on stable isotope ratios in northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris). Mar. Mamm. Sci. 26(4): 880-895. dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2010.00372.x Weijs, L.; Yang, R.S.H.; Covaci, A.; Das, K.; Blust, R. (2010). Physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) models for lifetime exposure to PCB 153 in male and female harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena): model development and evaluation. Environ. Sci. Technol. 44(18): 7023-7030. dx.doi.org/10.1021/es101688h Weijs, L.; van Elk, C.; Das, K.; Blust, R.; Covaci, A. (2010). Persistent organic pollutants and methoxylated PBDEs in harbour porpoises from the North Sea from 1990 until 2008: Young wildlife at risk? Sci. Total Environ. 409(1): 228-237. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.09.035 Weijs, L.; Das, K.; Neels, H.; Blust, R.; Covaci, A. (2010). Occurrence of anthropogenic and naturally-produced organohalogenated compounds in tissues of Black Sea harbour porpoises. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 60(5): 725-731. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.11.022 Praca, E.; Gannier, A.; Das, K.; Laran, S. (2009). Modelling the habitat suitability of cetaceans: Example of the sperm whale in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Deep-Sea Res., Part 1, Oceanogr. Res. Pap. 56(4): 648-657. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2008.11.001 Weijs, L.; Das, K.; Siebert, U.; van Elk, N.; Jauniaux, T.; Neels, H.; Blust, R.; Covaci, A. (2009). Concentrations of chlorinated and brominated contaminants and their metabolites in serum of harbour seals and harbour porpoises. Environ. Int. 35(6): 842-850. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2009.02.001 Weijs, L.; Dirtu, A.C.; Das, K.; Gheorghe, A.; Reijnders, P.J.H.; Neels, H.; Blust, R.; Covaci, A. (2009). Inter-species differences for polychlorinated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in marine top predators from the Southern North Sea: Part 1. Accumulation patterns in harbour seals and harbour porpoises. Environ. Pollut. 157(2): 437-444. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2008.09.024 Weijs, L.; Losada, S.; Das, K.; Roosens, L.; Reijnders, P.; Santos, J.F.; Neels, H.; Blust, R.; Covaci, A. (2009). Biomagnification of naturally-produced methoxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers (MeO-PBDEs) in harbour seals and harbour porpoises from the Southern North Sea. Environ. Int. 35(6): 893-899. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2009.03.006 Capelli, R.; Das, K.; Pellegrini, R.D.; Drava, G.; Lepoint, G.; Miglio, C.; Minganti, V.; Poggi, R. (2008). Distribution of trace elements in organs of six species of cetaceans from the Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean), and the relationship with stable carbon and nitrogen ratios. Sci. Total Environ. 390(2-3): 569-578. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.10.036 Caut, S.; Fossette, S.; Guirlet, E.; Angulo, E.; Das, K.; Girondot, M.; Georges, J.-Y. (2008). Isotope analysis reveals foraging area dichotomy for Atlantic leatherback turtles. PLoS One 3(3): e1845 [1-10]. dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0001845 Das, K.; Siebert, U.; Gillet, A.; Dupont, A.; Di-Poï, C.; Fonfara, S.; Mazzucchelli, G.; De Pauw, E.; De Pauw-Gillet, M.-C. (2008). Mercury immune toxicity in harbour seals: links to in vitro toxicity. Environ. Health 7: 17 pp. dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-069X-7-52 Dorneles, P.R.; Lailson-Brito, J.; Azevedo, A.F.; Meyer, J.; Vidal, L.G.; Fragoso, A.B.; Torres, J.P.; Malm, O.; Blust, R.; Das, K. (2008). High accumulation of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in marine tucuxi dolphins (Sotalia guianensis) from the Brazilian coast. Environ. Sci. Technol. 42(14): 5368-5373. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es800702k Guirlet, E.; Das, K.; Girondot, M. (2008). Maternal transfer of trace elements in leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) of French Guiana. Aquat. Toxicol. 88(4): 267-276. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2008.05.004 Schnitzler, J.G.; Koutrakis, E.T.; Siebert, U.; Thomé, J.-P.; Das, K. (2008). Effects of persistent organic pollutants on the thyroid function of the European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) from the Aegean sea, is it an endocrine disruption? Mar. Pollut. Bull. 56(10): 1755-1764. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.06.011 Schnitzler, J.G.; Siebert, U.; Jepson, P.D.; Beineke, A.; Jauniaux, T.; Bouquegneau, J.-M.; Das, K. (2008). Harbor porpoise thyroids: histologic investigations and potential interactions with environmental factors. J. Wildl. Dis. 44(4): 888-901 Weijs, L.; Dirtu, A.C.; Das, K.; Gheorghe, A.; Reijnders, P.J.H.; Neels, H.; Blust, R.; Covaci, A. (2008). Inter-species differences for polychlorinated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in marine top predators from the Southern North Sea: Part 2. Biomagnification in harbour seals and harbour porpoises. Environ. Pollut. 157(2): 445-451. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2008.09.025 Fontaine, M.C.; Tolley, K.A.; Siebert, U.; Gobert, S.; Lepoint, G.; Bouquegneau, J.-M.; Das, K. (2007). Long-term feeding ecology and habitat use in harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena from Scandinavian waters inferred from trace elements and stable isotopes. BMC Ecology 7: [1-12]. dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6785-7-1 Van de Vijver, K.I.; Holsbeek, L.; Das, K.; Blust, R.; Joiris, C.R.; De Coen, W.M. (2007). Occurrence of perfluorooctane sulfonate and other perfluorinated alkylated substances in harbour porpoises from the Black Sea. Environ. Sci. Technol. 41(1): 315-320 Das, K.; De Groof, A.; Jauniaux, T.; Bouquegneau, J.-M. (2006). Zn, Cu, Cd and Hg binding to metallothioneins in harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena from the southern North Sea. BMC Ecology 6: 1-7. dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6785-6-2 Das, K.; Vossen, A.; Tolley, K.A.; Víkingsson, G.A.; Thron, K.; Müller, G.; Baumgärtner, W.; Siebert, U. (2006). Interfollicular fibrosis in the thyroid of the harbour porpoise: an endocrine disruption? Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 51(4): 720-729. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00244-005-0098-4 Domi, N.; Bouquegneau, J.-M.; Das, K. (2005). Feeding ecology of five commercial shark species of the Celtic Sea through stable isotope and trace metal analysis. Mar. Environ. Res. 60(5): 551-569. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2005.03.001 Lahaye, V.; Bustamante, P.; Spitz, J.; Dabin, W.; Das, K.; Pierce, G.J.; Caurant, F. (2005). Long-term dietary segregation of common dolphins Delphinus delphis in the Bay of Biscay, determined using cadmium as an ecological tracer. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 305: 275-285. http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps305275 Van de Vijver, K.I.; Hoff, P.T.; Das, K.; Brasseur, S.M.J.M.; Van Dongen, W.; Esmans, E.L.; Reijnders, P.; Blust, R.; De Coen, W.M. (2005). Tissue distribution of perfluorinated chemicals in harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) from the Dutch Wadden Sea. Environ. Sci. Technol. 39(18): 6978-6984. https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es050942+ Das, K.; Holsbeek, L.; Browning, J.; Siebert, U.; Birkun, A.; Bouquegneau, J.-M. (2004). Trace metal and stable isotope measurements (δ¹³C and δ¹⁵N) in the harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena relicta from the Black Sea. Environ. Pollut. 131(2): 197-204. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2004.02.006 Das, K.; Siebert, U.; Fontaine, M.; Jauniaux, T.; Holsbeek, L.; Bouquegneau, J.M. (2004). Ecological and pathological factors related to trace metal concentrations in harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena from the North Sea and adjacent areas. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 281: 283-295. dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps281283 Parmentier, E.; Das, K. (2004). Commensal vs. parasitic relationship between Carapini fish and their hosts: some further insight through d13C and d15N measurements. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 310(1): 47-58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2004.03.019 Van de Vijver, K.I.; Hoff, P.T.; Das, K.; Van Dongen, W.; Esmans, E.L.; Siebert, U.; Bouquegneau, J.-M.; Blust, R.; De Coen, W.M. (2004). Baseline study of perfluorochemicals in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from Northern Europe. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 48(9-10): 992-997. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2004.02.021 Chu, S.; Covaci, A.; Haraguchi, K.; Voorspoels, S.; Van de Vijver, K.; Das, K.; Bouquegneau, J.-M.; De Coen, W.M.; Blust, R.; Schepens, P. (2003). Levels and enantiomeric signatures of methyl sulfonyl PCB and DDE metabolites in livers of Harbor Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from the Southern North Sea. Environ. Sci. Technol. 37(20): 4573-4578. https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es034241t Das, K.; Beans, C.; Holsbeek, L.; Mauger, G.; Berrow, S.D.; Rogan, E.; Bouquegneau, J.M. (2003). Marine mammals from northeast atlantic: relationship between their trophic status as determined by d¹³C and d¹⁵N measurements and their trace metal concentrations. Mar. Environ. Res. 56(3): 349-365. dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0141-1136(02)00308-2 Das, K.; Lepoint, G.; Leroy, Y.; Bouquegneau, J.-M. (2003). Marine mammals from the southern North Sea: feeding ecology data from d¹³C and d¹⁵N measurements. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 263: 287-298. dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps263287 Van de Vijver, K.I.; Hoff, P.T.; Das, K.; Van Dongen, W.; Esmans, E.L.; Jauniaux, T.; Bouquegneau, J.-M.; Blust, R.; De Coen, W.M. (2003). Perfluorinated chemicals infiltrate ocean waters: link between exposure levels and stable isotope ratios in marine mammals. Environ. Sci. Technol. 37(24): 5545-5550. https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es0345975 Covaci, A.; Van de Vijver, K.; De Coen, W.; Das, K.; Bouquegneau, J.M.; Blust, R.; Schepens, P. (2002). Determination of organohalogenated contaminants in liver of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) stranded on the Belgian North Sea coast. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 44(10): 1157-1165. dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0025-326X(02)00147-9 Das, K.; Lepoint, G.; Loizeau, V.; Debacker, V.; Dauby, P.; Bouquegneau, J.-M. (2000). Tuna and dolphin associations in the North-east Atlantic: evidence of different ecological niches from stable isotope and heavy metal measurements. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 40(2): 102-109. dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0025-326X(99)00178-2 Das, K.; Debacker, V.; Bouquegneau, J.-M. (2000). Metallothioneins in marine mammals. Cell. Mol. Biol. 46(2): 283-294
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Das, K.; Jacob, V.; Bouquegneau, J.-M. (2002). White sided dolphin metallothioneins: purification, characterisation and potential role. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 131(3): 245-251. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1532-0456(02)00011-X
Book chapters (19) [show]
Cransveld, A.; Denoël, M.; Das, K.; Vermeulen, E. (2014). Habitat use of a population of bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus gephyreus, analyzed by means of Kernel Density Estimation (KDE) method, in: Abstract book 28th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society: Marine mammals as sentinels of a changing environment, Liège, Belgium, 5-9th April 2014. pp. 129 Lehnert, K.; Ronnenberg, K.; Covaci, A.; Das, K.; Siebert, U. (2014). Xenobiotic molecular biomarkers in harbour seals as proxies for pollutant burden and effects?, in: Abstract book 28th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society: Marine mammals as sentinels of a changing environment, Liège, Belgium, 5-9th April 2014. pp. 43 Vermeulen, E.; Bräger, S.; Das, K. (2014). Population ecology of a resident population of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in North Patagonia, Argentina: the most popular dolphin species on its way out?, in: Abstract book 28th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society: Marine mammals as sentinels of a changing environment, Liège, Belgium, 5-9th April 2014. pp. 86 Weijs, L.; Das, K.; Siebert, U.; van Elk, N.; Jauniaux, T.; Neels, H.; Blust, R.; Covaci, A. (2013). Concentrations of chlorinated and brominated contaminants and their metabolites in serum of harbour seals and harbour porpoises, in: Weijs, L. Development of physiologically based pharmacokinetic models for the bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants in marine mammals = Ontwikkeling van fysiologisch gebaseerde farmacokinetische modellen voor de bioaccumulatie vanpersistente organische polluenten in zeezoogdieren. pp. 61-75 Weijs, L.; Covaci, A.; Yang, R.S.H.; Das, K.; Blust, R. (2013). Computational toxicology: physiologically based pharmacokinetic models (PBPK) for lifetime exposure and bioaccumulation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in marine mammals, in: Weijs, L. Development of physiologically based pharmacokinetic models for the bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants in marine mammals = Ontwikkeling van fysiologisch gebaseerde farmacokinetische modellen voor de bioaccumulatie vanpersistente organische polluenten in zeezoogdieren. pp. 199-225 Weijs, L.; Yang, R.S.H.; Covaci, A.; Das, K.; Blust, R. (2013). Physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) models for lifetime exposure to PCB 153 in male and female harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena): Model development and validation, in: Weijs, L. Development of physiologically based pharmacokinetic models for the bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants in marine mammals = Ontwikkeling van fysiologisch gebaseerde farmacokinetische modellen voor de bioaccumulatie vanpersistente organische polluenten in zeezoogdieren. pp. 135-166 Weijs, L.; Dirtu, A.C.; Das, K.; Gheorghe, A.; Reijnders, P.J.H.; Neels, H.; Blust, R.; Covaci, A. (2013). Inter-species differences for polychlorinated biphenyls and polybrominateddiphenyl ethers in marine top predators from the Southern North Sea: Part 2.Biomagnification in harbour seals and harbour porpoise, in: Weijs, L. Development of physiologically based pharmacokinetic models for the bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants in marine mammals = Ontwikkeling van fysiologisch gebaseerde farmacokinetische modellen voor de bioaccumulatie vanpersistente organische polluenten in zeezoogdieren. pp. 45-57 Weijs, L.; Das, K.; Neels, H.; Blust, R.; Covaci, A. (2013). Occurrence of anthropogenic and naturally-produced organohalogenated compounds in tissues of Black Sea harbour porpoises, in: Weijs, L. Development of physiologically based pharmacokinetic models for the bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants in marine mammals = Ontwikkeling van fysiologisch gebaseerde farmacokinetische modellen voor de bioaccumulatie vanpersistente organische polluenten in zeezoogdieren. pp. 79-89 Weijs, L.; Dirtu, A.C.; Das, K.; Gheorghe, A.; Reijnders, P.J.H.; Neels, H.; Blust, R.; Covaci, A. (2013). Inter-species differences for polychlorinated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in marine top predators from the Southern North Sea: Part 1. Accumulation patterns in harbour seals and harbour porpoises, in: Weijs, L. Development of physiologically based pharmacokinetic models for the bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants in marine mammals = Ontwikkeling van fysiologisch gebaseerde farmacokinetische modellen voor de bioaccumulatie vanpersistente organische polluenten in zeezoogdieren. pp. 29-43 Weijs, L.; Covaci, A.; Yang, R.S.H.; Das, K.; Blust, R. (2013). A non-invasive approach to study lifetime exposure and bioaccumulation of PCBs in protected marine mammals: PBPK modeling in harbour porpoises, in: Weijs, L. Development of physiologically based pharmacokinetic models for the bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants in marine mammals = Ontwikkeling van fysiologisch gebaseerde farmacokinetische modellen voor de bioaccumulatie vanpersistente organische polluenten in zeezoogdieren. pp. 167-198 Weijs, L.; Yang, R.S.H.; Das, K.; Covaci, A.; Blust, R. (2013). Application of Bayesian population PBPK modeling and Markov chain Monte Carlo simulations to pesticide kinetics studies in protected marine mammals: DDT, DDE, DDD in harbour porpoises, in: Weijs, L. Development of physiologically based pharmacokinetic models for the bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants in marine mammals = Ontwikkeling van fysiologisch gebaseerde farmacokinetische modellen voor de bioaccumulatie vanpersistente organische polluenten in zeezoogdieren. pp. 229-256 Weijs, L.; van Elk, C.; Das, K.; Blust, R.; Covaci, A. (2013). Persistent organic pollutants and methoxylated PBDEs in harbour porpoises from the North Sea from 1990 until 2008: Young wildlife at risk?, in: Weijs, L. Development of physiologically based pharmacokinetic models for the bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants in marine mammals = Ontwikkeling van fysiologisch gebaseerde farmacokinetische modellen voor de bioaccumulatie vanpersistente organische polluenten in zeezoogdieren. pp. 91-109 Das, K.; Siebert, U. (2007). Heavy metal and endocrine disrupter impact on marine mammals, in: Cieslikiewicz, W. et al. (Ed.) Proceedings of the EurOCEAN 2004: European Conference on Marine Science & Ocean Technology: Celebrating European marine science; building the European research area; communicating marine science, Galway, Ireland, 10-13 May 2004. pp. 120-122 Van de Vijver, K.I.; Hoff, P.T.; Das, K.; Van Dongen, W.; Esmans, E.L.; Siebert, U.; Bouquegneau, J.-M.; Blust, R.; De Coen, W.M. (2006). Baseline study of perfluorochemicals in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from Northern Europe, in: Van de Vijver, K.I. Blootstelling en effectevaluatie van perfluorverbindingen op mariene en estuariene organismen = Exposure and effect assessment of perfluorinated alkylated substances in marine and estuarine organisms. pp. 89-102 Van de Vijver, K.I.; Hoff, P.T.; Das, K.; Van Dongen, W.; Esmans, E.L.; Jauniaux, T.; Bouquegneau, J.-M.; Blust, R.; De Coen, W.M. (2006). Perfluorinated chemicals infiltrate ocean waters: link between exposure levels and stable isotope ratios in marine mammals, in: Van de Vijver, K.I. Blootstelling en effectevaluatie van perfluorverbindingen op mariene en estuariene organismen = Exposure and effect assessment of perfluorinated alkylated substances in marine and estuarine organisms. pp. 67-87 Van de Vijver, K.I.; Holsbeek, L.; Das, K.; Joiris, C.; De Coen, W.M. (2006). Occurrence of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and other perfluorinated alkylated substances in harbour porpoises from the Black Sea, in: Van de Vijver, K.I. Blootstelling en effectevaluatie van perfluorverbindingen op mariene en estuariene organismen = Exposure and effect assessment of perfluorinated alkylated substances in marine and estuarine organisms. pp. 129-147 Van de Vijver, K.I.; Hoff, P.T.; Das, K.; Brasseur, S.M.J.M.; Van Dongen, W.; Esmans, E.L.; Reijnders, P.; Blust, R.; De Coen, W.M. (2005). Tissue distribution of perfluorinated chemicals in harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) from the Dutch Wadden Sea, in: Van de Vijver, K.I. (2006). Blootstelling en effectevaluatie van perfluorverbindingen op mariene en estuariene organismen = Exposure and effect assessment of perfluorinated alkylated substances in marine and estuarine organisms. pp. 105-127 Das, K.; Debacker, V.; Pillet, S.; Bouquegneau, J.-M. (2003). Heavy metals in marine mammals, in: Vos, J.G. et al. (Ed.) Toxicology of marine mammals. New Perspectives: Toxicology and the Environment, : pp. 135-167 Bouquegneau, J.-M.; Coignoul, F.; Das, K.; Debacker, V.; Haelters, J.; Holsbeek, L.; Jauniaux, T.; Joiris, C.; Stienen, E.; Tavernier, J.; Van Waeyenberge, J. (2002). North Sea seabirds and marine mammals: pathology and ecotoxicology = De zeevogels en zeezoogdieren van de Noordzee: pathologie en ecotoxicologie, in: Duurzaam Beheer van de Noordzee: presentatie van de onderzoeksresultaten, 21-22/01/2002. Scientific Support Plan for a Sustainable Development Policy (SPSD I): Programme "Sustainable Management of the North Sea" = Plan voor wetenschappelijke ondersteuning van een beleid gericht op duurzame ontwikkeling (PODO I): Programma "Duurzaam beheer van de Noordzee", : pp. [10]
Thesis [show]
Das, K. (2002). Trace metal contamination and detoxication processes in marine mammals from European coasts. PhD Thesis. Université de Liège: Liège. 220 pp.
Abstracts (22) [show]
Van de Moortel, B.; Das, K.; Jauniaux, T.; Krzynowek, A.M.; Faust, K.; Decaestecker, E. (2024). Unravelling the intestinal microbiome of killer whale Reveil stranded in De Panne, Belgium: insights into cause of death and anthropogenic pollution impact, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 6 March 2024, Oostende. VLIZ Special Publication, 91: pp. 122 Kahawe Palliya Guruge, K.P.G.; Eulaers, I.; Dietz, R.; Riget, F.F.; Das, K.; Pinzone, M. (2022). Environmental change and trophic ecology explain different THg bioaccumulation in two subpopulations of the Arctic ringed seal Pusa hispida, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, Online event 2 March 2022. VLIZ Special Publication, 88: pp. 55-56 Pinzone, M.; Tessier, E.; Bérail, S.; Amouroux, D.; Das, K. (2019). Hg dynamics in Arctic top predators: insights from a captive experiment on hooded seals Cystophora cristata, in: 51^st International Liège Colloquium on Ocean Dynamics. Polar Ocean facing changes. Damseaux, F.; Lepoint, G.; Pomeroy, P.; Siebert, U.; Jauniaux, T.; Das, K. (2018). A meta-analysis of isotopic compositions of North Sea marine mammals, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – 53^rd European Marine Biology Symposium. Oostende, Belgium, 17-21 September 2018. VLIZ Special Publication, 82: pp. 36 Cransveld, A.; Amouroux, D.; Tessier, E.; Bérail, S.; Barre, J.; Michel, L.; Das, K. (2017). Mercury stable isotopes discriminate different populations of common Seabass around Europe and provide insight on mercury cycle, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 3 March 2017. VLIZ Special Publication, 79: pp. 13 Damseaux, F.; Lepoint, G.; Das, K. (2017). A meta-analysis of isotopic compositions of North Sea marine mammals, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 3 March 2017. VLIZ Special Publication, 79: pp. 15 Damseaux, F.; Kiszka, JK; Heithaus, MH; Scholl, G.; Eppe, G.; Thomé, J.-P.; Lewis, JL; Das, K. (2016). Spatial variation in the concentrations of mercury and persistent organic pollutants in free-ranging bottlenose dolphins from South Florida, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Scientist Day. Brugge, Belgium, 12 February 2016. VLIZ Special Publication, 75: pp. 31 Pinzone, M.; Budzinski, H.; Tasciotti, A.; Ody, D.; Lepoint, G.; Schnitzler, J.; Scholl, G.; Thomé, J.-P.; Tapie, N.; Eppe, G.; Das, K. (2015). Influences of blubber composition and profile in the assessment of POPs levels in free-ranging cetaceans, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 20 February 2015. VLIZ Special Publication, 71: pp. 107 Collard, F.; Das, K.; Parmentier, E. (2014). Microplastics caught in herring gill rakers: illustration by scanning electron microscopy, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 7 March 2014. VLIZ Special Publication, 67: pp. 26 Cransveld, A.; Amouroux, D.; Koutrakis, E.; Bérail, S.; Feng, C.; Barre, J.; Schnitzler, J.; Das, K. (2014). Using stable isotopes of mercury and methylmercury to discriminate contamination profiles between sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax, populations, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 7 March 2014. VLIZ Special Publication, 67: pp. 29 Van Ael, E.; Covaci, A.; Das, K.; Blust, R.; Bervoets, L. (2013). Biomagnification of persistent organic pollutants in food webs from the Scheldt Estuary (Belgium), in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 15 February 2013. VLIZ Special Publication, 63: pp. 91 Cransveld, A.; Das, K.; Denoël, M.; Vermeulen, E. (2012). Habitat use and implications for the conservation of a population of bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, in the San Antonio Bay, Rio Negro Province, Argentina, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts - VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 24 February 2012. VLIZ Special Publication, 55: pp. 18 Schnitzler, J.G; Michel, L.; Klaren, P.H.M.; Celis, N.; Blust, R.; Covaci, A.; Dirtu, A.; Thomé, J.-P.; Das, K. (2011). Thyroid hormone disrupting chemicals in sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) from European coasts, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 25 February 2011: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 48: pp. 78 Weijs, L.; van Elk, C.; Das, K.; Blust, R.; Covaci, A. (2011). Persistent organic pollutants in harbour porpoises from the North Sea from 1990 until 2008: Young wildlife at risk?, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 25 February 2011: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 48: pp. 110 Weijs, L.; Das, K.; Siebert, U.; van Elk, N.; Jauniaux, T.; Neels, H.; Blust, R.; Covaci, A. (2009). PCBs, PBDEs and their metabolites in serum of harbour seals and harbour porpoises, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 6 March 2009: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 41: pp. 76 Weijs, L.; Losada, S.; Das, K.; Roosens, L.; Reijnders, P.J.H.; Neels, H.; Blust, R.; Covaci, A. (2009). Levels of naturally produced methoxylated MeO-PBDEs and their biomagnification in harbour seals and harbour porpoises from the North Sea, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 6 March 2009: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 41: pp. 77 Weijs, L.; Dirtu, A.C.; Das, K.; Gheorghe, A.; Reijnders, P.; Neels, H.; Blust, R.; Covaci, A. (2008). Occurrence and profiles of PCBs and PBDEs in harbour seals and harbour porpoises from the southern North Sea, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium, 29 February 2008: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 40: pp. 73 Van De Vijver, I.; Das, K.; Blust, R.; De Coen, W.M. (2006). Perfluorinated compounds: new threat for marine mammals, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 31 March 2006: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 30: pp. 16-17 Van de Vijver, K.; Hoff, P.; Das, K.; Drouguet, O.; Brasseur, S.M.J.M.; Reijnders, P.; Blust, R.; De Coen, W.M. (2005). New insights in distribution and accumulation patterns between various perfluorochemicals, in: Mees, J. et al. VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 25 February 2005: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 20: pp. 61 Van de Vijver, K.I.; Hoff, P.; Das, K.; Van Dongen, W.; Esmans, E.L.; Bouquegneau, J.-M.; Blust, R.; De Coen, W.M. (2004). Perfluorinated organochemicals: new threat for marine mammals, in: Mees, J. et al. VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 5 March 2004: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 17: pp. 71 Covaci, A.; Voorspoels, S.; Van de Vijver, K.; Das, K.; Bouquegneau, J.-M.; De Coen, W.M.; Blust, R.; Schepens, P. (2003). Determination of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from the southern North Sea, in: Mees, J. et al. VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 28 February 2003: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 12: pp. 26-27 Holsbeek, L.; Das, K.; Joiris, C.R.; Gascard, C.; Bouquegneau, J.-M. (2001). Spatial and interspecies variability of mercury accumulation in small cetaceans, in: Donovan, G. (Ed.) Cetaceans in the Ecosystem: Defining Critical Habitat: Abstract Book 14th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Cork, Ireland, 2-5th April 2000. pp. abstract & poster
Reports (4) [show]
Jauniaux, T.; Das, K.; Haelters, J.; Jacques, T.; Kiszka, J.J.; Pezeril, S.; Stekké, V.; Weijs, L.; Coignoul, F. (2010). Relationship between biological, pathological and toxicological parameters and the cause of death in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) stranded on the coast of Belgium and northern France. CM Documents - ICES, CM 2010(F:04). ICES: Copenhagen. 7 pp. Das, K.; Drouguet, O.; Fontaine, M.C.; Holsbeek, L.; Jauniaux, T.; Michaux, J.; Joiris, C. (2007). Viability of the Northeast Atlantic harbour porpoise and seal population (genetic and ecological study): final report. Belgian Science Policy: Brussel. 42 pp. Debacker, V.; Coignoul, F.; Das, K.; Haelters, J.; Holsbeek, L.; Jacques, T.; Jauniaux, T.; Joiris, C.R.; Stienen, E.; Tavernier, E.; Van Waeyenberge, J.; Bouquegneau, J.-M. (2004). North Sea seabirds and marine mammals: pathology and ecotoxicology = De zeevogels en zeezoogdieren van de Noordzee: pathologie en ecotoxicologie. Scientific Support Plan for a Sustainable Development Policy (SPSD I): Programme "Sustainable Management of the North Sea" = Plan voor wetenschappelijke ondersteuning van een beleid gericht op duurzame ontwikkeling (PODO I): Programma "Duurzaam beheer van de Noordzee". Federaal Wetenschapsbeleid = Belgian Science Policy = Politique Scientifique Fédérale: Brussel. 185 pp. Bouquegneau, J.-M.; Coignoul, F.; Das, K.; Debacker, V.; Haelters, J.; Holsbeek, L.; Jauniaux, T.; Joiris, C.; Stienen, E.; Tavernier, J.; Van Waeyenberge, J. (2002). Zeevogels en zeezoogdieren van de Noordzee: pathologie en ecotoxicologie: samenvatting van het onderzoek = North Sea seabirds and marine mammals: pathology and ecotoxicology: summary of the research. Scientific Support Plan for a Sustainable Development Policy (SPSD I): Programme "Sustainable Management of the North Sea" = Plan voor wetenschappelijke ondersteuning van een beleid gericht op duurzame ontwikkeling (PODO I): Programma "Duurzaam beheer van de Noordzee". Federale Diensten voor Wetenschappelijke, Technische en Culturele Aangelegenheden (DWTC): Brussel. 9 pp.
Other publications (9) [show]
Cransveld, A.; Amouroux, D.; Koutrakis, E.; Feng, C.; Schnitzler, J.; Das, K. (2014). Using features of mercury and methylmercury to discriminate contamination profiles between sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax, populations. Poster at the VLIZ Young Scientist's Day 7 March 2014. University of Liège/FNRS/LCABIE-IPREM: Sart-Tilman, Kavala, Pau. 1 poster pp. Dorneles, P.R.; Lailson-Brito, J.; Bisi, T.L.; Domit, C.; Barbosa, L.A.; Meirelles, A.C.O.; Carvalho, V.L.; Malm, O.; Azevedo, A.F.; Das, K.; Scippo, M.-L. (2014). Using top predators and DR-CALUX to screen coastal environments from three different Brazilian regions for dioxins and related compounds. Organohalogen Compounds 76: 1387-1390 Weijs, L.; Covaci, A.; Das, K.; Blust, R. (2010). Physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) models for the bioaccumulation of PBDEs in male harbour porpoises. Organohalogen Compounds 72: 672-675 Weijs, L.; van Elk, C.; Das, K.; Blust, R.; Covaci, A. (2010). Persistent organic pollutants in harbour porpoises from the North Sea from 1990 until 2008: Young wildlife at risk? Organohalogen Compounds 72: 676-679 Weijs, L.; Das, K.; Neels, H.; Blust, R.; Covaci, A. (2009). Levels and profiles of persistent organic pollutants in several tissues of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from the Black Sea. Organohalogen Compounds 71: 001432-001436 Dorneles, P.R.; Lailson-Brito, J.; Covaci, A.; Dirtu, A.C.; Weijs, L.; Azevedo, A.F.; Torres, J.P.; Malm, O.; Neels, H.; Blust, R.; Das, K. (2008). Concentrations of organobrominated compounds of natural and industrial origin in top predators from Brazilian waters. Organohalogen Compounds 70: 000821-000824 Weijs, L.; Das, K.; Siebert, U.; Neels, H.; Blust, R.; Covaci, A. (2008). PCBs, PBDEs and their hydroxylated metabolites in serum of free-ranging harbour seals (Phoca vitulina): levels and profiles. Organohalogen Compounds 70: 000837-000840 Weijs, L.; Gheorghe, A.; Dirtu, A.C.; Das, K.; Reijnders, P.; Neels, H.; Blust, R.; Covaci, A. (2007). Levels and profiles of PCBs and PBDEs in harbour seal and harbour porpoise from the southern North Sea. Organohalogen Compounds 69: 825-828 Bouquegneau, J.-M.; Das, K.; Debacker, V.; Gobert, S.; Nellissen, J.P. (1996). Toxicological investigations on the heavy metals contamination of seabirds and marine mammals beached along the Belgian coast. Bull. Soc. r. Sci. Liège 65(1-3): 31-34
Thesis (co-)promotor (4) [show]
Pinzone, M. (2014). Use of skin and blubber biopsies to assess the eco-toxicological status of cetaceans in the Mediterranean Sea. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Gent/VUB/Universiteit Antwerpen: Gent, Brussel, Antwerpen. 15, 50 pp. Vermeulen, E. (2014). Population ecology of coastal bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in northern Patagonia Argentina. PhD Thesis. University of Liège: Liège. 213 pp. Weijs, L. (2013). Development of physiologically based pharmacokinetic models for the bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants in marine mammals = Ontwikkeling van fysiologisch gebaseerde farmacokinetische modellen voor de bioaccumulatie vanpersistente organische polluenten in zeezoogdieren. PhD Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen, Faculteit Wetenschappen, Departement Biologie: Antwerpen. ISBN 978-90-5728-411-3 . iv, 327 pp. Weijs, L. (2007). Bioaccumulatiemodel voor microcontaminanten bij de gewone zeehond (Phoca vitulina) en bruinvis (Phocoena phocoena). MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen. Faculteit Wetenschappen: Antwerpen. 82 pp.

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