Liesbeth Weijs
History
- Member for
- 4 years 21 weeks
Professional information
- Own research projects
- Position in the lab
- PhD student
- Online bibliography
- http://anet.ua.ac.be/acadbib/ua/08876
- Selected publications
Weijs, L., Dirtu, A.C., Das, K., Gheorghe, A., Reijnders, P.J.H., Neels, H., Blust, R. & Covaci, A., 2009. Interspecies differences for PCBs and PBDEs in marine top predators from the Southern North Sea: Part 1. Accumulation patterns in harbour seals and harbour porpoises. Environmental Pollution, 157, 437-444.
Weijs, L., Dirtu, A.C., Das, K., Gheorghe, A., Reijnders, P.J.H., Neels, H., Blust, R. & Covaci, A., 2009. Interspecies differences for PCBs and PBDEs in marine top predators from the Southern North Sea: Part 2. Biomagnification in harbour seals and harbour porpoises. Environmental Pollution, 157, 445-451.
Dorneles, P.R., Lailson-Brito, J., Dirtu, A.C., Weijs, L., Azevedo, A.F., Torres, J.P.M., Malm, O., Neels, H., Blust, R., Das, K. & Covaci, A., 2010. Anthropogenic and naturally-produced organobrominated compounds in marine mammals from Brazil. Environment International, 36, 60-67.
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. Environment International, 35, 842-850.
Weijs, L., Losada, S., Das, K., Roosens, L., Reijnders, P.J.H., Neels, H., Blust, R. and Covaci, A., 2009. Biomagnification of MeO-PBDEs and PBDEs in harbour seals and harbour porpoises from the Southern North Sea. Environment International, 35, 893-899.
Pena-Abaurrea, M., Weijs, L., Ramos, L., Borghesi, N., Corsolina, S., Neels, H., Blust R., Covaci, A., 2009. Anthropogenic and naturally-produced organobrominated compounds in bluefin tuna from the Mediterranean Sea. Chemosphere, 76, 1477-1482.
Weijs, L., Das, K., Neels, H., Blust, R., Covaci, A, 2010. Occurrence of human-made and naturally-produced organohalogenated compounds in several tissues of Black Sea harbour porpoises. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 60, 725-731.
Weijs, L., Yang, R.S.H., Covaci, A., Das, K., Blust, R. Physiologically based pharmacokinetic models for lifetime exposure to PCB 153 in male and female harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena): Model development and validation. Environmental Science and Technology, 44, 7023-7030.
Weijs, L., van Elk, N., Das, K., Blust, R., Covaci, A. Persistent organic pollutants in harbour porpoise calves from 1990 until 2008: Young wildlife at risk? Science of the Total Environment, 409, 228-237.
- Selected presentations
Weijs, L., Dirtu, A.C., Das, K., Gheorghe, A., Reijnders, P.J.H., 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. 8ste VLIZ (Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee) Jongerencontactdag, Brugge, België, 29th February 2008. (Poster presentatie)
Weijs, L., Dirtu, A.C., Gheorghe, A., Das, K., Reijnders, P.J.H., Neels, H., Blust, R. & Covaci, A., 2008. Biomagnification and accumulation patterns of PCBs and PBDEs in harbour seals and harbour porpoises from the Southern North Sea. SETAC Europe 18th Annual Meeting: World under stress: Scientific and applied issues, Warsaw, Poland, 25-29 May 2008, abstract book p176. (Poster presentation)
Weijs, L., Das, K., Siebert, U., Neels, H., Blust, R. & Covaci, A., 2008. PCBs, PBDEs and their metabolites in serum of free-ranging harbour seals (Phoca vitulina). 28th International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants, Dioxin 2008, Birmingham, UK, 17 – 22 August 2008. (Oral presentation)
Dorneles, P.R., Lailson-Brito, J., Covaci, A., Dirtu, A.C., Weijs, L., Azevedo, A., Torres, J., Malm, O., Neels, H., Blust, R. & Das, K., 2008. Concentrations of organobrominated compounds of natural and industrial origin in top predators from Brazilian waters. 28th International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants, Dioxin 2008, Birmingham, UK, 17-22 August 2008. (Oral presentation)
Weijs, L., Covaci, A., Das, K., Siebert, U., van Elk, N., Neels, H., Blust, R., 2008. Metabolisation of PCBs and PBDEs by harbour seals and harbour porpoises: an overview. 15th BENELUX Congress of Zoology, Liège, Belgium, 30-31 October 2008. (Oral presentation)
Weijs, L., Losada, S., Das, K., Roosens, L., Neels, H., Blust, R. and Covaci, A., 2009. Biomagnification of naturally-occurring methoxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers (MeO-PBDEs) in a fish-marine mammal food chain from the North Sea. SETAC North America 29th Annual Meeting: Environmental Stewardship, Integrating Science and Management, Tampa, Florida, USA, 16-20 November 2008. (Oral presentation)
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. 9de VLIZ (Vlaams instituut voor de Zee) Jongerencontactdag, Brugge, België, 6 maart 2009. (Poster presentation)
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. 9de VLIZ (Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee) Jongerencontactdag, Brugge, België, 6 maart 2009. (Poster presentation)
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. EAAM (European Association for Aquatic Mammals) Annual Meeting, Malta, 13-16 Maart 2009. (Oral presentation)
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. 29th International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants, Dioxin 2009, Beijing, China, 23-28 August 2009. (Poster presentation)
- Awards
• 2007: Jacques Kets-award (Platform presentation; KMDA; Zoo Antwerpen; Parc Paradisio)
• 2008: Student Bursary Award (Best Student Paper in the ‘POPs in Marine Mammals’ session; Dioxin 2008; Birmingham, UK)
• 2009: Award for Best Student Presentation (Platform presentation; March 2009 at EAAM-meeting; Malta) + Student Participation Grant + Student Travel Grant
• 2009: Student Travel Grant to attend the biennial meeting of the Society for Marine Mammalogy in Quebec, Canada (12-16 October 2009)
• 2009: Honorable Mention (by the Jury) and First Runner-up (by the audience) at the VLIZ 10 years – meeting (Platform presentation, Oostende, November 2009)
• 2010: Best PhD Oral Presentation, 17th Benelux Congress of Zoology: Classic Biology in Modern Times (22-23 October 2010, Gent)