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Mr Dirtu, Alin
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Universiteit Antwerpen; Faculteit Farmaceutische, Biomedische en Diergeneeskundige Wetenschappen; Toxicologisch Centrum, more

Function: Research staff

Atmospheric Nitrogen input into the North Sea: inorganic and organic nutrient fluxes, more

A1 Publications (17) [show]
Ravindra, K.; Dirtu, A.C.; Mor, S.; Wauters, E.; Van Grieken, R. (2020). Source apportionment and seasonal variation in particulate PAHs levels at a coastal site in Belgium. Environm. Sc. & Poll. Res. 27: 14933-14943. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-07881-7, more 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, more 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, more Peterson, M.G.; Peterson, S.H.; Debier, C.; Covaci, A.; Dirtu, A.C.; Malarvannan, G.; Crocker, D.E.; Costa, D.P. (2016). Serum POP concentrations are highly predictive of inner blubber concentrations at two extremes of body condition in northern elephant seals. Environ. Pollut. 218: 651-663. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2016.07.052, more Dorneles, P.; Lailson-Brito, J.; Secchi, E.; Dirtu, A.C.; Weijs, L.; Dalla Rosa, L.; Bassoi, M.; Cunha, H.; Azevedo, A.; Covaci, A. (2015). Levels and profiles of chlorinated and brominated contaminants in Southern Hemisphere humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae. Environ. Res. 138: 49-57. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2015.02.007, more Louis, C.; Covaci, A.; Stas, M.; Crocker, E; Malarvannan, G.; Dirtu, A.C.; Debier, C. (2015). Bioaccumulation of hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyls and pentachlorophenol in the serum of northern elephant seal pups (Mirounga angustirostris). Environ. Res. 136: 441-448. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2014.08.040, more Peterson, S.H.; Peterson, P.G.; Debier, C.; Covaci, A.; Dirtu, A.C.; Malarvannan, G.; Crocker, D.E.; Schwarz, L.K.; Costa, D.P. (2015). Deep-ocean foraging northern elephant seals bioaccumulate persistent organic pollutants. Sci. Total Environ. 533: 144-155. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.06.097, more Dirtu, A.C.; Buczynska, A.J.; Godoi, L; Favoreto, R.; Bencs, L.; Potgieter-Vermaak, S; Godoi, M; Van Grieken, R.; Van Vaeck, L. (2014). Methods, fluxes and sources of gas phase alkyl nitrates in the coastal air. Environ. Monit. Assess. 186(10): 6445-6457. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-014-3866-7, more 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, more 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, more Van den Steen, E.; Poisbleau, M.; Demongin, L.; Covaci, A.; Dirtu, A.C.; Pinxten, R.; van Noordwijk, H.; Quillfeldt, P.; Eens, M. (2011). Organohalogenated contaminants in eggs of rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome) and imperial shags (Phalacrocorax atriceps) from the Falkland Islands. Sci. Total Environ. 409(14): 2838-2844. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.04.002, more 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, more Van Meel, K.; Horemans, B.; Krata, A.; Bencs, L.; Buczynska, A.J.; Dirtu, A.C.; Worobiec, A.; Van Grieken, R. (2010). Elemental concentrations in aerosols at the Belgian coast versus seasons and air mass trajectories. Environ. Chem. Lett. 8(2): 157-163. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10311-009-0203-4, more Bencs, L.; Krata, A.; Horemans, B.; Buczynska, A.J.; Dirtu, A.C.; Godoi, A.F.L.; Godoi, R.H.M.; Potgieter-Vermaak, S.; Van Grieken, R. (2009). Atmospheric nitrogen fluxes at the Belgian coast: 2004-2006. Atmos. Environ. (1994) 43(24): 3786-3798. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.04.002, more 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, more Roosens, L.; Dirtu, A.C.; Goemans, G.; Belpaire, C.; Gheorghe, A.; Neels, H.; Blust, R.; Covaci, A. (2008). Brominated flame retardants and polychlorinated biphenyls in fish from the river Scheldt, Belgium. Environ. Int. 34(7): 976-983. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2008.02.009, more 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, more
Peer reviewed publications (2) [show]
Horemans, B.; Krata, A.; Buczynska, A.J.; Dirtu, A.C.; Van Meel, K.; Van Grieken, R.; Bencs, L. (2009). Major ionic species in size-segregated aerosols and associated gaseous pollutants at a coastal site on the Belgian North Sea. J. Environ. Monit. 11(3): 670-677. dx.doi.org/10.1039/b815059a, more Covaci, A.; Dirtu, A.C. (2008). Brominated flame retardants: analytical, toxicological and environmental aspects, in: Popescu, C. et al. (Ed.) Applications of mass spectrometry in life safety. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Applications of Mass Spectrometry in Life Safety, Arad, Romania, 24-27 September 2007. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series: A. Chemistry and Biology, : pp. 153-184. dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8811-7_11, more
Book chapters (3) [show]
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, more 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, more Roosens, L.; Dirtu, A.; Goemans, G.; Belpaire, C.; Gheorghe, A.; Neels, H.; Blust, R.; Covaci, A. (2008). Brominated flame retardants in eels from River Scheldt, in: Belpaire, C. Pollution in eel: a cause of their decline? = Verontreiniging in paling: een oorzaak van zijn achteruitgang?. Mededelingen van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek, M.2008.2: pp. 45-63, more
Abstracts (4) [show]
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, more 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, more Buczynska, A.J.; Dirtu, A.C.; Favoreto, R.; Godoi, A.F.L.; Bencs, L.; Potgieter-Vermaak, S.; Godoi, R.H.M.; Van Grieken, R.; Van Vaeck, L. (2007). Atmospheric nitrogen input into the North Sea: organic nutrient detection, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 2 March 2007: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 39: pp. 24, more Horemans, B.; Bencs, L.; Krata, A.; Buczynska, A.J.; Dirtu, A.; Van Meel, K.; Van Grieken, R. (2007). Assessment of the water soluble ionic species of suspended particulate matter, collected at a coastal spot, De Haan, Belgium, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 2 March 2007: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 39: pp. 37, more
Reports (2) [show]
Van Grieken, R.; Bencs, L.; Krata, A.; Horemans, B.; Buczynska, A.J.; Dirtu, A.; Van Meel, K.; Godoi, A.F.L.; Godoi, R.H.M.; Favoreto, R.; Potgieter-Vermaak, S.; Wuyts, R.; Van Loock, J.; Van Vaeck, L. (2007). Atmospheric nitrogen input into the North Sea: inorganic and organic nutrient fluxes. Final report EV/39. Belgian Science Policy: Brussel. 176 pp., more Van Grieken, R.; Bencs, L.; Krata, A.; Horemans, B.; Buczynska, A.J.; Dirtu, A.; Van Meel, K.; Godoi, A.F.L.; Godoi, R.H.M.; Favoreto, R.; Potgieter-Vermaak, S.; Wuyts, R.; Van Loock, J.; Van Vaeck, L. (2007). Atmospheric nitrogen input into the North Sea: inorganic and organic nutrient fluxes. Summary report for the OSTC, EV/06/39A contract. [S.n.]: Antwerpen. 48 pp., more
Other publications (3) [show]
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, more Goemans, G.; Roosens, L.; Dirtu, A.C.; Belpaire, C.; Neels, H.; Covaci, A. (2007). Brominated flame retardants in eel from the Scheldt river (Belgium). Organohalogen Compounds 69: 445-448, more 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, more