Paul Schepens
University of Antwerp
133 Papers
1.7K Citations
Paul Schepens is an academic researcher from University of Antwerp. The author has contributed to research in topics: Polybrominated diphenyl ethers & Chemistry. The author has an hindex of 53, co-authored 133 publications.
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Papers
Comparative study on total lipid determination using Soxhlet, Roese-Gottlieb, bligh & dyer, and modified bligh & dyer extraction methods
TL;DR: Soxhlet method was used in hot and standard extraction mode and compared with liquid-liquid extraction methods for lipid determination in food samples as discussed by the authors, and the comparison of extracted lipid amounts showed that, depending on the type of sample, some methods present serious limitations.
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Distribution of polychlorinated biphenyls, organochlorine pesticides and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in human umbilical cord serum, maternal serum and milk from Wielkopolska region, Poland
Kamila Jaraczewska,Janina Lulek,Adrian Covaci,Stefan Voorspoels,Agnieszka Kaluba-Skotarczak,Krzysztof Drews,Paul Schepens +6 more
TL;DR: Results found in the investigated group are at the low end of the concentration range measured in Europe, with BDE 47 being always the most abundant PBDE congener and, together with Bde 153, being present in all samples.
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The Belgian PCB and dioxin incident of January-June 1999: exposure data and potential impact on health.
Nik van Larebeke,Luc Hens,Paul Schepens,Adrian Covaci,Jan Baeyens,Kim Everaert,Jan L. Bernheim,Robert Vlietinck,Geert De Poorter +8 more
TL;DR: Because food items differed widely (more than 50-fold) in the ratio of PCBs to dioxins, other significant sources of contamination and a high background contamination are likely to contribute substantially to the exposure of the Belgian population.
Levels and distribution of organochlorine pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in sediments and biota from the Danube Delta, Romania.
TL;DR: The present levels of DDTs in cormorant tissues are lower than levels measured in coraant eggs sampled from the Danube Delta in 1982 and 1997, respectively, and this was related to sampling location, age, length and sex.
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Polybrominated diphenyl ethers, polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides in sediment cores from the Western Scheldt river (Belgium): analytical aspects and depth profiles.
Adrian Covaci,Adriana Gheorghe,Stefan Voorspoels,Johan Maervoet,E. Steen Redeker,Ronny Blust,Paul Schepens +6 more
TL;DR: Concentrations of organic pollutants in two sediment cores from the Scheldt river showed a relative steady state for PCBs and DDTs, with a slight decrease in the top layers, suggesting a slight decline in their concentrations due to restrictions in their usage.
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