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Adrian Covaci

Researcher Next ID · RN-024628

Researcher · Environmental Science

University of Antwerp

Antwerp, Belgium

Not currently recruitingFunding unknown
Works count
1,108
Citation count
58,426
H-index
122
i10-index
719

Research interests

Environmental Science
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment
Air Quality and Health Impacts
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research

Publications

  • Harmonized human biomonitoring in European children, teenagers and adults: EU-wide exposure data of 11 chemical substance groups from the HBM4EU Aligned Studies (2014–2021)

    International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health · 2023 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2023.114119

  • Development and Application of Liquid Chromatographic Retention Time Indices in HRMS-Based Suspect and Nontarget Screening

    Analytical Chemistry · 2021 · https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.1c02348

  • Suspect and non-targeted screening of chemicals of emerging concern for human biomonitoring, environmental health studies and support to risk assessment: From promises to challenges and harmonisation issues

    Environment International · 2020 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.105545

  • Spatio‐temporal assessment of illicit drug use at large scale: evidence from 7 years of international wastewater monitoring

    Addiction · 2019 · https://doi.org/10.1111/add.14767

  • A review of semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) in the indoor environment: occurrence in consumer products, indoor air and dust

    Chemosphere · 2018 · 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.02.161

  • Occurrence of legacy and alternative plasticizers in indoor dust from various EU countries and implications for human exposure via dust ingestion and dermal absorption

    Environmental Research · 2018 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2018.11.034

  • Multi-pathway human exposure assessment of phthalate esters and DINCH

    Environment International · 2017 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2017.12.016

  • From the exposome to mechanistic understanding of chemical-induced adverse effects

    Environment International · 2016 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2016.11.029

  • Measuring biomarkers in wastewater as a new source of epidemiological information: Current state and future perspectives

    Environment International · 2016 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2016.12.016

  • Critical review on the stability of illicit drugs in sewers and wastewater samples

    Water Research · 2015 · 10.1016/j.watres.2015.10.040

  • Spatial differences and temporal changes in illicit drug use in E urope quantified by wastewater analysis

    Addiction · 2014 · https://doi.org/10.1111/add.12570

  • Levels and trends of PBDEs and HBCDs in the global environment: Status at the end of 2012

    Environment International · 2014 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2014.01.006

  • Occurrence of a Broad Range of Legacy and Emerging Flame Retardants in Indoor Environments in Norway

    Environmental Science & Technology · 2014 · 10.1021/es500516u

  • First insights in the metabolism of phosphate flame retardants and plasticizers using human liver fractions

    Toxicology Letters · 2013 · 10.1016/j.toxlet.2013.08.012

  • A review of dietary and non-dietary exposure to bisphenol-A

    Food and Chemical Toxicology · 2012 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2012.07.059

  • After the PBDE Phase-Out: A Broad Suite of Flame Retardants in Repeat House Dust Samples from California

    Environmental Science & Technology · 2012 · 10.1021/es303879n

  • Comparing illicit drug use in 19 European cities through sewage analysis

    The Science of The Total Environment · 2012 · 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.06.069

  • A novel abbreviation standard for organobromine, organochlorine and organophosphorus flame retardants and some characteristics of the chemicals

    Environment International · 2012 · 10.1016/j.envint.2012.08.003

  • Evaluation of Uncertainties Associated with the Determination of Community Drug Use through the Measurement of Sewage Drug Biomarkers

    Environmental Science & Technology · 2012 · 10.1021/es302722f

  • Occurrence of alternative flame retardants in indoor dust from New Zealand: Indoor sources and human exposure assessment

    Chemosphere · 2012 · 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.03.100

  • Distribution of bisphenol-A, triclosan and n-nonylphenol in human adipose tissue, liver and brain

    Chemosphere · 2012 · 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.01.002

  • Are potential sources for human exposure to bisphenol-A overlooked?

    International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health · 2011 · 10.1016/j.ijheh.2011.04.005

  • Hexabromocyclododecane: Current Understanding of Chemistry, Environmental Fate and Toxicology and Implications for Global Management

    Environmental Science & Technology · 2011 · 10.1021/es201548c

  • Novel brominated flame retardants: A review of their analysis, environmental fate and behaviour

    Environment International · 2010 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2010.11.007

  • Illicit drug consumption estimations derived from wastewater analysis: A critical review

    The Science of The Total Environment · 2010 · 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.05.030

  • Analytical developments and preliminary assessment of human exposure to organophosphate flame retardants from indoor dust

    Environment International · 2010 · 10.1016/j.envint.2010.11.010

  • Indoor Contamination with Hexabromocyclododecanes, Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers, and Perfluoroalkyl Compounds: An Important Exposure Pathway for People?

    Environmental Science & Technology · 2010 · https://doi.org/10.1021/es903476t

  • Hexabromocyclododecanes and Tetrabromobisphenol-A in Indoor Air and Dust in Birmingham, UK: Implications for Human Exposure

    Environmental Science & Technology · 2008 · 10.1021/es801110a

  • Analytical and environmental aspects of the flame retardant tetrabromobisphenol-A and its derivatives

    Journal of Chromatography A · 2008 · 10.1016/j.chroma.2008.08.035

  • Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in domestic indoor dust from Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and United States

    Environment International · 2007 · 10.1016/j.envint.2007.08.008

  • Hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs) in the Environment and Humans: A Review

    Environmental Science & Technology · 2006 · 10.1021/es0602492

  • Levels and trends of brominated flame retardants in the European environment

    Chemosphere · 2006 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.12.007

  • Determination of brominated flame retardants, with emphasis on polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in environmental and human samples—a review

    Environment International · 2003 · 10.1016/s0160-4120(03)00114-4

  • Comparative Study on Total Lipid Determination using Soxhlet, Roese-Gottlieb, Bligh & Dyer, and Modified Bligh & Dyer Extraction Methods

    Journal of Food Composition and Analysis · 2001 · 10.1006/jfca.2000.0972

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