R Blust

Affiliations

Systemic Physiological and Ecotoxicological Research (SPHERE), Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium.

Publications (44)

Bioavailability Assessment of Metals in Freshwater Environments: A Historical Review.

Environmental toxicology and chemistry

Avec: William Adams , Ronny Blust , Robert Dwyer , David Mount , Eirik Nordheim , Patricio H Rodriguez , Doug Spry

The interactive effect of copper(II) and conspecific alarm substances on behavioural responses of zebrafish (Danio rerio).

Behavioural brain research

Avec: Ali Pilehvar , Raewyn M Town , Ronny Blust

Impact of urban street canyon architecture on local atmospheric pollutant levels and magneto-chemical PM

The Science of the total environment

Avec: Jelle Hofman , Ana Castanheiro , Gert Nuyts , Steven Joosen , Simo Spassov , Ronny Blust , Karolien De Wael , Silvia Lenaerts , Roeland Samson

Effect of incubation time of three single extraction procedures on trace element extraction from sediment and soil.

Environmental monitoring and assessment

Avec: Diab Qadah , Lieven Bervoets , Ronny Blust

Olivine avoidance behaviour by marine gastropods (Littorina littorea L.) and amphipods (Gammarus locusta L.) within the context of ocean alkalinity enhancement.

Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

Avec: Gunter Flipkens , Vincent Dujardin , Jordy Salden , Kyle T'Jollyn , Raewyn M Town , Ronny Blust

Antagonistic bioaccumulation of waterborne Cu(II) and Cd(II) in common carp (Cyprinus carpio) and effects on ion-homeostasis and defensive mechanisms.

Aquatic toxicology (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Avec: G Castaldo , G Flipkens , M Pillet , R M Town , L Bervoets , R Blust , G De Boeck

Bottle or tap? Toward an integrated approach to water type consumption.

Water research

Avec: Robbe Geerts , Frédéric Vandermoere , Tim Van Winckel , Dirk Halet , Pieter Joos , Katleen Van Den Steen , Els Van Meenen , Ronny Blust , Elena Borregán-Ochando , Siegfried E Vlaeminck

Optimizing the Use of Zebrafish Feeding Trials for the Safety Evaluation of Genetically Modified Crops.

International journal of molecular sciences

Avec: Isabelle J Gabriëls , Lucia Vergauwen , Marthe De Boevre , Stefan Van Dongen , Ronny Blust , Sarah De Saeger , Mia Eeckhout , Marc De Loose , Dries Knapen

Use of lanthanum for water treatment A matter of concern?

Chemosphere

Avec: Geert J Behets , Kayawe Valentine Mubiana , Ludwig Lamberts , Karin Finsterle , Nigel Traill , Ronny Blust , Patrick C D'Haese

The effect of thermal pre-incubation and exposure on sensitivity of zebrafish (Danio rerio) to copper and cadmium single and binary exposures.

Aquatic toxicology (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Avec: Ali Pilehvar , Raewyn M Town , Ronny Blust

Effect of temperature on nickel uptake and elimination in Daphnia magna.

Environmental toxicology and chemistry

Avec: Cecília M S Pereira , Ronny Blust , Karel A C De Schamphelaere

Temperature Effects During a Sublethal Chronic Metal Mixture Exposure on Common Carp (

Frontiers in physiology

Avec: Giovanni Castaldo , Marion Pillet , Leen Ameryckx , Lieven Bervoets , Raewyn M Town , Ronny Blust , Gudrun De Boeck

Challenges and Recommendations in Assessing Potential Endocrine-Disrupting Properties of Metals in Aquatic Organisms.

Environmental toxicology and chemistry

Avec: Kevin V Brix , Stijn Baken , Craig A Poland , Ronny Blust , Louise J Pope , Charles R Tyler

Use of Long Spinal Board Post-Application of Protocol for Spinal Motion Restriction for Spinal Cord Injury.

The western journal of emergency medicine

Avec: Amber D Rice , Philipp L Hannan , Memu-Iye Kamara , Joshua B Gaither , Robyn Blust , Vatsal Chikani , Franco Castro-Marin , Gail Bradley , Bentley J Bobrow , Rachel Munn , Mary Knotts , Justin Lara

Investigating the effects of a sub-lethal metal mixture of Cu, Zn and Cd on bioaccumulation and ionoregulation in common carp, Cyprinus carpio.

Aquatic toxicology (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Avec: G Castaldo , M Pillet , B Slootmaekers , L Bervoets , R M Town , R Blust , G De Boeck

Bioaccumulation and trophic transfer of total mercury in the subtropical Olifants River Basin, South Africa.

Chemosphere

Avec: Vera Verhaert , Johannes Teuchies , Wynand Vlok , Victor Wepener , Abraham Addo-Bediako , Antoinette Jooste , Ronny Blust , Lieven Bervoets

Human inflammatory response of endotoxin affected by particulate matter-bound transition metals.

Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)

Avec: Serena Moretti , Wenke Smets , Jelle Hofman , Kayawe Valentine Mubiana , Eline Oerlemans , Dieter Vandenheuvel , Roeland Samson , Ronny Blust , Sarah Lebeer

Toxicity and bioaccumulation of Cadmium, Copper and Zinc in a direct comparison at equitoxic concentrations in common carp (Cyprinus carpio) juveniles.

PloS one

Avec: Vyshal Delahaut , Božidar Rašković , Marta Satorres Salvado , Lieven Bervoets , Ronny Blust , Gudrun De Boeck

Microplastic contamination in gudgeons (Gobio gobio) from Flemish rivers (Belgium).

Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)

Avec: Bart Slootmaekers , Camilla Catarci Carteny , Claude Belpaire , Steven Saverwyns , Wim Fremout , Ronny Blust , Lieven Bervoets

Towards harmonization of water quality management: A comparison of chemical drinking water and surface water quality standards around the globe.

Journal of environmental management

Avec: Tim Van Winckel , Jan Cools , Siegfried E Vlaeminck , Pieter Joos , Els Van Meenen , Elena Borregán-Ochando , Katleen Van Den Steen , Robbe Geerts , Frédéric Vandermoere , Ronny Blust

Arabidopsis root growth and development under metal exposure presented in an adverse outcome pathway framework.

Plant, cell & environment

Avec: Jesper R van Dijk , Mario Kranchev , Ronny Blust , Ann Cuypers , Kris Vissenberg

Interactive toxicity of copper and cadmium in regenerating and adult planarians.

Chemosphere

Avec: Sanah Majid , Frank Van Belleghem , Jan-Pieter Ploem , Annelies Wouters , Ronny Blust , Karen Smeets

Impact of weathered and virgin polyethylene terephthalate (PET) micro- and nanoplastics on growth dynamics and the production of extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) of microalgae.

The Science of the total environment

Avec: Marie Sioen , Maaike Vercauteren , Ronny Blust , Raewyn M Town , Colin Janssen , Jana Asselman

The effect of metal mixture composition on toxicity to C. elegans at individual and population levels.

PloS one

Avec: Sofie Moyson , Raewyn M Town , Kris Vissenberg , Ronny Blust

The effect of copper on behaviour, memory, and associative learning ability of zebrafish (Danio rerio).

Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

Avec: Ali Pilehvar , Raewyn M Town , Ronny Blust

The impact of temperature on metal mixture stress: Sublethal effects on the freshwater isopod Asellus aquaticus.

Environmental research

Avec: M Van Ginneken , R Blust , L Bervoets

The interplay between chemical speciation and physiology determines the bioaccumulation and toxicity of Cu(II) and Cd(II) to Caenorhabditis elegans.

Journal of applied toxicology : JAT

Avec: Sofie Moyson , Raewyn M Town , Steven Joosen , Steven J Husson , Ronny Blust

Mercury accumulation in muscle and liver tissue and human health risk assessment of two resident freshwater fish species in Flanders (Belgium): a multilocation approach.

Environmental science and pollution research international

Avec: Lies Teunen , Claude Belpaire , Gudrun De Boeck , Ronny Blust , Lieven Bervoets

Characterization of the accumulation of metals and organic contaminants on a novel active-passive sampling device under controlled water flow conditions.

Chemosphere

Avec: Elvio D Amato , Dung T Nguyen , Dragan Subotic , Jonas Hereijgers , Tom Breugelmans , Maarten Weyn , Freddy Dardenne , Lieven Bervoets , Adrian Covaci , Raewyn M Town , Ronny Blust

Physiological performance of common carp (Cyprinus carpio, L., 1758) exposed to a sublethal copper/zinc/cadmium mixture.

Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Toxicology & pharmacology : CBP

Avec: M Pillet , G Castaldo , E M Rodgers , V Poleksić , B Rašković , L Bervoets , R Blust , G De Boeck

Field application of a novel active-passive sampling technique for the simultaneous measurement of a wide range of contaminants in water.

Chemosphere

Avec: Elvio D Amato , Fabienne Pfeiffer , Nicolas Estoppey , Dragan Subotic , Laure Herweyers , Tom Breugelmans , Maarten Weyn , Els Du Bois , Freddy Dardenne , Adrian Covaci , Raewyn M Town , Ronny Blust

Effect of abiotic factors and environmental concentrations on the bioaccumulation of persistent organic and inorganic compounds to freshwater fish and mussels.

The Science of the total environment

Avec: Lies Teunen , Maarten De Jonge , Govindan Malarvannan , Adrian Covaci , Claude Belpaire , Jean-François Focant , Ronny Blust , Lieven Bervoets

Acute bioaccumulation and chronic toxicity of olivine in the marine amphipod Gammarus locusta.

Aquatic toxicology (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Avec: Gunter Flipkens , Katharina Horoba , Kobe Bostyn , Luna J J Geerts , Raewyn M Town , Ronny Blust

Common carp, Cyprinus carpio, prefer branchial ionoregulation at high feeding rates and kidney ionoregulation when food supply is limited: additional effects of cortisol and exercise.

Fish physiology and biochemistry

Avec: Hon Jung Liew , Antonella Pelle , Daniela Chiarella , Caterina Faggio , Cheng-Hao Tang , Ronny Blust , Gudrun De Boeck

The synergistic toxicity of Cd(II) and Cu(II) to zebrafish (Danio rerio): Effect of water hardness.

Chemosphere

Avec: Ali Pilehvar , Katherine I Cordery , Raewyn M Town , Ronny Blust

Limited oxidative stress in common carp (Cyprinus carpio, L., 1758) exposed to a sublethal tertiary (Cu, Cd and Zn) metal mixture.

Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Toxicology & pharmacology : CBP

Avec: M Pillet , G Castaldo , S De Weggheleire , L Bervoets , R Blust , G De Boeck

Deriving Nickel (Ni(II)) and Chromium (Cr(III)) Based Environmentally Safe Olivine Guidelines for Coastal Enhanced Silicate Weathering.

Environmental science & technology

Avec: Gunter Flipkens , Ronny Blust , Raewyn M Town

Do Aptamers Always Bind? The Need for a Multifaceted Analytical Approach When Demonstrating Binding Affinity between Aptamer and Low Molecular Weight Compounds.

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Avec: Fabio Bottari , Elise Daems , Anne-Mare de Vries , Pieter Van Wielendaele , Stanislav Trashin , Ronny Blust , Frank Sobott , Annemieke Madder , José C Martins , Karolien De Wael

A comparative study on the effects of three different metals (Cu, Zn and Cd) at similar toxicity levels in common carp, Cyprinus carpio.

Journal of applied toxicology : JAT

Avec: Giovanni Castaldo , Vyshal Delahaut , Bart Slootmaekers , Lieven Bervoets , Raewyn M Town , Ronny Blust , Gudrun De Boeck

Evaluation of effects-based methods as monitoring tools for assessing ecological impacts of metals in aquatic ecosystems.

Integrated environmental assessment and management

Avec: Kevin V Brix , Ronny Blust , Jelle Mertens , Stijn Baken , Ellie T Middleton , Chris Cooper

The relevance of European Biota Quality Standards on the ecological water quality as determined by the multimetric macro-invertebrate index: A Flemish case study.

Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

Avec: Lies Teunen , Maarten De Jonge , Govindan Malarvannan , Adrian Covaci , Claude Belpaire , Jean-François Focant , Ronny Blust , Lieven Bervoets

Common carp exposed to binary mixtures of Cd(II) and Zn(II): A study on metal bioaccumulation and ion-homeostasis.

Aquatic toxicology (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Avec: G Castaldo , T Nguyễn , R M Town , L Bervoets , R Blust , G De Boeck

Sublethal Effect Concentrations for Nonpolar Narcosis in the Zebrafish Embryo.

Environmental toxicology and chemistry

Avec: Riccardo Massei , Dries Knapen , Adrian Covaci , Ronny Blust , Philipp Mayer , Lucia Vergauwen

Accumulation and release of organic pollutants by conventional and biodegradable microplastics in the marine environment.

Environmental science and pollution research international

Avec: Camilla Catarci Carteny , Elvio Diego Amato , Fabienne Pfeiffer , Christina Christia , Nicolas Estoppey , Giulia Poma , Adrian Covaci , Ronny Blust

Réseau de co-auteurs

Ronny Blust 37 collaborations

Raewyn M Town 14 collaborations

Lieven Bervoets 10 collaborations

L Bervoets 6 collaborations

Adrian Covaci 6 collaborations

G Castaldo 5 collaborations

G De Boeck 5 collaborations

Gudrun De Boeck 5 collaborations

Ali Pilehvar 4 collaborations

M Pillet 4 collaborations

Claude Belpaire 4 collaborations

Gunter Flipkens 3 collaborations

R M Town 3 collaborations

Lies Teunen 3 collaborations

Jelle Hofman 2 collaborations

Steven Joosen 2 collaborations

Karolien De Wael 2 collaborations

Roeland Samson 2 collaborations

Robbe Geerts 2 collaborations

Frédéric Vandermoere 2 collaborations

Tim Van Winckel 2 collaborations

Pieter Joos 2 collaborations

Katleen Van Den Steen 2 collaborations

Els Van Meenen 2 collaborations

Elena Borregán-Ochando 2 collaborations

Siegfried E Vlaeminck 2 collaborations

Lucia Vergauwen 2 collaborations

Dries Knapen 2 collaborations

Kayawe Valentine Mubiana 2 collaborations

Giovanni Castaldo 2 collaborations

Kevin V Brix 2 collaborations

Stijn Baken 2 collaborations

Vyshal Delahaut 2 collaborations

Bart Slootmaekers 2 collaborations

Camilla Catarci Carteny 2 collaborations

Kris Vissenberg 2 collaborations

Sofie Moyson 2 collaborations

Elvio D Amato 2 collaborations

Dragan Subotic 2 collaborations

Tom Breugelmans 2 collaborations

Maarten Weyn 2 collaborations

Freddy Dardenne 2 collaborations

Fabienne Pfeiffer 2 collaborations

Nicolas Estoppey 2 collaborations

Maarten De Jonge 2 collaborations

Govindan Malarvannan 2 collaborations

Jean-François Focant 2 collaborations

William Adams 1 collaboration

Robert Dwyer 1 collaboration

David Mount 1 collaboration

Eirik Nordheim 1 collaboration

Patricio H Rodriguez 1 collaboration

Doug Spry 1 collaboration

Ana Castanheiro 1 collaboration

Gert Nuyts 1 collaboration

Simo Spassov 1 collaboration

Silvia Lenaerts 1 collaboration

Diab Qadah 1 collaboration

Vincent Dujardin 1 collaboration

Jordy Salden 1 collaboration

Kyle T'Jollyn 1 collaboration

G Flipkens 1 collaboration

Dirk Halet 1 collaboration

Isabelle J Gabriëls 1 collaboration

Marthe De Boevre 1 collaboration

Stefan Van Dongen 1 collaboration

Sarah De Saeger 1 collaboration

Mia Eeckhout 1 collaboration

Marc De Loose 1 collaboration

Geert J Behets 1 collaboration

Ludwig Lamberts 1 collaboration

Karin Finsterle 1 collaboration

Nigel Traill 1 collaboration

Patrick C D'Haese 1 collaboration

Cecília M S Pereira 1 collaboration

Karel A C De Schamphelaere 1 collaboration

Marion Pillet 1 collaboration

Leen Ameryckx 1 collaboration

Craig A Poland 1 collaboration

Louise J Pope 1 collaboration

Charles R Tyler 1 collaboration

Amber D Rice 1 collaboration

Philipp L Hannan 1 collaboration

Memu-Iye Kamara 1 collaboration

Joshua B Gaither 1 collaboration

Robyn Blust 1 collaboration

Vatsal Chikani 1 collaboration

Franco Castro-Marin 1 collaboration

Gail Bradley 1 collaboration

Bentley J Bobrow 1 collaboration

Rachel Munn 1 collaboration

Mary Knotts 1 collaboration

Justin Lara 1 collaboration

B Slootmaekers 1 collaboration

Vera Verhaert 1 collaboration

Johannes Teuchies 1 collaboration

Wynand Vlok 1 collaboration

Victor Wepener 1 collaboration

Abraham Addo-Bediako 1 collaboration

Antoinette Jooste 1 collaboration

Serena Moretti 1 collaboration

Wenke Smets 1 collaboration

Eline Oerlemans 1 collaboration

Dieter Vandenheuvel 1 collaboration

Sarah Lebeer 1 collaboration

Božidar Rašković 1 collaboration

Marta Satorres Salvado 1 collaboration

Steven Saverwyns 1 collaboration

Wim Fremout 1 collaboration

Jan Cools 1 collaboration

Jesper R van Dijk 1 collaboration

Mario Kranchev 1 collaboration

Ann Cuypers 1 collaboration

Sanah Majid 1 collaboration

Frank Van Belleghem 1 collaboration

Jan-Pieter Ploem 1 collaboration

Annelies Wouters 1 collaboration

Karen Smeets 1 collaboration

Marie Sioen 1 collaboration

Maaike Vercauteren 1 collaboration

Colin Janssen 1 collaboration

Jana Asselman 1 collaboration

M Van Ginneken 1 collaboration

Steven J Husson 1 collaboration

Dung T Nguyen 1 collaboration

Jonas Hereijgers 1 collaboration

E M Rodgers 1 collaboration

V Poleksić 1 collaboration

B Rašković 1 collaboration

Laure Herweyers 1 collaboration

Els Du Bois 1 collaboration

Katharina Horoba 1 collaboration

Kobe Bostyn 1 collaboration

Luna J J Geerts 1 collaboration

Hon Jung Liew 1 collaboration

Antonella Pelle 1 collaboration

Daniela Chiarella 1 collaboration

Caterina Faggio 1 collaboration

Cheng-Hao Tang 1 collaboration

Katherine I Cordery 1 collaboration

S De Weggheleire 1 collaboration

Fabio Bottari 1 collaboration

Elise Daems 1 collaboration

Anne-Mare de Vries 1 collaboration

Pieter Van Wielendaele 1 collaboration

Stanislav Trashin 1 collaboration

Frank Sobott 1 collaboration

Annemieke Madder 1 collaboration

José C Martins 1 collaboration

Jelle Mertens 1 collaboration

Ellie T Middleton 1 collaboration

Chris Cooper 1 collaboration

T Nguyễn 1 collaboration

Riccardo Massei 1 collaboration

Philipp Mayer 1 collaboration

Elvio Diego Amato 1 collaboration

Christina Christia 1 collaboration

Giulia Poma 1 collaboration