In this article we discuss the port of Antwerp’s sustainability reporting initiative, reporting on the joint performance of the harbour community, as a process of co-production. By means of ‘stakeholder elicitation’ and in interaction with the port’s sustainability reporting initiative we investigated potentially meaningful indicators (mainly qualitative in nature) for...
elly Den Hond 4 ilse Loots 5 Vera n elen 4 nicolas Van Larebeke 6 7 Greet Schoeters 8 Dries Martens 0 Michelle plusquin 0 0 Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University , Diepenbeek , Belgium 1
The developmental origins of health and disease theory states that a disturbance in the early life environment can contribute to disease risk in later life. Leptin and insulin are anorectic hormones involved in energy homeostasis and are crucial for foetal growth. Disturbances in the levels of these hormones contribute to obesity and diabetes. In adults, altered mitochondrial...
Environmental justice research shows how socially disadvantaged groups are more exposed and more vulnerable to environmental pollution. At the same time, these groups are less represented and, thus, less visible in biomedical studies. This socioeconomic participation bias is a form of environmental injustice within research practice itself. We designed, implemented and evaluated...
Morrens 0 Ilse Loots 0 0 Address: Faculty of Political and Social Sciences, University of Antwerp, Sint Jacobstraat 2 , B - 2000 Antwerpen , Belgium Background: In order to investigate and monitor ... , Prof Ilse Loots, Prof Stefaan De Henauw, Prof Geert Molenberghs, Maaike Bilau, Liesbeth Bruckers, Elly Denhond, Greet Van Kersschaver and Karen Goeyens. We gratefully acknowledge the collaboration of the
Environment). The human biomonitoring was performed by the Centre of Expertise for Environment and Health: Prof Willy Baeyens, Prof Nik Van Larebeke, Prof Greet Schoeters, Prof Ilse Loots, Prof Stefaan De
There is increasing epidemiologic evidence that arsenic exposure in utero is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes and may contribute to long-term health effects. These effects may occur at low environmental exposures but the underlying molecular mechanism is not clear. We collected cord blood samples of 183 newborns to identify associations between arsenic levels and birth...
Hans Keune 0 Bert Morrens 0 Kim Croes Ann Colles Gudrun Koppen Johan Springael Ilse Loots 0 Karen Van Campenhout Hana Chovanova Greet Schoeters Vera Nelen Willy Baeyens Nik Van Larebeke 0 Faculty of
In order to select priority hotspots for environment and health research in Flanders (Belgium), an open procedure was organized. Environment and health hotspots are strong polluting point sources with possible health effects for residents living in the vicinity of the hot spot. The selection procedure was part of the work of the Flemish Centre of Expertise for Environment and...
