Poster presentations 2024

SETAC North America 45th Annual Meeting – Fort Worth, Texas, USA 20/10-24/10, 2024
Francesca Cappelli, Yu Ait Bamai, Kobe Van Hoey, Da-Hye Kim, Adrian Covaci. Occurrence of short- and ultra-short chain PFAS in drinking water from Flanders (Belgium) and implications for human exposure.

EnvironChemTox Symposium – Wageningen, Netherlands 10/10, 2024
Oliver Salangad, Francesca Cappelli, Fabian Simon, Giulia Poma, Anders Galatius, Rune Dietz, Christian Sonne, Peter Rask Moller, Adrian Covaci. Untargeted PFAS analysis reveals emerging semi-fluorinated compounds in white-beaked dolphins.

TIAFT 2024 – St. Gallen, Switzerland 02/09-06/09, 2024
Celine Gys, Sofie Abrahams, Machteld Philipsen, Babette van Rafelghem, Eline Baetens, Vidija Soerdjbalie Maikoe, Werner Jacobs, Adrian Covaci. Refining knowledge on propranolol overdosing through an autopsy case series.

TIAFT 2024 – St. Gallen, Switzerland 02/09-06/09, 2024
Sofie Abrahams, Machteld Philipsen, Maryline Busschots, Eleanor Berry, Alexander van Nuijs, Adrian Covaci, Celine Gys. Creative cooking or sloppy housekeeping? A challenging judicial case in distinguishing intentional mixing and on scene cross contamination.



Poster presentations 2023

Beltox Annual Meeting 2023 – Brussels, Belgium 07/12, 2023
Shanshan Yin, Giulia Poma, Adrian Covaci. Silicone wristbands as passive samplers for personal exposure assessment of legacy persistent organic pollutants: A pilot study.

The Benelux Metabolomics Days 2023 - Utrecht, The Netherlands 16/11-17/11, 2023
Maria van de Lavoir, Manuela Da Silva, Elias Iturrospe, Rani Robeyns, Alexander L.N. van Nuijs, Adrian Covaci. Unlocking the past: exploring untargeted hair lipidomics for retrospective analysis

The Benelux Metabolomics Days 2023 - Utrecht, The Netherlands 16/11-17/11, 2023
Ting Zeng, Xin Chen, Maria van de Lavoir, Rani Robeyns, Elias Iturrospe, Lu Zhao, María del Mar Delgado-Povedano, Alexander L.N. van Nuijs, Lingyan Zhu, Adrian Covaci. Ion mobility mass spectrometry-based untargeted serum lipidomics characterization in the general Chinese cohort with residual per-/polyfluoroalkyl substances.

ICNTS2023 - Erding, Germany 16/10-19/10, 2023
Lidia Belova, Maarten Roggeman, Giulia Poma, Yu Ait Bamai, Celine Gys, Paulien Cleys, Fatima den Ouden, Patrick Berghmans, Jan Peters, Alexander L. N. van Nuijs, Adrian Covaci. Identification and semi-quantification of known and novel contaminants in indoor dust by ion-mobility high-resolution mass spectrometry and estimation of risks for human exposure.

Dioxin 2023 - Maastricht, The Netherlands 10/09-14/09, 2023
Francesca Cappelli, Lennert Dockx, Yunsun Jeong, Adrian Covaci, Alexander L.N. van Nuijs. Investigation of legacy and emerging PFAS in wastewater samples through target and suspect screening: an unclosed mass balance.

Dioxin 2023 - Maastricht, The Netherlands 10/09-14/09, 2023
Da-Hye Kim, Yunsun Jeong, Adrian Covaci. Analysis of C1-C4 Perfluoroalkyl Substances in House Dust from Japan, Colombia, and Belgium.

Dioxin 2023 - Maastricht, The Netherlands 10/09-14/09, 2023
Celine Gys, Maarten Roggeman, Anna Klimowska, Yu Ait Bamai, Michiel Bastiaensen, Bartosz Wielgomas, Adrian Covaci. Evaluating the variability of emerging non-persistent chemicals’ urinary concentrations.

Dioxin 2023 - Maastricht, The Netherlands 10/09-14/09, 2023
Da-Hye Kim, Yu Ait Bamai, Lidia Belova, Jos Bessems, Giulia Poma, Adrian Covaci. A review of the human exposure to persistent and mobile chemicals and their potential health risk assessments.

Dioxin 2023 - Maastricht, The Netherlands 10/09-14/09, 2023
Lidia Belova, Giulia Poma, Maarten Roggeman, Yunsun Jeong, Da-Hye Kim, Patrick Berghmans, Jan Peters, Alexander L. N. van Nuijs, Adrian Covaci. Identification and characterization of quaternary ammonium compounds in Flemish indoor dust by ion-mobility high resolution mass spectrometry.

Dioxin 2023 - Maastricht, The Netherlands 10/09-14/09, 2023
Alicia Macan Schönleben, Thomas McGrath, Shanshan Yin, Adam Cseresznye, Alexander van Nuijs, Giulia Poma, Adrian Covaci. Chlorinated paraffins in seaweed chips: First insights using High Resolution Mass Spectrometry.

Dioxin 2023 - Maastricht, The Netherlands 10/09-14/09, 2023
Thomas J. McGrath, Yukiko Fujii, Yunsun Jeong, Jasper Bombeke, Adrian Covaci, Giulia Poma. Occurrence of short and medium chain chlorinated paraffins in edible insects from Europe and Asia.​

TIAFT 2023 - Rome, Italy, 27/08-31/08, 2023
Natan Van Wichelen, Andrea Estévez Danta , Fatima den Ouden, Nick Verougstraete, Lidia Belova, Maarten Roggeman, Tim Boogaerts, Maarten Quireyns,
José Benito Quintana, Rosario Rodil , Alexander L.N. van Nuijs, Adrian Covaci, Celine Gys. Biotransformation of 3 methylmethcathinone (3 MMC) inhuman liver microsomes and correlation with the in vivo situation.

TIAFT 2023 - Rome, Italy 27/08-31/08, 2023
Celine Gys, Anna Klimowska, Remko Van Loon, Anastasia Andrianova, Adrian Covaci. Building a forensic GC-MS/MS MRM database.

TIAFT 2023 - Rome, Italy 27/08-31/08, 2023
Catalina Dumitrascu, Celine Gys , Diona D'Hondt , Werner Jacobs , Hugo Neels , Adrian Covaci , Alexander L.N. van Nuijs. Microplate liquid-liquid extraction: a rapid technique for routine analysis of phosphatidylethanol 16:0/18:1 in whole blood

TIAFT 2023 - Rome, Italy 27/08-31/08, 2023
Maarten Quireyns, Tim Boogaerts, Natan Van Wichelen, Tim Surmont, João Pedro Matias, Andrew Cunningham, Adrian Covaci, Alexander L N van Nuijs. Complementing Traditional Demand based Approaches: Wastewater based Epidemiology for Illicit Drug Market Size Estimation.

Testing The Waters 6 – Oxford, United Kingdom, 26/06-27/06, 2023
Natan Van Wichelen, Maarten Quireyns, Tim Boogaerts, Florence Maes, Maria Laimou-Geraniou, Ester Heath, Bram Pussig, Bert Aertgeerts, Adrian Covaci, Alexander L.N. van Nuijs. A High-throughput 96-well Elution Protocol for the Quantification of Psychoactive Substances in influent Wastewater as an Alternative for Traditional Solid-Phase Extraction.

Testing The Waters 6 – Oxford, United Kingdom, 26/06-27/06, 2023
Natan Van Wichelen, Tim Boogaerts, Maarten Quireyns, Adrian Covaci, Alexander L.N. van Nuijs. State-of-the-art analytical approaches and strategies to assess disposal of drugs in the frame of wastewater-based epidemiology.

Metabolomics 2023 – Niagara Falls, Canada 18/06-22/06, 2023
Maria van de Lavoir, Manuela Da Silva, Elias Iturrospe, Rani Robeyns, Alexander L.N. van Nuijs, Adrian Covaci. Untargeted hair lipidomics: comprehensive evaluation of the hair-specific lipid signature and considerations for retrospective analysis.

Poster presentations 2022

Belgian Society for Mass Spectrometry - Braine-l''Alleud, Belgium 07/10/2022

Katyeny Manuela da Silva, Elias Iturrospe, Adrian Covaci, Alexander L.N. van Nuijs. Optimization of a liquid chromatography-ion mobility-high resolution mass spectrometry (LC-IM-HRMS) platform for untargeted lipidomics. (PDF)


IMSC 2022 - Maastricht, the Netherlands 27/08-2/09, 2022

Katyeny Manuela da Silva, Maria van de Lavoir, Rani Robeyns, Elias Iturrospe, Lisa Verheggen, Adrian Covaci, Alexander L.N. van Nuijs. Building multidimensional in-house metabolomics libraries for untargeted metabolomics with open-source tools. (PDF)


Metabolomics 2022- Valencia, Spain, 19/06-23/06, 2022

Katyeny Manuela da Silva, Michele Wölk , Palina Nepachalovich, Elias Iturrospe, Adrian Covaci, Alexander van Nuijs, Maria Fedorova. Investigating the Potential of Ion Mobility To Oxidized Lipids using High Resolution Demultiplexing. (PDF)


10th International Symposium on Flame Retardants (BFR 2022) - Athens, Greece 4/09-7/09, 2022

Fatima den Ouden, Andrea Estévez Danta, Lidia Belova, Celine Gys, Anna Klimowska, Maarten Roggeman, Natan Van Wichelen, Giulia Poma, Adrian Covaci. Biotransformation of Tris (1-Chloro-2-Propyl) phosphate (TCIPP) and Tris (P-Tert-Butylphenyl) phosphate (TTBPP) in human liver microsomes. (PDF)


IMSC 2022 - Maastricht, the Netherlands 27/08-2/09, 2022 

Maria van de Lavoir, Katyeny Manuela Da Silva, Elias Iturrospe, Rani Robeyns, Alexander L.N. van Nuijs, Adrian Covaci. Lipidomics Profiling of Human Hair.(PDF)


TIAFT 2022 - Versailles, France 05/09-08/09, 2022

Natan Van Wichelen, Marina Celia Campos Mañas, Claudia Simarro Gimeno, Adrian Covaci, Alexander L.N. van Nuijs, Christoph Ort, Sara Castiglioni, Frederic Béen, Félix Hernández, Lubertus Bijlsma. ​Refining wastewater-based epidemiology for cannabis consumption monitoring: relevance of analysing both the aqueous phase and suspended solids of influent wastewater.(PDF)


TIAFT 2022 - Versailles, France 05/09-08/09, 2022

Celine Gys, Karolien Van Puyvelde, Sofie Abrahams, Eleanor Berry, Alexander van Nuijs, Adrian Covaci. Development, validation and application of a GC-MS method for quantification of glucose and lactate in vitreous humor.(PDF)


IMSC 2022 - Maastricht, the Netherlands 27/08-2/09, 2022

Elias Iturrospe, Rani Robeyns, Katyeny Manuela da Silva, Maria van de Lavoir, Joost Boeckmans, Tamara Vanhaecke,Alexander L.N. van Nuijs, Adrian Covaci. Metabolic Alterations of HepaRG Cells in Response to Ethanol and TNF-α Co-exposure. (PDF)


7th International Symposium on Hyphenated Techniques in Chromatography and Separation Technology (HTC-17) – Ghent, Belgium May 18-20, 2022


Roggeman M., Belova L., Jeong Y., Kim D., F. Fernández S., van Nuijs A. L. N., Covaci A.Comprehensive suspect screening for the identification of contaminants of emerging concern in urine of Flemish adolescents by LC-HRMS (PDF.)


Metabolomics 2022- Valencia, Spain June 19-23, 2022

E. Iturrospe, M. Da Silva, R. Robeyns, M. van de Lavoir, T. Vanhaecke, A. L.N. van Nuijs, A. Covaci. Metabolomic signature of Ethanol-Induced Hepatotoxicity in HepaRG Cells by LC-MS-based untargeted metabolomics. (PDF)​


Metabolomics 2022- Valencia, Spain June 19-23, 2022

M. van de Lavoir, M. Da Silva, E. Iturrospe, R. Robeyns, A. L.N. van Nuijs, A. Covaci. Revealing the compexity of the hair lipodome (PDF). 


The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists - Virtual conference February 1-3, 2022

M.Quireyns, T. Boogaerts, N. Van Wichelen, M. De prins, B. Pussig, C. Matheï, H. De Loof, V. Van Coppenolle, E. Fransen, A. Covaci, A.L.N. Van Nuijs. Temporal monitoring of stimulants during the first COVID‐19 wave in Belgium from a wastewater-based epidemiologic perspective (PDF - 0,8 MB)

Poster presentations 2021

Metabolomics 2021 - Virtual conference June 22-24, 2021

M. da Silva, E. Iturrospe, E. Logie, M. van de Lavoir, M. Cuykx, A. Covaci, W. Vanden Berghe, A. van Nuijs. Liquid chromatography - mass spectrometry (LC-MS) based untargeted lipidomics platform to investigate ferroptosis in multiple myeloma cells (PDF - 0,4 MB)

Metabolomics 2021 - Virtual conference June 22-24, 2021

E. Iturrospe, M. da Silva, T. Vanhaecke, A. van Nuijs., A. Covaci. Lipidomic biomarkers of ethanol induced hepatotoxicity in human HepaRG liver cells (PDF - 0,5 MB)

LIPID MAPS Spring School - Virtual conference April 12-16, 2021

E. Iturrospe, M. da Silva, J. Heyrman, M. Cuykx, T. Vanhaecke, A. Covaci, A. van Nuijs. Optimization of a Liquid Chromatography-Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry Platform in Untargeted Lipidomics Exploring Ion Mobility Sensitivity (PDF - 0,5 MB)


Poster presentations 2020

The 16th Annual Conference for the Metabolomics Society - Virtual conference October 27-29, 2020

M. da Silva, E. Iturrospe, M. Cuykx, A. Covaci, A. van Nuijs. Enhancing the chromatographic separation of polar metabolites using new generation HILIC columns (PDF - 1,9 MB)

International Society of Exposure (ISES) - Virtual meeting September 21-22, 2020 

P. Vervliet, S. De Nys, R.C. Duca, I. Boonen, M. Elskens, L. Godderis, K. Van Landuyt, A. Covaci. In vitro degradation of composite resins for dental restorations (PDF - 1 MB)

Poster presentations 2019

57th Annual Meeting of the International Association of Forensic Toxicologists (TIAFT 2019) - September 2-6, Birmingham, UK

Degreef M., van Nuijs A.L.N., Maudens K.E. - Optimisation of a fast and easy quantification method for 54 benzodiazepines & Z-drugs, including 20 designer benzodiazepines, in plasma (PDF - < 1MB)

Degreef M., Blanckaert P., Berry E.M., van Nuijs A.L.N., Maudens K.E. - Determination of ocfentanil and W-18 in a suspicious, heroin-like powder in Belgium (PDF - 1.2 MB)

11th International Sympsoium on Biological Monitoring in Occupational and Environmental Health (ISBM-11) - August 28-30, 2019 - Leuven, Belgium

Vervliet P., Gys C., Caballero-Casero N., Covaci A. - Current-use of developers in thermal paper from 14 countries by LC-HRMS (PDF - 1.4 MB)

39th International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants (DIOXIN 2019) - August 25-30,2019 - Kyoto, Japan

Poma A., Yin S., Tang B., Fujii Y., Cuykx M., Covaci A. - Chemical safety assesment of edible insects from Europe and Asia (PDF - <1 MB)

Tang B., Poma G., Bastiaensen M., Yin S., Luo X.-J., Mai B.-X., Covaci A. - Bioconcentration and biotransformation of organophosphorus flame retardants in common carp (PDF - <1MB)

McGrath T. J., Poma G., Covaci A. - Minimizing mass spectral interferences during analysis of short- and medium-chain chlorinated paraffins by GC-ECNI-LRMS (PDF - 1.1MB)

Christia C., Poma G., Harrad S., de Wit C., Leonards P., Lamoree M., Covaci A. - Suspect screening analysis in indoor dust & air from homes, offices and pre-schools using LC-QTOF-MS (PDF - 1.7 MB)

17th International Conference on Chemistry and the Environment (ICCE) - 17-20 June 2019 - Thessaloniki, Greece

Covaci A., Poma G., Christia C., Drage D. , Harrad S., Tao F., Sandblom O., Plassmann M. M., Benskin J. P., de Wit C., Brandsma S., Cenijn P., van der Veen I., Wemken N., Coggins M., Leonards P., Lamoree M. - Assessment of multi-contaminant concentrations in indoor dust and air from four European countries (PDF - 1 MB)

SFTA - International Congress of Analytical, Forensic and Clinical Toxicology - Flanders 2019

Degreef M., Blanckaert P., Berry E.M., van Nuijs A.L.N., Maudens K. - Determination of ocfentanil and W-18 in a suspicious, heroin-like powder in Belgium (PDF - < 1 MB)

Poster presentations 2018

11th International Symposium on Drug Analysis and the 29th International Symposium on Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis: DA-PBA 2018

Vervliet P., Mortelé O.Gys C., Degreef M., Maudens K., Covaci A., van Nuijs A.L.N., Lai F.Y. - Suspect and non-target screening workflows to investigate the in vitro and in vivo metabolism of the synthetic cannabinoid 5-Cl-THJ-018 (PDF - < 1 MB)

Vervliet P., De Nys S., Boonen I., Duca R.C., Elskens M., Van Landuyt K.L., Covaci A. - Qualitative analysis of dental material ingredients, composite resins and sealants using liquid chromatography coupled to quadrupole time of flight mass spectrometry (PDF - 1.8 MB)

38th International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) & 10th International PCB Workshop : DIOXIN 2018

Bastiaensen M., Been F., Yin Lai F., van Nuijs A.L.N., Covaci, A. - Mining the chemical information of urban wastewater – Monitoring exposure to phosphorus flame retardants and plasticizers (PDF - 2.3 MB)

Been F., Bastiaensen M., Malarvannan G., Yin S., Yao Y., Schepens T., Jorens P.G., Covaci A. - Exposure to organophosporous flame retardants and alternative plasticizers in intensive care patients: association with the medical devices (PDF - 1 MB)

Poma G., Bruyland B., Christia C., Sales C., Goscinny S., Van Loco J., Covaci A. - Can food processing influence the level of contamination with organophosphorus flame retardants and plasticizers (PFRs) in Belgian foodstuffs? (PDF - 1.2 MB)

Poma G., Liu Y., Cuykx M., Tang B., Luo X.-J., Covaci A. - Occurence of organophosphorus flame retardants and plasticizers in edible and wild insects from China (PDF - 1.2 MB)

Masstwin Exploratory Workshop 2018: Mass spectrometry in support of the environment, food, and health interaction and disease - Antwerpen - 18th April 2018 until 20th April 2018

Bastiaensen M. , Yin Lai F., van Nuijs A.L.N. - Covaci A. - Béen F. - Upscaling human biomonitoring - Wastewater-based epidemiology to assess exposure to organophosphate flame retardants (PFRs) (PDF - 1.4 MB)

Christia C., Poma G., Harrad S., de Wit C., Leonards P., Lamoree M., Covaci A. -  Occurrence of legacy and current-use plasticizers in indoor dust from various EU countries (PDF - 2MB)

Gys C., Kovačič A., Huber C., Lai F.Y., Heath E., Covaci A. - In vitro Phase I and Phase II metabolism of bisphenol S by liquid chomatography coupled to quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (PDF, < 1MB)

Vervliet P., Mortelé O., Gys C., Degreef M., Maudens K., Covaci A., van Nuijs A.L.N., Lai F.Y. - Suspect and non-target screening workflows to investigate the in vitro and in vivo metabolism of the synthetic cannabinoid 5-Cl-THJ-018 (PDF - 3MB)

Vervliet P., De Nys S., Boonen I., Duca R.C., Elskens M., Van Landuyt K.L., Covaci A. - Qualitative analysis of dental material ingredients, composite resins and sealants using liquid chromatography coupled to quadrupole time of flight mass spectrometry (PDF - 1.8 MB)

The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists Meeting SOFT/TIAFT - Boca Raton - 6th January 2018 -11th January 2018

Degreef M., Raats S., Op de beeck J., Covaci A., Eens M., van Nuijs A.L.N., Maudens K. The Pigeon Poppy Seed Defence – Analysis of Opiates as Markers of Doping Use in Racing Pigeons (PDF - 1.3 MB)

Poster presentations 2017

6e Journées Internationales de Toxicologie (JIT 2017) - Thursday 19th October 2017 until Friday 20th October 2017

Bastiaensen M. , Yin Lai F., van Nuijs A.L.N. - Covaci A. - Béen F. Upscaling human biomonitoring - Wastewater-based epidemiology to assess exposure to organophosphate flame retardants (PFRs) (PDF - 1.4 MB)

8th International Symposium on Flame Retardants (BFR 2017) - Sunday 7th May 2017 until Wednesday 10th May 2017

Poma G., Glynn A., Malarvannan G., Covaci A., Darnerud P.O. Estimation of per capita intake of phosphorous flame retardants (PFRs) using Swedish market basket food samples (PDF - 1.3 MB)

Poma G., Goscinny S., Voorspoels S., Malarvannan G., Malysheva S.V., Van Loco J., Covaci A. Occurrence of halogenated flame retardants in Belgian food samples (PDF - 1.4 MB)

Poster presentations 2015

XV Scientific meeting of the Spanish society of Chromatography and related techniques (SECyTA 2015) Spain, Castellon de la Plana - 28th October 2015 until 30th October 2015

Portolés T.; Kinyua J.; van Nuijs A.L.N.; Cappelle D.; Sancho J.V.; Hernández F. Exploring potential of gas chromatography with atmospheric pressure chemical ionization and tandem mass spectrometry for sensitive determination of ethyl glucuronide in hair.

53rd The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists Meeting (TIAFT 2015) Italy, Firenze - 30th August 2015 - 4th September 2015

Matheeussen V.; Maudens K.; Cappelle D.; Anseeuw K.; Neels H. A non­fatal self­poisoning attempt with sildenafil. (PDF - 0.5 MB)

42nd International Symposium on High Performance Liquid Phase Separations (HPLC 2015) Switzerland, Geneva - 21st June 2015 - 25th June 2015

Eugster P.J.; Cappelle D.; Dunand M.; Herren A.; Grouzmann E. Immunoassays vs. LC-MS/MS for PTH 1-34 (teriparatide) quanti cation: which method has the best specificity and sensitivity?

20th Scientific Meeting of the Society of Hair Testing, Brazil, Sao Paulo, 3th May 2015 - 6th May 2015

Cappelle D.; Crunelle C.L.; Süβe S.; Couttenye M-M.; Michielsen P.; Yegles M.; van Nuijs A.L.N.; Covaci A.; Neels H. Ethyl glucuronide vs fatty acid ethyl esters concentrations in hair of a dialysis patient. (PDF - 0.5 MB)

Poster presentations 2014

Analytical, Clinical and Forensic Toxicology Meeting, France, Bordeaux, SFTA, ccCTA, SoHT & BLT, 10th June 2014 until 13th June 2014  

Cappelle, D.; Crunelle, C.L.; van Nuijs, A.L.N.; Yegles, M.; Covaci, A.; Neels, H. GC-MS or GC-MS/MS for the determination of ethyl glucuronide in hair? (PDF - 1 MB)