For my PhD I studied environmental pollution (heavy metals, PCBs, DDT and other organochorine compounds, and brominated flame retardants) in European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) populations in Antwerp (University Antwerp, 2001-2007). This is a selection of my most important publications:
- De egel als bioindicator.(in: Zoogdier 20 (3), 2009)/ Hedgehogs as bioindicators of environmental pollution.
- Zwerfvuil bedreigt egels (in: Zoogdier 15 (4), 2004). / Rubbish threat to hedgehogs.
- Afval hindert dieren.(in: Knack 46, 2004, door Dirk Draulans). / Rubbish threatens animals.
- De West-Europese egel (In: Zoogdieren in Vlaanderen. Ecologie en verspreiding van 1987 tot 2002. Verkem, S., De Maeseneer, J., Vandenddriessche, B., Verbeylen, G. & Yskout, S., 2003, Natuurpunt Studie & JNM-Zoogdierenwerkgroep, Mechelen & Gent, België. Pp. 72-77.) / The Western European hedgehog.
© Helga D'Havé. Hedgehog caught in food carton.
Academic publications (in English only)
My PhD thesis (pdf available upon request):
D’Havé H., 2006. Non-destructive exposure and risk assessment of persistant pollutants in the European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus). ISBN 90-5728-064-7. Doctoral thesis. University Antwerp, Belgium.
List of first author peer-reviewed papers:
D’Havé H., Scheirs J., Covaci A., van den Brink N.W., Verhagen R., De Coen W., 2007. Non-destructive pollution exposure assessment in the European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus): IV. Hair versus soil analysis in exposure and risk assessment of organochlorine compounds. Environmental Pollution 145 (3): 861-886.
D’Havé H., Scheirs J., Covaci A., Schepens P., Verhagen R., De Coen W., 2006. Non-destructive pollution exposure assessment in the European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus): III. Hair as an indicator of endogenous organochlorine compound concentrations. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 25: 158–167.
D’Havé H., Scheirs J., Mubiana V.K., Verhagen R., Blust R., De Coen W., 2006. Non-destructive pollution exposure assessment in the European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus): II. Hair and spines as indicators of endogenous metal and As concentrations. Environmental Pollution 142: 438–448.
D’Havé H., J. Scheirs, V. K. Mubiana, R. Verhagen, R. Blust & W. De Coen, 2005. Non-destructive pollution exposure assessment in the European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus): I . Relationships between metals and arsenic in hair, spines and soil. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 24 (9): 2356-2364.
D’Havé H., A. Covaci, J. Scheirs, P. Schepens, R. Verhagen & W. De Coen, 2005. Hair as an indicator of endogenous tissue levels of brominated flame retardants in mammals. Environmental Science and Technology 39 (16): 6016 – 6020.
D’Havé H., J. Scheirs, R. Verhagen & W. De Coen, 2005. Gender-, age- and seasonal dependent self-anointing in the European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus L.). Acta Theriologica 50 (2): 167-173.
See also here for a complete academic bibliography.
