For example, no adverse effects of bone lead on renal function were found in Swedish smelter works (Gerhardsson et al. 1992), whereas a positive association of tibia lead with glomerular hyperfiltration was reported in Belgian lead workers, suggesting the potential for a paradoxical protective effect of bone lead on renal function (Roels et al. 1994).
A Belgian investigation led to a European arrest warrant being issued against Desaedeleer earlier this year.
During the late 1950s, growing opposition to colonial rule in the Belgian Congo led to large-scale demonstrations in Léopoldville.
The new Belgian government, led by Elio Di Rupo, a Socialist, was forced to cut cherished social programmes under threat of EU sanctions (a general strike forced leaders to fly in to this week's summit via a military airport).What about citizens?
For the first few minutes of their third album, My Little Cheap Dictaphone – a Belgian band led by Redboy – mine the same rich seam of vintage sounds as the Real Tuesday Weld and the Shortwave Set, creating a haunted junkshop feel.
Fast-finishing Belgian Gilbert led home a group that included Team Sky's Wiggins and BMC Racing's Evans and was awarded the same time as the winner, meaning the general classification standings remain largely untouched.
In that study, increasing hepatic Zn concentration in harbour porpoises from the Belgian coast led to an increase in Zn linked to metallothioneins, but not in Zn linked to soluble high molecular weight proteins.
Wilfried Martens, a grand statesman of Belgian politics who led nine Belgian governments and helped shape what became the European Union, the world's biggest trading bloc, died on Wednesday at his home in Lokeren, in East Flanders.
7.40pm BST Marcel Sabitzer equalises for Rapid Vienna with eight minutes left against Genk, a surprise for those of us who had failed to realise the Belgians had led for 1-0 for ages.
April 8, 1875 Brussels, Belgium February 17 , 1934Namur, Belgium Albert I, (born April 8, 1875, Brussels, Belg. died Feb. 17, 1934, Marche-les-Dames, near Namur) king of the Belgians (1909 34), who led the Belgian army during World War I and guided his country's postwar recovery.
