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Andrea Raab is affiliated with the International Committee of the Red Cross in Switzerland and specializes in environmental science with a focus on health, toxicology, and mutagenesis. Their research spans multiple subfields including pollution, environmental chemistry, analytical chemistry, and nutrition and dietetics.

Their recent publications highlight diverse topics within environmental toxicology and trace element analysis. Notable papers include "Cu, Fe, and Zn isotope ratios in murine Alzheimer's disease models suggest specific signatures of amyloidogenesis and tauopathy" (2021, Journal of Biological Chemistry), "Fluorine-Specific Detection Using ICP-MS Helps to Identify PFAS Degradation Products in Nontargeted Analysis" (2021, Analytical Chemistry), and "Toxicity of three types of arsenolipids: species-specific effects in Caenorhabditis elegans" (2020, Metallomics). Other publications are "Concentration and origin of lead (Pb) in liver and bone of Eurasian buzzards (Buteo buteo) in the United Kingdom" (2020, Environmental Pollution) and "Impact of soil-type, soil-pH, and soil-metal (loids) on grain-As and Cd accumulation in Malawian rice grown in three regions of Malawi" (2021, Environmental Advances).

Raab's research covers primary topics such as heavy metals in the environment, heavy metal exposure and toxicity, arsenic contamination and mitigation, trace elements in health, environmental toxicology and ecotoxicology, mercury impact and mitigation studies, and heavy metals in plants.

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Jörg Feldmann (37 co-authored publications)
  • Angstone Thembachako Mlangeni (8 co-authored publications)
  • Eva M. Krupp (6 co-authored publications)
  • Gareth J. Norton (5 co-authored publications)
  • M. John Plater (5 co-authored publications)

Andrea Raab has published often in journals such as:

  • Journal of Chemical Research (5 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (5 publications)
  • Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry (4 publications)
  • Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology (3 publications)
  • Environmental Chemistry (3 publications)

Their body of work integrates methods from analytical chemistry to address pressing environmental health issues, particularly focusing on the detection, distribution, and toxicological impact of heavy metals and other environmental contaminants.

Best Publications

  • Variation in Arsenic Speciation and Concentration in Paddy Rice Related to Dietary Exposure

    Paul Williams;A H Price;A Raab;S A Hossain

  • Mechanisms of Arsenic Hyperaccumulation in Pteris vittata. Uptake Kinetics, Interactions with Phosphate, and Arsenic Speciation

    Junru Wang;Fang-Jie Zhao;Andrew A. Meharg;Andrea Raab

  • Human exposure to organic arsenic species from seafood.

    Vivien Taylor;Britton Goodale;Andrea Raab;Tanja Schwerdtle

  • Speciation and Localization of Arsenic in White and Brown Rice Grains

    Andrew A. Meharg;Enzo Lombi;Paul N. Williams;Kirk G. Scheckel

  • Uptake, translocation and transformation of arsenate and arsenite in sunflower (Helianthus annuus): formation of arsenic-phytochelatin complexes during exposure to high arsenic concentrations.

    Andrea Raab;H. Schat;Andrew Alexander Meharg;Jorg Feldmann

  • Inorganic Arsenic in Rice Bran and Its Products Are an Order of Magnitude Higher than in Bulk Grain

    Guo-Xin Sun;Guo-Xin Sun;Paul N. Williams;Anne-Marie Carey;Yong-Guan Zhu

  • The nature of arsenic-phytochelatin complexes in Holcus lanatus and Pteris cretica.

    Andrea Raab;Jorg Feldmann;Andrew Alexander Meharg

  • Uptake and translocation of inorganic and methylated arsenic species by plants

    Andrea Raab;Paul N. Williams;Andrew Meharg;Jörg Feldmann

  • Complexation of Arsenite with Phytochelatins Reduces Arsenite Efflux and Translocation from Roots to Shoots in Arabidopsis

    Wen-Ju Liu;B. Alan Wood;Andrea Raab;Steve P. McGrath

  • Cooking rice in a high water to rice ratio reduces inorganic arsenic content

    Andrea Raab;Christina Baskaran;Joerg Feldmann;Andrew A Meharg

  • Sulfur-containing arsenical mistaken for dimethylarsinous acid [DMA(III)] and identified as a natural metabolite in urine: Major implications for studies on arsenic metabolism and toxicity

    H. R. Hansen;Andrea Raab;Marcel Jaspars;Bruce Forbes Milne

  • Inorganic arsenic levels in baby rice are of concern

    Andrew A. Meharg;Guoxin Sun;Paul N. Williams;Eureka Adomako

  • Survey of arsenic and its speciation in rice products such as breakfast cereals, rice crackers and Japanese rice condiments

    Guo-Xin Sun;Paul Nicholas Williams;Yongguan Zhu;Claire Marie Deacon

  • Identification and quantification of phytochelatins in roots of rice to long-term exposure: evidence of individual role on arsenic accumulation and translocation

    Bruno Lemos Batista;Meher Nigar;Adrien Mestrot;Bruno Alves Rocha

  • Identification and Quantification of Arsenolipids Using Reversed-Phase HPLC Coupled Simultaneously to High-Resolution ICPMS and High-Resolution Electrospray MS without Species-Specific Standards

    Kenneth O. Amayo;Asta Petursdottir;Chris Newcombe;Helga Gunnlaugsdottir

  • Arsenic–glutathione complexes—their stability in solution and during separation by different HPLC modes

    Andrea Raab;Andrew A. Meharg;Marcel Jaspars;David R. Genney

  • Can arsenic-phytochelatin complex formation be used as an indicator for toxicity in Helianthus annuus?

    Andrea Raab;Katia Ferreira;Andrew A. Meharg;Jörg Feldmann

  • Speciation without Chromatography Using Selective Hydride Generation: Inorganic Arsenic in Rice and Samples of Marine Origin

    Stanislav Musil;Ásta H. Pétursdóttir;Andrea Raab;Helga Gunnlaugsdóttir

  • Comprehensive analysis of lipophilic arsenic species in a brown alga (Saccharina latissima).

    Andrea Raab;Chris Newcombe;Dominik Pitton;Rainer Ebel

  • Speciation as an analytical aid in trace element research in infant nutrition

    Peter Brätter;Virginia E. Negretti de Brätter;Andrea Raab;Iñigo Navarro Blasco

Frequent Co-Authors

Jörg Feldmann
Jörg Feldmann University of Aberdeen
Andrew A. Meharg
Andrew A. Meharg Queen's University Belfast
Eva M. Krupp
Eva M. Krupp University of Aberdeen
Paul N. Williams
Paul N. Williams Queen's University Belfast
Marcel Jaspars
Marcel Jaspars University of Aberdeen
Mark A. Taggart
Mark A. Taggart University of the Highlands and Islands
Yong-Guan Zhu
Yong-Guan Zhu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Fang-Jie Zhao
Fang-Jie Zhao Nanjing Agricultural University
James H. Naismith
James H. Naismith Rosalind Franklin Institute
Steve P. McGrath
Steve P. McGrath Rothamsted Research

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