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Environmental Sciences
Spain
2023

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
70
Citations
13396
World Ranking
1724
National Ranking
45

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Carlos Barata is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain and works primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their research spans several specialized subfields, including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis; Pollution; Molecular Biology; Cell Biology; and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The scientist's work is concentrated on topics such as Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology, Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications, Effects and Risks of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals, Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry, and Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Carlos Barata include:

  • Cristian Gómez-Canela (22 joint publications)
  • Demetrio Raldúa (18 joint publications)
  • Amadeu M.V.M. Soares (17 joint publications)
  • Benjamín Piña (15 joint publications)
  • Juliette Bedrossiantz (11 joint publications)

They have published extensively in various scientific venues, with the most frequent being:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal (20 publications)
  • The Science of The Total Environment (15 publications)
  • Environmental Pollution (9 publications)
  • Chemosphere (7 publications)
  • Toxics (3 publications)

Selected recent papers by Carlos Barata include:

  • Occurrence, toxicity and risk assessment of plastic additives in Besos river, Spain (2020) published in Chemosphere
  • Evaluation of ketoprofen toxicity in two freshwater species: Effects on biochemical, physiological and population endpoints (2020) published in Environmental Pollution
  • A high-throughput assay for screening environmental pollutants and drugs impairing predator avoidance in Daphnia magna (2020) published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • Transcriptomic effects of tributyltin (TBT) in zebrafish eleutheroembryos. A functional benchmark dose analysis (2020) published in Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Improving water quality does not guarantee fish health: Effects of ammonia pollution on the behaviour of wild-caught pre-exposed fish (2021) published in PLoS ONE

Best Publications

  • Antioxidant enzyme activities and lipid peroxidation in the freshwater cladoceran Daphnia magna exposed to redox cycling compounds.

    Carlos Barata;Inma Varo;Juan Carlos Navarro;Solayan Arun

  • Priority and emerging flame retardants in rivers: occurrence in water and sediment, Daphnia magna toxicity and risk assessment.

    Joyce Cristale;Alejandro García Vázquez;Carlos Barata;Silvia Lacorte

  • Role of B-esterases in assessing toxicity of organophosphorus (chlorpyrifos, malathion) and carbamate (carbofuran) pesticides to Daphnia magna.

    Carlos Barata;Arun Solayan;Cinta Porte

  • Micro-evolution due to pollution: Possible consequences for ecosystem responses to toxic stress

    Matías H. Medina;Matías H. Medina;Juan A. Correa;Carlos Barata

  • Acute toxicity of cerium oxide, titanium oxide and iron oxide nanoparticles using standardized tests

    Ana García;Roser Espinosa;Lucía Delgado;Eudald Casals

  • Toxicity of binary mixtures of metals and pyrethroid insecticides to Daphnia magna Straus. Implications for multi-substance risks assessment

    Carlos Barata;D.J. Baird;A.J.A. Nogueira;A.M.V.M. Soares

  • Trace metal concentration, antioxidant enzyme activities and susceptibility to oxidative stress in the tricoptera larvae Hydropsyche exocellata from the Llobregat river basin (NE Spain).

    C. Barata;I. Lekumberri;M. Vila-Escalé;N. Prat

  • Influence of genetic and environmental factors on the tolerance of Daphnia magna Straus to essential and non-essential metals.

    Carlos Barata;Donald J Baird;Scott J Markich

  • Attenuation of emerging organic contaminants in a hybrid constructed wetland system under different hydraulic loading rates and their associated toxicological effects in wastewater

    Cristina Ávila;Víctor Matamoros;Carolina Reyes-Contreras;Benjamí Piña

  • Accumulation and cycling of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in zooplankton.

    Naiara Berrojalbiz;Silvia Lacorte;Albert Calbet;Enric Saiz

  • Changes in antioxidant enzyme activities, fatty acid composition and lipid peroxidation in Daphnia magna during the aging process.

    Carlos Barata;Juan Carlos Navarro;Inma Varo;M. Carmen Riva

  • Ecological relevance of biomarkers in monitoring studies of macro-invertebrates and fish in Mediterranean rivers

    Nicole Colin;Cinta Porte;Denise Fernandes;Carlos Barata

  • Procambarus clarkii as a bioindicator of heavy metal pollution sources in the lower Ebro River and Delta

    Andrea Suárez-Serrano;Carles Alcaraz;Carles Ibáñez;Rosa Trobajo

  • Predicting single and mixture toxicity of petrogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to the copepod Oithona davisae

    Carlos Barata;Albert Calbet;Enric Saiz;Laura Ortiz

  • Multi-biomarker responses in the freshwater mussel Dreissena polymorpha exposed to polychlorobiphenyls and metals

    Melissa Faria;Luis Carrasco;Sergi Diez;Maria Carmen Riva

  • Determining the ecotoxicological mode of action of chemicals from measurements made on individuals: results from instar-based tests with Daphnia magna Straus

    Carlos Barata;Donald J Baird

  • Single and combined toxicity of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) on the rainbow trout liver cell line RTL-W1

    Sabine Schnell;Niels C. Bols;Carlos Barata;Cinta Porte

  • Contaminant accumulation and multi-biomarker responses in field collected zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) and crayfish (Procambarus clarkii), to evaluate toxicological effects of industrial hazardous dumps in the Ebro river (NE Spain).

    Melissa Faria;David Huertas;David X. Soto;Joan O. Grimalt

  • Analysis of 17 polar to semi-polar pesticides in the Ebro river delta during the main growing season of rice by automated on-line solid-phase extraction-liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.

    Marina Kuster;Maria José López de Alda;Carlos Barata;Demetrio Raldúa

  • Combined use of biomarkers and in situ bioassays in Daphnia magna to monitor environmental hazards of pesticides in the field

    Carlos Barata;Joana Damasio;Miguel Angel López;Marina Kuster

Frequent Co-Authors

Amadeu M.V.M. Soares
Amadeu M.V.M. Soares University of Aveiro
Benjamin Piña
Benjamin Piña Spanish National Research Council
Silvia Lacorte
Silvia Lacorte Spanish National Research Council
Donald J. Baird
Donald J. Baird University of New Brunswick
Romà Tauler
Romà Tauler Spanish National Research Council
Demetrio Raldúa
Demetrio Raldúa Spanish National Research Council
Damià Barceló
Damià Barceló University of Almería
Cinta Porte
Cinta Porte Spanish National Research Council
Sergi Díez
Sergi Díez Spanish National Research Council
Joan O. Grimalt
Joan O. Grimalt Spanish National Research Council

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