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Overview

Gilberto Fillmann is affiliated with the Federal University of Rio Grande in Brazil and focuses primarily on research within Environmental Science and Engineering. Their work covers a range of subfields including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Ocean Engineering, Pollution, Global and Planetary Change, and Environmental Chemistry.

Central topics explored in their research include Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Marine Ecology and Invasive Species, Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, Environmental Chemistry and Analysis, and Heavy Metals in the Environment.

The scientist has coauthored publications with several frequent collaborators. These include Ítalo Braga Castro, Fiamma Eugênia Lemos Abreu, Rodrigo Moço Batista, Denis Moledo de Souza Abessa, and Patrícia Gomes Costa.

Gilberto Fillmann's recent papers highlight a focus on antifouling chemicals and persistent pollutants. Notable publications include:

  • "Are antifouling residues a matter of concern in the largest South American port?" (2020), Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "An absurd scenario in 2021: Banned TBT-based antifouling products still available on the market" (2021), The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Biocides in antifouling paint formulations currently registered for use" (2022), Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • "Spatial and temporal distribution of Persistent Organic Pollutants and current use pesticides in the atmosphere of Argentinean Patagonia" (2020), Chemosphere
  • "How protected are marine protected areas: A case study of tributyltin in Latin America" (2020), Journal of Environmental Management

Their research has been published across various scientific venues, with frequent contributions to Marine Pollution Bulletin, SSRN Electronic Journal, Chemosphere, The Science of The Total Environment, and Environmental Science and Pollution Research.

Best Publications

  • Perfluorooctanesulfonate and related fluorochemicals in human blood from several countries.

    Kurunthachalam Kannan;Simonetta Corsolini;Jerzy Falandysz;Gilberto Fillmann

  • Petroleum and PAH contamination of the Black Sea.

    J W Readman;G Fillmann;I Tolosa;J Bartocci

  • Is marine debris ingestion still a problem for the coastal marine biota of southern Brazil

    Paula S. Tourinho;Juliana A. Ivar do Sul;Gilberto Fillmann

  • Freshwater outflow and Subtropical Convergence influence on phytoplankton biomass on the southern Brazilian continental shelf

    Áurea M. Ciotti;Clarisse Odebrecht;Gilberto Fillmann;Osmar O. Moller

  • Influence of socio-economic characteristics of beach users on litter generation

    Isaac Rodrigues Santos;Ana Cláudia Friedrich;Mônica Wallner-Kersanach;Gilberto Fillmann

  • Natural and anthropogenic hydrocarbon inputs to sediments of Patos Lagoon Estuary, Brazil.

    Patricia Matheus Medeiros;Márcia Caruso Bícego;Renato Menezes Castelao;Clarissa Del Rosso

  • Global pollution monitoring of polybrominated diphenyl ethers using skipjack tuna as a bioindicator.

    Daisuke Ueno;Natsuko Kajiwara;Hiroyuki Tanaka;Annamalai Subramanian

  • Perfluorooctanesulfonate and related fluorochemicals in albatrosses, elephant seals, penguins, and polar skuas from the Southern Ocean.

    Lin Tao;Kurunthachalam Kannan;Natsuko Kajiwara;Monica M Costa

  • Microplastics in the pelagic environment around oceanic islands of the Western Tropical Atlantic Ocean

    Juliana A. Ivar do Sul;Monica F. Costa;Gilberto Fillmann

  • Rapid assessment of marine pollution using multiple biomarkers and chemical immunoassays.

    Tamara S. Galloway;Ross C. Sanger;Karen L. Smith;Gilberto Fillmann

  • Persistent organochlorine residues in sediments from the Black Sea.

    G Fillmann;J W Readman;I Tolosa;J Bartocci

  • Global pollution monitoring of PCBs and organochlorine pesticides using skipjack tuna as a bioindicator.

    D. Ueno;S. Takahashi;H. Tanaka;A. N. Subramanian

  • Aquatic organic matter: Classification and interaction with organic microcontaminants.

    Vanda Artifon;Eliete Zanardi-Lamardo;Gilberto Fillmann

  • Distribution and transportability of hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) in the Asia-Pacific region using skipjack tuna as a bioindicator.

    Daisuke Ueno;Mehran Alaee;Chris Marvin;Derek C.G. Muir

  • Review: ecotoxicity of organic and organo-metallic antifouling co-biocides and implications for environmental hazard and risk assessments in aquatic ecosystems

    Samantha Eslava Martins;Gilberto Fillmann;Adam Lillicrap;Kevin V Thomas

  • Natural and anthropogenic sterols inputs in surface sediments of Patos Lagoon, Brazil

    César de Castro Martins;César de Castro Martins;Gilberto Fillmann;Rosalinda Carmela Montone

  • Concentration and subcellular distribution of trace elements in liver of small cetaceans incidentally caught along the Brazilian coast.

    Takashi Kunito;Shinji Nakamura;Tokutaka Ikemoto;Yasumi Anan

  • From TBT to booster biocides: Levels and impacts of antifouling along coastal areas of Panama.

    Jahir Antonio Batista-Andrade;Sergiane Souza Caldas;Rodrigo Moço Batista;Italo Braga Castro

  • Multiple biomarker responses in Prochilodus lineatus subjected to short-term in situ exposure to streams from agricultural areas in Southern Brazil.

    Carlos Eduardo Delfino Vieira;Patrícia Gomes Costa;Bruna Lunardelli;Luciana Fernandes de Oliveira

  • Assessment of Argentinean Patagonia pollution: PBDEs, OCPs and PCBs in different matrices from the Río Negro basin.

    Karina Silvia Beatriz Miglioranza;Mariana Gonzalez;Mariana Gonzalez;Paola Mariana Ondarza;Paola Mariana Ondarza;Valeria Mercedes Shimabukuro;Valeria Mercedes Shimabukuro

Frequent Co-Authors

Ítalo Braga Castro
Ítalo Braga Castro Federal University of Sao Paulo
Karina S. B. Miglioranza
Karina S. B. Miglioranza National University of Mar del Plata
Shinsuke Tanabe
Shinsuke Tanabe Ehime University
Michael H. Depledge
Michael H. Depledge University of Exeter
Paul K.S. Lam
Paul K.S. Lam Hong Kong Metropolitan University
Denis Moledo de Souza Abessa
Denis Moledo de Souza Abessa Sao Paulo State University
Annamalai Subramanian
Annamalai Subramanian Ehime University
Márcia Caruso Bícego
Márcia Caruso Bícego Universidade de São Paulo
Rosalinda Carmela Montone
Rosalinda Carmela Montone Universidade de São Paulo
Tom Harner
Tom Harner Environment and Climate Change Canada

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