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Helena Guasch

Helena Guasch

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Environmental Sciences
Spain
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
50
Citations
8153
World Ranking
5050
National Ranking
129

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Helena Guasch is affiliated with the University of Girona in Spain and has contributed extensively to the field of environmental science, with a focus on ecological and toxicological aspects within freshwater and aquatic ecosystems.

Their research covers a diverse range of main topics including:

  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
  • Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations

Regarding fields of study, Guasch's publications primarily fall under Environmental Science, with specific subfields including:

  • Ecology
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Pollution
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Environmental Chemistry

Guasch has frequently published in journals such as:

  • Aquatic Toxicology
  • Mammalian Biology
  • DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC))
  • Limnology and Oceanography
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Their notable recent papers include:

  • "Interactions between microplastics and benthic biofilms in fluvial ecosystems: Knowledge gaps and future trends," 2022, Freshwater Science
  • "Biotic and Abiotic Factors Influencing Arsenic Biogeochemistry and Toxicity in Fluvial Ecosystems: A Review," 2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • "Size-related effects and the influence of metabolic traits and morphology on swimming performance in fish," 2020, Current Zoology
  • "A novel Cyphos IL 104-based polymer inclusion membrane (PIM) probe to mimic biofilm zinc accumulation," 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Wastewater treatment plant effluent inputs influence the temporal variability of nutrient uptake in an intermittent stream," 2022, Urban Ecosystems

Frequent collaborators in Guasch's research include:

  • Anna Vila-Gispert
  • Eugènia Martı́
  • Henar Margenat
  • Delfina Cornejo
  • Gaël Le Roux

Best Publications

  • Recommendations for the routine sampling of diatoms for water quality assessments in Europe

    M. G. Kelly;A. Cazaubon;E. Coring;A. Dell'Uomo

  • Monitoring the effect of chemicals on biological communities. The biofilm as an interface

    Sergi Sabater;Helena Guasch;Marta Ricart;Anna Romaní

  • Triclosan persistence through wastewater treatment plants and its potential toxic effects on river biofilms.

    Marta Ricart;Marta Ricart;Helena Guasch;Mireia Alberch;Damià Barceló;Damià Barceló

  • The effect of biological factors on the efficiency of river biofilms in improving water quality

    Sergi Sabater;Helena Guasch;Anna Romaní;Isabel Muñoz

  • Biofilm structure and function and possible implications for riverine DOC dynamics.

    A. M. Romaní;H. Guasch;I. Muñoz;J. Ruana

  • Bridging levels of pharmaceuticals in river water with biological community structure in the Llobregat River basin (northeast Spain).

    Isabel Muñoz;Julio C. López-Doval;Marta Ricart;Marta Villagrasa

  • Trace metal concentration and fish size: variation among fish species in a Mediterranean river.

    Roberto Merciai;Helena Guasch;Awadhesh Kumar;Sergi Sabater

  • Primary and complex stressors in polluted mediterranean rivers: Pesticide effects on biological communities

    Marta Ricart;Marta Ricart;Helena Guasch;Damià Barceló;Damià Barceló;Rikke Brix

  • Effects of low concentrations of the phenylurea herbicide diuron on biofilm algae and bacteria

    Marta Ricart;Damià Barceló;Anita Geiszinger;Helena Guasch

  • Short-term toxicity of zinc to microbenthic algae and bacteria in a metal polluted stream

    W Admiraal;H Blanck;M Buckert-de Jong;H Guasch

  • Consistency in Diatom Response to Metal-Contaminated Environments

    Soizic Morin;Arielle Cordonier;Isabelle Lavoie;Adeline Arini

  • Pharmaceuticals and pesticides in reclaimed water: Efficiency assessment of a microfiltration–reverse osmosis (MF–RO) pilot plant

    Sara Rodriguez-Mozaz;Marta Ricart;Marianne Köck-Schulmeyer;Helena Guasch

  • Differences in the sensitivity of benthic microalgae to ZN and CD regarding biofilm development and exposure history

    Núria Ivorra;Simone Bremer;Helena Guasch;Michiel H.S. Kraak

  • Assessment of multi-chemical pollution in aquatic ecosystems using toxic units: compound prioritization, mixture characterization and relationships with biological descriptors.

    Antoni Ginebreda;Maja Kuzmanovic;Helena Guasch;Miren López de Alda

  • Combined scenarios of chemical and ecological quality under water scarcity in Mediterranean rivers

    M. Petrovic;A. Ginebreda;V. Acuña;R.J. Batalla

  • Effects of sediment deposition on periphytic biomass, photosynthetic activity and algal community structure.

    Oihana Izagirre;Alexandra Serra;Helena Guasch;Arturo Elosegi

  • LIGHT HISTORY INFLUENCES THE SENSITIVITY TO ATRAZINE IN PERIPHYTIC ALGAE

    Helena Guasch;Sergi Sabater

  • Copper accumulation and toxicity in fluvial periphyton: the influence of exposure history.

    A. Serra;N. Corcoll;H. Guasch

  • Structure and function of benthic algal communities in an extremely acid river

    Sergi Sabater;Teresa Buchaca;Jaume Cambra;Jordi Catalan

  • Emerging and Priority Pollutants in Rivers

    Helena Guasch;Antoni Ginebreda;Anita Geiszinger

  • Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in the Environment BRIDGING LEVELS OF PHARMACEUTICALS IN RIVER WATER WITH BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE IN THE LLOBREGAT RIVER BASIN (NORTHEAST SPAIN)

    Isabel Munoz;Marta Ricart;Marta Villagrasa;Rikke Brix

Frequent Co-Authors

Sergi Sabater
Sergi Sabater University of Girona
Anna M. Romaní
Anna M. Romaní University of Girona
Isabel Muñoz
Isabel Muñoz University of Barcelona
Damià Barceló
Damià Barceló University of Almería
Antoni Ginebreda
Antoni Ginebreda Spanish National Research Council
Mira Petrovic
Mira Petrovic Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
Wim Admiraal
Wim Admiraal University of Amsterdam
Miren López de Alda
Miren López de Alda Spanish National Research Council
Eugènia Martí
Eugènia Martí Spanish National Research Council
Vicenç Acuña
Vicenç Acuña Catalan Institute for Water Research

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