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Hélène Budzinski

Hélène Budzinski

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Chemistry
France
2025
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Environmental Sciences
France
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
88
Citations
28020
World Ranking
2288
National Ranking
51

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
90
Citations
30164
World Ranking
591
National Ranking
15

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in France Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in France Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in France Leader Award

Overview

Hélène Budzinski is affiliated with the University of Bordeaux in France and specializes in environmental science. Their research contributions focus primarily on topics related to toxic organic pollutants, environmental toxicology, ecotoxicology, and pollution chemistry.

The main fields of study in which Budzinski has published include:

  • Environmental Science

Within this broad field, their work is further categorized into several subfields:

  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Pollution
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Ecology

Budzinski's primary research topics cover:

  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols

They have been involved in publishing research articles in various scientific journals, with frequent contributions to these venues:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Aquatic Toxicology
  • HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)

Recent representative publications include:

  • "Pesticide Residues in French Soils: Occurrence, Risks, and Persistence" (2023) in Environmental Science & Technology
  • "One planet: one health. A call to support the initiative on a global science-policy body on chemicals and waste" (2022) in Environmental Sciences Europe
  • "Trophic Transfer of Micropollutants and Their Metabolites in an Urban Riverine Food Web" (2020) in Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Bioaccumulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance in fish from an urban river: Occurrence, patterns and investigation of potential ecological drivers" (2022) in Environmental Pollution
  • "High levels of fluoroalkyl substances and potential disruption of thyroid hormones in three gull species from South Western France" (2020) in The Science of The Total Environment

Budzinski has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Pierre Labadie
  • Karyn Le Ménach
  • Marie-Hélène Devier
  • Patrick Pardon
  • Nathalie Tapie

In addition to articles, Budzinski has contributed to book publications, including a recent work titled Tout comprendre (ou presque) sur l'eau (2024) published by the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.

Best Publications

  • Evaluation of sediment contamination by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the Gironde estuary

    H. Budzinski;I. Jones;J. Bellocq;C. Piérard

  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediments and mussels of the western Mediterranean sea

    Pascale Baumard;Hélène Budzinski;Philippe Garrigues

  • Origin and Bioavailability of PAHs in the Mediterranean Sea from Mussel and Sediment Records

    P. Baumard;H. Budzinski;Q. Michon;P. Garrigues

  • Concentrations of PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) in various marine organisms in relation to those in sediments and to trophic level

    P. Baumard;H. Budzinski;P. Garrigues;J.C. Sorbe

  • Multi-residue analysis of pharmaceutical compounds in aqueous samples.

    Anne Togola;Hélène Budzinski

  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in recent sediments and mussels (Mytilus edulis) from the Western Baltic Sea: occurrence, bioavailability and seasonal variations

    P Baumard;H Budzinski;P Garrigues;H Dizer

  • Consequences of treated water recycling as regards pharmaceuticals and drugs in surface and ground waters of a medium-sized Mediterranean catchment.

    Marion Rabiet;Anne Togola;Francois Brissaud;Jean-Luc Seidel

  • Microwave assisted extraction of organic compounds

    M Letellier;H Budzinski

  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), nitrated PAHs and oxygenated PAHs in ambient air of the Marseilles area (South of France): concentrations and sources.

    Alexandre Albinet;Eva Leoz-Garziandia;Hélène Budzinski;Eric ViIlenave

  • Comparative Sublethal Toxicity of Nine Pesticides on Olfactory Learning Performances of the Honeybee Apis mellifera

    A. Decourtye;J. Devillers;E. Genecque;K. Le Menach

  • Distribution and sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in some Mediterranean coastal sediments

    K.T. Benlahcen;A. Chaoui;H. Budzinski;J. Bellocq

  • Nitrated and oxygenated derivatives of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the ambient air of two French alpine valleys: Part 1: Concentrations, sources and gas/particle partitioning

    A. Albinet;E. Leoz-Garziandia;H. Budzinski;E. Villenave

  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) burden of mussels (Mytilus sp.) in different marine environments in relation with sediment PAH contamination, and bioavailability

    P Baumard;H Budzinski;P Garrigues;J.F Narbonne

  • Toxicities of 48 pharmaceuticals and their freshwater and marine environmental assessment in northwestern France

    Laetitia Minguez;Laetitia Minguez;Julie Pedelucq;Emilie Farcy;Emilie Farcy;Emilie Farcy;Céline Ballandonne

  • Enzymatic biomarker measurement and study of DNA adduct formation in benzo[a]pyrene-contaminated mussels, Mytilus galloprovincialis

    F Akcha;C Izuel;Paola Venier;H Budzinski

  • ALKYLATED PHENANTHRENE DISTRIBUTIONS AS MATURITY AND ORIGIN INDICATORS IN CRUDE OILS AND ROCK EXTRACTS

    H. Budzinski;Ph. Garrigues;J. Connan;J. Devillers

  • Determination of Steroidal Hormone Profiles along the Jalle d'Eysines River (near Bordeaux, France)

    Pierre Labadie;Hélène Budzinski

  • Occurrence and Removal of Organic Micropollutants in Landfill Leachates Treated by Electrochemical Advanced Oxidation Processes

    Nihal Oturan;Eric D. van Hullebusch;Hui Zhang;Laurent Mazeas

  • Relative rate constants for the heterogeneous reactions of NO2 and OH radicals with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons adsorbed on carbonaceous particles. Part 2: PAHs adsorbed on diesel particulate exhaust SRM 1650a

    Williams Esteve;Williams Esteve;Helene Budzinski;Eric Villenave

  • Evidence for a Complex Relationship between Antibiotics and Antibiotic-Resistant Escherichia Coli: From Medical Center Patients to a Receiving Environment

    Kenny Oberlé;Marion-Justine Capdeville;Thierry Berthe;Hélène Budzinski

  • Development of polar organic integrative samplers for analysis of pharmaceuticals in aquatic systems.

    Anne Togola;Hélène Budzinski

Frequent Co-Authors

Pierre Labadie
Pierre Labadie University of Bordeaux
Olivier Geffard
Olivier Geffard French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Marina Coquery
Marina Coquery INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Magalie Baudrimont
Magalie Baudrimont Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Paco Bustamante
Paco Bustamante University of La Rochelle
Sami Souissi
Sami Souissi University of Lille
Patrick Balaguer
Patrick Balaguer University of Montpellier
François Brion
François Brion French National Institute for Industrial Environment and Risks
Olivier Chastel
Olivier Chastel Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

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