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Jesus Olivero-Verbel

Jesus Olivero-Verbel

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Environmental Sciences
Colombia
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
42
Citations
7500
World Ranking
7362
National Ranking
3

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Colombia Leader Award

Overview

Jesus Olivero-Verbel is affiliated with the University of Cartagena in Colombia and has a significant research presence in the field of Environmental Science. Their work spans various subfields including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Plant Science, Pollution, Food Science, and Molecular Biology.

The researcher has contributed extensively to topics such as Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity, Mercury impact and mitigation studies, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity, Heavy metals in environment, Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology, and Insect Pest Control Strategies.

Several recent papers highlight the breadth of Jesus Olivero-Verbel's work:

  • An extensive characterization of various environmentally relevant microplastics - Material properties, leaching and ecotoxicity testing, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Biomonitoring of Mercury, Cadmium and Selenium in Fish and the Population of Puerto Nariño, at the Southern Corner of the Colombian Amazon, 2020, Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
  • Structure-based Identification of Endocrine Disrupting Pesticides Targeting Breast Cancer Proteins, 2020, Toxicology
  • Cytogenetic toxicity from pesticide and trace element mixtures in soils used for conventional and organic crops of Allium cepa L, 2021, Environmental Pollution
  • Hematological parameters and hair mercury levels in adolescents from the Colombian Caribbean, 2020, Environmental Science and Pollution Research

The researcher's collaboration network includes frequent co-authors such as Karina Caballero-Gallardo, Lucellys Sierra-Marquez, Elena E. Stashenko, Neda Álvarez-Ortega, and Margareth Duran-Izquierdo.

Jesus Olivero-Verbel's research is published regularly in journals that include Plants, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Molecules, Water Air & Soil Pollution, and Scientia Pharmaceutica.

Best Publications

  • Repellent activity of essential oils from seven aromatic plants grown in Colombia against Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky (Coleoptera)

    Luz S. Nerio;Luz S. Nerio;Jesus Olivero-Verbel;Jesus Olivero-Verbel;Elena E. Stashenko

  • Phytoremediation of mercury-contaminated soils by Jatropha curcas.

    José Marrugo-Negrete;José Durango-Hernández;José Pinedo-Hernández;Jesús Olivero-Verbel

  • Distribution of mercury in several environmental compartments in an aquatic ecosystem impacted by gold mining in northern Colombia.

    Jose Marrugo-Negrete;Luis Norberto Benitez;Jesús Olivero-Verbel

  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and their hydroxylated metabolites in fish bile and sediments from coastal waters of Colombia.

    Boris Johnson-Restrepo;Jesus Olivero-Verbel;Shijun Lu;Jorge Guette-Fernández

  • Caenorhabditis elegans, a Biological Model for Research in Toxicology.

    Lesly Tejeda-Benitez;Jesus Olivero-Verbel

  • Mercury pollution by gold mining in a global biodiversity hotspot, the Choco biogeographic region, Colombia

    Yuber Palacios-Torres;Karina Caballero-Gallardo;Jesus Olivero-Verbel

  • Trace elements in microplastics in Cartagena: A hotspot for plastic pollution at the Caribbean.

    Isabel Acosta-Coley;Dario Mendez-Cuadro;Erika Rodriguez-Cavallo;Jesus de la Rosa

  • An extensive characterization of various environmentally relevant microplastics - Material properties, leaching and ecotoxicity testing.

    Ula Rozman;Tilen Turk;Tina Skalar;Marija Zupančič

  • Microplastic resin pellets on an urban tropical beach in Colombia

    Isabel Acosta-Coley;Jesus Olivero-Verbel

  • Perfluorooctanesulfonate and related fluorochemicals in biological samples from the north coast of colombia

    Jesus Olivero-Verbel;Lin Tao;Boris Johnson-Restrepo;Boris Johnson-Restrepo;Jorge Guette-Fernández

  • Relationships between physicochemical parameters and the toxicity of leachates from a municipal solid waste landfill.

    Jesús Olivero-Verbel;Carlos Padilla-Bottet;Orlando De la Rosa

  • Pollution by metals and toxicity assessment using Caenorhabditis elegans in sediments from the Magdalena River, Colombia.

    Lesly Tejeda-Benitez;Russell Flegal;Kingsley Odigie;Jesus Olivero-Verbel

  • Repellency and toxicity of essential oils from Cymbopogon martinii, Cymbopogon flexuosus and Lippia origanoides cultivated in Colombia against Tribolium castaneum

    Karina Caballero-Gallardo;Jesús Olivero-Verbel;Jesús Olivero-Verbel;Elena E. Stashenko

  • Relationship Between Localization of Gold Mining Areas and Hair Mercury Levels in People from Bolivar, North of Colombia

    Jesús Olivero-Verbel;Karina Caballero-Gallardo;José Negrete-Marrugo

  • Blood lead levels in children aged 5-9 years living in Cartagena, Colombia.

    Jesus Olivero-Verbel;Diana Duarte;Marlin Echenique;Jorge Guette

  • Human and crab exposure to mercury in the Caribbean coastal shoreline of Colombia: impact from an abandoned chlor-alkali plant.

    Jesus Olivero-Verbel;Boris Johnson-Restrepo;Rosa Baldiris-Avila;Jorge Güette-Fernández

  • Mercury in the Aquatic Environment of the Village of Caimito at the Mojana Region, North of Colombia

    Jesus Olivero-Verbel;Boris Johnson-Restrepo;Claudia Mendoza-Marín;Ramon Paz-Martinez

  • Mercury in the gold mining district of San Martin de Loba, South of Bolivar (Colombia)

    Jesus Olivero-Verbel;Karina Caballero-Gallardo;Alexi Turizo-Tapia

  • Quantification of microplastics along the Caribbean Coastline of Colombia: Pollution profile and biological effects on Caenorhabditis elegans.

    Isabel Acosta-Coley;Margareth Duran-Izquierdo;Erika Rodriguez-Cavallo;Jairo Mercado-Camargo

  • Human exposure and risk assessment associated with mercury pollution in the Caqueta River, Colombian Amazon

    Jesus Olivero-Verbel;Liliana Carranza-Lopez;Karina Caballero-Gallardo;Adriana Ripoll-Arboleda

  • Toxicity of atrazine- and glyphosate-based formulations on Caenorhabditis elegans.

    María García-Espiñeira;Lesly Tejeda-Benitez;Jesus Olivero-Verbel

  • Chemical control of Aedes aegypti: a historical perspective

    Alejandra Manjarres-Suarez;Jesus Olivero-Verbel

Frequent Co-Authors

Jesús D. de la Rosa
Jesús D. de la Rosa University of Huelva
Kurunthachalam Kannan
Kurunthachalam Kannan University at Albany, State University of New York
Gonçalo J. L. Bernardes
Gonçalo J. L. Bernardes University of Cambridge
Carlos C. Romão
Carlos C. Romão Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Esperanza Martínez-Romero
Esperanza Martínez-Romero National Autonomous University of Mexico
Michela Paoletti
Michela Paoletti Tuscia University
Diana S. Aga
Diana S. Aga University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Irene Wagner-Döbler
Irene Wagner-Döbler Technische Universität Braunschweig
Jerzy Falandysz
Jerzy Falandysz Medical University of Lodz
Simonetta Mattiucci
Simonetta Mattiucci Sapienza University of Rome

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