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Environmental Sciences
Spain
2023

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
73
Citations
15446
World Ranking
1453
National Ranking
39

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Joan García is affiliated with the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya in Spain and primarily operates within the field of Environmental Science. Their research addresses various subfields including Pollution, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Biomaterials, and Environmental Chemistry.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, with a focus on:

  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment
  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics

Joan García has published extensively in several journals, with frequent appearances in:

  • The Science of The Total Environment (9 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (7 publications)
  • Bioresource Technology (5 publications)
  • New Biotechnology (4 publications)
  • Algal Research (4 publications)

Recent papers authored or coauthored by García include:

  • "A review of emerging organic contaminants (EOCs), antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB), and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in the environment: Increasing removal with wetlands and reducing environmental impacts" (2020, Bioresource Technology)
  • "What are Nature-based solutions (NBS)? Setting core ideas for concept clarification" (2022, Nature-Based Solutions)
  • "A new evaluation framework for nature-based solutions (NBS) projects based on the application of performance questions and indicators approach" (2021, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • "New insights on the combined removal of antibiotics and ARGs in urban wastewater through the use of two configurations of vertical subsurface flow constructed wetlands" (2020, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • "Microalgae-based bioremediation of water contaminated by pesticides in peri-urban agricultural areas" (2020, Environmental Pollution)

Joan García collaborates regularly with several researchers, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Eva Gonzalez-Flo (21 joint publications)
  • Rubén Díez-Montero (20 joint publications)
  • Estel Rueda (16 joint publications)
  • Beatriz Altamira-Algarra (14 joint publications)
  • Enrica Uggetti (11 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • Contaminant Removal Processes in Subsurface-Flow Constructed Wetlands: A Review

    Joan García;Diederik P. L. Rousseau;Jordi Morató;Els Lesage

  • Capability of microalgae-based wastewater treatment systems to remove emerging organic contaminants: A pilot-scale study

    Víctor Matamoros;Raquel Gutiérrez;Ivet Ferrer;Joan García

  • Clogging in subsurface-flow treatment wetlands: Occurrence and contributing factors

    Paul Knowles;Gabriela Dotro;Jaime Nivala;Joan García

  • Organic micropollutant removal in a full-scale surface flow constructed wetland fed with secondary effluent.

    Víctor Matamoros;Joan García;Josep M. Bayona

  • A review of emerging organic contaminants (EOCs), antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB), and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in the environment: Increasing removal with wetlands and reducing environmental impacts.

    Joan García;María Jesús García-Galán;John W. Day;Raj Boopathy

  • High rate algal pond operating strategies for urban wastewater nitrogen removal

    J. García;R. Mujeriego;M. Hernández-Mariné

  • Assessment of the mechanisms involved in the removal of emerging contaminants by microalgae from wastewater: a laboratory scale study

    Víctor Matamoros;Enrica Uggetti;Joan García;Josep M. Bayona

  • Effect of key design parameters on the efficiency of horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands

    Joan García;Paula Aguirre;Jesús Barragán;Rafael Mujeriego

  • Long term diurnal variations in contaminant removal in high rate ponds treating urban wastewater

    J. García;B.F. Green;T. Lundquist;R. Mujeriego

  • Clogging in subsurface-flow treatment wetlands: measurement, modeling and management.

    Jaime Nivala;Paul Knowles;Gabriela Dotro;Gabriela Dotro;Joan García

  • Biogas production from microalgae grown in wastewater: Effect of microwave pretreatment

    Fabiana Passos;Maria Solé;Joan García;Ivet Ferrer

  • Initial contaminant removal performance factors in horizontal flow reed beds used for treating urban wastewater.

    Joan Garcı́a;Paula Aguirre;Rafael Mujeriego;Yuming Huang

  • Emerging organic contaminant removal in a full-scale hybrid constructed wetland system for wastewater treatment and reuse

    Cristina Ávila;Josep M. Bayona;Isabel Martín;Juan José Salas

  • Subsurface-flow constructed wetlands in Spain for the sanitation of small communities: A comparative study

    Jaume Puigagut;José Villaseñor;Juan José Salas;Eloy Bécares

  • Behavior of Selected Pharmaceuticals in Subsurface Flow Constructed Wetlands: A Pilot-Scale Study

    Victor Matamoros;Joan Garcia;Josep M. Bayona

  • Solids accumulation in six full-scale subsurface flow constructed wetlands.

    Aracelly Caselles-Osorio;Jaume Puigagut;Emma Segú;Núria Vaello

  • Sludge treatment wetlands: a review on the state of the art.

    Enrica Uggetti;Ivet Ferrer;Esther Llorens;Joan García

  • 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

  • Emerging organic contaminant removal depending on primary treatment and operational strategy in horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands: Influence of redox

    Cristina Ávila;Carolina Reyes;Josep María Bayona;Joan García

  • Behaviour of pharmaceutical products and biodegradation intermediates in horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland. A microcosm experiment

    Víctor Matamoros;Aracelly Caselles-Osorio;Joan García;Josep M. Bayona

Frequent Co-Authors

Enrica Uggetti
Enrica Uggetti Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Ivet Ferrer
Ivet Ferrer Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Josep M. Bayona
Josep M. Bayona Spanish National Research Council
Víctor Matamoros
Víctor Matamoros Spanish National Research Council
Marianna Garfí
Marianna Garfí Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Michael I. Newton
Michael I. Newton Nottingham Trent University
Eloy Bécares
Eloy Bécares University of Leon
Jordi Catalan
Jordi Catalan Spanish National Research Council
Carlos A. Arias
Carlos A. Arias Aarhus University
Marc Viñas
Marc Viñas Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology

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