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Manuela Hidalgo

Manuela Hidalgo

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Chemistry

D-Index
42
Citations
5524
World Ranking
17617
National Ranking
724

Overview

Manuela Hidalgo is affiliated with the University of Girona in Spain and specializes in Environmental Science, with a focus on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Pollution, Analytical Chemistry, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Environmental Chemistry. Their research work covers a broad range of topics including Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment, Wastewater Treatment and Reuse, Analytical chemistry methods development, Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts, Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity, Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics, and Electrochemical sensors and biosensors.

Hidalgo has contributed multiple papers to notable academic journals. Recent publications include:

  • Hollow fiber liquid phase microextraction combined with total reflection X-ray fluorescence spectrometry for the determination of trace level inorganic arsenic species in waters, 2020, Talanta
  • Hollow-Fiber Liquid-Phase Microextraction (HF-LPME) Coupled On-Line to Liquid Chromatography for the Determination of the Herbicides 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid and 2-Methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic Acid and Their Main Metabolites in Soil Samples, 2023, Separations
  • Zooplankton-based reactors for tertiary wastewater treatment: A pilot-scale case study, 2020, Journal of Environmental Management
  • Nature-based bioreactors: Tackling antibiotic resistance in urban wastewater treatment, 2024, Environmental Science and Ecotechnology
  • Vermifilter and zooplankton-based reactor integration as a nature-based system for wastewater treatment and reuse, 2021, Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering

The most frequent publication venues in which Hidalgo has appeared include:

  • Journal of Environmental Management
  • Separations
  • Environmental Science and Ecotechnology
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Talanta

Hidalgo collaborates often with a number of co-authors whose repeated partnerships contribute to their research output. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Victòria Salvadó
  • Julio C. López-Doval
  • Sergio Martínez-Campos
  • Meritxell Abril
  • Sergio Ponsá

Hidalgo's research spans analytical chemistry methods for environmental monitoring, as shown in studies involving hollow-fiber liquid-phase microextraction techniques, as well as applied environmental engineering solutions such as zooplankton-based reactors and nature-based bioreactors for wastewater treatment and reuse.

Best Publications

  • Application of X-ray fluorescence spectrometry to determination and quantitation of metals in vegetal material

    E. Marguí;I. Queralt;M. Hidalgo

  • Sorption of palladium(II), rhodium(III), and platinum(IV) on Fe3O4 nanoparticles

    Abdusalam Uheida;Mònica Iglesias;Clàudia Fontàs;Manuela Hidalgo

  • Microbial electrosynthesis of butyrate from carbon dioxide: Production and extraction

    Pau Batlle-Vilanova;Ramon Ganigué;Sara Ramió-Pujol;Lluís Bañeras

  • Development of novel and sensitive methods for the determination of sulfide in aqueous samples by hydrogen sulfide generation-inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy

    M. Colon;J.L. Todolí;M. Hidalgo;M. Iglesias

  • Comparison of three-stage sequential extraction and toxicity characteristic leaching tests to evaluate metal mobility in mining wastes

    E. Marguı́;V. Salvadó;I. Queralt;M. Hidalgo

  • The selective adsorption of gold (III) and palladium (II) on new phosphine sulphide-type chelating polymers bearing different spacer arms

    J.M Sánchez;M Hidalgo;V Salvadó

  • Dispersive micro solid-phase extraction using multiwalled carbon nanotubes combined with portable total-reflection X-ray fluorescence spectrometry for the determination of trace amounts of Pb and Cd in water samples

    Karina Kocot;Beata Zawisza;Eva Marguí;Ignasi Queralt

  • Assessment of metal availability to vegetation (Betula pendula) in Pb-Zn ore concentrate residues with different features

    E. Marguí;I. Queralt;M.L. Carvalho;M. Hidalgo

  • Determination of glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid in natural water using the capillary electrophoresis combined with enrichment step

    M. Corbera;M. Hidalgo;V. Salvadó;P.P. Wieczorek

  • Multielemental fast analysis of vegetation samples by wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry: Possibilities and drawbacks

    E. Marguí;M. Hidalgo;I. Queralt

  • Preconcentration Methods for the Analysis of Liquid Samples by X-Ray Fluorescence Techniques

    E. Marguí;R. Van Grieken;C. Fontàs;M. Hidalgo

  • Comparison of EDXRF and ICP-OES after microwave digestion for element determination in plant specimens from an abandoned mining area

    E. Marguí;I. Queralt;M.L. Carvalho;M. Hidalgo

  • Analytical possibilities of total reflection X-ray spectrometry (TXRF) for trace selenium determination in soils.

    E. Marguí;G. H. Floor;M. Hidalgo;P. Kregsamer

  • Transport of platinum(IV) through supported liquid membrane (SLM) and polymeric plasticized membrane (PPM)

    Clàudia Fontàs;Rafik Tayeb;Sophie Tingry;Manuela Hidalgo

  • Determination of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in sewage sludge by direct hollow fiber supported liquid membrane extraction and liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry

    Ester Sagristà;Estelle Larsson;Maryam Ezoddin;Maryam Ezoddin;Manuela Hidalgo

  • Determination of trace amounts of hexavalent chromium in drinking waters by dispersive microsolid-phase extraction using modified multiwalled carbon nanotubes combined with total reflection X-ray fluorescence spectrometry

    Z. Bahadir;V.N. Bulut;M. Hidalgo;M. Soylak

  • Improved coupled-column liquid chromatographic method for the determination of glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid residues in environmental waters.

    Carmen Hidalgo;Carolina Rios;Manuela Hidalgo;Victòria Salvadó

  • Selective enrichment of palladium from spent automotive catalysts by using a liquid membrane system

    Clàudia Fontàs;Victòria Salvadó;Manuela Hidalgo

  • Selective recovery and preconcentration of mercury with a benzoylthiourea-solid supported liquid membrane system

    Clàudia Fontàs;Manuela Hidalgo;Victòria Salvadó;Enriqueta Anticó

  • Analysis of inlet and outlet industrial wastewater effluents by means of benchtop total reflection X-ray fluorescence spectrometry.

    E. Marguí;J.C. Tapias;A. Casas;M. Hidalgo

Frequent Co-Authors

Victòria Salvadó
Victòria Salvadó University of Girona
Debashis Chatterjee
Debashis Chatterjee University of Kalyani
Mamoun Muhammed
Mamoun Muhammed Royal Institute of Technology
Bibhash Nath
Bibhash Nath City University of New York
Zsolt Berner
Zsolt Berner Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
René Van Grieken
René Van Grieken University of Antwerp
Jesús Colprim
Jesús Colprim University of Girona
Jan Åke Jönsson
Jan Åke Jönsson Lund University
Mustafa Soylak
Mustafa Soylak Erciyes University
Xavier D. Quintana
Xavier D. Quintana University of Girona

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