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María Dolores Hernando

María Dolores Hernando

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Chemistry

D-Index
47
Citations
10612
World Ranking
15499
National Ranking
621

Overview

María Dolores Hernando is affiliated with the University of Alcalá in Spain. Their research spans several fields, primarily within Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. The scientist's work is distributed across subfields including Insect Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Pollution, Genetics, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

The scientist's main topics of study focus on areas such as:

  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Bee Products Chemical Analysis
  • Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques

María Dolores Hernando has contributed to various scientific publications, with frequent appearances in several venues. The most common publication outlets include:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Chemosphere
  • Research in Veterinary Science
  • TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry
  • Food Chemistry

Their recent papers reflect a broad engagement with topics related to environmental contaminants, pollinator health, and food safety. Some notable recent publications are:

  • Impact of Varroa destructor and associated pathologies on the colony collapse disorder affecting honey bees (2021, Research in Veterinary Science)
  • Exploring sorption of pesticides and PAHs in microplastics derived from plastic mulch films used in modern agriculture (2023, Chemosphere)
  • Key insights into microplastic pollution in agricultural soils: A comprehensive review of worldwide trends, sources, distribution, characteristics and analytical approaches (2025, TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry)
  • Determination of Regulated and Emerging Mycotoxins in Organic and Conventional Gluten-Free Flours by LC-MS/MS (2023, Toxins)
  • Method optimisation for large scope pesticide multiresidue analysis in bee pollen: A pilot monitoring study (2023, Food Chemistry)

The scientist frequently collaborates with several coauthors, among whom the most recurrent are:

  • Amadeo R. Fernández-Alba (14 coauthored publications)
  • J. M. Flores (7 coauthored publications)
  • Harshit Sahai (6 coauthored publications)
  • María Murcia-Morales (5 coauthored publications)
  • Maria Antonietta Carrera (5 coauthored publications)

Best Publications

  • Environmental risk assessment of pharmaceutical residues in wastewater effluents, surface waters and sediments.

    M.D. Hernando;M. Mezcua;A.R. Fernández-Alba;D. Barceló

  • Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry for the analysis of pharmaceutical residues in environmental samples: a review.

    Mira Petrović;Maria Dolores Hernando;M. Silvia Díaz-Cruz;Damià Barceló

  • Occurrence and persistence of organic emerging contaminants and priority pollutants in five sewage treatment plants of Spain: two years pilot survey monitoring.

    M.J. Martínez Bueno;M.J. Gomez;S. Herrera;M.D. Hernando

  • Analysis and occurrence of pharmaceuticals, estrogens, progestogens and polar pesticides in sewage treatment plant effluents, river water and drinking water in the Llobregat river basin (Barcelona, Spain)

    Marina Kuster;Maria José López de Alda;Maria Dolores Hernando;Mira Petrovic

  • Application of Liquid Chromatography/Quadrupole-Linear Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry and Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry to the Determination of Pharmaceuticals and Related Contaminants in Wastewater

    María Jesús Martínez Bueno;Ana Agüera;María José Gómez;María Dolores Hernando

  • Toxicity evaluation of single and mixed antifouling biocides measured with acute toxicity bioassays

    A.R. Fernández-Alba;M.D. Hernando;L. Piedra;Y. Chisti

  • Evidence of 2,7/2,8-dibenzodichloro-p-dioxin as a photodegradation product of triclosan in water and wastewater samples

    Milagros Mezcua;M.José Gómez;Imma Ferrer;Ana Aguera

  • Removal of pharmaceuticals and kinetics of mineralization by O3/H2O2 in a biotreated municipal wastewater

    R. Rosal;A. Rodríguez;J.A. Perdigón-Melón;M. Mezcua

  • Analysis by liquid chromatography–electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry and acute toxicity evaluation for β-blockers and lipid-regulating agents in wastewater samples

    M.D. Hernando;M. Petrovic;A.R. Fernández-Alba;D. Barceló

  • Toxicity assays applied to wastewater treatment

    M.D. Hernando;M.D. Hernando;A.R. Fernández-Alba;R. Tauler;D. Barceló

  • Photocatalytic treatment of diuron by solar photocatalysis: evaluation of main intermediates and toxicity.

    S. Malato;J. Cáceres;‡ A. R. Fernández-Alba;L. Piedra

  • Toxicity evaluation with Vibrio fischeri test of organic chemicals used in aquaculture.

    M.D. Hernando;S. De Vettori;M.J. Martínez Bueno;A.R. Fernández-Alba

  • Trace-level determination of pharmaceutical residues by LC-MS/MS in natural and treated waters. A pilot-survey study

    María Dolores Hernando;María Dolores Hernando;E. Heath;Mira Petrovic;Damià Barceló

  • Comparative study of analytical methods involving gas chromatography-mass spectrometry after derivatization and gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry for the determination of selected endocrine disrupting compounds in wastewaters.

    M.D. Hernando;M. Mezcua;M.J. Gómez;O. Malato

  • Comprehensive screening of target, non-target and unknown pesticides in food by LC-TOF-MS

    Juan F. García-Reyes;M. Dolores Hernando;Antonio Molina-Díaz;Amadeo R. Fernández-Alba

  • Photodegradation of malachite green under natural sunlight irradiation: kinetic and toxicity of the transformation products.

    L.A. Pérez-Estrada;A. Agüera;M.D. Hernando;S. Malato

  • Comparison of sulfonated and other micropollutants removal in membrane bioreactor and conventional wastewater treatment.

    Heleen De Wever;Stefan Weiss;Thorsten Reemtsma;Johan Vereecken

  • Application of passive sampling devices for screening of micro-pollutants in marine aquaculture using LC-MS/MS

    María Jesús Martínez Bueno;María Dolores Hernando;Ana Agüera;Amadeo R Fernández-Alba

  • Determination of malachite green residues in fish using molecularly imprinted solid-phase extraction followed by liquid chromatography-linear ion trap mass spectrometry.

    María Jesús Martínez Bueno;Sonia Herrera;Ana Uclés;Ana Agüera

  • Large scale pesticide multiresidue methods in food combining liquid chromatography--time-of-flight mass spectrometry and tandem mass spectrometry.

    Juan F. García-Reyes,†,‡;M. Dolores Hernando;Carmen Ferrer;† and Antonio Molina-Díaz

Frequent Co-Authors

Amadeo R. Fernández-Alba
Amadeo R. Fernández-Alba University of Almería
Ana Agüera
Ana Agüera University of Almería
Damià Barceló
Damià Barceló University of Almería
Roberto Rosal
Roberto Rosal University of Alcalá
Eloy García-Calvo
Eloy García-Calvo University of Alcalá
José M. González-Calbet
José M. González-Calbet Complutense University of Madrid
Mira Petrovic
Mira Petrovic Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
Imma Ferrer
Imma Ferrer University of Colorado Boulder
Juan F. García-Reyes
Juan F. García-Reyes University of Jaén
Derek C. Sinclair
Derek C. Sinclair University of Sheffield

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