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Environmental Sciences
Spain
2023

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
75
Citations
19535
World Ranking
1278
National Ranking
36

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Marta Schuhmacher is affiliated with Rovira i Virgili University in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a significant number of publications contributing to the field. The body of work spans several important subfields including health, toxicology and mutagenesis, pollution, industrial and manufacturing engineering, environmental chemistry, and nutrition and dietetics.

The research topics covered by Marta Schuhmacher include:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Municipal Solid Waste Management

Frequent collaborators in their research include Joaquim Rovira, José L. Domingo, Vikas Kumar, Jordi Sierra, and Deepika Deepika. Their publications are commonly found in several journals, notably:

  • Environmental Research
  • Toxicology Letters
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Some of their recent papers include:

  • "Microplastics levels, size, morphology and composition in marine water, sediments and sand beaches. Case study of Tarragona coast (western Mediterranean)" (2021), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Adverse health effects for populations living near waste incinerators with special attention to hazardous waste incinerators. A review of the scientific literature" (2020), published in Environmental Research
  • "Health risks for the population living near petrochemical industrial complexes. 2. Adverse health outcomes other than cancer" (2020), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Levels of microplastics and their characteristics in molluscs from North-West Mediterranean Sea: Human intake" (2022), published in Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • "Impact of Contaminants on Microbiota: Linking the Gut-Brain Axis with Neurotoxicity" (2022), published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Best Publications

  • USEtox—the UNEP-SETAC toxicity model: recommended characterisation factors for human toxicity and freshwater ecotoxicity in life cycle impact assessment

    Ralph K. Rosenbaum;Till M. Bachmann;Lois Swirsky Gold;Mark A. J. Huijbregts

  • Levels of PAHs in soil and vegetation samples from Tarragona County, Spain

    M. Nadal;M. Schuhmacher;J.L. Domingo

  • Heavy metals (Pb, Cd, As and MeHg) as risk factors for cognitive dysfunction: A general review of metal mixture mechanism in brain.

    Venkatanaidu Karri;Marta Schuhmacher;Vikas Kumar

  • Assessing water quality in rivers with fuzzy inference systems: a case study.

    William Ocampo-Duque;Núria Ferré-Huguet;José L. Domingo;Marta Schuhmacher

  • Metal pollution of soils and vegetation in an area with petrochemical industry

    M Nadal;M Schuhmacher;J L Domingo

  • Integrated life-cycle and risk assessment for industrial processes

    Guido Sonnemann;Francesc Castells;Marta Schuhmacher

  • Ecosystem services in Mediterranean river basin: climate change impact on water provisioning and erosion control.

    Rubab F. Bangash;Ana Passuello;María Sanchez-Canales;Marta Terrado

  • Uncertainty assessment by a Monte Carlo simulation in a life cycle inventory of electricity produced by a waste incinerator

    Guido W. Sonnemann;Marta Schuhmacher;Francesc Castells

  • Presence of PAHs in water and sediments of the Colombian Cauca River during heavy rain episodes, and implications for risk assessment.

    Rodrigo Sarria-Villa;William Ocampo-Duque;Martha Páez;Marta Schuhmacher

  • Long-term amendment of Spanish soils with sewage sludge: Effects on soil functioning

    Neus Roig;Jordi Sierra;Esther Martí;Martí Nadal

  • Metal concentrations in surface water and sediments from Pardo River, Brazil: human health risks.

    Renato I. S Alves;Carolina F Sampaio;Martí Nadal;Marta Schuhmacher

  • Pollutants emitted by a cement plant: health risks for the population living in the neighborhood.

    Marta Schuhmacher;Jose L. Domingo;Josepa Garreta

  • Levels of metals, PCBs, PCNs and PAHs in soils of a highly industrialized chemical/petrochemical area: Temporal trend

    Martí Nadal;Marta Schuhmacher;José L. Domingo

  • Air concentrations of PCDD/Fs, PCBs and PCNs using active and passive air samplers.

    Montse Mari;Marta Schuhmacher;Joan Feliubadaló;José L. Domingo

  • Air quality, health impacts and burden of disease due to air pollution (PM10, PM2.5, NO2 and O3): Application of AirQ+ model to the Camp de Tarragona County (Catalonia, Spain)

    Joaquim Rovira;José L. Domingo;Marta Schuhmacher

  • Sensitivity analysis of ecosystem service valuation in a Mediterranean watershed

    María Sánchez-Canales;Alfredo López Benito;Ana Passuello;Marta Terrado

  • Ecotoxicity of sediments in rivers: Invertebrate community, toxicity bioassays and the toxic unit approach as complementary assessment tools

    Núria de Castro-Català;Maja Kuzmanovic;Neus Roig;Jordi Sierra

  • Human health risks of formaldehyde indoor levels: An issue of concern

    Joaquim Rovira;Neus Roig;Martí Nadal;Marta Schuhmacher

  • Long-term environmental monitoring of persistent organic pollutants and metals in a chemical/petrochemical area: human health risks.

    Martí Nadal;Marta Schuhmacher;José L. Domingo

  • Exposure to heavy metals and PCDD/Fs by the population living in the vicinity of a hazardous waste landfill in Catalonia, Spain: health risk assessment.

    Montse Mari;Martí Nadal;Marta Schuhmacher;José L. Domingo

  • Dietary intake of lead and cadmium from foods in Tarragona Province, Spain.

    M Schuhmacher;M A Bosque;J L Domingo;J Corbella

  • Environmental monitoring of PCDD/Fs and metals in the vicinity of a cement plant after using sewage sludge as a secondary fuel.

    Marta Schuhmacher;Martí Nadal;José L. Domingo

Frequent Co-Authors

José L. Domingo
José L. Domingo Rovira i Virgili University
Martí Nadal
Martí Nadal Rovira i Virgili University
Guido Sonnemann
Guido Sonnemann University of Bordeaux
Francesc Castells
Francesc Castells Rovira i Virgili University
Joan O. Grimalt
Joan O. Grimalt Spanish National Research Council
Marco Trevisan
Marco Trevisan Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Damià Barceló
Damià Barceló University of Almería
Julián Blasco
Julián Blasco Spanish National Research Council
Joaquim Casal
Joaquim Casal Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Josep Rivera
Josep Rivera Spanish National Research Council

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