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Nestor Etxebarria is a researcher affiliated with the University of the Basque Country in Spain, specializing in the field of Environmental Science. Their research covers several subfields including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution, Molecular Biology, Aquatic Science, and Analytical Chemistry.

The main topics of their scientific work encompass:

  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
  • Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Analytical chemistry methods development

Their collaboration network includes frequent co-authors such as Maitane Olivares, Olatz Zuloaga, Ailette Prieto, Belén González-Gaya, and Naroa Lopez-Herguedas.

Nestor Etxebarria's recent publications illustrate a focus on environmental contaminants, analytical methods, and exposure assessment. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Suspect and non-target screening: the last frontier in environmental analysis," 2021, published in Analytical Methods
  • "Review: Metabolomics as a prediction tool for plants performance under environmental stress," 2020, in Plant Science
  • "Assessing population exposure to phthalate plasticizers in thirteen Spanish cities through the analysis of wastewater," 2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "Contaminants of Emerging Concern Removal in an Effluent of Wastewater Treatment Plant under Biological and Continuous Mode Ultrafiltration Treatment," 2020, Sustainability
  • "Characterization of the contamination fingerprint of wastewater treatment plant effluents in the Henares River Basin (central Spain) based on target and suspect screening analysis," 2021, The Science of The Total Environment

Their work has appeared mainly in journals focused on environmental and analytical sciences. Frequent publication venues include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Chemosphere
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials

Best Publications

  • Evolution of the Cannabinoid and Terpene Content during the Growth of Cannabis sativa Plants from Different Chemotypes

    Oier Aizpurua-Olaizola;Umut Soydaner;Ekin Öztürk;Daniele Schibano

  • Stir-bar sorptive extraction: A view on method optimisation, novel applications, limitations and potential solutions.

    A. Prieto;O. Basauri;R. Rodil;A. Usobiaga

  • Targeting the endocannabinoid system: future therapeutic strategies

    Oier Aizpurua-Olaizola;Izaskun Elezgarai;Irantzu Rico-Barrio;Iratxe Zarandona

  • Identification and quantification of cannabinoids in Cannabis sativa L. plants by high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry

    Oier Aizpurua-Olaizola;Jone Omar;Patricia Navarro;Maitane Olivares

  • Development of a stir bar sorptive extraction and thermal desorption-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry method for the simultaneous determination of several persistent organic pollutants in water samples.

    A. Prieto;O. Zuloaga;A. Usobiaga;N. Etxebarria

  • Simultaneous microwave-assisted extraction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls, phthalate esters and nonylphenols in sediments

    L. Bartolomé;E. Cortazar;J.C. Raposo;A. Usobiaga

  • Occurrence of emerging pollutants in estuaries of the Basque Country: Analysis of sources and distribution, and assessment of the environmental risk.

    Leire Mijangos;Haizea Ziarrusta;Oihana Ros;Leire Kortazar

  • MultiSimplex optimisation of the solid-phase microextraction–gas chromatographic–mass spectrometric determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls and phthalates from water samples

    E Cortazar;O Zuloaga;J Sanz;J.C Raposo

  • Microencapsulation and storage stability of polyphenols from Vitis vinifera grape wastes

    Oier Aizpurua-Olaizola;Patricia Navarro;Asier Vallejo;Maitane Olivares

  • Combined use of native and caged mussels to assess biological effects of pollution through the integrative biomarker approach.

    Ionan Marigómez;Izaskun Zorita;Urtzi Izagirre;Maren Ortiz-Zarragoitia

  • Distribution and bioaccumulation of PAHs in the UNESCO protected natural reserve of Urdaibai, Bay of Biscay.

    E. Cortazar;L. Bartolomé;S. Arrasate;A. Usobiaga

  • Suspect and non-target screening: the last frontier in environmental analysis.

    B González-Gaya;N Lopez-Herguedas;D Bilbao;L Mijangos

  • Optimisation of microwave-assisted extraction for the determination of nonylphenols and phthalate esters in sediment samples and comparison with pressurised solvent extraction

    E. Cortazar;L. Bartolomé;A. Delgado;N. Etxebarria

  • Comparison of accelerated solvent extraction with microwave-assisted extraction and Soxhlet for the extraction of chlorinated biphenyls in soil samples

    Olatz Zuloaga;Nestor Etxebarria;Luis A Fernández;Juan M Madariaga

  • Optimisation and characterisation of marihuana extracts obtained by supercritical fluid extraction and focused ultrasound extraction and retention time locking GC-MS

    Jone Omar;Maitane Olivares;Mikel Alzaga;Nestor Etxebarria

  • Analysis of heavy metal distribution in superficial estuarine sediments (estuary of Bilbao, Basque Country) by open-focused microwave-assisted extraction and ICP-OES.

    Amaia Landajo;Gorka Arana;Alberto de Diego;Nestor Etxebarria

  • Comparison of solid phase extraction, saponification and gel permeation chromatography for the clean-up of microwave-assisted biological extracts in the analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

    P. Navarro;E. Cortazar;L. Bartolomé;M. Deusto

  • An integrated analytical approach to diagnose the conservation state of building materials of a palace house in the metropolitan Bilbao (Basque Country, North of Spain).

    I. Martínez-Arkarazo;M. Angulo;L. Bartolomé;N. Etxebarria

  • Simultaneous preconcentration of a wide variety of organic pollutants in water samples: Comparison of stir bar sorptive extraction and membrane-assisted solvent extraction

    A. Prieto;O. Telleria;N. Etxebarria;L.A. Fernández

  • Simultaneous speciation of methylmercury and butyltin species in environmental samples by headspace-stir bar sorptive extraction-thermal desorption-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.

    A. Prieto;O. Zuloaga;A. Usobiaga;N. Etxebarria

  • Comparison of microwave-assisted extraction and Soxhlet extraction for phenols in soil samples using experimental designs

    A. Egizabal;O. Zuloaga;N. Etxebarria;L. A. Fernández

  • Development of a focused ultrasonic-assisted extraction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in marine sediment and mussel samples.

    Patricia Navarro;Nestor Etxebarria;Gorka Arana

Frequent Co-Authors

Juan Manuel Madariaga
Juan Manuel Madariaga University of the Basque Country
Ionan Marigómez
Ionan Marigómez University of the Basque Country
Rosario Rodil
Rosario Rodil University of Santiago de Compostela
Miren P. Cajaraville
Miren P. Cajaraville University of the Basque Country
Miren López de Alda
Miren López de Alda Spanish National Research Council
Juan C. Larrasoaña
Juan C. Larrasoaña Instituto Geológico y Minero de España
Manuel Miró
Manuel Miró University of the Balearic Islands
John R. Dean
John R. Dean Northumbria University
Werner Brack
Werner Brack Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Cristina Postigo
Cristina Postigo University of Granada

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