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Olivier Geffard is affiliated with the French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea in France. Their primary area of research lies within Environmental Science, with a strong focus on subfields such as Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution, Molecular Biology, Ecology, and Spectroscopy.

The scientist's published work prominently covers topics including Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology, Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts, Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies, Heavy Metals in the Environment, Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior, Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies, and Fish Ecology and Management Studies.

Geffard has contributed to numerous scientific journals, with frequent publications in venues such as:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Aquatic Toxicology

Recent research papers include:

  • "In situ isobaric lipid mapping by MALDI-ion mobility separation-mass spectrometry imaging" (2020, Journal of Mass Spectrometry)
  • "Interest of a multispecies approach in active biomonitoring: Application in the Meuse watershed" (2021, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • "Combining proteogenomics and metaproteomics for deep taxonomic and functional characterization of microbiomes from a non-sequenced host" (2020, npj Biofilms and Microbiomes)
  • "One and multi-compartments toxico-kinetic modeling to understand metals' organotropism and fate in Gammarus fossarum" (2021, Environment International)
  • "Integrative biomarker response - Threshold (IBR-T): Refinement of IBRv2 to consider the reference and threshold values of biomarkers" (2023, Journal of Environmental Management)

The scientist collaborates frequently with a number of coauthors, notably Arnaud Chaumot, Davide Degli Esposti, Nicolas Delorme, Sophie Ayciriex, and Laura Garnero.

Best Publications

  • Acetylcholinesterase activity in Gammarus fossarum (Crustacea Amphipoda): linking AChE inhibition and behavioural alteration.

    Benoît Xuereb;Estelle Lefèvre;Jeanne Garric;Olivier Geffard

  • Evidence of genotoxicity related to high PAH content of sediments in the upper part of the Seine estuary (Normandy, France)

    J. Cachot;O. Geffard;S. Augagneur;S. Lacroix

  • Non-model organisms, a species endangered by proteogenomics.

    Jean Armengaud;Judith Trapp;Olivier Pible;Olivier Geffard

  • Physiological and behavioural responses of Gammarus pulex (Crustacea: Amphipoda) exposed to cadmium

    V. Felten;G. Charmantier;R. Mons;A. Geffard

  • A comparison between oyster (Crassostrea gigas) and sea urchin (Paracentrotus lividus) larval bioassays for toxicological studies

    Edouard His;Isabelle Heyvang;Olivier Geffard;Xavier de Montaudouin

  • Effects of metals on feeding rate and digestive enzymes in Gammarus fossarum: an in situ experiment.

    O. Dedourge-Geffard;F. Palais;S. Biagianti-Risbourg;O. Geffard

  • Caged Gammarus fossarum (Crustacea) as a robust tool for the characterization of bioavailable contamination levels in continental waters: towards the determination of threshold values.

    Jean-Philippe Besse;Marina Coquery;Christelle Lopes;Arnaud Chaumot

  • Relevance and applicability of active biomonitoring in continental waters under the Water Framework Directive

    Jean-Philippe Besse;Olivier Geffard;Marina Coquery

  • Genotoxicant accumulation and cellular defence activation in bivalves chronically exposed to waterborne contaminants from the Seine River.

    B. Rocher;J. Le Goff;L. Peluhet;M. Briand

  • In situ feeding assay with Gammarus fossarum (Crustacea): Modelling the influence of confounding factors to improve water quality biomonitoring.

    Romain Coulaud;Olivier Geffard;Benoît Xuereb;Emilie Lacaze

  • Ovarian cycle and embryonic development in Gammarus fossarum: Application for reproductive toxicity assessment

    Olivier Geffard;Benoit Xuereb;Arnaud Chaumot;Alain Geffard

  • Acetylcholinesterase activity in Gammarus fossarum (Crustacea Amphipoda) Intrinsic variability, reference levels, and a reliable tool for field surveys.

    Benoît Xuereb;Arnaud Chaumot;Raphael Mons;Jeanne Garric

  • Assessment of the bioavailability and toxicity of sediment-associated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and heavy metals applied to Crassostrea gigas embryos and larvae.

    O. Geffard;A. Geffard;E. His;H. Budzinski

  • Towards a renewed research agenda in ecotoxicology

    Joan Artigas;Gertie Arts;Marc Babut;Anna Barra Caracciolo

  • Genotoxicity assessment in the amphipod Gammarus fossarum by use of the alkaline Comet assay

    Emilie Lacaze;Olivier Geffard;Sylvie Bony;Alain Devaux

  • Measurement of dynamic mobilization of trace metals in sediments using DGT and comparison with bioaccumulation in Chironomus riparius: First results of an experimental study

    J.L. Roulier;M.H. Tusseau-Vuillemin;M. Coquery;O. Geffard

  • Subcellular compartmentalization of cadmium, nickel, and lead in Gammarus fossarum: Comparison of methods.

    Alain Geffard;Hervé Sartelet;Jeanne Garric;Sylvie Biagianti-Risbourg

  • Cholinesterase activities as potential biomarkers: Characterization in two freshwater snails, Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Mollusca, Hydrobiidae, Smith 1889) and Valvata piscinalis (Mollusca, Valvatidae, Müller 1774)

    Beatrice Gagnaire;Olivier Geffard;Benoit Xuereb;Christelle Margoum

  • Linking genotoxic responses in Gammarus fossarum germ cells with reproduction impairment, using the Comet assay

    Emilie Lacaze;Olivier Geffard;Delphine Goyet;Sylvie Bony

  • Ecotoxicoproteomics: A decade of progress in our understanding of anthropogenic impact on the environment.

    Duarte Gouveia;Christine Almunia;Yannick Cogne;Olivier Pible

  • DNA damage in caged Gammarus fossarum amphipods: A tool for freshwater genotoxicity assessment

    Emilie Lacaze;Alain Devaux;Raphaël Mons;Sylvie Bony

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeanne Garric
Jeanne Garric École Normale Supérieure
Hélène Budzinski
Hélène Budzinski University of Bordeaux
Marina Coquery
Marina Coquery INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Pierre Labadie
Pierre Labadie University of Bordeaux
Jean Armengaud
Jean Armengaud Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies Commission
Pierre Servais
Pierre Servais Université Libre de Bruxelles
Catherine Mouneyrac
Catherine Mouneyrac Catholic University of the West
Ricardo Beiras
Ricardo Beiras Universidade de Vigo
Jean-Claude Amiard
Jean-Claude Amiard University of Nantes
François Galgani
François Galgani French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea

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