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Patricia Burkhardt-Holm

Patricia Burkhardt-Holm

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
44
Citations
11716
World Ranking
6608
National Ranking
158

Overview

Patricia Burkhardt-Holm is affiliated with the University of Basel in Switzerland. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a particular emphasis on pollution and ecology.

The scientist's work includes significant contributions to understanding microplastics and plastic pollution, fish ecology and management studies, and recycling and waste management techniques. Other research topics cover fish biology, ecology, and behavior, marine biology and environmental chemistry, marine animal studies, and hydrology and sediment transport processes.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Patricia Burkhardt-Holm include:

  • Philipp Emanuel Hirsch (11 joint publications)
  • Joschka Wiegleb (8 joint publications)
  • Clara Leistenschneider (7 joint publications)
  • Gabriel Erni-Cassola (7 joint publications)
  • Frank Seidel (6 joint publications)

Key publication venues where their research frequently appears are:

  • The Science of The Total Environment (4 publications)
  • Environmental Science & Technology (2 publications)
  • npj Biodiversity (2 publications)
  • Ecology Of Freshwater Fish (2 publications)
  • Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems (2 publications)

Selected recent papers by Patricia Burkhardt-Holm include:

  • "Microplastics in the Weddell Sea (Antarctica): A Forensic Approach for Discrimination between Environmental and Vessel-Induced Microplastics," 2021, Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Microplastics in fecal samples of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) and from surface water in the Philippines," 2021, Microplastics and Nanoplastics
  • "Unveiling high concentrations of small microplastics (11-500 μm) in surface water samples from the southern Weddell Sea off Antarctica," 2024, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Comparative swimming performance and behaviour of three benthic fish species: The invasive round goby (Neogobius melanostomus), the native bullhead (Cottus gobio), and the native gudgeon (Gobio gobio)," 2020, Ecology Of Freshwater Fish
  • "Injuries, Malformations, and Epidermal Conditions in Cetaceans of the Strait of Gibraltar," 2020, Aquatic Mammals

Their academic contributions consistently address environmental concerns related to aquatic ecosystems and the impact of pollutants, highlighting the interactions between species and their changing habitats.

Best Publications

  • Uptake and effects of microplastics on cells and tissue of the blue mussel Mytilus edulis L. after an experimental exposure

    Nadia Nadia von Moos;Patricia Patricia Burkhardt-Holm;Angela Köhler

  • Histopathology in fish: proposal for a protocol to assess aquatic pollution

    D. Bernet;H. Schmidt;W. Meier;P. Burkhardt-Holm

  • Microplastics profile along the Rhine River.

    Thomas Mani;Armin Hauk;Ulrich Walter;Patricia Burkhardt-Holm;Patricia Burkhardt-Holm

  • Consequences of climatic change for water temperature and brown trout populations in Alpine rivers and streams

    Renata E. Hari;David M. Livingstone;Rosi Siber;Patricia Burkhardt-Holm

  • Challenges in Ecotoxicology

    Rik I. L. Eggen;Renata Behra;Patricia Burkhardt-Holm;Beate I. Escher

  • Microplastics affect assimilation efficiency in the freshwater amphipod Gammarus fossarum

    Pascal Blarer;Patricia Burkhardt-Holm;Patricia Burkhardt-Holm

  • Microplastic Pollution in Benthic Midstream Sediments of the Rhine River.

    Thomas Mani;Sebastian Primpke;Claudia Lorenz;Gunnar Gerdts

  • Assessing the decline of brown trout (Salmo trutta) in Swiss rivers using a Bayesian probability network

    Mark E. Borsuk;Peter Reichert;Peter Reichert;Armin Peter;Eva Schager

  • Biodegradable and Petroleum-Based Microplastics Do Not Differ in Their Ingestion and Excretion but in Their Biological Effects in a Freshwater Invertebrate Gammarus fossarum

    Sandrine Straub;Philipp E. Hirsch;Patricia Burkhardt-Holm

  • Effluent from a sewage treatment works causes changes in serum chemistry of brown trout (Salmo trutta L.)

    D. Bernet;H. Schmidt;T. Wahli;P. Burkhardt-Holm

  • Assessment of fish health status in four Swiss rivers showing a decline of brown trout catches

    Simone Zimmerli;Daniel Bernet;Patricia Burkhardt-Holm;Heike Schmidt-Posthaus

  • Characterization of Environmental Estrogens in River Water Using a Three Pronged Approach: Active and Passive Water Sampling and the Analysis of Accumulated Estrogens in the Bile of Caged Fish

    Etiënne L. M. Vermeirssen;Oliver Körner;René Schönenberger;Marc J. F. Suter

  • Where Have All the FISH Gone

    Patricia Burkhardt-Holm;Walter Giger;Herbert Güttinger;Ueli Ochsenbein

  • Proliferative kidney disease in Switzerland: current state of knowledge

    T. Wahli;R. Knuesel;D. Bernet;H. Segner

  • Seasonal microplastics variation in nival and pluvial stretches of the Rhine River - From the Swiss catchment towards the North Sea.

    Thomas Mani;Patricia Burkhardt-Holm

  • Using castor oil to separate microplastics from four different environmental matrices

    Thomas Mani;Stefan Frehland;Andreas Kalberer;Patricia Burkhardt-Holm

  • Occurrence of deoxynivalenol and zearalenone in commercial fish feed: an initial study.

    Constanze Pietsch;Susanne Kersten;Patricia Burkhardt-Holm;Hana Valenta

  • Endocrine Disruptors and Water Quality: A State-of-the-Art Review

    Patricia Burkhardt-Holm

  • Evaluation of Two Monitoring Approaches to Assess Effects of Waste Water Disposal on Histological Alterations in Fish

    Daniel Bernet;Heike Schmidt-Posthaus;Thomas Wahli;Patricia Burkhardt-Holm

  • Climate and land-use changes affecting river sediment and brown trout in alpine countries--a review.

    Karin Scheurer;Christine Alewell;Dominik Bänninger;Patricia Burkhardt-Holm

Frequent Co-Authors

Helmut Segner
Helmut Segner University of Bern
Thomas Wahli
Thomas Wahli University of Bern
Peter Schmid
Peter Schmid University of Zurich
Christine Alewell
Christine Alewell University of Basel
Caird E. Rexroad
Caird E. Rexroad Agricultural Research Service
Gunnar Gerdts
Gunnar Gerdts Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Ursula Siebert
Ursula Siebert University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation
David M. Livingstone
David M. Livingstone Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Sven Dänicke
Sven Dänicke Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut

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