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Ricard Marcos is affiliated with the Autonomous University of Barcelona in Spain and conducts research primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their work addresses multiple subfields including Pollution, Materials Chemistry, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research topics focus largely on issues related to Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications, and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques. Other notable topics include Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals, Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications, Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment, as well as biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties.

Ricard Marcos has published extensively in a range of scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Science Nano
  • Scientific Reports
  • Environmental Pollution

Their recent papers showcase a cross-section of interests and methods applied in their field:

  • "Measuring DNA modifications with the comet assay: a compendium of protocols," 2023, Nature Protocols
  • "Pathways of human exposure to microplastics, and estimation of the total burden," 2021, Current Opinion in Food Science
  • "Biological effects, including oxidative stress and genotoxic damage, of polystyrene nanoparticles in different human hematopoietic cell lines," 2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "Interactions of polystyrene nanoplastics with in vitro models of the human intestinal barrier," 2020, Archives of Toxicology
  • "Long-Term Effects of Polystyrene Nanoplastics in Human Intestinal Caco-2 Cells," 2021, Biomolecules

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Ricard Marcos's research, with frequent co-authors including Alba Hernández, Aliro Villacorta, Susana Pastor, Irene Barguilla, and Mohamed Alaraby. These partnerships have contributed to a diverse and sustained publishing output.

Best Publications

  • Bladder Cancer and Exposure to Water Disinfection By-Products through Ingestion, Bathing, Showering, and Swimming in Pools

    Cristina M. Villanueva;Kenneth P. Cantor;Joan O. Grimalt;Nuria Malats

  • Induction of micronuclei by five pyrethroid insecticides in whole-blood and isolated human lymphocyte cultures.

    J. Surrallés;N. Xamena;A. Creus;J. Catalán

  • What’s in the Pool? A Comprehensive Identification of Disinfection By-Products and Assessment of Mutagenicity of Chlorinated and Brominated Swimming Pool Water

    Susan D. Richardson;David M. DeMarini;Manolis Kogevinas;Pilar Fernandez

  • Cytogenetic biomonitoring of Spanish greenhouse workers exposed to pesticides: micronuclei analysis in peripheral blood lymphocytes and buccal epithelial cells.

    L Lucero;S Pastor;S Suárez;R Durbán

  • Cytogenetic analysis of Greek farmers using the micronucleus assay in peripheral lymphocytes and buccal cells

    Susana Pastor;Sara Gutiérrez;Amadeu Creus;Noel Xamena

  • Potential adverse health effects of ingested micro- and nanoplastics on humans. Lessons learned from in vivo and in vitro mammalian models

    Laura Rubio;Ricard Marcos;Ricard Marcos;Alba Hernández;Alba Hernández

  • Biomonitoring of four European populations occupationally exposed to pesticides: use of micronuclei as biomarkers

    Susana Pastor;Amadeu Creus;Tesifón Parrón;Antonina Cebulska-Wasilewska

  • The Effects of GSTM1 and GSTT1 Polymorphisms on Micronucleus Frequencies in Human Lymphocytes In vivo

    Micheline Kirsch-Volders;Raluca Antonina Mateuca;Mathieu Roelants;Annie Tremp

  • Genotoxic effects in swimmers exposed to disinfection by-products in indoor swimming pools.

    Manolis Kogevinas;Cristina M. Villanueva;Laia Font-Ribera;Danae Liviac

  • Herbicide-induced DNA damage in human lymphocytes evaluated by the single-cell gel electrophoresis (SCGE) assay

    G. Ribas;Giada Frenzilli;Roberto Barale;R. Marcos

  • Automated image analysis of cytokinesis-blocked micronuclei: an adapted protocol and a validated scoring procedure for biomonitoring

    Ilse Decordier;Alexander Papine;Gina Plas;Sam Roesems

  • Micronuclei and pesticide exposure

    Claudia Bolognesi;Amadeu Creus;Patricia Ostrosky-Wegman;Ricard Marcos

  • Micronuclei in peripheral blood lymphocytes and buccal epithelial cells of Polish farmers exposed to pesticides.

    Susana Pastor;Sara Gutiérrez;Amadeu Creus;Antonina Cebulska-Wasilewska

  • Histone H2AX and Fanconi anemia FANCD2 function in the same pathway to maintain chromosome stability

    Massimo Bogliolo;Alex Lyakhovich;Elsa Callén;Maria Castellà

  • High throughput toxicity screening and intracellular detection of nanomaterials

    Andrew R. Collins;Balasubramanyam Annangi;Laura Rubio;Ricard Jordà Marcos

  • Nanoplastics as a potential environmental health factor: effects of polystyrene nanoparticles on human intestinal epithelial Caco-2 cells

    Constanza Cortés;Josefa Domenech;Marcela Salazar;Susana Pastor;Susana Pastor

  • A common founder mutation in FANCA underlies the world's highest prevalence of Fanconi anemia in Gypsy families from Spain

    Elsa Callén;José A. Casado;Marc D. Tischkowitz;Juan A. Bueren

  • Evaluation of DNA damage by the Comet assay in shoe workers exposed to toluene and other organic solvents.

    M Pitarque;A Vaglenov;M Nosko;A Hirvonen

  • Biological effects, including oxidative stress and genotoxic damage, of polystyrene nanoparticles in different human hematopoietic cell lines

    Laura Rubio;Irene Barguilla;Josefa Domenech;Ricard Marcos;Ricard Marcos

  • The suitability of the micronucleus assay in human lymphocytes as a new biomarker of excision repair.

    Jordi Surrallés;Noel Xamena;Amadeu Creus;Ricard Marcos

Frequent Co-Authors

Amadeu Creus
Amadeu Creus Autonomous University of Barcelona
Jordi Surrallés
Jordi Surrallés Autonomous University of Barcelona
Kari Hemminki
Kari Hemminki Charles University
Joan O. Grimalt
Joan O. Grimalt Spanish National Research Council
Elsa Callen
Elsa Callen National Institutes of Health
Manolis Kogevinas
Manolis Kogevinas Pompeu Fabra University
Hannu Norppa
Hannu Norppa Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
Diana Anderson
Diana Anderson University of Bradford
Stefan Herms
Stefan Herms University of Basel
Per Hoffmann
Per Hoffmann University of Bonn

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