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Ricardo Beiras

Ricardo Beiras

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Environmental Sciences
Spain
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
63
Citations
10170
World Ranking
2537
National Ranking
61

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Ricardo Beiras is affiliated with Universidade de Vigo in Spain and focuses on Environmental Science, contributing significantly to the understanding of pollution and toxicological impacts within aquatic environments. Their research spans multiple subfields including Pollution, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Biomaterials, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Ocean Engineering.

Their work primarily addresses topics such as Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals, Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts, Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology, and Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry.

The scientist has published extensively in several journals including:

  • The Science of The Total Environment (7 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (6 publications)
  • Marine Environmental Research (4 publications)
  • Aquatic Toxicology (3 publications)
  • Environmental Pollution (3 publications)

Frequent co-authors in Ricardo Beiras's publications include Sara López-Ibáñez, Jérôme Cachot, Leticia Vidal-Liñán, Alexandre M. Schönemann, and Bénédicte Morin.

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by Ricardo Beiras include:

  • "Aquatic toxicity of chemically defined microplastics can be explained by functional additives" (2020), Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "Currently monitored microplastics pose negligible ecological risk to the global ocean" (2020), Scientific Reports

Other relevant research papers connected to associated collaborators cover topics on microplastic contamination and toxicology, such as:

  • "Organic contaminants sorbed to microplastics affect marine medaka fish early life stages development" (2020), Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • "Chemicals sorbed to environmental microplastics are toxic to early life stages of aquatic organisms" (2020), Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
  • "Assessment of Toxicity and Biodegradability of Poly(vinyl alcohol)-Based Materials in Marine Water" (2021), Polymers

Best Publications

  • The Assessment of Marine Pollution - Bioassays with Bivalve Embryos and Larvae

    E. His;R. Beiras;Matthias Seaman

  • A simplification the bivalve embryogenesis and larval development bioassay method for water quality assessment

    E. His;M.N.L. Seaman;R. Beiras

  • Combined toxicity of dissolved mercury with copper, lead and cadmium on embryogenesis and early larval growth of the Paracentrotus lividus sea-urchin.

    N. Fernández;R. Beiras

  • Ingestion and contact with polyethylene microplastics does not cause acute toxicity on marine zooplankton.

    R. Beiras;J. Bellas;J. Cachot;Bettie Cormier

  • Assessment of coastal marine pollution in Galicia (NW Iberian Peninsula); metal concentrations in seawater, sediments and mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) versus embryo-larval bioassays using Paracentrotus lividus and Ciona intestinalis.

    Ricardo Beiras;J. Bellas;N. Fernández;J. I. Lorenzo

  • The physiological energetics of mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis Lmk) from different cultivation rafts in the Ria de Arosa (Galicia, N.W. Spain)

    E. Navarro;J.I.P. Iglesias;A. Perez Camacho;U. Labarta

  • Ecotoxicological evaluation of four UV filters using marine organisms from different trophic levels Isochrysis galbana, Mytilus galloprovincialis, Paracentrotus lividus, and Siriella armata.

    E. Paredes;S. Perez;R. Rodil;J.B. Quintana

  • Effect of humic acids on speciation and toxicity of copper to Paracentrotus lividus larvae in seawater

    J.I Lorenzo;O Nieto;R Beiras

  • Toxicity of organic compounds to marine invertebrate embryos and larvae: a comparison between the sea urchin embryogenesis bioassay and alternative test species.

    Juan Bellas;Ricardo Beiras;José Carlos Mariño-Balsa;Nuria Fernández

  • Leachates of micronized plastic toys provoke embryotoxic effects upon sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus

    Maria Oliviero;Maria Oliviero;Tania Tato;Simona Schiavo;Simona Schiavo;Verónica Fernández

  • Growth of mussels (Mytilus edulis galloprovincialis) on cultivation rafts: influence of seed source, cultivation site and phytoplankton availability

    A.Pérez Camacho;U. Labarta;R. Beiras

  • Integrative assessment of marine pollution in Galician estuaries using sediment chemistry, mussel bioaccumulation, and embryo-larval toxicity bioassays.

    R Beiras;N Fernández;J Bellas;V Besada

  • Ecotoxicological evaluation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons using marine invertebrate embryo-larval bioassays

    Juan Bellas;Liliana Saco-Álvarez;Óscar Nieto;Ricardo Beiras

  • Integrated use of antioxidant enzymes in mussels, Mytilus galloprovincialis, for monitoring pollution in highly productive coastal areas of Galicia (NW Spain)

    Leticia Vidal-Liñán;Juan Bellas;Juan Antonio Campillo;Ricardo Beiras

  • Aquatic toxicity of chemically defined microplastics can be explained by functional additives.

    Ricardo Beiras;Eva Verdejo;Pedro Campoy-López;Leticia Vidal-Liñán

  • A review on the ecological quality status assessment in aquatic systems using community based indicators and ecotoxicological tools: what might be the added value of their combination?

    Monica Martinez-Haro;Ricardo Beiras;Juan Bellas;Ricardo Capela

  • Methodological basis for the optimization of a marine sea-urchin embryo test (SET) for the ecological assessment of coastal water quality.

    Liliana Saco-Álvarez;Iria Durán;J. Ignacio Lorenzo;Ricardo Beiras

  • Toxicity of Hg, Cu, Cd, and Cr on early developmental stages of Ciona intestinalis (Chordata, Ascidiacea) with potential application in marine water quality assessment

    Juan Bellas;Elsa Vázquez;Ricardo Beiras

  • Effects of dissolved mercury on embryo-genesis, survival, growth and metamorphosis of Crassostrea gigas oyster larvae

    Ricardo Beiras;Edouard His

  • Spatial distribution and ecotoxicity of petroleum hydrocarbons in sediments from the Galicia continental shelf (NW Spain) after the Prestige oil spill

    M.A. Franco;L. Viñas;J.A. Soriano;D. de Armas

  • Editorial: Impacts of Marine Litter

    Luisa Galgani;Ricardo Beiras;François Galgani;Cristina Panti

  • Uptake Kinetics, Bioconcentration and Debromination of BDE-47 in Juvenile Marine Fish Psetta maxima

    Lazhar Mhadhbi;José Fumega;Ricardo Beiras

Frequent Co-Authors

Juan Bellas
Juan Bellas Universidade de Vigo
Emilio Fernández
Emilio Fernández Universidade de Vigo
Ronny Blust
Ronny Blust University of Antwerp
Rosario Rodil
Rosario Rodil University of Santiago de Compostela
Inmaculada Riba
Inmaculada Riba University of Cádiz
Josep M. Bayona
Josep M. Bayona Spanish National Research Council
José Benito Quintana
José Benito Quintana University of Santiago de Compostela
Tomas Angel DelValls
Tomas Angel DelValls University of Cádiz
François Galgani
François Galgani French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Olivier Geffard
Olivier Geffard French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea

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