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73
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5833
National Ranking
451

Overview

Richard D. Handy is affiliated with Plymouth University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science and Materials Science, with notable contributions especially in Materials Chemistry and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

Their scholarly work extensively covers topics including:

  • Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis

Among frequent co-authors collaborating in their research are Nathaniel J. Clark, Joanne Vassallo, David Boyle, N.W. van den Brink, and Susana Loureiro.

They have published regularly in several scientific venues, including:

  • Environmental Science Nano
  • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Advanced Science

Notable recent papers include:

  • Lead immobilization for environmentally sustainable perovskite solar cells, 2023, Nature
  • Review of Antimicrobial Nanocoatings in Medicine and Dentistry: Mechanisms of Action, Biocompatibility Performance, Safety, and Benefits Compared to Antibiotics, 2023, ACS Nano
  • The gut barrier and the fate of engineered nanomaterials: a view from comparative physiology, 2020, Environmental Science Nano
  • Graphene oxide biopolymer aerogels for the removal of lead from drinking water using a novel nano-enhanced ion exchange cascade, 2020, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
  • Determination of metallic nanoparticles in biological samples by single particle ICP-MS: a systematic review from sample collection to analysis, 2022, Environmental Science Nano

Best Publications

  • Nanomaterials in the environment: Behavior, fate, bioavailability, and effects

    Stephen J. Klaine;Pedro J. J. Alvarez;Graeme E. Batley;Teresa F. Fernandes

  • The ecotoxicology and chemistry of manufactured nanoparticles

    Richard D. Handy;Frank von der Kammer;Jamie R. Lead;Martin Hassellöv

  • The ecotoxicology of nanoparticles and nanomaterials: current status, knowledge gaps, challenges, and future needs

    Richard D. Handy;Richard Owen;Eugenia Valsami-Jones

  • Toxicity of titanium dioxide nanoparticles to rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss): gill injury, oxidative stress, and other physiological effects.

    Gillian Federici;Benjamin J Shaw;Richard D Handy

  • Toxicity of single walled carbon nanotubes to rainbow trout, (Oncorhynchus mykiss): respiratory toxicity, organ pathologies, and other physiological effects.

    Catherine J Smith;Benjamin J Shaw;Richard D Handy

  • IMMUNOTOXICITY OF ORGANOPHOSPHOROUS PESTICIDES

    Tamara S. Galloway;Richard D. Handy

  • Nanomaterials in the environment: behavior, fate, bioavailability, and effects—an updated review

    Jamie R. Lead;Graeme E. Batley;Pedro J. J. Alvarez;Marie-Noële Croteau

  • The antibacterial effects of silver, titanium dioxide and silica dioxide nanoparticles compared to the dental disinfectant chlorhexidine on Streptococcus mutans using a suite of bioassays.

    Alexandros Besinis;Tracy De Peralta;Richard D Handy

  • Manufactured nanoparticles: their uptake and effects on fish—a mechanistic analysis

    Richard D. Handy;Theodore B. Henry;Tessa M. Scown;Blair D. Johnston

  • Nanomaterials for environmental studies: Classification, reference material issues, and strategies for physico-chemical characterisation

    Vicki Stone;Bernd Nowack;Anders Baun;Nico van den Brink

  • Physiological effects of nanoparticles on fish: A comparison of nanometals versus metal ions

    Benjamin J. Shaw;Richard D. Handy

  • Toxic effects of nanoparticles and nanomaterials: Implications for public health, risk assessment and the public perception of nanotechnology

    R. D. Handy;B. J. Shaw

  • Paradigms to assess the environmental impact of manufactured nanomaterials

    Stephen J. Klaine;Albert A. Koelmans;Nina Horne;Stephen Carley

  • Ecotoxicity test methods for engineered nanomaterials: Practical experiences and recommendations from the bench

    Richard D. Handy;Geert Cornelis;Teresa Fernandes;Olga Tsyusko

  • Chronic dietary mercury exposure causes oxidative stress, brain lesions, and altered behaviour in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) parr.

    Marc H.G. Berntssen;Aase Aatland;Richard D. Handy

  • Histopathological effects of waterborne copper nanoparticles and copper sulphate on the organs of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).

    Genan A. Al-Bairuty;Benjamin J. Shaw;Richard D. Handy;Theodore B. Henry;Theodore B. Henry

  • Nitrogen pollution in mariculture: toxicity and excretion of nitrogenous compounds by marine fish

    R. D. Handy;M. G. Poxton

  • Dietary exposure to titanium dioxide nanoparticles in rainbow trout, (Oncorhynchus mykiss): no effect on growth, but subtle biochemical disturbances in the brain.

    Christopher S. Ramsden;Timothy J. Smith;Benjamin J. Shaw;Richard D. Handy

  • Ecotoxicity test methods and environmental hazard assessment for engineered nanoparticles

    Mark Crane;Richard D. Handy;John F. Garrod;Richard Owen;Richard Owen

  • Nanomaterials in the Environment Critical Review ECOTOXICITY TEST METHODS FOR ENGINEERED NANOMATERIALS: PRACTICAL EXPERIENCES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE BENCH

    Richard D. Handy;Geert Cornelis;Teresa Fernandes;Olga Tsyusko

Frequent Co-Authors

Theodore B. Henry
Theodore B. Henry Heriot-Watt University
Teresa F. Fernandes
Teresa F. Fernandes Heriot-Watt University
Tamara S. Galloway
Tamara S. Galloway University of Exeter
Harri Alenius
Harri Alenius Karolinska Institute
Samuel H. Gruber
Samuel H. Gruber University of Miami
Stephen J. Klaine
Stephen J. Klaine Clemson University
David J. Spurgeon
David J. Spurgeon University of Reading
Michael H. Depledge
Michael H. Depledge University of Exeter
Timothy E. Ford
Timothy E. Ford University of Massachusetts Lowell
Jamie R. Lead
Jamie R. Lead University of South Carolina

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