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Sara C. Antunes

Sara C. Antunes

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
41
Citations
5124
World Ranking
7857
National Ranking
47

Overview

Sara C. Antunes is a researcher affiliated with the University of Porto in Portugal. Their work primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with significant contributions across various specialized subfields including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution, Environmental Chemistry, Water Science and Technology, and Ecology.

The researcher's publications frequently appear in several established scientific venues. These include:

  • Water
  • Revista de Ciência Elementar
  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • Journal of Xenobiotics
  • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Toxicology & Pharmacology

Their research addresses multiple key topics with a focus on environmental toxicology and ecotoxicology, pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts, water quality and pollution assessment, aquatic ecosystems and phytoplankton dynamics, pesticide and herbicide environmental studies, heavy metals in the environment, and insect and pesticide research.

Sample recent publications by the researcher illustrate the scope of their work:

  • Assessment of water quality in Aguieira reservoir: Ecotoxicological tools in addition to the Water Framework Directive, 2020, published in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
  • Ecotoxicological evaluation of fungicides used in viticulture in non-target organisms, 2020, published in Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • Can biochemical endpoints improve the sensitivity of the biomonitoring strategy using bioassays with standard species, for water quality evaluation?, 2021, published in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
  • Contribution of zooplankton as a biological element in the assessment of reservoir water quality, 2020, published in Limnetica
  • Multi-biomarker approach to assess the acute effects of cerium dioxide nanoparticles in gills, liver and kidney of Oncorhynchus mykiss, 2020, published in Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Toxicology & Pharmacology

Their frequent collaborators include researchers such as Sara Rodrigues, Ivo Pinto, Bárbara S. Diogo, and Nuno Formigo, reflecting consistent co-authorship relationships in related environmental science topics.

Best Publications

  • Toxicity evaluation of three pesticides on non-target aquatic and soil organisms: commercial formulation versus active ingredient.

    Joana L. Pereira;Sara C. Antunes;Bruno B. Castro;Catarina R. Marques

  • Seasonal succession of cladocerans and phytoplankton and their interactions in a shallow eutrophic lake (Lake Vela, Portugal)

    N. Abrantes;S.C. Antunes;M.J. Pereira;F. Gonçalves

  • Short-term effects of neuroactive pharmaceutical drugs on a fish species: Biochemical and behavioural effects

    F.P. Brandão;S. Rodrigues;B.B. Castro;F. Gonçalves

  • Biochemical effects of acetaminophen in aquatic species: edible clams Venerupis decussata and Venerupis philippinarum

    S. C. Antunes;S. C. Antunes;Rosa Freitas;E. Figueira;Fernando Gonçalves

  • Toxic potential of paracetamol to freshwater organisms: A headache to environmental regulators?

    Bruno Nunes;Sara C. Antunes;Sara C. Antunes;Joana Santos;Liliana Martins

  • Acute effects of tetracycline exposure in the freshwater fish Gambusia holbrooki: antioxidant effects, neurotoxicity and histological alterations.

    B. Nunes;S. C. Antunes;S. C. Antunes;R. Gomes;J. C. Campos

  • The effect of environmental parameters and cyanobacterial blooms on phytoplankton dynamics of a Portuguese temperate Lake

    Daniela R. de Figueiredo;Ana S. S. P. Reboleira;Sara C. Antunes;Nelson Abrantes

  • Rotifer community structure in three shallow lakes: seasonal fluctuations and explanatory factors

    Bruno B. Castro;Sara C. Antunes;Ruth Pereira;Amadeu M. V. M. Soares

  • Acute and chronic ecotoxicological effects of four pharmaceuticals drugs on cladoceran Daphnia magna

    Laira L. Damasceno de Oliveira;Sara Cristina Antunes;Fernando Gonçalves;Odete Rocha

  • Evaluation of ecotoxicological effects of drugs on Daphnia magna using different enzymatic biomarkers.

    Laira L.D. Oliveira;Laira L.D. Oliveira;Sara C. Antunes;Fernando Gonçalves;Odete Rocha

  • Effect of acetaminophen exposure in Oncorhynchus mykiss gills and liver: Detoxification mechanisms, oxidative defence system and peroxidative damage

    A.S. Ramos;A.T. Correia;A.T. Correia;S.C. Antunes;S.C. Antunes;F. Gonçalves

  • Histological alterations in gills and liver of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) after exposure to the antibiotic oxytetracycline.

    S. Rodrigues;S.C. Antunes;B. Nunes;A.T. Correia;A.T. Correia

  • Contribution for tier 1 of the ecological risk assessment of Cunha Baixa uranium mine (Central Portugal): II. soil ecotoxicological screening.

    S.C. Antunes;B.B. Castro;R. Pereira;F. Gonçalves

  • Evaluation of water column and sediment toxicity from an abandoned uranium mine using a battery of bioassays.

    S.C. Antunes;D.R. de Figueiredo;S.M. Marques;B.B. Castro

  • Acute and chronic effects of erythromycin exposure on oxidative stress and genotoxicity parameters of Oncorhynchus mykiss

    S. Rodrigues;S.C. Antunes;A.T. Correia;B. Nunes

  • Histopathological changes and erythrocytic nuclear abnormalities in Iberian green frogs (Rana perezi Seoane) from a uranium mine pond

    S.M. Marques;S.C. Antunes;H. Pissarra;M.L. Pereira

  • Biological treatment of the effluent from a bleached kraft pulp mill using basidiomycete and zygomycete fungi

    A.C. Freitas;F. Ferreira;A.M. Costa;R. Pereira

  • Effect of food level on the acute and chronic responses of daphnids to lindane.

    Sara C. Antunes;Bruno B. Castro;Fernando Gonçalves

  • Toxicity and organic content characterization of olive oil mill wastewater undergoing a sequential treatment with fungi and photo-Fenton oxidation.

    Celine I. Justino;Katia Duarte;Filipe Loureiro;Ruth Pereira

  • Assessment of toxic effects of the antibiotic erythromycin on the marine fish gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata L.) by a multi-biomarker approach.

    Sara Rodrigues;Sara C. Antunes;Alberto T. Correia;Oksana Golovko

  • Contribution for tier 1 of the ecological risk assessment of Cunha Baixa uranium mine (Central Portugal): I soil chemical characterization.

    R. Pereira;S.C. Antunes;S.M. Marques;F. Gonçalves

Frequent Co-Authors

Fernando Gonçalves
Fernando Gonçalves University of Aveiro
Ruth Pereira
Ruth Pereira University of Porto
Armando C. Duarte
Armando C. Duarte University of Aveiro
Amadeu M.V.M. Soares
Amadeu M.V.M. Soares University of Aveiro
Teresa A.P. Rocha-Santos
Teresa A.P. Rocha-Santos University of Aveiro
Rosa Freitas
Rosa Freitas University of Aveiro
Etelvina Figueira
Etelvina Figueira University of Aveiro
Glória Pinto
Glória Pinto University of Aveiro
Rui Ribeiro
Rui Ribeiro University of Coimbra
Odete Rocha
Odete Rocha Federal University of São Carlos

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