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Overview

Sergi Díez is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science with an emphasis on health, toxicology, and pollution. The scientist's work integrates studies on heavy metals and their impact on environmental and human health.

The main fields of study covered by Sergi Díez include:

  • Environmental Science

Subfields of study associated with their research are:

  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Pollution
  • Ecology
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

Their research topics span across a range of areas including:

  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Heavy Metals in Plants

Sergi Díez has published multiple papers, among which recent notable works include:

  • Drivers of biomagnification of Hg, As and Se in aquatic food webs: A review, 2021, Environmental Research
  • Occupational human exposure to mercury in artisanal small-scale gold mining communities of Colombia, 2020, Environment International
  • Mercury distribution in different environmental matrices in aquatic systems of abandoned gold mines, Western Colombia: Focus on human health, 2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Pollution assessment and spatial distribution of trace elements in soils of Arak industrial area, Iran: Implications for human health, 2020, Environmental Research
  • Occurrence and human health risk assessment of antibiotics and trace elements in Lactuca sativa amended with different organic fertilizers, 2020, Environmental Research

The frequent publication venues where Sergi Díez's research appears are:

  • Environmental Research
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Chemosphere

Collaborative efforts are evident in their frequent co-authors, which include:

  • José Marrugo-Negrete
  • Siday Marrugo-Madrid
  • Leonomir Córdoba-Tovar
  • Roberth Paternina-Uribe
  • José Pinedo-Hernández

Best Publications

  • Environmental, physical and structural characterisation of geopolymer matrixes synthesised from coal (co-)combustion fly ashes

    E. Álvarez-Ayuso;X. Querol;F. Plana;A. Alastuey

  • Assessment of heavy metal pollution, spatial distribution and origin in agricultural soils along the Sinú River Basin, Colombia.

    José Marrugo-Negrete;José Pinedo-Hernández;Sergi Díez

  • Organotin contamination in sediments from the Western Mediterranean enclosures following 10 years of TBT regulation.

    S Dı́ez;M Ábalos;J.M Bayona

  • Human Health Effects of Methylmercury Exposure

    Sergi Díez

  • Hair mercury levels, fish consumption, and cognitive development in preschool children from Granada, Spain .

    Carmen Freire;Rosa Ramos;Maria-Jose Lopez-Espinosa;Maria-Jose Lopez-Espinosa;Sergi Díez

  • Phytoremediation of mercury-contaminated soils by Jatropha curcas.

    José Marrugo-Negrete;José Durango-Hernández;José Pinedo-Hernández;Jesús Olivero-Verbel

  • Speciation and bioavailability of mercury in sediments impacted by gold mining in Colombia.

    José Pinedo-Hernández;José Marrugo-Negrete;Sergi Díez

  • Multi-biomarker responses in the freshwater mussel Dreissena polymorpha exposed to polychlorobiphenyls and metals

    Melissa Faria;Luis Carrasco;Sergi Diez;Maria Carmen Riva

  • Pilot survey of a broad range of priority pollutants in sediment and fish from the Ebro river basin (NE Spain).

    Silvia Lacorte;Demetrio Raldúa;Elena Martínez;Alicia Navarro

  • Screening of native plant species for phytoremediation potential at a Hg-contaminated mining site.

    José Marrugo-Negrete;Siday Marrugo-Madrid;José Pinedo-Hernández;José Durango-Hernández

  • Resolution and quantification of complex mixtures of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in heavy fuel oil sample by means of GC × GC-TOFMS combined to multivariate curve resolution.

    Hadi Parastar;Hadi Parastar;Jagoš R. Radović;Mehdi Jalali-Heravi;Sergi Diez

  • Hair mercury levels in an urban population from southern Italy: Fish consumption as a determinant of exposure

    Sergi Díez;Paolo Montuori;Adele Pagano;Pasquale Sarnacchiaro

  • Survey of organotin compounds in rivers and coastal environments in Portugal 1999-2000.

    Sergi Díez;Sílvia Lacorte;Paula Viana;Damià Barceló

  • Distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and tributyltin (TBT) in Barcelona harbour sediments and their impact on benthic communities

    Xavier Martínez-Lladó;Oriol Gibert;Vicens Martí;Sergi Díez

  • Methylmercury levels and bioaccumulation in the aquatic food web of a highly mercury-contaminated reservoir.

    Luis Carrasco;Lluís Benejam;Josep Benito;Josep M. Bayona

  • Prenatal and early childhood exposure to mercury and methylmercury in Spain, a high-fish-consumer country

    Sergi Díez;Sandra Delgado;Inmaculada Aguilera;Jenaro Astray

  • Mercury levels and liver pathology in feral fish living in the vicinity of a mercury cell chlor-alkali factory

    Demetrio Raldúa;Sergi Díez;Josep M. Bayona;Damià Barceló

  • Patterns of mercury and methylmercury bioaccumulation in fish species downstream of a long-term mercury-contaminated site in the lower Ebro River (NE Spain).

    Luis Carrasco;Carlos Barata;Emili García-Berthou;Aurelio Tobias

  • The prestige oil spill. I. Biodegradation of a heavy fuel oil under simulated conditions.

    Sergi Díez;Jordi Sabaté;Marc Viñas;Josep M. Bayona

  • Prestige Oil Spill. III. Fate of a Heavy Oil in the Marine Environment

    Sergi Díez;Eric Jover;Josep M Bayona;Joan Albaigés

Frequent Co-Authors

Josep M. Bayona
Josep M. Bayona Spanish National Research Council
Luis Carrasco
Luis Carrasco Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa
Jean Remy Davée Guimarães
Jean Remy Davée Guimarães Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Xavier Querol
Xavier Querol Spanish National Research Council
Víctor Matamoros
Víctor Matamoros Spanish National Research Council
Carlos Barata
Carlos Barata Spanish National Research Council
Natalia Moreno
Natalia Moreno Spanish National Research Council
Joan Albaigés
Joan Albaigés Spanish National Research Council
Damià Barceló
Damià Barceló University of Almería
Silvia Lacorte
Silvia Lacorte Spanish National Research Council

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