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Susana Loureiro

Susana Loureiro

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
49
Citations
10558
World Ranking
5180
National Ranking
22

Overview

Susana Loureiro is affiliated with the University of Aveiro in Portugal and has contributed extensively to the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Materials Chemistry. Their research spans a variety of subfields, including Insect Science and Ocean Engineering.

The scientist's main topics of work cover Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology, Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications, Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Heavy metals in environment, Mercury impact and mitigation studies, and Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry.

Susana Loureiro has published multiple papers in prominent scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include The Science of The Total Environment, Environmental Pollution, Ecotoxicology, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, and Toxics.

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Susana Loureiro include:

  • "Environmental behaviour and ecotoxicity of cationic surfactants towards marine organisms" (2020) - Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "Occurrence, effects and environmental risk of antifouling biocides (EU PT21): Are marine ecosystems threatened?" (2021) - Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology
  • "Long-term effects of Cu(OH)2 nanopesticide exposure on soil microbial communities" (2020) - Environmental Pollution
  • "The gut barrier and the fate of engineered nanomaterials: a view from comparative physiology" (2020) - Environmental Science Nano
  • "Chronic effects of wastewater-borne silver and titanium dioxide nanoparticles on the rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)" (2020) - The Science of The Total Environment

Susana Loureiro frequently collaborates with other researchers in their field. Regular co-authors include Amadeu M.V.M. Soares, Ana Rita R. Silva, Maria D. Pavlaki, Diogo N. Cardoso, and Cornelis A.M. van Gestel.

Best Publications

  • Interactions between effects of environmental chemicals and natural stressors: A review

    Martin Holmstrup;Anne-Mette Bindesbøl;Gertie Janneke Oostingh;Albert Duschl

  • Metal-based nanoparticles in soil: fate, behavior, and effects on soil invertebrates.

    Paula S. Tourinho;Cornelis A. M. van Gestel;Stephen Lofts;Claus Svendsen

  • Partitioning of chemical contaminants to microplastics: Sorption mechanisms, environmental distribution and effects on toxicity and bioaccumulation.

    Paula S. Tourinho;Vladimír Kočí;Susana Loureiro;Cornelis A.M. van Gestel

  • Physiological responses of the European cockle Cerastoderma edule (Bivalvia: Cardidae) as indicators of coastal lagoon pollution.

    Jeamylle Nilin;João Luís Teixeira Pestana;Nuno Gonçalo Ferreira;Susana Loureiro

  • Terrestrial avoidance behaviour tests as screening tool to assess soil contamination.

    Susana Loureiro;Amadeu M.V.M. Soares;António J.A. Nogueira

  • Silver nanoparticles and silver nitrate induce high toxicity to Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata, Daphnia magna and Danio rerio.

    Fabianne Ribeiro;Julián Alberto Gallego-Urrea;Kerstin Jurkschat;Alison Crossley

  • Zinc oxide nanoparticles toxicity to Daphnia magna: size-dependent effects and dissolution.

    Sílvia Lopes;Fabianne Ribeiro;Jacek Wojnarowicz;Witold Łojkowski

  • Interactions between toxic chemicals and natural environmental factors — A meta-analysis and case studies

    Ryszard Laskowski;Agnieszka J. Bednarska;Paulina E. Kramarz;Susana Loureiro

  • Fear and loathing in the benthos: Responses of aquatic insect larvae to the pesticide imidacloprid in the presence of chemical signals of predation risk.

    João L.T. Pestana;João L.T. Pestana;Susana Loureiro;Donald J. Baird;Amadeu M.V.M. Soares

  • Toxicity prediction of binary combinations of cadmium, carbendazim and low dissolved oxygen on Daphnia magna.

    Abel L.G. Ferreira;Susana Loureiro;Amadeu M.V.M. Soares

  • Exposure to mercury and human reproductive health: A systematic review.

    Magda Carvalho Henriques;Susana Loureiro;Margarida Fardilha;Maria Teresa Herdeiro

  • Cadmium Effects on Sunflower Growth and Photosynthesis

    Helena Azevedo;Clara Gomes Glória Pinto;Jose Fernandes;Susana Loureiro

  • Environmental behaviour and ecotoxicity of cationic surfactants towards marine organisms.

    O. Kaczerewska;R. Martins;J. Figueiredo;S. Loureiro

  • Toxicity of three binary mixtures to Daphnia magna: Comparing chemical modes of action and deviations from conceptual models

    Susana Loureiro;Claus Svendsen;Abel L.G. Ferreira;Clara Pinheiro

  • Assessing joint toxicity of chemicals in Enchytraeus albidus (Enchytraeidae) and Porcellionides pruinosus (Isopoda) using avoidance behaviour as an endpoint.

    Susana Loureiro;Mónica J.B. Amorim;Bruno Campos;Sandra M.G. Rodrigues

  • Effects of binary mixtures on the life traits of Daphnia magna.

    Maria D. Pavlaki;Ricardo Pereira;Susana Loureiro;Amadeu M.V.M. Soares

  • Feeding behaviour of the terrestrial isopod Porcellionides pruinosus Brandt, 1833 (Crustacea, Isopoda) in response to changes in food quality and contamination.

    Susana Loureiro;Alexandra Sampaio;Ana Brandão;António J.A. Nogueira

  • Synergistic effects caused by atrazine and terbuthylazine on chlorpyrifos toxicity to early-life stages of the zebrafish Danio rerio

    Joanne Pérez;Inês Domingues;Marta Monteiro;Amadeu M. V. M. Soares

  • Evaluation of the toxicity of two soils from Jales Mine (Portugal) using aquatic bioassays.

    Susana Loureiro;Abel L.G. Ferreira;Amadeu M.V.M. Soares;António J.A. Nogueira

  • Biomarkers and energy reserves in the isopod Porcellionides pruinosus: the effects of long-term exposure to dimethoate.

    Nuno G.C. Ferreira;Rui Morgado;Miguel J.G. Santos;Amadeu M.V.M. Soares

  • Bioaccumulation of silver in Daphnia magna: Waterborne and dietary exposure to nanoparticles and dissolved silver.

    Fabianne Ribeiro;Cornelis A.M. Van Gestel;Maria D. Pavlaki;Sofia Azevedo

Frequent Co-Authors

Amadeu M.V.M. Soares
Amadeu M.V.M. Soares University of Aveiro
Cornelis A.M. van Gestel
Cornelis A.M. van Gestel Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Ricardo Calado
Ricardo Calado University of Aveiro
Ketil Hylland
Ketil Hylland University of Oslo
Letícia V. Costa-Lotufo
Letícia V. Costa-Lotufo Universidade de São Paulo
Claus Svendsen
Claus Svendsen Imperial College London
Tito Trindade
Tito Trindade University of Aveiro
Denis Moledo de Souza Abessa
Denis Moledo de Souza Abessa Sao Paulo State University
António J.A. Nogueira
António J.A. Nogueira University of Aveiro
Cristina Delerue-Matos
Cristina Delerue-Matos Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto

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