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Environmental Sciences
UK
2023

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
93
Citations
70360
World Ranking
509
National Ranking
38

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

Tamara S. Galloway is affiliated with the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom and has conducted extensive research in environmental science. Their work primarily focuses on pollution and plastic pollution, contributing significantly to understanding the environmental impacts of these materials.

The scientist has published across various fields, with a total of 123 publications in Environmental Science. Specific subfields of study include Pollution, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Ocean Engineering, and Materials Chemistry.

Tamara S. Galloway's research topics encompass:

  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
  • Municipal Solid Waste Management
  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Environmental Science Processes & Impacts

Frequent collaborators in their work include:

  • Ceri Lewis (26 coauthored publications)
  • Matthew Cole (14 coauthored publications)
  • Francisca Ribeiro (12 coauthored publications)
  • Jen Jones (12 coauthored publications)
  • Kevin V. Thomas (10 coauthored publications)

Some recent papers demonstrate the scope and focus of Tamara S. Galloway's work:

  • "Are we underestimating microplastic abundance in the marine environment? A comparison of microplastic capture with nets of different mesh-size" (2020, Environmental Pollution)
  • "Human health impacts of exposure to phthalate plasticizers: An overview of reviews" (2021, Environment International)
  • "Quantitative Analysis of Selected Plastics in High-Commercial-Value Australian Seafood by Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry" (2020, Environmental Science & Technology)
  • "Nanoplastics Promote Microcystin Synthesis and Release from Cyanobacterial Microcystis aeruginosa" (2020, Environmental Science & Technology)
  • "Microplastics, microfibres and nanoplastics cause variable sub-lethal responses in mussels (Mytilus spp.)" (2020, Marine Pollution Bulletin)

Best Publications

  • Microplastics as contaminants in the marine environment: a review.

    Matthew Cole;Pennie Lindeque;Claudia Halsband;Tamara S. Galloway

  • Accumulation of Microplastic on Shorelines Woldwide: Sources and Sinks

    Mark Anthony Browne;Mark Anthony Browne;Mark Anthony Browne;Phillip Crump;Stewart J. Niven;Emma L. Teuten

  • Transport and release of chemicals from plastics to the environment and to wildlife

    Emma L. Teuten;Jovita M. Saquing;Detlef R. U. Knappe;Morton A. Barlaz

  • The physical impacts of microplastics on marine organisms: a review.

    Stephanie L. Wright;Richard C. Thompson;Tamara S. Galloway

  • Microplastic Ingestion by Zooplankton

    Matthew Cole;Pennie K. Lindeque;Elaine S. Fileman;Claudia Halsband

  • Accumulations of microplastic on shorelines worldwide: sources and sinks

    Mark Anthony Browne;Phillip Crump;Stewart J. Niven;Emma Louise

  • Ingested Microscopic Plastic Translocates to the Circulatory System of the Mussel,Mytilus edulis(L.)

    Mark Anthony Browne;Awantha Dissanayake;Tamara S. Galloway;David M. Lowe

  • Interactions of microplastic debris throughout the marine ecosystem

    Tamara S. Galloway;Matthew Cole;Ceri Lewis

  • Silver nanoparticles: behaviour and effects in the aquatic environment.

    Julia Fabrega;Samuel N. Luoma;Charles R. Tyler;Tamara S. Galloway

  • Potential for plastics to transport hydrophobic contaminants.

    Emma L. Teuten;Steven J. Rowland;Tamara S. Galloway;Richard C. Thompson

  • The Impact of Polystyrene Microplastics on Feeding, Function and Fecundity in the Marine Copepod Calanus helgolandicus

    Matthew Cole;Matthew Cole;Pennie Lindeque;Elaine Fileman;Claudia Halsband

  • Spatial patterns of plastic debris along Estuarine shorelines.

    Mark A. Browne;Tamara S. Galloway;Richard C. Thompson

  • Microplastic Moves Pollutants and Additives to Worms, Reducing Functions Linked to Health and Biodiversity

    Mark Anthony Browne;Stewart J. Niven;Stewart J. Niven;Tamara S. Galloway;Steve J. Rowland

  • Microplastic ingestion decreases energy reserves in marine worms.

    Stephanie L. Wright;Darren Rowe;Richard C. Thompson;Tamara S. Galloway

  • Isolation of microplastics in biota-rich seawater samples and marine organisms

    Matthew Cole;Hannah Webb;Pennie K. Lindeque;Elaine S. Fileman

  • Microplastic--an emerging contaminant of potential concern?

    Mark A. Browne;Tamara Galloway;Richard Thompson

  • Investigating microplastic trophic transfer in marine top predators.

    Sarah E. Nelms;Tamara S. Galloway;Brendan J. Godley;Dan S. Jarvis

  • Uptake and retention of microplastics by the shore crab Carcinus maenas.

    Andrew James Russell Watts;Ceri Lewis;Rhys M. Goodhead;Stephen J. Beckett

  • Association of Urinary Bisphenol A Concentration with Heart Disease: Evidence from NHANES 2003/06

    David Melzer;Neil E. Rice;Ceri Lewis;William E. Henley

  • IMMUNOTOXICITY OF ORGANOPHOSPHOROUS PESTICIDES

    Tamara S. Galloway;Richard D. Handy

Frequent Co-Authors

Ceri Lewis
Ceri Lewis University of Exeter
Michael H. Depledge
Michael H. Depledge University of Exeter
David Melzer
David Melzer University of Exeter
Malcolm B. Jones
Malcolm B. Jones Plymouth University
Penelope K. Lindeque
Penelope K. Lindeque Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Charles R. Tyler
Charles R. Tyler University of Exeter
Brendan J. Godley
Brendan J. Godley University of Exeter
Richard C. Thompson
Richard C. Thompson Plymouth University
Steven J. Rowland
Steven J. Rowland Plymouth University
Lorna W. Harries
Lorna W. Harries University of Exeter

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