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Walter Goessler

Walter Goessler

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Chemistry

D-Index
79
Citations
18059
World Ranking
3704
National Ranking
14

Overview

Walter Goessler is affiliated with the University of Graz in Austria. Their research spans several areas within environmental science and medicine, with particular focus on toxicology, nutrition, and biochemistry.

They have authored publications in prominent journals and conferences including:

  • ISEE Conference Abstracts
  • Environmental Research
  • Environment International
  • UNC Libraries
  • Analytical Chemistry

Recent papers by Walter Goessler include:

  • Comparative transcriptomics reveals candidate carotenoid color genes in an East African cichlid fish (2020, BMC Genomics)
  • Arsenic Exposure, Blood DNA Methylation, and Cardiovascular Disease (2022, Circulation Research)
  • The association of arsenic exposure and arsenic metabolism with all-cause, cardiovascular and cancer mortality in the Strong Heart Study (2021, Environment International)
  • Honey bees as biomonitors - Variability in the elemental composition of individual bees (2021, Environmental Research)
  • The influence of iron oxidation state on quantitative MRI parameters in post mortem human brain (2020, NeuroImage)

The researcher has collaborated frequently with peers such as Ana Navas-Acién, Jason G. Umans, Shelley A. Cole, Bassam Lajin, and María Téllez-Plaza.

Their work focuses on several key topics within their fields of study:

  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Arsenic contamination and mitigation
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Trace Elements in Health
  • Selenium in Biological Systems
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Insect and Pesticide Research

Main fields of study include Environmental Science and Medicine, with notable subfields such as:

  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Biochemistry
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Best Publications

  • Quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) as a means to measure brain iron? A post mortem validation study

    Christian Langkammer;Ferdinand Schweser;Nikolaus Krebs;Andreas Deistung

  • Silver-coated dressing acticoat caused raised liver enzymes and argyria-like symptoms in burn patient.

    Marija Trop;Michael Novak;Siegfried Rodl;Bengt Hellbom

  • Arsenic species in an arsenic hyperaccumulating fern, Pityrogramma calomelanos: a potential phytoremediator of arsenic-contaminated soils.

    Kevin Francesconi;Pornsawan Visoottiviseth;Weeraphan Sridokchan;Walter Goessler

  • Antibacterial activity of silver and zinc nanoparticles against Vibrio cholerae and enterotoxic Escherichia coli.

    Wesam Salem;Deborah R. Leitner;Franz G. Zingl;Gebhart Schratter

  • Cadmium exposure and incident cardiovascular disease.

    Maria Tellez-Plaza;Eliseo Guallar;Barbara V. Howard;Barbara V. Howard;Jason G. Umans;Jason G. Umans

  • Metal Concentrations in e-Cigarette Liquid and Aerosol Samples: The Contribution of Metallic Coils

    Pablo Olmedo;Walter Goessler;Stefan Tanda;Maria Grau-Perez;Maria Grau-Perez

  • E-cigarettes as a source of toxic and potentially carcinogenic metals

    Catherine Ann Hess;Catherine Ann Hess;Pablo Olmedo;Ana Navas-Acien;Walter Goessler

  • Arsenic Metabolites in Human Urine after Ingestion of an Arsenosugar

    Kevin A. Francesconi;René Tanggaar;Christine J. McKenzie;Walter Goessler

  • Association Between Exposure to Low to Moderate Arsenic Levels and Incident Cardiovascular Disease: A Prospective Cohort Study

    Katherine A. Moon;Eliseo Guallar;Jason G. Umans;Richard B. Devereux

  • Metabolism of low-dose inorganic arsenic in a central European population: influence of sex and genetic polymorphisms.

    Anna-Lena Lindberg;Rajiv Kumar;Walter Goessler;Ranjit Thirumaran

  • Characterization of an algal extract by HPLC-ICP-MS and LC-electrospray MS for use in arsenosugar speciation studies

    Anne D. Madsen;Walter Goessler;Søren N. Pedersen;Kevin A. Francesconi

  • Cadmium exposure and cancer mortality in a prospective cohort: the strong heart study.

    Esther García-Esquinas;Marina Pollan;Maria Tellez-Plaza;Maria Tellez-Plaza;Kevin A. Francesconi

  • Thio-dimethylarsinate is a common metabolite in urine samples from arsenic-exposed women in Bangladesh.

    Reingard Raml;Alice Rumpler;Walter Goessler;Marie Vahter

  • Purification and characterization of a chemotolerant alcohol dehydrogenase applicable to coupled redox reactions.

    Birgit Kosjek;Wolfgang Stampfer;Mateja Pogorevc;Walter Goessler

  • Selenium-enriched sprouts. A raw material for fortified cereal-based diets.

    J. Lintschinger;N. Fuchs;J. Moser;D. Kuehnelt

  • Arsenic‐Containing Long‐Chain Fatty Acids in Cod‐Liver Oil: A Result of Biosynthetic Infidelity?

    Alice Rumpler;John S. Edmonds;Mariko Katsu;Kenneth B. Jensen

  • Mechanistic Insights into Copper(I)-Catalyzed Azide-Alkyne Cycloadditions using Continuous Flow Conditions

    Michael Fuchs;Walter Goessler;Christian Pilger;C. Oliver Kappe

  • Urine Arsenic Concentrations and Species Excretion Patterns in American Indian Communities Over a 10-year Period: The Strong Heart Study

    Ana Navas-Acien;Jason G. Umans;Barbara V. Howard;Walter Goessler

  • Cellular uptake and toxicity effects of silver nanoparticles in mammalian kidney cells

    Mirta Milić;Gerd Leitinger;Ivan Pavičić;Maja Zebić Avdičević

  • Determination of Arsenic Compounds in Earthworms

    Anita Geiszinger;Walter Goessler;Doris Kuehnelt;Kevin Francesconi

  • Arsenic exposure in Hungary, Romania and Slovakia

    Anna-Lena Lindberg;Walter Goessler;Eugen Gurzau;Kvetoslava Koppova

  • Human metabolism of arsenolipids present in cod liver.

    Ernst Schmeisser;Walter Goessler;Kevin A. Francesconi

  • Cytokinin response in pepper plants (Capsicum annuum L.) exposed to silver nanoparticles

    Tomislav Vinković;Ondrej Novák;Miroslav Strnad;Walter Goessler

  • Nutritional Status Has Marginal Influence on the Metabolism of Inorganic Arsenic in Pregnant Bangladeshi Women

    Li Li;Eva-Charlotte Ekström;Walter Goessler;Bo Lönnerdal

Frequent Co-Authors

Kevin A. Francesconi
Kevin A. Francesconi University of Graz
Barbara V. Howard
Barbara V. Howard MedStar Health
Kurt J. Irgolic
Kurt J. Irgolic University of Graz
Eliseo Guallar
Eliseo Guallar Johns Hopkins University
Marie Vahter
Marie Vahter Karolinska Institute
Ellen K. Silbergeld
Ellen K. Silbergeld Johns Hopkins University
Shelley A. Cole
Shelley A. Cole Texas Biomedical Research Institute
Peter Rudnai
Peter Rudnai National Institutes of Health
Pavel Tlustoš
Pavel Tlustoš Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Jiřina Száková
Jiřina Száková Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

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