First Name: Anna
Name: Freixa
Position: PostDoc researcher
Email: afreixa@icra.cat
Institute / University / Company: Catalan Institute for Water Research ( ICRA)
Research Unit: Resources and ecosystems
Address (city, state): Girona, Catalonia
Country: Spain
Please give 5 key-words showing your research / interest in Microbial Ecotoxicolgy:
- Biofilms
- Dissolved organic carbon
- Rivers
- Ecosystem functioning
- Climate change stressors
Main kinds of contaminant(s) of interest:
- Pesticides
- Nanoparticles
- Pharmaceuticals
Main kinds of microorganisms of interest:
- Algae
- Bacteria
- Biofilms
Main kinds of ecosystems of interest: Streams and rivers
Do you give courses on Microbial Ecotoxicology ?: NO
Most relevant articles in the field of Microbial Ecotoxicology (max.5):
- Freixa, A., Acuña, V., Gutierrez, M., Sanchís, J., Santos, L. H., Rodriguez-Mozaz, S., … & Sabater, S. (2018). Fullerenes influence the toxicity of organic micro contaminants to river biofilms. Frontiers in microbiology, 9, 1426.
- Santos, L. H., Freixa, A., Insa, S., Acuña, V., Sanchís, J., Farré, M., … & Rodríguez-Mozaz, S. (2019). Impact of fullerenes in the bioaccumulation and biotransformation of venlafaxine, diuron and triclosan in river biofilms. Environmental research, 169, 377-386.
- Freixa, A., Acuna, V., Sanchís, J., Farre, M., Barceló, D., & Sabater, S. (2018). Ecotoxicological effects of carbon based nanomaterials in aquatic organisms. Science of the Total Environment, 619, 328-337.
- Freixa, A., Acuña, V., Casellas, M., Pecheva, S., & Romaní, A. M. (2017). Warmer night‐time temperature promotes microbial heterotrophic activity and modifies stream sediment community. Global change biology, 23(9), 3825-3837.