First Name: Helena
Name: Guasch
Position: adjunt professor
Email: helena.guasch@udg.edu
Institute / University / Company: University of Girona, UdG
Research Unit: Insitute of Aquatic Ecology
Address (city, state): Girona
Country: Espanya
Please give 5 key-words showing your research / interest in Microbial Ecotoxicolgy:
- community responses
- cost of adaptation
- functional diversity
- nutrient cycling
Main kinds of contaminant(s) of interest:
- metals
- arsenic
- zinc
- pesticides
- microplastics
Main kinds of microorganisms of interest:
- diatoms
- cyanobacteria
- green algae
- bacteria
Main kinds of ecosystems of interest:
- freshwater
- streams
- springs
Do you give courses on Microbial Ecotoxicology ?: YES
If yes, please tell us more about the courses (University, course level,website,etc):
aquatic ecotoxicology, at master level, University of Girona
Most relevant articles in the field of Microbial Ecotoxicology (max.5):
- BARRAL-FRAGA L., S. MORIN, M.D.M .ROVIRA, G. URREA, K.MAGELLAN, H. GUASCH. Short-term arsenic exposure reduces diatom cell size in biofilm communities. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 23:4257–4270. 2016.i.f. 2.741. Rank position 79/229 Q2. OI 10.1007/s11356-015-4894-8.
- GUASCH, H., J.ARTIGAS, B. BONET, C. BONNINEAU, O. CANALS, N. CORCOLL, A. FOULQUIER, J. LÓPEZ-DOVAL, S. KIM-TIAM, S. MORIN, E. NAVARRO, S. PESCE, L. PROIA, H. SALVADÓ, A. SERRA .The use of biofilms to assess the effects of chemicals on freshwater ecosystems. Chapter 6. Pp 125-144. 2016. In : Aquatic Biofilms: Ecology, Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment. 230 pp. ROMANÍ, A.M., H. GUASCH, M. BALAGUER (eds.). Editorial: Horizon Scientific Press – Caister Academic Press. ISBN: 978-1-910190-17-3.
- GUASCH H, B. BONET, C. BONNINEAU, L. BARRAL. Microbial Biomarkers, chap 11. in: Microbial Ecotoxicology. Cristiana Cravo-Laureau, Christine Cagnon, Béatrice Lauga, Robert Duran Eds. ISBN 978-3-319-61794-7. ISBN 978-3-319-61795-4 (eBook). DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-61795-4.
- PETE CADMUS, HELENA GUASCH, ADAM T. HERDRICH, BERTA BONET, GEMMA URREA, WILLIAM H. CLEMENTS. Structural and functional responses of periphyton and macroinvertebrate communities to ferric Fe, Cu and Cn in Stream mesocosms. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 2017;9999:1–10.