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Maira Almeida-González
Researcher at University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Publications - 36
Citations - 1477
Maira Almeida-González is an academic researcher from University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Environmental exposure. The author has an hindex of 19, co-authored 34 publications receiving 1091 citations. Previous affiliations of Maira Almeida-González include Spanish Biomedical Research Centre in Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition.
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Bisphenol A: Food Exposure and Impact on Human Health
TL;DR: This review contains the most recent in vitro and in vivo studies on BPA toxicity and its harmful effects on health, and it intends to address human exposure to BPA, namely through dietary exposure and its impact on human health.
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Ciguatera fish poisoning on the West Africa Coast: an emerging risk in the Canary Islands (Spain).
Luis D. Boada,Manuel Zumbado,Octavio P. Luzardo,Maira Almeida-González,Steven M. Plakas,Hudson R. Granade,Ann Abraham,Edward L.E. Jester,Robert Wayne Dickey +8 more
TL;DR: Ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) is endemic in certain tropical and subtropical regions of the world as discussed by the authors, and it was not described on the West Africa Coast until a 2004 outbreak in the Canary Islands.
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Multi-residue method for the determination of 57 Persistent Organic Pollutants in human milk and colostrum using a QuEChERS-based extraction procedure
Octavio P. Luzardo,Norberto Ruiz-Suárez,Maira Almeida-González,Luis Alberto Henríquez-Hernández,Manuel Zumbado,Luis D. Boada +5 more
TL;DR: A multi-residue method using a modified QuEChERS procedure and capillary gas chromatography–triple quadrupole mass spectrometry for the determination of 57 persistent organic pollutants, including 23 organochlorine pesticides, 18 polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners, and 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in human milk and colostrum samples is developed.
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Monitoring organic and inorganic pollutants in juvenile live sea turtles: Results from a study of Chelonia mydas and Eretmochelys imbricata in Cape Verde
María Camacho,Luis D. Boada,Jorge Orós,Pedro López,Manuel Zumbado,Maira Almeida-González,Octavio P. Luzardo +6 more
TL;DR: The presence of contaminants is greater in green turtles relative to hawksbill turtles, suggesting a greater exposure to hazardous chemical contaminants for green turtles, and baseline data is provided for future monitoring purposes outlined in the EU's Marine Strategy Framework Directive.
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Continued implication of the banned pesticides carbofuran and aldicarb in the poisoning of domestic and wild animals of the Canary Islands (Spain).
Norberto Ruiz-Suárez,Luis D. Boada,Luis Alberto Henríquez-Hernández,Federico González-Moreo,Alejandro Suárez-Pérez,María Camacho,Manuel Zumbado,Maira Almeida-González,María del Mar Travieso-Aja,Octavio P. Luzardo +9 more
TL;DR: Stronger regulations, control of legal and illegal pesticide use, development of educational programs and legal action in poisoning incidents are needed to decrease the impact of pesticide misuse on wildlife and domestic animals.