M
Mario Masís-Mora
Researcher at University of Costa Rica
Publications - 42
Citations - 1050
Mario Masís-Mora is an academic researcher from University of Costa Rica. The author has contributed to research in topics: Bioaugmentation & Pesticide. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 41 publications receiving 686 citations.
Papers
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
Pesticide monitoring and ecotoxicological risk assessment in surface water bodies and sediments of a tropical agro-ecosystem
Elizabeth Carazo-Rojas,Greivin Pérez-Rojas,Marta Pérez-Villanueva,Cristina Chinchilla-Soto,Juan Salvador Chin-Pampillo,Paula Aguilar-Mora,Melvin Alpízar-Marín,Mario Masís-Mora,Carlos E. Rodríguez-Rodríguez,Zisis Vryzas +9 more
TL;DR: Exceptional ecological conditions of the tropical agro-ecosystem affect the fate of pesticides in water and sediment environment differently than the temperate one, suggesting high acute toxicity for the ecosystem.
Journal ArticleDOI
Degradation of selected agrochemicals by the white rot fungus Trametes versicolor
Josep Anton Mir-Tutusaus,Mario Masís-Mora,Cayo Corcellas,Ethel Eljarrat,Damià Barceló,Montserrat Sarrà,Gloria Caminal,Teresa Vicent,Carlos E. Rodríguez-Rodríguez,Carlos E. Rodríguez-Rodríguez +9 more
TL;DR: The simultaneous degradation of the four compounds successfully took place with minimal inhibition of fungal activity and resulted in the reduction of the global toxicity, thus supporting the potential use of T. versicolor for the treatment of diverse agrochemicals.
Journal ArticleDOI
Occurrence of pharmaceuticals, hazard assessment and ecotoxicological evaluation of wastewater treatment plants in Costa Rica.
Didier Ramírez-Morales,Mario Masís-Mora,José R. Montiel-Mora,Juan Carlos Cambronero-Heinrichs,Susana Briceño-Guevara,Carlos E. Rojas-Sánchez,Michael Méndez-Rivera,Víctor Arias-Mora,Rebeca Tormo-Budowski,Laura Brenes-Alfaro,Carlos E. Rodríguez-Rodríguez +10 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the hazard quotient (HQ) approach coupled with ecotoxicological determinations permitted to identify the hazard posed by specific pharmaceuticals and toxicity of the effluents, respectively.
Journal ArticleDOI
Degradation of carbofuran by Trametes versicolor in rice husk as a potential lignocellulosic substrate for biomixtures: From mineralization to toxicity reduction
Karla Ruiz-Hidalgo,Juan Salvador Chin-Pampillo,Mario Masís-Mora,R Elizabeth Carazo,Carlos E. Rodríguez-Rodríguez +4 more
TL;DR: Overall performance of the bioaugmented substrate indicates that RH/T.
Journal ArticleDOI
Low-cost approaches for the removal of terbuthylazine from agricultural wastewater: Constructed wetlands and biopurification system
Georgios D. Gikas,Marta Pérez-Villanueva,Mathaios Tsioras,Christos Alexoudis,Greivin Pérez-Rojas,Mario Masís-Mora,Verónica Lizano-Fallas,Carlos E. Rodríguez-Rodríguez,Zisis Vryzas,Vassilios A. Tsihrintzis +9 more
TL;DR: In this article, constructed wetlands (CWs) and biopurification systems (BPS) were used to remove terbuthylazine from waters of agricultural origin, and three horizontal subsurface flow (HSF) CW systems were operated continuously for one year; the planted CWs (containing either Phragmites australis or Typha latifolia) were able to remove up to 73.7% and 58.4% of the pesticide, respectively, and exhibited a markedly superior performance compared to the unplanted CW.