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V. Fernández-González

Bio: V. Fernández-González is an academic researcher from University of A Coruña. The author has contributed to research in topics: Microplastics & Solid-phase microextraction. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 21 publications receiving 415 citations.

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TL;DR: This is the first study to show the relevance of the transport of organic contaminants on plastic debris from littoral areas to the marine environment.

89 citations

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TL;DR: The most abundant contaminants were plastic additives and PCPs, underlining the relevance of the leaching of plastic components, and urban and tourism activities as typical pollution sources in the coastal areas.

82 citations

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TL;DR: The novelty of this work consisted in the wide range of analyzed PAHs, the very low detection limits that were reached, the coupling of SPME-GC-MS-MS, and the study of the matrix effect on water samples.

76 citations

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TL;DR: Five of the most common polymers employed worldwide for packaging were weathered in a pilot-scale system simulating dry and marine conditions for more than 10 weeks, and showed that an individual study of each polymer is necessary since degradation pathways and products depend on the polymer type.

48 citations

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TL;DR: The developed method seems to be suitable for the analysis of PAHs at ultratrace levels in environmental matrices as sediment samples, and is in very good agreement with the certificate materials.

40 citations


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TL;DR: This work discusses how different studies used Pressurized liquid extraction to enrich phenolic compounds, lignans, carotenoids, oils and lipids, essential oils and other nutraceuticals from foods and herbal plants.

774 citations

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TL;DR: With some modifications, a scaled-up PHWE could extract a higher amount of desirable compounds from solid and powdered samples such as plant and food materials, which can be a potential lead for drug discovery or development of disease-resistant food crops.

456 citations

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TL;DR: It is possible that the toxicological effects of microplastics will continue beyond 2020 the timeline for its ending by world environmental groups, considering that most countries in African and Asia are yet to reduce, re-use or re-circle plastic materials to enhance its abatement.

450 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors reviewed the state-of-the-science on microplastics types and particle concentrations in freshwater ecosystems, MP and nanoplastics uptake and tissue translocation, MP/NP-induced effects in freshwater organisms, and capabilities of MP and NP to modulate the toxicity of environmental chemicals.
Abstract: The current paper critically reviews the state-of-the-science on (1) microplastics (MP) types and particle concentrations in freshwater ecosystems, (2) MP and nanoplastics (NP) uptake and tissue translocation, (3) MP/NP-induced effects in freshwater organisms, and (4) capabilities of MP/NP to modulate the toxicity of environmental chemicals. The reviewed literature as well as new data on MP and NP concentrations in the river Elbe and on particle uptake into human cells indicate an environmental relevance of small particles in the low nano- and micrometer range higher than that of larger MP.

325 citations

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TL;DR: A review of the literature that describes subcritical water purely as a solvent for solubilizing HOCs can be found in this paper, where a number of review articles have identified sub-critical water as an effective solvent, catalyst and reactant for hydrolytic conversions and extractions.

281 citations