Key Publications - Mercury (click on title or available upon request)
M. Turull, G. Elias, C. Fontàs, S. Díez
Exploring new DGT samplers containing a polymer inclusion membrane for mercury monitoring
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2016
DOI 10.1007/s11356-016-6813-z
J.L. Marrugo-Negrete, S. Marrugo-Madrid, J. Pinedo-Hernández, J. Durango-Hernández, S. Díez
Screening of native plant species for phytoremediation potential at a Hg-contaminated mining site
Science of the Total Environment, 542, 809–816, 2016
DOI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.10.117
W.L. Lázaro, R.F. de Oliveira, M. dos Santos-Filho, C.J. da Silva, O. Malm, Á.R.A. Ignácio and S. Díez
Waterscape Determinants of Net Mercury Methylation in a Tropical Wetland
Environmental Research, 150, 438–445, 2016
DOI 10.1016/j.envres.2016.06.028
J.M. Esbrí, M.A. López-Berdonces, S. Fernández-Calderón, P. Higueras and S. Díez
Atmospheric mercury pollution around a chlor-alkali plant in Flix (NE Spain): an integrated analysis
Environmental Science Pollution Research, 22, 4842-4850, 2015
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3305-x
J. Pinedo-Hernández, J. L. Marrugo-Negrete and S. Díez
Speciation and bioavailability of Mercury in sediments impacted by gold mining in Colombia
Chemosphere, 119, 1289–1295, 2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.09.044
C. Rivetti, C.Gómez-Canela, S. Lacorte, S. Díez, W.L. Lázaro and C. Barata
Identification of compounds bound to suspended solids causing sub-lethal toxic effects in Daphnia magna. A field study on re-suspended particles during river floods in Ebro River
Aquatic Toxicology, 161, 41-50, 2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2015.01.021
J. Marrugo-Negrete, J. Durango-Hernández, J. Pinedo-Hernández, J. Olivero-Verbel and S. Díez
Phytoremediation of mercury-contaminated soils by Jatropha curcas
Chemosphere, 127, 58–63, 2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.12.073
Fernández-Gómez, C., J.M. Bayona, and S. Díez
Evaluation of Methylmercury Bioavailability in Freshwaters by Diffusive Gradients in Thin Films after Photodegradation
Chemosphere 131, 184–191, 2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.02.060
J. Marrugo-Negrete, J. Pinedo-Hernández, and S. Díez
Geochemistry of mercury in tropical swamps impacted by gold mining
Chemosphere, 134, 44–51, 2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.03.012
W.L. Lázaro, R.F. de Oliveira, M. dos Santos-Filho, C.J. da Silva, O. Malm, Á.R.A. Ignácio and S. Díez
Non-lethal Sampling for Mercury Evaluation in Crocodilians
Chemosphere, 138, 25–32, 2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.05.007
A.P.S. Ceccatto, M.C. Testoni, A.R.A. Ignácio, M. Santos-Filho, O. Malm and S. Díez
Mercury distribution in organs of fish species and the associated risk in traditional-subsistence villagers of the Pantanal Wetland
Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 38, 713–722, 2015
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-015-9754-4
J. Durango-Hernández, J. Pinedo-Hernández, J. Marrugo-Negrete, G. Enamorado-Montes, S. Díez
Mercury uptake and effects on growth in Jatropha curcas
Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2015
DOI 10.1016/j.jes.2015.10.036
Pinedo-Hernández, J., Marrugo-Negrete, J. and Díez, S. Speciation and Bioavailability of Mercury in sediments impacted by gold mining in Colombia. Chemosphere, 119, 1289–1295, 2015
Fernández-Gomez, C.; Bayona, JM; Diez, S. Comparison of different types of diffusive gradient in thin film samplers for measurement of dissolved methylmercury in freshwaters. Talanta, 129, 486-90, 2014
DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2014.06.025
Marrugo-Negrete, J.L.; Urango-Cardenas, I.D.; Núñez, S.M.B.; Díez, S. Atmospheric deposition of heavy metals in the mining area of the San Jorge river basin, Colombia. Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 2014
DOI: 10.1007/s11869-014-0260-0
Ruiz-Guzmán, J.A.; Marrugo-Negrete, J.L.; Díez, S.
Human Exposure to Mercury Through Fish Consumption: Risk Assessment of Riverside Inhabitants of the Urrá Reservoir, Colombia. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, 20, 1151-1163 2014
DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2013.862068
Esbrí, J.M.; López-Berdonces, M.A.; Fernández-Calderón, S.; Higueras, P.; Díez, S. Atmospheric mercury pollution around a chlor-alkali plant in Flix (NE Spain): an integrated analysis. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2014
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3305-x
Fernández-Gómez, C.; Drott, A.; Björn, E.; Díez, S.; Bayona, J.M.; Tesfalidet, S.; Lindfors, A.; Sylberg, U. Towards universal wavelength-specific photodegradation rate constants for methylmercury in humic waters, exemplified by a boreal lake-wetland gradient. Environmental Science and Technology, 47(12), 6279-6287, 2013
DOI: 10.1021/es400373s
W.L. Lázaro, J.R.D. Guimarães, A.R.A. Ignácio, C.J. Da Silva and S. Díez. Cyanobacteria enhance methylmercury production: A hypothesis tested in the periphyton of two lakes in the Pantanal floodplain, Brazil. Science of the Total Environment, 456-457, 231–238, 2013.
J.L. Marrugo-Negrete, J. A. Ruiz-Guzmán and S. Díez. Relationship between mercury levels in hair and fish consumption in riverine population a hydroelectric tropical dam. Biological Trace Element Research, 151:187-194, 2013. DOI 10.1007/s12011-012-9561-z
S. Koenig, M. Solé, C. Fernández-Gómez and S. Díez. New insights into mercury bioaccumulation in deep-sea organisms from the NW Mediterranean and their human health implications. Science of the Total Environment, 442, 329–335, 2013
C. Fernández-Gómez, J.M. Bayona and S. Díez. Laboratory and field evaluation of diffusive gradient in thin films (DGT) for monitoring levels of dissolved mercury in natural river water. International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 92, 1689-1698, 2012. doi: 10.1080/03067319.2011.581369
L. Carrasco, C. Barata, E. Garcia-Berthou, A. Tobias, JM. Bayona and S. Díez. Patterns of mercury and methylmercury bioaccumulation in fish species downstream of a long-term mercury-contaminated site in the lower Ebro River (NE Spain). Chemosphere, 84, 1642–1649, 2011; doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.05.022
C. Fernández-Gómez, B. Dimock, H. Hintelmann and S. Díez. Development of the DGT technique for Hg measurement in water: Comparison of three different types of samplers in laboratory assays. Chemosphere, 85, 1452–1457, 2011; doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.07.080
S. Díez, JM Esbrí, A. Tobias, P. Higueras and A. Martínez-Coronado. Determinants of exposure to mercury in hair from inhabitants of the largest mercury mine in the world. Chemosphere, 84, 571–577, 2011; doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.03.065
L. Carrasco, Ll. Benejam, J. Benito, JM. Bayona and S. Díez. Methylmercury levels and bioaccumulation in the aquatic food web of a highly mercury-contaminated reservoir. Environment International, 37, 1213–1218, 2011; doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2011.05.004
M. Faria, M.A. López, S. Díez and C. Barata. Are native naiads more tolerant to pollution than exotic freshwater bivalve species? An hypothesis tested using physiological responses of three species transplanted to mercury contaminated sites in the Ebro River (NE, Spain). Chemosphere, 81, 1218–1226, 2010
C. Freire, R. Ramos, MJ. Lopez-Espinosa, S. Díez, J. Vioque, F. Ballester and MF. Fernández. Hair mercury levels, fish consumption and cognitive development in preschool children from Granada, Spain. Environmental Research, 110, 96–104, 2010
S. Díez. Human Health Effects of Methylmercury Exposure. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 198, 111-132, 2009
L. Carrasco, S. Díez, and JM. Bayona. Simultaneous Determination of Methyl- and Ethyl-Mercury by Solid-Phase Microextraction Followed By Gas Chromatography Atomic Fluorescence Detection. Journal of Chromatography A, 1216, 8828-8834, 2009
Navarro, L. Quirós, M. Casado, L. Carrasco, S. Díez, D. Raldúa, C. Barata, JM. Bayona, B. Piña. Physiological responses to mercury in feral carp populations inhabiting the low Ebro River (NE Spain), a historically contaminated site. Aquatic Toxicology, 93, 150-157, 2009
M. Faria, L. Carrasco, S. Díez, MC. Riva, JM Bayona and C. Barata. Multi-biomarker Responses in the Freshwater Mussel Dreissena polymorpha Exposed to PCBs and Metals. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology C, 149, 281-288, 2009
S. Díez, S. Delgado, I. Aguilera, J. Astray, B. Pérez-Gómez, M. Torrent, J. Sunyer and JM. Bayona. Prenatal and early Childhood Exposure to Mercury and Methylmercury in Spain, a High Fish Consumer Country. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 56, 615-622, 2009
S. Díez, P. Montuori, A. Pagano, P. Sarnacchiaro, JM. Bayona and M. Triassi. Hair Mercury Levels in an Urban Population of Southern Italy: Fish Consumption as a Determinant of Exposure. Environment International, 34, 162-167, 2008
S. Díez and JM. Bayona. Determination of Hg and Organomercury Species following SPME: A review. Talanta, 77, 21-27, 2008
L. Carrasco, S. Díez, D. Soto, J. Catalan and JM. Bayona. Assessment of Mercury and Methylmercury Pollution with Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) in the Lower Ebro River (NE Spain) Impacted by Industrial Hazardous Dumps. Science of the Total Environment, 407, 178-184, 2008
S. Díez, C. Barata and D. Raldúa. Exposure to Mercury: A Critical Assessment of Adverse Ecological and Human Health Effects, Chapter 15 in Trace Elements as Contaminants and Nutrients: Consequences in Ecosystems and Human Health. Edited by Prasad, M.N.V. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. New York. 345-373, ISBN: 978-0-470-18095-2, 2008.
L. Carrasco, S. Díez and JM. Bayona. Methylmercury determination in biota by solid-phase microextraction: Matrix effect evaluation. Journal of Chromatography A, 1174, 2-6, 2007
D. Raldúa, S. Díez, JM. Bayona and D. Barceló. Mercury levels and liver pathology in feral fish living in the vicinity of a mercury cell chlor-alkali factory. Chemosphere, 66 (7), 1217-1225, 2007
S. Díez, P. Montuori, X. Querol and JM. Bayona. Total Mercury in the Hair of Children by Combustion Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (Comb-AAS). Journal of Analytical Toxicology, 31, 144-149, 2007
S. Díez and JM. Bayona. Trace Element Determination by Combining Solid-Phase Microextraction Hyphenated to Elemental and Molecular Detection Techniques. Journal of Chromatographic Science, 44, 458-471, 2006
P. Montuori, E. Jover, S. Díez, N. Ribas, J. Sunyer, M. Triassi and JM. Bayona. Mercury Speciation in Hair of pre-school Children living nearby a Chlor-alkali Plant. Science of the Total Environment, 369, 51–58, 2006
Exploring new DGT samplers containing a polymer inclusion membrane for mercury monitoring
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2016
DOI 10.1007/s11356-016-6813-z
J.L. Marrugo-Negrete, S. Marrugo-Madrid, J. Pinedo-Hernández, J. Durango-Hernández, S. Díez
Screening of native plant species for phytoremediation potential at a Hg-contaminated mining site
Science of the Total Environment, 542, 809–816, 2016
DOI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.10.117
W.L. Lázaro, R.F. de Oliveira, M. dos Santos-Filho, C.J. da Silva, O. Malm, Á.R.A. Ignácio and S. Díez
Waterscape Determinants of Net Mercury Methylation in a Tropical Wetland
Environmental Research, 150, 438–445, 2016
DOI 10.1016/j.envres.2016.06.028
J.M. Esbrí, M.A. López-Berdonces, S. Fernández-Calderón, P. Higueras and S. Díez
Atmospheric mercury pollution around a chlor-alkali plant in Flix (NE Spain): an integrated analysis
Environmental Science Pollution Research, 22, 4842-4850, 2015
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3305-x
J. Pinedo-Hernández, J. L. Marrugo-Negrete and S. Díez
Speciation and bioavailability of Mercury in sediments impacted by gold mining in Colombia
Chemosphere, 119, 1289–1295, 2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.09.044
C. Rivetti, C.Gómez-Canela, S. Lacorte, S. Díez, W.L. Lázaro and C. Barata
Identification of compounds bound to suspended solids causing sub-lethal toxic effects in Daphnia magna. A field study on re-suspended particles during river floods in Ebro River
Aquatic Toxicology, 161, 41-50, 2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2015.01.021
J. Marrugo-Negrete, J. Durango-Hernández, J. Pinedo-Hernández, J. Olivero-Verbel and S. Díez
Phytoremediation of mercury-contaminated soils by Jatropha curcas
Chemosphere, 127, 58–63, 2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.12.073
Fernández-Gómez, C., J.M. Bayona, and S. Díez
Evaluation of Methylmercury Bioavailability in Freshwaters by Diffusive Gradients in Thin Films after Photodegradation
Chemosphere 131, 184–191, 2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.02.060
J. Marrugo-Negrete, J. Pinedo-Hernández, and S. Díez
Geochemistry of mercury in tropical swamps impacted by gold mining
Chemosphere, 134, 44–51, 2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.03.012
W.L. Lázaro, R.F. de Oliveira, M. dos Santos-Filho, C.J. da Silva, O. Malm, Á.R.A. Ignácio and S. Díez
Non-lethal Sampling for Mercury Evaluation in Crocodilians
Chemosphere, 138, 25–32, 2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.05.007
A.P.S. Ceccatto, M.C. Testoni, A.R.A. Ignácio, M. Santos-Filho, O. Malm and S. Díez
Mercury distribution in organs of fish species and the associated risk in traditional-subsistence villagers of the Pantanal Wetland
Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 38, 713–722, 2015
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-015-9754-4
J. Durango-Hernández, J. Pinedo-Hernández, J. Marrugo-Negrete, G. Enamorado-Montes, S. Díez
Mercury uptake and effects on growth in Jatropha curcas
Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2015
DOI 10.1016/j.jes.2015.10.036
Pinedo-Hernández, J., Marrugo-Negrete, J. and Díez, S. Speciation and Bioavailability of Mercury in sediments impacted by gold mining in Colombia. Chemosphere, 119, 1289–1295, 2015
Fernández-Gomez, C.; Bayona, JM; Diez, S. Comparison of different types of diffusive gradient in thin film samplers for measurement of dissolved methylmercury in freshwaters. Talanta, 129, 486-90, 2014
DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2014.06.025
Marrugo-Negrete, J.L.; Urango-Cardenas, I.D.; Núñez, S.M.B.; Díez, S. Atmospheric deposition of heavy metals in the mining area of the San Jorge river basin, Colombia. Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 2014
DOI: 10.1007/s11869-014-0260-0
Ruiz-Guzmán, J.A.; Marrugo-Negrete, J.L.; Díez, S.
Human Exposure to Mercury Through Fish Consumption: Risk Assessment of Riverside Inhabitants of the Urrá Reservoir, Colombia. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, 20, 1151-1163 2014
DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2013.862068
Esbrí, J.M.; López-Berdonces, M.A.; Fernández-Calderón, S.; Higueras, P.; Díez, S. Atmospheric mercury pollution around a chlor-alkali plant in Flix (NE Spain): an integrated analysis. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2014
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3305-x
Fernández-Gómez, C.; Drott, A.; Björn, E.; Díez, S.; Bayona, J.M.; Tesfalidet, S.; Lindfors, A.; Sylberg, U. Towards universal wavelength-specific photodegradation rate constants for methylmercury in humic waters, exemplified by a boreal lake-wetland gradient. Environmental Science and Technology, 47(12), 6279-6287, 2013
DOI: 10.1021/es400373s
W.L. Lázaro, J.R.D. Guimarães, A.R.A. Ignácio, C.J. Da Silva and S. Díez. Cyanobacteria enhance methylmercury production: A hypothesis tested in the periphyton of two lakes in the Pantanal floodplain, Brazil. Science of the Total Environment, 456-457, 231–238, 2013.
J.L. Marrugo-Negrete, J. A. Ruiz-Guzmán and S. Díez. Relationship between mercury levels in hair and fish consumption in riverine population a hydroelectric tropical dam. Biological Trace Element Research, 151:187-194, 2013. DOI 10.1007/s12011-012-9561-z
S. Koenig, M. Solé, C. Fernández-Gómez and S. Díez. New insights into mercury bioaccumulation in deep-sea organisms from the NW Mediterranean and their human health implications. Science of the Total Environment, 442, 329–335, 2013
C. Fernández-Gómez, J.M. Bayona and S. Díez. Laboratory and field evaluation of diffusive gradient in thin films (DGT) for monitoring levels of dissolved mercury in natural river water. International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 92, 1689-1698, 2012. doi: 10.1080/03067319.2011.581369
L. Carrasco, C. Barata, E. Garcia-Berthou, A. Tobias, JM. Bayona and S. Díez. Patterns of mercury and methylmercury bioaccumulation in fish species downstream of a long-term mercury-contaminated site in the lower Ebro River (NE Spain). Chemosphere, 84, 1642–1649, 2011; doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.05.022
C. Fernández-Gómez, B. Dimock, H. Hintelmann and S. Díez. Development of the DGT technique for Hg measurement in water: Comparison of three different types of samplers in laboratory assays. Chemosphere, 85, 1452–1457, 2011; doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.07.080
S. Díez, JM Esbrí, A. Tobias, P. Higueras and A. Martínez-Coronado. Determinants of exposure to mercury in hair from inhabitants of the largest mercury mine in the world. Chemosphere, 84, 571–577, 2011; doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.03.065
L. Carrasco, Ll. Benejam, J. Benito, JM. Bayona and S. Díez. Methylmercury levels and bioaccumulation in the aquatic food web of a highly mercury-contaminated reservoir. Environment International, 37, 1213–1218, 2011; doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2011.05.004
M. Faria, M.A. López, S. Díez and C. Barata. Are native naiads more tolerant to pollution than exotic freshwater bivalve species? An hypothesis tested using physiological responses of three species transplanted to mercury contaminated sites in the Ebro River (NE, Spain). Chemosphere, 81, 1218–1226, 2010
C. Freire, R. Ramos, MJ. Lopez-Espinosa, S. Díez, J. Vioque, F. Ballester and MF. Fernández. Hair mercury levels, fish consumption and cognitive development in preschool children from Granada, Spain. Environmental Research, 110, 96–104, 2010
S. Díez. Human Health Effects of Methylmercury Exposure. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 198, 111-132, 2009
L. Carrasco, S. Díez, and JM. Bayona. Simultaneous Determination of Methyl- and Ethyl-Mercury by Solid-Phase Microextraction Followed By Gas Chromatography Atomic Fluorescence Detection. Journal of Chromatography A, 1216, 8828-8834, 2009
Navarro, L. Quirós, M. Casado, L. Carrasco, S. Díez, D. Raldúa, C. Barata, JM. Bayona, B. Piña. Physiological responses to mercury in feral carp populations inhabiting the low Ebro River (NE Spain), a historically contaminated site. Aquatic Toxicology, 93, 150-157, 2009
M. Faria, L. Carrasco, S. Díez, MC. Riva, JM Bayona and C. Barata. Multi-biomarker Responses in the Freshwater Mussel Dreissena polymorpha Exposed to PCBs and Metals. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology C, 149, 281-288, 2009
S. Díez, S. Delgado, I. Aguilera, J. Astray, B. Pérez-Gómez, M. Torrent, J. Sunyer and JM. Bayona. Prenatal and early Childhood Exposure to Mercury and Methylmercury in Spain, a High Fish Consumer Country. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 56, 615-622, 2009
S. Díez, P. Montuori, A. Pagano, P. Sarnacchiaro, JM. Bayona and M. Triassi. Hair Mercury Levels in an Urban Population of Southern Italy: Fish Consumption as a Determinant of Exposure. Environment International, 34, 162-167, 2008
S. Díez and JM. Bayona. Determination of Hg and Organomercury Species following SPME: A review. Talanta, 77, 21-27, 2008
L. Carrasco, S. Díez, D. Soto, J. Catalan and JM. Bayona. Assessment of Mercury and Methylmercury Pollution with Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) in the Lower Ebro River (NE Spain) Impacted by Industrial Hazardous Dumps. Science of the Total Environment, 407, 178-184, 2008
S. Díez, C. Barata and D. Raldúa. Exposure to Mercury: A Critical Assessment of Adverse Ecological and Human Health Effects, Chapter 15 in Trace Elements as Contaminants and Nutrients: Consequences in Ecosystems and Human Health. Edited by Prasad, M.N.V. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. New York. 345-373, ISBN: 978-0-470-18095-2, 2008.
L. Carrasco, S. Díez and JM. Bayona. Methylmercury determination in biota by solid-phase microextraction: Matrix effect evaluation. Journal of Chromatography A, 1174, 2-6, 2007
D. Raldúa, S. Díez, JM. Bayona and D. Barceló. Mercury levels and liver pathology in feral fish living in the vicinity of a mercury cell chlor-alkali factory. Chemosphere, 66 (7), 1217-1225, 2007
S. Díez, P. Montuori, X. Querol and JM. Bayona. Total Mercury in the Hair of Children by Combustion Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (Comb-AAS). Journal of Analytical Toxicology, 31, 144-149, 2007
S. Díez and JM. Bayona. Trace Element Determination by Combining Solid-Phase Microextraction Hyphenated to Elemental and Molecular Detection Techniques. Journal of Chromatographic Science, 44, 458-471, 2006
P. Montuori, E. Jover, S. Díez, N. Ribas, J. Sunyer, M. Triassi and JM. Bayona. Mercury Speciation in Hair of pre-school Children living nearby a Chlor-alkali Plant. Science of the Total Environment, 369, 51–58, 2006