Papers

Scientific papers

2026

Adsorption behavior of chiral pharmaceuticals onto montmorillonite clay: evaluating removal efficiency and stereoselectivity

Hacıosmanoğlu, G.G., Arenas, M., Mejías C., Martín, J., Santos, J.L., Aparicio, I., Alonso, E.. Molecules 31(12), 2040.

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2026

Comprehensive resistome and antibiotic profiling in wastewater and biosolids: a case study

Lara-Moreno, A., Fernando, M., Rubio-Bellido, M., Borsetto, C., Nurmi, W., Alonso, E., Santos, J.L., Villaverde, J.. Frontiers in Microbiology, 17, 1830828.

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2026

Design and application of a TiO2/clay/Ag hybrid nanocomposite for environmental remediation of cytotoxic pharmaceuticals

Atawa, O., García-Criado, N., Martín, J., Santos, J.L., Aparicio, I., Alonso ,E., Hamdi, N.. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 33 (8), 3396 - 3409.

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2026

Enhanced diclofenac biodegradation by bacterial strains and a microbial consortium from activated sludge: toxicity assessment and insights into microbial community dynamics

Lara-Moreno, A., Rodríguez-Morillo, B., Madrid, Fernando, Martín-Sánchez, Pedro M., Villaverde, J., Mejías, C., Alonso, E., Santos, J.L., Morillo, E.. Journal of Xenobiotics, 16(1), 24.

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2026

Influence of the type of treated sludge on LAS degradation after soil application: Risk assessment and considerations under the EU Directive 86/278/EEC

Martín, J., Mejías C., García-Criado, N., Arenas, M., Santos, J.L., Aparicio, I., Alonso, E., Heinze, J.. Journal of Environmental Management, 397, 128080.

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2026

Micro-matrix solid-phase dispersion method for the multiresidue determination of tetracycline antibiotics and their transformation products in radish

García-Criado, N., Martín, J., Santos, J.L., Aparicio, I., Alonso, E.. Microchemical Journal, 224, 117682.

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2025

Occurrence and enantioselective behaviour of chiral fluoroquinolones and their main metabolites in wastewater treatment plants

Mejías, C., Arenas, M., Martín, J., Santos, J.L., Aparicio, I., Alonso, E.. Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry, 111, 489 - 511.

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2025

Raw sheep wool contamination with bisphenol A and parabens. An assessment of interregional differences

Gonkowski, S., Martín, J., Kadyralieva, N., Aparicio, I., Santos, J.L., Alonso, E Rytel, L.. Science of The Total Environment, 979, 179489.

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2025

Efficient removal of tetracyclines and their metabolites from wastewater using purified stevensite: adsorption capacity, reusability, and antibiotic decontamination

García-Criado, N., Martín-Pozo, L., Martín, J., Santos, J.L., Aparicio, I., Alonso, E.. Antibiotics 4(4), 395.

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2025

Occurrence of linear alkylbenzene sulfonates homologues in sludge stabilization treatments

Martín, J., Mejías C., García-Criado, N., Santos, J.L., Aparicio, I., Alonso, E., Heinze, J.. Sustainability, 17(22), 10034

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2025

Automatised online SPE-LC-MS/MS method for the enantioselective determination of chiral β-blockers and antidepressants in wastewater

Arenas, M., Martín, J., Santos, J.L., Aparicio, I., Alonso, E.,. Analytica Chimica Acta, 1361, 344152.

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2025

Environmental fate of chiral β-blockers in soils: Effects of compost and digested sludge amendments and wastewater irrigation

Arenas, M., Mejías, C., Martín, J., Aparicio, I., Alonso, E.. Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry 111, 513 - 543.

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2025

Removal of ibuprofen from contaminated water by bioaugmentation with novel bacterial strains isolated from sewage sludge

Aguilar-Romero, I., Lara-Moreno, A., Madrid, F., Villaverde, J., Alonso, E., Santos, J.L., Morillo, E.. Microorganisms, 13(8), 1927

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2025

Enantioselective toxicity of propranolol on marine diatoms: Assessing growth, energy metabolism and oxidative damage in Phaeodactylum tricornutum

Arenas, M., Feijão, E., Duarte, I.A., Fonseca, V.F., Aparicio, I., Alonso, E., Duarte, B.. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 214, 117751.

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2025

Evaluation of sheep exposure to poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances through hair sample analysis

Gonkowski, S., Martín, J., Kadyralieva, N., Aparicio, I., Santos, J.L., Alonso, E.. Journal of Veterinary Research, 69, 285 - 292.

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2025

Removal of ibuprofen in water by bioaugmentation with labrys neptuniae CSW11 isolated from sewage sludge-assessment of biodegradation pathway based on metabolite formation and genomic analysis.

Aguilar-Romero, I., Madrid, F., Villaverde, J., Alonso, E., Santos, J.L., Morillo, E.. Journal of Xenobiotics, 15(1), 5.

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2025

From the lab to the river: Bimetallic clinoptilolite photocatalyst for antibiotic-resistant bacteria and emerging contaminants removal

Prieto-Laria, P., Jiménez-Rodríguez, A., Ruiz-Salvador, A.R., Canosa, Inés, Flores, A., Coll, Y., Borrego, K., Nuñez, N.O., Alonso, E., Fernández-Ibáñez, P., Farias, T., Ballesteros, M.. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 13(3), 116663.

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2025

Interaction of antibiotics with microplastics in agricultural soils

Martín-Pozo, L., Mejías, C., García-Criado, N. Martín, J., Santos, J.L. Aparicio, I., Alonso, E.. Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, 1 - 45

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2025

Levels of linear alkylbenzene sulfonates and nonylphenol in wild bat guano samples

Gonkowski, S., Martín, J., Aparicio, I., Santos, J.L., Alonso, E., Sowinska, W. , Rytel, L.. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 13, 1607016.

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2025

Microplastic contamination: An introduction to an emerging issue

Martín-Pozo, L., Martín, J., Santos, J.L., Aparicio, I., Alonso, E.. Microplastic Pollution Environmental Impact and Solutions, 1 - 30

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2025

An overview of the enantioselective determination of musk fragrances in environmental samples

Martín-Pozo, L., Mejías, C., Arenas, M.. Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry, 111, 223 - 247.

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2025

Microplastic Pollution: Environmental Impact and Solutions

Editores: Martín, J., Santos J.L., Aparicio, I., Alonso, E.. Taylor and Francis Group, 1-368

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2025

Analysis of Chiral Pollutants in the Environment: Fundamentals, Techniques and Applications

Editores: Aparicio, I., Alonso, E., Santos, J.L.. Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry, 111, 1-554

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2025

Microplastics as potential vector of antibiotics in aquatic media: environmental implications

Mejías, C., Arenas, M., Martín, J., Santos, J.L., Aparicio, I., Alonso, E.. Microplastic pollution: Environmental impact and solutions, 265 - 290

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2025

Matrix solid-phase dispersion, combined with online SPE-LC-MS/MS, for the determination of tetracyclines and their main transformation products in sludge and agricultural soils

García-Criado, N., Martín, J., Santos, J.L., Aparicio, I., Alonso, E.. Analytica Chimica Acta, 1379, 344749.

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2025

Could the risk of chronic degenerative valve disease (CDVD) in dogs depend on exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals polluting the environment?

Makowska, K., Martín, J., Paslawski, R., Rychlik, A., Aparicio, I., Santos, JL., Alonso, E., Gorecka-Politanska, M., Gonkowski, S.. Animals, 15 (23), 3443.

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2025

Novel bacterial strains for nonylphenol removal in water and sewage sludge: insights from gene expression and toxicity

Lara-Moreno, A., Aguilar-Romero, I., Madrid, F., Villaverde, J., Carlier, J.D., Santos, J.L., Alonso, E., Morillo, E.. Applied Sciences-Basel, 15(12), 6408.

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2025

Distribution and fate of antibiotics and their main metabolites in sludge stabilization technologies

Mejías, C., Santos, J.L., Martín, J., Aparicio, I., Alonso, E.. Chemosphere, 385, 144573.

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2025

Effects of water temperature increase on gene expression, biochemical, and histopathological responses of the bivalve species Mytilus galloprovincialis to the antineoplastic drug 5-fluorouracil

Queirós, V., Leite, C., Azeiteiro, U.M., Casado, M. Casado, Navarro-Martín, L., Soares, A.M.V.M., Santos, J. L., Alonso, E., Freitas, R., Barata, C.. Science of the Total Environment, 992, 179947.

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2024

Quantification of linear alkylbenzene sulphonates in complex sludge samples: Influence of matrix effects in calibration methods

Martín, J., Mejías, C., Santos, J.L., Aparicio, I., Alonso, E., Heinze, J.. Microchemical Journal, 204, 111089.

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2024

Clays-based geopolymers: a sustainable application as adsorbent of cytostatic drugs for water purification

Ben Amor, A., Arenas, M., Martín, J., Ouakouak, A., Santos, J.L., Aparicio, I., Alonso, E , Hamdi, N.. Applied Water Science, 14(11), 234.

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2024

Enantioselective adsorption and desorption behaviour of chiral ofloxacin and its main metabolites in agricultural soils

Mejías, C., Santos, J.L., Martín, J., Aparicio, I., Alonso, E.. Springer Proceedings in Materials, 50, 252.

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2024

Occurrence, dissipation kinetics and environmental risk assessment of antibiotics and their metabolites in agricultural soils

Mejías, C., Martín-Pozo, L., Santos, J.L., Martín, J., Aparicio, I., Alonso, E.. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 479, 135586.

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2024

Environmental fate of chiral β-blockers in soils: Effects of compost and digested sludge amendments and wastewater irrigation

Arenas, M., Mejías, C., Martín, J., Aparicio, I., Alonso, E.. Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry

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2024

Biomonitoring of benzophenones in guano samples of wild bats in Poland

Gonkowski, S., Martín, J., Aparicio, I., Santos, J.L., Alonso, E., Pomianowski, A., Könyves, L., Rytel, L.. PLOS ONE, 19, e0301727

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2024

Bacterial bioaugmentation for paracetamol removal from water and sewage sludge. Genomic approaches to elucidate biodegradation pathway

Lara-Moreno, A., Vargas-Ordóñez, A., Villaverde, J., Madrid, F., Carlier, J. D., Santos, J. L., Alonso, E., Morillo, E. . Journal of Hazardous Materials, 480, 136128.

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2024

Methionine-stevensite derived bionanocomposite: A green and efficient adsorbent for the removal of antibiotics

Gharous, M., Martín, J., Mejías, C., Bounab, L., Choukairi, M., Santos, J.L., Aparicio, I., Alonso, E.. Environmental Technology and Innovation, 34, 103591.

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2024

Matrix solid-phase dispersion procedure for determination of antibiotics and metabolites in mussels: application in exposure bioassays

Mejías, C, Fonseca, TG, García-Criado, N, Martín, J, Santos, JL, Aparicio, I, Alonso, E . Molecules, 29(22), 5478.

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2024

Adsorption of macrolide antibiotics and a metabolite onto polyethylene terephthalate and polyethylene microplastics in aquatic environments

Mejías, C., Martín, J., Martín-Pozo, L., Santos, J.L., Aparicio, I., Alonso, E.. Antibiotics, 13(5), 408.

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2024

Salinity influence on Mytilus galloprovincialis exposed to antineoplastic agents: a transcriptomic, biochemical, and histopathological approach

Queiros, V., Leite, C., Azeiteiro, U.M, Casado, M-, Soares, A.M.V.M., Santos, J. L., Alonso, E., Barata, C., Freitas, R.. Environmental Pollution, 363, 125135.

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2024

Influence of microplastic contamination on the dissipation of endocrine disrupting chemicals in soil environment

Martín-Pozo, L., Mejías, C., Santos, J.L., Martín, J., Aparicio, I., Alonso, E.. Environmental Pollution, 349, 123919.

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2024

Variability of faecal microbiota and antibiotic resistance genes in flocks of migratory gulls and comparison with the surrounding environment

Queirós, V., Azeiteiro, U.M., Santos, J.L., Alonso, E., Soares, A.M.V.M., Barata, C., Freitas, R. . Science of the Total Environment, 943, 173668.

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2024

Implications of polystyrene and polyamide microplastics in the adsorption of sulfonamide antibiotics and their metabolites in water matrices

Mejías, C., Martín, J., Santos, J.L., Aparicio, I., Alonso, E.. Aquatic Toxicology, 271, 106934.

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2024

Variability of faecal microbiota and antibiotic resistance genes in flocks of migratory gulls and comparison with the surrounding environment

Jarma, D., Sacristán-Soriano, O., Borrego, C.M., Hortas, F., Peralta-Sánchez, JM, Balcázar, J.L., Green, A.J., Alonso, E, Sánchez-Melsió, A., Sánchez, MI. Environmental Pollution, 359, 124563.

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2024

An evaluation of dogs’ exposure to benzophenones through hair sample analysis

Gonkowski, S., Martín, J., Rychlik, A., Aparicio, I., Santos, J.L., Alonso, E., Makowska, K.. Journal of Veterinary Research, 68(2), 303–312.

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2024

Winged resistance: Storks and gulls increase carriage of antibiotic resistance by shifting from paddy fields to landfills

Sacristán-Soriano, O., Jarma, D., Sánchez, M.I., Romero, N., Alonso, E., Green, Andy J., Sànchez-Melsió, A., Hortas, F., Balcázar, J.L., Peralta-Sánchez, J.M., Borrego, C. M.. Science of the Total Environment, 914, 169946.

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2024

Multiclass analysis for the determination of pharmaceuticals and their main metabolites in leafy and root vegetables

Mejías, C., Arenas, M., Martín, J., Santos, J.L., Aparicio, I., Alonso, E.. Molecules, 29(15), 3471.

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2023

Accumulation and metabolization of the antidepressant venlafaxine and its main metabolite o-desmethylvenlafaxine in non-target marine organisms Holothuria tubulosa, Anemonia sulcata and Actinia equina

del Carmen Gómez-Regalado, M., Martín, J., Hidalgo, F., Santos, J.L., Aparicio, I., Alonso, E., Zafra-Gómez, A.. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 192, 115055.

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2023

Adsorption of perfluoroalkyl substances on polyamide microplastics: Effect of sorbent and influence of environmental factors

Mejías, C., Martín, J., Santos, J.L., Aparicio, I., Alonso, E.. Environmental Research, 216, 114834.

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2023

Bioconcentration of pharmaceuticals in benthic marine organisms (Holothuria tubulosa, Anemonia sulcata and Actinia equina) exposed to environmental contamination by atenolol and carbamazepine

del Carmen Gómez-Regalado, M., Martín, J., Hidalgo, F., Santos, J.L., Aparicio, I., Alonso, E., Zafra-Gómez, A.. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, 100, 104147.

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