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Thomas Backhaus
PeerJ Editor & Author
1,585 Points

Contributions by role

Author 135
Preprint Author 1,050
Editor 400

Contributions by subject area

Molecular Biology
Plant Science
Ecology
Marine Biology
Microbiology
Toxicology
Environmental Sciences
Zoology
Taxonomy
Ecotoxicology
Agricultural Science
Environmental Contamination and Remediation
Ecosystem Science
Science Policy
Environmental Impacts
Public Health
Food, Water and Energy Nexus
Bioinformatics
Biodiversity
Genetics
Entomology
Biosphere Interactions
Freshwater Biology

Thomas Backhaus

PeerJ Editor & Author

Summary

Professor for Ecotoxicology and Environmental Sciences at the University of Gothenburg, with a main interest in regulatory (eco)toxicology and risk assessment of complex exposure situations.

Ecology Ecosystem Science Ecotoxicology Environmental Sciences Toxicology

Editorial Board Member

PeerJ - the Journal of Life & Environmental Sciences

Past or current institution affiliations

University of Gothenburg

Work details

Prof

University of Gothenburg
Department for Biological and Environmental Sciences

Websites

  • Thomas Backhaus

PeerJ Contributions

  • Articles 1
  • Preprints 18
  • Edited 4
December 1, 2015
A quick and robust method for quantification of the hypersensitive response in plants
Oskar N. Johansson, Anders K. Nilsson, Mikael B. Gustavsson, Thomas Backhaus, Mats X. Andersson, Mats Ellerström
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1469 PubMed 26734506
August 20, 2018 - Version: 1
Copper affects composition and functions of microbial communities in marine biofilms at environmentally relevant concentrations
Natàlia Corcoll, Jianghua Yang, Thomas Backhaus, Xiaowei Zhang, Martin Karl Eriksson
https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.27129v1
August 17, 2018 - Version: 1
Triclosan changes community composition and selects for specific bacterial taxa in marine periphyton biofilms in low nanomolar concentration
K. Martin Eriksson, Kemal Sanli, Henrik Nilsson, Alexander Eiler, Natalia Corcoll, Henrik Johansson, Thomas Backhaus, Hans Blanck, Erik Kristiansson
https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.27125v1
July 20, 2018 - Version: 1
Analysis of the mixture toxicity burden in 17 rivers in north eastern Australia – implications for the Great Barrier Reef.
Francis Spilsbury, Michael St.J Warne, Thomas Backhaus
https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.27046v1
July 13, 2018 - Version: 1
Chemicals associated with plastic packaging: Inventory and hazards
Ksenia J Groh, Thomas Backhaus, Bethanie Carney-Almroth, Birgit Geueke, Pedro A Inostroza, Anna Lennquist, Maricel Maffini, Heather A Leslie, Daniel Slunge, Leonardo Trasande, Michael Warhurst, Jane Muncke
https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.27036v1
July 12, 2018 - Version: 6
Microplastics in the environment: Much ado about nothing? A debate
Thomas Backhaus, Martin Wagner
https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26507v6
May 21, 2018 - Version: 1
Letter to the Editor of "Food and Chemical Toxicology" regarding the paper "Refined assessment and perspectives on the cumulative risk resulting from the dietary exposure to pesticide residues in the Danish population" by Larsson et al.
Thomas Backhaus, Mikael Gustavsson, Andreas Kortenkamp, Christina Rudén, Martin Scheringer, Lina Wendt-Rasch, Marlene Ågerstrand, Mattias Öberg
https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26947v1
June 8, 2017 - Version: 2
Pesticide mixtures in the Swedish streams: environmental risks, contributions of individual compounds and consequences of single-substance oriented risk mitigation
Mikael B Gustavsson, Jenny Kreuger, Mirco Bundschuh, Thomas Backhaus
https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.2779v2
March 29, 2017 - Version: 3
A novel bioassay for evaluating the efficacy of biocides to inhibit settling and early establishment of marinebiofilms
Åsa Arrhenius, Thomas Backhaus, Annelie Hilvarsson, Ida Wendt, Aleksandra Zgrundo, Hans Blanck
https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.240v3
March 28, 2017 - Version: 1
Chemical monitoring of Swedish coastal waters indicates common exceedances of environmental thresholds, both for individual substances as well as their mixtures
Mikael B Gustavsson, Jörgen Magnér, Bethanie Carney Almroth, Martin K Eriksson, Joachim Sturve, Thomas Backhaus
https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.2894v1
March 20, 2017 - Version: 2
Evaluating the environmental hazard of industrial chemicals from data collected during the REACH registration process
Mikael B Gustavsson, Andreas Hellohf, Thomas Backhaus
https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.2785v2
October 8, 2014 - Version: 1
A note of caution: the threshold of toxicological concern (TTC) is unsuited as a decision rule for deciding whether mixture risk assessment is necessary
Thomas Backhaus
https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.526v1
September 6, 2014 - Version: 1
Long-term effects of the antibacterial agent triclosan on marine periphyton communities
Martin Eriksson, Henrik Johansson, Viktor Fihlman, Alexander Grehn, Kemal Sanli, Mats X Andersson, Hans Blanck, Åsa Arrhenius, Triranta Sircar, Thomas Backhaus
https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.489v1
July 13, 2014 - Version: 1
Medicines, shaken and stirred: a critical review on the ecotoxicology of pharmaceutical mixtures
Thomas Backhaus
https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.438v1
May 7, 2014 - Version: 2
The predictability of mixture toxicity of demethylase inhibiting fungicides to Daphnia magna depends on life-cycle parameters
Enken Hassold, Thomas Backhaus
https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.172v2
April 24, 2014 - Version: 1
Triclosan causes toxic effects to algae in marine biofilms, but does not inhibit the metabolic activity of marine biofilm bacteria
C. Henrik Johansson, Lisa Janmar, Thomas Backhaus
https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.371v1
March 31, 2014 - Version: 1
Toxicity of ciprofloxacin and sulfamethoxazole to marine periphytic algae and bacteria
Henrik Johansson, Lisa Janmar, Thomas Backhaus
https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.330v1
February 12, 2014 - Version: 2
Toxicity of differently sized and coated silver nanoparticles to the bacterium Pseudomonas putida
Marianne Matzke, Kerstin Jurkschat, Thomas Backhaus
https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26v2
December 31, 2013 - Version: 2
Screening level mixture risk assessment of pharmaceuticals in STP effluents
Thomas Backhaus, Maja Karlsson
https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.12v2

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November 1, 2021
Shedding light on the bacterial resistance to toxic UV filters: a comparative genomic study
Clément Lozano, Philippe Lebaron, Sabine Matallana-Surget
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12278 PubMed 34760358
July 18, 2017
Nano-sized zeolites as modulators of thiacloprid toxicity on Chironomus riparius
Carla S. Lorenz, Anna-Jorina Wicht, Leyla Guluzada, Barbara Crone, Uwe Karst, Hwa Jun Lee, Rita Triebskorn, Stefan B. Haderlein, Carolin Huhn, Heinz-R. Köhler
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3525 PubMed 28729952
June 23, 2016
Monitoring coastal pollution associated with the largest oil refinery complex of Venezuela
Aldo Croquer, David Bone, Carolina Bastidas, Ruth Ramos, Elia García
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2171 PubMed 27375970
April 22, 2014
A probabilistic analysis reveals fundamental limitations with the environmental impact quotient and similar systems for rating pesticide risks
Robert K.D. Peterson, Jerome J. Schleier
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.364 PubMed 24795854