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Monika Mortimer

PeerJ Editor, Author & Reviewer

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Senior Researcher at the National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Tallinn, Estonia. Research interests and experience include ecotoxicology, environmental effects of engineered nanomaterials, fate and transport of contaminants of emerging concern, and microbiology.

Ecotoxicology Environmental Contamination & Remediation Green Chemistry Microbiology Nanomaterials & Nanochemistry Omics Technologies

Section Editor

Environmental Science

Editorial Board Member

PeerJ - the Journal of Life & Environmental Sciences

Past or current institution affiliations

University of California, Santa Barbara

Work details

Senior Researcher

National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics

January 2023

Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology

Websites

June 27, 2019

Impact of metal oxide nanoparticles on in vitro DNA amplification

Chun-Hui Gao, Monika Mortimer, Ming Zhang, Patricia A. Holden, Peng Cai, Shan Wu, Yuexing Xin, Yichao Wu, Qiaoyun Huang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7228 PubMed 31293839

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October 3, 2024

Nanotechnology in action: silver nanoparticles for improved eco-friendly remediation

Suresh Babu Naidu Krishna, Abdul Gaffar Sheik, Karen Pillay, Manhal Ahmed Hamza, Mohammed Yagoub Mohammed Elamir, Samy Selim

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18191 PubMed 39372718

April 30, 2024

Assessing the impact of two conventional wastewater treatment plants on small streams with effect-based methods

Catalina Trejos Delgado, Andrea Dombrowski, Jörg Oehlmann

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17326 PubMed 39670086

November 20, 2023

Long-term toxicity of chlorpromazine, diclofenac and two lanthanides on three generations of Ceriodaphnia dubia

Brigita Gylytė, Viktoria Martinyuk, Reda Cimmperman, Rolandas Karitonas, Oksana Stoliar, Levonas Manusadžianas

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16472 PubMed 38025671

October 23, 2023

No effects of the antiandrogens cyproterone acetate (CPA), flutamide and p,p’-DDE on early sexual differentiation but CPA-induced retardation of embryonic development in the domestic fowl (Gallus gallus domesticus)

Luzie Jessl, Jörg Oehlmann

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16249 PubMed 37901474

December 15, 2022

Embryonic exposure to fentanyl induces behavioral changes and neurotoxicity in zebrafish larvae

Binjie Wang, Jiale Chen, Zhong Sheng, Wanting Lian, Yuanzhao Wu, Meng Liu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14524 PubMed 36540796

September 15, 2022

Interactions of semiconductor Cd-based quantum dots and Cd²⁺ with gut bacteria isolated from wild Salmo trutta fry

Renata Butrimienė, Agnė Kalnaitytė, Emilija Januškaitė, Saulius Bagdonas, Živilė Jurgelėnė, Dalius Butkauskas, Tomas Virbickas, Danguolė Montvydienė, Nijolė Kazlauskienė, Vesta Skrodenytė-Arbačiauskienė

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14025 PubMed 36128199

July 19, 2022

Plastic debris in plastic-mulched soil—a screening study from western Germany

Zacharias Steinmetz, Heike Schröder

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13781 PubMed 35873916

June 14, 2022

Harmful effects of the microplastic pollution on animal health: a literature review

Natalia Zolotova, Anna Kosyreva, Dzhuliia Dzhalilova, Nikolai Fokichev, Olga Makarova

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13503 PubMed 35722253

May 30, 2022

Virgin and UV-weathered polyamide microplastics posed no effect on the survival and reproduction of Daphnia magna

Alla Khosrovyan, Anne Kahru

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13533 PubMed 35663524

April 21, 2022

Changes in primary metabolites and volatile organic compounds in cotton seedling leaves exposed to silver ions and silver nanoparticles revealed by metabolomic analysis

Yong Yang, PengMeng Du, Wenjie Lai, Liyan Yin, Yuanhao Ding, Zhonghua Li, Haiyan Hu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13336 PubMed 35474690

March 18, 2022

Metabolic adjustment and regulation of gene expression are essential for increased resistance to severe water deficit and resilience post-stress in soybean

Adinan Alves da Silva, Cíntia Oliveira Silva, Vanessa do Rosario Rosa, Michel Filiphy Silva Santos, Kacilda Naomi Kuki, Maximiller Dal-Bianco, Rafael Delmond Bueno, Juraci Alves de Oliveira, Danielle Santos Brito, Alan Carlos Costa, Cleberson Ribeiro

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13118 PubMed 35321407

March 1, 2022

Characterization of amphoteric bentonite-loaded magnetic biochar and its adsorption properties for Cu²⁺ and tetracycline

Hongyan Deng, Haixia He, Wenbin Li, Touqeer Abbas, Zhifeng Liu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13030 PubMed 35251788

January 5, 2022

Discovery of potential protein biomarkers associated with sugarcane white leaf disease susceptibility using a comparative proteomic approach

Kantinan Leetanasaksakul, Sittiruk Roytrakul, Narumon Phaonakrop, Suthathip Kittisenachai, Siriwan Thaisakun, Nitiya Srithuanok, Klanarong Sriroth, Laurent Soulard

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12740 PubMed 35036104

December 1, 2021

Effects of probiotic supplements on growth performance and intestinal microbiota of partridge shank broiler chicks

Yizhe Ye, Zhiquan Li, Ping Wang, Bin Zhu, Min Zhao, Dongyan Huang, Yu Ye, Zhen Ding, Longrui Li, Gen Wan, Qiong Wu, Deping Song, Yuxin Tang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12538 PubMed 34917423

July 29, 2021

Fusion neural networks for plant classification: learning to combine RGB, hyperspectral, and lidar data

Victoria M. Scholl, Joseph McGlinchy, Teo Price-Broncucia, Jennifer K. Balch, Maxwell B. Joseph

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11790 PubMed 34395073

July 27, 2021

Effect of modified pomace on copper migration via riverbank soil in southwest China

Lingyuan Chen, Touqeer Abbas, Lin Yang, Yao Xu, Hongyan Deng, Lei Hou, Wenbin Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11844 PubMed 34395084

July 2, 2021

Application of different building representation techniques in HEC-RAS 2-D for urban flood modeling using the Toce River experimental case

Andam Mustafa, Michał Szydłowski

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11667 PubMed 34249507

March 31, 2021

Ligninolytic activity of the Penicillium chrysogenum and Pleurotus ostreatus fungi involved in the biotransformation of synthetic multi-walled carbon nanotubes modify its toxicity

Gladys Juárez-Cisneros, Jesús Campos-García, Sharel Pamela Díaz-Pérez, Javier Lara-Romero, Dhirendra Kumar Tiwari, Juan Manuel Sánchez-Yáñez, Homero Reyes-De la Cruz, Sergio Jiménez-Sandoval, Javier Villegas

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11127 PubMed 33850658

February 3, 2021

Effects of oxygen exposure on relative nucleic acid content and membrane integrity in the human gut microbiota

Mariia Taguer, Ophélie Quillier, Corinne F. Maurice

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10602 PubMed 33604166

December 17, 2020

bmd: an R package for benchmark dose estimation

Signe M. Jensen, Felix M. Kluxen, Jens C. Streibig, Nina Cedergreen, Christian Ritz

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10557 PubMed 33362981

November 10, 2020

Exogenous Fe²⁺ alleviated the toxicity of CuO nanoparticles on Pseudomonas tolaasii Y-11 under different nitrogen sources

Yuran Yang, Can Zhang, Xuejiao Huang, Xuwei Gui, Yifang Luo, Zhenlun Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10351 PubMed 33240659

August 11, 2020

N-acetylcysteine alleviates PCB52-induced hepatotoxicity by repressing oxidative stress and inflammatory responses

Wen-Tao Zhou, Li-Bin Wang, Hao Yu, Kai-Kai Zhang, Li-Jian Chen, Qi Wang, Xiao-Li Xie

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9720 PubMed 32864221

February 27, 2020

Comprehensive phenotyping and transcriptome profiling to study nanotoxicity in C. elegans

Charles Viau, Orçun Haçariz, Farial Karimian, Jianguo Xia

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8684 PubMed 32149031

November 27, 2019

Effects of elevated pCO₂ and nutrient enrichment on the growth, photosynthesis, and biochemical compositions of the brown alga Saccharina japonica (Laminariaceae, Phaeophyta)

Yaoyao Chu, Yan Liu, Jingyu Li, Qingli Gong

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8040 PubMed 31799072

November 22, 2019

Accumulation of di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate from polyvinyl chloride flooring into settled house dust and the effect on the bacterial community

Samantha Velazquez, Chenyang Bi, Jeff Kline, Susie Nunez, Rich Corsi, Ying Xu, Suzanne L. Ishaq

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8147 PubMed 31772847

July 25, 2019

TiO₂ nanoparticles affect the bacterial community structure and Eisenia fetida (Savigny, 1826) in an arable soil

Katia Berenice Sánchez-López, Francisco J. De los Santos-Ramos, Elizabeth Selene Gómez-Acata, Marco Luna-Guido, Yendi E. Navarro-Noya, Fabián Fernández-Luqueño, Luc Dendooven

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6939 PubMed 31380145

February 11, 2019

Potential ecotoxicological effects of antimicrobial surface coatings: a literature survey backed up by analysis of market reports

Merilin Rosenberg, Krunoslav Ilić, Katre Juganson, Angela Ivask, Merja Ahonen, Ivana Vinković Vrček, Anne Kahru

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6315 PubMed 30775167

January 9, 2019

Amelioration of drought effects in wheat and cucumber by the combined application of super absorbent polymer and potential biofertilizer

Yongbin Li, Haowen Shi, Haowei Zhang, Sanfeng Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6073 PubMed 30643688

January 4, 2019

Long-term effects of straw and straw-derived biochar on soil aggregation and fungal community in a rice–wheat rotation system

Naling Bai, Hanlin Zhang, Shuangxi Li, Xianqing Zheng, Juanqin Zhang, Haiyun Zhang, Sheng Zhou, Huifeng Sun, Weiguang Lv