63. L. Cabrol, E. Capo, DM. van Vliet , FAB von Meijenfeldt, S. Bertilsson S, L. Villanueva, I. Sánchez-Andrea, Björn E, A. G. Bravo*, L.E. Heimburger Boavida*. Redox gradient shapes the abundance and diversity of mercury-methylating microorganisms along the water column of the Black Sea. mSystems. 2023 Aug 31;8(4):e0053723.
62. E. Capo, C. Cosio, E. Gascón Díez, J.-L. Loizeau, E. Mendes, T. Adatte, S. Franzenburg, A. G. Bravo. 2023. Anaerobic mercury methylators inhabit sinking particles of oxic water columns. Water Research 119368.
61. B. Wang, H. Hu, Kevin Bishop, M. Buck, E. Björn, U. Skyllberg, M. B Nilsson, S. Bertilsson, A. G. Bravo. 2023. Microbial communities mediating net methylmercury formation along a trophic gradient in a peatland chronosequence. Journal of Hazardous Materials 442, 130057.
60. E. Capo, B. D Peterson, M. Kim, D.S Jones, S. G Acinas, M. Amyot, S. Bertilsson, E. Björn, M.Buck, C. Cosio, D. A Elias, C. Gilmour, M. S. Goñi Urriza, B. Gu, H. Lin, Y.‐R. Liu, K. McMahon, J. W Moreau, J. Pinhassi, M. Podar, F. Puente‐Sánchez, P. Sanchez, V. Storck, Y. Tada, A. Vigneron, D. Walsh, M. Vandewalle‐Capo, A. G. Bravo*, C. Gionfriddo*. 2023. A consensus protocol for the recovery of mercury methylation genes from metagenomes. Molecular Ecology Resources 23(1), 190-204.
59. E. Capo, C. Feng, A.G. Bravo, S. Bertilsson, A.L Soerensen, J. Pinhassi, M. Buck, C. Karlsson, J. Hawkes, E. Björn. Expression levels of hgcAB genes and mercury availability jointly explain methylmercury formation in stratified brackish waters.2022. Environmental Science & Technology 56 (18), 13119-13130.
58. S. Jonsson, M. N. Mastromonaco, F. Wang, A. G. Bravo, WRL Cairns, J. Chételat, T. A Douglas, G. Lescord, L. Ukonmaanaho, L.-E. Heimbürger-Boavida. 2022. Arctic methylmercury cycling. Science of the Total Environment 850, 157445.
57. I. Sanz-Sáez, C. Pereira-García, A.G. Bravo, L. Trujillo, M. Pla i Ferriol, et al., 2022. Prevalence of heterotrophic methylmercury detoxifying bacteria across oceanic regions. Environmental Science & Technology 56 (6), 3452-3461.
56. D. Cossa, J. Knoery, D. Bănaru, M. Harmelin-Vivien, J.E. Sonke, ...2022. Mediterranean Mercury Assessment 2022: An Updated Budget, Health Consequences, and Research Perspectives. Environmental Science & Technology 56 (7), 3840-3862.
55. M. Groeneveld, N. Catalán, K. Einarsdottir, A.G. Bravo, D.N. Kothawala. 2022. The influence of pH on dissolved organic matter fluorescence in inland waters. Analytical Methods 14 (13), 1351-1360.
54. E. Capo, E. Broman, S. Bonaglia, A.G. Bravo, S. Bertilsson, A.L. Soerensen,et al., 2022. Oxygen‐deficient water zones in the Baltic Sea promote uncharacterized Hg methylating microorganisms in underlying sediments. Limnology and Oceanography 67 (1), 135-146.
53. A. Lupon, P. Rodríguez-Lozano, M. Bartrons, A. Anadon-Rosell, M. Batalla, et al., 2021. Towards women-inclusive ecology: Representation, behavior, and perception of women at an international conference. PloS one 16 (12), e0260163.
52. D. Donis, E. Mantzouki, D. F. McGinnis, D. Vachon, I.e Gallego, H.‐P.Grossart, […] A.G. Bravo et al., 2021. Stratification strength and light climate explain variation in chlorophyll a at the continental scale in a European multilake survey in a heatwave summer. Limnology and Oceanography 66 (12), 4314-4333.
51. B. Wang, S. Zhong, K. Bishop, M.B. Nilsson, H. Hu, K. Eklöf, A.G. Bravo, et al., 2021. Biogeochemical influences on net methylmercury formation proxies along a peatland chronosequence. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 308, 188-203.
50. J. Xu, V. Liem-Nguyen, M. Buck, S. Bertilsson, E. Björn, A.G. Bravo. 2021. Mercury methylating microbial community structure in boreal wetlands explained by local physicochemical conditions. Frontiers in Environmental Science 8, 295.
49. J. Liu, J. Liang, A.G. Bravo, S. Wei, C. Yang, D. Wang, T. Jiang. 2021. Anaerobic and aerobic biodegradation of soil-extracted dissolved organic matter from the water-level-fluctuation zone of the three gorges reservoir region, China. Science of the Total Environment 764, 142857.
48. C Calao-Ramos, AG Bravo, R Paternina-Uribe, J Marrugo-Negrete, S. Diez. 2021. Occupational human exposure to mercury in artisanal small-scale gold mining communities of Colombia. Environment International 146, 106216.
47. B.A. Branfireun, C. Cosio, A.J. Poulain, G. Riise, A.G. Bravo. 2020. Mercury cycling in freshwater systems-An updated conceptual model. Science of the Total Environment 745, 140906.
46. Q. Wu, H. Hu, B. Meng, B. Wang, A. J Poulain, H. Zhang, J. Liu, A. G. Bravo, K. Bishop, S. Bertilsson, X. Feng. 2020. Methanogenesis Is an Important Process in Controlling MeHg Concentration in Rice Paddy Soils Affected by Mining Activities. Environmental Science & Technology, 54 (21), 13517-13526.
45. E. Capo, A. G. Bravo, A. L Soerensen, S. Bertilsson, J. Pinhassi, C. Feng, A. F Andersson, M. Buck, E. Björn. 2020. Deltaproteobacteria and Spirochaetes-like bacteria are abundant putative mercury methylators in oxygen-deficient water and marine particles in the Baltic Sea. Frontiers in Microbiology 11: 574080.
44. J. Marrugo-Negrete, J. Durango-Hernández, L. Díaz-Fernández, I. Urango-Cárdenas, H. Araméndiz-Tatis, V. Vergara-Flórez, A. G Bravo, S. Díez. 2020. Transfer and bioaccumulation of mercury from soil in cowpea in gold mining sites. Chemosphere 250,126142.
43. B. Wang, M. B. Nilsson, K. Eklöf, H. Hu, B. Ehnvall, A. G. Bravo, S. Zhong, S. Åkeblom, E. Björn, S. Bertilsson, U. Skyllberg, K. Bishop. Opposing spatial trends in methylmercury and total mercury along a peatland chronosequence trophic gradient. Science of the Total Environment 718, 137306.
42. H. Hu, B. Wang, A. G Bravo, E. Björn, U. Skyllberg, D. Amouroux, E. Tessier, J. Zopfi, X. Feng, K. Bishop, M. B Nilsson, S. Bertilsson. 2020. Shifts in mercury methylation across a peatland chronosequence: From sulfate reduction to methanogenesis and syntrophy. Journal of Hazardous Materials 387, 12196.
41. J. Marrugo-Negrete; S. Vargas-Licona; J. A. Ruiz-Guzmán; S. Marrugo-Madrid, A.G. Bravo ,S. Díez. 2020. Human health risk of methylmercury from fish consumption at the largest floodplain in Colombia. Environmental Research, 182.
40. A. Pastor, E. Hernandez-del Amo, P. Gimenez-Grau, M. Fillol, O. Pereda, L. Flores, I. Sanpera-Calbet, A. G. Bravo et al. 2020. Early-career coordinated distributed experiments: empowerment through collaboration. Frontiers in Education 5, 13.
39. A. G. Bravo and C. Cosio. 2020. Biotic formation of methylmercury: A bio–physico–chemical conundrum. Limnology & Oceanography, 65, 1010–1027.
38. J. Marrugo‐Negrete, J. Pinedo‐Hernández, E.M. Combatt, A.G. Bravo, S. Díez. 2019. Flood‐induced metal contamination in the topsoil of floodplain agricultural soils: a case‐study in Colombia. Land Degradation & Development 30, 2139–2149.
37. W. L. Lázaro, S. Díez, A. G. Bravo, C. J. da Silva, A. R.A. Ignácio, J. R.D. Guimaraes. 2019. Cyanobacteria as regulators of methylmercury production in periphyton. Science of the Total Environment 668, 723–729.
36. P. Wu, M. J. Kainz, S. Åkerblom, A. G. Bravo, L. Sonesten, B. Branfireun, A. Deininger, A.-K. Bergström, K. Bishop. 2019. Terrestrial diet influences mercury bioaccumulation in zooplankton and macroinvertebrates in lakes with differing dissolved organic carbon concentrations. Science of the Total Environment 669, 821–832.
35. J. Xu, M. Buck, K. Eklöf, O. O. Ahmed, J.K. Schaefer, K. Bishop, U. Skyllberg, E. Björn, S. Bertilsson, A. G. Bravo. 2019. Mercury methylating microbial communities of boreal forest soils. Scientific Reports 9, Article number: 518.
34. P. Wu, M. J. Kainz, A. G Bravo, S. Åkerblom, L. Sonesten, K. Bishop. 2019. The importance of bioconcentration into the pelagic food web base for methylmercury biomagnification: A meta-analysis. Science of the Total Environment 646, 357–367.
33. E. Mantzouki, J.Campbell , E. van Loon , P. Visser, [...], A. G Bravo, [...], B. W. Ibelings. 2018. A European Multi Lake Survey dataset of environmental variables, phytoplankton pigments and cyanotoxins. Scientific Data, 5, 180226.
32. N. Catalán, J.P. Casas‐Ruiz, M.I. Arce, M. Abril, A.G .Bravo, et al. 2018. Behind the Scenes: Mechanisms regulating climatic patterns of dissolved organic carbon uptake in headwater streams. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 32, 1528–1541.
31. A. G Bravo, S.Peura, M. Buck, O. Ahmed, A. Mateos-Rivera, S. Herrero Ortega, J. K Schaefer, S. Bouchet, J. Tolu, E. Björn, S. Bertilsson 2018. Methanogens and iron-reducing bacteria: the overlooked members of mercury methylating microbial communities in boreal lakes. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 84-e01774-18.
30. T. Jiang, A.G Bravo, U. Skyllberg, E. Björn, D. Wang, H. Yan, N. W Green. 2018. Influence of dissolved organic matter (DOM) characteristics on dissolved mercury (Hg) species composition in sediment porewater of lakes from southwest China. Water Research 146, 146–158.
29. A.G Bravo, D. N Kothawala, K. Attermeyer, E. Tessier, P. Bodmer, D. Amouroux. 2018. Cleaning and sampling protocol for analysis of mercury and dissolved organic matter in freshwater systems. MethodsX 5, 1017–1026.
28. A. G. Bravo, D. N. Kothawala, K. Attermeyer, E. Tessier, P. Bodmer et al. 2018. The interplay between total mercury, methylmercury and dissolved organic matter in fluvial systems: A latitudinal study across Europe. Water Research 144, 172–182.
27. A. G. Bravo, J. Zopfi, S. Bertilsson, J. Xu, M. Buck, J. Pote, C. Cosio. 2018. Geobacteraceae are important members of mercury-methylating microbial communities of sediments impacted by waste water releases. The ISME journal 12:802–812.
26. E. Mantzouki, M. Lürling, J. Fastner, L. de Senerpont Domis, [..], A.G. Bravo et al. 2018. Temperature effects explain continental scale distribution of cyanobacterial toxins. Toxins 10 (4), 156.
25. S. Herrero, N. Catalán, H. Gröntoft, T. G Hilmarsson, S Bertilsson, P. Wu, K. Bishop, O. Levanoni, E. Björn, A. G. Bravo. 2018. High methylmercury formation in ponds fueled by fresh humic and algal derived organic matter. Limnology & Oceanography 63, 44-53.
24. K. Eklöf, K.Bishop, S. Bertilsson, E. Björn, M. Buck, O. Ahmed, A. G. Bravo. 2018. Formation of methylation hotspots as a consequence of stump harvest. Science of the Total Environment 613 1069-1078.
23. W. J. Ripple, C. Wolf, T.M. Newsome, M. Galetti, M. Alamgir, E. Crist, M. I. Mahmoud, W. F. Laurance, 15,364 scientist signatories from 184 countries. The World Scientists’ Warning: A Second Notice. BioScience, 67, 12, 1026–1028, (One of the scientist signatories).
22. A. Pastor, A. Lupon, Ll. Gómez-Gener, T. Rodríguez-Castillo, M. Abril1, M. Arce, I. Aristi, M. Arroita, A. G. Bravo et al. 2017. Regional and local controls on headwater stream metabolism: insights from the first AIL collaborative project. Limnetica 36 (1), 67-85.
21. A. G. Bravo, S. Bouchet, J. Tolu, E. Björn, A. Mateos-Rivera, S. Bertilsson. 2017. Molecular composition of organic matter controls methylmercury formation in lakes. Nature Communications 8, 14255.
20. E. Gascón Díez, J-L. Loizeau, C. Cosio, S. Bouchet, T. Adatte, D. Amouroux, A. G. Bravo. 2016. Role of settling particles on mercury methylation in the oxic water column of freshwater systems. Environmental Science & Technology 50 (21), 11672-11679.
19. H. Gashaw, A. Getahun, A. G. Bravo, S. Åkerblom, E. Derbe, K. Bishop. 2016. Mercury Human Exposure in Populations Living Around Lake Tana (Ethiopia). Biological Trace Element Research 175 (2), 237-243.
18. N. Catalán, S. Herrero Ortega, H. Grontöft, T. G. Hilmarsson, S. Bertilsson, Pianpian Wu, Oded Levanoni, K. Bishop, A. G. Bravo. 2016. Effects of beaver impoundments on dissolved organic matter quality and biodegradability in boreal riverine systems. Hydrobiologia 793 (1), 135-148.
17. A. Isidorova, A. G. Bravo, G. Riise, S. Bouchet, E. Björn, and S. Sobek. 2016. Lake browning and respiration mode affect the burial and fate of carbon and mercury in the sediment of two boreal lakes. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences 121 (1), 233-245.
16. A. G. Bravo, J.-L. Loizeau, P. Dranguet, S. Makri, E. Björn, V.-G. Ungureanu, V. Slaveykova, C. Cosio. 2016. Persistent Hg contamination and occurrence of Hg methylating transcript (hgcA) in downstream a chlor-alkali plant in the Olt River (Romania). Environmental Science and Pollution Research. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 11, 10529–10541.
15. A. G. Bravo, S. Bouchet, S. Guédron D. Amouroux, J. Dominik, J. Zopfi. 2015. High methylmercury production under ferruginous conditions in sediments impacted by sewage treatment plant discharges. Water Research 80, 245–255.
14. J. Xu, A. G. Bravo, A. Lagerkvist, S. Bertilsson, R. Sjöblom, J. Kumpiene. 2015. Sources and remediation techniques for mercury contaminated soil. Environment International 74, 42–53.
13. J. Dominik, D. Tagliapietra, A. G. Bravo, M. Sigovini, J. E. Spangenberg, D. Amouroux, R. Zonta 2014. Mercury in the food chain of the Lagoon of Venice, Italy. Marine Pollution Bulletin 88 (1–2), 194–206.
12. A. G. Bravo, S. LeFaucheur, M. Monperrus, V. Slaveykova. 2014. Species-specific isotope tracers to study the accumulation and biotransformation of mixtures of inorganic and methyl mercury by the microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Environmental Pollution 192, 212–215.
11. A. G. Bravo, C. Cosio, P-A. Chevalley, J. Zopfi, D. Amouroux, J. Spangenberg, V-G. Ungureanu, J. Dominik 2014. Extremely elevated methyl mercury levels in water, sediment and organisms in a Romanian reservoir affected by release of mercury from a chlor-alkali plant. Water Research 49 (1) 391-405.
10. E. G. Diez, A. G. Bravo, N. à Porta, M. Masson, N. D. Graham, S. Stoll, Y. Akhtman, D. Amouroux, Jean-Luc Loizeau. 2014. Influence of a wastewater treatment plant on mercury contamination and sediment characteristics in Vidy Bay (Lake Geneva, Switzerland). Aquatic sciences 76 (1), 21–32.
9. N. Regier, F. Larras, A. G. Bravo, V-G. Ungureanu, D. Amouroux, C. Cosio 2013. Mercury bioaccumulation in the aquatic plant Elodea nuttallii in the field and in microcosm: accumulation in shoots from the water might involve copper transporters. Chemosphere 90 (2) 595–602.
8. N. Regier, B. Frey, B. Converse, E. Roden, A. Grosse-Honebrink, A. G. Bravo, C. Cosio 2012. Effect of Elodea nuttallii roots on bacterial communities and MMHg proportion in a Hg polluted sediment. Plos One 7 (9). Open Access e45565. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0045565.
7. A. G. Bravo, S. Bouchet, D. Amouroux, J. Poté, J. Dominik 2011. Distribution of Mercury and Organic Matter in Particle-Size Classes in Sediments Contaminated by a Waste Water Treatment Plant: Vidy Bay, Lake Geneva, Switzerland. Journal of Environmental Monitoring 13, 974–982.
6. R. Kottelat, D.A.L. Vignati, A. G. Bravo, J. Dominik, B.J.D. Ferrari 2010. Characterization of trace element geochemistry in continuous flow-through microcosms: A preliminary step to environmentally meaningful ecotoxicological experiments. Chemosphere 81(11):1407–1415.
5. A. G. Bravo, W. Wildi, J. Poté 2010. Kinetics of plant material mass loss and DNA release in freshwater column. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 73(7):1548–1552.
4. A. G. Bravo, J.-L. Loizeau, S. Bouchet, A. Richard, J-F. Rubin J-F, V-G. Ungureanu, D. Amouroux, J. Dominik 2010. Mercury human exposure through fish consumption in a reservoir contaminated by a chlor-alkali plant: Babeni reservoir (Romania). Environmental Science and Pollution Research 17(8):1422–32.
3. J. Poté, A. G. Bravo, P. Mavingui, D. Ariztegui, W. Wildi. 2010. Evaluation of quantitative recovery of bacterial cells and DNA from different lake sediments by Nycodenz density gradient centrifugation. Ecological Indicators 10 (2), 234–240.
2. A. G. Bravo, J.-L. Loizeau, L. Ancey, G. Ungureanu, J. Dominik 2009. Historical record of mercury contamination in sediments from the Babeni Reservoir (Olt River, Romania). Environmental Science and Pollution Research 16 (Suppl 1), S66–S75.
1. J. Poté, L. Haller, J-L Loizeau, A. G. Bravo, V. Sastre, W. Wildi 2008. Effects of a sewage treatment plant outlet pipe extension on the distribution of contaminants in the sediments of the Bay of Vidy, Lake Geneva, Switzerland. Bioresource Technology 99(15), 7122–7131.
62. E. Capo, C. Cosio, E. Gascón Díez, J.-L. Loizeau, E. Mendes, T. Adatte, S. Franzenburg, A. G. Bravo. 2023. Anaerobic mercury methylators inhabit sinking particles of oxic water columns. Water Research 119368.
61. B. Wang, H. Hu, Kevin Bishop, M. Buck, E. Björn, U. Skyllberg, M. B Nilsson, S. Bertilsson, A. G. Bravo. 2023. Microbial communities mediating net methylmercury formation along a trophic gradient in a peatland chronosequence. Journal of Hazardous Materials 442, 130057.
60. E. Capo, B. D Peterson, M. Kim, D.S Jones, S. G Acinas, M. Amyot, S. Bertilsson, E. Björn, M.Buck, C. Cosio, D. A Elias, C. Gilmour, M. S. Goñi Urriza, B. Gu, H. Lin, Y.‐R. Liu, K. McMahon, J. W Moreau, J. Pinhassi, M. Podar, F. Puente‐Sánchez, P. Sanchez, V. Storck, Y. Tada, A. Vigneron, D. Walsh, M. Vandewalle‐Capo, A. G. Bravo*, C. Gionfriddo*. 2023. A consensus protocol for the recovery of mercury methylation genes from metagenomes. Molecular Ecology Resources 23(1), 190-204.
59. E. Capo, C. Feng, A.G. Bravo, S. Bertilsson, A.L Soerensen, J. Pinhassi, M. Buck, C. Karlsson, J. Hawkes, E. Björn. Expression levels of hgcAB genes and mercury availability jointly explain methylmercury formation in stratified brackish waters.2022. Environmental Science & Technology 56 (18), 13119-13130.
58. S. Jonsson, M. N. Mastromonaco, F. Wang, A. G. Bravo, WRL Cairns, J. Chételat, T. A Douglas, G. Lescord, L. Ukonmaanaho, L.-E. Heimbürger-Boavida. 2022. Arctic methylmercury cycling. Science of the Total Environment 850, 157445.
57. I. Sanz-Sáez, C. Pereira-García, A.G. Bravo, L. Trujillo, M. Pla i Ferriol, et al., 2022. Prevalence of heterotrophic methylmercury detoxifying bacteria across oceanic regions. Environmental Science & Technology 56 (6), 3452-3461.
56. D. Cossa, J. Knoery, D. Bănaru, M. Harmelin-Vivien, J.E. Sonke, ...2022. Mediterranean Mercury Assessment 2022: An Updated Budget, Health Consequences, and Research Perspectives. Environmental Science & Technology 56 (7), 3840-3862.
55. M. Groeneveld, N. Catalán, K. Einarsdottir, A.G. Bravo, D.N. Kothawala. 2022. The influence of pH on dissolved organic matter fluorescence in inland waters. Analytical Methods 14 (13), 1351-1360.
54. E. Capo, E. Broman, S. Bonaglia, A.G. Bravo, S. Bertilsson, A.L. Soerensen,et al., 2022. Oxygen‐deficient water zones in the Baltic Sea promote uncharacterized Hg methylating microorganisms in underlying sediments. Limnology and Oceanography 67 (1), 135-146.
53. A. Lupon, P. Rodríguez-Lozano, M. Bartrons, A. Anadon-Rosell, M. Batalla, et al., 2021. Towards women-inclusive ecology: Representation, behavior, and perception of women at an international conference. PloS one 16 (12), e0260163.
52. D. Donis, E. Mantzouki, D. F. McGinnis, D. Vachon, I.e Gallego, H.‐P.Grossart, […] A.G. Bravo et al., 2021. Stratification strength and light climate explain variation in chlorophyll a at the continental scale in a European multilake survey in a heatwave summer. Limnology and Oceanography 66 (12), 4314-4333.
51. B. Wang, S. Zhong, K. Bishop, M.B. Nilsson, H. Hu, K. Eklöf, A.G. Bravo, et al., 2021. Biogeochemical influences on net methylmercury formation proxies along a peatland chronosequence. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 308, 188-203.
50. J. Xu, V. Liem-Nguyen, M. Buck, S. Bertilsson, E. Björn, A.G. Bravo. 2021. Mercury methylating microbial community structure in boreal wetlands explained by local physicochemical conditions. Frontiers in Environmental Science 8, 295.
49. J. Liu, J. Liang, A.G. Bravo, S. Wei, C. Yang, D. Wang, T. Jiang. 2021. Anaerobic and aerobic biodegradation of soil-extracted dissolved organic matter from the water-level-fluctuation zone of the three gorges reservoir region, China. Science of the Total Environment 764, 142857.
48. C Calao-Ramos, AG Bravo, R Paternina-Uribe, J Marrugo-Negrete, S. Diez. 2021. Occupational human exposure to mercury in artisanal small-scale gold mining communities of Colombia. Environment International 146, 106216.
47. B.A. Branfireun, C. Cosio, A.J. Poulain, G. Riise, A.G. Bravo. 2020. Mercury cycling in freshwater systems-An updated conceptual model. Science of the Total Environment 745, 140906.
46. Q. Wu, H. Hu, B. Meng, B. Wang, A. J Poulain, H. Zhang, J. Liu, A. G. Bravo, K. Bishop, S. Bertilsson, X. Feng. 2020. Methanogenesis Is an Important Process in Controlling MeHg Concentration in Rice Paddy Soils Affected by Mining Activities. Environmental Science & Technology, 54 (21), 13517-13526.
45. E. Capo, A. G. Bravo, A. L Soerensen, S. Bertilsson, J. Pinhassi, C. Feng, A. F Andersson, M. Buck, E. Björn. 2020. Deltaproteobacteria and Spirochaetes-like bacteria are abundant putative mercury methylators in oxygen-deficient water and marine particles in the Baltic Sea. Frontiers in Microbiology 11: 574080.
44. J. Marrugo-Negrete, J. Durango-Hernández, L. Díaz-Fernández, I. Urango-Cárdenas, H. Araméndiz-Tatis, V. Vergara-Flórez, A. G Bravo, S. Díez. 2020. Transfer and bioaccumulation of mercury from soil in cowpea in gold mining sites. Chemosphere 250,126142.
43. B. Wang, M. B. Nilsson, K. Eklöf, H. Hu, B. Ehnvall, A. G. Bravo, S. Zhong, S. Åkeblom, E. Björn, S. Bertilsson, U. Skyllberg, K. Bishop. Opposing spatial trends in methylmercury and total mercury along a peatland chronosequence trophic gradient. Science of the Total Environment 718, 137306.
42. H. Hu, B. Wang, A. G Bravo, E. Björn, U. Skyllberg, D. Amouroux, E. Tessier, J. Zopfi, X. Feng, K. Bishop, M. B Nilsson, S. Bertilsson. 2020. Shifts in mercury methylation across a peatland chronosequence: From sulfate reduction to methanogenesis and syntrophy. Journal of Hazardous Materials 387, 12196.
41. J. Marrugo-Negrete; S. Vargas-Licona; J. A. Ruiz-Guzmán; S. Marrugo-Madrid, A.G. Bravo ,S. Díez. 2020. Human health risk of methylmercury from fish consumption at the largest floodplain in Colombia. Environmental Research, 182.
40. A. Pastor, E. Hernandez-del Amo, P. Gimenez-Grau, M. Fillol, O. Pereda, L. Flores, I. Sanpera-Calbet, A. G. Bravo et al. 2020. Early-career coordinated distributed experiments: empowerment through collaboration. Frontiers in Education 5, 13.
39. A. G. Bravo and C. Cosio. 2020. Biotic formation of methylmercury: A bio–physico–chemical conundrum. Limnology & Oceanography, 65, 1010–1027.
38. J. Marrugo‐Negrete, J. Pinedo‐Hernández, E.M. Combatt, A.G. Bravo, S. Díez. 2019. Flood‐induced metal contamination in the topsoil of floodplain agricultural soils: a case‐study in Colombia. Land Degradation & Development 30, 2139–2149.
37. W. L. Lázaro, S. Díez, A. G. Bravo, C. J. da Silva, A. R.A. Ignácio, J. R.D. Guimaraes. 2019. Cyanobacteria as regulators of methylmercury production in periphyton. Science of the Total Environment 668, 723–729.
36. P. Wu, M. J. Kainz, S. Åkerblom, A. G. Bravo, L. Sonesten, B. Branfireun, A. Deininger, A.-K. Bergström, K. Bishop. 2019. Terrestrial diet influences mercury bioaccumulation in zooplankton and macroinvertebrates in lakes with differing dissolved organic carbon concentrations. Science of the Total Environment 669, 821–832.
35. J. Xu, M. Buck, K. Eklöf, O. O. Ahmed, J.K. Schaefer, K. Bishop, U. Skyllberg, E. Björn, S. Bertilsson, A. G. Bravo. 2019. Mercury methylating microbial communities of boreal forest soils. Scientific Reports 9, Article number: 518.
34. P. Wu, M. J. Kainz, A. G Bravo, S. Åkerblom, L. Sonesten, K. Bishop. 2019. The importance of bioconcentration into the pelagic food web base for methylmercury biomagnification: A meta-analysis. Science of the Total Environment 646, 357–367.
33. E. Mantzouki, J.Campbell , E. van Loon , P. Visser, [...], A. G Bravo, [...], B. W. Ibelings. 2018. A European Multi Lake Survey dataset of environmental variables, phytoplankton pigments and cyanotoxins. Scientific Data, 5, 180226.
32. N. Catalán, J.P. Casas‐Ruiz, M.I. Arce, M. Abril, A.G .Bravo, et al. 2018. Behind the Scenes: Mechanisms regulating climatic patterns of dissolved organic carbon uptake in headwater streams. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 32, 1528–1541.
31. A. G Bravo, S.Peura, M. Buck, O. Ahmed, A. Mateos-Rivera, S. Herrero Ortega, J. K Schaefer, S. Bouchet, J. Tolu, E. Björn, S. Bertilsson 2018. Methanogens and iron-reducing bacteria: the overlooked members of mercury methylating microbial communities in boreal lakes. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 84-e01774-18.
30. T. Jiang, A.G Bravo, U. Skyllberg, E. Björn, D. Wang, H. Yan, N. W Green. 2018. Influence of dissolved organic matter (DOM) characteristics on dissolved mercury (Hg) species composition in sediment porewater of lakes from southwest China. Water Research 146, 146–158.
29. A.G Bravo, D. N Kothawala, K. Attermeyer, E. Tessier, P. Bodmer, D. Amouroux. 2018. Cleaning and sampling protocol for analysis of mercury and dissolved organic matter in freshwater systems. MethodsX 5, 1017–1026.
28. A. G. Bravo, D. N. Kothawala, K. Attermeyer, E. Tessier, P. Bodmer et al. 2018. The interplay between total mercury, methylmercury and dissolved organic matter in fluvial systems: A latitudinal study across Europe. Water Research 144, 172–182.
27. A. G. Bravo, J. Zopfi, S. Bertilsson, J. Xu, M. Buck, J. Pote, C. Cosio. 2018. Geobacteraceae are important members of mercury-methylating microbial communities of sediments impacted by waste water releases. The ISME journal 12:802–812.
26. E. Mantzouki, M. Lürling, J. Fastner, L. de Senerpont Domis, [..], A.G. Bravo et al. 2018. Temperature effects explain continental scale distribution of cyanobacterial toxins. Toxins 10 (4), 156.
25. S. Herrero, N. Catalán, H. Gröntoft, T. G Hilmarsson, S Bertilsson, P. Wu, K. Bishop, O. Levanoni, E. Björn, A. G. Bravo. 2018. High methylmercury formation in ponds fueled by fresh humic and algal derived organic matter. Limnology & Oceanography 63, 44-53.
24. K. Eklöf, K.Bishop, S. Bertilsson, E. Björn, M. Buck, O. Ahmed, A. G. Bravo. 2018. Formation of methylation hotspots as a consequence of stump harvest. Science of the Total Environment 613 1069-1078.
23. W. J. Ripple, C. Wolf, T.M. Newsome, M. Galetti, M. Alamgir, E. Crist, M. I. Mahmoud, W. F. Laurance, 15,364 scientist signatories from 184 countries. The World Scientists’ Warning: A Second Notice. BioScience, 67, 12, 1026–1028, (One of the scientist signatories).
22. A. Pastor, A. Lupon, Ll. Gómez-Gener, T. Rodríguez-Castillo, M. Abril1, M. Arce, I. Aristi, M. Arroita, A. G. Bravo et al. 2017. Regional and local controls on headwater stream metabolism: insights from the first AIL collaborative project. Limnetica 36 (1), 67-85.
21. A. G. Bravo, S. Bouchet, J. Tolu, E. Björn, A. Mateos-Rivera, S. Bertilsson. 2017. Molecular composition of organic matter controls methylmercury formation in lakes. Nature Communications 8, 14255.
20. E. Gascón Díez, J-L. Loizeau, C. Cosio, S. Bouchet, T. Adatte, D. Amouroux, A. G. Bravo. 2016. Role of settling particles on mercury methylation in the oxic water column of freshwater systems. Environmental Science & Technology 50 (21), 11672-11679.
19. H. Gashaw, A. Getahun, A. G. Bravo, S. Åkerblom, E. Derbe, K. Bishop. 2016. Mercury Human Exposure in Populations Living Around Lake Tana (Ethiopia). Biological Trace Element Research 175 (2), 237-243.
18. N. Catalán, S. Herrero Ortega, H. Grontöft, T. G. Hilmarsson, S. Bertilsson, Pianpian Wu, Oded Levanoni, K. Bishop, A. G. Bravo. 2016. Effects of beaver impoundments on dissolved organic matter quality and biodegradability in boreal riverine systems. Hydrobiologia 793 (1), 135-148.
17. A. Isidorova, A. G. Bravo, G. Riise, S. Bouchet, E. Björn, and S. Sobek. 2016. Lake browning and respiration mode affect the burial and fate of carbon and mercury in the sediment of two boreal lakes. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences 121 (1), 233-245.
16. A. G. Bravo, J.-L. Loizeau, P. Dranguet, S. Makri, E. Björn, V.-G. Ungureanu, V. Slaveykova, C. Cosio. 2016. Persistent Hg contamination and occurrence of Hg methylating transcript (hgcA) in downstream a chlor-alkali plant in the Olt River (Romania). Environmental Science and Pollution Research. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 11, 10529–10541.
15. A. G. Bravo, S. Bouchet, S. Guédron D. Amouroux, J. Dominik, J. Zopfi. 2015. High methylmercury production under ferruginous conditions in sediments impacted by sewage treatment plant discharges. Water Research 80, 245–255.
14. J. Xu, A. G. Bravo, A. Lagerkvist, S. Bertilsson, R. Sjöblom, J. Kumpiene. 2015. Sources and remediation techniques for mercury contaminated soil. Environment International 74, 42–53.
13. J. Dominik, D. Tagliapietra, A. G. Bravo, M. Sigovini, J. E. Spangenberg, D. Amouroux, R. Zonta 2014. Mercury in the food chain of the Lagoon of Venice, Italy. Marine Pollution Bulletin 88 (1–2), 194–206.
12. A. G. Bravo, S. LeFaucheur, M. Monperrus, V. Slaveykova. 2014. Species-specific isotope tracers to study the accumulation and biotransformation of mixtures of inorganic and methyl mercury by the microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Environmental Pollution 192, 212–215.
11. A. G. Bravo, C. Cosio, P-A. Chevalley, J. Zopfi, D. Amouroux, J. Spangenberg, V-G. Ungureanu, J. Dominik 2014. Extremely elevated methyl mercury levels in water, sediment and organisms in a Romanian reservoir affected by release of mercury from a chlor-alkali plant. Water Research 49 (1) 391-405.
10. E. G. Diez, A. G. Bravo, N. à Porta, M. Masson, N. D. Graham, S. Stoll, Y. Akhtman, D. Amouroux, Jean-Luc Loizeau. 2014. Influence of a wastewater treatment plant on mercury contamination and sediment characteristics in Vidy Bay (Lake Geneva, Switzerland). Aquatic sciences 76 (1), 21–32.
9. N. Regier, F. Larras, A. G. Bravo, V-G. Ungureanu, D. Amouroux, C. Cosio 2013. Mercury bioaccumulation in the aquatic plant Elodea nuttallii in the field and in microcosm: accumulation in shoots from the water might involve copper transporters. Chemosphere 90 (2) 595–602.
8. N. Regier, B. Frey, B. Converse, E. Roden, A. Grosse-Honebrink, A. G. Bravo, C. Cosio 2012. Effect of Elodea nuttallii roots on bacterial communities and MMHg proportion in a Hg polluted sediment. Plos One 7 (9). Open Access e45565. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0045565.
7. A. G. Bravo, S. Bouchet, D. Amouroux, J. Poté, J. Dominik 2011. Distribution of Mercury and Organic Matter in Particle-Size Classes in Sediments Contaminated by a Waste Water Treatment Plant: Vidy Bay, Lake Geneva, Switzerland. Journal of Environmental Monitoring 13, 974–982.
6. R. Kottelat, D.A.L. Vignati, A. G. Bravo, J. Dominik, B.J.D. Ferrari 2010. Characterization of trace element geochemistry in continuous flow-through microcosms: A preliminary step to environmentally meaningful ecotoxicological experiments. Chemosphere 81(11):1407–1415.
5. A. G. Bravo, W. Wildi, J. Poté 2010. Kinetics of plant material mass loss and DNA release in freshwater column. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 73(7):1548–1552.
4. A. G. Bravo, J.-L. Loizeau, S. Bouchet, A. Richard, J-F. Rubin J-F, V-G. Ungureanu, D. Amouroux, J. Dominik 2010. Mercury human exposure through fish consumption in a reservoir contaminated by a chlor-alkali plant: Babeni reservoir (Romania). Environmental Science and Pollution Research 17(8):1422–32.
3. J. Poté, A. G. Bravo, P. Mavingui, D. Ariztegui, W. Wildi. 2010. Evaluation of quantitative recovery of bacterial cells and DNA from different lake sediments by Nycodenz density gradient centrifugation. Ecological Indicators 10 (2), 234–240.
2. A. G. Bravo, J.-L. Loizeau, L. Ancey, G. Ungureanu, J. Dominik 2009. Historical record of mercury contamination in sediments from the Babeni Reservoir (Olt River, Romania). Environmental Science and Pollution Research 16 (Suppl 1), S66–S75.
1. J. Poté, L. Haller, J-L Loizeau, A. G. Bravo, V. Sastre, W. Wildi 2008. Effects of a sewage treatment plant outlet pipe extension on the distribution of contaminants in the sediments of the Bay of Vidy, Lake Geneva, Switzerland. Bioresource Technology 99(15), 7122–7131.
BOOKS CHAPTERS, PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATE PAPERS
- A.G. Bravo, S.G. Acinas, C. Romera-Castillo. Clean ocean. Book: The ocean we want: inclusive and transformative ocean science. Pelegrí J.L., Gili J.M., Martínez de Albéniz M.V. (eds.). 2022. Institut de Ciències del Mar, CSIC,. Barcelona.Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (España)
- A.G. Bravo, I. Sanz-Sáez, A.T, Schartup. Chapter: Mercury in changing oceans. Book: The ocean we want: inclusive and transformative ocean science. Pelegrí J.L., Gili J.M., Martínez de Albéniz M.V. (eds.). 2022. Institut de Ciències del Mar, Barcelona.Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (España).
- J.Dachs, I .E.Huertas, X. A. Álvarez-Salgado, C. M. Araújo, E. Berdalet, J. Blasco, A. G. Bravo et al., Challenge 4: Ocean Health. Book: Ocean Science Challenges for 2030 4: 81-95 (2021)Editorial CSIC.
- E Garcés, S Donoso, E Torrecilla, J Salazar, S Soto, C Cardelús, ...A.G. Bravo, et al., The ICM’s commitment to gender equality in marine research. Book: The ocean we want: inclusive and transformative ocean science. Pelegrí J.L., Gili J.M., Martínez de Albéniz M.V. (eds.). 2022. Institut de Ciències del Mar, CSIC. Barcelona.Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (España).
- A. G. Bravo, J.-L. Loizeau, J. Dominik 2010. Reservoirs as a trap for pollutants: Mercury in the Babeni Reservoir. NEAR curriculum in Natural Environmental Science, Terre & Environnement, Vol. 88, 211–219
- I. Sanz-Sáez, A. G. Bravo, Silvia G. Acinas, O. Sánchez. 2018. Bacterias marinas detoxificadoras de metilmercurio: caracterización mediante aislamiento y técnicas – ómicas. Sem@foro, Biodeterioro, Biodegradación y Biorremediación, 66, 63-64.
- M. Antón-Pardo, M. Bartrons, S. Bernal, X. Benito, N. Catalán, M. Colls, A. F. Filipe, A.G. Bravo, et al. 2018. Les Dones d'Aigua, Spiadimonis, Associació Hàbitats, Vol 36, 6–7.
- A. G. Bravo, S. Bouchet, V-G. Ungureanu, D. Amouroux, Jakob Zopfi, J. Dominik 2009. Methylmercury concentrations and sulphate-reducing bacteria in freshwater sediments contaminated by a chlor alkali plant: Babeni Reservoir, Romania. Int Conf Envir Ecos Dev (EED). WSEAS press 196–200.
- A. G. Bravo, C. Picard, J.-L. Loizeau, B. Ferrari, J. Dominik 2008. ORSED: Bioavailability of Mercury and toxicity of sediments from the Olt River reservoirs (Romania). Bulletin of the International Association for Danube Research (IAD). Danube News 17, 10–11.
