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48. Isgró M, Basallote MD, Barbero L (2026) - 2/3 - AC. Predicting Water Quality in Mine-Affected Environments: A Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Study in the Iberian Pyrite Belt. Science of Remote Sensing (Major revisions, May 2026)
47. Bonnail E, Basallote MD, Cruces E, Macías F, Osta V, Sarmiento A, Nieto JM, Vera S, DelValls TA (2026) - 2/9 - Chemical and ecological efficacy of a full-scale acid mine drainage passive treatment plant. Environ Geochem Health 48, 421. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-026-03296-4
46. Basallote MD, Méndez A, León R, Olías M, Freydier R, Pérez-López R, Cánovas C (2025) - AC/7 - Labile fraction-based assessment of rare earth elements in contaminated sediments. Environmental Pollution, 387, 127304. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2025.127304 [FI 7.3 (2024); 47/376 Environmental Science; Q1; Citas (Scp/GSch) 1/2
45. Pérez-López R, Cánovas CR, Macías F, Basallote MD, Freydier R, Olías M, Nieto JM (2025) - 4/7 - Tracing acid mine drainage from an accidental spill on the Estuary of Huelva (SW Spain). Environmental Pollution, 372, 126033. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2025.126033 [FI 7.3 (2024); 47/376 Environmental Science; Q1; Citas (Scp/GSch) 2/2
44. Olías M, Basallote MD, Cánovas CR, Pérez-Carral C (2025) - 2/4 - Groundwater divide shifting due to pumping in a sector of the Doñana aquifer system (SW Spain): environmental implications. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 526. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-025-13965-z [FI 7.3 (2024); 192/376 Environmental Science; Q3; Citas (Scp/GSch) 2/4
43. Cánovas CR, Castellanos M, Pérez-López R, Millán-Becerro R, Molinero-García A, Olías M, Nieto JM, Basallote MD (2025) - 8/8 - Metal(loid) removal from highly metal rich acid mine waters using natural schwertmannite. Journal of Environmental Management, 393, 127287. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.127287 [FI 8.4 (2024); 47/376 Environmental Science; Q1, D1; Citas (Scp/GSch) 2/4
42. Cánovas CR, Amaya-Yaeggy GA, Kotte-Hewa DJ, Pérez-López R, Macías F, León R, Nieto JM, Basallote MD (2025) - 7/7 - Exploration of biomass ashes (BA) to decontaminate highly metal rich acid mine drainages (AMDs): Column and batch experiments. Journal of Cleaner Production, 4 M Dolores Basallote – CV A. Contribuciones científicas y tecnológicas 489, 144679. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.144679 [FI 10 (2024); 7/83 Engineering, Environmental; Q1, D1; Citas (Scp/GSch) 2/2
41. Papaslioti EM, Giampouras M, Sánchez-López L, Basallote MD, Freydier R, Cánovas CR, Pérez López R (2024) - 4/7 - Temporal dynamics of contaminants in an estuarine system affected by acid mine drainage discharges. Science of The Total Environment, 947, 174683. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174683 [FI 8 (2024); 39/376 Environmental Sciences; Q1; Citas (Scp/GSch) 6/9
40. Pérez-López R, Millán-Becerro R, Basallote MD, Carrero S, Parviainen A, Freydier R, Macías F, Ruiz Cánovas CR (2023) - 3/8 - Effects of estuarine water mixing on the mobility of trace elements in mine drainage leachates. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 187, 114491. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114491 [FI 5.3 (2023); 5/119 Marine & Freshwater Biology; Q1, D1; Citas (Scp/GSch) 17/23
39. Packman H, Little SH, Nieto JM, Basallote MD, Pérez-López R, Coles B, Kreissig K, van de Flierdt T, Rehkämper M (2023) - 4/9 - Tracing acid mine drainage and estuarine Zn attenuation using Cd and Zn isotopes. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 360, 36–56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2023.09.001 [FI 4.5 (2023); 8/101 Geochemistry & Geophysics; Q1, D1; Citas (Scp/GSch) 11/13
38. Kerl CF, Basallote MD, Käberich M, Oldani E, Cerón Espejo NP, Colina Blanco AE, Cánovas CR, Nieto JM, Planer-Friedrich B (2023) - 2/9 - Consequences of sea level rise for high metal(loid) loads in the Ría of Huelva estuary sediments. Science of The Total Environment, 873, 162354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162354 [FI 8.2 (2023); 31/358 Environmental Sciences; Q1, D1; Citas (Scp/GSch) 11/12
37. Cánovas CR, González RM, Vieira BJC, Waerenborgh JC, Marques R, Macías F, Basallote MD, Olías M, Prudencio MI (2023) - 7/9 - Metal mobility and bioaccessibility from cyanide leaching heaps in a historical mine site. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 448, 130948. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.130948 [FI 12.2 (2023); 15/83 Engineering, Environmental; Q1, D1; Citas (Scp/GSch) 12/14
36. Basallote MD, Zarco V, Macías F, Cánovas CR, Hidalgo PJ Metal bioaccumulation in spontaneously grown aquatic macrophytes in Fe-rich substrates of a passive treatment plant for acid mine drainage. J. Environ. Manage. 2023 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118495
35. Neira P, Romero-Freire A, Basallote MD, Qiu H, Cobelo-García A, Cánovas CR (2022) - 3/6 - Review of the concentration, bioaccumulation, and effects of lanthanides in marine systems. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.920405 [FI 3.7 (2022); 9/109 Marine & Freshwater Biology; Q1, D1; Citas (Scp/GSch) 37/50
34. Isgró MA, Basallote MD, Caballero I, Barbero L (2022) - AC/4 - Comparison of UAS and Sentinel 2 Multispectral Imagery for Water Quality Monitoring: A Case Study for Acid Mine Drainage Affected Areas (SW Spain). Remote Sensing, 14, 4053. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14164053 [FI 5 (2022); 31/202 Geosciences, Multidisciplinary; Q1; Citas (Scp/GSch) 20/22
33. Isgró MA, Basallote MD, Barbero L (2022) - 2/3 - Unmanned Aerial System-Based Multispectral Water Quality Monitoring in the Iberian Pyrite Belt (SW Spain). Mine Water and the Environment, 41, 30–41. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10230-021-00837-4 [FI 2.88 (2022); 45/103 Water Resources; Q2; Citas (Scp/GSch) 31/17
32. Haneklaus N, Barbosa S, Basallote MD, Bertau M, Bilal E, Chajduk E, Chernysh Y, Chubur V, Cruz J, Dziarczykowski K, Fröhlich P, Grosseau P, Mazouz H, Kiegiel K, Nieto JM, Pavón S, Pessanha S, Pryzowicz A, Roubík H, Cánovas CR, Schmidt H, Seeling R, Zakrzewska-Kołtuniewicz G (2022) - 3/23 - Closing the upcoming EU gypsum gap with phosphogypsum. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 182, 106328. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106328 [FI 13.2 (2022); 5/55 Engineering, Environmental; Q1, D1; Citas (Scp/GSch) 69/80
31. Fuentes-López JM, Olías M, León R, Basallote MD, Macías F, Moreno-González R, Cánovas CR: Stream-pit lake interactions in an abandoned mining area affected by acid drainage (Iberian Pyrite Belt). Science of The Total Environment 2022, 833:155224. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155224
30. Cánovas CR, Basallote MD, Macías F, Olías M, Pérez-López R, Nieto JM (2022) - 2/6 - Thallium in environmental compartments affected by acid mine drainage (AMD) from the Iberian Pyrite Belt (IPB): From rocks to the ocean. Earth-Science Reviews, 235, 104264. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2022.104264 [FI 12.1 (2022); 5/202 Geosciences, Multidisciplinary; Q1, D1; Citas (Scp/GSch) 18/26
29. Cánovas CR, Basallote MD, Macías F, Freydier R, Parviainen A, Pérez-López R (2022) - 2/6 - Thallium distribution in an estuary affected by acid mine drainage (AMD): The Ría de Huelva estuary (SW Spain). Environmental Pollution, 306, 119448. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119448 [FI 8.9 (2022); 11/14 Environmental Sciences; Q1, D1; Citas (Scp/GSch) 18/26
28. Ayora C, Carrero S, Bellés J, Basallote MD, Cánovas CR, Macías F (2022) - 4/6 - Partition of Rare Earth Elements Between Sulfate Salts Formed by the Evaporation of Acid Mine Drainage. Mine Water and the Environment, 41, 42–57. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10230-021-00803-0 [FI 2.88 (2022); 45/103 Water Resources; Q2; Citas (Scp/GSch) 13/13
27. Olías M, Ruiz Cánovas CR, Basallote MD (2021) - 3/3 - Surface and Groundwater Quality Evolution in the Agrio and Guadiamar Rivers After the Aznalcóllar Mine Spill (SW Spain): Lessons Learned. Mine Water and the Environment, 40, 235–249. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10230-020 00713-7 [FI 2.88 (2022); 45/103 Water Resources; Q2; Citas (Scp/GSch) 8/13
26. Cánovas CR, Macías F, Basallote MD, Olías M, Nieto JM, Pérez-López R (2021) - 3/6 - Metal(loid) release from sulfide-rich wastes to the environment: The case of the Iberian Pyrite Belt (SW Spain). Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health, 20, 100240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coesh.2021.100240 [FI 8.1 (2022); 55/376 Environmental Sciences; Q1; Citas (Scp/GSch) 18/28
25. Cánovas CR, Basallote MD, Macías F, Olías M, Pérez-López R, Ayora C, Nieto JM (2021) - 2/7 - Geochemical behaviour and transport of technology critical metals (TCMs) by the Tinto River (SW Spain) to the Atlantic Ocean. Science of The Total Environment, 764, 143796. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143796 [FI 6.55 (2021); 22/265 Environmental Sciences; Q1; Citas (Scp/GSch) 20/25
24. Olías M, Cánovas CR, Macías F, Basallote MD & Nieto JM (2020) - 4/5 - The Evolution of Pollutant Concentrations in a River Severely Affected by Acid Mine Drainage: Río Tinto (SW Spain). Minerals, 10, 598. https://doi.org/10.3390/min10070598 [FI 2.64 (2021); 11/30 Mineralogy; Q1, Citas (Scp/GSch) 27/48
23. Cánovas CR, Basallote MD & F Macías (2020) - 2/3 - Distribution and availability of rare earth elements and trace elements in the estuarine waters of the Ría of Huelva (SW Spain). Environmental Pollution, 267, 115506. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115506 [FI 6.8 (2021); 21/265 Environmental Sciences; Q1, Citas (Scp/GSch) 32/35
22. Cánovas CR, Basallote MD, Borrego P, Millán-Becerro R & Pérez-López R (2020) - 2/4 - Metal partitioning and speciation in a mining-impacted estuary by traditional and passive sampling methods. Science of The Total Environment, 722, 137905. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137905 [FI 6.55 (2020); 22/264 Environmental Sciences; Q1, D1, Citas (Scp/GSch) 22/26
21. Basallote MD, Borrero-Santiago AR, Cánovas CR, Hammer KM, Olsen AJ & Ardelan M (2020) - AC/6 - Trace metal mobility in sub-seabed sediments by CO2 seepage under high-pressure conditions. Science of The Total Environment, 700, 134761. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134761 [FI 6.55 (2020); 22/264 Environmental Sciences; Q1, D1, Citas (Scp/GSch) 12/15
20. Olías M, Cánovas C, Basallote MD, Macías F, Pérez-López R, Gonzalez-Moreno R, Millán-Becerro R & Nieto JM (2019) - 3/8 - Causes and impacts of a mine water spill from an acidic pit lake (Iberian Pyrite Belt). Environmental Pollution, 250, 127-136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2019.04.011 [FI 6.79 (2020); 21/265 Environmental Sciences; Q1, Citas (Scp/GSch) 46/57
19. Millán-Becerro R, Pérez-López R, Macías F, Cánovas CR, Papaslioti E & Basallote MD (2019) - 6/6 - Assessment of metals mobility during the alkaline treatment of highly acid phosphogypsum leachates. Science of The Total Environment, 660, 395-405. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.305 [FI 6.55 (2020); 21/265 Environmental Sciences; Q1, D1, Citas (Scp/GSch) 38/46
18. Martínez NM, Basallote MD, Meyer A, Ruiz Cánovas CR, Macías F, Schneider P (2019) - 2/6 - Life cycle assessment of a passive remediation system for acid mine drainage: Towards more sustainable mining activity. Journal of Cleaner Production, 211, 1100-1111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.11.224 [FI 7.25 (2020); 19/265 Environmental Sciences; Q1, D1, Citas (Scp/GSch) 53/64
17. Conradi M, Sánchez-Moyano JE, Bhuiyan MKA, Rodríguez-Romero A, Galotti A, Basallote MD, DelValls A, Parra G, Riba I (2019) - 6/9 - Intraspecific variation in the response of the estuarine European isopod Cyathura carinata (Krøyer, 1847) to ocean acidification. Science of The Total Environment, 683, 134-145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.227 [FI 6.55 (2019); 21/265 Environmental Sciences; Q1, D1, Citas (Scp/GSch) 12/12
16. Cánovas CR, Macías F, Olías M, Basallote MD, Pérez-López R, Ayora C, Nieto JM (2019) - 3/6 - Release of technology critical metals during sulfide oxidation processes: the case of the Poderosa sulfide mine (south-west Spain). Environmental Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1071/EN19118 [FI 1.91 (2019); 51/86 Analytical Chemistry; Q3; Citas (Scp/GSch) 9/12
15. Cánovas CR, De La Aleja CG, Macías F, Pérez-López R, Basallote MD, Olías M, Nieto JM (2019) - 5/7 - Mineral reactivity in sulphide mine wastes: influence of mineralogy and grain size on metal release. European Journal of Mineralogy. https://doi.org/10.1127/ejm/2019/0031-2843 [FI 1.66 (2019); 14/30 Mineralogy; Q2; Citas (Scp/GSch) 13/18
14. Basallote MD, Cánovas CR, Olías M, Pérez-López R, Macías F, Carrero S, Ayora C, Nieto JM (2019) - AC/8 - Mineralogically-induced metal partitioning during the evaporative precipitation of efflorescent sulfate salts from acid mine drainage. Chemical Geology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2019.119339 [FI 3.36 (2019); 23/85 Geochemistry & Geophysics; Q2; Citas (Scp/GSch) 23/30
13. Olías M, Cánovas CR, Basallote MD, Lozano A (2018) - 3/4 - Geochemical behaviour of rare earth elements (REE) along a river reach receiving inputs of acid mine drainage. Chemical Geology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2018.06.029 [FI 3.62 (2018); 19/84 Geochemistry & Geophysics; Q1; Citas (Scp/GSch) 65/76
12. de Orte MR, Bonnail E, Sarmiento AM, Bautista-Chamizo E, Basallote MD, Riba I, DelValls Á, Nieto JM (2018) - 3/8 - Metal fractionation in marine sediments acidified by enrichment of CO2: A risk assessment. Marine Pollution Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.04.072 [FI 3.78 (2018); 5/108 Marine and Freshwater biology; Q1, D1; Citas (Scp/GSch) 16/18
11. Cánovas CR, Macías F, Pérez-López R, Basallote MD, Millán-Becerro R (2018) - 4/5 - Valorization of wastes from the fertilizer industry: Current status and future trends. Journal of Cleaner Production. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.10.293 [FI 1.21 (2018); 120/165 Ecology; Q3; Citas (Scp/GSch) 128/163
10. Basallote MD, Rodríguez-Romero A, De Orte MR, DelValls TA, Riba I (2018) - AC/5 - CO2 leakage simulation: effects of the pH decrease on fertilisation and larval development of Paracentrotus lividus and sediment metals toxicity. Chemistry and Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1080/02757540.2017.1396319 [FI 6.39 (2018); 18/251 Environmental Sciences; Q1, D1; Citas (Scp/GSch) 11/16
9. Goulding TA, De Orte MR, Szalaj D, Basallote MD, DelValls TA, Cesar A (2017) - 4/6 - Assessment of the environmental impacts of ocean acidification (OA) and carbon capture and storage (CCS) leaks using the amphipod Hyale youngi. Ecotoxicology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10646-017-1783-6 [FI 1.98 (2017); 122/286 Environmental Sciences; Q2; Citas (Scp/GSch) 18/20
8. Basallote MD, Rodríguez-Romero A, De Orte MR, DelValls TA, Riba I (2015) - AC/5 - Evaluation of the threat of marine CO2 leakage-associated acidification on the toxicity of sediment metals to juvenile bivalves. Aquatic Toxicology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2015.07.004 [FI 3.55 (2017); 3/104 Marine and Freshwater biology; Q1, D1; Citas (Scp/GSch) 30/33
7. Rodríguez-Romero A, Jiménez-Tenorio N, Basallote MD, De Orte MR, Blasco J, Riba I (2014) - 4/6 - Predicting the impacts of CO2 leakage from subseabed storage: Effects of metal accumulation and toxicity on the model benthic organism Ruditapes philippinarum. Environmental Science & Technology. https://doi.org/10.1021/es501939c [FI 5.33 (2014); 10/223 Engineering, Environmental; Q1, D1; Citas (Scp/GSch) 66/78
6. Rodríguez-Romero A, Basallote MD, De Orte MR, DelValls TA, Riba I, Blasco J (2014) - 2/6 - Simulation of CO2 leakages during injection and storage in sub-seabed geological formations: Metal mobilization and biota effects. Environment International. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2014.03.008 [FI 5.56 (2014); 8/223 Environmental Sciences; Q1, D1; Citas (Scp/GSch) 60/68
5. de Orte MR, Sarmiento AM, Basallote MD, Rodríguez-Romero A, Riba I, DelValls A (2014) - 3/6 - Effects on the mobility of metals from acidification caused by possible CO2 leakage from subseabed geological formations. Science of The Total Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.09.095 [FI 4.09 (2014); 18/223 Environmental Sciences; Q1, D1; Citas (Scp/GSch) 72/89
4. de Orte MR, Lombardi AT, Sarmiento AM, Basallote MD, Rodriguez-Romero A, Riba I, DelValls A (2014) - 4/7 - Metal mobility and toxicity to microalgae associated with acidification of sediments: CO2 and acid comparison. Marine Environmental Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2013.10.003 [FI 2.76 (2014); 12/103 Marine and Freshwater biology; Q1; Citas (Scp/GSch) 60/72
3. Basallote MD, De Orte MR, DelValls TA, Riba I (2014) - AC/4 - Studying the effect of CO2-induced acidification on sediment toxicity using acute amphipod toxicity test. Environmental Science & Technology. https://doi.org/10.1021/es5015373 [FI 5.33 (2014); 10/223 Engineering, Environmental; Q1, D1; Citas (Scp/GSch) 47/61
2. Garrard SL, Hunter RC, Frommel AY, Lane AC, Phillips JC, Cooper R, Dineshram R, Cardini U, McCoy SJ, Arnberg M, Rodrigues Alves BG, Annane S, de Orte MR, Kumar A, Aguirre-Martínez GV, Maneja RH, Basallote MD, Ape F, Torstensson A, Bjoerk MM (2013) - 16/20 - Biological impacts of ocean acidification: a postgraduate perspective on research priorities. Marine Biology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-012-2033-3 [FI 2.39 (2013); 22/103 Marine and Freshwater biology; Q1; Citas (Scp/GSch) 32/46
1. Basallote MD, Rodríguez-Romero A, Blasco J, DelValls A, Riba I (2012) - AC/5 - Lethal effects on different marine organisms, associated with sediment–seawater acidification deriving from CO2 leakage. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-012-0899-8 [FI 2.61 (2012); 59/210 Environmental Sciences; Q2; Citas (Scp/GSch) 72/95
National Journals Research Articles
National Journals Research Articles
3. León R, Cánovas CR, Basallote MD, Macías F, Millán-Becerro R, Moreno-González R, Romero Matos J, Nieto JM (2025). Origen y movilidad del talio en la Faja Pirítica Ibérica. Estudios Geológicos, 81, 1126-1126
2. López LS, Romero-Matos J, Pérez-López R, Cánovas CR, Basallote MD, Vásquez MC, Yaeggy GA (2024). Comportamiento de los metales en un estuario afectado por drenaje ácido de mina durante un ciclo mareal (estuario del Río Tinto, SO España). In Geogaceta, 87-90, Nº 75, 2024, págs. 87-90
1. Romero-Matos J, Macías F, Olías M, Basallote MD, Millán-Becerro R, Nieto JM (2023). Modelización hidrogeoquímica de una red fluvial afectada por drenaje ácido de mina (cuenca del río Odiel): situación actual y repercusión de posibles actuaciones de remediación. In Geogaceta, 27-30, Nº 73, 2023, págs. 27-30
Book Chapters
Book Chapters
4. The Problem of Acid Mine Drainage in the Iberian Pyritic Belt (IPB). Diagnosis and Treatment Measures (2024) Olías Álvarez M, Ruiz Cánovas C, Basallote MD, Macías Suárez F, Nieto JM Liñán, Pérez López R, Miguel Sarmiento A. Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Huelva, ISBN 978-84-10326-48-4. https://www.uhu.es/publicaciones/?q=libros&code=1347
3. El problema del drenaje ácido de minas en la faja pirítica ibérica: diagnóstico y medidas de tratamiento (2023) Olías Álvarez M, Ruiz Cánovas C, Basallote MD, Macías Suárez F, Nieto JM Liñán, Pérez López R, Miguel Sarmiento A. Universidad de Huelva, ISBN 978-84-19397-79-9. https://www.uhu.es/editorial/?q=libros-verlibro&libro_code=1322
2. Julián Blasco, M Dolores Basallote: Chapter Four - Using chemical lines of evidence to address acidification. In CO2 Acidification in Aquatic Ecosystems. Edited by DelValls TA, Riba I: Elsevier; 2022: 45-78 https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-823552-2.00004-6
1. Carlos Ruiz Cánovas, Jose Miguel Nieto, Francisco Macías, Maria Dolores Basallote, Manuel Olías, Rafael Pérez‐López, Carlos Ayora. Recovery of Critical Raw Materials from Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) The EIT‐Funded MORECOVERY Project. Chapter 8 - Recovery of Byproducts from Acid Mine Drainage Treatment. Book Editor(s): Elvis Fosso-Kankeu, Christian Wolkersdorfer, Jo Burgess https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119620204.ch8
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