Dr Rosa Busquets

About

My main research interests lie in the disciplines of analytical and materials science and cover environmental monitoring and remediation, the development of diagnosis tools and food safety.

My environmental work involves nanotechnology, porous materials, catalysis, development of analytical and water treatment methods to increase access of safe drinking water (6th UN SDG). 

Beyond fundamental research, I seek to increase technology readiness. I lead business incubators in Ukraine that are making a social impact.

I am part of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Environmental Effects Assessment Panel (EEAP) as co-author. EEAP is one of three panels that informs the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on matters arising from ozone depletion, UV radiation and the interaction of climate change.

The key questions that drive my research are:

How can we improve analytical approaches to gain more information?

How can we improve water, soil, air and food safety?

How to translate fundamental research in solutions with commercial and social impact?

Academic history

  • Associate professor in Analytical and Forensic Chemistry (2021-present), Senior Lecturer (2016-2021), Lecturer (2013-2016)
  • 2020- present. Honorary International Professor at Al-Farabi National Kazakh University (Kazakhstan). Department of Chemical Physics and Material Science.
  • 2019- present, Honorary Associate Professor at UCL. Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering.
  • 2011-2013. Experienced Marie Curie Fellow, Individual fellowship at the Nanoscience and Nanotechnology group. University of Brighton.
  • 2009-2011. Experienced Marie Curie Fellow, MAST Carbon International Ltd.
  • 2005-2009. Assistant Professor in Analytical Chemistry, Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry Group (CECEM). University of Barcelona.
  • 2004-2007. Visiting researcher in the departments of Food Engineering and Analytical Chemistry Departments, LTH, Lund University.
  • 2001-2005. Researcher in Analytical Chemistry with studentship for research and teaching, University of Barcelona.
  • 1997-1999. Junior researcher in Biochemistry in the Membrane Receptors and Inter cellular Communication group. Department of Biochemistry of the University of Barcelona

Academic responsibilities

Associate Professor

Qualifications

  • European PhD
  • Diploma of Advanced Studies (DEA), equivalent to MPhil
  • Masters by Research (MRes)
  • MChem
  • Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
  • CAP (equivalent to PGCE)

Teaching and learning

Research

I work towards pushing the barriers of Analytical Chemistry and achieving significant improvements in monitoring molecules of special relevance. I am specialist in chromatography-mass spectrometry and in the analysis of complex matrices, areas which are valuable when applied to solve challenges. I am particularly interested environmental monitoring and remediation. I carry out research to remove contaminants that pose a major threat to the ecosystems due to their toxicity and high mobility, and can therefore contaminate fresh water and affect our health. Nanoparticles, pesticides and pharmaceuticals are among these contaminants. I am also  involved in the development of materials with tailored structure and/or reactivity, for the removal of the targeted type of contamination or recovery of specific substances for the benefit of the environment such as nutrients. I am the team leader of the Environment Health and Food Safety group (EHFSA)

Current projects:

Creative Spark SEAL, British Council (BC), project EV16042V1W, since 2018.  This project created and maintains 2 business incubators in Ukraine. Partners: Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Donetsk National Technical University and Goldsmiths, University of London.  

Royal Academy of Engineering , Newton fund. Industry Academia Partnerships and Pathways.  Project 18-19\119.  This project develops carbon materials for wastewater treatment in Bangkok. With Chulalongkorn University, Pong Yaeng Agriculture/V.P.C group, Anamad Ltd. .

RAEng. Engineering X.  Project TSP1104, since 2020. This project develops materials for treatment of industrial effluents in Thailand. Partners: Chulalongkorn University, Pong Yaeng Agriculture/V.P.C group Co Ltd, Prime Nanotechnology, Pheedo, Bangchak Petrochemical, Anamad Ltd. 

Innovate UK. GCRF: phase 1 (subcontracted in project 133965 (46343), since 2020).UK-Ukraine. https://clear-water.org/en/

GCRF-UKRI: Bionanofilter and 3 in 1. Since 2018.

Recent: BC Researcher Links "Advanced Materials for Environmental Protection" 2017-RLWK8-10631.  

PhD co-supervision outside KU: Charoan Li and Fan Gao (UCL); Makhabbat Tatibayeva (Satbayev University).

Areas of specialism

  • Chromatography and mass spectrometry
  • Fate of contaminants in the environment
  • Carbon materials
  • Nanotechnology
  • Water treatment- 6th UN Sustainable development goal

Research student supervision

Main supervision

Other supervision

Publications

Number of items: 110.

Article

Passos, Robson S., Davenport, Andrew, Busquets, Rosa, Selden, Clare, Silva, Luiz B., Baptista, J. Santos, Barceló, Damià and Campos, Luiza C. (2023) Microplastics and nanoplastics in haemodialysis waters : emerging threats to be in our radar. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, 102, p. 104253. ISSN (print) 1382-6689

Soltani, Naghmeh, Amini-Birami, Farideh, Keshavarzi, Behnam, Moore, Farid, Busquets, Rosa, Sorooshian, Armin, Javid, Reza and Shahraki, Alireza Rahmani (2023) Microplastic occurrence in selected aquatic species of the Persian Gulf : no evidence of trophic transfer or effect of diet. Science of the Total Environment, 892, p. 164685. ISSN (print) 0048-9697

Megbenu, Harry K., Daulbayev, Chingis, Nursharip, Armanbek, Tauanov, Zhandos, Poulopoulos, Stavros, Busquets, Rosa and Baimenov, Alzhan (2023) Photocatalytic and adsorption performance of MXene@Ag/cryogel composites for sulfamethoxazole and mercury removal from water matrices. Environmental Technology & Innovation, p. 103350. ISSN (online) 2352-1864 (Epub Ahead of Print)

Rizvi, Nayab Batool, Fatima, Anam, Busquets, Rosa, Khan, Mohammad Rizwan, Ashraf, Sadia, Khan, Muhammad Shuaib and Oz, Fatih (2023) Effect of the media in the Folin-Ciocalteu assay for the analysis of the total phenolic content of olive products. Food Analytical Methods, ISSN (print) 1936-9751 (In Press)

Adeel, Muhammad, Afzaal, Muhammad, Saeed, Farhan, Ahmed, Aftab, Mahmood, Kaiser, Abbas shah, Yasir, Ateeq, Huda, Sibat, Amaima, Khan, Mohammad Rizwan and Busquets, Rosa (2023) Encapsulation of probiotic bacteria using polyelectrolytes stabilized nanoliposomes for improved viability under hostile conditions. Journal of Food Science, ISSN (print) 0022-1147 (Epub Ahead of Print)

Amini-Birami, Farideh, Keshavarzi, Behnam, Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Moore, Farid, Busquets, Rosa, Saemi-Komsari, Maryam, Zarei, Mehdi and Zarandian, Ardavan (2023) Microplastics in aquatic species of Anzali wetland : an important freshwater biodiversity hotspot in Iran. Environmental Pollution, 330, p. 121762. ISSN (print) 0269-7491

Bhowmick, Shovonlal, Mistri, Tapan Kumar, Khan, Mohammad Rizwan, Patil, Pritee Chunarkar, Busquets, Rosa, Ashif Ikbal, Abu Md, Choudhury, Ankita, Roy, Dilip Kumar, Palit, Partha and Saha, Achintya (2023) Investigation of bio-active Amaryllidaceae alkaloidal small molecules as putative SARS-CoV-2 main protease and host TMPRSS2 inhibitors : interpretation by 'in-silico' simulation study. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, ISSN (print) 0739-1102 (Epub Ahead of Print)

Khan, Sidra U., Hooda, Peter S., Blackwell, Martin S. A. and Busquets, Rosa (2023) Influence of soil drying followed by flooding on micronutrient solubilisation. Soil Use and Management, ISSN (print) 0266-0032 (In Press)

Azeem, Muhammad, Saeed, Farhan, Afzaal, Muhammad, Ateeq, Huda, Ahmad, Aftab, Liaqat, Atif, Busquets, Rosa, Lorenzo, José M. and Shah, Mohd Asif (2023) Encapsulation of probiotics in solid lipid micro particle for improved viability and stability under stressed conditions. International Journal of Food Properties, 26(1), pp. 1612-1623. ISSN (print) 1094-2912

Tulepov, Marat I., Myshyrova, Zhanat, Busquets, Rosa, Sassykova, Larissa R., Tureshova, Gulmira, Rakhimova, Bibigul, Zhapekova, Anar and Spanova, Galiya (2023) Electrically conductive sealing silicone compositions filled with carbon materials. Iranian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, ISSN (print) 1021-9986 (In Press)

Li, Xiao-Li, Shen, Yi, Hu, Fei, Zhang, Xiu-Xiu, Thakur, Kiran, Rengasamy, Kannan R.R., Khan, Mohammad Rizwan, Busquets, Rosa and Wei, Zhao-Jun (2023) Fortification of polysaccharide-based packaging films and coatings with essential oils : a review of their preparation and use in meat preservation. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 242(1), p. 124767. ISSN (print) 0141-8130

Hussain, Asif, Tahir, Muhammad, Yang, Wei, Ji, Renlong, Zheng, Kewang, Umer, M., Ahmad, Syed Muhammad, Boota, M., Iftikhar, Ahmed, Raza, Ali, Rehman, Zia-ur, Ahmad, Naushad, Busquets, Rosa, Hou, Jianhua and Wang, Xiaozhi (2023) Synergic effect among activated carbon/sulphur-assisted graphitic carbon nitride for enhanced photocatalytic activity. Diamond and Related Materials, 135, p. 109836. ISSN (print) 0925-9635

Bashir, Mehjabeen, Aamir, Muhammad, Afzaal, Muhammad, Saeed, Farhan, Asghar, Aasma, Ahmed, Aftab, Aziz, Mahwash, Ateeq, Huda, Shah, Yasir Abbas, Khan, Mohammad Rizwan, Busquets, Rosa and Asres, Degnet Teferi (2023) Enrichment of apricot probiotic drink with sea buckthorn as a prebiotic and antioxidant source. International Journal of Food Properties, 6(1), pp. 1351-1363. ISSN (print) 1094-2912

Li, Chaoran, Campos, Luiza C. and Busquets, Rosa (2023) A novel high-throughput analytical method to quantify microplastics in water by flow cytometry. Green Analytical Chemistry, p. 100057. ISSN (print) 2772-5774 (Epub Ahead of Print)

Xia, Xuhan, Zhou, Chenxi, Zhu, Yulin, Dong, Yi, He, Qiang, Khan, Mohammad Rizwan, Chi, Yuanlong, Busquets, Rosa, Deng, Ruijie and Ren, Yao (2023) Tb 3+-nucleic acid probe-based label-free and rapid detection of mercury pollution in food. Food Science and Human Wellness, 13, pp. 1-11. ISSN (print) 2097-0765 (Epub Ahead of Print)

Yang, Hao, Liu, Yumei, Wan, Yi, Dong, Yi, He, Qiang, Khan, Mohammad Rizwan, Busquets, Rosa, He, Guiping, Zhang, Jiaqi, Deng, Ruijie and Zhao, Zhifeng (2023) DNAzyme-templated exponential isothermal amplification for sensitive detection of lead pollution and high-throughput screening of microbial biosorbents. Science of the Total Environment, 863, p. 160899. ISSN (print) 0048-9697

Aftab, Kiran, Iqbal, Sarosh, Khan, Mohammad Rizwan, Busquets, Rosa, Noreen, Razia, Ahmad, Naushad, Kazimi, Syed Gohar Taqi, Karami, Abdulnasser Mahmoud, Al Suliman, Nouf Mohammad Saad and Ouladsmane, Mohamed (2023) Wastewater-irrigated vegetables are a significant source of heavy metal contaminants : toxicity and health risks. Molecules, 28(3), p. 1371. ISSN (online) 1420-3049

dos Santos, Naiara, Clyde-Smith, Dominic, Qi, Ying, Gao, Fan, Busquets, Rosa and Campos, Luiza C. (2023) A study of microfiber phytoremediation in vertical hydroponics. Sustainability, 15(4), p. 2851. ISSN (online) 2071-1050

de Oliveira dos Santos, Naiara, Busquets, Rosa and Campos, Luiza C. (2023) Insights into the removal of microplastics and microfibres by Advanced Oxidation Processes. Science of the Total Environment, 861, p. 160665. ISSN (print) 0048-9697

Ashjar, Negar, Keshavarzi, Behnam, Moore, Farid, Zarei, Mehdi, Busquets, Rosa, Zebarjad, Seyed Mojtaba and Mohammadi, Zargham (2023) Microplastics (MPs) distribution in surface sediments of the Freidounkenar paddy Wetland. Environmental Pollution, 317, p. 120799. ISSN (print) 0269-7491

Ren, Yao, Jin, Lulu, Zeng, Hongling, Busquets, Rosa, He, Guiping, Deng, Sha, He, Qiang, Khan, Mohammad Rizwan, Deng, Ruijie and Chi, Yuanlong (2023) Primer-engineered transferase enzyme for one-pot and amplified detection of cobalt pollution and peptide remover screening. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 71(1), pp. 877-883. ISSN (print) 0021-8561

Cheung, Philip C.W., Busquets, Rosa, Hooda, Peter S., Aseperi, Adeniyi K., Barker, James, Adegun, Ayodeji O., Akinnifesi, Thompson A., Ololade, Isaac and Abosede, Sinmi (2023) Characterisation of neonicotinoid insecticides in the cocoa-producing Owena River basin of Nigeria by a QuEChERS method coupled to liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. The Open Environmental Research Journal, 16, e259027762301300. ISSN (online) 2590-2776

Zou, Peng-Ren, Hu, Fei, Zhang, Fan, Thakur, Kiran, Rizwan Khan, Mohammad, Busquets, Rosa, Zhang, Jian-Guo and Wei, Zhao-Jun (2022) Hydrophilic co-assembly of wheat gluten proteins and wheat bran cellulose improving the bioavailability of curcumin. Food Chemistry, 397, p. 133807. ISSN (print) 0308-8146

Yang, Hao, Li, Feng, Xue, Ting, Khan, Mohammad Rizwan, Xia, Xuhan, Busquets, Rosa, Gao, Hong, Dong, Yi, Zhou, Wenhu and Deng, Ruijie (2022) Csm6-DNAzyme tandem assay for one-pot and sensitive analysis of lead pollution and bioaccumulation in mice. Analytical Chemistry, 94(48), pp. 16953-16959. ISSN (print) 0003-2700

Birami, Farideh Amini, Keshavarzi, Behnam, Moore, Farid, Busquets, Rosa, Zafarani, Seyed Ghasem Ghorbanzadeh, Golshani, Reza and Cheshmvahm, Hamidreza (2022) Microplastics in surface sediments of a highly urbanized wetland. Environmental Pollution, 314, p. 120276. ISSN (print) 0269-7491

Ye, Lei, Ma, Run-Hui, Zhang, Xiu-Xiu, Thakur, Kiran, Zhang, Jian-Guo, Khan, Mohammad Rizwan, Busquets, Rosa and Wei, Zhao-Jun (2022) Isorhamnetin induces apoptosis and suppresses metastasis of human endometrial carcinoma Ishikawa cells via endoplasmic reticulum stress promotion and matrix metalloproteinase-2/9 inhibition in vitro and in vivo. Foods, 11(21), p. 3415. ISSN (online) 2304-8158

Saemi-Komsaria, Maryam, Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Keshavarrzi, Behnam, Abbasi, Keyvan, Amini Birami, Farideh, Nematollahi, Mohammad Javad, Tayefehd, Farhad Hosseini and Busquets, Rosa (2022) Characterization of ingested MPs and their relation with growth parameters of endemic and invasive fish from a coastal wetland. Science of the Total Environment, p. 160495. ISSN (print) 0048-9697 (Epub Ahead of Print)

Yin, Xinying, Yang, Hao, Piao, Yongzhe, Zhu, Yulin, Zheng, Qiuyue, Khan, Mohammad Rizwan, Zhang, Yong, Busquets, Rosa, Hu, Bing, Deng, Ruijie and Cao, Jijuan (2022) CRISPR-based colorimetric nucleic acid tests for visual readout of DNA barcode for food authenticity. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 70(43), pp. 14052-14060. ISSN (print) 0021-8561

Perera, Ayomi S., Melia, Patrick M., Bristow, Reece M.D., McGettrick, James D., Singer, Richard J., Bear, Joseph C. and Busquets, Rosa (2022) A non-doped microporous titanosilicate for bimodal adsorption-photocatalysis based removal of organic water pollutants. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 345, p. 112276. ISSN (print) 1387-1811

Alirezazadeh, Mustafa, Nematollahi, Mohammad Javad, Keshavarzi, Behnam, Rezaei, Mohsen, Moore, Farid and Busquets, Rosa (2022) Microplastics in abiotic compartments of a hypersaline lacustrine ecosystem. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, ISSN (print) 0730-7268 (Epub Ahead of Print)

Samiullah, Asghar, H. M. Noor ul Huda Khan, Gilani, Zaheer Abbas, Khalid, Muhammad, Ahmed, Awais, Khan, Abdul Kareem, Khan, Mohammad Rizwan, Sheikh, Furhaj Ahmed, Ahmad, Naushad and Busquets, Rosa (2022) Structural, dielectric, impedance and electric modulus properties of praseodymium-substituted BaPrₓFe₁₂₋xO₁₉ nanoparticles synthesized via sol–gel method. Applied Physics A, 128(9), p. 762. ISSN (print) 0947-8396

Goehler, Luiza Ostini, Moruzzi, Rodrigo Braga, Tomazini da Conceição, Fabiano, Júnior, Antônio Aparecido Couto, Speranza, Lais Galileu, Busquets, Rosa and Campos, Luiza Cintra (2022) Relevance of tyre wear particles to the total content of microplastics transported by runoff in a high-imperviousness and intense vehicle traffic urban area. Environmental Pollution, p. 120200. ISSN (print) 0269-7491 (Epub Ahead of Print)

Liang, Yan-Cui, Zhong, Qian, Ma, Run-Hui, Ni, Zhi-Jing, Thakur, Kiran, Khan, Mohammad Rizwan, Busquets, Rosa, Zhang, Jian-Guo and Wei, Zhao-Jun (2022) Apigenin inhibits migration and induces apoptosis of human endometrial carcinoma Ishikawa cells via PI3K-AKT-GSK-3β pathway and endoplasmic reticulum stress. Journal of Functional Foods, 94, p. 105116. ISSN (print) 1756-4646

Soltani, Naghmeh, Keshavarzi, Behnam, Moore, Farid, Busquets, Rosa, Nematollahi, Mohammad Javad, Javid, Reza and Gobert, Silvie (2022) Effect of land use on microplastic pollution in a major boundary waterway : the Arvand River. Science of the Total Environment, 830, p. 154728. ISSN (print) 0048-9697

Zhang, Xiu-Xiu, Ni, Zhi-Jing, Zhang, Fan, Thakur, Kiran, Zhang, Jian-Guo, Khan, Mohammad Rizwan, Busquets, Rosa and Wei, Zhao-Jun (2022) Physicochemical and antioxidant properties of 'Lycium barbarum' seed dreg polysaccharides prepared by continuous extraction. Food Chemistry: X, 14, p. 100282. ISSN (online) 2590-1575

Saad, Muhammad Syaamil, Joe, Ng Chun, Shuaib, Hanifatur Affiq, Wirzal, Mohd Dzul Hakim, Putra, Zulfan Adi, Khan, Mohammad Rizwan and Busquets, Rosa (2022) Techno-economic analysis of an integrated electrocoagulation-membrane system in treatment of palm oil mill effluent. Journal of King Saud University - Science, 34(4), p. 102015. ISSN (print) 1018-3647

Arunpandian, M., Khan, Mohammad Rizwan, Busquets, Rosa, Selvakumar, K., Raja, A., Arunpandiyan, S., Arivarasan, A., Arunachalam, S. and Nagarajan, E.R. (2022) Fabrication of novel Ce₂(WO₄)₃/ZnO@GO nanocomposite for superior photocatalytic performance under visible light and supercapacitor applications. Diamond and Related Materials, 125, p. 109026. ISSN (print) 0925-9635

Mokhtarzadeh, Z., Keshavarzi, B., Moore, F., Busquets, R., Rezaei, M., Padoan, E. and Ajmone-Marsan, F. (2022) Microplastics in industrial and urban areas in South-West Iran. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, ISSN (print) 1735-1472 (Epub Ahead of Print)

Chi, Zhen, Wu, Yinhuan, Chen, Lihong, Yang, Hao, Khan, Mohammad Rizwan, Busquets, Rosa, Huang, Ning, Lin, Xin, Deng, Ruijie, Yang, Weizhu and Huang, Jingyao (2022) CRISPR-Cas14a-integrated strand displacement amplification for rapid and isothermal detection of cholangiocarcinoma associated circulating microRNAs. Analytica Chimica Acta, 1205, p. 339763. ISSN (print) 0003-2670

Nematollahi, Mohammad Javad, Keshavarzi, Behnam, Mohit, Fatemeh, Moore, Farid and Busquets, Rosa (2022) Microplastic occurrence in urban and industrial soils of Ahvaz metropolis : a city with a sustained record of air pollution. Science of The Total Environment, 819, p. 152051. ISSN (print) 0048-9697

Khan, Sidra U., Hooda, Peter S., Blackwell, Martin S. A. and Busquets, Rosa (2022) Effects of drying and simulated flooding on soil phosphorus dynamics from two contrasting UK grassland soils. European Journal of Soil Science, 73(1), e13196. ISSN (print) 1351-0754

Rizvi, Nayab Batool, Aleem, Samina, Khan, Mohammad Rizwan, Ashraf, Sadia and Busquets, Rosa (2022) Quantitative estimation of protein in sprouts of 'vigna radiate' (mung beans), 'lens culinaris' (lentils), and 'cicer arietinum' (chickpeas) by Kjeldahl and Lowry methods. Molecules, 27(3), p. 814. ISSN (online) 1420-3049

Nematollahi, Mohammad Javad, Zarei, Fatemeh, Keshavarzi, Behnam, Zarei, Mehdi, Moore, Farid, Busquets, Rosa and Kelly, Frank J. (2022) Microplastic occurrence in settled indoor dust in schools. Science of the Total Environment, 807(3), p. 150984. ISSN (print) 0048-9697

Zhu, Xiaoying, Yang, Hao, Wang, Mian, Wu, Minghua, Khan, Mohammad Rizwan, Luo, Aimin, Deng, Sha, Busquets, Rosa, He, Guiping and Deng, Ruijie (2022) Label-free detection of transgenic crops using an isothermal amplification reporting CRISPR/Cas12 assay. ACS Synthetic Biology, 11(1), pp. 317-324. ISSN (online) 2161-5063

Damdib, Sakonsupa, Vanichsetakul, Nuttamon, Pimpapoat, Phanuwat, Mikhalovsky, Sergey, Busquets, Rosa, Siyasukh, Adisak and Tonanon, Nattaporn (2022) Removal of reactive black dye in water by magnetic mesoporous carbon from macadamia nutshell. Adsorption Science & Technology, 2022, p. 9884474. ISSN (print) 0263-6174

Hu, Fei, Zou, Peng-Ren, Zhang, Fan, Thakur, Kiran, Khan, Mohammad Rizwan, Busquets, Rosa, Zhang, Jian-Guo and Wei, Zhao-Jun (2022) Wheat gluten proteins phosphorylated with sodium tripolyphosphate : changes in structure to improve functional properties for expanding applications. Current Research in Food Science, 5, pp. 1342-1351. ISSN (print) 2665-9271

Li, Chaoran, Busquets, Rosa, Moruzzi, Rodrigo B. and Campos, Luiza C. (2021) Preliminary study on low-density polystyrene microplastics bead removal from drinking water by coagulation-flocculation and sedimentation. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 44, p. 102346. ISSN (online) 2214-7144

Shenava, Shruthi Manjunath, Kumar, J. V. Shanmukha, Ganugula, Rajkumar, Shaik, Mohammed Rafi, Busquets, Rosa and Khan, Mohammad Rizwan (2021) Synthesis of high-performance aqueous fluorescent nanodispersions for textile printing — a study of influence of moles ratio on fastness properties. Molecules, 26(23), e7075. ISSN (print) 1420-3049

Siddiquee, Md. Abrar, Patel, Rajan, Saraswat, Juhi, Khatoon, Bibi Shaguftah, ud din Parray, Mehraj, Wani, Farooq Ahmad, Khan, Mohammad Rizwan and Busquets, Rosa (2021) Interfacial and antibacterial properties of imidazolium based ionic liquids having different counterions with ciprofloxacin. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 629, p. 127474. ISSN (print) 0927-7757

Zhang, Ting, Li, Hai-tao, Xia, Xuhan, Liu, Jun, Lu, Yunhao, Khan, Mohammad Rizwan, Deng, Sha, Busquets, Rosa, He, Guiping, He, Qiang, Zhang, Jiaqi and Deng, Ruijie (2021) Direct detection of foodborne pathogens via a proximal DNA probe-based CRISPR-Cas12 assay. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 69(43), pp. 12828-12836. ISSN (print) 0021-8561

Khan, Wasim Ullah, Khan, Mohammad Rizwan, Busquets, Rosa and Ahmad, Naushad (2021) Contribution of oxide supports in nickel-based catalytic elimination of greenhouse gases and generation of syngas. Energies, 14(21), p. 7324. ISSN (online) 1996-1073

Zhu, Xiaoying, Wu, Minghua, Deng, Ruijie, Rizwan Khan, Mohammad, Deng, Sha, Wang, Xi, Busquets, Rosa, Deng, Wanyu and Luo, Aimin (2021) Amplification Refractory Mutation System (ARMS)-PCR for waxy sorghum authentication with single-nucleotide resolution. Foods, 10(9), e2218. ISSN (print) 2304-8158

Liu, Yumei, Hao, Yang, Rui, Wan, Khan, M.Rizwan, Wang, Nan, Busquets, Rosa, Deng, Ruijie, Je, Quiang and Zhao, Zhinfeng (2021) Ratiometric G-quadruplex assay for robust lead detection in food samples. Biosensors, 11(8), p. 274. ISSN (online) 2079-6374

Khan, Mohammad Rizwan, Busquets, Rosa and Azam, Mohammad (2021) Blueberry, raspberry, and strawberry extracts reduce the formation of carcinogenic heterocyclic amines in fried camel, beef and chicken meats. Food Control, 123, p. 107852. ISSN (print) 0956-7135

Jahromi, Fatemeh Abootalebi, Keshavarzi, Behnam, Moore, Farid, Abbasi, Sajjad, Busquets, Rosa, Hooda, Peter S. and Jaafarzadeh, Neemat (2021) Source and risk assessment of heavy metals and microplastics in bivalves and coastal sediments of the Northern Persian Gulf, Hormogzan Province. Environmental Research, 196, p. 110963. ISSN (print) 0013-9351

Celis-Hernandez, Omar, Cundy, Andrew B., Croudace, Ian W., Ward, Raymond D., Busquets, Rosa and Wilkinson, John L. (2021) Assessing the role of the "estuarine filter" for emerging contaminants : pharmaceuticals, perfluoroalkyl compounds and plasticisers in sediment cores from two contrasting systems in the southern U.K. Water Research, 189, p. 116610. ISSN (print) 0043-1354

Lee, Jae-Mee, Busquets, Rosa, Choi, In-Cheol, Lee, Sung-Ho, Kim, Jong-Kyu and Campos, Luiza C. (2020) Photocatalytic degradation of polyamide 66 : evaluating the feasibility of photocatalysis as a microfibre-targeting technology. Water, 12(12), e3551. ISSN (online) 2073-4441

Aseperi, Adeniyi K., Busquets, Rosa, Hooda, Peter S., Cheung, Philip C.W. and Barker, James (2020) Behaviour of neonicotinoids in contrasting soils. Journal of Environmental Management, 276, p. 111329. ISSN (print) 0301-4797

Nematollahi, Mohammad Javad, Moore, Farid, Keshavarzi, Behnam, Vogt, Rolf David, Saravi, Hassan Nasrollahzadeh and Busquets, Rosa (2020) Microplastic particles in sediments and waters, south of Caspian Sea : frequency, distribution, characteristics, and chemical composition. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 206, p. 111137. ISSN (print) 0147-6513

Adegun, Ayodeji O., Akinnifesi, Thompson A., Ololade, Isaac A., Busquets, Rosa, Hooda, Peter S., Cheung, Philip C.W., Aseperi, Adeniyi K. and Barker, James (2020) Quantification of neonicotinoid pesticides in six cultivable fish species from the River Owena in Nigeria and a template for food safety assessment. Water, 12(9), p. 2422. ISSN (online) 2073-4441

Braga Moruzzi, Rodrigo, Galileu Speranza, Lais, Tomazini da Conceição, Fabiano, Teodoro de Souza Martins, Suely, Busquets, Rosa and Cintra Campos, Luiza (2020) Stormwater detention reservoirs : an opportunity for monitoring and a potential site to prevent the spread of urban microplastics. Water, 12(7), p. 1994. ISSN (online) 2073-4441

Rastegari Mehr, Meisam, Keshavarzi, Behnam, Moore, Farid, Hooda, Peter S., Busquets, Rosa and Ghorbani, Zohreh (2020) Arsenic in the rock–soil–plant system and related health risk in a magmatic–metamorphic belt, West of Iran. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, ISSN (print) 0269-4042 (Epub Ahead of Print)

Rizwan Khan, Mohammad, Mohammad Wabaidur, Saikh, Busquets, Rosa, Moid AlAmmari, Ahmad, Azam, Mohammad and Alsubhi, Ameen (2020) Trace identification of sulfate anion in bottled and metropolitan water samples collected from various provinces of Saudi Arabia. Journal of King Saud University - Science, 32(3), pp. 1986-1992. ISSN (print) 1018-3647

Li, Chaoran, Busquets, Rosa and Campos, Luiza C. (2020) Assessment of microplastics in freshwater systems : a review. Science of the Total Environment, 707, p. 135578. ISSN (print) 0048-9697

Khan, Sidra U., Hooda, Peter S., Blackwell, Martin S. A. and Busquets, Rosa (2019) Microbial biomass responses to soil drying-rewetting and phosphorus leaching. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 7, p. 133. ISSN (online) 2296-665X

Melia, Patrick M., Busquets, Rosa, Hooda, Peter S., Cundy, Andrew B. and Sohi, Saran P. (2019) Driving forces and barriers in the removal of phosphorus from water using crop residue, wood and sewage sludge derived biochars. Science of the Total Environment, 675, pp. 623-631. ISSN (print) 0048-9697

Khan, Mohammad Rizwan, Wabaidur, Saikh Mohammad, Busquets, Rosa, Khan, Moonis Ali, Siddiqui, Masoom Raza and Azam, Mohammad (2019) Identification of malachite green in industrial wastewater using lignocellulose biomass composite bio-sorbent and UPLC-MS/MS : a green environmental approach. Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 126, pp. 160-166. ISSN (print) 0957-5820

Khan, M. Rizwan, Busquets, Rosa, Naushad, Mu and Puignou, Lluis (2019) Cooking with elaborate recipes can reduce the formation of mutagenic heterocyclic amines and promote comutagenic amines. Food Additives and Contaminants Part A, 36(3), pp. 385-395. ISSN (print) 1944-0049

Hunter, Gordon, Howard, Donald, Gauvreau, Sylvain, Duran, Olga and Busquets, Rosa (2019) Processing of multi-modal environmental signals recorded from a "smart" beehive. Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics, 41(1), pp. 339-348. ISSN (print) 1478-6095

Melia, Patrick M., Busquets, Rosa, Ray, Santanu and Cundy, Andrew B (2018) Agricultural wastes from wheat, barley, flax and grape for the efficient removal of Cd from contaminated water. RSC Advances, 70(8), pp. 40378-40386. ISSN (online) 2046-2069

Mbundi, Lubinda, Meikle, Steve T., Busquets, Rosa, Dowell, Nicholas G., Cercignani, Mara and Santin, Matteo (2018) Gadolinium tagged osteoprotegerin-mimicking peptide : a novel magnetic resonance imaging biospecific contrast agent for the inhibition of osteoclastogenesis and osteoclast activity. Nanomaterials, 8(6), p. 399. ISSN (online) 2079-4991

Melia, Patrick M., Cundy, Andrew B., Sohi, Saran P., Hooda, Peter S. and Busquets, Rosa (2017) Trends in the recovery of phosphorus in bioavailable forms from wastewater. Chemosphere, 186, pp. 381-395. ISSN (print) 0045-6535

Nguyen, Linh Viet, Busquets, Rosa, Ray, Santanu and Cundy, Andrew B. (2017) Graphene oxide-based degradation of metaldehyde : effective oxidation through a modified Fenton's Process. Chemical Engineering Journal, 307, pp. 159-167. ISSN (print) 1385-8947

Busquets, Rosa, Ivanov, Alexander E., Mbundi, Lubinda, Horberg, Sofia, Kozynchenko, Oleksander P., Cragg, Peter J., Savina, Irina N., Whitby, Raymond L.D., Mikhalovsky, Sergey V., Tennison, Stephen R., Jungvid, Hans and Cundy, Andrew B. (2016) Carbon-cryogel hierarchical composites as effective and scalable filters for removal of trace organic pollutants from water. Journal of Environmental Management, 182, pp. 141-148. ISSN (print) 0301-4797

Khan, Mohammad Rizwan, Wabaidur, Saikh Mohammad, Alothman, Zeid Abdullah, Busquets, Rosa and Naushad, Mu (2016) Method for the fast determination of bromate, nitrate and nitrite by ultra performance liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry and their monitoring in Saudi Arabian drinking water with chemometric data treatment. Talanta, 152, pp. 513-520. ISSN (print) 0039-9140

Davies, Philip, Irena Kratochvilova, Irena, Ewels, Chris, Aqeel, Tariq, Martin, Nazaio, Fal'ko, Vladimir, Enoki, Toshiaki, Rodriguez-Fortea, Antonio, Kaneko, Katsumi, Turak, Ayse, Buono, Carlo, Kovalenko, Valeri, Ajayan, Pulickel, Heggie, Malcolm, Khare, Varsha, Hirsch, Andreas, Gspann, Thurid, Windle, Alan, Costa, Pedro, Shaffer, Milo, Casado, Juan, Chan-Park, Mary and Busquets, Rosa (2014) Doping and theory : general discussion. Faraday Discussions, 173, pp. 233-256. ISSN (print) 1359-6640

Busquets, Rosa, Kozynchenkob, Oleksandr P., Whtiby, Raymond L. D., Tennison, Stephen R. and Cundy, Andrew B. (2014) Phenolic carbon tailored for the removal of polar organic contaminants from water : a solution to the metaldehyde problem? Water Research, 61, pp. 46-56. ISSN (print) 0043-1354

Onnby, L, Svensson, C, Mbundi, L, Busquets, R, Cundy, A and Kirsebom, H (2014) γ-Al2O3-based nanocomposite adsorbents for arsenic(V) removal : assessing performance, toxicity and particle leakage. Science of the Total Environment, 473, pp. 207-214. ISSN (online) 0048-9697

Khan, Mohammad Rizwan, Busquets, Rosa, Saurina, Javier, Hernandez, Santiago and Puignou, Lluis (2013) Identification of seafood as an important dietary source of heterocyclic amines by chemometry and chromatography–mass spectrometry. Chemical Research in Toxicology, 26(6), pp. 1014-1022. ISSN (print) 0893-228X

Nunez, Oscar, Gallart-Ayala, Hector, Martins, Claudia P.B., Lucci, Paolo and Busquets, Rosa (2013) State-of-the-art in fast liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry for bio-analytical applications. Journal of Chromatography B, 927, pp. 3-21. ISSN (print) 1570-0232

Busquets, Rosa, Frandsen, H., Jonsson, J.A., Puignou, L., Galceran, M.T and Skog, K. (2013) Biomonitoring heterocyclic amines and metabolites in urine by liquid-phase microexraction: 2-amin-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP), a possible biomarker of exposure to dietary PhIP. Chemical Research in Toxicology, 26(2), pp. 233-240. ISSN (print) 0893-228X

Whitby, R.L.D and Busquets, R. (2013) Nanomaterials and the environment: global impact of tiny materials. Nanomaterials and the Environment, 1, pp. 1-2. ISSN (online) 2299-1204

Khan, Mohammad Rizwan, Alothman, Zeid Abdullah, Khan, Moonis Ali, Busquets, Rosa and Alsohaimia, Ibrahim Hotan (2013) An ultra performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry method for the rapid analysis of nitrate in drinking water. Analytical Methods, 5, pp. 1225-1230. ISSN (print) 1759-9660

Alsohaimi, Ibrahim Hotan, Alsohaimi, Zeid Abdullah, Khan, Mohammad Rizwan, Abdalla, Mohammad Abulhassan, Busquets, Rosa and Alomary, Ahmad Khodran (2012) Determination of bromate in drinking water by ultraperformance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry. Journal of Separation Science, 35(19), pp. 2538-2543. ISSN (print) 1615-9306

Whitby, Raymond L.D., Gun'ko, Vladimir M., Korobeinyk, Alina, Busquets, Rosa, Cundy, Andrew B., Laszlo, Krisztina, Skubiszewska-Zieba, Jadwiga, Leboda, Roman, Toth, Ildiko Y., Kovacs, Krisztina and Mikhalovsky, Sergey V. (2012) Driving forces of conformational changes in single-layer graphene oxide. ACS Nano, 6(5), pp. 3967-3973. ISSN (print) 1936-0851

Whitby, Raymond L.D., Korobeinyk, Alina, Gun'ko, Vladimir M., Busquets, Rosa, Cundy, Andrew B., Laszlo, Krisztina, Skubiszewska-Zieba, Jadwiga, Leboda, Roman, Tombacz, Etelka, Toth, Ildiko Y., Kovacse, Krisztina and Mikhalovsky, Sergey V. (2011) pH driven physicochemical conformational changes of single-layer graphene oxide. Chemical Communications, 47, pp. 9645-9647. ISSN (print) 1359-7345

Busquets, Rosa, Jonsson, Jan Ake, Frandsen, Henrik, Puignou, Lluis, Galceran, Maria Teresa and Skog, Kerstin (2009) Hollow fibre-supported liquid membrane extraction and LC-MS/MS detection for the analysis of heterocyclic amines in urine samples. Molecular Nutrition and Food Research, 53(12), pp. 1496-1504. ISSN (print) 1613-4125

Khan, M.R., Mila, A., Busquets, R., Santos, F.J. and Puignou, L. (2009) Preparation and characterisation of fried chicken as a laboratory reference material for the analysis of heterocyclic amines. Journal of Chromatography B, 877(22), pp. 1997-2002. ISSN (print) 1570-0232

Khan, M.R, Betus, Laura, Busquets, Rosa and Puignou, Lluís (2009) Mutagenic heterocyclic amine content in thermally processed offal products. Food Chemistry, 112(4), pp. 838-843. ISSN (print) 0308-8146

Busquets, Rosa, Mitjans, David, Puignou, Lluís and Galceran, Maria Teresa (2008) Quantification of heterocyclic amines from thermally processed meats selected from a small-scale population-based study. Molecular Nutrition and Food Research, 52(12), pp. 1408-1420. ISSN (print) 1613-4125

Khan, Mohammad Rizwan, Busquets, Rosa, Santos, Francisco Javier and Puignou, Lluís (2008) New method for the analysis of heterocyclic amines in meat extracts using pressurised liquid extraction and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography A, 1194(2), pp. 155-160. ISSN (print) 0021-9673

Busquets, Rosa, Puignou, Lluis, Galceran, Maria Teresa, Wakabayashi, Keiji and Skog, Kerstin (2007) Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analysis of 2-amino-1-methyl-6-(4-hydroxyphenyl)imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine in cooked meats. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 55(22), pp. 9318-9324. ISSN (print) 0021-8561

Toribio, Francisca, Busquets, Rosa, Puignou, Lluís and Galceran, Maria Teresa (2007) Heterocyclic amines in griddled beef steak analysed using a single extract clean-up procedure. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 45(4), pp. 667-675. ISSN (print) 0278-6915

Busquets, Rosa, Puignou, Lluis, Galceran, Maria Teresa and Skog, Kerstin (2006) Effect of red wine marinades on the formation of heterocyclic amines in fried chicken breast. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 54(21), pp. 8376-8384. ISSN (print) 0021-8561

Busquets, Rosa, Puignou, Lluis and Galceran, Maria Teresa (2006) Determination of 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP) in hemoglobin using on-line coupling of restricted access material to liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry. Analytica Chimica Acta, 559, pp. 45-53.

Bermudo, Elisabeth, Busquets, Rosa, Barceló-Barrachina, Elena, Puignou, Lluís and Galceran, Maria Teresa (2004) Preparation of a beef-extract as a laboratory reference material for the determination of heterocyclic amines. Journal of Chromatography B, 802(1), pp. 61-68. ISSN (print) 1570-0232

Busquets, Rosa, Bordas, Magda, Toribio, Francisca, Puignou, Lluís and Galceran, Maria Teresa (2004) Occurrence of heterocyclic amines in several home-cooked meat dishes of the Spanish diet. Journal of Chromatography B, 802(1), pp. 79-86. ISSN (print) 1570-0232

Book

Busquets, Rosa, ed. (2017) Emerging nanotechnologies in food science. Oxford, U.K. : Elsevier. 236p. (Micro and Nano Technologies) ISBN 9780323429801

Book Section

Aseperi, Adeniyi K., Busquets, Rosa, Cheung, Philip C. W., Hooda, Peter S. and Barker, James (2022) Fate of neonicotinoids in the environment : why bees are threatened. In: Núñez-Delgado, Avelino and Arias-Estévez, Manuel, (eds.) Emerging pollutants in sewage sludge and soils. Cham, Switzerland : Springer. (The handbook of environmental chemistry, (114)) ISSN (print) 1867-979X ISBN 9783031076084 (In Press)

Busquets, Rosa (2020) Advanced methods for the detection of micro- and nanosystems in food. In: Ramos, Oscar L. , Pereira, Ricardo N. , Cerqueria, Miguel A. , Teixeira, Jose A. and Vicente, Antonio A., (eds.) Advances in processing technologies for bio-based nanosystems in food. Boca Raton, U.S. : CRC Press. pp. 315-334. (Contemporary Food Engineering Series) ISBN 9781138037304

Busquets, Rosa (2017) Analysis of nanomaterials in food. In: Busquets, Rosa, (ed.) Emerging nanotechnologies in food science. Oxford, U.K. : Elsevier. pp. 53-80. (Micro and Nano Technologies) ISBN 9780323429801

Busquets, Rosa and Mbundi, Lubinda (2017) Concepts of nanotechnology. In: Busquets, Rosa, (ed.) Emerging nanotechnologies in food science. Oxford, U.K. : Elsevier. pp. 1-9. (Micro and Nano Technologies) ISBN 9780323429801

Mbundi, Lubinda, Gallart-Ayala, Hector, Khan, M.Rizwan, Barber, Johnathan L, Losada, Sara and Busquets, Rosa (2014) Advances in the analysis of challenging food contaminants : nanoparticles, bisphenols, mycotoxins, and brominated flame retardants. In: Fishbein, James C. and Heilman, Jacqueline M., (eds.) Advances in Molecular Toxicology. Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier. pp. 35-105. 8 ISBN 9780444634061

Mbundi, Lubinda and Busquets, Rosa (2014) UHPLC-MS-based methods for the study of foodborne carcinogens. In: Naushad, Mu and Khan, Mohammad Rizwan, (eds.) Ultra performance liquid chromatography mass spectrometry : evaluation and applications in food analysis. Boca Raton, Florida, U.S. : CRC Press. pp. 69-85. ISBN 9781466591547

Lucci, Paolo, Busquets, Rosa and Nunez, Oscar (2014) UHPLC–MS(/MS) analysis of pesticides in food. In: Naushad, Mu and Khan, Mohammad Rizwan, (eds.) Ultra performance liquid chromatography mass spectrometry : evaluation and applications in food analysis. Boca Raton, Florida, U.S. : CRC Press. pp. 17-49. ISBN 9781466591547

Busquets Santacana, Rosa (2012) Food borne carcinogens : a dead end? In: Pesheva, Margarita , Dimitrov, Martin and Stoycheva, Teodora Stefkova, (eds.) Carcinogen. Rijeka, Croatia : InTech. pp. 163-184. ISBN 9789535106586

Conference or Workshop Item

Ruvinga, Stenford, Hunter, Gordon, Nebel, Jean-Christophe, Duran, Olga and Busquets, Rosa (2022) Monitoring and predicting important events in honeybee hives using acoustic signals and machine learning. In: UKAN+ Monitoring UK Biodiversity Symposium; 15 - 16 Jun 2022, Manchester, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Aseperi, Adeniyi, Busquets, Rosa, Hooda, Peter S., Cheung, Philip C.W. and Barker, James (2019) Sorption and column leaching of neonicotinoid insecticides in contrasting soils from five locations in Britain. In: Bright Spark Symposium 2019; 13 Sep 2019, Brighton, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Jhunjhunwalla, Kamal, Singh, Rabindra, Barton, Stephen, Barker, James and Busquets, Rosa (2015) Extraction of volatile oil Carum roxburghianum from two locations in West Bengal and its ligustilide content. In: HPLC 2015 : 42nd International Conference on High Performance Liquid Phase Separations and Related Techniques; 21 - 25 Jun 2015, Geneva, Switzerland. (Unpublished)

Jhunjhunwalla, Kamal, Singh, Rabindra Kumar, Barton, Stephen, Barker, James and Busquets, Rosa (2015) Interpretations from the calculation of Equivalent Alkane Carbon Number (EACN) for a range of synthetic aroma molecules. In: HPLC 2015 : 42nd International Conference on High Performance Liquid Phase Separations and Related Techniques; 21 - 25 Jun 2015, Geneva, Switzerland. (Unpublished)

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Professional practice, knowledge exchange and impact

  • I contribute to the United Nations Environment Protection ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ASSESSMENT PANEL (EEAP)
  • I am part of the steering committee at the Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland) in the Research Area: Climate, Water, Sustainability, specifically in microplastics in freshwater systems.
  • I am part of several editorial teams of scientific journals (Vestnik KazNRTU at Satbayev Univeristy (Kazakhstan). https://vestnik.satbayev.university/index.php/journal); Toxicology, Pollution and the Environment  at Frontiers in Environmental Science) and scientific books

Leadership and management

Leading 2 business incubators in Ukraine (in Kharkiv and Pokrovsk/Donetsk) 

Leading the Environment, Heath and Food Safety group in its international dimension with active collaboration in Iran, India, Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, Thailand, Kazakhstan, Uganda, Senegal, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mexico, Brasil, Denmark, Sweden, Ireland, Spain and UK. 

Leading, Co-Leading and partner international projects 

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