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h-index: 25
Works: 61
Citations: 2,195

Most-cited papers

Ecotoxicology and pesticides in tropical aquatic ecosystems of Central America
L. Castillo, E. M. de la Cruz, C. Ruepert
1997195 citations Open access
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Pesticide residues in the aquatic environment of banana plantation areas in the North Atlantic Zone of Costa Rica
L. Castillo, C. Ruepert, E. Solís
2000191 citations
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Water quality and macroinvertebrate community response following pesticide applications in a banana plantation, Limon, Costa Rica.
L. Castillo, Eduardo Martínez, C. Ruepert, C. Savage +3 more
2006Science of the Total Environment176 citations
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Paraquat in Developing Countries
C. Wesseling, B. van Wendel de Joode, C. Ruepert, C. León +3 more
2001International journal of occupational and environmental health174 citations
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Field testing passive air samplers for current use pesticides in a tropical environment.
T. Gouin, F. Wania, C. Ruepert, L. Castillo
2008Environmental Science and Technology101 citations Open access
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Hazardous Pesticides in Central America
Catharina Wesseling, A. Aragón, L. Castillo, M. Corriols +7 more
2001International journal of occupational and environmental health101 citations
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Environmental risk assessment of pesticides in the River Madre de Dios, Costa Rica using PERPEST, SSD, and msPAF models
R. Rämö, P. J. van den Brink, C. Ruepert, L. Castillo +1 more
2016Environmental science and pollution research international89 citations Open access
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Occurrence and fate of illicit drugs and pharmaceuticals in wastewater from two wastewater treatment plants in Costa Rica.
Ana Causanilles, C. Ruepert, M. Ibáñez, E. Emke +2 more
2017Science of the Total Environment76 citations Open access
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Neutral polyfluoroalkyl substances in the global atmosphere.
A. Gawor, Chubashini Shunthirasingham, S. Hayward, Y. Lei +9 more
2014Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts72 citations Open access
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Environmental hazards of pesticides from pineapple crop production in the Río Jiménez watershed (Caribbean Coast, Costa Rica).
Silvia Echeverría-Sáenz, F. Mena, M. Pinnock, C. Ruepert +6 more
2012Science of the Total Environment70 citations
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Aerial Application of Mancozeb and Urinary Ethylene Thiourea (ETU) Concentrations among Pregnant Women in Costa Rica: The Infants’ Environmental Health Study (ISA)
B. van Wendel de Joode, A. Mora, L. Córdoba, J. C. Cano +8 more
2014Environmental Health Perspectives65 citations Open access
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Assessment of DDT levels in selected environmental media and biological samples from Mexico and Central America.
I. Pérez-Maldonado, A. Trejo, C. Ruepert, Reyna del Carmen Jovel +9 more
2010Chemosphere62 citations
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Quantitative structure-activity relationships for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: Correlation between molecular connectivity, physico-chemical properties, bioconcentration and toxicity in Daphnia pulex
H. Govers, C. Ruepert, H. Aiking
198455 citations
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Pesticide Patch Test Series for the Assessment of Allergic Contact Dermatitis among Banana Plantation Workers in Panama
H. Penagos, C. Ruepert, T. Partanen, Catharina Wesseling
2004Dermatitis54 citations
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Effect of pesticides used in banana and pineapple plantations on aquatic ecosystems in Costa Rica.
N. J. Diepens, S. Pfennig, P. J. van den Brink, J. Gunnarsson +2 more
2014Journal of environmental biology51 citations
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Pesticide use in banana plantations in Costa Rica - A review of environmental and human exposure, effects and potential risks.
C. Brühl, María Arias Andrés, Silvia Echeverría-Sáenz, M. Bundschuh +5 more
2023Environment International49 citations Open access
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Workplace Carcinogen and Pesticide Exposures in Costa Rica
T. Partanen, Jorge Chaves, Catharina Wesseling, Fabio Chaverri +6 more
2003International journal of occupational and environmental health48 citations Open access
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Indigenous children living nearby plantations with chlorpyrifos-treated bags have elevated 3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinol (TCPy) urinary concentrations.
B. van Wendel de Joode, Douglas Barraza, C. Ruepert, A. Mora +5 more
2012Environmental Research45 citations Open access
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Lower tier toxicity risk assessment of agriculture pesticides detected on the Río Madre de Dios watershed, Costa Rica
M. Arias-Andrés, R. Rämö, F. M. Torres, R. Ugalde +5 more
2018Environmental science and pollution research international41 citations Open access
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Assessment of dermal pesticide exposure with fluorescent tracer: a modification of a visual scoring system for developing countries.
A. Aragón, L. Blanco, A. Funez, C. Ruepert +3 more
2006Annals of Occupational Hygiene40 citations
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In situ toxicity and ecological risk assessment of agro-pesticide runoff in the Madre de Dios River in Costa Rica
Silvia Echeverría-Sáenz, F. Mena, M. Arias-Andrés, Seiling Vargas +4 more
2018Environmental science and pollution research international37 citations Open access
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Tracking pesticide fate in conventional banana cultivation in Costa Rica: A disconnect between protecting ecosystems and consumer health.
A. Mendez, L. Castillo, C. Ruepert, Konrad Hungerbuehler +1 more
2018Science of the Total Environment36 citations
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Current‐use pesticide transport to Costa Rica's high‐altitude tropical cloud forest
Chubashini Shunthirasingham, T. Gouin, Y. Lei, C. Ruepert +2 more
2011Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry36 citations Open access
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Passive monitoring techniques to evaluate environmental pesticide exposure: Results from the Infant’s Environmental Health study (ISA)
L. C. Gamboa, Karla Solano Díaz, C. Ruepert, B. van Wendel de Joode
2020Environmental Research34 citations Open access
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Risk assessment of agriculture impact on the Frío River watershed and Caño Negro Ramsar wetland, Costa Rica
M. Fournier, Silvia Echeverría-Sáenz, F. Mena, M. Arias-Andrés +2 more
2018Environmental science and pollution research international33 citations Open access
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Assessment of pesticide exposure in the agricultural population of Costa Rica.
P. Monge, T. Partanen, Catharina Wesseling, Viria Bravo +2 more
2005Annals of Occupational Hygiene23 citations Open access
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Agricultural pesticides pose a continuous ecotoxicological risk to aquatic organisms in a tropical horticulture catchment
Frederik T Weiss, C. Ruepert, Silvia Echeverría-Sáenz, R. Eggen +1 more
2022Environmental Advances22 citations Open access
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Acute, chronic and biochemical effects of chlorothalonil on Agalychnis callidryas, Isthmohyla pseudopuma and Smilisca baudinii tadpoles
Michael Méndez, P. Obando, Margaret Pinnock-Branford, C. Ruepert +3 more
2016Environmental science and pollution research international21 citations Open access
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The Fungicide Chlorothalonil Changes the Amphibian Skin Microbiome: A Potential Factor Disrupting a Host Disease-Protective Trait
Randall R. Jiménez, G. Alvarado, C. Ruepert, E. Ballestero +1 more
2021Applied microbiology20 citations Open access
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Ecotoxicological characterization of a tropical soil after diazinon spraying
T. Natal-da-Luz, M. Moreira-Santos, C. Ruepert, L. Castillo +2 more
2012Ecotoxicology19 citations Open access
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A case study on pharmaceutical residues and antimicrobial resistance genes in Costa Rican rivers: A possible route of contamination for feline and other species.
Seiling Vargas-Villalobos, Félix Hernández, D. Fabregat-Safont, Denis Salas-González +10 more
2023Environmental Research18 citations Open access
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Accumulation of heavy metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Mn, Pb, Ni, Zn) in sediments, macroalgae (Cryptonemia crenulata) and sponge (Cinachyrella kuekenthali) of a coral reef in Moín, Limón, Costa Rica: An ecotoxicological approach.
S. Mendez, C. Ruepert, F. Mena, J. Cortés
2021Marine Pollution Bulletin18 citations Open access
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Prediction of partition coefficients of unsubstituted polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from C18 chromatographic and structural properties
C. Ruepert, A. Grinwis, H. Govers
198516 citations
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Ecological Integrity Impairment and Habitat Fragmentation for Neotropical Macroinvertebrate Communities in an Agricultural Stream
Silvia Echeverría-Sáenz, Rocío Ugalde-Salazar, Meyer Guevara-Mora, F. Quesada-Alvarado +1 more
2022Toxics14 citations Open access
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Pyrimethanil and chlorpyrifos air concentrations and pregnant women’s urinary metabolites in the Infants’ Environmental Health Study (ISA), Costa Rica
Andrew Giffin, J. Hoppin, L. Córdoba, Karla Solano-Díaz +5 more
2022Environment International12 citations Open access
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Pesticide sequestration in passive samplers (SPMDs): considerations for deployment time, biofouling, and stream flow in a tropical watershed.
B. Polidoro, M. Morra, C. Ruepert, L. Castillo
2009Journal of Environmental Monitoring12 citations
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Experimental determination and prediction of partition coefficients of thioureas and their toxicity to Photobacterium phosphoreum
H. Govers, C. Ruepert, T. Stevens, C. van Leeuwen
198612 citations
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Biotransformation and oxidative stress responses in fish (Astyanax aeneus) inhabiting a Caribbean estuary contaminated with pesticide residues from agricultural runoff
F. Mena, Seiling Vargas, Meyer Guevara-Mora, J. Vargas-Hernández +1 more
2022Environmental science and pollution research international11 citations Open access
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Biosensor based on the directly enzyme immobilization into a gold nanotriangles/conductive polymer biocompatible coat for electrochemical detection of Chlorpyrifos in water
Karla Ramírez-Sánchez, Fernando Alvarado-Hidalgo, Roy Zamora-Sequeira, G. Sáenz-Arce +5 more
2019Medical Devices & Sensors11 citations Open access
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Environmental exposures, health effects and institutional determinants of pesticide use in two tropical settings
M. Winkler, A. Atuhaire, S. Fuhrimann, A. Mora +10 more
20199 citations
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Environmental exposure assessment in the international prospective study of Chronic Kidney Disease of UnceRtain Etiology (CKDu) in Agricultural Communities (CURE) research consortium: Design and protocol development
M. González-Quiroz, A. Aceituno, Shuchi Anand, A. van Geen +40 more
2025Science of the Total Environment8 citations Open access
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A novel approach to biological risk surveillance in occupational hygiene: A case study on the use of quantitative microbial risk assessment to determine occupational risks for wastewater treatment plants workers in Costa Rica
E. Morales, A. Badilla, P. Rivera, E. Alfaro +5 more
2023Microbial Risk Analysis6 citations Open access
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Effects of the insecticide β-endosulfan on tadpoles of Isthmohyla pseudopuma (Anura: Hylidae).
M. Méndez-Rivera, F. Mena, Margaret Pinnock-Branford, C. Ruepert +3 more
2022Aquatic Toxicology6 citations
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Rationale and Design of the International Prospective Study of CKD of Uncertain Etiology in Agricultural Communities
J. Lebov, Daniel R. Brooks, A. Aceituno, Hildaura Acosta +33 more
2025Kidney International Reports4 citations Open access
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Evaluación de la contaminación ambiental en aire y polvo por plaguicidas, en 12 Centros Educativos del cantón de Matina, Limón
L. Córdoba, K. Solano, C. Ruepert, Berna van Wendel
20152 citations
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Evaluation of Passive Air Sampling for Monitoring Current-Use Pesticide Pollution near Large-Scale Banana Plantations in Costa Rica
Karla Solano Díaz, C. Ruepert, María Melania Ramírez Quesada, Jane A. Hoppin +2 more
2026Environmental Science and Technology1 citations Open access
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Demonstration of antibiotic-induced tolerance development in tropical agroecosystems through physiological profiling of sediment microbial communities
M. Arias-Andrés, C. Ruepert, F. García, C. Rodríguez
20141 citations Open access
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Evaluation of the performance of a passive air sampling technique to measure current-use pesticides in a tropical environment
K. Solano, C. Ruepert, Jane A. Hoppin, Frank Wania +1 more
2024ISEE Conference Abstracts0 citations Open access
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Environmental pesticide concentrations in air and pregnant women’s urinary pesticide metabolites in the Infants’ Environmental Health Study (ISA)
Andrew Giffin, J. Hoppin, Leonel Córdoba Gamboa, Karla Solano Díaz +5 more
2021ISEE Conference Abstracts0 citations Open access
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Passive sampling reveals continuous pesticide pollution in a tropical catchment with intensive agriculture
Frederik T Weiss, Hannah Wey, S. Mendez, C. Ruepert +2 more
20180 citations
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