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Screening of Gunshot Residue in Skin Using Attenuated Total Reflection Fourier Transform Infrared (ATR FT-IR)

Ángela Álvarez and Jorge Yáñez.

Applied Spectroscopy 74(4):400-407, 2019.

 

Determination of copper-based mineral species by laser induced breakdown spectroscopy and chemometric methods.

Jonnathan Alvarez, Marizu Velásquez, Ashwin Kumar Myakalwar, Claudio Sandoval, Rodrigo Fuentes, Rosario Del P. Castillo, Daniel G Sbarbaro-Hofer and Jorge Yañez.

J. ANAL. AT. SPECTROM., 2019, Publicado online. 

Visible light assisted photodegradation of thimerosal by high performance ZnFe2O4/poly(o-phenylenediamine) composite

Claudio Sandoval, Suresh Ranganathan, Eimmy Ramírez, Héctor D. Mansilla, Robinson Dinamarca, Gina Pecchi, Jorge Yáñez

MATERIALS RESEARCH BULLETIN 116 (2019) 8–15.

Unraveling the synergistic influences of graphene and CuO on the structural, photon and phonon properties of graphene: CuO nanocomposites.

R. Udayabhaskar, R. Suresh, R.V. Mangalaraja, Jorge Yañez, B. Karthikeyan, David Contreras

CARBON 152 (2019) 766-776. 

Copolymerehydrous zirconium oxide hybrid microspheres for arsenic sorption.

Bryan Moraga, Leandro Toledo, Ludek Jelínek, Jorge Yañez, Bernabé L. Rivas,

Bruno F. Urbano

WATER RESEARCH. 166 (2019), 115044. 

Multivariate approach to hydrogenated TiO2 photocatalytic activity under visible light.

Marlene Pradenas, Jorge Yáñez, Suresh Ranganathan, David Contreras, Paola Santander,

Héctor D. Mansilla

Water Environment Research 91: 157–164, 2019. 

Living in poisoning environments: Invisible risks and human adaptation

Bernardo Arriaza,  Dulasiri Amarasiriwardena, Vivien Standen, Jorge Yáñez, John Van Hoesen, Leonardo Figueroa

EVOL ANTHROPOL. 2018;27:188–196. 

Photocorrosion of copper sulfides: Toward a solar mining industry

Orlando Yepsen, Jorge Yáñez, Héctor D. Mansilla

SOLAR ENERGY, 2018, 171, 106–111

Effect of reduced graphene oxide on the structural, optical, adsorption and photocatalytic properties of iron oxide nanoparticles

R. Suresh, R. Udayabhaskar, Claudio Sandoval, Eimmy Ramírez, R. V. Mangalaraja, Héctor D. Mansilla,  David Contreras,  Jorge Yáñez

NEW J. CHEM., 2018, 42, 8485—8493. 

Effect of the natural arsenic gradient on the diversity and arsenic resistance of bacterial communities of the sediments of Camarones River (Atacama Desert, Chile)

Carla G. Leon, Ruben Moraga, Cristian Valenzuela, Concetta Gugliandolo, Angelina Lo

Giudice, Maria Papale, Claudia Vilo, Qunfeng Dong, Carlos T. Smith, Ramon Rossello-Mora, Jorge Yañez, Victor L. Campos

PLoS ONE, 2018,  13(5) 1-19:e0195080  

Solid-state synthesis and characterization of α-Fe2O3@ZnO nanocomposites with enhanced visible light driven photocatalytic activity

R. Suresh, Claudio Sandoval, Eimmy Ramírez, Ángela Álvarez, Héctor D. Mansilla, R. V. Mangalaraja, Jorge Yáñez

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE: MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS, (2018) 29:20347–20355 

Propellant's differentiation using FTIR-photoacoustic detection for forensic studies of improvised explosive devices

Ángela Álvarez, Jorge Yáñez*, David Contreras, Renato Saavedra, Pedro Sáez, Dulasiri Amarasiriwardena, FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL. 2017; 280, 169-175.

Photocatalytic degradation of roxarsone by using synthesized ZnO nanoplates

Katherine Acuña, Jorge Yáñez, Suresh Ranganathan, Eimmy Ramírez, Juan Pablo Cuevas and Héctor D. Mansilla. SOLAR ENERGY. 2017; 157, 335-341

Emission factors of particulate matter, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Levoglucosan from

wood combustion in South Central Chile

Jorge Jimenez*, Oscar Farias, Roberto Quiroz & Jorge Yañez

JOURNAL OF THE AIR & WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 

A New Kinetic Spectrophotometric Method For The Quantitation Of Amorolfine

Cesar Soto*, Cristian Poza, David Contreras, Jorge Yañez, Fallon Nacaratte, M. Ines Toral

JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL METHODS IN CHEMISTRY. (2017)

Solar light driven oxidation of gentisic acid on ZnO

Katerine Antil-Martini, David Contreras, Jorge Yáñez, Lorena Cornejo, Paola Santander,

Héctor D. Mansilla*. SOLAR ENERGY. 142, 26–32 (2017)

Abatement of the fluorinated antidepressant fluoxetine (Prozac) and its reaction by-products by electrochemical advanced methods

Claudio Salazar, Carlota Ridruejo, Enric Brillas, Jorge Yáñez, Héctor D. Mansilla, Ignasi Sirés

APPLIED CATALYSIS B: ENVIRONMENTAL 203, 189–198 (2017)

Synthesis of Ni0.2Fe1.8O3/polyaniline magnetic nanocomposite with excellent photocatalytic activity

Suresh Ranganathan, Giribabu, K; Manigandan R.., Mangalaraja, V; Jorge Yanez Solorza, A. Stephene, V.Narayanan

MATERIALS LETTERS, 208, 1, 27-30 (2017)

Synthesis of Co2þ-doped Fe2O3 photocatalyst for degradation of pararosaniline dye

R. Suresh, K. Giribabu, R. Manigandan, R.V. Mangalaraja, Jorge Yanez, A. Stephen, V. Narayanan

SOLID STATE SCIENCES 68 39-46(2017)

 New approach for understanding the fundamental chemistry of the oxidative sample digestion in spectrochemical analysis

Jorge Yáñez*, Claudio Sandoval, Héctor D. Mansilla, Dulasiri Amarasiriwardena

APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY REVIEWS.  51,(10) 791-798 (2016)

Electrochemical degradation of the antihypertensive losartan in aqueous medium by electro-oxidation with boron-doped diamond electrode

Claudio Salazar, Nicole Contreras , Héctor D. Mansilla , Jorge Yáñez, Ricardo Salazar

JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS  319, 84–92 (2016)

Organic-inorganic interpenetrated hybrids based on cationic polymer and hydrous zirconium oxide for arsenate and arsenite removal 

Jehú Pérez, Leandro Toledo, Cristian H. Campos, Jorge Yañez, Bernabé L. Rivas, Bruno F. Urbano*

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL, 287 744-754 (2016) 

Speciation analysis of organotin compounds (OTCs) by a simultaneous hydride generation–liquid/liquid extraction and GC–MS determination

Jorge Yáñez*, Paula Riffo, Héctor D. Mansilla, Manuel Bravo, Waldo Quiroz, Paola Santander,

MICROCHEMICAL JOURNAL 126, 460–465 (2016)

New subcritical fluid nebulizer (ScFN) for improving the determination of inorganic tin in gunshot residues by flame furnace-atomic absorption spectrometry

Franco Cid, Pia Kochifas, Héctor D. Mansilla, Paola Santander, Jorge Yáñez*, Dulasiri Amarasiriwardena

MICROCHEMICAL JOURNAL 125 29–33 (2016)

Arsenic sorption onto an aluminum oxyhydroxidepoly[(4-vinylbenzyl)trimethylammonium chloride] hybrid sorbent

Jehu Perez, Leandro Toledo, Cristian H. Campos,  Jorge Yañez, Bernabe  L. Rivas, Bruno F. Urbano*

RSC ADV.  6, 28379–28387 (2016)

Degradation of  Organoarsenicals by Heterogeneous Photocatalysis using ZnO, TiO2 and UVA

C. Miranda, P. Santander, J. Matschullat, B. Daus, J.Yáñez*,  H.D. Mansilla*

J. ADV. OXID. TECHNOL. Vol. 19, No. 2, 2016

Homogeneous and heterogeneous degradation of caffeic acid using photocatalysis driven by UVA

and solar light

Eliana Yáñez, Paola Santander, David Contreras, Jorge Yáñez, Lorena Cornejo & Héctor D. Mansilla

JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH, PART A, VOL. 51, NO. 1, 78-85 (2016)

Biodegradation of roxarsone by a bacterial community of underground water and its toxic impact

S. Mafla, R. Moraga,  C.G. León, V.G. Guzmán-Fierro,  J. Yañez,  C.T. Smith, M.A. Mondaca, V.L. Campos,

WORLD J MICROBIOL BIOTECHNOL (2015) 31:1267–1277

Biodegradation of Tributyltin (TBT) by Extremophile Bacteria from Atacama Desert and Speciation of Tin By-products

Jorge Yáñez, Paula Riffo, Paola Santander, Héctor D Mansilla

BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY, 95:126–130 (2015)

Photocatalytic degradation of thimerosal in human vaccine's residues and mercury speciation of degradation by-products

Orlando Yepsen, David Contreras, Paola Santander, Jorge Yáñez, Héctor D. Mansilla, Dulasiri Amarasiriwardena

MICROCHEMICAL JOURNAL 121 41–47 (2015)

Urinary arsenic speciation profile in ethnic group of the Atacama desert (Chile) exposed to variable Arsenic levels in drinking water

Jorge Yáñez, Héctor D. Mansilla, I. Paola Santander, Vladimir Fierro, Lorena Cornejo, Ramón M. Barnes,  Dulasiri Amarasiriwardena

JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH, PART A  50, 1–8 (2015)

Water-Soluble Polymer and Photocatalysis for Arsenic Removal.

Suna Yuksel, Bernabe Rivas, Julio Sanchez, Hector D. Mansilla, Jorge Yanez, Pia Kochifas, Nalan Kabay, Marek Bryjak

JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE, 131(19) (2014)

Determination and co-estimate of the chlormadinone acetate and 17a-ethinyl estradiol in pharmaceutical formulation and drinking water samples by digital derivative spectrophotometry

César Soto, Romina Otipka, M. Inés Toral, Diego Pino, David Contreras, Jorge Yáñez

 J. CHIL. CHEM. SOC., 49, Nº 2 (2014)

Oxidative degradation of sulfathiazole by Fenton and photo-Fenton reactions

Marizú Velásquez, I. Paola Santander, David R. Contreras, Jorge Yáñez, Claudio Zaror, Ricardo A. Salazar, Montserrat Pérez-Moya, Héctor D. Mansilla

JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH, PART A. 49(6), 661–670 (2014)

 

New assessment of organic mercury formation in highly polluted sediments in Lenga Estuary, Chile

Jorge Yañez, Marjory Guajardo, Cristian Miranda, César Soto, Héctor D Mansilla, A. Russel Flegal

MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN. 73, 16–23 (2013)

Co-determination of two antiparasitics drugs by derivative spectrophotometry and its photodegradation studies

César Soto, Romina Otipka,  David Contreras,  Jorge Yáñez, M. Inés Toral

J. CHIL. CHEM. SOC. 58 (3),  1824- (2013)

Phenylmercury degradation by heterogeneous photocatalysis assisted by UV-A light.

C Miranda, J Yáñez, D Contreras, C Zaror, H D Mansilla

JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH, PART A.  48, 1642–1648 (2013)

Improved photocatalytic activity of g-C3 N4/TiO2 composites prepared by simple impregnation method

C. Miranda, H. Mansilla,  J. Yánez, S. Obregón, G. Colón.

JOURNAL OF  PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY A: CHEMISTRY. 253, 16–21 (2013)

Determination of Pb(II) by Photoacoustic Spectroscopy with a Solid-Phase Spectrophotometry Approach Using 2-(2-Thiazolylazo)-p-cresol (TAC) Coated on Resin

R. Saavedra, R. Gómez, C. Soto, D. Aguayo, C. Candia, J. Yañez, V. Zúñiga

INT J THERMOPHYS. 34, 8-9, 1689-1694 (2013)

Differentiation of two main ammunition brands in Chile by Regularized Discriminant Analysis (RDA) of metals in gunshot residues.

J.Yañez, M.Paz Farías; V.Zúñiga; C.Soto, D.Contreras, E.Pereira, H.D.Mansilla, R.Castillo, P.Saez, R.Saavedra.

      MICHROCHEMICAL JOURNAL. 101, 43–48 (2012)

Exploring lead exposure in ancient Chilean mummies using a single strand of hair by laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS)

      Luke Bartkus, Dulasiri Amarasiriwardena, Bernardo Arriaza, David Bellis & Jorge Yañez

      MICHROCHEMICAL JOURNAL. 98, 267–274 (2011)

Determination of cobalt in water samples by photoacoustic spectroscopy with a solid-phase spectrophotometry approach using 3-(2-pyridyl)-5,6-bis (4-sulfophenyl)-1,2,4-triazine

Renato Saavedra, César Soto, Jorge Yañez, M. Inés Toral

MICHROCHEMICAL JOURNAL. 98, 220–222 (2011)

Liquid carbon dioxide for improvements in online preconcentration and sample introduction in AAS

Jorge Yañez, Andrea Campos, Alan Mercado, César Soto, José Neira, Héctor Mansilla

JOURNAL ANALYTICAL ATOMIC SPECTROMETRY. 26, 320-324 (2011)

Arsenic Mobilization by Epilithic Bacterial Communities Associated with Volcanic Rocks from Camarones River, Atacama Desert, Northern Chile. Campos, V. L.,León, C.,Mondaca, M. A.,Yañez, J.,Zaror, C..

ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 61:185–192 (2011)

Simultaneous Determination of Albendazole and Praziquantel by Second Derivative Spectrophotometry and Multivariated Calibration Methods in Veterinary Pharmaceutical Formulation

 César Soto, Jorge Yañez, David Contreras, María Inés Toral

ANALYTICAL SCIENCES 26, 1-6 (2010). 

Were Chinchorros exposed to arsenic? Arsenic determination in Chinchorro mummies' hair by laser ablation inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS)

Sam Byrne, Dula Amarasiriwardena, Basel Bandak, Luke Bartkus, Jennifer Kane, Joseph Jones, Jorge Yañez, Bernardo Arriaza, Lorena Cornejo

MICROCHEMICAL JOURNAL 94 28–35 (2010)

Isolation of arsenite-oxidizing bacteria from a natural biofilm associated to volcanic rocks of Atacama Desert, Chile

V. L. Campos, G. Escalante, J. Yañez, C. A. Zaror and M. A. Mondaca

JOURNAL OF BASIC MICROBIOLOGY 49, 1–5 (2009)

“Synthesis and characterization of new water-soluble metal-polymer complex and its application for arsenite retention”

         Bernabé L. Rivas, Jorge Yañez, Maria del C. Aguirre.

         JOURNAL APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCES, 111, 2720-2730 (2009).

Isolation of Arsenite-Oxidizing Bacteria from Arsenic-Enriched Sediments from Camarones River, Northern Chile
Valenzuela C, Campos VL, Yanez J, Zaror Z.A, Mondaca, M.A.
BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY, 82(5), 593-596 (2009)  

Arsenic resistant bacteria isolated from arsenic contaminated river in the Atacama Desert (Chile).

 Escalante, G.,Campos, V. L.,Valenzuela, C.,Yañez, J.,Zaror, C.,Mondaca, M. A. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology:5 83:657-661 (2009)

Photocatalytic removal of methylmercury assisted by UV-A irradiation

      Hector D. Mansilla; Cristian Miranda; Jorge Yañez; David Contreras; Rafael García; Wilson F Jardim

      APPLIED CATALYSIS B: ENVIRONMENTAL, 90, 115–119  (2009)

Determination of Pd(II) content in catalysts and tap water samples via photoacoustic  spectroscopy analysis of Pd(II)-3-[2_-thiazolylazo]-2,6-diaminopyridine complex on solid phase

Renato Saavedra, César Soto, Jorge Yañez, Mara Ines Toral

JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. 167, 970-975 (2009)

Preparation of CPB-modified FAU zeolite for the removal of tannery wastewater contaminants
Covarrubias C, Garcia R, Yanez J, Arriagada R.
JOURNAL OF POROUS MATERIALS, 15(4), 491-498 (2008)

In field arsenic removal from natural water by zero-valent iron assisted by solar radiation
Cornejo L, Lienqueo H, Arenas M, Acapi, J, Contreras D, Yañez J, Mansilla HD
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION, 156 (3),  827-831 (2008)

Removal of trivalent chromium contaminant from aqueous media using FAU-type zeolite membranes
Covarrubias C, Garcia R, Arriagada R, Yañez J, Ramanan H, Lai ZP, Tsapatsis M.
JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE, 312(1-2), 163-173 (2008)

Natural mordenite derived zeolites: Synthesis, formation, and their evaluation in Cr(III) removal from tannery wastewater
Covarrubias C, Arriagada R, Yanez J,  Garland MT, García R.
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE, 24(10), 1443-1455 (2007)

A rapid approach for assessment of arsenic exposure by elemental analysis of single strand of hair using laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry
Steely S, Amarasiriwardena D, Jones J, Yanez J
MICROCHEMICAL JOURNAL, 86(2), 235-240 (2007)

Solar-light assisted removal of arsenic from natural waters: effect of iron and citrate concentrations

Lara F, Cornejo L, Yáñez J, Freer J, Mansilla HD.

JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND BIONTECHNOLOGY, 81, 1282–1287 (2006)

 

Arsenic speciation in human hair: a new perspective for epidemiological assessment in chronic arsenisism

Yáñez J, Fierro V, Mansilla HD, Figueroa L, Cornejo L, Barnes RM

JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING, 7(12), 1335 (2005)

Removal of chromium(III) from tannery effluents, using a system of packed columns of zeolite and activated carbon

Covarrubias C, Arriagada R, Yáñez J, García R, Barros MA, Arroyo P,  Falabella Sousa-Aguiar E.

JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND BIONTECHNOLOGY, 80:899-908 (2005)

Chromate reduction in Serratia marcescens isolated from tannery efluents.

Campos VL, Yañez J, Zaror C.A. and  Mondaca, M.A

BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY, 75(2), 400-406 (2005)

Sistema Integrado HPLC/HT-HHPN para la separación automática de la matriz en la determinación de metales en salmueras con FAAS,

Yáñez J, Berndt H. BOLETÍN DE LA SOCIEDAD CHILENA DE QUÍMICA, 45, 535-549 (2000)

Isolation of Pseudomonas sp arsenite-oxidizing from volcanic rocks.

     Campos, V.L., Valenzuela, C., Zaror, C., Yañez, J. & M.A. Mondaca

     Biological Research (2005) Vol. 38 (2-3): pR-48. ISSN 0716-9760

 

Molecular study of bacterial community from arsenic rich sediment.

     Witzel, K-P., Campos, VL., Yañez, J. & M.A. Mondaca

     Biological Research (2005), Vol. 38 (2-3): pR-60. ISSN 0716-9760

High-Temperature Hydraulic High-Pressure Nebulization: A recent  Nebulization Principle for Sample   Introduction in Atomic Spectrometry

Berndt H, Yáñez J.

 JOURNAL  ANALYTICAL  ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY, 11, 703 (1996)

High-Performance Flow Atomic Spectrometry: New Nebulization Techniques, on-line Speciation and on-line Sample Pretreatment",

Berndt H, Yáñez J.

FRESENIUS JOURNAL  ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY, 355, 555 (1996)

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