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  1. Hierarchical surface texturing increases the contact-killing effect of marine bacteria Pseudomonas sp. on 316 L Stainless steel

    Article • Surfaces and Interfaces, November 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Gonzalo E Pizarro

  2. Nitrate increases the capacity of an aerobic moving-bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) for winery wastewater treatment

    Article • Water Science & Technology Water Supply, February 2024, IWA Publishing

    Dr Gonzalo E Pizarro

  3. When material science meets microbial ecology: Bacterial community selection on stainless steels in natural seawater

    Article • Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces, January 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Gonzalo E Pizarro

  4. Enhancing the contact-killing effect of copper by surface laser texturing

    Article • Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, October 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Gonzalo E Pizarro

  5. Mathematical modelling of microbial corrosion in carbon steel due to early-biofilm formation of sulfate-reducing bacteria via extracellular electron transfer

    Article • Bioelectrochemistry, June 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Gonzalo E Pizarro

  6. Initial adhesion suppression of biofilm-forming and copper-tolerant bacterium Variovorax sp. on laser microtextured copper surfaces

    Article • Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces, June 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Gonzalo E Pizarro

  7. Testing the Test: A Comparative Study of Marine Microbial Corrosion under Laboratory and Field Conditions

    Article • ACS Omega, May 2021, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Gonzalo E Pizarro

  8. Electrochemical Bacterial Enrichment from Natural Seawater and Its Implications in Biocorrosion of Stainless-Steel Electrodes

    Article • Materials, May 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Gonzalo E Pizarro

  9. Dynamics of Biocorrosion in Copper Pipes under Actual Drinking Water Conditions

    Article • Water, April 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Gonzalo E Pizarro

  10. Effect of Tidal Cycles on Bacterial Biofilm Formation and Biocorrosion of Stainless Steel AISI 316L

    Article • Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, February 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Gonzalo E Pizarro

  11. Chlorine Reduction Kinetics and its Mass Balance in Copper Premise Plumbing Systems During Corrosion Events

    Article • Materials, November 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Gonzalo E Pizarro

  12. Study of poly(3,4-ethylendioxythiphene) as a coating for mitigation of biocorrosion of AISI 304 stainless steel in natural seawater

    Article • Progress in Organic Coatings, December 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Gonzalo E Pizarro

  13. Copper Corrosion and Biocorrosion Events in Premise Plumbing

    Article • Materials, September 2017, MDPI AG

    Dr Gonzalo E Pizarro

  14. Germination requirements of the extremely boron-tolerant species, Puccinellia frigida

    Article • Seed Science and Technology, July 2017, International Seed Testing Association

    Dr Gonzalo E Pizarro

  15. Boron stress response and accumulation potential of the extremely tolerant species Puccinellia frigida

    Article • Journal of Hazardous Materials, November 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Gonzalo E Pizarro

  16. Corrosion of Stainless Steel in Simulated Tide of Fresh Natural Seawater of South East Pacific

    Article • International Journal of Electrochemical Science, August 2016, ESG

    Dr Gonzalo E Pizarro

  17. Daily Freeze–Thaw Cycles Affect the Transport of Metals in Streams Affected by Acid Drainage

    Article • Water, February 2016, MDPI AG

    Dr Gonzalo E Pizarro

  18. Biocorrosion in drinking water pipes

    Article • Water Science & Technology Water Supply, February 2016, IWA Publishing

    Dr Gonzalo E Pizarro

  19. Incomplete Mixing in the Fate and Transport of Arsenic at a River Affected by Acid Drainage

    Article • Water Air & Soil Pollution, February 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gonzalo E Pizarro, Prof. Paula Guerra

  20. Phytoremediation of Boron-Contaminated Sites

    Article • January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gonzalo E Pizarro

  21. Adaptive phenotypic plasticity and competitive ability deployed under a climate change scenario may promote the invasion of Poa annua in Antarctica

    Article • Biological Invasions, December 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gonzalo E Pizarro, Dr Paris Lavin

  22. Potential accumulation of contaminated sediments in a reservoir of a high-Andean watershed: Morphodynamic connections with geochemical processes

    Article • Water Resources Research, May 2015, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Dr Gonzalo E Pizarro

  23. Boron accumulation in Puccinellia frigida, an extremely tolerant and promising species for boron phytoremediation

    Article • Journal of Geochemical Exploration, March 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Gonzalo E Pizarro

  24. Arsenic speciation in sinter mineralization from a hydrothermal channel of El Tatio geothermal field, Chile

    Article • Journal of Hydrology, October 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Gonzalo E Pizarro

  25. Modeling MIC copper release from drinking water pipes

    Article • Bioelectrochemistry, June 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Gonzalo E Pizarro

  26. Multi-technique approach to assess the effects of microbial biofilms involved in copper plumbing corrosion

    Article • Bioelectrochemistry, June 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Gonzalo E Pizarro

  27. Experimental evidence for enhanced copper release from domestic copper plumbing under hydrodynamic control

    Article • Corrosion Science, March 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Gonzalo E Pizarro

  28. Energy-efficient wastewater treatment via the air-based, hybrid membrane biofilm reactor (hybrid MfBR)

    Article • Water Science & Technology Water Supply, February 2014, IWA Publishing

    Dr Gonzalo E Pizarro

  29. Natural attenuation process via microbial oxidation of arsenic in a high Andean watershed

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, January 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Gonzalo E Pizarro

  30. Differential arsenic binding in the sediments of two sites in Chile's lower Loa River basin

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, January 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Gonzalo E Pizarro

  31. Forest Fires and Soil Erosion Effects on Soil Organic Carbon in the Serrano River Basin (Chilean Patagonia)

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gonzalo E Pizarro

  32. Denitrification using S. spontaneum as carbon source

    Article • Journal of Water Supply Research and Technology—AQUA, September 2013, IWA Publishing

    Dr Gonzalo E Pizarro, Mr Euclides Deago

  33. The Air-based Membrane Biofilm Reactor (MBfR) For Energy Efficient Wastewater Treatment

    Article • Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation, January 2012, Water Environment Federation

    Dr Gonzalo E Pizarro

  34. Increase of the concentration of dissolved copper in drinking water systems due to flow-induced nanoparticle release from surface corrosion by-products

    Article • Corrosion Science, October 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Gonzalo E Pizarro

  35. Culture dependent and independent analyses of bacterial communities involved in copper plumbing corrosion

    Article • Journal of Applied Microbiology, August 2010, Wiley

    Dr Gonzalo E Pizarro

  36. Empirical model for dissolved oxygen depletion during corrosion of drinking water copper pipes

    Article • Corrosion Science, July 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Gonzalo E Pizarro

  37. Influence of solid corrosion by-products on the consumption of dissolved oxygen in copper pipes

    Article • Corrosion Science, May 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Gonzalo E Pizarro

  38. Distributed Simulation with Cellular Automata Using the Multispin Coding Technique

    Article • Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, January 2008, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Dr Gonzalo E Pizarro

  39. Enhanced Copper Release from Pipes by Alternating Stagnation and Flow Events

    Article • Environmental Science & Technology, November 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Gonzalo E Pizarro

  40. Evaluation of rapid methods for in-situ characterization of organic contaminant load and biodegradation rates in winery wastewater

    Article • Water Science & Technology Water Supply, July 2007, IWA Publishing

    Dr Gonzalo E Pizarro

  41. Towards a benchmarking model for winery wastewater treatment and disposal

    Article • Water Science & Technology Water Supply, July 2007, IWA Publishing

    Dr Gonzalo E Pizarro

  42. Bitwise Implementation of a Two-Dimensional Cellular Automata Biofilm Model

    Article • Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, July 2005, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Daniel Noguera, Dr Gonzalo E Pizarro

  43. Modeling Biofilms

    Article • January 2004, ASM Journals

    Daniel Noguera, Dr Gonzalo E Pizarro

  44. Quantitative Cellular Automaton Model for Biofilms

    Article • Journal of Environmental Engineering, September 2001, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Daniel Noguera, Dr Gonzalo E Pizarro

  45. Simulation of multispecies biofilm development in three dimensions

    Article • Water Science & Technology Water Supply, January 1999, IWA Publishing

    Dr Gonzalo E Pizarro

  46. Statistical estimation of runoff characteristics of watersheds in central Chile

    Article • Hydrological Sciences Journal, October 1996, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Gonzalo E Pizarro