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Eugene T. Bacolod

Bacolod, Eugene T.

Associate Professor
Chair

etbacolod@usc.edu.ph

Degrees

B.S. Chemistry, University of San Carlos, 1996
M.S. Chemistry, University of San Carlos, 2006
Ph.D. Environmental Chemistry and Aquatic Toxicology, Kagoshima University, 2014

Research Interests:

Forensic toxicology, analytical separations, environmental chemistry

Recent Publications:

  1. Alea, Z.A.M.A.; Villegas, L.M.G.; Bacolod, E.T.; Alburo, R.P.. Genotoxic and oxidative stress responses induced by amoxicillin in milkfish Chanos chanos (Forsskål, 1775). Aquaculture Reports. 2026, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aqrep.2026.103654.
  2. Alfafara, P.A.M.; Nacario, P.B.; Ceniza, N.A.M.; Bacolod, E.T.; Paler, M.K.O.; Suico, M.L.S.; Monotilla, A.P.; Hernandez, R.J.Y.; Tan, N.P.B.; Banabatac, L.I.C.. Physiological responses of Gutweed Ulva intestinalis (Linnaeus, 1753) exposed to high-density polyethylene microplastics. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2025, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.118282.
  3. Nacario, P.B.; Alfafara, P.A.M.; Ceniza, N.A.M.; Bacolod, E.T.; Paler, M.K.O.; Suico, M.L.S.; Tan, N.P.B.; Banabatac, L.I.C.. Uptake, growth, and oxidative stress responses of Rhizophora mucronata (Poir. in Lam.) propagules exposed to high-density polyethylene microplastics. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2025, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.117569.
  4. Uno, S.; Tanaka, H.; Kokushi, E.; Bacolod, E.T.; Koyama, J.. Distributions of nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the sediment of Osaka Bay, Japan. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2017, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.02.062.
  5. Bacolod, E.T.; Uno, S.; Villamor, S.S.; Koyama, J.. Oxidative stress and genotoxicity biomarker responses in tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) exposed to environmental concentration of 1-nitropyrene. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2017, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.01.077.
  6. Galay, R.L.; Umemiya-Shirafuji, R.; Bacolod, E.T.; Maeda, H.; Kusakisako, K.; Koyama, J.; Tsuji, N.; Mochizuki, M.; Fujisaki, K.; Tanaka, T.. Two kinds of ferritin protect ixodid ticks from iron overload and consequent oxidative stress. Plos One. 2014, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0090661.
  7. Nuñal, S.N.; Santander-De Leon, S.M.S.; Bacolod, E.; Koyama, J.; Uno, S.; Hidaka, M.; Yoshikawa, T.; Maeda, H.. Bioremediation of heavily oil-polluted seawater by a bacterial consortium immobilized in cocopeat and rice hull powder. Biocontrol Science. 2014, https://doi.org/10.4265/bio.19.11.
  8. Nurulnadia, M.Y.; Koyama, J.; Uno, S.; Kito, A.; Kokushi, E.; Bacolod, E.T.; Ito, K.; Chuman, Y.. Accumulation of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in the polychaete Paraprionospio sp. from the Yodo River mouth, Osaka Bay, Japan. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 2014, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-013-3466-y.
  9. Nurulnadia, M.Y.; Koyama, J.; Uno, S.; Kokushi, E.; Bacolod, E.T.; Ito, K.; Chuman, Y.. Bioaccumulation of dietary endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) by the polychaete, perinereis nuntia. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 2013, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-013-1073-9.

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