A5103025622- Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
- Water Treatment and Disinfection
- Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment
- Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
- Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
- Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
- Vehicle emissions and performance
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
- Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
- Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography
- Mercury impact and mitigation studies
- Environmental Justice and Health Disparities
- Marine animal studies overview
- Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control
- COVID-19 impact on air quality
- Water Systems and Optimization
- Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
- Environmental Chemistry and Analysis
- Marine and environmental studies
- Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure
- Risk and Safety Analysis
- SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
- Infection Control and Ventilation
Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research
2010-2024
Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia
2012-2015
Hospital Del Mar
2015
FC Barcelona
2015
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
2001-2015
Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas y Ambientales de Barcelona
2007-2009
Municipal Institute for Medical Research
2003-2004
Universidad de Zaragoza
1988-2000
Swimming pool disinfectants and disinfection by-products (DBPs) have been linked to human health effects, including asthma bladder cancer, but no studies provided a comprehensive identification of DBPs in the water related that mutagenicity.We performed disinfectant species waters from public swimming pools Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, disinfect with either chlorine or bromine we determined mutagenicity compare analytical results.We used gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) measure...
Vehicle interior air quality (VIAQ) was investigated inside 14 diesel/non-diesel taxi pairs operating simultaneously and under normal working conditions over six weekday hours (10.00-16.00) in the city of Barcelona, Spain. Parameters measured included PM10 mass inorganic chemistry, ultrafine particle number (N) size, lung surface deposited area (LDSA), black carbon (BC), CO2, CO, a range volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Most drivers elected to drive with windows open, thus keeping levels...
Source contributions of organic aerosol (OA) are still not fully understood, especially in terms quantitative distinction between secondary OA formed from anthropogenic precursors<italic>vs.</italic>that natural precursors. In order to investigate the origin, a field campaign was carried out Barcelona summer 2013, including two periods characterized by low and high traffic conditions. Volatile compound (VOC) concentrations were higher during second period, aromatic hydrocarbons related...
A total of 1345 specimens belonging to 58 different species wild fish and seafood from the western Mediterranean Sea were analyzed assess mercury levels estimate which meet EU recommendations for human consumption (0.5 μg g-1 ww) in all cases. All caught off coasts intended consumption. collected local markets located Spain, Italy France that sell by fishermen (Eivissa, Menorca, Mallorca, Alacant, L'Ampolla, Ametlla de Mar, Marseille, Genoa, Civitavecchia, Alghero) at time periods. Mercury...
Swimming in pools is a healthy activity that entails exposure to disinfection by-products (DBPs), some of which are irritant and genotoxic. We evaluated DBPs during swimming chlorinated pool the association with short-term changes genotoxicity lung epithelium permeability biomarkers. Non-smoker adults (N = 116) 40 min an indoor were included. measured range biomarkers before at different times after swimming: trihalomethanes (THMs) exhaled breath (5 min), trichloroacetic acid (TCAA) urine...
We performed a systematic sampling and analysis of airborne SARS-CoV-2 RNA in different hospital areas to assess viral spread. Systematic air filtration was rooms with COVID-19 infected patients, corridors adjacent these rooms, intensive care units, uninfected open spaces. extracted from the filters real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction using LightMix Modular E-gene. The highest occurrence found patients (mean 2600 c/m3) corridor 4000 which statistically significant more...
Aims: To assess the association between prenatal exposure to organochlorine compounds and thyroid status in newborns from an area with high levels of hexachlorobenzene (HCB). Methods: A total 98 mother-infant pairs (83.1% all children born during period 1997–99 a specific polluted HCB) were recruited. Levels measured 70 cord serum samples. Concentrations stimulating hormone (TSH) plasma three days after birth. Results: All had concentrations TSH within range normal reference values (<25...
The composition of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs), hexachlorobenzene (HCB), pentachlorobenzene (PeCB), and organophosphate flame retardants (OPFRs) present in the gas-phase fraction atmosphere Barcelona was analyzed during SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown prior to this period. changes daily concentrations CO, NO, NO 2 , O 3 particulate matter smaller than 10 μm (PM ) were considered for comparison. Bayesian analysis considering serial...
While KRAS activation is a fundamental initiating event in the aetiopathogenesis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA), environmental factors influencing occurrence and persistence mutations remain largely unknown. The objective was to test hypothesis that PDA there are aetiopathogenic relationships among concentrations some organochlorine compounds (OCs) mutational status oncogene, as well latter coffee intake. Incident cases were interviewed had blood drawn at hospital admission (N =...