A5034341588- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
- Analytical chemistry methods development
- Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
- Water Treatment and Disinfection
- Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
- Environmental Chemistry and Analysis
- Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis
- Biosensors and Analytical Detection
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
- Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography
- Heavy metals in environment
- Groundwater flow and contamination studies
- Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
- Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications
- Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
- Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
- Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
- SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
2010-2024
Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research
2015-2024
Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas y Ambientales de Barcelona
1999-2012
Agencia Catalana de L'Aigua
2001-2011
Government of Catalonia
1997-2008
Institut Químic de Sarrià
1979-1987
Intermittently flowing streams and rivers should be recognized, afforded protection, better managed.
Environmental water quality monitoring aims to provide the data required for safeguarding environment against adverse biological effects from multiple chemical contamination arising anthropogenic diffuse emissions and point sources. Here, we integrate experience of international EU-funded project SOLUTIONS shift focus a few legacy chemicals complex mixtures, identify relevant drivers toxic effects. Monitoring serves range purposes, control ecological status compliance specific uses, such as...
Water scarcity is a serious environmental problem in many European regions, and will likely increase the near future as consequence of increased abstraction climate change. exacerbates effects multiple stressors, thus results decreased water quality. It impacts river ecosystems, threatens services they provide, it force managers policy-makers to change their current practices. The EU-FP7 project GLOBAQUA aims at identifying prevalence, interaction linkages between assess on chemical...
Abstract A wide range of human pharmaceuticals are present at low concentrations in freshwater systems, particularly sections polluted river. These compounds show high biological activity, often associated with a stability. characteristics imply potential impact these substances on aquatic biota even when environmental concentrations. Low flow conditions Mediterranean rivers, most which through densely populated areas and subjected to intensive water use, increase the risk emergent...
Abstract Human appropriation of water resources may induce stress in freshwater ecosystems when ecosystem needs are not met. Intensive abstraction and regulation cause river to shift towards non-natural flow regimes, which might have implications for their quality, biological structure functioning. We performed a meta-analysis published studies assess the potential effects on nutrients, microcontaminants, communities (bacteria, algae, invertebrates fish), functions (organic matter breakdown,...
River ecosystems are subject to multiple stressors that affect their structure and functioning. Ecosystem refers characteristics such as channel form, water quality or the composition of biological communities, whereas ecosystem functioning processes metabolism, organic matter decomposition secondary production. Structure respond in contrasting complementary ways environmental stressors. Moreover, assessing response is critical understand effects on services produce direct benefits humans....
The determination of the real toxicity sediments in aquatic ecosystems is challenging and necessary for an appropriate risk assessment. Different approaches have been developed applied over last several decades. Currently, joint implementation chemical, ecological toxicological tools recommended successful We chose combination toxic unit approach with acute pore water tests (Vibrio fischeri, Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata Daphnia magna) whole-sediment exposure (V. Chironomus riparius),...