The Antarctic as Sentinel of Global Pollution 

    Casas Papell, Gemma (Date of defense: 2022-07-19)

    Since the industrial revolution, we have introduced thousands or tens of thousands of new synthetic compounds, originating a new environmental perturbation in the Earth’s system. Among these, there are the so-called ...

    Assessment of the lipidomic effects of environmental pollutants on exposed organisms using chemometric and analytical methods 

    Gorrochategui Matas, Eva (Date of defense: 2018-04-20)

    Lipidomics is a subset of metabolomics, which in turn, is one of the categorical platforms that constitute omics. Omic sciences aim at the study of the abundance and (or) structural characterization of a broad range of ...

    Drogas y psicofármacos: estudio de su presencia en el medio ambiente (aguas residuales, sedimentos y mejillones) y evaluación de su consumo e impacto 

    López García, Ester (Date of defense: 2021-01-27)

    En esta tesis doctoral se han desarrollado tres metodologías analíticas para el análisis de drogas, psicofármacos y sus metabolitos en tres compartimentos medioambientales: aguas residuales, sedimentos y biota. Las ...

    Evaluation of biotoxins in marine ecosystems by new analytical and biological strategies 

    Bosch Orea, Cristina (Date of defense: 2021-01-29)

    In this thesis is presented the development of different analytical methodologies for the analysis of marine biotoxins in seawater. The objectives were the development of the methods and the application to study the biotoxins ...

    Occurrence and distribution of organochlorinated pesticides and flame retardants in Spain and China 

    Zapata Corella, Pablo (Date of defense: 2022-09-19)

    In the present thesis, analytical methods based on gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry, both single (GC-MS) or tandem (GC-MS/MS), have been developed and optimized for the detection and quantification of ...

    Passive air and water sampling in high-altitude lakes: occurrence and distribution of legacy and emerging organic pollutants 

    Martínez Prats, Raimon (Date of defense: 2022-11-17)

    [eng] Remote high mountains allow the study of the environmental fate of legacy and emerging anthropogenic chemicals that form a worldwide diffuse background layer of pollution. Semi- volatile compounds like polychlorinated ...

    Pesticides in the environment: analysis, occurrence, impact and recommendations for their attenuation 

    Barbieri, Maria Vittoria (Date of defense: 2021-01-28)

    The assessment of pesticide occurrence in different environmental compartments has become a matter of outstanding importance since its effects on exposed organisms may be considered a warning on the potential risk these ...

    Sorption of perfluoroalkyl substances and Fluoroquinolone antibiotics in matrices of environmental interest 

    Fabregat Palau, Joel (Date of defense: 2022-09-22)

    Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and fluoroquinolone antibiotics (FQs) are pollutants of environmental interest due to their widespread presence in environmental compartments and their high toxicity and disrupting effects ...

    Suspect screening of natural toxins in surface water reservoirs 

    Picardo, Massimo (Date of defense: 2021-02-04)

    Natural toxins include a multitude of toxic secondary metabolites produced by animals, bacteria, fungi algae, and plants that are generally not intended as environmental contaminants of concern for water quality. However, ...