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SUMMARY:EESS special event "Distribution and environmental behavior of eme
 rging contaminants in coastal settings"
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DESCRIPTION:Dr Pablo A. Lara-Martín\, Department of Physical Chemistry\, 
 Faculty of Environmental and Marine Sciences\, CEI·MAR\, Cadiz\, ES\nAbst
 ract:\nSince the second half of the 20th Century\, synthesis of new chemic
 al products has experienced an exponential growth. Negative effects of som
 e compounds (known as persistent organic pollutants\, POPs) on the environ
 ment and human health started to become apparent soon after their widespre
 ad release into the environment\, during the 1960-70s. This resulted in co
 ntaminant phase-outs or restrictive legal actions in the case of some comp
 ounds such as PCBs or many organochlorinated pesticides (e.g.\, DDT). It a
 lso showed the need to better assess the environmental behavior\, persiste
 nce and possible toxicological effects of new synthetic organic compounds.
  In that sense\, my research focuses on better understanding the occurrenc
 e and fate in costal systems of a wide variety of sewage-derived contamina
 nts\, including pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs)\, and c
 omparing them with those better known POPs. My research activities include
 :\na) Developing new methods based on gas and liquid chromatography couple
 d to mass spectrometry for the determination of priority (e.g.\, PAHs\, pe
 sticides\, PCBs) and emerging (PCPPs such as fragrances\, sufactants\, and
  UV filters) organic contaminants in all kind of matrices.\nb) Monitoring 
 the concentrations of these compounds in the environment by direct analysi
 s and the use of passive samplers and dated sediment cores.\nc) Characteri
 zing their fate through laboratory experiments\, including characterizatio
 n of aerobic and anaerobic biodegradation kinetics\, identification of pho
 todegradation products\, sorption isotherms\, and bioaccumulation in marin
 e species such as Ruditapes philippinarum.
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