Teresa Moreno
Description
CSIC Research Professor. Main research topic: Air quality in public transport systems and passenger exposure and microplastics characterisation. Geology Degree – Universidad Complutense Madrid; Earth Sciences PhD – Cardiff University (UK); Research Associate (Fulbright) – Colgate University (New York, USA); Research Associate – Cardiff University (UK). She has participated in 70 competitive projects (19 of them as PI, one EU funded project as coordinator), published >170 articles in SCI journals and contributed to > 30 books (4 as editor in the Geology of series from the Geol. Soc. of London). Director of the Inst. for Environmental Assessment and Water Resources (IDAEA-CSIC) 2018-2023, and Scientific Director of the project for Research Excellence Centre “Severo Ochoa” in IDAEA (4M€) 2019-2024. She is coordinator of Earth and Environment Research in CSIC since 2023, and coordinator of LIFE Area, one of the 3 Research Global Areas of CSIC, since 2025.
Works
Risk assessment of trace elements in foodstuffs and drinking water: plastic as a source of inorganic element exposure – https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2026.112292 – 2026.11
Air Quality Mapping Using PM2.5 Sensors on Urban Buses – https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2026.3672932 – 2026.06
Improving air quality in a metro platform by using air purifiers – 2026.04
Impact of air purifiers on occupational particle exposure in an enclosed bus workshop – 2026.01
Particulate matter emissions from brake pads: A comparative study of low-steel and non-asbestos organic materials – 2025.08