Enric Vázquez Suñé
934006144 - int: 437729
enric.vazquez@idaea.csic.es
www.idaea.csic.es/evs
ORCID:
0000-0001-7022-2192
Research group: Groundwater and Hydrogeochemistry
Enric Vázquez Suñé is a Senior Researcher and Deputy Director of the Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA), of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). He graduated in Geology in 1988 and until 1997 worked in several consulting companies and as a freelancer. From 1998 to 2007 he was a professor at the School of Civil Engineering of the UPC, where he completed his Doctorate in 2003. In 2007 he obtained a full-time position as a Tenured Scientist, and Senior Researcher (2019) at the CSIC.
His main line of research is the study of hydrogeological resources and hydrogeology applied to urban contexts, civil engineering and mining. Specialist in groundwater flow and solute transport modeling; hydrogeochemistry; aquifer contamination; software design and development (9 registrations / patents) for applications in hydrogeology; etc.
He has developed an intense research career in which he has published more than a hundred articles in scientific journals and directed 12 PhD and more than 50 Master's Theses. He has also directed and participated in numerous national and international research projects, both in funded competitive projects and in technology transfer contracts for public or private companies. He actively participates in several Doctorate and Master's programs in the field of hydrogeology and the environment, currently being the director of the Master's in Hydrogeology and Modeling (UB-CSIC).
UPWATER
Understanding groundwater Pollution to protect and enhance WATERquality
Groundwater plays a key role in providing water supplies and livelihoods to respond the pronounced water scarcity. Groundwater pollution is a widespread worldwide problem. The scientific and technological goals of the UPWATER project are:
-To provide scientific knowledge on identification, occurrence and fate of pollutants in the groundwater with cost-efficient sampling methods based on passive samplers.
-To develop sources apportionment methods to identify and quantify the pollution sources.
-To validate and assess the performance of bio-based engineered natural treatment systems designed as mitigation solutions.
The monitoring and mitigation solutions will be validated in 3 case studies (Denmark, Greece and Spain), representing different climate conditions and a combination of rural, industrial and urban pollution sources. Expected outcomes include amongst others updating the EU chemical priority lists, scaling-up the pilot bio-based solutions to demonstration scale, the adoption of some preventive measures in the case studies and the close-to-market development of the passive sampling devices.
Start Date: 01/11/2022 – End Date: 30/11/2024
Project Leader: Enric Vázquez Suñé
Researchers: Sandra Pérez Solsona , Víctor Matamoros Mercadal , Sergi Díez Salvador , Sílvia Lacorte Bruguera , Eike Marie Thaysen , Victoria Osorio Torrens , Mònica Escolà Casas , Clara Laguna Marín , Sergio Santana Viera
Support: Filippo Chierchini
Funding: European Project
NATURE
Nature-based solutions to reduce antibiotics, pathogens, and antimicrobial resistance in aquatic ecosystems
An array of nature-based solutions including conventional and high-end constructed wetlands, river re-naturalization, and restoration of wetlands will cover the continuum from urban sources to coastal biota in estuaries. We propose a comprehensive quantification of the fate of antibiotics, pathogens, and antimicrobial resistance in these systems together with ecotoxicological and human health assessments. Nature-based solutions performance will be analyzed using multivariate modeling techniques to identify parameters with the greatest empirical influence on the attenuation of targeted pollutants.