Esteban Abad Holgado
934006185 - int: 437872
esteban.abad@idaea.csic.es
ORCID:
0000-0003-1239-6076
Research group: Geochemistry and Pollution
Service: Laboratory of Dioxins
Dr. Esteban Abad is a Scientist Staff, Head of the Laboratory of Dioxins of the Department of Environmental Chemistry at the Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDÆA) of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) in Barcelona. With more than 20 years experience, his field of expertise focuses on the analysis of dioxins and other POPs by using HRGC/HRMS for biotic and non biotic samples. He is co-author of more than 100 articles included in the SCI and participates in several International Committees (CEN/TC-264WG) aiming to elaborate harmonized analytical procedures and his contribution in several research projects related the presence of POP in the environment, industrial processes, food and feed and human tissues. Dr. Esteban Abad is one of the experts for UNEP leading laboratory inspections to assess existing capacity and capacity building needs to analyse POPs in developing countries in the framework of the Stockholm Convention, including the GRULAC Region.
FOREWARN
Development a smart forewarning system to assess the occurrence, fate and behaviour of contaminants of emerging concern and pathogens, in waters
FOREWARN will assess the occurrence, fate and behaviour of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) and pathogens, and develop machine-learning methods to model their transfer and behaviour and build a decision support system (DSS) for predicting risks and propose mitigation strategies. FOREWARN will be focussed on CECs such as antibiotics and pathogens such as antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB), antibiotic resistance genes (ARG) and emerging viruses, such as SARS-CoV-2. The project will consider 2 types of case studies: 1) In-silico case studies will be selected from previous results, and dataset obtained in past or ongoing EU projects. Data will be used to develop the models and algorithms to feed and develop the DSS system to better understanding the sources, transport, degradation of CECs and pathogens and modelling their behaviour. 2) The adaptive DSS system will be refined and tested under real environmental conditions (6 months) to achieve TRL5 in real environment case studies.
Reference: ID400 (Aquatic Pollutants)
Start Date: 01/09/2021 – End Date: 31/08/2024
Project Leader: Esteban Abad Holgado , Marinella Farré Urgell
Researchers: Marta Llorca Casamayor
Support: Arianna Bautista Gea (Ari)
Funding: European Project
http://aquaticpollutants-forewarn.com/
IMAGE
Evaluation of contamInants and pathogens of emerging concern through wastewater-based epidemiology and risk assessment approaches
The main objective of IMAGE is to address the concern regarding the increasing presence of contaminants and pathogens of emerging concern in the different aquatic environments, and food webs, as well as their eventual impact on human health.
Funding agency: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (ref: PID2020-116789RB-C41)