Joan Grimalt Obrador
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joan.grimalt@idaea.csic.es
http://www.cid.csic.es/homes/grimalt/
ORCID:
0000-0002-7391-5768
Research group: Geochemistry and Pollution
Prof. Joan O. Grimalt. PhD in Chemistry from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (1983). Postdoctoral stages: Oregon State University (1983-84), University of Bristol (1985). Full Professor of CSIC since 1992. Research devoted to the study of natural and anthropogenic organic compounds as markers of the health status of ecosystems and organisms (including humans). He has published 718 papers (576 of them included in the SCI). Some of them in high impact journals such as New England J. Med. (Impact index: 74.7; year of publication: 1989; letter), Lancet (60.4; 1999), Nature (42.8; 1990), Science (41.8; 2004, 2007, 2021), Rev. Geophysics (21.4; 2016), Am. J. Resp. Crit. Care Med. (17.5; 2012), Nature Geoscience (13.7; 2013), Nature Communications (12.1; 2018), Eur. Resp. J. (12.3; 2012), J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. (10.2; 1991), PNAS (9.4; 2012). These publications have received 21466 quotes. H index = 81 (source Scopus). Supervision of 50 PhD thesis and 73 master thesis to completion. Scientist included in the list of Essential Science Indicators of the ISI Web of Science in Environment/Ecology. Participation in 115 research projects (44 funded by the European Union) having coordinated 51 of them.
More information in http://www.cid.csic.es/homes/grimalt.
RI-URBANS
Research Infrastructures Services Reinforcing Air Quality Monitoring Capacities in European Urban & Industrial AreaS
The project aims to demonstrate how service tools from atmospheric research infrastructures can be adapted and enhanced to better address the challenges and societal needs concerning air quality in European cities and industrial hotspots. RI-URBANS responds to urgent needs to substantially reduce air pollution across the European Union by providing enhanced air quality observations in support of advanced air quality policy assessment.
We develop and enhance synergies between Air Quality Monitoring Networks (AQMNs) and research infrastructures in the atmospheric domain and combine advanced scientific knowledge and innovative technologies to develop pilot service tools. These will enhance the AQMNs capacity to evaluate, predict and support policies for abating urban air pollution. RI-URBANS deploys tools and information systems in the hands of citizens and communities to support decision-making by AQ managers and regulators. The focus is on ambient nanoparticles and atmospheric particulate matter, their sizes, constituents, source contributions, and gaseous precursors. RI-URBANS will evaluate novel air quality parameters, source contributions, and their associated health effects to demonstrate the European added value of implementing such service tools.
Funded by the European Commission’s call “European Research Infrastructures capacities and services to address European Green Deal challenges (LC-GD-9-1-2020)”
Start Date: 01/10/2021 – End Date: 30/09/2025
Project Leader: Xavier Querol Carceller
Researchers: Teresa Moreno Pérez , Fulvio Amato , Andrés Alastuey Urós , Angeliki Karanasiou , María Cruz Minguillón , Mar Viana Rodríguez , Marco Pandolfi , Joan Grimalt Obrador , Barend L. van Drooge
Funding: European Project
IBCC-lo2k IBerian Climate Change paleoarchive
Synthesis and stewardship of land-ocean data, taking the past 2000 years (2k) as a reference
The project synthesizes and preserves climate measurements of the past, integrating land and ocean data of the Iberian region, taking the historical period (last twenty centuries) and beyond as a reference to connect with the instrumental data, in a global context of climate change.
Funding: Ministerio de economía, industria y competitividad, i-LINK+2018_LINKA20102
Start Date: 01/05/2019 – End Date: 31/12/2021
Project Leader: Belen Martrat
Researchers: Jordi López Fernández , Joan Grimalt Obrador
Funding: National Project
INTEMPOL
INTEMPOL (PGC2018-102288-B-I00) INFLUENCE OF THE TEMPERATURE INVERSION ON ATMOSPHERIC ORGANIC POLLUTION
This project is aimed to give a strong leap forward into the understanding of the changes in chemical composition of atmospheric organic pollutants under temperature inversion. These episodes often involve precautionary health warnings or contaminant emission restrictions in urban areas as they encompass strong increases of atmospheric pollutants. Organic pollutants generated under several types of temperature inversions in urban, rural and high mountain environments will be studied. Urban areas will involve distinct examples such as Madrid and Barcelona. The former represents continental environments where soil radiative forcing is the main driver of the vertical structure. The second constitutes an example of coastal environments with significant breeze regime influence, involving eventual photo-oxidation in the marine atmosphere and inland transport. Rural environments will be represented by the temperature inversions in the area of Osona where highest summer O3 concentrations have been observed among those recorded in the Iberian Peninsula. The temperature inversions in the mountain-plain systems and their associated transport of organic pollutants uphill (day) and downhill (night), prior and after respective photo-oxidation will also be considered.