Department: Química Analítica

Research institute: Instituto de Investigación Marina (INMAR)

Area: Analytical Chemistry

Research group: Técnicas de Separación Aplicadas

Email: joseantonio.lopezlopez@uca.es

Áreas PAIDI: Física, Química y Matemáticas

Doctor by the Universidad de Cádiz with the thesis Interacción atmósfera-hidrosfera incidencia de los aportes atmosféricos y fluviales en la zona de influencia mareal del Río Guadalquivir y estudio de la especiación química de contaminantes 2010. Supervised by Dr. Manuel García Vargas, Dr. Carlos Moreno Aguilar.

Since 2006, I have developed scientific career in two main fields: sample preparation of environmental samples for detection pollutants specifically trace metals, organics and nutrients; as well as in the application of these methods for the assessment of pollution impact in estuarine and coastal systems. In the case of sample preparation, I have focused on the use of ionic liquids in micro-extraction systems, using natural products based ILs and magnetic ILs, based on liquid membranes technology or adsorbed on a solid support for speciation of trace elements. Regarding applied studies, I have focused on the impact of human activities in estuaric systems, using trace elements, organics and nutrients as tracers of anthropogenic activities, and for the improvement for aquaculture activities towards a lower impact in the environment.