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Scientific dissemination

Scientific papers

Rodríguez J.G, Amouroux I, Belzunce-Segarra M.J, Bersuder P, Bolam T, Caetano M, Carvalho I, Correia dos Santos M.M, Fones G.R, Gonzalez J.L, Guesdon S, Larreta J, Marras B, McHugh B, Menet-Nédéleck F, Menchaca I, Millán Gabet V, Montero N, Nolan M, Regan F, D.Robinsonn C, Rosa N, Rodrigo Sanz M, Schintu M, White B, Zhang H. Assessing variability in the ratio of metal concentrations measured by DGT-type passive samplers and spot sampling in European seawaters. Science of The Total Environment. Volume 783, 2021, pp: 147001.

Philippe Bersuder, Isabelle Amouroux, María Jesús Belzunce-Segarra, Thi Bolam, Miguel Caetano, Inês Carvalho, Margarida Correia dos Santos, Gary R. Fones, Jean-Louis Gonzalez, Stephane Guesdon, Joana Larreta, Barbara Marras, Brendan McHugh, Florence Menet-Nédélec, Iratxe Menchaca, Vanessa Millán Gabet, Natalia Montero, Martin Nolan, Fiona Regan, Craig D. Robinson, Nuno Rosa, Marta Rodrigo Sanz, José Germán Rodríguez, Marco Schintu, Blánaid White, Hao Zhang. Concurrent sampling of transitional and coastal waters by Diffusive Gradient in Thin-films (DGT) and spot sampling for trace metals analysis. MethodX. 2021. Submitted.

MSc Thesis

Title: "Monitoring and Analysis of Trace Metals in Coastal and Transitional Waterways", by Martin Nolan, DCU, 2020. Supervised by Dr. Blánaid White and Prof. Fiona Regan.

Including chapters focusing on:

- A review of trace metal monitoring methods including biomonitoring methods and passive sampling methods, and a summary of studies performed linking DGT performance to biomonitor organisms (Title: "Monitoring Trace Metals as Contaminants of Emerging Concern: Towards the Use of Passive Sampling Devices")

- The biofouling study, examining the extent of fouling at the studied sites, the speciation of the organisms, and some correlation studies with other water paramaters such as temperature and trace metals (Title: "Impact of Biofouling on Passive Sampling Devices and Examination of Fouling Environments of Atlantic and Mediterranean Waterways")

- Voltammetry chapter documenting the use of the ASV and cathodic CSV methods for the analysis of trace Ni, Cd and Pb (Title: "Stripping Voltammetry for Trace Analysis of Priority Metals in Coastal and Transitional Waters")

Chapters in books

New tools for monitoring the chemical status in transitional and coastal waters under the Water Framework Directive. In: PERSPECTIVAS DEL AGUA. INVESTIGACIÓN, GESTIÓN Y VALORES DEL AGUA EN EL MUNDO ACTUAL. Editorial DYKINSON, 2019. ISBN 978-84-1324-549-2 (Fecha de edición 26/12/2019). DL M-40679-2019.

A Good Practice Guide for the Use of DGTs

Vanessa Millán, Marta Rodrigo, Isabelle Amouroux, María Jesús Belzunce, Philippe Bersuder, Thi Bolam, Miguel Caetano, Margarida M. Correia dos Santos, Gary R. Fones, Jean-Louis Gonzalez, Stephane Guesdon, Joana Larreta, Barbara Marras, Brendan McHugh, Iratxe Menchaca, Florence Menet-Nédélec, Natalia Montero, Fiona Regan, Craig D. Robinson, José Germán Rodríguez, Marco Schintu, Blánaid White and Hao Zhang. A Good Practice Guide for the Use of DGTs. Sampling of metals in transitional and coastal waters by Diffusive Gradient in Thin films (DGT) technique. 2021. Publisher: Instituto Tecnológico de Canarias. ISBN: 978-84-09-30846-0.

Oral presentations

María Jesús Belzunce, AZTI, in ISMS 2020

Iratxe Mentxaka, AZTI, in SETAC 2020

María Jesús Belzunce, AZTI, in ICES 2020: Working Group of Marine Sediments in relation to Pollution and Marine Chemistry Working Group

María Jesús Belzunce, AZTI, in 6th Atlantic Stakeholder Platform Conference

Blanaid White, DCU, in DGT Conference 2019

María Jesús Belzunce, AZTI, in DGT Conference 2019

Scientific posters