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GI-1252
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ECOTOXICOLOGY AND PLANT ECOPHYSIOLOGY [4538]
Group info
| Code: |
GI-1252 |
| Short Name: |
ECOTOX |
| Name: |
Ecotoxicology and Plant Ecophysiology |
| Department: |
Centro de Investigación Interdisciplinar en Tecnoloxías Ambientais (CRETUS) |
| Contact: |
ABOAL VIÑAS, JESUS RAMON - jesusramon.aboal@usc.es
Telf.
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Research field - Sampling and pollutant analysis of biological and environmental samples
- Pollutant bioacumulation
- Evaluation of the environmental quality (terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems)
- Passive and active environmental biomonitoring
- Potential ecotoxicity evaluation
- Development of ecotoxicity bioassays
- Evaluation of toxicity of residues and environmental samples
- Modelling of pollution processes
- Bioclimatology
- Physiological integration and plasticity in clonal plants
- Sexual dimorphism in dioic plants
- Compared ecophysiology of natural and cultivated species
- Plant responses and adaptations to biotic and abiotic stresses
- Plant responses to variables associated with the climatic change
Technology services - Contaminanta analysis in environment and organisms
- Design of local and regional pollution biomonitoring networks
- Contamination reports of industrial facilities
- Active biomonitoring of environmental damages (ecotoxicity assays)
- Technical reports abourt ecotoxicity for public organisms and private companies
- Identification of physiological characteristics of interest to improving species
- Evaluation of plant physiological status
- Plant production in woody and herbaceus species
- The biomonitoring studies and the ecosystems quality evaluations have a high level warranty of quality in all the steps (sampling, transport, storage, processing and analysis), stated in a Standardized Operations Procedures.
The ecotoxicological bioassays used are standardized and/or internationally approved.
- EQUIPMENT:
Flame atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS) PE 2100
Atomic absorption spectrophotometer with graphite furnace (AAS-FG) PE -A/Analyst 600 with slurries inyector A800
Atomic fluorescence spectrophotometer (PSA) - detectors: Merlin y Scalibur.
Direct mercury analizator (DMA 80 Millestone)
Spectrophotometer UV-VIS (Spectronic 3000- diode array, PE)
Fluorescence clorofilic analizers (Fluorometer PAM-2000 y Mini -PAM, Heiz Walz GMBH,Germany)
Oxigen electrode (ClarK) - Fluorescence- photosynthesis (DW2 Hansatech ltd)
Photosynthesis measure (Type LCA-3, Leaf Chamber PLC-3, ADC).
Sspectroradiometer (UniSpec Spectral System, PP Systems).
Tensiometers (HydroSense, Skye Instruments, Wales, UK).
Microdendrómeters (Type DC, Ecomatik, Dachau, Germany)
Non destructive measure of chlorophyll (SPAD-502, Minolta)
Leaf Area Meter, AM100, ADC Ltd,Hoddesdon, England.
Temperature, radiation and humidity sensors; dataloggers (logger-4R, Zeta-tec; LI-100, LICOR)
Optical microscopes
Elemental analysis (C, N)
Equipment to sampling process (digestors, ovens, centrifuges, mills, centrífugos, conditioning chamber, precision balances, etc.)
Contolled chambers to terrestrial and aquatic biaoassays
Sampling equipment: 4x4 vehicles, GPSs, field sensors, etc.)
Computers
Specialized software especializado (Arc View GIS, BEAG 1.7, SPSS, etc)
Environmental Specimen Bank
Key words - ecotoxicity; biomonitoring; heavy metals; air pollution; air quality; water pollution; water quality; risk assessment; environmental stress; environmental impact; environmental specimen banking; phytoclimatology; water use efficiency; sexual dimorphism; physiological integration; photosynthesis; plant responses to stress.
Researchers | Name | Position | PIID | ORCID | Contact: | | ABOAL VIÑAS, JESUS RAMON | Coordinador | 58148 | 0000-0001-8310-2907 | E-Mail: jesusramon.aboal@usc.es
| | BOQUETE SEOANE, MARIA TERESA | Membro | 186020 | 0000-0002-5886-7374 | | | CARBALLEIRA OCAÑA, ALEJO | Membro | 58544 | 0000-0002-5250-4185 | | | FERNANDEZ ESCRIBANO, JOSE ANGEL | Membro | 58876 | 0000-0002-7629-6106 | | | GONZALEZ CAMPOY, JOSEFINA | Membro | 330689 | 0000-0002-7300-1173 | | | REAL RODRIGUEZ, CARLOS | Membro | 60036 | 0000-0002-5433-6728 | | | RETUERTO FRANCO, JOSE CARLOS RUBEN | Membro | 60066 | 0000-0002-9879-5512 | | | SANCHEZ VILAS, JULIA | Membro | 258014 | 0000-0002-4049-8443 | | | VARELA RIO, ZULEMA | Membro | 60544 | 0000-0002-4751-7686 | | | VAZQUEZ CASTRO, MARIA DOLORES | Membro | 60557 | 0000-0003-2715-5312 | | | VILLARES PAZOS, RUBEN | Membro | 60659 | 0000-0002-9635-4449 | | | | | | | | IP Principal Investigator, IFP Training Research, PA Supporting Researchers and Technicians | External collaborators
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