Víctor Matamoros Mercadal

I am a biochemist and biologist and my core expertise lies in understanding the role of vegetation in the behavior and fate of contaminants in the wastewater treatment and agricultural sectors. I lead the "Green Technologies and Agriculture Research Team" at IDAEA, focusing on two main areas: a) investigating the impact of nature-based solutions such as intensified constructed wetlands, biofilters, microalgae, in-stream attenuation, river bank infiltration, daphniafilters, and buffer strips om pollutant attenuation and b) studying the impact of chemical and biological contaminants, particularly emerging pollutants like pharmaceuticals, personal care products, plasticizers, and ARGs, as well as metals, on crop productivity and human health. This research specifically addresses the implications of using reclaimed water and organic residues in agriculture. I have participated in more than 150 international (HORIZON 2020) and national projects (National Programme for Research) from which I have been principal investigator of 9 of them (CTM2012-33547, AGL2014-59353-R, AGL2017-89518-R, CTM2017-91355-EXP, LIFE18-ENV/ES/000199, PCI2021-121969, LIFE21-ENV-ESBIODAPH2O, TED2021-132869B-I00, and PID2022-1431350B-100), with >1,500,000 euros). I have published more than 100 peer-reviewed papers (Water Research, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Environmental Science and Technology, etc.), 10 chapter books, and 5 dissemination papers in public magazines (Tecnología del Agua, Investigación y Ciencia, etc.). My work is highly recognized internationally as illustrated by the large number of citations (>7000, Scopus source, November 2023) that my publications have attracted, with a H-index of 49.