Dr. Esteban Abad holds the position of Tenured Scientist within the Geochemistry and Pollution group of the Department of Environmental Chemistry at the Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDÆA), a research center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). His career spans 30 years, during which he has specialized in the analysis of dioxins and other Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) utilizing HRGC/HRMS for biotic and abiotic samples. He is a co-author of more than 120 articles in SCI-indexed journals and has contributed to multiple research initiatives studying POPs in ecosystems, industrial processes, food, feed, and human tissues. His international footprint includes serving as the Convenor for the CEN/TC-264/WG1 committee to harmonize analytical methodologies, as well as working as a UNEP expert leading laboratory capacity-building initiatives under the Stockholm Convention, particularly in the GRULAC region.
Esteban Abad Holgado
Permanent Researcher
- esteban.abad@idaea.csic.es
- iD ORCID: 0000-0003-1239-6076
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Latest projects
DETERMINACIÓN DE DIOXINAS Y FURANOS EN MUESTRAS DE SUELO, VEGETACIÓN Y PUNTOS DE AGUA.
Start date: 24/01/2024 - End date: 31/12/2026
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Integrated approach to assess the levels and impact of cONtaminants of Emerging concern on BLUE health and biodiversity modulated by climate change drivers.
Start date: 01/01/2024 - End date: 30/06/2027
PID2020-116789RB-C41
IMAGE: Evaluation of contamInants and pathogens of emerging concern through wastewater-based epidemiology and risk assessment approaches
Start date: 01/09/2021 - End date: 31/03/2025
Development a smart forewarning system to assess the occurrence, fate and behaviour of contaminants of emerging concern and pathogens, in waters
FOREWARN
Start date: 01/09/2021 - End date: 30/04/2025