The student will have a practical training on how to evaluate the bioaccumulation of traditional and emerging compounds in marine organisms. Typologies of pollutants will include trace metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), halogenated hydrocarbons and environmental pharmaceuticals. The student will approach analytical methodologies such as Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry, Inductively coupled plasma (ICP-MS), Liquid Chromatography (LC-MS) and Gas Chromatography (GC-MS).
Language requirements:
English
Specific competences required :
Basic knowledge of laboratory techniques might be useful.
Safety issues:
The student will be trained on pertinent safety issues, including those related to covid-19.
Additional costs to be covered by the student:
No
COVID-19 contingency plan:
Should the on-site training be still prevented by actual pandemic conditions, the student will be provided with packages for 2-weekly tasks, including scientific literature, presentations and posters on which the student will have to produce two written reports or PowerPoint presentations. These activities will be integrated with virtual connections in the laboratory, allowing the student to follow the practical experience with instrumentation and analyses performed by experienced personnel.
format:
on-site
