GIUV2019-463
Since the 80s of the last century, environmental quality has been gaining interest in the scientific field, being a challenge to develop tools to understand and evaluate the implications of the negative effects of anthropic action on the biosphere, while ensuring sustainable development. Since then, the group's research activity has focused on the study of the mechanisms and responses triggered by physical and chemical agents in animals, with the aim of their application in various contexts: in the development of new pesticides, in the evaluation of animal responses to global warming, in the evaluation of the toxicity of environmental pollutants, in the ecophysiological characterisation of pest and invasive species, and in the development and optimisation of biomarkers indicative of animal health and welfare. The group uses specialised methodologies to carry out bioassays with substances of agrochemical (pesticides) and environmental interest in different insect species as well as in freshwater and marine animals (fish, crustaceans and molluscs). The environmental agents and problems investigated by the group include pesticides, metals, pharmaceuticals, nanoparticles, nano- and...Since the 80s of the last century, environmental quality has been gaining interest in the scientific field, being a challenge to develop tools to understand and evaluate the implications of the negative effects of anthropic action on the biosphere, while ensuring sustainable development. Since then, the group's research activity has focused on the study of the mechanisms and responses triggered by physical and chemical agents in animals, with the aim of their application in various contexts: in the development of new pesticides, in the evaluation of animal responses to global warming, in the evaluation of the toxicity of environmental pollutants, in the ecophysiological characterisation of pest and invasive species, and in the development and optimisation of biomarkers indicative of animal health and welfare. The group uses specialised methodologies to carry out bioassays with substances of agrochemical (pesticides) and environmental interest in different insect species as well as in freshwater and marine animals (fish, crustaceans and molluscs). The environmental agents and problems investigated by the group include pesticides, metals, pharmaceuticals, nanoparticles, nano- and microplastics, temperature increase in relation to global warming, as well as invasive animal species. Studies are carried out using a variety of methodologies including exposure of animals to toxicants via ectopic, alimentary, aerial or aquatic routes, all under controlled conditions. Studies are also carried out in the natural environment. Toxicokinetic studies are carried out, as well as the evaluation of physiological parameters (reproduction, level of energy reserves, osmolality, plasma metabolites), biochemical parameters (oxidative damage, antioxidant defences, metallothionein level, biotransformation enzyme activities) or through the use of omics technologies. The group collaborates with Spanish and foreign research groups in carrying out joint work, and also actively participates in international congresses by attending and organising them.
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- Proteccion de la fauna y desarrollo de nuevos pesticidas mas sostenibles
- Toxicity of nanomaterials on insects and development of new pesticides..Analysis of the possibility of using nanoparticles to combat insect pests, either the nanoparticle itself or as vehicles for transporting and distributing insecticides. Aspects of both their toxicology and their effects on insect development and reproduction are studied.
- Ecophysiology and Ecotoxicology of cnidaria.Development and use of methodologies for the assessment of the effects of natural and anthropogenic environmental factors on cnidarians.
- Fish and aquatic invertebrates in the face of global warming and chemical pollution..Assessment of fish and aquatic invertebrate responses to global change considering both global warming and chemical pollution.
| Name | Nature of participation | Entity | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMPARO TORREBLANCA TAMARIT | Director | Universitat de València | |
| Research team | |||
| MARIA DOLORES GARCERA ZAMORANO | Member | Universitat de València - Estudi General | UVEG honorary professor |
| JOSE JUAN DEL RAMO ROMERO | Member | Universitat de València | |
| CARMEN FORCADA GALLEN | Collaborator | Conselleria de Sanitat Universal i Salut Pública | UVEG PhD student |
| MARIA AMPARO OCHOA ZAPATER | Collaborator | Universitat de València | |
| Katherinne Ossorio Utrecho | Collaborator | Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Nicaragua, Managua (Nicaragua) | professor |
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- Cellular Biology, Functional Biology and Physical Anthropol.
- Nanopartículas; insecticidas; insectos plaga; resistencia a insecticidas
- anémonas; contaminación; microplásticos; compuestos emergentes
- Calentamiento global; fisiología térmica
