I have been an ICREA Research Professor since 2005. I earned my PhD in Chemistry in 1995 from the Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology at the University of Zagreb, Croatia. Between 1999 and 2011, I worked as a research scientist at the Institute for Environmental Assessment and Water Studies (IDAEA-CSIC) in Barcelona.

Since July 2011, I have been a senior researcher at the Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA) in Girona, Spain, where I currently serve as Deputy Director of Research and lead the research line on contaminants in water treatment processes. My scientific output includes more than 300 peer-reviewed publications, over 30 book chapters, and the editing of 8 books.

My primary expertise is in environmental analytical chemistry, with a particular focus on the analysis of trace organic contaminants using advanced mass spectrometric techniques, including liquid chromatography coupled to low- and high-resolution mass spectrometry (LC-(HR)MS). My research aims to elucidate the fate and behaviour of these contaminants in both aquatic environments and engineered systems, such as drinking water and wastewater treatment processes.

My main research lines include:

(i) advanced screening and characterisation of organic substances in wastewater and receiving environments;

(ii) investigation of biotic and abiotic transformation processes of emerging contaminants, with an emphasis on elucidating transformation pathways;

(iii) assessment of the occurrence, distribution, and environmental risks of emerging contaminants in aquatic systems; and

(iv) application of wastewater based epidemiology (WBE) to assess human exposure to environmental contaminants.