Draft:Marta Schuhmacher

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Marta Schuhmacher is a distinguished professor of environmental technology at the Department of Chemical Engineering at Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain. She is known for her work linking the presence of chemicals with environmental and human health issues.

Career

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Schuhmacher did her degree in Chemistry (1976),[1] and received a B.Sc. in 1991 from UNED (?),[2] and completed her Ph.D. in 1990 from Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain.[3] Later, she also did a master's in engineering and environmental management from School of Industrial Organization, Ministry of Industry and Energy, Madrid, Spain (1995).[2]

She has been teaching at DEQ since 1993, and in 2009, she became a professor or Catedrática. Since 2015, she has been a distinguished professor at URV.[4] She served as the director of the AGA Research Group (Environmental Analysis and Management) of the Chemical Engineering department of the Rovira i Virgili University and the Tecnatox center till 2023.[citation needed]

As of 2024 she is a full professor of environmental technology at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili.[5]

Research

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Schuhmacher is known for her work in examining pollution, specifically suspended particulate matter, in schools.[6] She has also examined the presence of microplastics in marine systems.[7]


Among the publications to highlight during this stage is the book: "Integrated Life-Cycle and Risk Assessment for Industrial Processes" Guido Sonneman, Marta Schuhmacher, Francesc Castells, 2 editions (2003, 2018) (SpringerLink).

Also, an article was published as the result of an initiative of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) “ USEtox—the UNEP-SETAC toxicity model: Recommended characterization factors for a human toxicity and freshwater ecotoxicity in life cycle impact assessment (SpringerLink). From the work carried out for more than 3 years, a consensus scientific model was published which represents the updated recommended practice. This was a major advance in the application of LCA studies.

Another research field of Dr. Schuhmacher has focused on the development of innovative techniques for risk assessment, and their application to new and emerging chemical compounds, and very particularly to that of mixtures. This novel area represents a major advance in risk assessment and includes new strategies and methods in toxicity testing, such as “in silico” (computational methods) and “in vitro” (omics techniques) models, as well as the use of innovative methods in data processing (ScienceDirect, ScienceDirect, PMC).

Selected publications

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  • Sonnemann, Guido; Castells, Francesc; Schuhmacher, Marta; Hauschild, Michael (2004). "Integrated life-cycle and risk assessment for industrial processes". The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 9 (3): 206–207. doi:10.1007/BF02994195. ISSN 0948-3349.
  • Rosenbaum, Ralph K.; Bachmann, Till M.; Gold, Lois Swirsky; Huijbregts, Mark A. J.; Jolliet, Olivier; Juraske, Ronnie; Koehler, Annette; Larsen, Henrik F.; MacLeod, Matthew; Margni, Manuele; McKone, Thomas E.; Payet, Jérôme; Schuhmacher, Marta; van de Meent, Dik; Hauschild, Michael Z. (2008). "USEtox—the UNEP-SETAC toxicity model: recommended characterisation factors for human toxicity and freshwater ecotoxicity in life cycle impact assessment". The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 13 (7): 532–546. doi:10.1007/s11367-008-0038-4. ISSN 0948-3349.
  • Karri, Venkatanaidu; Schuhmacher, Marta; Kumar, Vikas (2016). "Heavy metals (Pb, Cd, As and MeHg) as risk factors for cognitive dysfunction: A general review of metal mixture mechanism in brain". Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology. 48: 203–213. doi:10.1016/j.etap.2016.09.016.
  • Schuhmacher, Marta; Domingo, Jose L.; Garreta, Josepa (2004-06-01). "Pollutants emitted by a cement plant: health risks for the population living in the neighborhood". Environmental Research. 95 (2): 198–206. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2003.08.011. ISSN 0013-9351.

Awards and honors

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Schuhmacher received recognition with the President Macià Work Medal in 2023.[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ Schuhmacher Ansuátegui, Marta (1977). Analisis y caracterizacion de las proteinas lacteas (Ph.D. thesis) (in Spanish). OCLC 1026337078.
  2. ^ a b "Integrated Life-Cycle And Risk Assessment For Industrial Processes And Products - Sonnemann Guido (Curatore); Tsang Michael (Curatore); Schuhmacher Marta (Curatore) | Libro Crc Press 10/2018 - HOEPLI.it". www.hoepli.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  3. ^ Schuhmacher Ansuátegui, Marta (1990). Contaminación medioambiental por plomo en la provincia de Tarragona: Impacto sobre la salud pública (Ph.D. thesis) (in Spanish). OCLC 865295737. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  4. ^ "La URV premia a los estudiantes, al profesorado y al personal de administración y servicios". DiariDigital. Universitat Rovira i Virgili. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  5. ^ "Department of Chemical Engineering". Department of Chemical Engineering | Universitat Rovira i Virgili. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  6. ^ "Un estudio de la URV analiza la contaminación en los colegios". www.diaridetarragona.com (in European Spanish). 21 January 2018. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  7. ^ "Un estudio de microplásticos de la URV solo localiza pellets en la playa de La Pineda". www.diaridetarragona.com (in European Spanish). 19 May 2021. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  8. ^ "Tecnatox - Prof. Marta Schuhmacher is awarded with the 2023 President Macià Work Medal". www.tecnatox.cat. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  9. ^ González, Miguel (2024-04-03). "El Govern reconeix Ana Maria Asamà, Jaume Selva i Marta Schuhmacher amb la medalla al treball President Macià". Tarragona Ràdio – Notícies, programes i podcasts de Tarragona (in Catalan). Retrieved 2024-06-17.