Editorial Board Member

Dr. Blasco has been involved in more than 60 research projects and 22 contracts with different companies. He has been the main researcher of 30 projects and 13 contracts. He is responsible for the research group “Ecotoxicology Ecophysiology and Biodiversity of Aquatic Systems” (PAIDI, RNM306, and CSIC groups). Currently, he is the Director of the "Institute of Marine Sciences of Andalusia" (2015-) and was Deputy Director (1994-1998), head of the Department of Oceanography (1998-2007), head of the Department of Ecology and Coastal Management (2007-2011) and the group leader of the Associate Unit “Interdisciplinary Oceanography” between the University of Cádiz and the CSIC (2004-2011) and the group leader of the Associate Unit "Blue Growth" between IFAPA and CSIC. He has developed and applied novel bioassays and tools to assess the environmental risks associated with pollutants. Over the last years, he has focused on the study of emergent pollutants (pharmaceuticals and nanoparticles), due to the current lack of knowledge, to improve the environmental risk assessment of these substances in aquatic ecosystems.

Pharmaceuticals, Nanomaterials, Metals, Toxicity, Marine ecotoxicology, Biomarkers