Marta Schuhmacher

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

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 University of 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 the University of Rovira i Virgili.[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

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] and compared models used to define toxicity.[8] Schuhmacher has focused on the development of techniques for risk assessment, and their application to new and emerging chemical compounds, and very particularly to that of mixtures.[9][10]

Selected publications

• 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. hdl:2066/72404. 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

Schuhmacher received recognition with the President Macià Work Medal in 2023.[11][12]

References

1. Schuhmacher Ansuátegui, Marta (1977). Analisis y caracterizacion de las proteinas lacteas (Ph.D. thesis) (in Spanish). OCLC 1026337078.
2. "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. 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. hdl:2066/72404. ISSN 0948-3349.
9. Deepika, Deepika; Sharma, Raju Prasad; Schuhmacher, Marta; Kumar, Vikas (2021-08-01). "Risk Assessment of Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) using Dynamic Age Dependent Physiologically based Pharmacokinetic Model (PBPK) across Human Lifetime". Environmental Research. 199: 111287. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2021.111287. ISSN 0013-9351.
10. Martínez, M.A.; Rovira, J.; Prasad Sharma, R.; Nadal, M.; Schuhmacher, M.; Kumar, V. (2018). "Comparing dietary and non-dietary source contribution of BPA and DEHP to prenatal exposure: A Catalonia (Spain) case study". Environmental Research. 166: 25–34. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2018.05.008.
11. "Tecnatox - Prof. Marta Schuhmacher is awarded with the 2023 President Macià Work Medal". www.tecnatox.cat. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
12. 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.