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Alessandra Cincinelli (AC) si è laureata in Chimica nel 1998 presso l’Università di Firenze, e nello stesso anno ha vinto una borsa di studio ministeriale per lo svolgimento di un dottorato di ricerca in Scienze Ambientali, titolo conseguito il 26 Febbraio 2002. Durante la tesi di dottorato si è dedicata alla messa a punto di metodiche analitiche per la determinazione di composti organici mediante tecniche cromatografiche accoppiate a spettrometria di massa e allo studio delle sorgenti di inquinamento e del trasferimento atmosferico a lungo raggio degli stessi inquinanti in ambienti costieri a diverso grado di antropizzazione.
Nel corso del dottorato di ricerca, l’attività scientifica di AC si e’ inserita anche nel settore di ricerca riguardante l’individuazione delle migliori metodiche analitiche per la separazione di isomeri ottici mediante cromatografia su strato sottile (TLC). Fasi stazionarie chirali di cellulosa triacetilata e di cellulosa tribenzoilata e fasi mobili addizionate di ciclodestrina e albumina di siero bovino sono state utilizzate con successo per la separazione di numerosi isomeri ottici appartenenti a diverse classi di composti organici, come ad esempio amminoacidi, ossazolidinoni ed alcoli aromatici.
Nel contesto dello studio della distribuzione e delle sorgenti di contaminanti organici in ambienti costieri, sono risultati fondamentali, per la sua crescita professionale, i periodi di studio condotti, tra il 2001 e il 2002, come exchange visitor e post-doc, presso il Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), Virginia (USA), nel prestigioso gruppo di ricerca della Prof R.M. Dickhut. Durante questo periodo ha partecipato a due progetti finanziati dalla National Science Foundation e dalla Division of Antarctic Science Section. Il primo finalizzato a dimostrare la possibilità di utilizzare il frazionamento degli isotopi stabili per tracciare il trasporto a lunga distanza degli inquinanti organici semi-volatili (SOCs), conducendo esperimenti in laboratorio e di campo allo scopo di tracciare il comportamento ambientale di SOCs, D-SOCs e 13C-SOCs. Il secondo riguardante la determinazione quali-quantitativa di composti organici persistenti in campioni di acqua ed aria prelevati nella Peninsula Antartica, al fine di comprendere il destino e le proprietà chimico-fisiche che regolano gli scambi di inquinanti organici all’interfaccia aria-acqua.
Da Novembre 2002 a Novembre 2017, è stata Ricercatore Confermato e da Dicembre 2017, è Professore Associato nel settore scientifico disciplinare CHIM/01, presso il Dipartimento di Chimica “Ugo Schiff” dell’Università di Firenze. Inizialmente ha focalizzato la sua attività di ricerca sullo studio del destino di inquinanti organici persistenti in matrici acquose ed atmosferiche in Antartide. Nel 2003 e 2004 ha partecipato, rispettivamente, ad una campagna oceanografica a bordo della M/N Italica e ad una spedizione scientifica presso la base italiana Mario Zucchelli. Le conoscenze acquisite negli Stati Uniti le hanno permesso di approfondire nuovi aspetti riguardanti il destino degli inquinanti organici persistenti (POPs) in aree remote che le hanno permesso di presentare nuovi progetti di ricerca e ottenere finanziamenti per continuare ad approfondre questa linea di ricerca in Italia. Le ricerche scientifiche in aree remote sono infatti proseguite negli anni successivi (dal 2005 a oggi) grazie al finanziamento, da parte del Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (PNRA –MIUR), di vari progetti scientifici, di cui è stata Responsabile Scientifico di Unità di Ricerca.
Nel 2007, ha inoltre partecipato nel ruolo di Principal Investigator al progetto Galileo - Università Italo-Francese “Trasfer of pesticides between atmosphere and snow”, svolto in collaborazione con il Dr F. Dominé (LGGE-CNRS, Grenoble, France), con l’obiettivo di comprendere il trasferimento di contaminanti organici semivolatili tra atmosfera e neve. A tale scopo ha preso parte ad una campagna di campionamento di neve ed aria sulle Alpi francesi (Col de Port, Grenoble, Francia).
Nel 2009, ha partecipato ad attività di ricerca a Ny-Alesund (Artico), sia come partecipante all’interno di un progetto PRIN, collaborando alla installazione della stazione di campionamento e alle attività di ricerca, sia come Principal Investigator all’interno del progetto ARCFACV. Quest’ultimo progetto, sempre in collaborazione con il Dr. F. Dominé, ha permesso di verificare con successo la possibilità di stimare la concentrazione dei composti organici persistenti mediante un modello di assorbimento e misure di superficie specifica della neve.
Nel periodo 2010 – 2012, AC è risultata vincitrice di una Marie Curie Intra European Fellowship, all’interno del programma FP7-PEOPLE-2009- IEF, con il progetto “Exploiting the potential use of compound specific isotope analysis (CSIA) in marine environment”, e ha svolto la sua attività di ricerca presso il Lancaster Environment Centre (LEC), Lancaster (UK). L’originalità del progetto consisteva nell’ applicare la CSIA agli isotopi del Cl (37Cl/35Cl o Cl) e del Br (81Br/79Br o Br), rispetto al tradizionale utilizzo degli isotopi di C e H, al fine di individuare le sorgenti e il destino di composti organoclorurati e organobromurati nell’ambiente marino. La stretta collaborazione scientifica con il Prof K.C. Jones, leader mondiale nel corso degli ultimi tre decenni per la ricerca sulle sorgenti, il destino, il comportamento e gli effetti degli inquinanti organici persistenti, ha permesso ad AC di acquisire nuove competenze, di allargare la sua rete di collaborazioni internazionali (i.e. Pakistan, Norvegia, Spagna, Portogallo, Cina, India) ed intraprendere nuove linee di ricerca al suo rientro all’Università di Firenze. Al fine di approfondire le sue conoscenze sull’utilizzo della tecnica CSIA a campioni atmosferici ed estendere le sue competenze sulla tecnica HPLC-MS/MS per la determinazione di composti perfluorurati, tra il 2011 e il 2012 ha svolto attività di ricerca presso il Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (China) e presso il Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU), Tromso (Norway).
Oltre ai finanziamenti per le attività di ricerca volte allo studio della contaminazione in aree remote, ha ricevuto finanziamenti dalla Regione Toscana, da enti pubblici (i.e. ARPAT) e aziende private (i.e. Quadrifoglio S.r.l., G.I.D.A. spa) per la determinazione in atmosfera di composti organici ed inorganici in aree antropizzate. In particolare, ha approfondito lo studio delle sorgenti del particolato atmosferico (PM10, PM2.5) allo scopo di studiare l’influenza di sorgenti di emissione mediante l’utilizzo di specifici markers. Ha inoltre investigato la diffusione di sostanze potenzialmente odorigene da aree di stoccaggio rifiuti, l’impatto da parte di impianti di depurazione liquami sulla qualità dell’aria urbana e l’utilizzo di nanotecnologie per la rimozione di specifici contaminanti dalle acqure reflue.
Nel 2012, è stata autrice del primo studio condotto a livello italiano, sulla determinazione dei PBDE in campioni di fanghi di depurazione destinati all’utilizzo come ammendanti in agricoltura, atto a valutare i fattori di rischio per l’uomo dovuti alla biomagnificazione lungo la catena alimentare e co-autrice di una minireview sulla presenza di microinquinanti organici nei processi di trattamento acque reflue.
In parallelo agli studi condotti sull’inquinamento atmosferico, AC ha condotto ricerche per la valutazione dell’Indoor Air Quality in edifici pubblici e di interesse storico (i.e. biblioteche, ambienti museali, archivi storici) ed edifici privati (i.e. abitazioni, scuole, aziende). Sempre nell’ambito dei beni culturali, ha, inoltre, sviluppato materiali per rigenerare la seta di reperti storici, e studiato come temperatura, luce, pH ne possono influenzare il degrado.
L’interesse per la correlazione tra esposizione a contaminanti organici ed inorgancii e rischio per la salute umana e l’ambiente, ha portato AC a collaborare con l’Università di Islamabad (Pakistan) e l’ SRM Univeristy (India) per analizzare campioni di suolo, polvere, sedimenti, acque superficiali (i.e. fiumi Chenab, Ganga, Hooghly, Brahmaputra), fluidi biologici e biota, per valutare, ad esempio, l’esposizione a processi di combustione e la contaminazione del suolo da parte di aree di stoccaggio e-waste.
Le ricerche condotte da AC hanno sempre riguardato argomenti di particolare interesse ambientale e la determinazione di nuove classi di contaminanti emergenti.
Dal 2015, infatti, si occupa dello studio della presenza e della distribuzione di una classe emergente di contaminanti organici, le sostanze perfluoro alchiliche (PFAS), in diverse matrici ambientali come ad esempio acqua potabile, acqua superficiale, latte materno e tartarughe marine.
Dal 2017, le ricerche hanno inoltre riguardato lo studio della presenza e della caratterizzazione di microplatiche, mediante ATR e/o-FTIR, in varie matrici ambientali (i.e. acque superficiali, acque di scarico, prodotti cosmetici, sabbia, sedimenti, biota). In questo ambito, AC ha collaborato a livello nazionale con l’Università di Siena all’interno del progetto Plastic Pelagos, e con l’Università di Genova e, a livello internazionale, con il prof N. M. Ratola Neto (UNEP, Portogallo), con il Prof. T. Giarrizzo (Università Federale di Parà, Brasile), con il Prof P. Pflugmacher Lima e con la dr.ssa C. Scopetani (Università di Helsinki, Finlandia).
Nel 2017, è stata inoltre autrice del primo studio a livello mondiale, sulla determinazione e caratterizzazione mediante tecnica -FTIR di microplastiche nell’ambiente marino antartico.
Una parte importante delle ricerche condotte da AC ha riguardato l’impiego del biomonitoraggio mediante organismi target (i.e. Talitrus saltator) come strumento per la valutazione della distribuzione di contaminanti organici e metalli pesanti in ambienti marino costieri.
In ambito alimentare, AC ha condotto studi sulla presenza di contaminanti organici in alimenti (i.e. latte materno, cozze) destinati al consumo umano e in cultivar di mele e fragole affiancando tecniche classiche come GC-MS, HPLS-MS/MS a indagini di screening come i saggi immunoenzimatici e dispositivi elettrochimici. Grazie ad una COST action ha pubblicato inoltre un lavoro riguardante il monitoraggio della qualità dell’acqua mediante open-source Arduino.
Nel 2018 ha ottenuto due importanti finanziamenti all’interno del programma europeo H2020. Il primo come Principal Investigator della Unità di Ricerca dell’Università degli Studi di Firenze nel progetto LIFE17 ENV/SK/000355 (“Systematic use of contaminant data from apex predators and their prey in chemicals management”) avente come scopo l’uso sistematico di dati di contaminazione di specie predatrice e delle loro prede per la gestione chimica degli inquinanti nell’ambiente.Il secondo come partecipante all’interno della Unità di Ricerca dell’Università degli Studi di Firenze, coordinata dal Prof F. Nicese, nel progetto LIFE17 ENV/IT/000269 (“Use of dredged sediments for creating innovative growing media and technosoils for plant nursery and soil rehabilitation”) atto a valutare l’utilizzo di sedimenti dragati per la creazione di innovativi substrati e tecnosuoli per il vivaio e la riabilitazione del suolo. Ha inoltre svolto attività di ricerca su tecniche di fito-rimediazione e, in collaborazione con l’IBIMET-CNR (Firenze), si è occupata di valutare la potenzialità e le criticità di utilizzare il biochar come ammendante agricolo in suoli dedicati alla viticultura e alla coltivazione di pomodori.
Attualmente è coinvolta in due COST ACTIONS (CA16215 “European Network for the promotion of portable, affordable and simple analytical platforms-PortASAP” e CA16224 “European raptor biomonitoring facility – ERBfacility”), rispettivamente come MC Member e partecipante, in un progetto PRIN come partecipante (PRIN 2017-2017YER72K) e in 2 progetti ammessi al finanziamento MIUR-PNRA (PNRA18_00097 e PNRA18_00216) come Responsabile dell’Unità di Ricerca di Firenze.
Nel corso di questi anni, AC ha trascorso complessivamente tre anni e mezzo presso centri di ricerca internazionali (USA, UK, Norway, China) acquisitando una notevole esperienza nel campo della Chimica Analitica. Al suo rientro presso l’Università di Firenze ha mostrato maturità scientifica e capacità di svolgere attività di ricerca in modo autonomo, diventando responsabile di un gruppo di ricerca, composto da assegnisti, dottorandi, laureandi, visiting students, visiting Professors e studenti Erasmus presso il Dipartimento di Chimica “Ugo Schiff”, dell’Università di Firenze. Le principali aree tematiche di ricerca, che si inquadrano pienamente nei settori della Chimica Analitica e della Chimica Analitica Ambientale, includono aspetti legati alla determinazione quali e quantitativa di contaminanti di vecchia e nuova generazione nell’ambito del monitoraggio per la tutela ambientale e della salute umana.
Attualmente le principali linee di ricerca, testimoniate da recenti pubblicazioni su riviste scientifiche internazionali peer-reviewed, comprendono:
Ad oggi, la produzione scientifica comprende 157 pubblicazioni, di cui 123 su riviste scientifiche internazionali peer-reviewed, 21 capitoli di libro a diffusione internazionale, 9 articoli su riviste dotate di ISSN e 4 atti estesi di Convegno, su tematiche di chimica, chimica analitica e chimica analitica ambientale.
E’ stata Relatore di 87 Tesi di Laurea, Correlatore di 16 Tesi di Laurea e Tutor di 5 tesi di dottorato in Scienze Chimiche.
E’ stata Responsabile Scientifico di vari assegni di ricerca, e responsabile dell’attività di ricerca condotta da studenti Erasmus, visiting students e visiting researchers.
Ha inoltre contribuito al Piano di Internazionalizzazione di Ateneo (PIA) invitando professori provenienti da università della Germania e del Portogallo, che hanno tenuto seminari e cicli di lezioni a ricercatori, studenti di dottorato e studenti di vari corsi di laurea.
Ha partecipato e/o è stata Responsabile e/o Principal Investigator di progetti finanziati a livello nazionale ed internazionale, ad esempio, 4 progetti Por-Creo Regione Toscana, 3 progetti PRIN e 5 progetti PNRA finanziati dal MIUR, 3 progetti finanziati dalla National Science Foundation (NSF) (award numbers: 0074948, 0087872, 0050044), 4 progetti finanziati dalla Regione Toscana (ATENE, PATOS 1, PATOS 2 e PATOS 3), 1 short term mobility (CNR), 1 progetto finanziato da Fundação para a Ciência e a Technologia (Portogallo), 1 progetto GALILEO finanziato dalla Università Italo-Francese, 1 ARCFACV finanziato dall’European Centre for Arctic Environmental Research, 5 progetti finanziati dalla Commissione Europea (1 Marie Curie fellowship, 2 COST ACTIONS, 2 LIFE). AC ha inoltre collaborato a ricerche di carattere innovativo con centri di Ricerche Internazionali e Università italiane ed estere come attestato dalle pubblicazioni. AC è stata inoltre coordinatrice di studi e ricerche scientifiche affidati e finanziati da qualificate istituzioni pubbliche e private nazionali, come ad esempio Regione Toscana, G.I.D.A. spa, Nuovo Pignone Srl, Artenova, Quadrifoglio Srl. Dal 2015 è responsabile scientifico del laboratorio di Analisi chimiche e di Screening nel settore Ambientale, Agroalimentare e Clinico, SestoLab, presso il Dipartimento di Chimica Ugo Schiff. Ha partecipato a numerosi congressi, in Italia e all’estero, in veste di (invited)-speaker e/o organizzatore. Dal 2018 è expert in the Action Group “Input Pathways of POPs to Antarctica (ImPACT)” per lo SCAR (Scientific Community for Antarctic Research) (Chair Prof S. Bengston Nash). Dal 2019 è entrata a far parte dell’International Microplastic Pollution Reserach Network (MPRNet) coordinato dal prof X. Pan (ZJUT, Cina).
Nel 2019, grazie al numero totale di citazioni ricevute, è stata inserita tra i ricercatori più influenti al mondo nella graduatoria stilata dalla rivista internazionale PLOS Biology.
Ha svolto/svolge attività di reviewer per progetti su bandi competitivi nazionali (i.e. MIUR, SIR, PRIN, Regione Autonoma della Sardegna) e internazionali (i.e. NERC, Australian Antarctic Division, The Israel Science Foundation, Research Council of Norway, European Commission, French National Research Agency).
E’ o e’ stata Guest Editor e membro dell’editorial board di riviste scientifiche di carattere internazionale (i.e. Chemosphere, Science of the Total Environment, Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Journal, Data in Brief, The Open Environmental & Biological Monitoring, Toxics).
AC ha svolto attività didattica per un totale di 167 CFU tra l’ a.a. 2003-04 e il 2020-2021, tenendo i corsi di Chimica Analitica Ambientale – Componenti organici, Chimica Analitica Ambientale II + Laboratorio, Laboratorio di Chimica Analitica I e Chimica dell’Ambiente per i Corsi di Laurea Magistrale in Scienze Chimiche, Laurea Specialistica in Chimica dell’Ambiente e dei Beni Culturali, Laurea Specialistica in Georisorse e Ambiente. Negli a.a. 2017-18 e 2018-19 ha anche tenuto il corso di Chimica Analitica Ambientale per il corso di studio in Biotecnologie per la gestione ambientale e l’agricoltura sostenibile (BIOEMSA).
Dal 7 Maggio 2019 è stata nominata Accademico corrispondente nell’Accademia dei Fisiocritici.
DIDATTICA
a.a. 2020 - 2021
Prof Associato. Facoltà Scienze Matematiche Fisiche e Naturali, Settore: CHIM/01, Corso di Laurea Magistrale Scienze Chimiche, classe delle lauree magistrali in Scienze Chimiche, percorso Chimica dell’Ambiente e dei Beni Culturali, per l’insegnamento di Chimica Analitica Ambientale- Componenti Organici (B016283)(6 CFU).
Prof Associato. Facoltà Scienze Matematiche Fisiche e Naturali, Settore: CHIM/01, Corso di Laurea in Chimica B025, per l’insegnamento di Laboratorio di chimica Analitica I (Cognomi A-L) (B006860) (6 CFU). Corso ad alta numerosità, ha richiesto i doppi turni di laboratorio.
Prof Associato. Facoltà Scienze Matematiche Fisiche e Naturali, Settore: CHIM/01, Corso di Studio B225 Biotecnologie per la gestione ambientale e l’agricoltura sostenibile, per l’insegnamento di Chimica Analitica Ambientale (B026827)(3 CFU).
a.a. 2019 - 2020
a.a. 2018 - 2019
Prof Associato. Facoltà Scienze Matematiche Fisiche e Naturali, Settore: CHIM/01, Corso di Studio B225 Biotecnologie per la gestione ambientale e l’agricoltura sostenibile, per l’insegnamento di Chimica Analitica Ambientale (B026827)(6 CFU).
Prof Associato. Facoltà Scienze Matematiche Fisiche e Naturali, Settore: CHIM/01, Corso di Laurea Magistrale Scienze Chimiche, classe delle lauree magistrali in Scienze Chimiche, percorso Chimica dell’Ambiente e dei Beni Culturali, per l’insegnamento di Chimica dell’Ambiente (B016285) (2 CFU).
Prof Aggregato. Affidamento retribuito. Facoltà Scienze Matematiche Fisiche e Naturali, Settore: CHIM/01, Corso di Laurea Magistrale Scienze Chimiche, classe delle lauree magistrali in Scienze Chimiche per l’insegnamento di Chimica Analitica Ambientale- Componenti Organici (B016283) (6 CFU).
a.a. 2015-2016
Prof Aggregato. Affidamento retribuito. Facoltà Scienze Matematiche Fisiche e Naturali, Settore: CHIM/01, Corso di Laurea Magistrale Scienze Chimiche, classe delle lauree magistrali in Scienze Chimiche per l’insegnamento di Chimica Analitica Ambientale- Componenti Organici (B016283)(6 CFU).
Prof Aggregato. Affidamento retribuito, Facoltà Scienze Matematiche Fisiche e Naturali, Settore: CHIM/01, Corso di Laurea Magistrale Scienze Chimiche, classe delle lauree magistrali in Scienze Chimiche per l’insegnamento di Chimica Analitica Ambientale- ComponentiOrganici (B016283) (6 CFU).
Docente per il Corso di Chimica Analitica per il PAS – Classe C240 Laboratorio di chimica e chimica industriale
Prof Aggregato. Affidamento retribuito. Facoltà Scienze Matematiche Fisiche e Naturali, Settore: CHIM/01, Corso di Laurea Magistrale Scienze Chimiche, classe delle lauree magistrali in Scienze Chimiche per l’insegnamento di Chimica Analitica Ambientale- Componenti Organici(B016283) (6 CFU).
Prof Aggregato. Affidamento a titolo gratuito A.12 L.341/90, Facoltà Scienze Matematiche Fisiche e Naturali, Settore: CHIM/01, Corso di Laurea Magistrale Scienze Chimiche, classe delle lauree magistrali in Scienze Chimiche per l’insegnamento di Chimica Analitica Ambientale- Componenti Organici (B016283)(6 CFU)
Prof Aggregato. Affidamento a titolo gratuito A.12 L.341/90, Facoltà Scienze Matematiche Fisiche e Naturali, Settore: CHIM/01, Corso di Laurea Magistrale Scienze Chimiche, classe delle lauree magistrali in Scienze Chimiche per l’insegnamento di Chimica Analitica Ambientale II (6 CFU).
a.a. 2009-2010
Prof Aggregato. Affidamento a titolo gratuito A.12 L.341/90, Facoltà Scienze Matematiche Fisiche e Naturali, Settore: CHIM/12, Corso di Laurea Specialistica Georisorse e Ambiente, Classe delle lauree specialistiche in scienze geologiche (indirizzo GAIB) per l’insegnamento di Chimica dell’ambiente e dei Beni Culturali, Modulo Chimica dell’Ambiente e dei Beni Culturali II(3 CFU).
a.a. 2008-2009
Prof Aggregato. Affidamento a titolo gratuito A.12 L.341/90, Facoltà Scienze Matematiche Fisiche e Naturali, Settore: CHIM/01, Corso di Laurea Specialistica Chimica dell’Ambiente e dei Beni Culturali, Classe delle lauree specialistiche in scienze chimiche per l’insegnamento di Chimica Analitica Ambientale II + Laboratorio(6 CFU).
Prof Aggregato. Affidamento a titolo gratuito A.12 L.341/90, Facoltà Scienze Matematiche Fisiche e Naturali, Settore: CHIM/12, Corso di Laurea Specialistica Georisorse e Ambiente, Classe delle lauree specialistiche in scienze geologiche (indirizzo GAIB) per l’insegnamento diChimica dell’ambiente e dei Beni Culturali, Modulo Chimica dell’Ambiente e dei Beni Culturali II (3 CFU).
Prof Aggregato. Affidamento a titolo gratuito A.12 L.341/90, Facoltà Scienze Matematiche Fisiche e Naturali, Settore: CHIM/01, Corso di Laurea Specialistica Chimica dell’Ambiente e dei Beni Culturali, Classe delle lauree specialistiche in scienze chimiche per l’insegnamento di Chimica Analitica Ambientale II + laboratorio(6 CFU)
a.a. 2006-2007
Prof Aggregato. Affidamento a titolo gratuito A.12 L.341/90, Facoltà Scienze Matematiche Fisiche e Naturali, Settore: CHIM/01, Corso di Laurea Chimica, Classe delle lauree in scienze e tecnologie chimiche per l’insegnamento di Chimica Analitica I + Laboratorio di Chimica Analitica I; Modulo Laboratorio di Chimica Analitica I(3 CFU).
Prof Aggregato. Affidamento a titolo gratuito A.12 L.341/90, Facoltà Scienze Matematiche Fisiche e Naturali, Settore: CHIM/01, Corso di Laurea Specialistica Chimica dell’Ambiente e dei Beni Culturali, Classe delle lauree specialistiche in scienze chimiche per l’insegnamento di Chimica Analitica Ambientale II + laboratorio(6 CFU).
Prof Aggregato. Equipollente. Facoltà Scienze Matematiche Fisiche e Naturali, Settore: CHIM/01, Corso di Laurea in Chimica Applicata. Classe delle Lauree in Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche per l’insegnamento di Chimica Analitica I + Laboratorio di Chimica Analitica I. Modulo Laboratorio di Chimica Analitica I(3 CFU).
a.a. 2005-2006
Prof. Aggregato. Affidamento a titolo gratuito A.12 L.341/90, Facoltà Scienze Matematiche Fisiche e Naturali, Settore: CHIM/01, Corso di Laurea Chimica, Classe delle lauree in scienze
e tecnologie chimiche per l’insegnamento di Chimica Analitica I + Laboratorio di Chimica Analitica I; Modulo Laboratorio di Chimica Analitica I(3 CFU).
Prof. Aggregato. Affidamento a titolo gratuito A.12 L.341/90, Facoltà scienze Matematiche Fisiche e Naturali, Settore: CHIM/01, Corso di Laurea Specialistica Chimica dell’Ambiente e dei Beni Culturali, Classe delle lauree specialistiche in scienze chimiche per l’insegnamento di Chimica Analitica Ambientale II +laboratorio (6 CFU).
a.a. 2004-2005
Affidamento a titolo gratuitoA.12 L.341/90, Facoltà Scienze Matematiche Fisiche e Naturali, Settore: CHIM/01, Corso di Laurea Chimica, Classe delle lauree in scienze e tecnologie chimiche per l’insegnamento di Chimica Analitica I + Laboratorio di Chimica Analitica I; Modulo Laboratorio di Chimica Analitica I(3 CFU).
Affidamento a titolo gratuitoA.12 L.341/90, Facoltà Scienze Matematiche Fisiche e Naturali, Settore: CHIM/01, Corso di Laurea Specialistica Chimica dell’Ambiente e dei Beni Culturali, Classe delle lauree specialistiche in scienze chimiche per l’insegnamento di Chimica Analitica Ambientale II + laboratorio(6 CFU).
Affidamento a titolo gratuitoA.12 L.341/90, Facoltà Scienze Matematiche Fisiche e Naturali, Settore: CHIM/01, Corso di Laurea Chimica e Chimica Applicata, Classe delle lauree in scienze e tecnologie chimiche per l’insegnamento di Laboratorio di Chimica Analitica I – Modulo A (3 CFU)
a.a. 2002-2003
Nel II semestre ha svolto attività di esercitazioni per l’insegnamento Laboratorio di Chimica Analitica I, modulo A, per il Corso di Laurea in Chimica e per il Corso di Laurea in Chimica Applicata (titolare dei corsi Prof. L. Lepri).
Incarico di assistenza agli studenti del I anno del Corso di Laurea in Chimica Applicata dell’Università degli Studi di Firenze, durante l’iter formativo, nell’ambito del Progetto “Moduli Professionalizzanti nelle nuove lauree universitarie” denominato “TECNICO CHIMICO DELLA SICUREZZA SUL LAVORO”, cofinanziato dalla Regione Toscana, a valere del Fondo Sociale Europeo, P.O.R. Obiettivo 3 Asse C Misura C3 (12 Marzo 2002 – 14 Maggio 2002).
8 – 10 Marzo 2000
Seminario su “Inquinanti atmosferici da aerosol di reflui industriali” nell’ambito del Corso di Tecnologia dei Cicli Produttivi, Corso di Laurea in Economia e Commercio e Corso di Laurea in Economia Aziendale per l’indirizzo di Economia Ambientale, Università di Firenze.
a.a. 1998-1999
Affidamento attività di tutorato per il corso di Laboratorio di Chimica Analitica I per il Corso di Diploma Universitario in Chimica
PROGETTI DI RICERCA
2019 4 Por-Creo Tuscany Region Projects (2019-2022), Role: Participant
Project: “Innovative production processes with low environmental impact of steel and aluminium chains (ACAL 4.0)”
Project: “Art, fashion and furniture in an electrochemical process with remote control 4.0– circular Ecofriendly (A.M.P.E.R.E.)”
Project “Smart galvanic for jewelry and accessories 4.0 (GIGA 4.0)”
Project “Low environmental galvanic from an industry prospective 4.0. (GoodGalv)”
SPIA-PLAST project(2019-2022). “Plastic beaches” – Project funded by CRF Fundation. Project leader:Prof. A. Ugolini. (Role: Coordinator of a Research Unit).
PATOS 3 Project “Organic contaminants in the aerosol of the Tuscany region” - funded by Tuscany Region. (Role: Coordinator of a Research Unit). Budget: 287200 Euro
Consorzio Interuniversitario per l’Ingegneria delle Georisorse (CINIGEO), Use ofSPE-04 Solid Phase Extraction System to determine PFAS”. Euro 28000 (Role: Principal Investigator)
PNRA(Italian Antarctic Research Programme). Project PNRA18_00097 “Ross Sea ecosystem and emerging contaminants: new challenges and potential threats in a changing world”. Project leader: Prof Corsolini (University of Siena).(Role: Coordinator of a Research Unit). Budget: 99800 Euro
PNRA(Italian Antarctic Research Programme). ProjectPNRA18_00216 “Emerging contaminants in the Ross Sea: occurrence, sources and ecotoxicological risks. Project leader: Prof Magi (University of Genova).Role: Coordinator of a Research Unit. Budget: 80000 Euro
COST ACTION - CA16224 - ERB facility-European raptor biomonitoring facility (Role:Participant)
SMELL project – CRF Fundation. Project “Developmentand testing of hypoglycemia detection system based on breath analysis”
SPIA project -CRF Fundation. Project “Plastic beaches”
2018 LIFE17 ENV/SK/000355 - APEX- Systematic use of contaminant data from apex predators and their prey in chemicals management (Role: Coordinator of a Research Unit, project leader Dr Jaroslav Slobodnick, Environment InstituTe, SK). Budget: Euro 3353413,00
LIFE17 ENV/IT/000269 - AGRISED– Use of dredged sediments for creating innovative growing media and technosoils for plant nursery and soil rehabilitation (Role:participant, project leader Prof F. Nicese, University of Florence). Budget Euro 1764564,00
2017 PRIN2017- 2017YER72K Development of novel DNA-based analytical platforms for the rapid, point-of-use quantification of multiple hidden allergens in food samples”. (Role:participant. Project leader: Prof Ricci Francesco, University of Rome).
COST ACTION- CA16215 “European network for the promotion of portable, affordable and simple analytical platforms (PortASAP). (Role:MC Member)
2016 ARTENOVA (Impruneta, Florence, Italy).Project: “Analysis of volatile organic compounds in wine samples”. (Principal Investigator)
2014 - 2016 PNRA(Italian Antarctic Research Programme). Project: “Evaluation and modelling of environmental impact related to chemical substances and pollutants released from massive snow/ice melting in Antarctica”. Project leader: Prof Fuoco (University of Pisa).(Coordinator of a Research Unit).
2014 Nuovo Pignone SrL (Florence, Italy).Project: “Analysis of methane for quali-quantitative determination of aliphatic hydrocarbons, having a number of Carbon higher than 6” (Principal Investigator).
2014 SILOQUEST- Como se comportam os siloxanos no meio ambiente? EXPL/AAG-MAA/0981/2013 FCT Fundacao para a ciencia e a tecnologia. Ministerio do educacao e ciencia. Portugal.Project leader: Dr. N. Ratola (University of Porto, Portugal) (Coordinator of a Research Unit)
2013 – 2015 PNRA(Italian Antarctic Research Programme). Project: Flows of POPs between poLar Abiotic and Biotic compartments (POP-LAB). Project leader: Dr Corsolini (University of Siena) (Coordinator of a Research Unit).
PNRA(Italian Antarctic Research Programme). Project: Behaviour and fate of micro-components in the Antarctic Continent also in relation with climatic changes Project leader: Prof Capodaglio (university of Venice)(Coordinator of a Research Unit).
2013 - 2014 GIDA SpA(Prato, Italy). Project: “Determination of odorous and volatile organic compounds in the inner atmosphere of a wastewater treatment plant in Prato and Pistoia (Italy)” (Principal Investigator).
2012 – 2014 PNRA(Italian Antarctic Research Programme). Project: Environmental contamination in Antarctica: levels and trends of legacy persistent organic pollutants (POPs).Project leader: Prof Fuoco (University of Pisa) (10/4/2012- 9/4/2014) (Coordinator of a Research Unit).
2012 - 2015 Tuscany Region Government (Italy). ProjectATENE POR CREO FESR 2007-2012 (R&S 2012): “Advanced Technologies for Energy Efficiency”(Coordinator of a Research Unit)
2010 – 2012 Marie CurieResearch Fellowship “Exploiting the potential use of Compound Specific Isotope Analysis (CSIA) in marine environment”, FP7-PEOPLE-2009-IEF.(Principal Investigator).
GIDA SpA(Prato, Italy) Gestione Impianti Depurazione Acque. Project: “Distribution of volatile organic compounds in the inner atmosphere of a waste water treatment plant” (Principal Investigator).
Quadrifoglio SpA(Florence, Italy) Project: “Determination of odour and volatile organic compounds in the inner and surrounding area of a solid waste storage facility in Tuscany” (Principal Investigator).
2009 – 2010 Tuscany Regional Government (Italy) 2009 - 2010.Project PATOS I and II -Atmospheric particulate (PM10and PM2.5) in Tuscany (Coordinator of a Research Unit).
ARCFACV 026129 2009 142 European Centre for Arctic Environmental Research with the project “The fate of POPs in the snowpack” (Principal Investigator).
2007 – 2009 PRIN Research(Scientific Research Programmes of Relevant National Interest, Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research). Project:“Dirigibile Italia: A platform for a multidisciplinary study on climatic changes in the Arctic region and their influence on temperate latitudes”. –Svalbard Island Prot.2007L8Y4NB_001 Area: Physical Sciences. Principal Investigator: Prof R. Udisti (University of Florence, Italy).
2006 – 2007 Galileo Project Italy-France Universities- “Transfer of pesticides between atmosphere and snow”, in collaboration with Dr. Florent Dominé, CNRS –UMR 5183 Saint Martin D’Heres, Cedex (Principal Investigatortogether withF. Dominé).
SAFI S.p.A. Project: “Determination of odour and volatile organic compounds in the surrounding area of a solid waste storage facility in Tuscany” (Principal Investigator).
2004 – 2006 PNRA 2004-2006(Italian Antarctic Research Programme) Project: “Micropollutant and microchemicals in the Environment: cycling and relationships with climate changes”, SCAR- Chemical contamination sector; Area: Global Changes; Principal Investigator: Prof. G. Capodaglio.
PRIN Research (Scientific Research Programmes of Relevant National Interest, Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research) Project: “Innovative analytical methods for the chemical and physical characterization of real matrices in the fields of environment, food and study of materials”, Scientific area: Chemical Sciences, Principal Investigator: Prof R. Fuoco (University of Pisa, Italy),prot.2004034937_006.
2004 – 2005 GIDA SpA - Gestione Impianti Depurazione Acque. Project: “Determination of organic compounds in the atmosphere inner and surrounding a waste water treatment plant”. (Principal Investigator).
2002 – 2004 PNRA (Italian Antarctic Research Programme) Project: “Chemistry of micropollutants and microchemicals”, SCAR- Chemical contamination sector; Area: Global Changes; Principal Investigator: Prof. G. Capodaglio (University of Venice, Italy).
PRIN (Scientific Research Programmes of Relevant National Interest, Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research) Project: “Development and improvement of hyphenated methods for organic and inorganic analysis of real matrices”, Scientific area: Chemical Sciences, Principal Investigator: Prof R. Fuoco (University of Pisa, Italy)- prot.2002038818_006.
2001 – 2004 NationalScience Foundation (1 April 2001- 31 March 2004)“Transport and Fate of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in Antarctic Coastal Seas”, award number 0087872, Division of Antarctic Sciences Section, Principal Investigators Prof R.M Dickhut and H. Ducklow (VIMS,USA).
2001 – 2004 National Science Foundation (1 July 2000- 31 December 2002) “POWRE: Exploratory Research to determine the feasibility of using Stable Isotope Fractionation to track the long-range atmospheric transport of persistent organic pollutants”, award number 0074948, Division of Atmospheric Sciences, Principal Investigator Prof R.M Dickhut (VIMS, USA).
2000 – 2002 PRIN(Scientific Research Programmes of Relevant National Interest, Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research) Project: “Development of innovative analytical methodologies for studying real matrices”, Scientific area: Chemical Sciences, Principal Investigator: Prof R. Fuoco (University of Pisa, Italy)- prot. MM03247343_002.
LISTA DELLE PUBBLICAZIONI
a) Peer reviewed journals
b) Books and/or Book chaptersChapter
Legenda
PERSONAL DETAILS
KEY CAPABILITIES
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Dec 2017 – present Associate Professoron Analytical Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry, University of Florence (Italy).
Nov 2002 – Nov 2017 Researcheron Analytical Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry, University of Florence (Italy).
Sept 2010 – Aug 2012 Marie-Curie Research Fellow, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster (UK).
May 2002- Nov 2002 Post doctoral research associate, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), College of William & Mary, Gloucester Point (VA, USA).
Apr 2002 – Oct 2002 Research collaborationwith Department of Chemistry, University of Florence.
Jan 2001 – Aug 2001 Exchange visitorat Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, Gloucester Point, Virginia, USA.
Nov 1998 – Nov 2001 PhD studentin Environmental Sciences. Department of Chemistry, University of Florence, Italy.
May 1998- Nov1999 Research collaborationwith Department of Public Health, Epidemiology and Environmental Analytical Chemistry, University of Florence.
EDUCATION
- Post-Doctoral Research Associate(2002)at the Department of Physical Sciences, Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences, VIMS, School of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, Gloucester Point, Virginia, USA. Supervisor: Prof. R. M. Dickhut. The research focused on the water and atmospheric concentrations of POPs to understand the fate of POPs and their air-surface exchanges in Antarctica.
- PhD in Environmental Sciences (1998-2001). Department of Chemistry, University of Florence, Italy. Thesis title: “Study of organic pollutants in the coastal area of Leghorn (Italy), Terra Nova Bay (Antarctica) and Altamaha and Satilla Rivers (USA)”.
- Degree in Chemistry(equivalent to MSc) (1998)at University of Florence. Experimental thesis on “Transfer of organic compounds at the air/water interface in a wastewater treatment plant”.
Alessandra Cincinelli (AC)graduated in Chemistry in 1998 at the University of Florence, and in the same year she won a ministerial PhD scholarship in Environmental Sciences. During the doctoral thesis, her research focused on the determination of organic compounds by means of chromatographic techniques coupled with mass spectrometry, the assessment of pollutants sources and the long-range atmospheric transport in marine coastal environments at different anthropic level.
In the same years, the scientific activities of AC focused on the identification of the best analytical methods for the separation of optical isomers by thin layer chromatography (TLC). Chiral stationary phases triacetylated and tribenzoylated cellulose and mobile phases added with cyclodextrin and bovine serum albumin have been successfully used for the separation of numerous optical isomers belonging to different classes of organic compounds, such as amino acids, oxazolidinones and aromatic alcohols.
Regarding the study of the distribution of organic contaminants in coastal environments, the research activities conducted by AC between 2001 and 2002, as exchange visitor and post—doc at VIMS (Virginia, USA), with Prof. R. M. Dickhut, were fundamental for her professional maturity. During this period, AC participated in two projects funded by the National Science Foundation and the Division of Antarctic Science Section. The first aimed at demonstrating the possibility of using the fractionation of stable isotopes to trace the long-range transport of semi-volatile organic compounds (SOCs) by performing laboratory and field experiments to trace the environmental fate of SOCs, D-SOCs and 13C-SOCs. The second project concerned the qualitative and quantitative determination of persistent organic compounds in water and air samples in the Antarctic peninsula, in order to evaluate the fate and the chemical-physical properties that regulate the exchange of organic pollutants at the air/water interface.
From November 2002 to November 2017, she was Researcher and from December 2017 Associate Professor in the scientific disciplinary sector CHIM/01, at the Chemistry Department “Ugo Schiff” of the University of Florence. She initially focused her research on the study of the fate of persistent organic pollutants in aqueous and atmospheric matrices in Antarctica. In 2003 and 2004 she participated in an oceanographic campaign aboard the M/N Italica and in a scientific expedition to the Italian Mario Zucchelli base, respectively.
The knowledge acquired in the United States allowed her to investigate new aspects regarding the fate of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in remote areas and present new research projects and obtain funding to continue this research in Italy. The research activities in remote areas have, in fact, continued in the following years (from 2005 to today) thanks to the funding by the National Research Program in Antarctica (PNRA –MIUR), of various scientific projects of which she was the scientific head of Unit Reseach.
In 2007, she participated in the role of Principal Investigator in the Galielo project- Italian – French University “Trasfer of pesticides between atmosphere and snow”, carried out in collaboration with Dr F. Dominé (LGGE-CNRS, Grenoble, France), to understand the transfer of semi-volatile organic contaminants between atmosphere and snow. She participated in a snow and air sampling campaign French Alps (Col de Port, Grenoble, France).
In 2009, she participated in research activities in Ny-Alesund (Arctic), both as participant in a PRIN project, collaborating in the installation of the sampling station and in research activities, and as Principal Investigator within the project ARCFACV. This latest project, again with Dr. F. Dominé, aimed to verify the possibility of estimating the concentration of persistent organic compounds using an absorption model and specific snow surface measurements.
In the period between 2010 and 2012, AC won a Marie Curie Intra European fellowship, within the FP7-PEOPLE-2009- IEF program, with the project “Exploiting the potential use of compound specific isotope analysis (CSIA) in marine environment”, and carried out her research activity at the Lancaster Environment Center (LEC), Lancaster (UK). The originality of the project consisted in applying the CSIA to the isotopes of Cl (37Cl/35Cl) and Br (81Br/79Br), compared to the traditional use of the isotopes of C and H, in order to identify the sources and fate of organochlorine and organobrominated compounds in the marine environment. The close scientific collaboration with Prof K.C. Jones, world leader over the last three decades for studies on the sources, fate, behavior and effects of persistent organic pollutants has allowed AC to acquire new skills, to expand her network of international collaborations (i.e. Pakistan, Norway, Spain, Portugal, China, India) and undertake new research topics at the University of Florence.
In order to deepen her knowledge her knowledge on the use of CSIA technique on atmospheric samples and extend her skills on the HPLC-MS/MS for the determination of perfluorinated compounds, she carried out a period of research activities, between 2012 and 2012, at the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (China) and at the Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU), Tromso (Norway).
In addition to funding for research activities aimed at studying contamination in remote areas, she has received funding from the Tuscany Region, from public bodies (i.e. ARPAT) and private companies (i.e. Quadrifoglio S.r.l., G.I.D.A. spa) for the determination of organic and inorganic compounds in the atmosphere of anthropized areas. In particular, she investigated the sources of atmospheric matter (PM10, PM2.5) to evaluate the influence of emission sources using specific markers. She also investigated the diffusion of potentially odorous compounds emitted from waste storage areas, the impact of sewage treatment plants on urban air quality and the use of nanotechnologies to remove specific contaminants from wastewater.
In 2012, she was author of the first study conducted in Italy to determine PBDEs in sewage sludge samples for agricultural use and assess the risk factors for human health due to biomagnification along the food chain; and co-author of a mini-review on the presence of organic micropollutants in wastewater treatment processes.
Contemporary to the studies conducted on air pollution, AC carried out studies for the evaluation of Indoor Air Qualiy in public buildings, and historical buildings (i.e. libraries, museums, historical archives) and private buildings (i.e. homes, schools, private companies). In the cultural heritage field, she has also developed materials to regenerate the silk of historical artifacts, and studied as parameters such as temperature, light, pH influence their degradation.
The interest in the correlation between exposure to organic and inorganic compounds and risk for human health and the environment has led AC to collaborate with the University of Islamabad (Pakistan) and the SRM University (India) to analyze soil, dust, sediments, surface waters (i.e. Chenab, Ganga, Hooghly, Brahmaputra rivers), biological fluids and biota, to evaluate, for example, human exposure to combustion processes and soil contamination by e-waste storage areas.
The research performed by AC has always concerned topics of particular environmental interest and the determination of new classes of emerging contaminants.
In fact, since 2015, she has been studying the presence and distribution of an emerging class of organic contaminants, perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), in various environmental matrices such as drinking water, surface water, breast milk, top predators and sea turtles.
Since 2017, the research has also concerned the study of the presence and characterization of microplastics by ATR e/o m-FTIR, in various environmental matrices (i.e. surface water, waste water, cosmetic products, sand, sediments, biota). On this topic, AC has collaborated nationally with the University of Siena within the Plastic Pelagos project, and with the University of Genoa, and at an international level with prof N. M. Ratola Neto (UNEP, Portugal), Prof. T. Giarrizzo (Università Federale di Parà, Brasil), dr. C. Scopetani (University of Helsinki, Finland)
In 2017, she was also author of the first worldwide study on the determination and characterization of microplastics in Antarctic marine environment using the m-FTIR technique.
An important topic of her research concerned the use of biomonitoring using target organisms (i.e. Talitrus saltator) as a tool for assessing the distribution of organic contaminants and heavy metals in coastal marine environment.
In the food sector, AC studied the presence of organic compounds in foods (i.e. breast milk, mussels) for human consumption and in apple and strawberry cultivars using classic instrumental techniques such as GC-MS, HPLS-MS/MS and screening techniques such as enzyme immunoassays and electrochemical devices. Thanks to a COST action, she has also published a paper on monitoring water quality using an open-source Arduino device.
In 2018, she obtained two major funding within the European H2020 program. The first as Principal Investigator of the Research Unit of the Florence University in the LIFE17 ENV/SK/000355 project (“Systematic use of contaminant data from apex predators and their prey in chemicals management”) with the aim of the systematic use of contamination data of predatory species and their prey for the chemical management of pollutants in the environment ). The second as a participant in the Research Unit of the University of Florence, coordinated by Prof F. Nicese, in the LIFE17 ENV/IT/000269 project (“Use of dredged sediments for creating innovative growing media and technosoils for plant nursery and soil rehabilitation”) aimed at evaluating the use of dredged sediments for innovative substrates and technosols for the nursery and soil rehabilitation. She also carried out research on phytoremediation techniques and in collaboration with l’IBIMET-CNR (Firenze), has been involved in evaluating the potential of using biochar as an agricultural amendment in soils to viticulture and the cultivation of tomatoes.
AC is actually involved in two COST ACTIONS (CA16215 “European Network for the promotion of portable, affordable and simple analytical platforms-PortASAP” and CA16224 “European raptor biomonitoring facility – ERBfacility”), respectively as MC Member and participant, in a PRIN project as participant (PRIN 2017-2017YER72K) and in 2 Antarctic projects funded by MIUR-PNRA (PNRA18_00097 e PNRA18_00216) as scientific responsible of Research Unit. In 2021, AC attended the XXXVII Antarctic Scientific Expedition at Mario Zucchelli Station.
During the last years, AC has spent a total of about four years at international research centers (USA, UK, Norway, China) acquiring considerable experience in the field of Analytical Chemistry. Upon her return to the University of Florence, showed scientific maturity and the ability to carry out research activities independently, becoming the head of a research group including fellows, PhD students, undergraduates visiting students, visiting Professors and Erasmus students at the Chemistry Department “Ugo Schiff”, of the University of Florence. The main research topics, which fall fully within the sectors of Analytical Chemistry and Environmental Analytical Chemistry, include aspects related to the qualitative and quantitative determination of legacy and new emerging contaminants in the context of monitoring for environmental protection and human health.
Currently, the main research topics, stated by recent publications in peer-reviewed international scientific journals include:
- Occurrence and characterization of meso- and microplastics by m-FTIR in different environmental matrices (i.e. soil, wastewater, river water, sediments, organisms), development of innovative methods for microplastic determination, influence of microplastic on the water quality and biological integrity in anthropic and remote areas.
- Development of new analytical methods based on the combined use of cutting-edge extraction and separation technologies (i.e. ASE, QuEChERS) and chromatographic techniques GC, GC-MS (IE e NCI), GC-HRMS, HPLC, HPLC- MS/MS, CSIA-GCMS) for the determination of persistent and emerging organic pollutants in different environmental matrices and to evaluate their distribution, sources, fate, transfer processes and risks to human health. The research concerns both anthropized and remote areas (Antarctica and Arctic).
- Development of analysis and sampling preparation protocols for the use of the CSIA (Compound Specific Isotope Analysis) (GCMS-IRMA) technique to evaluate the sources and transformation mechanisms of some classes of organic compounds, such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, siloxanes and organochlorine and organobrominated compounds in the marine environment and in the atmosphere.
- Development of new strategies for the rapid, selective and reliable analysis of emerging organic compounds in environmental matrices (i.e. food, sewage sludge, soil) based on enzyme immonoassays (ELISA test) and electrochemical immunosensors.
- Development of new HPLC-MS/MS methods and derivatization protocols for the determination of PFAS in environmental matrices (i.e. food, wine, drinking water, waste water) and in marine organisms.
- Development and application of new passive sampling devices (o-DGT) for the determination of specific classes of organic compounds in wastewater in order to improve the management of plants and evaluate the purification efficacy and the impact that wastewater plants have on receiving water bodies.
- Optimization of new extraction phases to be used in solid phase separation processes aimed at determining emerging contaminants in wastewater and food matrices
- Use of chemometric tools such as descriptive statistics, non-parametric methods, multivariate analysis and receptor models for respectively data evaluation, source apportionment, and human exposure risk to specific organic pollutants present at trace levels in water, air, food and soil/dust samples.
To date, the scientific production includes 163 publications, of which 128 in peer-reviewed journals, 21 book chapters, 9 papers on ISSN journals and 5 Extending Abstracts, on chemistry, analytical chemistry and environmental analytical chemistry topics.
She was supervisor of 90 Thesis for the degree in Chemistry and other degrees, co-supervisor of 16 Thesis and Tutor of 6 PhD students in Chemical Sciences.
She was scientific responsible of various fellows, and responsible for the research activities conducted by Erasmus students, visiting students and visiting researchers.
She has also contributed to the Florence University Internationalization plan (PIA) by inviting professors from German and Portugal Universities.
She has participated and/or was/is Head and/or Principal Investigators of nationally and internationally funded projects for examples 3 PRIN projects and 5 PNRA projects funded by MIUR, 3 projects funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) (award numbers: 0074948, 0087872, 0050044), 4 projects funded by the Tuscany Region (ATENE, PATOS 1, PATOS 2 e PATOS 3), 1 short term mobility (CNR), 1 project funded by Fundação para a Ciência e a Technologia (Portogallo), 1 GALILEO project funded by the Italian-French University, 1 ARCFACV funded by the European Centre for Arctic Environmental Research, 5 projects funded by the European Commission (1 Marie Curie fellowship, 2 COST ACTIONS, 2 LIFE). AC has also collaborated on innovative research with national and international research centers as stated by the publications. AC has also been coordinator of scientific studies financed by qualified national public and private institutions, such as the Tuscany Region, G.I.D.A. spa, Nuovo Pignone srl, Artenova, Quadrifoglio srl.
Since 2015, she is scientific manager of the chemical Analysis and screening laboratory in the environmental, agri-food and clinical sector, at the Department of Chemistry “Ugo Schiff”. She has participated in numerous conferences in Italy and abroad, as an (invited) speaker and/or organizer.
Since 2018, she is expert in the Action Group “Input Pathways of POPs to Antarctica (ImPACT)” for SCAR (Scientific Community for Antarctic Research) (Chair Prof S. Bengston Nash).
Since 2019 she has joined the International Microplastic Pollution Research Network (MPRNet) coordinated by prof X. Pan (ZJUT, Cina).
In 2019, thanks to the total number of citations received she was included among the most influent researchers in the world in the ranking drawn up by the international journal PLOS Biology.
She has carried out/carries reviewer activities for national (i.e. MIUR, SIR, PRIN, Autonomous Region of Sardinia) and international projects (i.e. NERC, Australian Antarctic Division, The Israel Science Foundation, Research Council of Norway, European Commission, French National Research Agency).
She is or has been Guest Editor and member of the editorial board of international scientific journals (i.e. Chemosphere, Science of the Total Environment, Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Journal, Data in Brief, The Open Environmental & Biological Monitoring, Toxics).
AC has carried out teaching activities for a total of 182 CFU between 2003-04 and 2021-2022, teaching various courses such as Environmental analytical chemistry-organic compounds, Environmental analytical chemistry II + Laboratory, Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry I and Environmental chemistry for the master’s degree courses in chemical sciences, chemistry of the environmental and cultural heritage, in geo-resources and environment.
From 7 Maggio 2019 she is Accademic Correspondent in the Academy of Physiocritics.
AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
- 2019– Among the most influential scientists in the world according to the ranking list published by PLOS Biology journal
- 2019 - Accademic Correspondent in the Academy of Physiocritics
- 2019 – Member of the International Microplastic Pollution Research Network (MPRNet)
- 2018– Scientific expert in the Action Group “Input Pathways of POPs to Antarctica (ImPACT)” for SCAR (Scientific Community for Antarctic Research) (Chair Prof S. Bengston Nash)
- 2017 - National Scientific habilitation Call D.D. 1532/2016 at Full Professor in the scientific disciplinary sector 03/A1, validity from 12/04/2017 to 12/04/2023.
- 2010- Marie Curie Research Fellowship “Exploiting the potential use of Compound Specific Isotope Analysis (CSIA) in marine environment”, FP7-PEOPLE-2009-IEF.
- 2008- Poster prize during the Italian Conference on Atmospheric Particulate Matter.
- 2006 - Short Term – Mobility Fellowship, funded by CNR, Italy.
- 2001 - Funding for the research initiatives conducted by young researchers.
- 1998- State Scholarship for PhD studiesin Environmental Sciences. Department of Chemistry, University of Florence, Italy.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2021 Teaching Professor for the PhD student in Chemical Sciences at the University of Florence. Course: “Contaminants of emerging concern: occurrence, fate and analysis (8h between 19 – 26 February)
2004 – 2022 Teaching Professorfor the course of Environmental Analytical Chemistry II + Laboratory, for the Master Degree in Environmental and Cultural Heritage Chemistry (University of Florence).
2018 – 2022 Teaching Professorfor the course of Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry I for the Degree in Chemistry (University of Florence).
2017 – 2022 Teaching Professorfor the course of Environmental Analytical Chemistry for the Master Degree in BIOtechnology for Environmental Management and Sustainable Agriculture (BIO-EMSA) (University of Florence).
2018 Teaching Professorfor the V School of Environmental and Cultural Heritage Chemistry. Microplastics in the marine environment: an emerging issue of international concern (24 January)
2017 – 2018 Teaching Professorfor the course of Environmental Chemistry for the Master Degree in Environmental and Cultural Heritage Chemistry (University of Florence).
2008 – 2010 Teaching Professorfor the course of Environmental and Cultural Heritage Chemistry II, for the Degree in Georesources (University of Florence).
2003 – 2007 Teaching Professorfor the course of Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry I, for the Degree in Chemistry (University of Florence).
1999 – present Member of examination commissions of undergraduates’ courses: Environmental Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Environmental Analytical Chemistry II + Laboratory.
1999 – presentSupervisor (90) and Co-Supervisor (16) of a wide number of undergraduate and PhD students (7), University of Florence.
2013 – present Reviewer of a large number of national and international Doctoral thesis (Spain, Pakistan, Italy, Germany)
2013- present Supervisor of PhD visiting students from Spain, Pakistan, Germany, Greece, France, Tunisia
PARTECIPATION IN SAMPLING RESEARCH EXPEDITIONS
Oct – Dec 2021 XXVII Italian Antarctic Expedition at Mario Zucchelli Station. Projects: “Ross Sea ecosystem and emerging contaminants: new challenges and potential threats in a changing world” and “Emerging contaminants in the Ross Sea: occurrence, sources and ecotoxicological risks”
10 – 26 March 2010 Sampling campaign at the Italian Station “Dirigibile Italia”, Ny-Alesund (Svalbard Islands, Arctic).
19 – 26 February 2007 Sampling campaign in the French Alps (Chamonix) in collaboration with Dr. F. Dominè (LGGE-CNRs, Grenoble, France)
Oct 2003 – Dec 2003 XIX Oceanographic Italian Antarctic Expedition on MN/Italica. Station. Project: “Micropollutants and microchemicals in Polar Environments”, Area:9.1.
Dec 2002 – Feb 2003 XX Italian Antarctic Expedition at Mario Zucchelli Station. Project: “Micropollutants and microchemicals in Polar Environments”, Area:9.1
OTHER ACTIVITIES
- Project Evaluatorfor French National Research Agency, Australian Antarctic Division, FP7 and H2020 European Commission calls (i.e. H2020MSCA, FP7- PEOPLE- IEF-IOF-IIF, ITN), NERC, The Israel Science Foundation, Research Grant Council of Hong Kong, Research Council of Norway, MIUR, Rita Levi Montalcini.
- Affiliations: Italian Chemistry Society (SCI), SETAC, CNR (Italy), CSGI (Italy), INSTM (Italy)
- 2021- Guest Editorfor the Special Issue “Effects and dynamics of toxic substances in aquatic ecosystems” for Toxics, section Toxicology (ISNN 2305-6304). https://www.mdpi.com/journal/toxics/special_issues/Toxic_Substances_Dynamics IF: 3,271
- 2021 - Guest Editorfor the Special Issue “Environmental and health effects associated with wastewater pollution, treatment and reuse” for International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH), section Environmental Health (ISNN 1660-4601). https://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph/special_issues/wastewater_pollution
- 2021 - Editorial Board Member– Journal of Frontiers in Analytical Science
- 2020 - Associate Editorin Journal of Frontiers in Environmental Chemistry - Organic Pollutants (https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-chemistry/sections/organic-pollutants#editorial-board)
- 2019 – Guest Editorfor the Special Issue “Sensors for particulate matter and air pollution” for Sensors (ISNN 1422-8220) together with Dr A.M. Stortini, Prof Dragana Dordevic, Dr Milija Sarajlic.
- From 2018 - Editorial board memberfor the new Elsevier journal “Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health” (ISSN 2468 -5844), Editor Prof D. Barcelo. https://www.journals.elsevier.com/current-opinion-in-environmental-science-and-health/editorial-board.
- From 2018- Editorial board memberfor the journal “Data in Brief” (ISSN 2352 -3409).
- 2018 - Guest Editorfor the special Issue “Urban air pollution and human health”, for the journal “Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health”, (ISNN:2468-5844), together with l Dr. Athanasios Katsogiannis.
- From 2018 - Editorial board memberfor “International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health” (ISNN 1660-4601) IF (2018:2.468).
- 2017 - Guest Editorfor the Special Issue “Indoor Air Quality and Health 2016” for the “International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health” (ISSN 1660-4601), together with Dr. ssa Tania Martellini (http://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph/editors)
- 2017 Guest Editorfor the Special Issue “Contamination in Antarctica”, Title: ”The Italian National Antarctic Research Programme (PNRA): contribution to the study of environmental contamination in the Ross Sea and Victoria Land, Antarctica”, for “Chemosphere”, together with Dr. Simonetta Corsolini, Prof Roger Fuoco, and Prof Gabriele Capodaglio.
- 2016 - Guest Editorfor the Special Issue intitolato “Atmospheric pollution in city centres and urban environemnts”, together with Dr. Athanasios Katsoyiannis, for “Science of the Total Environment”
- From 2015 Editorial board memberfor “International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health” (ISNN 1660-4601), http://mdpi.com/jurnal/jerph/editors. IF (2018:2.468).
- From 2012 to 2015- Editorial board memberfor “Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Journal”.
- From 2007 to 2014- Editorial board memberfor “The Open Environmental & Biological Monitoring Journal.
- 2010-2014 - Board Memberof Italian Division of Environmental Chemistry and Cultural Heritage.
- 2014-present - Board Memberof Italian Division of Environmental Chemistry and Cultural Heritage.
- 2014-present - Board Memberof the PhD Council in Chemistry Sciences at the University of Florence
- 2010-2014 - Member of Interdivisional group of Aerosol Science and Technology, as delegate of the President of Italian Division of Environmental Chemistry and Cultural Heritage.(http://www.socchimdabc.it/gista/pages/Composizione.htm).
- 2014 (15 October) - present - Memberof the Council of the Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per le Scienze Ambientali (CINSA) as delegate of the University of Florence.
- Peer-reviewerfor major scientific journals including i.e. Environmental Science & Technology, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Technology, Particuology, Atmospheric Pollution Research, Journal of Environmental Monitoring, Chemosphere, Atmospheric Environment, Science of Total Environment, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Nature Geoscience, Thermal Science, International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, Journal of Geochemical Exploration, International Journal of Environmental Health Research, Journal of Chromatography A, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Food and Chemical Toxicology, Journal of Marine Safety, Microchemical Journal, Environmental Research, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring and Management.
- Member of the organizing Committeeof the XI, XII and XIIIItalian Conference in Environmental and Cultural Heritage Chemistry.
- Scientific Board Memberfor DIOXIN2016 in Florence (28 August – 2 September 2016)
INVITED SPEAKER
- 29 January 2021
Invited speaker nella serie di webinar organizzati dall’Analytical group
“PFAS: dall’emergenza alla gestione. Una panoramica sul loro utilizzo, sorgenti, ed effetti sulla salute umana”
- 24 January 2018
Invited speaker: V Scuola Nazionale di Chimica dell’Ambiente e dei Beni Culturali. Ravenna 23 – 26 Gennaio 2018. “Microplastics in the marine environemnt: an emerging issue of international concern”
- 14 – 18 June 2015
Plenary Lecture “Legacy and new Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs): an overview” al XV Congresso Nazionale dell’Ambiente e dei Beni Culturali, Società Chimica Italiana, Bergamo.
- 11 – 16 September 2011
Invited speaker: XXIV Congresso Nazionale della Società Chimica Italiana, Lecce,. A. Cincinelli, T. Martellini, M. Giannoni, L. Lepri "Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in the atmosphere surrounding two WWTPs in Tuscany (Italy)".
- 13 – 17 November 2011.
Invited speaker: 32nd SETAC North America Annual Meeting, Boston (MA, USA), A. Cincinelli "Polybrominated dyphenylethers in the atmosphere surrounding two WWTPs in Tuscany, Italy".
- 5-7 June 2006
Invited speaker: “POPs in oceans: measurement, understanding, cycling”, Barcellona, Spagna. A. Cincinelli “Organochlorine pesticides in Antarctic air, water and krill”
- 23 – 24 June 2005
Invited speaker: XI Convegno Nazionale - "La Contaminazione Chimica in Antartide", Venezia,. A. Cincinelli, T. Martellini, M.Giannoni, C. Innocenti, L.Lepri "Concentrazioni di pesticidi organoclorurati nell'atmosfera di Baia Terra Nova (Antartide), Nov. 2003 - Feb. 2004".
- 10 -11 June2004
Invited speaker: X National Conference "Chemistry contamination in Antarctica", Venezia. A. Cincinelli, M. Bracciali, L. Bittoni, M. Del Bubba, L. Lepri, A. Russo. "Profili verticali di microinquinanti organici nel mare di Ross (campagna 2000-2001)".
- 14 November 2002
Invited speaker: Seminar Series, VIMS, Department of Physical Sciences – FALL 2002 – SPRING 2003. “Aerosol associated Organic Pollutants in an industrialized area of Prato (Italy)”
- 16 – 20 November 2002
Invited speaker: SETAC 23rd Annual Meeting in North America: Achieving Global Environmental Quality. Integrating Science & Management, Salt Lake City, Utah (USA). A. Cincinelli, S. Mandorlo, L. Checchini, L. Lepri, R.M. Dickhut. "Aerosol associated organic pollutants in an industrialized area of Prato (Italy)".
- 8 November1999 – 11 Novembre 1999
Invited speaker: CIESM Workshop, “Role of sea surface microlayer processes in the biogeochemistry of the Mediterranean Sea”, Paris (France). A. Cincinelli, L. Lepri, L. Checchini, M. Perugini “The role of the surface microlayer in contaminant concentration and pollutant transport via marine aerosols”.
INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS
- Lancaster Environment Centre (LEC), Lancaster University, UK,Prof. K.C. Jones, Prof A. Sweetman and Prof C. Halsall
- Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China,Prof Gan Zhang
- Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), Gloucester Point, Virginia (USA).Prof R.M. Dickhut, Dr. M. Cochran,
- Department of Environmental Chemistry, Norwegian Institute for Air research (NILU), Tromso, Norway.Dr. Nicholas Warner, Dr. Athanasios Katsoyiannis.
- Università Catolica de la Santissima Conception, Facoltà di Scienze (Chile) e RECETOX, Repubblica Ceca.Dr K. Pozo
- Environmental Biology and Ecotoxicology Laboratory, Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan. Prof R.N. Malik e il Dr Atif Kamal
- LEPABE – Faculty of engineering – University of Porto, Portugal.Dr Nuno Miguel Ratola Neto
- Department of Bio-Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information and Technology, Chak Shezad, Islamad, Pakistan.Prof Syed Ali Musstjab Akber Shah Eqani
- Universidad de Extremadure – UNEX, Department of Animal Health, Spain. Prof Marcos Pérez-López
- University of Murcia, Spain.Prof Diego Romero
- Environmental Institute s.r.o.,Okruzná (Slovak Republic), Dr. J. Slobodnik
- SRM University, India. Dr. P. Chakraborty.
- Federal University of Parà, Belém, Brasile. Prof. T. GiarrizzoDr. S. Corsolini e Prof C. Fossi (University of Siena, Italy);
ITALIAN COLLABORATIONS
- Bioscience Research Centre(Orbetello, Grosseto), Prof. M. Renzi
- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, della Terra e dell’Ambiente, Università di Siena. Dr S. Corsolini, Prof M.C. Fossi.
- Università Ca’ Foscari, Venezia. Prof A. Gambaro, Dr A.M. Stortini
- Università di Firenze. Prof. E. Lanciotti, Prof. I. Palchetti, Prof G. Marrazza, Prof. L. Dei, Prof. A. Ugolini, Prof. C. Supuran, Prof P. Costagliola, Dr. V. Rimondi, Prof. P.F. Lattanzi, Prof. A. Mengoni, Prof Taddei
- INFN, Firenze. Prof F. Lucarelli, Dr S. Nava, Dr M. Chiari
- GIDA S.p.A., Prato. Dr. E. Coppini, Dr. D. Fibbi
- ASL 10 FirenzeArea Vasta Centro. Dr. C. Cassinelli, Dr. A. Perico
- GE Oil & Gas(Nuovo Pignone). Dr. C. Cagnarini, Dr. G. Iannuzzi
- ARPATFirenze. Dr. F. Cioni, Dr. R. Bocciolini
- Analytical (Firenze). Dr. C. Marinelli, Dr. Laura Mazzanti, Dr M. Fortini
- Intertek (Firenze). Dr. L. Di Monte, Dr. G. Gelsomini
- IBIMET- CNR. Dr S.Baronti
- IRSA – CNR. Dr. N. Ademollo
APPENDIX 2
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
Microplastic and artificial cellulose microfibers ingestion by reef fishes in the Guarapari Islands southwestern Atlantic. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN, 167, 112371. doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112371. IF(2019): 4.049.
Correction to: Progress on bringing together raptor collections in Europe for contaminant research and monitoring in relation to chemicals regulation. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH (2019), 26 (28), 29503-29505.
RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS
APPENDIX 3
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
