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Karla Pozo is affiliated with Masaryk University in the Czech Republic and has a substantial body of research primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their work has been extensively published in academic journals focused on environmental pollution, toxicology, and pollution management.

The primary areas of study include Environmental Science, with significant contributions to several subfields such as Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Environmental Chemistry, and Oceanography. The main research topics covered are Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques, Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals, and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties.

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Karla Pozo include:

  • Persistent organic pollutants sorbed in plastic resin pellet - "Nurdles" from coastal areas of Central Chile (2020, Marine Pollution Bulletin)
  • Beached microplastics at the Bahia Blanca Estuary (Argentina): Plastic pellets as potential vectors of environmental pollution by POPs (2023, Marine Pollution Bulletin)
  • Marine plastic debris in Central Chile: Characterization and abundance of macroplastics and burden of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) (2020, Marine Pollution Bulletin)
  • Atmospheric Occurrence of Organochlorine Pesticides and Inhalation Cancer Risk in Urban Areas at Southeast Brazil (2020, Environmental Pollution)
  • First measurement of human exposure to current use pesticides (CUPs) in the atmosphere of central Chile: The case study of Mauco cohort (2020, Atmospheric Pollution Research)

Frequent collaborators in research projects and publications include Petra Příbylová, Cristóbal Galbán-Malagón, Jana Klánová, Victoria Gómez, and Mariett Torres.

Publication venues most frequently featuring Karla Pozo's research are:

  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Best Publications

  • Toward a Global Network for Persistent Organic Pollutants in Air: Results from the GAPS Study.

    Karla Pozo;Tom Harner;Frank Wania;Derek C. G. Muir

  • A review of analytical techniques for quantifying microplastics in sediments

    Joanne S. Hanvey;Phoebe J. Lewis;Jennifer L. Lavers;Nicholas D. Crosbie

  • Seasonally Resolved Concentrations of Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Global Atmosphere from the First Year of the GAPS Study

    Karla Pozo;Tom Harner;Sum Chi Lee;Frank Wania

  • Passive-Sampler Derived Air Concentrations of Persistent Organic Pollutants on a North-South Transect in Chile

    Karla Pozo;Tom Harner;Mahiba Shoeib;Roberto Urrutia

  • Global pilot study for persistent organic pollutants (POPs) using PUF disk passive air samplers.

    Tom Harner;Karla Pozo;Todd Gouin;Anne-Marie Macdonald

  • Characterization, source identification and risk associated with polyaromatic and chlorinated organic contaminants (PAHs, PCBs, PCBzs and OCPs) in the surface sediments of Hooghly estuary, India.

    Soumita Mitra;Simonetta Corsolini;Karla Andrea Pozo;Karla Andrea Pozo;Ondřej Audy

  • Assessing seasonal and spatial trends of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in Indian agricultural regions using PUF disk passive air samplers.

    Karla Pozo;Tom Harner;Sum Chi Lee;Ravindra K. Sinha

  • Current Challenges in Air Sampling of Semivolatile Organic Contaminants: Sampling Artifacts and Their Influence on Data Comparability

    Lisa Melymuk;Pernilla Bohlin;Ondřej Sáňka;Karla Pozo

  • Analysis of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Concurrently Sampled Chinese Air and Surface Soil

    Zhi Zhang;Liyan Liu;Yi-Fan Li;Degao Wang

  • Polychlorinated Naphthalenes in the Global Atmospheric Passive Sampling (GAPS) Study

    Sum Chi Lee;Tom Harner;Karla Pozo;Mahiba Shoeib

  • Presence and characterization of microplastics in fish of commercial importance from the Biobío region in central Chile

    Karla Pozo;Karla Pozo;Victoria Gomez;Mariett Torres;Luciano Vera

  • Spatial and temporal pattern of pesticides in the global atmosphere

    Chubashini Shunthirasingham;Catherine E. Oyiliagu;Xiaoshu Cao;Todd Gouin

  • Survey of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the atmosphere of rural, urban and industrial areas of Concepción, Chile, using passive air samplers

    Karla Pozo;Karla Pozo;Tom Harner;Anny Rudolph;German Oyola

  • Altitudinal and Seasonal Variations of Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Bolivian Andes Mountains

    Victor H. Estellano;Karla Pozo;Tom Harner;Margot Franken

  • Levels and spatial distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sediments from Lenga Estuary, central Chile

    Karla Pozo;Guido Perra;Valentina Menchi;Roberto Urrutia

  • Levels and spatial distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in superficial sediment from 15 Italian marine protected areas (MPA)

    Guido Perra;Karla Pozo;Cristiana Guerranti;Denise Lazzeri

  • Assessing Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) using passive air sampling in the atmosphere of one of the most wood-smoke-polluted cities in Chile: The case study of Temuco.

    Karla Pozo;Karla Pozo;Victor H. Estellano;Tom Harner;Luis Diaz-Robles;Luis Diaz-Robles

  • Influence of titanium dioxide nanoparticles on 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin bioconcentration and toxicity in the marine fish European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax).

    Camilla Della Torre;Francesco Buonocore;Giada Frenzilli;Simonetta Corsolini

  • Using PUF disk passive samplers to simultaneously measure air concentrations of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) across the Tuscany Region, Italy

    Vh Estellano;Karla Andrea Pozo;T. Harner;Simonetta Corsolini

  • Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in the atmosphere of agricultural and urban areas in the Province of Buenos Aires in Argentina using PUF disk passive air samplers

    Norma Tombesi;Karla Andrea Pozo;Karla Andrea Pozo;Karla Andrea Pozo;Tom Harner

Frequent Co-Authors

Silvano Focardi
Silvano Focardi University of Siena
Tom Harner
Tom Harner Environment and Climate Change Canada
Simonetta Corsolini
Simonetta Corsolini University of Siena
Jana Klánová
Jana Klánová Masaryk University
Roberto Urrutia
Roberto Urrutia University of Concepción
Ricardo Barra
Ricardo Barra University of Concepción
Derek C. G. Muir
Derek C. G. Muir Environment and Climate Change Canada
Frank Wania
Frank Wania University of Toronto
Alessandra Cincinelli
Alessandra Cincinelli University of Florence
Gerhard Lammel
Gerhard Lammel Masaryk University

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