Advancing analytical methods for a comprehensive evaluation of emerging and legacy contaminants and their implications on human health following exposure

The doctoral thesis involves the development of analytical methods for the analysis of both legacy and new generation contaminants in matrices that come into contact with humans. Its aim is to study the effect these contaminant concentrations have on humans while simultaneously developing analytical methods to enhance environmental sustainability. The work is divided into three areas: the first focuses on optimizing a method for analyzing heavy metals in cosmetics and their effects on humans; the second area involves developing a method for analyzing organic contaminants of legacy and new generations in edible fish, and optimizing a method for analyzing multi-residual pesticides in tomato samples; the last area concerns the development of a method for analyzing microplastics in stools and the human intestine.