Areco, María Mar

Associate Researcher CONICET

Assistant Professor 3ia UNSAM

https://www.conicet.gov.ar/new_scp/detalle.php?id=36613&datos_academicos=yes

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Maria_Areco

Professional resume + Expertise

Dr. Maria Mar Areco studied biology at the Buenos Aires University, where she developed her undergraduate thesis “Ulva sp. y Gymnogongrus torulosus como posibles depuradores de metales pesados”. Afterwards, she made her PhD, with a fellowship granted by the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), at the Institute of Chemical Physics of Materials Environment and Energy, School of Sciences, University of Buenos Aires (FCEyN - UBA). March 2011. Director: M. dos Santos Afonso, PhD. Field of study: Alternative Methods for the Treatment of Environmental Contamination by Heavy Metals. In 2011 she began her post-doctorate, also with a fellowship granted by CONICET, at the School of Science and Technology. Universidad de San Martin. “Generation of biodiesel and decontamination of water and fluvial sediments using microalgae” Supervisor: Dr. Gustavo Curutchet. In 2014 she became a CONICET assistant researcher, studying the use of microalga for water remediation and metabolites obtention. Along her student, graduate and researcher career she hs attended over 30 Congresses and Symposiums and published many research papers and a few book chapters. Since 2014 she has an assistant professor position at the University of San Martin. Her current research project is ' Microalgae of the Reconquista River: Potential use in the remediation of heavy metals present in acid effluents and the obtention of metabolites of commercial interest.

Most important publications

Zinc-induced stress on cells of Halamphora luciae (Bacillariophyceae)

European Journal of Phycology

2020 | journal-article

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09670262.2020.1758961

Studies on bioremediation of Zn and acid waters using Botryococcus braunii

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering

2018 | journal-article

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2018.05.041

Co-biosorption of copper and glyphosate by Ulva lactuca

Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces

2013 | journal-article

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2012.12.047

Biosorption of Cu(II), Zn(II), Cd(II) and Pb(II) by dead biomasses of green alga Ulva lactuca and the development of a sustainable matrix for adsorption implementation

Journal of Hazardous Materials

2012 | journal-article

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.01.073

Copper, zinc, cadmium and lead biosorption by Gymnogongrus torulosus. Thermodynamics and kinetics studies

Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces

2010 | journal-article

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2010.08.014

Complementary Info

https://noticias.unsam.edu.ar/2020/03/20/rio-reconquista-microalgas-para-remediar-sus-aguas/

http://www.fraternitemermoz.org/noticias/mujeres-por-la-ciencia/