Sarah Fiol Lopez

Sarah Fiol Lopez is a Professor in the Department of Physical Chemistry at the University of Santiago de Compostela's Faculty of Chemistry. She is affiliated with the Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Environmental Technologies (CRETUS) and leads the Ambiosol research group focused on soil and water remediation. Her work emphasizes physico-chemical processes in soils, compost characterization, and heavy metal pollution control. She holds a doctoral degree from the University of A Coruña (1994) with a thesis on ionization in synthetic seawater, advised by Dr. Manuel Sastre de Vicente.

Research interests include: soil and water remediation, organo-mineral interactions, compost quality assessment, heavy metal immobilization (arsenic, phosphorus), and environmental toxicology. Her studies often bridge laboratory findings with field applications, emphasizing sustainable solutions for contaminated environments.

Publications trends focus on: (1) Compost as a tool for environmental remediation (adsorption capacities, toxicity reduction), (2) Heavy metal binding mechanisms on mineral surfaces (goethite, iron oxides), (3) Soil organic matter dynamics and carbon preservation, and (4) Development of environmental indices (e.g., Compost Quality Index). Recent work explores synergies between organic matter and mineral phases for pollution mitigation.

Labs/Teams: Active in the Ambiosol group within CRETUS, collaborating on interdisciplinary environmental projects. No explicit grant details mentioned in text.