Rovira i Virgili University
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Researcher in the Food, Nutrition, Development, and Mental Health group, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Rovira i Virgili University
Researcher at the Centre for Environmental Food and Toxicological Technology (TecnATox) at Rovira i Virgili University
Researcher at IPHES-CERCA in Tarragona, associate professor at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili and associate researcher at the Muséum National d 'Histoire Naturelle (Paris, France)
Researcher at IPHES-CERCA and associate professor at the Rovira i Virgili University of Tarragona (URV)
Researcher at Tecnatox, a research centre of the Rovira i Virgili University in Reus
Researcher at the Laboratory of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Universitat Rovira i Virgili.
Associate Professor of Public International Law and International Relations at Rovira i Virgili University, coordinator of the Master's Degree in Environmental Law and researcher at the Tarragona Centre for Environmental Law Studies (CEDAT)
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