Posters and Presentations

Presentations 2020

Natalia Soares Quinete (speaker), Leila Soledade Lemos, Kathleen Lugo Charriez, Yailee Carrazana, Javier A. Rodríguez-Casariego Rodríguez-Casariego, Jose M. Eirin-Lopez, Piero Gardinali. Application of a chloroform-free lipid extraction method to Staghorn Coral (Acropora Cervicornis) Lipidomics assessments. 16th annual Workshop on Emerging High Resolution Mass Spectrometry (HRMS) ad LC-MS/MS Applications in Environmental Analysis and Food Safety, Online, 15-16 October 2020

D. Cui, N. Quinete. Assessment of Phthalates Levels in Surface and Drinking Water in South Florida Environments. SETAC North America 41st Annual Meeting, 15–19 November 2020 | Virtual.

X. Li, D. Cui, N. Quinete. Development of a Sensitive LC-MS/MS Method to Characterize Legacy and Emerging Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Drinking and Surface Water in South Florida. SETAC North America 41st Annual Meeting, 15–19 November 2020 | Virtual.

Presentations 2021

FIU Undergraduate Research Conference. March 24, 2021.

REU Program 2021

Xuerong Li, Morgan Fatowe, Danni Cui, Natalia Quinete. Comprehensive assessment of PFAS on their occurrence, composition, spatial distribution, and seasonal variation in drinking and surface water in South Florida environments. 17th Annual Workshop on Emerging High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry (HRMS) and LC-MS/MS Applications in Environmental Analysis and Food Safety, 14-15 October 2021, Ottawa, Canada | Virtual.

Leila Soledade Lemos, Laura Gantiva-Mesa, Catherine Kaylor, Natalia Soares Quinete. Contamination by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and phthalate esters in oysters from Florida, United States. SETAC North America 42nd Annual Meeting, 14–18 November 2021| Virtual.

B. Ng, N. Soares Quinete, P.R. Gardinali. Chemical Space Visualization for Non-Targeted Analysis via Kendrick Mass Defect Plots and Van Krevelen Diagrams. SETAC North America 42nd Annual Meeting, 14–18 November 2021| Virtual.

D. Cui, B. Ng, X. Li, N. Quinete. Chemical Characterization by Non-Targeted Analysis of Airborne Particulate Matter From South Florida Coastal Area Influenced by African Dust Events. SETAC North America 42nd Annual Meeting, 14–18 November 2021| Virtual.

M.B. Fatowe, X. Li, D. Cui, N. Soares Quinete. Determination of Legacy and Emerging PFAS in Drinking and Surface Water in West and Central Florida Environments. SETAC North America 42nd Annual Meeting, 14–18 November 2021| Virtual.

X. Li, D. Cui, N. Soares Quinete. Comprehensive Assessment of PFAS on Occurrence, Composition, and Seasonal Variation in Drinking and Surface Water in South Florida Environments. SETAC North America 42nd Annual Meeting, 14–18 November 2021| Virtual.

O.D. Ogunbiyi, L. Soledade Lemos, D. Cui, X. Li, R. Brinn, N. Soares Quinete. Bioaccumulation of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Levels in Backfin Tuna (Thunnus atlanticus) at Biscayne Bay, Miami, Florida: A Food Safety Concern. SETAC North America 42nd Annual Meeting, 14–18 November 2021| Virtual.

Natalia Quinete (speaker). Assessing forever chemicals in South Florida environments: Should we be concerned? 2021 Virtual Symposium on Environmental Governance and Ecological Restoration (SEGER 2021), December 3, 2021| Virtual.

Morgan Fatowe, Xuerong Li, Natalia Soares Quinete. Determination of Legacy and Emerging PFAS in Drinking and Surface Water in South Florida Environments and Florida’s Everglades. International Conference on Environment and Society Watershed Processes in the Face of Dynamic Landscapes and Climate Change, November 22-23, 2021| Virtual.

Presentations 2022

Kaylor C, Lemos LS, Quinete NS. The Assessment of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances in Biscayne Bay Oysters. In: Ocean Sciences Meeting (ALSO, 24 February- 4 March 2022). Virtual Conference.

Xuerong Li, Danni Cui, and Natalia Quinete. Development of a sensitive LC-MS/MS method to characterize legacy and emerging PFAS in drinking and surface water in South Florida environments. The Annual Visitation Day- Poster Presentation, The Walkway on the 3rd Floor of CP Building, March 11th, 2022.

Olutobi Daniel Ogunbiyi, Richard P. Brinn, and Natalia Quinete. Accumulation of Per and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) levels in Tuna fish samples at Biscayne Bay, Miami, Florida: A food safety concern. The Annual Visitation Day- Poster Presentation, The Walkway on the 3rd Floor of CP Building, March 11th, 2022.

Natalia Soares Quinete (speaker). Assessing forever chemicals in S. Florida environments: Should we be concerned? Analytical Technologies Seminar and Mobile Lab Tour Perkin Elmer, Miami, FL, March 15, 2022.

Xuerong Li, Danni Cui, Brian Ng, Piero Gardinali and Natalia Quinete. Non-Targeted Analysis for the Screening of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Drinking and Surface Water Samples from South Florida Environments. Nontarget Analysis for Environmental Risk Assessment, 22–26 May 2022 | Durham, North Carolina, USA.

Gabrielle Black, Charles Lowe , Tarun Anumol , Jessica Bade, Kristin Favela , Christine Fisher (O’Donnell), Yong-Lai Feng , Alan Hood , Ann Knolhoff6 , Andrew D. McEachran, Jamie Nunez, Katherine Peter, Natalia Soares Quinete, Jon Sobus, Eric Sussmann, William Watson, Antony Williams and Samanthi Wickramasekara. Mapping Chemical Space Coverage in Non-Targeted Analysis. Nontarget Analysis for Environmental Risk Assessment, 22–26 May 2022 | Durham, North Carolina, USA.

Natalia Quinete (invited speaker). Concerns regarding exacerbated COVID-19 health effects due to exposure to common drinking water pollutants. Frontiers in Environmental Science and Health, June 5-12, 2022, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia

Natalia Quinete (invited speaker). Screening for emerging per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in tap and surface waters from South Florida: Should we be concerned? Frontiers in Environmental Science and Health, June 5-12, 2022, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.

Kyle shimabuku, R. Scott Summers, Myat Thandar Aung, Natalia Soares-Quinete, Joshua Kearns. UV and Fluorescence Spectroscopy to Monitor and Predict PFAS, MIB, and Emerging Contaminant Removal by Activated Carbon. Pacific Northwest Section AWWA conferences, Apr 27, 2022 – Friday, Apr 29, 2022, Tacoma, WA.

REU Program 2022

C.P. Colon-Montalvo, M. Corujo Bonilla, B. Maldonado Aponte, D. Santiago Ferrer, A. Bermudez Adorno, C. Rodriguez-Fourquet, N. Soares Quinete. Determining the bioconcentration and toxicity of phthalates in the swimming behavior of the land crab’s larvae Cardisoma guanhumi in Puerto Rico. 73rd Southeastern Regional ACS Meeting, Puerto Rico, Oct 19- 22, 2022.

J. Cox, D. Cui, E. Mejias, D. Bagner, P.R. Gardinali, N. Soares Quinete. Evaluation of a non-targeted analysis approach for identifying chemicals of environmental concern in soil and dust and children’s exposure. 73rd Southeastern Regional ACS Meeting, Puerto Rico, Oct 19- 22, 2022

Leila S. Lemos, Estela Manfrin da Silva, Karen J. Steinman, Todd R. Robeck, Natalia S. Quinete. Assessment of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in two species of captive delphinids from the United States. SETAC North America, 13-17 November 2022, Pittsburgh, PA.

Joseph Cox, Danni Cui, E. Mejias, D. Bagner, P.R. Gardinali, N. Soares Quinete. Identifying children’s exposure to chemicals through soil and dust ingestion using non-targeted analysis approaches. SETAC North America, 13-17 November 2022, Pittsburgh, PA.

Olutobi Daniel Ogunbiyi, Richard P. Brinn and Natalia Soares Quinete. Bioaccumulation potentials and ecological impacts of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure to recreational fisheries: A case study of Blackfin tuna (Thunnus atlanticus) and lobsters (Homarus americanus) in offshore Biscayne Bay, Miami, Florida. SETAC North America, 13-17 November 2022, Pittsburgh, PA.

Maria Guerra, Yosmely Reyna, Natalia Soares Quinete. Atmospheric deposition of per- and polyfluoroalkyls substances (PFAS) in Miami-Dade, South Florida. SETAC North America, 13-17 November 2022, Pittsburgh, PA.

Luciana Teresa Dias Cappelini, Vinícius Ricardo Acquaro Jr., Natalia Soares Quinete. Predicting appropriate extraction methods for a variety of PFAS in different matrices based on their physical-chemical properties. SETAC North America, 13-17 November 2022, Pittsburgh, PA.