Ester Heath

Organic analyses
Jozef Stefan Institute
Slovenia

Biography

Ester Heath, PhD in Environmental Organic Analysis at University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. She obtained NATO-NSERC post-doctoral fellowship at McGill University, Canada. She is Head of Laboratory for Organic Analytical Chemistry with broad experience in the field of organic analytical chemistry with trace organic compounds and their stable metabolites using different analytical procedures (mass spectrometry, gas and liquid chromatography). In 15 years of experience she has been involved in developing different analytical procedures for isolation and identification of a wide range of organic pollutants including persistent and new emerging contaminants. She participated in several EU projects (SARIB, NORMAN) and COST Action 636

Research Intrest

environmental modelling; impact assessments

List of Publications
Kosjek T, Andersen HR, Kompare B, Ledin A, Heath E. Fate of carbamazepine during water treatment. Environmental science & technology. 2009 Jul 14;43(16):6256-61.
Cuderman P, Heath E. Determination of UV filters and antimicrobial agents in environmental water samples. Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry. 2007 Feb 1;387(4):1343-50.
Kosjek T, Heath E, Krbavčič A. Determination of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAIDs) residues in water samples. Environment International. 2005 Jul 31;31(5):679-85.