Dr Eva Junque PhD

Dr Eva Junque

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Member of The Centre for Environmental Research and Justice

Contact details

Email
e.junque@bham.ac.uk

Dr Eva Junqué is an environmental scientist specialising in PFAS and other persistent pollutants. She integrates advanced  chemical analysis, environmental monitoring and cellular toxicology to understand how contaminants move through ecosystems and affect human and environmental health. Her multi-matrix research across aquatic environments and biota, together with in vitro systems, contributes to a clearer understanding of exposure pathways, toxic effects and emerging risks. She is also engaged in the science-policy interface, ensuring that robust scientific evidence can contribute to environmental decision-making and policy discussions.

Qualifications

2024 – Policy Engagement Training Program, UK Research and Innovation (London, United Kingdom)

2020– Doctor of Philosophy, PhD in Environmental Chemistry, Pompeu Fabra University (Barcelona, Spain)
2015 – Master’s degree in Clinical Analysis Laboratory, University of Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona, Spain)
2013 – Bachelor’s degree in Biology, University of Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain)

Research

Environmental occurrence, fate and behaviour of PFAS and other persistent contaminants
Monitoring programmes in biota and aquatic environments
Chemical risk assessment and human exposure pathways
In vitro toxicology, with a focus on cellular bioenergetics (OCR/ECAR) and stress responses
High-resolution mass spectrometry, suspect screening and emerging analytical approaches
The science-policy interface and the use of scientific evidence to support environmental decision-making

Other activities

  • 2025 – Paired with a Spanish Counsellor at the Embassy of Spain in London through the CONNECTS-UK “Ambassadors for Science” Programme
  • 2025 – Invited outreach speaker at the Instituto Español Vicente Cañada Blanch (London): “The Environment and the Contaminants Around Us”
  • 2025–present – Member of the Science Policy Committee, Women in Science Committee, and Environment Committee of the Society of Spanish Researchers in the United Kingdom (CERU/SRUK)
  • 2024–present – Member of the Spanish–British Society
  • 2024–present – Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry
  • 2024–present – Member of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)
  • 2023–2025 – Participation in international SETAC conferences, including presentations in Portland (2025), Johannesburg (2025), Sevilla (2024) and Dublin (2023)
  • 2018 – Research stay at the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, China (4 months)
  • 2013 – Research stay at the Seal Rehabilitation and Research Centre, Netherlands (6 months)
  • 2011 – Volunteer at Collserola Natural Park, Barcelona, Spain (1 year)

Publications

1.  E. Junque, et al. Assessment of PFAS pollution in fish and water from the United Kingdom and Spain and implications for human exposure. Environmental Pollution, 2025. Preprint: http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5397449

 2.   E. Junque, et al. “Determination of glyphosate and its derivative, aminomethylphosphonic acid, in human urine by gas chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry and isotope pattern deconvolution” Journal of Chromatography Open, 2023. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.jcoa.2023.100087

3.    E. Junque, et al. “Environmental and dietary determinants of metal exposure in four-year-old children from a cohort located in an industrial area (Asturias, Northern Spain)”. Environmental Research, 2022. DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113862

4.    K. Abass, et al. “Pilot study on the concentrations of organochlorine compounds and potentially toxic elements in pregnant women and local food items from the Finnish Lapland”.  Environmental Research, 2022. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2022.113122

5.    M. Garcia-Villarino, et al.“Exposure to metal mixture and growth indicators at 4-5 years. A study in the INMA-Asturias cohort”. Environmental Research, 2022. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2021.112375

6.    J. Peñuelas, et al. “Impacts of use and abuse of nature in Catalonia with proposals for sustainable management” Land, 2021. DOI: 10.3390/land10020144

7.    E. Junque, et al. “Changes of organochlorine compound concentrations in maternal serum during pregnancy and comparison to serum cord blood composition” Environmental Research, 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.108994

 8.    E. Junque, et al. “Urinary cobalt and ferritin in four-years-old children” Environmental Research, 2020. DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109147

 9.    E. Junque, et al. “Drivers of the accumulation of mercury and organochlorine pollutants in Mediterranean lean fish and dietary significance” Science of the Total Environment, 2018. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.03.335

10.    E. Junque, et al. “Integrated assessment of infant exposure to persistent organic pollutants and mercury via dietary intake in a central western Mediterranean site (Menorca Island)” Environmental Research, 2017. DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2017.04.030

Doctoral Thesis

Junque, E 2019 “Pathways of exposure to organochlorine compounds and metals in infants”. University of Pompey Fabra, Barcelona, Spain. https://www.tdx.cat/handle/10803/668428#page=1