Dr. Barraza has been working in the SWAMP laboratory since 2020, first as Postdoctoral Fellow and now as Research Associate. She oversees the operation of the SWAMP laboratory along with the Research Coordinator and Prof. Shotyk, supervising a number of support staff, students and PDFs.
Her research focuses on the impacts of atmospheric dust deposition (from bitumen mining and upgrading, dry tailings, gravel roads, etc.) on the speciation of trace elements in the environment.
As a Peruvian biologist with an MSc in Environmental Sciences and a PhD in Biogeochemistry (both at the University of Toulouse, France), Dr. Barraza has an excellent understanding of the transfer and translocation of non-essential trace elements such as cadmium in the soil-plant system.
She has worked in several research projects in Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, and French Guyana, concerning the environmental and health impacts of extractive activities such as mining, crude oil extraction and refining, and agriculture.
In her free time, Fiorella enjoys travelling (19 countries and counting!), reading crime and historic novels, watching documentaries, working out, and volunteering.
List of Publications
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