Dr. Mária Mörtl - MATE Research
Overview
Dr. Mária Mörtl is a Senior Research Fellow and Head of the Department of Environmental Analysis within the Agro-Environmental Research Center at the Institute of Environmental Sciences, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Gödöllő, Hungary.
Her research activities include instrumental analysis of pollutants of agricultural origin, primarily components of plant protection products (active ingredients, surfactants), but also mycotoxins and other compounds as well. In addition to monitoring of pollutants in surface water and sediment phases, their environmental fate, including decomposition in different matrices, their dissipation or translocation e.g. to the guttation liquid of plants are also targeted in her research, along with influencing parameters of uptake of systemic ingredients. Her innovative research involves analytical method development for determination of target compounds including optimization of sample preparation or chromatographic separation (LC or GC) method, development of derivatization procedure (e.g. silylation). These techniques are also frequently performed to support the investigations in the field of ecotoxicology.
She authored and co-authored 57 research articles in high-impact scientific journals, and contributed to 8 books or book chapters as author or editor. Her Hirsch index currently is 16.
She is a member in several Scientific Committees of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry 1996-, and Environmental Chemistry 2014-present), currently is Secretary of the Environmental Chemistry Working Group. In addition, she is a member of the Hungarian Society of Ecotoxicology. She serves as a Guest Editor in journals Toxics and Environments.
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Publications
Mörtl, M., Vehovszky, Á., Klátyik, Sz., Takács, E., Győri, J., Székács, A. (2020): Neonicotinoids: spreading, translocation and aquatic toxicity. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 17: 2006. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17062006
Mörtl M., Takács E., Klátyik Sz., Székács A. (2019): Aquatic toxicity and loss of linear alkylbenzenesulfonates alone and in a neonicotinoid insecticide formulation in surface water. Sci. Total Environ. 652: 780-787. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.211
Mörtl, M., Darvas, B., Vehovszky, Á., Győri, J., Székács, A. (2019): Contamination of the guttation liquid of two common weeds with neonicotinoids from coated maize seeds planted in close proximity. Sci. Total Environ. 649: 1137-1143. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.271
Mörtl M., Klátyik Sz., Molnár H., Tömösközi-Farkas R., Adányi N., Székács A. (2018): The effect of intensive chemical plant protection on the quality of spice paprika. J. Food Comp. Anal. 67: 141-148. doi: 10.1016/j.jfca.2017.12.033
Mörtl, M., Darvas, B., Vehovszky, Á., Győri J., Székács A. (2017): Occurrence of neonicotinoids in guttation liquid of maize – Soil mobility and cross-contamination. Int. J. Environ. Anal. Chem. 97 (9):868-884, doi: 10.1080/03067319.2017.1370090
Projects
Research to strengthen systems elements and critical infrastructures of the agri-food economy – with a particular focus on water base protection, special food products, data-based operations, development of a monitoring system and circular economy approach to the operation of defence critical infrastructures; project identifier: TKP2021-NVA-22
Thematic Excellence Program, 2021-2024, ongoing; project role: Participant Researcher. A fundamental aim of the project is to seek answers to civilizational challenges corresponding to hazards. The answers can substantially contribute to fortification the security and endurance of the civilian population by strengthening the essential systems of agricultural and food economy and the critical infrastructures serving to protect them. Relevant project modules include: (a) Development . https://palyazatok.uni-mate.hu/tkp2021-nva-22
Development of a sustainable, waste-free production technology for insect-based protein feed and feed use with farm animals according to the circular economy model; project identifier: 2020-1.1.2-PIACI-KFI-2021-00300
NKFIH project, 2020-2024, ongoing; project role: Participant Researcher. The aim of the project is the assessment of insect larvae to be utilized as feed for livestock, and to develop a feasible and sustainable production technology in collaboration with a market leading feed manufacturer. The project also aims to promote circular economy through its achievements. https://uni-mate.hu/2020-1.1.2-piaci-kfi-2021-00300
NETPOULSAFE Networking European poultry actors for enhancing the compliance of biosecurity measures for a sustainable production; project identifier: H2020 Project, Grant agreement ID: 101000728
EU H2020 project, 2020-2024, completed; project role: Participant Researcher. Project NETPOULSAFE has been dedicated to revolutionizing biosecurity compliance in the European poultry industry, and its completion led to remarkable accomplishments achieved along the way. The project organized networking across 7 countries about supporting biosecurity in poultry farming, leading to the establishment and implementation of best supporting measures, corresponding training materials, videos and podcasts produced to facilitate the spread of the NETPOULSAFE protocols along EU Member States. https://www.netpoulsafe.eu
