Her main field of expertise is the environmental analysis of emerging contaminants (estrogens, endocrine disrupting compounds, illicit drugs, cytostatics, polar pesticide etc.), field where she has contributed many novel analytical methods and data in relation to their occurrence, risks for the environment and human health, and ways to eliminate them. She has published 210 SCI papers (H-index=70, > 14,000 citations, 69 citations per article on average), and has presented more than 300 contributions in national and international conferences. She is included in the list of the most relevant Spanish female researchers, where she occupies the second position within the category of environmental sciences (with a Fh of 1.18). Since 2002 she has participated as expert in numerous European (Marie Curie, STREP, EURAMET, twinning, IMI, EPA) and Spanish Committees (ANEP, AENOR, AGAUR, etc.) and has been member of various scientific and organizing committees of international conferences. She is also member of various national and international societies (SECYTA, SEEM, SEE), nets (ESAR-NET, The Water Network, NORMAN Network), and scientific journal editorial boards (World Journal of Methodology, Aperito Journal of Aquatic and Marine Ecosystems, International Journal of Pharma Sciences and Scientific Research (IJPSR), Journal of Applied Sciences, Methods & Protocols, Water).