Editorial Board
Laura Scrano PhD researcher (UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA)
Associate Professor, università della basilicata, POTENZA, Italy · Italy
Editorial leadership for Journal of Advances in Plant Biology ISSN 2638-4469
Research interests
- Dr. Scrano Studied The Problems Linked To The Safeguard Of Environment From Those External
- Internal Events That Often Can Cause Its Degradation. The Outlines Of Research Are: 1. Degradation
- Transformation Of Recent Pesticides In Liquid Phase
- Adsorbed Phase (Soil
- Organic Matter
- Clay Minerals
- Zeolites
- Cyclodextrin)
- Toxicity Test. 2.The Use Of Hybrid Nano-Structured Materials As Absorbents For The Organic Pollutants Removal From Wastewater 3. Identification
- Characterization Of Hydrocarbons From Crude Oil In The Soil Using Ultra Sensitive Methods. 3. Characterization Of Stone Materials
- Causes
- Level Decay Identification 4. Identification
- Characterization Of Secondary Metabolites With Health Properties In Vegetables. 5. Identification
- Characterization Of Vegetal
- Animal Secondary Metabolites
- Their Application As Alternative To Synthetic Pesticides. In Such Activity Laura Scrano Make Use Of Low Resolution Mass Spectrometry
- Coupled With Gas Or Liquid Chromatography
- And High Resolution Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry
- A Technique That Remarkably Improve The Possibilities Of Resolving Unknown Structures. Dr. Scrano Is Author
- Co-Author Of More Than 172 Scientific Accepted By National
- International Journals With Referee
- National
- International Congresses. Particularly
- Dr Scrano Studied The Clay Minerals Properties Concerning The Capacity Of Retaining Organic Molecules Into The Soil (For Example Last Generation Herbicides
- Other Organic Pollutants)
- The Influence Of Soil Constituents (Organic Matter
- Clay Minerals) On The Photochemical Degradation Of Herbicides. Moreover
- In Order To Develop New Methodologies To Reduce The Environmental Risks Due To The Presence Of Pollutants Agents
- She Has Adopted New Laboratory Tests
- Has Developed Advanced Methods For The Degradation Of Organic Contaminants By Using Catalyser Semiconductor Powders
- Ozone Flows In Liquid Phase
- On Adsorbed Phase As Well
- Identifying Pollutant Derivatives
- Assessing Their Toxicity (Microtox
- Daphnia Magna
- Phytotest). Dr Scrano Was Also Experienced With The Use Of Inclusion Materials (As Cyclodextrins
- Zeolites) For Soil
- Waste Water Recovery
- The Catalytic
- Photocatalytic Degradation Of Organic Xenobiotics. At The Moment Dr Scrano Studied The Characterization Of Stone Materials
- Level Decay Identification
Biography
Position :
- Assistant Professor, Department of European Cultures and Mediterranean (DICEM). University of Basilicata, Potenza - Italy
- Photochemistry PhD, University Claude Bernard, Lyon 1,
- Foreign languages: French (fluent), English (Fluent), Spanish (Basic); German (basic)
Fellowships:
- Erasmus Staff Mobility- Teaching Assignment (STA) IRCELYON, University of Lyon I (France)(2014),
- Erasmus Staff Mobility- Teaching Assignment (STA) Poznan University, 2013
- VP Erasmus, Montpellier 2 , University, France, 2013
- Socrates Erasmus - Mobility STA, Ioannina University (Greece), 2012
- Erasmus Preparatory Visit - LISA- University Paris XII Val de Marne, 2011
- Socrates Erasmus - Mobility T.S., Escuela tecnica superior de ingenieros agronomicos, Università di Albacete (Spain), 2010
- Socrates Erasmus - Mobility T.S., IRCELYON , University of Lyon I (France), 2008
- Socrates Erasmus - Mobility T.S., Chemistry Department , University of Ioannina (Greece), 2007.
- Socrates Erasmus - Mobility T.S, Technischen University Munchen (TUM), Freising - Weihenstephan, Germany, one week, 2006.
- EU Short Term mission COST 629, GSF Institut for Ökologische Chemie, Neuherberg, Germany, one month, 2006.
At Ioannina University:
- Removal different contaminant from Wastewater Using Clay-Micelle Complex.
- State of art of the pollution situation comparing Italy and Greece situation
- Preparation of organo-clay by using different supports and different surfactants and evaluation of these nano-compounds with different pollutant
- The use of natural activator for photocatalysis to reduce environmental problems
At Poznan University:
- Biopesticides as an attractive alternative to chemicals: state of art
- Application fields of natural pesticides: agriculture, environment and cultural heritage
- Reviewer of research projects of national interest: SIR 2014 and PRIN 2015.
- Board member of the Italian Association Clays (AISA).
- Board member (Vice president) of the Recreational Club of the University of Basilicata workers (CRAL) 2014-2016.
- President of the Recreational Club of the University of Basilicata workers (CRAL) 2016-2018.
Selected publications
- The Biological Activity of Natural Alkaloids against Herbivores, Cancerous Cells and Pathogens 2019 cited 280×
- A Review of Bioinsecticidal Activity of Solanaceae Alkaloids 2016 cited 264×
- Cannabis: A Toxin-Producing Plant with Potential Therapeutic Uses 2021 cited 89×
- In Vitro Antifungal Activity of Burkholderia gladioli pv. agaricicola against Some Phytopathogenic Fungi 2012 cited 86×
- Classification, Toxicity and Bioactivity of Natural Diterpenoid Alkaloids 2021 cited 61×
- The Influence of Soil Physical and Chemical Properties on Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) Growth, Yield and Quality 2020 cited 56×
Ranked by citation impact (Crossref) where available, newest otherwise · verified via ORCID.
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