photo

Education

Degree: PhD
Year: 2008
Institution: University of Ioannina, Department of Chemistry

Degree: B.S.
Year: 2000
Institution: University of Ioannina, Department of Chemistry

Charoula Tsoutsi

Department of Chemistry

Contact Information

Tel.: +30-26510 08363
e-mail:

Research topics (related to the Institute)

1. Monitoring and environmental quality
2. Environmental technologies

Research summary

  • Development and application of analytical extraction methodologies for the determination of toxic micropollutants in environmental substrates, agricultural products and biological samples
  • Chemical separations and analytical chromatography (gas chromatography, high performance liquid chromatography). Spectroscopy methods of chemical characterization (chemical structure and molecular spectroscopy: molecular absorption spectrometry UV/Vis, spectrometry of molecular mass).
  • Physicochemical behaviour and fate of organic pollutants in the environment (kinetics, degradation mechanisms) – Toxicity tests-Risk assessment.

Professional background

2014 - todaySpecialized Teaching Staff (EDIP) at the University of Ioannina, Greece: Educational work at the Lab of Industrial Chemistry of the Chemistry Department I
2006 - 2014Employee of the University of Ioannina, Greece: Assistant educational and technical work at the Lab of Analytical Chemistry of the Chemistry Department I

Recent relevant publications/patents

Tsoutsi Ch. S. and T.A. Albanis (2003), “Optimization of headspace solid-phase microextraction conditions for the determination of various insecticides in olive oil”, Int. J. Environ. Anal. Chem, 84, 3-13.

Tsoutsi Ch., I. Konstantinou, D. Hela, T. Albanis (2006), “"Screening method for organophosphorus insecticides and their metabolites in olive oil samples based on headspace solid-phase microextraction coupled with gas chromatography", Analytica Chimica Acta, 573-574, 216-222.

Tsoutsi Ch., I. Konstantinou, D. Hela (2008), “Organophosphorus pesticide residues in Greek virgin olive oil: Levels, dietary intake and risk assessment”, Food Additives and Contaminants - Part A Chemistry, Analysis, Control, Exposure and Risk Assessment 25 (10), pp. 1225-1236

Kapsi, M., Tsoutsi, C., Paschalidou, A., Albanis, T. (2019) “Environmental monitoring and risk assessment of pesticide residues in surface waters of the Louros River (N.W. Greece)” Science of the Total Environment, 650, pp. 2188-2198.

M. Kapsi, Ch. Tsoutsi and T. Albanis (2019), “Simple analytical methodology based on solid phase extraction for monitoring pesticide residues in natural waters”, (2020), MethodsX. 7, art. no. 101011

Recent Research projects / grants (last 5 years)

1. «Comparative research on endocrine disrupters phylogenetic approach on common principles focusing on androgenic/antiandrogenic compounds – COMPREDO», European Commission program, EVK1-CT 2002-00129, 2002-2005 (Project Leader T.A. Albanis).

2. «Wireless system for the monitoring of water quality in rivers Arachthos and Vjose» (WWQM-AVR), 2012-2013 (Project Leader N. Manthos).

3. “Waste-Tyre Pyrolysis Recycling Technology for the Production of Added-Value adsorptive and catalytic Materials with applications in Industrial and Pollution Control Technologies “SYNERGASIA” Program 11SYN_5_682 (O.P. Competitiveness & Entrepreneurship (EPAN II)), ROP Macedonia- Thrace, ROP Crete and Aegean Islands, ROP Thessaly- Mainland Greece- Epirus, ROP Attica. (Project Leader I. Konstantinou).

4. «Real time monitoring of SEA contaminants by an autonomous Lab-on-a-chip biosensor – SEA on a CHIP», European Commission program, 2014-2017 (Project Leader T.A. Albanis).

5. “Foodomics-GR – National Research Infrastructure for the Comprehensive Characterization of Foods” (MIS 5029057) which is implemented under the Action “Reinforcement of the Research and Innovation Infrastructure”, funded by the Operational Programme "Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation" (NSRF 2014-2020) and co-financed by Greece and the European Union (European Regional Development Fund), ((Project Leader G. Theodoridis).