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Víctor M. León has more than 30 years of experience in the study of marine pollution, particularly in relation to organic contaminants. He has participated in different Spanish and European research projects in relation to the characterization of the presence, distribution, behavior, and impact of legacy and emerging organic contaminants in the marine environment. He has published 58 peer-reviewed articles in scientific journals with SCI index, 5 book chapters, and more than 100 contributions to international congresses. He is a member of the UNEP/MEDPOL Expert Group on Contamination, the Working Group on Marine Sediments in Relation to Pollution (ICES WGMS), and the MSFD Expert Network on Contaminants coordinated by Joint Research Center (European Commission). Juan Bellas was the chief investigator of the Marine Pollution Program of the IEO and was the IEO Coordinator for the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive in Spain. He has participated in various international committees and working groups of the European Commission, of the OSPAR Commission, and of the International Council for the Protection of the Sea (ICES). He is currently chairman of the ICES Working Group on Biological Effects of Contaminants (WGBEC). He is an advisor to the Ministry of Ecological Transition of Spain and is a member of the UNESCO Chair in Sustainable Littoral Development (Campus do Mar). He has participated in more than 30 projects and research contracts and has published 75 articles in SCI journals and several book chapters, on the study of the biological effects of pollutants. He has been granted three patents.

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