Fatma is an environmental chemist specializing in organic micropollutant analysis, water treatment technologies & method development of environmental samples.

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Professional experience

Fatma is an environmental chemist with expertise in environmental risk assessment, sustainable water management, and pollution mitigation. She has worked with leading research institutions and industry stakeholders across the Netherlands, contributing to projects focused on wastewater treatment, microplastic detection, and biobased solutions. Her work spans from laboratory analysis to risk assessment, emphasizing interdisciplinary collaboration for innovative environmental solutions.

Fatma holds a MSc in Environmental Sciences from Wageningen University & Research and a BSc in Applied Chemistry from HZ University of Applied Sciences. Her academic background has provided her with strong analytical and research skills, particularly in environmental risk assessment and laboratory analysis.

She has developed expertise in method development for chemical analysis techniques such as ICP-MS (Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry), Pyrolysis-GC-MS (Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry), and HPLC (High-Performance Liquid Chromatography) and Elemental analysis (Elemental Analyzer). Her analytical work focuses on environmental samples including plant matter, soil, water, and microplastics, contributing to enhanced detection and quantification of pollutants in diverse ecosystems.

Publications

Aydin, D., Zamudio, J., Al-Manji, F., Rijnaarts, H., & Grotenhuis, T. (2021). Direct analysis of aromatic pollutants using HPLC-FLD/DAD for monitoring biodegradation processes.

Wagner, T., Al-Manji, F., Xue, J., Wetser, K., de Wilde, V., Parsons, J. R., Rijnaarts, H., & Langenhoff, A. (2020). Effects of salinity on the treatment of synthetic petroleum-industry wastewater in pilot vertical flow constructed wetlands under simulated hot arid climatic conditions.