
Loretta Fernandez
Associate Professor
Marine and Environmental SciencesMarine Science Center
Other Northeastern Affiliations
College of Engineering - Civil and Environmental EngineeringExpertise:
- Fate & Transport, Passive Sampling Methods, Persistent Organic Pollutants
Contact
Mailing Address:
400 SN (Snell Engineering Center), Boston, MA 02115
Loretta Fernandez in the news

August 27, 2024
Unexploded ordnances still litter the seafloor worldwide. Northeastern engineers are trying to sniff them out.
Loretta Fernandez and her colleagues have been working on creating passive samplers that would allow them to locate old munitions by detecting degraded compounds in the water.
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March 14, 2024
Why unexploded ordnances pose physical — and environmental — risks
Two unexploded ordnance were fished out of the Charles River in Needham, Massachusetts, this week. A sweep of the river by the state police bomb squad and a marine dive team didn’t turn up any more munitions. Beyond the obvious safety risks, the old weapons and ammunition left underwater also present environmental risks, a Northeastern […]
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April 28, 2022
Celebrating our COS 2023 TIER1 Awardees
11 are faculty members of the College of Science are 2023 TIER1 Awardees. The TIER 1 Seed Grant/Proof of Concept Program awards are supported by the colleges and the Senior Vice Provost for Research.
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May 12, 2020
Women in Science: Water Stewards
Part 3: The Marine Science Center is highlighting faculty who are advancing scientific knowledge and removing barriers for the next generation of women in STEM.
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July 1, 2014
A simpler way to test for water pollution
Assistant professor Loretta Fernandez has developed a straightforward method for determining the concentration of contaminants likely to end up in the tissues of organisms living in polluted waterways.
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