A5003316185- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
- biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
- Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety
- Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
- Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Weed Control and Herbicide Applications
- Bee Products Chemical Analysis
- Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity
- Plant and animal studies
- Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
- Environmental Chemistry and Analysis
- Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
- Analytical chemistry methods development
- Coffee research and impacts
- Environmental remediation with nanomaterials
- Electrochemical sensors and biosensors
Polytechnic Institute of Porto
2016-2024
Rede de Química e Tecnologia
2016-2024
Universidade do Porto
2023-2024
Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto
2018
Abrasion of tire wear is one the largest sources microplastics to environment. Although most particles settle into soils, studies on their ecotoxicological impacts terrestrial environment are scarce. Here, effects (<180 μm) three ecologically relevant soil invertebrate species, enchytraeid worm Enchytraeus crypticus, springtail Folsomia candida and woodlouse Porcellio scaber, were studied. These species exposed spiked in or food at concentrations 0.02%, 0.06%, 0.17%, 0.5% 1.5% (w/w). Tire...
Organophosphorus pesticides (OPPs) and organophosphate esters (OPEs) are organophosphorus compounds created as substitutes for persistent environmental pollutants, namely organochlorines brominated flame retardants, respectively. However, there is evidence that also widespread across the environment have adverse effects on biota. In humans, OPPs OPEs were reported to be carcinogenic, neurotoxic, hepatotoxic, nephrotoxic, amongst others. As lipophilic compounds, these accumulate in fat...
Microplastics (MPs) pose significant environmental pollution problems owing to their diverse properties such as various shapes, sizes, compositions, surface features, and levels of degradation. Moreover, interactions with toxic chemicals aging processes add complexity research. This study investigated the adsorption triphenyl phosphate (TPhP) in soil-only, MP-only, soil-MP simulated environments under different conditions. The experiment involved three phases: initial exposure a pH 5.5...
The application of sewage sludge (SS) in agriculture, as an alternative to manufactured fertilizers, is current practice worldwide. However, wastewater collected from households, industries, and hospitals, the resulting could contaminate land with creeping levels pharmaceuticals, pesticides, heavy metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, microplastics, among others. Thus, sustainable management SS requires development selective methods for identification quantification pollutants,...
Abstract Objectives In recent years, there has been a substantial increase in the global consumption of honey, driven by high demand for natural products that offer health benefits. Consequently, consumers show preference recognised its superior quality, namely honey with Protected Designation Origin (PDO) or produced protected areas, as it is associated attributes and characteristics. Portugal one leading countries production PDO Montesinho Natural Park (MNP) being an excellent example...
As one of the most popular beverages in world, coffee is a rich source non-enzymatic bioactive compounds with antioxidant capacity. In this study, twelve commercial found local Portuguese markets were assessed to determine their total phenolic and flavonoid contents, as well capacity, by conventional optical procedures, namely, ferric reducing power DPPH-radical scavenging assay, non-conventional procedures such homemade DNA-based biosensor against two reactive radicals: HO• H2O2. The...
Abstract This study presents a thorough evaluation of emerging and priority micropollutants in sewage sludge (SS), through the lens environmental insights, by developing implementing an integrated analytical approach. A quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged safe (QuEChERS) extraction method, coupled with gas chromatography liquid chromatography, was optimized for determination 42 organic compounds. These include organophosphorus pesticides, organochlorine pyrethroid organophosphate ester...