LAQV REQUIMTE

(Chemical) Bonding is what makes life possible

Maria Fernandes

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Research group
Environmental Chemistry

Position
Academic Staff

Master degree in Environmental Engineering (Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal). PhD student in REQUIMTE/LAQV in partnership with Santiago de Compostela University since 2017 (Doctoral Program in Chemical and Environmental Engineering - University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)).
Authorship in 4 manuscripts (three indexed in the Web of Science, three as first author and one conference proceeding)).
Main research interest: Monitoring of environmental contamination, namely with pesticides and pharmaceuticals; Remediation of contaminated soil and water using artificially produced technosols from different waste material as biochar, wastewater sludge, and compost. Waste Management namely biowaste composting;

Representative Publications

Assessment of 83 pharmaceuticals in WWTP influent and effluent samples by UHPLC-MS/MS: Hourly variation
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.129
Evaluation of the adsorption potential of biochars prepared from forest and agri-food wastes for the removal of fluoxetine
10.1016/j.biortech.2019.121973
Micropollutant Removal From Water Through Biochar Adsorbents
Antibiotics and antidepressants occurrence in surface waters and sediments collected in the north of Portugal
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.124729
Determination of Glyphosate residues in sediments: a new analytical approach
Development of a QuEChERS Sample Preparation Method for Fluoxetine Determination in Sediments
Development of a QuEChERS Sample Preparation Method for Fluoxetine Determination in Sediments