Research group
Environmental Chemistry
Position
PhD student
PhD in Sustainable Chemistry, 2024, Universidade do Porto, Portugal.
Master in Chemical Engineering, 2011, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto (ISEP), Instituto Politécnico do Porto (IPP), Portugal.
Bachelor in Chemical Engineering, 2009, ISEP, IPP, Portugal.
Postdoc researcher at Blue Bioeconomy Pact (C644915664-00000026) since November 2024, ISEP, IPP.
Invited Professor (September 2022 - January 2025), ISEP, IPP.
Co-author of 11 research articles published in international peer-reviewed journals, six as first author. Co-author of two book chapters.
Team member of a national project (MTS/BRB/0077/2020) and an international project (2022.15094.CBM). Presented 18 posters and delivered 14 oral presentations at national and international conferences.
Co-supervised 4 MSc students, 3 Erasmus+ students, and 6 high school students.
Research interests: microplastics, (persistent) organic pollutants, analytical chemistry, environmental analysis, Raman spectroscopy, ecotoxicology and soil pollution.
Representative Publications
Investigating the impact of microplastics on triphenyl phosphate adsorption in soil: Insights into environmental factors and soil properties
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173745
Assessing emerging and priority micropollutants in sewage sludge: environmental insights and analytical approaches
10.1007/s11356-023-30963-1
Exploring the impacts of microplastics and associated chemicals in the terrestrial environment - Exposure of soil invertebrates to tire particles
10.1016/j.envres.2021.111495
Screening for microplastics in agricultural soils: Applying green chemistry principles in extraction and analysis
10.1016/j.envpol.2024.125550
