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Alexandra Sofia Moreira Amendolia da Costa Maia. Completed the PhD in Biotechnology, specialization in Environmental Science and Engineering in 2018/11/30 by Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Master's degree in Environmental Contamination and Toxicology in 2011/11/11 by Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, and Bachelor's in Environmental Health and Biotoxicology in 2009/07 by Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde. Is an Assistant Professor in Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde. Published 25 articles in journals. Has 1 section(s) of books. Participated in 7 event(s). Co-supervised 1 work(s) of course completion of LSc/BSc. Supervised 1 work of course completion of LSc/BSc. Co-supervised 1 work of course completion of MSc. Has received 1 awards and/or honors. Participates and/or participated as Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) in 1 project(s), Master Student Fellow in 1 project(s), Other in 3 project(s), Research Fellow in 1 project(s) and Researcher in 4 project(s). Works in the area(s) of Natural sciences with emphasis on Biological Sciences and Engineering and Technology with emphasis on Environmental Biotechnology. In her curriculum Ciência Vitae the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural output are: Fluorinated antibiotics; Fluoroquinolones; HPLC-FD; Biodegradation; Aerobic granular sludge; Emergent pollutants; Method validation; HPLC-DAD; Biological Engineering and Biotechnology - Biological Engineering; Drinking Water; Taste & odour substances; Micropollutants; Chirality and Disinfection by-products; Engineering and technology; Enantioselectivity; Chiral pharmaceuticals; Antibiotic Resistance; Biodegradability; Natural sciences; Antifoulants; Marine biofouling; Environmentally benign; Green Chemistry; psychoactive substances; enantioselectivity; Bioaccumulation; ecotoxicity; Biomolecular Interactions; Drug Discovery and Development; Health and Environmental Safety; Environmental Bioengineering; Innovative Diagnostics; Therapies and Devices; Tools for Drug Discovery & Development Pipeline; Human Safety and Antimicrobial Resistance; Bioprocesses & Circular Economy.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Alexandra Sofia Moreira Amendolia da Costa Maia

Citation names

  • Maia, Alexandra S.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
6A15-F0A3-AEF2
ORCID iD
0000-0002-4167-383X
Scopus Author Id
55332349300

Telephones

Telephone
  • (+351) 224157224 (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences
  • Engineering and Technology - Environmental Biotechnology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Galician Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Italian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1)
Spanish; Castilian Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Intermediate (B1) Proficiency (C2)
French Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Portuguese Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Education
Degree Classification
2018/11/30
Concluded
 Biotechnology, specialization in Environmental Science and Engineering (Doutoramento)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
"FLUOROQUINOLONE ANTIBIOTICS IN THE ENVIRONMENT: BIODEGRADATION STUDIES AND PRESENCE IN SEVERAL ENVIRONMENTAL MATRICES" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 19
2011/11/11
Concluded
 Master in Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (Mestrado)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
"Biodegradation of four fluoroquinolone antibiotics followed by a validated HPLC-FD method." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18 (dezoito) valores.
2009 - 2011
Concluded
 Mestrado em Contaminação e Toxicologia Ambientais (Mestrado)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
"Biodegradation of Four Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics Followed bya Validated HPLC-FD Method" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18
2010 - 2010
Concluded
 Advanced Course on Freshwater Ecotoxicology (Curso médio)
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2010 - 2010
Concluded
 Advanced Course on Biomarkers of Environmental Contamination (Curso médio)
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2010 - 2010
Concluded
 Advanced Course on Marine Ecotoxicology (Curso médio)
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2009/07
Concluded
 Bachelor's in Environmental Health and Biotoxicology (Licenciatura)
Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
"Desenvolvimento e Validação de um Método para Quantificação de Fármacos por HPLC e Estudos de Biodegradação" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 14 (catorze) valores
2005 - 2009
Concluded
 Licenciatura em Saúde Ambiental e Biotoxicologia (Licenciatura)
Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
""Development and validation of an HPLC-DAD method to quantify pharmaceutical residues in biodegradation studies”" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 14
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/02/20 - 2020/02/28 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Laboratório de Processos de Separação e Reacção Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais, Portugal
2013/04 - 2017/08 Researcher (Research) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2012/05 - 2013/04 Researcher (Research) Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2011/05 - 2012/04 Researcher (Research) Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2009/01 - 2011/04 Research Trainee (Research) Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/03/01 - Current Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2017/09 - 2020/02 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2013/04/01 - 2017/08 FLUOROQUINOLONE ANTIBIOTICS IN THE ENVIRONMENT: BIODEGRADATION STUDIES AND PRESENCE IN SEVERAL ENVIRONMENTAL MATRICES.
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/SFRH/SFRH2%FBD2%F869392%F2012/PT
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/03/01 - Current Drinking water quality: early warning and removal of microcontaminants by innovative carbon-based materials
2022.08738.PTDC
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2023/03/01 - Current STereoselective environmental processes in Antibiotics: role for Resistance
2022.02842.PTDC
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022/01/01 - Current Sustainable antifouling agents: from grape wastes to the sea with the green chemistry leading the way.
PTDC/CTA-AMB/0853/2021
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/03/01 - Current Enantioselective ecotoxicity and bioaccumulation of psychoactive substances
PTDC/CTA-AMB/6686/2020
Researcher
Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Institute for Health and Bioeconomy
LA/P/0140/2020
10.54499/LA/P/0140/2020
Other
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal

Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal

INESC Microsistemas e Nanotecnologias, Portugal

Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal

Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal

Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/01/01 - 2023/12/31 Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit
UIDB/04378/2020
10.54499/UIDB/04378/2020
Other
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal

Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal

Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal

Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal

Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2020/01/01 - 2023/12/31 Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit
UIDP/04378/2020
10.54499/UIDP/04378/2020
Other
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal

Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal

Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal

Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal

Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2022/03/16 - 2022/09/15 NIAF- Sustainable antifouling agents: from grape wastes to the sea with the green chemistry leading the way
PTDC/CTA-AMB/0853/2021
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2011/03/01 - 2013/03 FLUOROPHARMA - Biodegradation and removal of chiral and achiral fluorinated pharmaceuticals from wastewaters
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/3599-PPCDT/111699/PT
Master Student Fellow
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2011/05/01 - 2012/04/30 FLUOROPHARMA - Biodegradation and removal of chiral and achiral fluorinated pharmaceuticals from wastewaters
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/3599-PPCDT/111699/PT
Research Fellow
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2008 - 2010 Determination of antiobiotics in WWTP and the degree of degradation in the treatment process
09-GCQF-CICS-09
Researcher
Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal

Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Ribeiro, A.R.L.; Maia, A.S.; Ribeiro, C.; Tiritan, M.E.. "Chiral Analysis with Mass Spectrometry Detection in Food and Environmental Chemistry". 249-273. 2023.
    10.1007/698_2022_889
Conference abstract
  1. Amorim, Catarina L.; Moreira, Irina S.; Maia, Alexandra S.; Tiritan, Maria E.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Oral communication - Biodegradation of Fluoroquinolones by single bacteria". Paper presented in 5th International Symposium on Biosorption and Bioremediation, Prague, 2012.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/10289
Conference paper
  1. Maia, Alexandra S.; Ribeiro, Ana R.; Castro, Paula M. L.; Tiritan, Maria E.. "Solid Phase Extraction of Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics from Wastewaters – Assessment of Different Commercial Sorbents". 2013.
  2. Bessa, Vânia S.; Moreira, Irina S.; Maia, Alexandra S.; Tiritan, Maria E.; Castro, Paula M. L.. "Pharmaceuticals biodegradation by activated sludge and pure cultures". 2013.
  3. Moreira, Irina S.; Amorim, Catarina L.; Ribeiro, Ana R.; Maia, Alexandra S.; Mesquita, Raquel B. R.; Calheiros, Cristina C. S.; Rangel, António O. S. S.; et al. "Aerobic granular sludge sequencing batch reactor performance under fluorinated pharmaceuticals shock loadings". 2013.
  4. Maia, Alexandra S.; Ribeiro, Ana R.; Amorim, Catarina L.; Barreiro, Juliana C.; Cass, Quezia B.; Castro, Paula M.L.; Tiritan, Maria E.. "Degradation of Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics and Identification of Metabolites/Transformation Products by LC-MS/MS". 2013.
  5. Ribeiro, Ana R.; Maia, Alexandra S.; Moreira, Irina S.; Afonso, Carlos; Castro, Paula M.L.; Tiritan, Maria E.. "Enantioselective Determination of Fluoxetine and Norfluoxetine in Wastewater". 2013.
Conference poster
  1. Pereira, Ariana; Gonçalves, Virgínia M. F.; Maia, Alexandra S.; Ribeiro, Claúdia; Tiritan, Maria Elizabeth. Corresponding author: Pereira, Ariana. "Enantioselective biodegradation assays of ketamine in activated sludge.". Paper presented in XIII Jornadas Científicas de Ciências do Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde/IV Congresso da Associação Portuguesa de Ciências Forenses, 2019.
  2. Couto, C.; Ribeiro, C.; Ribeiro, A.R.; Maia, Alexandra S.. "Metal accumulation in native Flora: Biodiversity prospecting for phytoremediation of contaminated aquatic environments". 2018.
  3. Santos, C.; Ribeiro, C.; Maia, Alexandra S.; Gonçalves, Virgínia M. F.; Tiritan, M.E.. "Biodegradation studies of tramadol and its metabolites using an activated sludge inoculum followed by enantioselective liquid chromatography". 2018.
  4. Couto, C.; Ribeiro, C.; Maia, Alexandra S.; Santos, M.; Tiritan, M.E.; Ribeiro, A.R.; Pinto, E.; Almeida, A.. "Douro River and Ave River (Portugal) lower basin water quality – Focus on trace element spatiotemporal changes and anthropogenic sources of contamination". 2017.
  5. Ribeiro, C.; Couto, C. M. C. M.; Ribeiro, A. R.; Maia, Alexandra S.; Santos, M.; Tiritan, M.E.; Pinto, E.; Almeida, A.. "Assessment Of Trace Metal Contamination of Water, Sediments and Flora From Douro River Estuary, Portugal". 2017.
  6. Couto, C.; Ribeiro, C.; Ribeiro, A. R.; Maia, Alexandra S.; Santos, M.; Tiritan, M.E.; Pinto, E.; Almeida, A.. "Ave Estuary (Portugal) Water, Soil and Plant Assessment: Focus On Trace Element And Main Physicochemical Parameters". 2017.
  7. Silva, C.; Ribeiro, C.; Maia, Alexandra S.; Gonçalves, Virgínia M. F.; Tiritan, M.E.; Afonso, Carlos M.. "Enantiomeric Separation of Tramadol and Its Metabolites: Method Development". 2017.
  8. Ribeiro, C.; Ribeiro, A.R.; Maia, Alexandra S.; Santos, M.; Tiritan, M.E.. "Occurrence of natural contaminants in Douro River estuary, Portugal". 2015.
  9. Ribeiro, C.; Maia, Alexandra S.; Ribeiro, A.R.; Santos, M.; Tiritan, M.E.. "Quantification of phytoestrogens, phytosterols and mycotoxins in Ave River Estuary, Portugal". 2015.
  10. Maia, Alexandra S.; Purificação, V.; Castro, Paula M.L.; Tiritan, M.E.. "Degradation of Ofloxacin and its (S)-enantiomer Levofloxacin by Activated Sludge followed by LC-FD". 2015.
  11. Maia, Alexandra S.; Castro, Paula M.L.; Tiritan, M.E.. "Development and Validation of a Chiral LC method for Enantioresolution of Ofloxacin using a Macrocyclic Glycoprotein Stationary Phase". 2015.
  12. Couto, C. M. C. M.; Almeida, A.; Ramos, P.; Pinto, E.; Ribeiro, A.R.; Maia, Alexandra S.; Santos, M.; Tiritan, M.E.; Ribeiro, C.. "Estudo da dinâmica espaço-temporal de dois estuários da zona Norte de Portugal". 2014.
  13. Ribeiro, C.; Gonçalves, Virgínia M. F.; Maia, Alexandra S.; Ribeiro, A.R.; Santos, M.; Tiritan, M.E.. "Quantification of phytoestrogens, phytosterols and mycotoxins in Douro River Estuary". 2014.
  14. Purificação, V.; Maia, Alexandra S.; Castro, Paula M.L.; Tiritan, M.E.. "Enantioselective degradation of ofloxacin by activated sludge followed by HPLC-FD". 2014.
  15. Maia, Alexandra S.; Ribeiro, A.R.; Castro, Paula M.L.; Tiritan, M.E.. "Extraction of Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics from Wastewaters – Assessment of Different Commercial Sorbents". 2013.
  16. Meira, B.; Maia, Alexandra S.; Gonçalves, Virgínia M. F.; Ribeiro, A.R.; Tiritan, M.E.. "Development and Optimization of an Online SPE-HPLC-FD Method for Quantification of Fluoroquinolones in Wastewater Effluents". 2013.
  17. Maia, Alexandra S.; Ribeiro, A.R.; Amorim, Catarina L.; Barreiro JC; Cass QB; Castro, Paula M.L.; Tiritan, M.E.. "Degradation of Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics and Identification of Metabolites/Transformation Products by LC-MS/MS. HPLC 2013". 2013.
  18. Ribeiro, A.R.; Maia, Alexandra S.; Moreira, Irina S.; Afonso, Carlos M.; Castro, Paula M.L.; Tiritan, M.E.. "Enantioselective Degradation of Enantiomers of Fluoxetine Followed by HPLC-FD". 2013.
  19. Ribeiro, A.R.; Maia, Alexandra S.; Moreira, Irina S.; Afonso, Carlos M.; Castro, Paula M.L.; Tiritan, M.E.. "Enantioselective Determination of Fluoxetine and Norfluoxetine in Wastewater by HPLC-FD using SPE". 2013.
  20. Amorim, Catarina L.; Maia, Alexandra S.; Moreira, Irina S.; van Loosdrecht, M.C.M.; Tiritan, M.E.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Strategies to enhance the removal of fluoroquinolones". 2013.
  21. Moreira, Bernardo L.; Maia, Alexandra S.; Ribeiro, Ana R.; Gonçalves, Virgínia M.F.; Tiritan, Maria E.. "Development of a hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography method for quantification of VOC metabolites". Paper presented in HPLC 2013 - 39th International Symposium on High Performance Liquid Phase Separations and Related Techniques, 2013.
  22. Maia, Alexandra Sofia Moreira Amendolia da Costa; Duque, Anouk; Ribeiro, Ana Rita; Castro, Paula Lima; Tiritan, Maria Elizabeth. "HPLC-FD method to follow biodegradation of four fluoroquinolones". Paper presented in 7º Encontro Nacional de Cromatografia, 2012.
  23. Maia, Alexandra Sofia Moreira Amendolia da Costa; Duque, Anouk; Ribeiro, Ana Rita; Tiritan, Maria Elizabeth; Castro, Paula Lima. "Biodegradation of fluoroquinolones by a bacterial consortium". Paper presented in Microbiotec 2011, Universidade do Minho, Braga, 1-3 December 2011, 2011.
  24. Carvalho, Maria Fátima; Ribeiro, Ana Rita; Gonçalves, Virgínia; Maia, Alexandra Sofia Moreira Amendolia da Costa; Tiritan, Maria Elizabeth; Castro, Paula Lima. "Biodegradation of water emerging pharmaceuticals contamionants by two microbial consortia from different origins". Paper presented in International Conference on Occupational and Environmental Health 2011 (ICOEH 2011), 2011.
  25. Maia, Alexandra Sofia Moreira Amendolia da Costa; Ribeiro, Ana Rita; Castro, Paula Lima; Tiritan, Maria Elizabeth. "HPLC-FD Method Validation for Determination of Several Fluoroquinolones in Biodegradation Assays". Paper presented in HPLC 2011, 36th International Symposium on High-Performance Liquid Phase Separations and Related Techniques, 2011.
  26. Carvalho, Maria F.; Ribeiro, Ana R.; Gonçalves, Virgínia M.F.; Maia, Alexandra S.; Maranhão, Cristina; Soares, Maria T.; Tiritan, Maria E.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Biodegradation of water emerging pharmaceutical contaminants by two microbial consortia from different origins". Paper presented in International Conference on Occupational and Environmental Health, 2011.
  27. Maranhão, Cristina; Soares, Maria Teresa; Ribeiro, Ana Rita; Gonçalves, Virgínia; Maia, Alexandra Sofia Moreira Amendolia da Costa; Carvalho, Maria Fátima; Castro, Paula Lima; Tiritan, Maria Elizabeth. "Microbial degradation of several pharmaceuticals monitoring by validated HPLC-DAD method". Paper presented in ISEAC 36, International Symposium on Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 2010.
  28. Maia, Alexandra Sofia Moreira Amendolia da Costa; Ribeiro, Ana Rita; Gonçalves, Virgínia; Carvalho, Maria Fátima; Madureira, Tânia Vieira; Castro, Paula Lima; Tiritan, Maria Elizabeth. "HLPC-DAD method validation for monitoring microbial degradation of several pharmaceuticals". Paper presented in SETAC Europe Annual Meeting, 2010.
  29. Maia, Alexandra S.; Ribeiro, Ana R.; Gonçalves, Virgínia M.F.; Carvalho, Maria F.; Madureira, Tânia; Castro, Paula M.L.; Tiritan, Maria E.. "Microbial degradation of sulfamethoxazole and carbamazepine followed by a validated HPLC-DAD method". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 20th Annual Meeting, 2010.
Journal article
  1. Karic, N.; Maia, A.S.; Teodorovic, A.; Atanasova, N.; Langergraber, G.; Crini, G.; Ribeiro, A.R.L.; Ðolic, M.. "Bio-waste valorisation: Agricultural wastes as biosorbents for removal of (in)organic pollutants in wastewater treatment". Chemical Engineering Journal Advances 9 (2022): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85126080405&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ceja.2021.100239
  2. Pérez-Pereira, A.; Maia, A.; Gonçalves, V.; Ribeiro, C.; Tiritan, M.E.. "Enantioselective monitoring of biodegradation of ketamine and its metabolite norketamine by liquid chromatography". Chemosensors 9 9 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85114376117&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3390/chemosensors9090242
  3. Ribeiro, A.R.L.; Maia, A.S.; Ribeiro, C.; Tiritan, M.E.. "Analysis of chiral drugs in environmental matrices: Current knowledge and trends in environmental, biodegradation and forensic fields". TrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry 124 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85077326031&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.trac.2019.115783
  4. Maia, A.S.; Paíga, P.; Delerue-Matos, C.; Castro, P.M.L.; Tiritan, M.E.. "Quantification of fluoroquinolones in wastewaters by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry". Environmental Pollution 259 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85077741448&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.envpol.2020.113927
  5. Maria Cavadas Morais Couto, C.; Ribeiro, C.; Ribeiro, A.R.; Maia, A.; Santos, M.; Tiritan, M.E.; Pinto, E.; Almeida, A.A.. "Spatiotemporal Distribution and Sources of Trace Elements in Ave River (Portugal) Lower Basin: Estuarine Water, Sediments and Indigenous Flora". International Journal of Environmental Research 13 2 (2019): 303-318. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85064449565&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s41742-019-00174-z
  6. Maia, Alexandra S.; Tiritan, Maria Elizabeth; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Enantioselective degradation of ofloxacin and levofloxacin by the bacterial strains Labrys portucalensis F11 and Rhodococcus sp. FP1". Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 155 0 (2018): 144-151.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.02.067
  7. Ribeiro, C.; Couto, C.; Ribeiro, A.R.; Maia, A.S.; Santos, M.; Tiritan, M.E.; Pinto, E.; Almeida, A.A.. "Distribution and environmental assessment of trace elements contamination of water, sediments and flora from Douro River estuary, Portugal". Science of The Total Environment 639 0 (2018): 1381-1393.
    Published • 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.05.234
  8. Couto, C. M. C. M.; Ribeiro, C.; Maia, A.; Santos, M.; Tiritan, M. E.; Ribeiro, A. R.; Pinto, E.; Almeida, A.. "Assessment of Douro and Ave River (Portugal) lower basin water quality focusing on physicochemical and trace element spatiotemporal changes". Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A 0 0 (2018): 1-11.
    Published • 10.1080/10934529.2018.1474577
  9. Tiritan, Maria E.; Fernandes, Carla; Maia, Alexandra S.; Pinto, Madalena; Cass, Quezia B.. "Enantiomeric ratios: Why so many notations?". Journal of Chromatography A 1569 0 (2018): 1-7.
    Published • 10.1016/j.chroma.2018.07.039
  10. Maia, Alexandra S.; Ribeiro, Ana R.; Castro, Paula M. L.; Tiritan, Maria Elizabeth. "Chiral Analysis of Pesticides and Drugs of Environmental Concern: Biodegradation and Enantiomeric Fraction". Symmetry 9 9 (2017): 196-196.
    Published • 10.3390/sym9090196
  11. Silva, Cátia; Ribeiro, Cláudia; Maia, Alexandra; Gonçalves, Virgínia; Tiritan, Maria; Afonso, Carlos. "Enantiomeric Separation of Tramadol and Its Metabolites: Method Validation and Application to Environmental Samples". Symmetry 9 9 (2017): 170-170.
    Published • 10.3390/sym9090170
  12. Ribeiro, Cláudia; Ribeiro, Ana Rita; Maia, Alexandra Sofia; Tiritan, Maria Elizabeth. "Occurrence of Chiral Bioactive Compounds in the Aquatic Environment: A Review". Symmetry 9 10 (2017): 215-215.
    Published • 10.3390/sym9100215
  13. Carvalho, M.F.; Maia, A.S.; Tiritan, M.E.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Bacterial degradation of moxifloxacin in the presence of acetate as a bulk substrate". Journal of Environmental Management 168 0 (2016): 219-228. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479715304254.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.12.010
  14. Ribeiro, Cláudia M. R.; Maia, Alexandra S.; Ribeiro, Ana R.; Couto, Cristina; Almeida, Agostinho A.; Santos, Mariana; Tiritan, Maria E.. "Anthropogenic pressure in a Portuguese river: Endocrine-disrupting compounds, trace elements and nutrients". Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A 51 12 (2016): 1043-1052.
    Published • 10.1080/10934529.2016.1198622
  15. Maia, Alexandra S.; Castro, Paula M.L.; Tiritan, Maria Elizabeth. "Integrated liquid chromatography method in enantioselective studies: Biodegradation of ofloxacin by an activated sludge consortium". Journal of Chromatography B 1029 0 (2016): 174-183.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jchromb.2016.06.026
  16. Ribeiro, Ana R.; Gonçalves, Virgínia M. F.; Maia, Alexandra S.; Ribeiro, Cláudia; Castro, Paula M. L.; Tiritan, Maria E.. "Dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction and HPLC to analyse fluoxetine and metoprolol enantiomers in wastewaters". Environmental Chemistry Letters 13 2 (2015): 203-210.
    Published • 10.1007/s10311-015-0498-2
  17. Ribeiro, Ana Rita; Maia, Alexandra; Santos, Mariana; Tiritan, Maria Elizabeth; Ribeiro, Cláudia Maria Rosa. "Occurrence of Natural Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Douro River Estuary, Portugal". Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 70 2 (2015): 361-371.
    Published • 10.1007/s00244-015-0212-1
  18. Ribeiro AR; Maia AS; Cass QB; Tiritan ME. "Enantioseparation of chiral pharmaceuticals in biomedical and environmental analyses by liquid chromatography: An overview.". Journal of Chromatography B 968 0 (2014): 8-21. http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/24661858.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jchromb.2014.02.049
  19. Ribeiro AR; Santos LH; Maia AS; Delerue-Matos C; Castro PM; Tiritan ME. "Enantiomeric fraction evaluation of pharmaceuticals in environmental matrices by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.". Journal of Chromatography A 1363 0 (2014): 226-235. http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/25047821.
    Published • 10.1016/j.chroma.2014.06.099#sthash.qOrZoxvC.dpuf
  20. Ribeiro, Cláudia; Ribeiro, Ana Rita; Maia, Alexandra S.; Gonçalves, Virgínia M. F.; Tiritan, Maria Elizabeth. "New Trends in Sample Preparation Techniques for Environmental Analysis". Critical Reviews in Analytical Chemistry 44 2 (2014): 142-185.
    Published • 10.1080/10408347.2013.833850
  21. Maia AS; Ribeiro AR; Amorim CL; Barreiro JC; Cass QB; Castro PM; Tiritan ME. "Degradation of fluoroquinolone antibiotics and identification of metabolites/transformation products by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.". Journal of Chromatography A 1333 0 (2014): 87-98. http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/24548434.
    Published • 10.1016/j.chroma.2014.01.069
  22. Amorim, Catarina L.; Maia, Alexandra S.; Mesquita, Raquel B.R.; Rangel, António O.S.S.; van Loosdrecht, Mark C.M.; Tiritan, Maria Elizabeth; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Performance of aerobic granular sludge in a sequencing batch bioreactor exposed to ofloxacin, norfloxacin and ciprofloxacin". Water Research 50 0 (2014): 101-113. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S004313541300849X.
    Published • 10.1016/j.watres.2013.10.043
  23. Amorim, Catarina L.; Moreira, Irina S.; Maia, Alexandra S.; Tiritan, Maria E.; Castro, Paula M. L.. "Biodegradation of ofloxacin, norfloxacin, and ciprofloxacin as single and mixed substrates by Labrys portucalensis F11". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 98 7 (2014): 3181-3190.
    Published • 10.1007/s00253-013-5333-8
  24. Ribeiro, Ana R.; Maia, Alexandra S.; Moreira, Irina S.; Afonso, Carlos M.; Castro, Paula M.L.; Tiritan, Maria E.. "Enantioselective quantification of fluoxetine and norfluoxetine by HPLC in wastewater effluents". Chemosphere 95 0 (2014): 589-596.
    Published • 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.09.118
  25. Ribeiro, A.R.; Gonçalves, V.M.F.; Maia, A.S.; Carvalho, M.F.; Castro, P.M.L.; Tiritan, M.E.. "Microbial degradation of pharmaceuticals followed by a simple HPLC-DAD method". Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering 47 13 (2012): 2151-2158. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84864851750&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1080/10934529.2012.696422

Other

Other output
  1. AEROBIC GRANULES IN A SEQUENCING BATCH BIOREACTOR UNDER FLUOROQUINOLONE SHOCK LOADINGS. 2013. Amorim, Catarina L.; Maia, Alexandra S.; Mesquita, Raquel B.R.; Rangel, António O.S.S.; Tiritan, Maria E.; Castro, Paula M.L.. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/13139.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2014 Biodegradation of fluoroquinolone antibiotics and resulting transformation products identification by LC-QqTOF XX Encontro Luso-Galego de Química
SPQ (Porto, Portugal)
2013 Aerobic granules in a sequencing batch bioreactor under fluoroquinolone shock loadings 7th International Conference on Environmental Engineering and Management (ICEEM07)
(Viena, Austria)
2012 Biodegradation of fluoroquinolones by single bacteria 5th International Symposium on Biosorption and Bioremediation.
European Federation of Biotechnology (Prague, Czech Republic)
2011 Biodegradation of fluoroquinolones by a bacterial consortium IV International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology (BioMicroWorld 2011)
Foramtex Research Center (Malaga, Spain)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2012/02 - 2012/08 Quantificação de antibióticos fluorados em ambientes aquáticos
Co-supervisor
 Ciências Forenses e Criminais (Degree)
Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2011 - 2011 “Nanotechnology as a Tool for Optimizing Pediatrics HIV/AIDS Therapy”
Seminar
 Palestras, seminaries e cursos organizados pela FFUP: “Nanotechnology as a Tool for Optimizing Pediatrics HIV/AIDS Therapy”
Faculdade de Farmácia - Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2011 - 2011 XII Jornadas de Ciências Farmacêuticas ISCS-N “Desafios Futuros das Ciências Farmacêuticas”
Other
 XII Jornadas de Ciências Farmacêuticas ISCS-N “Desafios Futuros das Ciências Farmacêuticas”
Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde - Norte, Portugal
2009 - 2009 III Jornadas de Ciências ISCS-N “Ciência – A Causa das Coisas”
Other
 III Jornadas de Ciências ISCS-N “Ciência – A Causa das Coisas”
Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde - Norte, Portugal
2008 - 2008 II Jornadas de Ciências ISCS-N “CSI – Fronteira Ficção - Realidade
Other
 II Jornadas de Ciências ISCS-N “CSI – Fronteira Ficção - Realidade”
Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde - Norte, Portugal
2008 - 2008 IV Ciclo Conferências ISCS-N “N’O Limite da Ciência”
Other
 IV Ciclo Conferências ISCS-N “N’O Limite da Ciência”
CESPU, crl, Portugal
2007 - 2007 VIII Jornadas de Ciências Farmacêuticas ISCS-N “Acto Farmacêutico - Adequação ao Exercício Profissional”
Other
 VIII Jornadas de Ciências Farmacêuticas do Instituto Superior de Ciências Farmacêuticas
Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde - Norte, Portugal
2007 - 2007 III Ciclo Conferências ISCS-N “Corpo, Estética e Saúde”
Conference
 III Ciclo Conferências ISCS-N “Corpo, Estética e Saúde”
CESPU, crl, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2011/03 - Current American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS)
Distinctions

Other distinction

2010 Prémio de Melhor Aluno - Licenciatura em Saúde Ambiental e Biotoxicologia
Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário, Portugal