Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Joana Ferreira Leal
- Gender
- Female
Citation names
- Leal, Joana F.
- Leal, J. F.
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 7816-76B3-F5F5
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-0336-346X
- Researcher Id
- AAD-1990-2019
- Scopus Author Id
- 35096256100
Email addresses
- jfleal@ualg.pt (Professional)
Addresses
- CCMAR - Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139, Faro, Faro, Portugal (Professional)
Websites
- https://www.ccmar.ualg.pt/users/joana-leal (Professional)
- https://www.ualg.pt/bio/jfleal (Professional)
- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Joana-Leal (Social media)
- https://publons.com/researcher/3187544/joana-f-leal/ (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences
- Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Analytical Chemistry
- Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Organic Chemistry
- Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Environmental Sciences
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
English | Upper intermediate (B2) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) |
German | Elementary (A2) | Elementary (A2) | Elementary (A2) | Elementary (A2) | Elementary (A2) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
---|---|---|
2022/05/02 - 2022/05/06
Concluded
|
Laboratory Aquatic Animal Sciences Course (Curso de Ciências de Animais Aquáticos de Laboratório - CAL-AQUA) (Diploma de especialização)
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
|
Approved |
2021/05/29 - 2021/07/14
Concluded
|
Management and entrepreneurship; business plan elaboration (Outros)
Divisão de Empreendedorismo e Transferência de Tecnologia (CRIA) da Universidade do Algarve (Entrepreneurship and Technology
Transfer Division (CRIA) of the University of Algarve), Portugal
|
|
2019/10/28 - 2019/10/30
Concluded
|
Advanced training on Liquid Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry Methods in Marine Science (Outros)
Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR), Portugal
|
|
2018/11/12 - 2018/11/12
Concluded
|
NP EN ISO/IEC 17025: 2018 - General competence requirements for testing and calibration laboratories (Diploma de especialização)
Águas do Algarve S.A., Portugal
|
|
2013/02/01 - 2017/03/03
Concluded
|
Chemistry (PhD) - Analytical and environmental Chemistry (Doutoramento)
University of Aveiro, Department of Chemistry, Portugal
"Photo-degradation of contaminants as a way of remediation of aquaculture’s waters" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
|
Approved with distinction |
2015/09/26 - 2016/05/28
Concluded
|
German free course, level A2 (Curso médio)
University of Aveiro, Department of Languages and Culture, Portugal
|
18 (0-20) |
2015/12/11 - 2016/03/11
Concluded
|
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point - HACCP (Diploma de especialização)
Intedya, International Dynamic Advisors, Portugal
|
10 (0-10) |
2015/02/23 - 2015/06/04
Concluded
|
German free course, level A1 (Curso médio)
University of Aveiro, Department of Languages and Culture, Portugal
|
17 (0-20) |
2013/02/25 - 2013/06/07
Concluded
|
Academic English Free Course (Curso médio)
University of Aveiro, Department of Languages and Culture, Portugal
|
16 (0-20) |
2010/09/03 - 2012/07/26
Concluded
|
Analytical chemistry and quality (Master) (Mestrado)
University of Aveiro, Department of Chemistry, Portugal
"Photodegradation of flame retardant BDE-209" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
|
17 (0-20) |
2012/04/27 - 2012/04/30
Concluded
|
Internal Audits to Quality Management Systems NP EN ISO 9001: 2008. (Diploma de especialização)
SN Formação, Portugal
|
10 (0-10) |
2007/09/17 - 2010/07/28
Concluded
|
Biochemistry (Graduation) (Licenciatura)
University of Aveiro, Department of Chemistry, Portugal
"Photodegradation studies of the flame retardant BDE-209" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
|
15 (0-20) |
2008/12/01 - 2009/11/30
Concluded
|
Research Integration Scholarship - BII (Diploma de especialização)
University of Aveiro, Department of Chemistry, Portugal
|
Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
---|---|---|
2023/03/01 - Current | Researcher (Research) | Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR), University of Algarve, Portugal |
Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR), University of Algarve, Portugal | ||
2020/10/12 - 2023/02/28 | Contracted Researcher (Research) | Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal |
Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR), University of Algarve, Portugal | ||
2019/09/01 - 2020/04/30 | Postdoc (Research) | Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR), Portugal |
Others
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
---|---|---|
2017/07/17 - 2018/12/18 | Research/laboratory technician | Águas do Algarve S.A., Portugal |
2007/09/17 - 2017/03/03 | Student | University of Aveiro, Department of Chemistry, Portugal |
Projects
Grant
Designation | Funders | |
---|---|---|
2024/01/01 - 2026/12/31 | BEAP-MAR. Blue Bioeconomy in the Atlantic Area: New Products from Marine Organisms
Researcher
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
|
Interreg Europe
Ongoing
|
Contract
Designation | Funders | |
---|---|---|
2023/03/01 - 2029/02/28 | Removal of paralytic shellfish toxins from marine aquatic systems.
2022.08181.CEECIND/CP1729/CT0002
Principal investigator
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
|
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
|
2020/09/01 - 2023/02/28 | DEPURATOX - Descontaminação de moluscos bivalves, contaminados com biotoxinas marinhas
Principal investigator
Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR), University of Algarve, Portugal
|
Operational Program MAR2020 European Maritime and Fisheries Fund European Union Portugal 2020 Concluded
|
Outputs
Publications
Conference abstract |
|
Conference paper |
|
Conference poster |
|
Journal article |
|
Manual |
|
Thesis / Dissertation |
|
Activities
Oral presentation
Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
|
---|---|---|
2022/06/01 | Toxin profile of two new strains of Gymnodinium catenatum from Iberian coastal waters. | XIV Reunião Ibérica sobre Microalgas Nocivas e Biotoxinas Marinhas
IPMA - Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (Lisboa, Portugal)
|
2021/10/14 | Paralytic Shellfish Toxins: a complex group in constant (bio)transformation | 19th International Conference on Harmful Algae
(La Paz, Mexico)
|
2021/07/15 | Novel saccharinate-based compounds and their potential for multiple, but selective, applications | XXVII Encontro Nacional da Sociedade Portuguesa de Química/XXVII National Meeting of the Portuguese Chemical Society
Sociedade Portuguesa de Química (Braga, Portugal)
|
2019/07/09 | Combining sensitive analytical techniques and remediation strategies towards the sustainability of the aquatic environment | Ciência 2019 (Science 2019)
Centro de Congressos de Lisboa (Lisbon, Portugal)
|
2018/10/24 | Photo-degradation of organic contaminants, namely pharmaceuticals, in aqueous matrices: behaviour under complex matrices. | I Workshop on pharmaceuticals in the Environment: Scenarios and Challenges
University of Aveiro and CESAM (Aveiro, Portugal)
|
2018/07/06 | Is ozonation an efficient method for the treatment of marine waters? | International Meeting on Marine Research 2018
Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre – MARE, and ESTM from the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria (Peniche, Portugal)
|
2017/05/24 | Use of sunlight to degrade the antibiotic oxytetracycline: bacterial resistance prevention in brackish aquaculture. | III Analytical Chemistry Symposium: alternative technologies for pharmaceuticals removal from water
University of Aveiro, Department of Chemistry and CESAM (Aveiro, Portugal)
|
2017/03/17 | Photo-degradation of oxytetracycline in marine aquaculture - use of sunlight to prevent the emergence of bacterial resistance. | 2nd Aqua Improve Workshop
CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (Matosinhos, Portugal)
|
2016/11/10 | Do by-products of oxytetracycline retain its antibacterial activity after irradiation under sunlight? | XXII Encontro Luso-Galego de Química (XXII Luso-Galician Meeting of Chemistry).
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (Bragança, Portugal)
|
2016/06 | Photo-degradation of organic contaminants in aqueous matrices: behaviour under complex matrices. | SO2S - The Singlet Oxygen Strategy: From Singlet oxygen to Sustainable Oxidation
(Gent, Belgium)
|
2015/09/23 | Applying the sunlight to pharmaceuticals removal from aquaculture’s waters. | 15th EuCheMS International Conference on Chemistry and the Environment
University of Leipzig (Leipzig, Germany)
|
2015/06/26 | Photodegradation of emerging contaminants: effect of organic matter | II Analytical Chemistry Symposium
University of Aveiro, Department of Chemistry and CESAM (Aveiro, Portugal)
|
2014/11/27 | Photodegradation of organic contaminants in aquatic systems: kinetic studies and environmental interactions | XX Encontro Luso-galego De Química (XX Portuguese-Galician Meeting of Chemistry)
University of Porto (Porto, Portugal)
|
2014/09/04 | Does light-screening by Humic Substances completely explain the retardation effect on contaminants photo-degradation? | 17th Meeting of the International Humic Substances Society, Natural Organic Matter: Structure-Dynamics-Innovative applications
(Ioanina, Greece)
|
2014/07/18 | Photo-degradation of oxytetracycline as a way of remediation of aquaculture's water | International Congress of Water, Waste and Energy Management
Superior Engineering Institute of Porto (Porto, Portugal)
|
2012/01/10 | Improvement of a DLLME-HPLC method for the determination of low levels of BDE-209 in water | 7º Encontro Nacional de Cromatografia (7th National Meeting of Chromatography)
Portuguese Chemical Society (Porto, Portugal)
|
Supervision
Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
|
---|---|---|
2023/08 - Current | Implementation and validation of the analysis method for paralytic shellfish toxins by HPLC with fluorescence detection.
Supervisor
|
EMQAL - Erasmus Mundus Master in Quality in Analytical Laboratories (Master)
Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR), University of Algarve, Portugal
Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal |
2022/05/01 - 2023/02/28 | Descontaminação de moluscos bivalves, contaminados com biotoxinas marinhas (Decontamination of bivalve molluscs, contaminated
with marine biotoxins)
Co-supervisor
|
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
|
2022/03 - 2022/04 | Biotoxinas marinhas: origem, identificação e impactos na saúde pública (Marine biotoxins: origin, identification and impacts
on public health)
Supervisor
|
Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR), University of Algarve, Portugal
|
2016/09 - 2017/07 | Estudo de foto-sensibilizadores para degradação de formalina, com radiação solar (Study of photo-sensitizers for degradation
of formalin with solar radiation).
Co-supervisor
|
Biotechnology (Degree)
University of Aveiro, Department of Chemistry, Portugal
|
2015/09 - 2016/07 | Foto-degradação do florfenicol em sistemas aquáticos (Photodegradation of Florfenicol in aquatic systems).
Co-supervisor
|
Biotechnology (Degree)
University of Aveiro, Department of Chemistry, Portugal
|
Event organisation
Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
---|---|---|
2023/01 - 2023/02 | Workshop for public presentation of the main results of the DEPURATOX project. (2023/02/28 - 2023/02/28)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
|
|
2017 - 2020 | Support to the organization of the National Aquaculture seminars. (2017 - 2020)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
|
APA - Associação Portuguesa de Aquacultores, Portugal |
2018/02 - 2018/03 | Support to the organization of Desafios da água - o ciclo urbano da água (Water challenges - the Urban Water Cycle) (2018/03/01 - 2018/03/02)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
|
Águas do Algarve S.A., Portugal |
2009 - 2012 | Support to the organization of the Junior Chemistry Olympiads. (2009 - 2012) | Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal |
Event participation
Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
|
---|---|---|
2019/02/18 - 2019/02/20 | Participation in the Epigenetic Chemical Biology (EpiChemBio) COST Scientific Workshop
Meeting
|
Epigenetic Chemical Biology COST Scientific Workshop
COST - European Cooperation in Science and Technology organization, Portugal
|
2016/09/15 - 2016/09/17 | Dissemination of scientific knowledge to the non-scientific community, through demonstrations and distribution of pamphlets
on photochemistry applied to the removal of antibiotics in natural waters.
Exhibition
|
Techdays Aveiro
University of Aveiro, Department of Chemistry, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal |
Jury of academic degree
Topic Role |
Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization |
|
---|---|---|
2016/07/12 | Fotodegradação do Florfenicol em sistemas aquáticos (Photodegradation of Florfenicol in aquatic systems).
Supervisor
|
Inês de Jesus Fernandes (Other)
University of Aveiro, Department of Chemistry, Portugal
|
Association member
Society Organization name | Role | |
---|---|---|
2023/05/11 - Current | International Society for the Study of Harmful Algae (ISSHA) | Member |
2021/02/12 - Current | Sustainable and Smart Aquaculture Collaborative Laboratory (S2AQUAcoLAB) | Researcher |
2019/02 - Current | e-COST - European Cooperation in Science and Technology | Member |
2019/01 - Current | CCMAR - Centre of Marine Sciences | Collaborator (PhD) |
2016 - Current | European Chemical Society (EuChemS) | Member |
2010 - Current | Sociedade Portuguesa de Química (Portuguese Society of Chemistry) - SPQ | Member |
2014 - 2020 | International Humic Substances Society - IHSS | Member |
2008/12/01 - 2018/12/30 | CESAM - Center for Environmental and Marine Studies | Collaborating member |
Committee member
Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | |
---|---|---|
2023/07 - Current | Member of the board of the Young Chemists group (GQJ) of the Portuguese Chemical Society (SPQ)
Director
|
Grupo de Químicos Jovens (GQJ), Portugal |
Course / Discipline taught
Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
---|---|---|---|
2022/12 - 2022/12 | Co-teaching of the subject Laboratory Techniques of Analysis (degree in Biochemistry) | Biochemistry (Licenciatura) | Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal |
Interview (newspaper / magazine)
Activity description | Newspaper / Forum | |
---|---|---|
2023/06/23 | National news on the detoxification of bivalves. | Notícias Magazine |
2023/03/07 | International news on chemical solutions to decrease toxicity in marine aquatic systems (water and bivalves) containing biotoxins. | The Portugal News |
2023/03/06 | National news on chemical solutions to decrease toxicity in marine aquatic systems (water and bivalves) containing biotoxins. | Sul Informação |
2023/01/10 | International news on Paralytic Shellfish Toxins | Ipacuicultura |
2021/08/23 | Una iniciativa para luchar contra las infecciones causadas en peces y moluscos bivalvos de acuicultura premiada por "Ideas em Caixa" de la Universidad de Algarve | Ipac acuicultura |
2016/04/21 | News on the solar photodegradation as a way to remediate aquaculture water. | Jornal da Economia do Mar (Journal of the Economy of the Sea) |
2016/04/20 | News on the solar photodegradation as a way to remediate aquaculture water. | Diário de Notícias |
2016/04/11 | International news on the solar photodegradation as a way to remediate aquaculture water. | IPAC acuicultura |
2016/04/08 | International news on the solar photodegradation as a way to remediate aquaculture water. | AQUAHOY Portal de Información en Acuicultura |
Interview (tv / radio show)
Program | Topic | |
---|---|---|
2023/04/10 - 2023/04/10 | Portugal em Direto | Bivalves sem Biotoxinas |
2016/11/18 - 2016/11/18 | RTP Notícias | Luz solar é solução para destruir antibiótico em aquacultura marinha (Sunlight is a solution to destroy antibiotics in marine aquaculture) |
2016/05/05 - 2016/05/05 | Mentes que Brilham | Uso da radiação solar para fotodegradar antibióticos em aquacultura marinha (Use of solar radiation to photodegrade antibiotics in marine aquaculture) |
Journal scientific committee
Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
---|---|---|
2023/06 - Current | Harmful Algae (1878-1470) | Elsevier |
2019/11/22 - Current | Water (2073-4441) | MDPI AG |
2019/08/12 - 2023/03 | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (1660-4601) | MDPI AG |
2021 - 2021 | Aquacultural Engineering (0144-8609) | Elsevier |
2020 - 2020 | Environmental Pollution (0269-7491) | Elsevier |
Distinctions
Award
2022 | Editor's Choice Articles
Toxins, Switzerland
|
2021 | 1st classified in the R&D category, in the entrepreneurship competition "Ideias em Caixa"
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
Caixa Geral de Depositos, Portugal Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do Algarve, Portugal ANJE Associação Nacional de Jovens Empresários, Portugal IAPMEI, I.P. - Agência para a Competitividade e Inovação, Portugal Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional, Portugal NERA – Associação Empresarial da Região do Algarve, Portugal |
2014 | Travel award by the work "Does light-screening by Humic Substances completely explain the retardation effect on contaminants
photo-degradation?"
International Humic Substances Society – IHSS , Greece
|
2013 | PhD scholarship
National Foundation for Science and Technology - FCT, Portugal
|
2008 | Research Integration Scholarship - BII
National Foundation for Science and Technology - FCT, Portugal
|
Title
2022 | Junior researcher (CEEC individual - 5th ed.)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
|