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Ana Luísa Patrício Silva graduated in Biology and Geology (University of Algarve, 2003), has an MSc degree in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources (University of Porto, 2006), and a PhD in Biology and Environmental Sciences (University of Aveiro and Aarhus University, 2015). She is currently a junior researcher at the Department of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, with a research line focused on the biodegradation and ecotoxicological effect of plastics, macro-to micro-sized, fuel- or bio-based, on soil and aquatic environments (Individual Call to Scientific Employment Stimulus 2018). More recently, she started a research line focused on developing sustainable strategies for e-waste treatment and resource recovery/valorisation using microorganisms. She published 49 scientific papers, with >80% in Q1 WoS indexed journals, in the last three years (h-index 22, over 3100 citations in Scopus, as of Aug 2024), being among the 2% highly cited researchers in 2022 and 2023 (Elsevier Data Repository: 10.17632/btchxktzyw.6; 10.17632/btchxktzyw.7). She is involved in several R&D projects concerning emerging contaminants, highlighting the research project BioPlasMar, which aims at plastic removal and valorisation of marine resources through new product development (PTDC/CTA-AMB/0934/2021). She recently coordinated a national R&D project in microplastics (COMPET-POCI-01-0145-FEDER-030361; total funding 240k euros). She was involved in several science dissemination activities (5 keynotes at international congresses and 2 Workshops on microplastics), supervising 1 PhD student, 5 MSc students (principal supervisor), and 5 MSc fellows. She was responsible for the financial support of 2 PhD junior researchers within the research project ComPET. She currently supervises 2 PhD students (REF: 2022.11335.BD; 2024.03741.BD). She participated in the UNEP Rapid Response Assessment (RRA) on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on marine litter and plastic pollution (https://www.dropbox.com/s/s51ntk40405ixa6/Covid%20plastic%20RRA_invitation_silva%20copy.pdf?dl=0), peer-reviewed over 100 papers (K-1919-2013), 6 ANR research projects, and was/is guest editor of several special issues with renowned researchers.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ana Luísa Patrício Silva

Citation names

  • Patrício Silva, A.L.
  • Ana L. P. Silva
  • Silva, A.L.P.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
B612-586C-EC02
ORCID iD
0000-0003-1932-1229
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.pt/citations?user=p58esXgAAAAJ&hl=en
Researcher Id
K-1919-2013

Email addresses

  • ana.luisa.silva@ua.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Fax
  • (351) 234370985 (Professional)
Telephone
  • (351) 234370200 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Universidade de Aveiro, Departamento de Biologia, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Freshwater Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Behavioural Sciences Biology
  • Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences
  • Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Environmental Sciences
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biodiversity Conservation

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Spanish; Castilian Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
French Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2017/09/25 - 2017/10/06
Concluded
 The use of Trait Based approaches in Community Ecology and Stress Ecology (Pós-Graduação)
Major in Functional Ecology
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2016 - 2016
Concluded
 Applications of stable isotope data to ecological research (Pós-Graduação)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 00
2011 - 2015
Concluded
 PhD in Biology (Doutoramento)
Major in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Sciences
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"O!STRETCH - ORGANISMS FACING STRETCHED ENVIRONMENTS: ARE THERE RESPONSE MECHANISMS TO OVERCOME CLIMATE CHANGES?" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Approved with distinction
2013 - 2013
Concluded
 Entrepreneurship and Innovation (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares))
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 17
2012 - 2012
Concluded
 Hazardous chemicals in the environment (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares))
Aarhus Universitet, Denmark
 18
2011 - 2011
Concluded
 Practical Approach to Ecotoxicogenomics (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares))
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 19.00
2011 - 2011
Concluded
 Global change and biodiversity implications for ecosystem services (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares))
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2011 - 2011
Concluded
 IV hands-on course: from proteomics to proteins (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares))
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
 18
2004/10/01 - 2006/05/05
Concluded
 Biodiversity and Genetic Resources (Mestrado)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
"Análise da variabilidade genética a nível do DNA mitocondrial de algumas populações de Salmo trutta: sua importância para o estabelecimento de populações prioritárias para gestão e conservação" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Approved (17/20)
2004/09/01 - 2004/09/05
Concluded
 Biodiversity management and conservation (Curso de mestrado (conclusão do curso de especialização))
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2004 - 2004
Concluded
 Evolution and Molecular Ecology (Curso de mestrado (conclusão do curso de especialização))
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
1998 - 2003
Concluded
 Biology and Geology Teacher Education (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
 15/20
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/09/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2017/08/01 - 2020/08/31 Postdoc (Research) Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2017/01/01 - 2017/07/15 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2016/04 - 2016/10 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2011/05 - 2015/11 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2010/09 - 2011/04 High School Teacher Escola Básica 2,3º ciclos Dr. Carlos Pinto Ferreira, Portugal
2009/09 - 2010/08 High School Teacher Escola Básica nº2 de Arganil, Portugal
2008/09 - 2009/08 High School Teacher Escola Básica 2,3/S Prof. António da Natividade, Portugal
2007/10 - 2008/08 High School Teacher Escola Básica Integrada São Martinho do Campo, Portugal
2007/03 - 2007/10 Lecturer Alert Life Science Computing S.A., Portugal
2006/09 - 2007/02 High School Teacher Colégio Infante D. Henrique, Portugal
2006/03 - 2006/03 High School Teacher Escola Básica 2,3º ciclos Aveiras de Cima, Portugal
2004/11 - 2005/08 High School Teacher Escola Básica 2,3º ciclos Vale da Amoreira, Portugal
2002/09 - 2003/08 High School Teacher Escola Básico 2, 3º ciclos Dr Francisco Cabrita, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2020/09/01 - 2026/08/31 Are bio-based biodegradable plastics a sustainable solution? - An assessment of their biodegradability and ecological risks under environmentally relevant scenarios (Individual Call to Scientific Employment Stimulus 2018)
CEECIND/01366/2018
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2017/08 - 2020/07 Microplastics in freshwaters: Evaluation of adverse effects on benthic species and communities, and interaction with environmental chemicals.
SFRH/BPD/114870/2016
 Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia
2016/03/01 - 2016/09/30 Behaviour as a sensitive and integrative approach that predicts the effects of environmental stressors in the aquatic environment: linking different levels of biological organization
IF/011401/2014
Post-doc
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2011/04 - 2015/11 Oh!Strech:organisms facing stretched environments
SFRH/BD/75209/2010
 Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies
LA/P/0094/2020
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal

FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2024/06/01 - 2025/05/31 Remoção de plástico e valorização dos recursos marinhos gerados através do desenvolvimento de novos produtos
PTDC/CTA-AMB/0934/2021
10.54499/PTDC/CTA-AMB/0934/2021
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal

Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário CRL, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2018/09/01 - 2021/08/31 ComPET - Ecotoxicological effects of microplastics on freshwater ecosystems.
COMPET-POCI-01-0145-FEDER-030361
PTDC/CTA-AMB/30361/2017
Principal investigator
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar
UID/AMB/50017/2019
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Centre for Functional Ecology
UID/BIA/04004/2019
Universidade de Coimbra Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2011/05/01 - 2013/12/31 FUBIA: Soil Function-Biodiversity relationship And regional variation
PTDC/AAC-CLI/103719/2008
Other
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2022 - 2026 BE@T-PRR Bioeconomia para Têxtil e Vestuário
N.º 01/C12-i01/2021
Researcher
CITEVE, Portugal
Ongoing
2022 - 2025 Plastic removal and valorization of marine resources through new product development
PTDC/CTA-AMB/0934/2021
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/06/01 - 2023/05/31 DepurD - Sistemas de monitorização e descontaminação para a exploração sustentável de moluscos bivalves na costa portuguesa
16-01-03-FMP-00046
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
 European Structural and Investment Funds
Concluded
2019 - 2022 TRANSNATIONAL COOPERATION BETWEEN THE PORTUGUESE SCIENCE FOUNDATION AND TUNISA MINISTRY
NA
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Patrício Silva, Ana L.. "Role of Microorganisms in Eco-remediation". In Handbook of Microplastics in the Environment, edited by Rocha-Santos T.; Mouneyrac C., 1-39. Springer International Publishing, 2020.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-030-10618-8_54-1
Conference abstract
  1. Diana Campos; Carlos Silva; Luisa Machado; Carlos Alexandre Sarabando Gravato; João Pestana; Patrício Silva, A.L.. "Are microplastics a macroproblem to freshwater benthic macroinvertebrates?". Paper presented in XX CONGRESSO DA ASSOCIAÇÃO IBÉRICA DE LIMNOLOGIA, Murcia, 2020.
    Published
  2. Carlos Silva; Patrício Silva, A.L.; Diana Campos; Luisa Machado; João Pestana; Carlos Alexandre Sarabando Gravato. "Oxidative stress and energy unbalance in Chironomus riparius larvae after ingestion of polyethylene microplastics". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 30th Annual Meeting, Dublin, 2020.
    Published
  3. Diana Campos; Carlos Silva; Luisa Machado; Carlos Alexandre Sarabando Gravato; João Luis Teixeira Pestana; Patrício Silva, A.L.. "Does the presence of natural particles alter microplastics ingestion and effects in freshwater sediment-dwelling invertebrates?". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 30th Annual Meeting, Dublin, 2020.
    Published
  4. Patrício Silva, A.L.. "Climate change, its effects on environmental stressors and the ecotoxicological responses of soil invertebrates.". Paper presented in XV Congresso Brasileiro de Ecotoxicologia, Aracajú, 2018.
    Published
  5. Kotschik, Pia ; Patrício Silva, A.L.. "How protective is the current risk assessment for soil invertebrates?". Paper presented in SETAC-Europe 28th Annual Meeting, Rome, 2018.
    Published
  6. Patrício Silva, A.L.; Amorim, MJB; Holmstrup, M.. "On the importance of salinity and temperature fluctuations on ecotoxicology of supra-littoral enchytraeids". Paper presented in SETAC North America 35th Annual Meeting, Vancouver, CA, 2014.
    Published
  7. Patrício Silva, A.L.; Amorim, MJB; Holmstrup, M.. "Effects of salinity and freeze temperatures in Enchytraeus albidus – increased freeze tolerance and changing impact on toxicity.". Paper presented in SETAC Europe, 23rd Annual Meeting, Glasgow, 2013.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Muñiz-González, Ana-Belén; Silva, Carlos J. M.; Silva, Ana L. Patricio; Campos, Diana; Pestana, João Luís Teixeira; Martinez-Guitarte, José-Luis. "Suborganismal responses of the aquatic midge Chironomus riparius to polyethylene microplastics". 2019.
Conference poster
  1. Ferreira-Filipe, Diogo; Paço, Ana; Rafael Silva; Natal-da-Luz, Tiago; Sousa, José Paulo; Fátima Jesus; Joana L. Pereira; et al. "Biodegradation and ecotoxicity of an agricultural mulch biofilm in soil and freshwater". Paper presented in XXVII Encontro Luso-Galego de Química, 2023.
  2. Leila Pimentel; Ferreira-Filipe, Diogo; Ana Paço; António Silva; Costa, Florinda; Duarte, Armando; Patrício Silva, A.L.; Rocha-Santos Teresa. "Biodegradation of e-waste plastic – a preliminary study with PCBs". Paper presented in Ciência 2023: Ciência e Oceano para além do horizonte, 2023.
  3. Maria Canhoto; Ferreira-Filipe, Diogo; Amadeu M. V. M. Soares; Rui Rocha; Duarte, Armando; Patrício Silva, A.L.; Rocha-Santos Teresa. "Straightforward methodology for microplastics extraction from the clam Ruditapes decussatus". Paper presented in MICRO2022: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PLASTIC POLTITION FROM MACRO TO NANO, 2022.
  4. Bruna Pinho; Ferreira-Filipe, Diogo; Sara Silva; Duarte, Armando; Rocha-Santos Teresa; Patrício Silva, A.L.. "Ecotoxicity of a biobased mulch on the dipteran Chironomus riparius larvae". Paper presented in MICRO2022: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PLASTIC POLTITION FROM MACRO TO NANO, 2022.
  5. Sara Silva; Andreia C. M. Rodrigues; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M. ; Carlos Alexandre Sarabando Gravato; Rocha-Santos Teresa. "How threatened planarians can be when ingesting contaminated prey with microplastics?". Paper presented in MICRO2022: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PLASTIC POLTITION FROM MACRO TO NANO, 2022.
  6. Oliveira, A.M.; Paço, Ana; Rodrigues, Andreia C. M.; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M. ; Rocha, Rui; Duarte, Armando; Patrício Silva, A.L.; Rocha-Santos, Teresa. "Face masks in wetlands: preliminary results on their abundance, biodegradability, and ecotoxicity". Paper presented in 7th International Marine Debris Conference (7IMDC), 2022.
  7. Jesus, F; Patrício Silva, A.L.; Pereira, JL; Ré, A; Campos, I; Gonçalves, FJM; Nogueira, AJA; Abrantes, N; Serpa, D. "Avaliação da toxicidade de misturas de chumbo e níquel no ciclo de vida do inseto Chironomus riparius em água macia". Paper presented in 20º Encontro Nacional de Ecologia, 2021.
  8. Ana L. P. Silva; Lais Cícero; Ana P. L. Costa; Rodrigues, Andreia C. M.; Davide A. M. Silva; Amadeu M. V. M. Soares; Rui J. M. Rocha. "Effects of microplastics to the coral Zoanthus sociatus might be driven by polymer type in short-term exposure scenarios". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 19, 2019.
  9. Cicero, L; Patrício Silva, A.L.; Costa, A.P.L.; Rodrigues, A.C.M.; Silva, D. A. M.; Soares, A.M.V.M.; Rocha, R.J.M.. "PVC microplastics induces oxidative stress and damage to Zoanthus sociatus in short-term exposure scenarios". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe, 2019.
Journal article
  1. Diogo A. Ferreira-Filipe; Armando C. Duarte; Andrew S. Hursthouse; Teresa Rocha-Santos; Ana L. Patrício Silva. "Biobased Strategies for E-Waste Metal Recovery: A Critical Overview of Recent Advances". Environments (2025): https://doi.org/10.3390/environments12010026.
    10.3390/environments12010026
  2. Patrício Silva, A.L.; Barceló, D.; Rocha-Santos, T.. "Pharmaceuticals and micro(nano)plastics in the environment: Sorption and analytical challenges". Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry 44 (2024): e00243. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.teac.2024.e00243.
    Published • 10.1016/j.teac.2024.e00243
  3. Quigley, Elise; Silva, Ana L. Patrício; Chelinho, Sónia; Cunha, Luís; Briones, Maria JI.; Sousa, José P.. "Pristine and UV-aged polyethylene microplastics’ impact on gut microbiome and reproduction of earthworm Eisenia andrei". European Journal of Soil Biology 122 (2024): 103640. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2024.103640.
    10.1016/j.ejsobi.2024.103640
  4. Dora Bjedov; Rone S. Barbosa; Danielle Palma de Oliveira; Daniel Junqueira Dorta; Maíra Ignacio Sarmento; Renato Almeida Sarmento; Ana L. Patrício Silva; Carlos Gravato. "A Dangerous Couple: Sequential Effect of Phosphorus Flame-Retardant and Polyurethane Decrease Locomotor Activity in Planarian Girardia tigrina". Biology (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/biology13050337.
    10.3390/biology13050337
  5. Ferreira-Filipe, Diogo; Leila Oliveira; Paço, Ana; António J. S. Fernandes; da Costa, Florinda Mendes; Armando C. Duarte; Rocha-Santos Teresa; Patrício Silva, A.L.. Corresponding author: Ferreira-Filipe, Diogo. "Biodegradation of e-waste microplastics by Penicillium brevicompactum (STOTEN-D-24-07678)". Science of the Total Environment (Submitted) (2024):
    Submitted
  6. Paço, Ana; Oliveira, Ana M.; Ferreira-Filipe, Diogo A.; Rodrigues, Andreia C.M.; Rocha, Rui J.M.; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.; Duarte, Armando C.; Patrício Silva, Ana L.; Rocha-Santos, Teresa. "Facemasks: An insight into their abundance in wetlands, degradation, and potential ecotoxicity". Science of The Total Environment 904 (2023): 166232. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166232.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166232
  7. Ferreira-Filipe, Diogo A.; Paço, Ana; Pinho, Bruna; Silva, Rafael; Silva, Sara A.M.; Jesus, Fátima; Pereira, Joana L.; et al. "Microplastics from agricultural mulch films: Biodegradation and ecotoxicity in freshwater systems". Science of The Total Environment (2023): 169287. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169287.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169287
  8. da Costa, João Pinto; Silva, Ana Luísa; Barcelò, Damià; Rocha-Santos, Teresa; Duarte, Armando. "Threats to sustainability in face of post-pandemic scenarios and the war in Ukraine". Science of The Total Environment 892 (2023): 164509. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164509.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164509
  9. Oliveira, Ana M.; Patrício Silva, Ana L.; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.; Barceló, Damià; Duarte, Armando C.; Rocha-Santos, Teresa. "Current knowledge on the presence, biodegradation, and toxicity of discarded face masks in the environment". Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 11 2 (2023): 109308. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2023.109308.
    10.1016/j.jece.2023.109308
  10. Silva, Sara A.M.; Prata, Joana C.; Dias-Pereira, Patrícia; Rodrigues, Andreia C.M.; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.; Sarmento, Renato A.; Rocha-Santos, Teresa; Gravato, Carlos; Patrício Silva, A.L.. "Microplastics altered cellular responses, physiology, behaviour and regeneration of planarians feeding on contaminated prey". Science of The Total Environment (2023): 162556. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162556.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162556
  11. Silva, Sara A. M.; Rodrigues, Andreia C. M.; Rocha-Santos, Teresa; Silva, Ana L. Patrício; Gravato, Carlos. "Effects of Polyurethane Small-Sized Microplastics in the Chironomid, Chironomus riparius: Responses at Organismal and Sub-Organismal Levels". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19 23 (2022): 15610. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192315610.
    10.3390/ijerph192315610
  12. Prata, Joana C.; Silva, Carlos J.M.; Serpa, Dalila; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.; Gravato, Carlos; Patrício Silva, Ana L.. "Mechanisms influencing the impact of microplastics on freshwater benthic invertebrates: Uptake dynamics and adverse effects on Chironomus riparius". Science of The Total Environment (2022): 160426. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160426.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160426
  13. Silva, Ana L. Patrício; Silva, Sara A.M.; Duarte, Armando; Barceló, Damià; Rocha-Santos, Teresa. "Analytical methodologies used for screening micro(nano)plastics in (eco)toxicity tests". Green Analytical Chemistry (2022): 100037. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.greeac.2022.100037.
    10.1016/j.greeac.2022.100037
  14. Jesus, Fátima; Patrício Silva, A.L.; Pereira, Joana; Ré, Ana; Campos, Isabel; Gonçalves, Fernando J.M.; Nogueira, António J.A.; Abrantes, Nelson; Serpa, Dalila. "Do sediment-bound nickel and lead affect chironomids life-history? Toxicity assessment under environmentally relevant conditions". Aquatic Toxicology (2022): 106347. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2022.106347.
    10.1016/j.aquatox.2022.106347
  15. Joana C. Prata; Ana L. Patrício Silva; João P. da Costa; Patrícia Dias-Pereira; Alexandre Carvalho; António José Silva Fernandes; Florinda Mendes da Costa; Armando C. Duarte; Teresa Rocha-Santos. "Microplastics in Internal Tissues of Companion Animals from Urban Environments". Animals (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12151979.
    10.3390/ani12151979
  16. Diogo Alexandre Ferreira Filipe; Paço, Ana; Natal-da-Luz, Tiago; Sousa, José Paulo; Jorge Saraiva; Duarte, Armando; Rocha-Santos Teresa; Patrício Silva, Ana Luísa. Corresponding author: Diogo Alexandre Ferreira Filipe. "Are mulch biofilms used in agriculture an environmentally friendly solution? - An insight into their biodegradability and ecotoxicity using key organisms in soil ecosystems". Science of the Total Environment (2022):
    Accepted
  17. Patrício Silva, Ana L.; Tubic, Aleksandra; Vujic, Maja; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.; Duarte, Armando C.; Barcelò, Damià; Rocha-Santos, Teresa. "Implications of COVID-19 pandemic on environmental compartments: Is plastic pollution a major issue?". Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances 5 (2022): 100041. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hazadv.2021.100041.
    10.1016/j.hazadv.2021.100041
  18. Filipa G. Rodrigues; Hugo C. Vieira; Diana Campos; Sílvia F. S. Pires; Andreia C. M. Rodrigues; Ana L. P. Silva; Amadeu M. V. M. Soares; Jacinta M. M. Oliveira; Maria D. Bordalo. "Co-Exposure with an Invasive Seaweed Exudate Increases Toxicity of Polyamide Microplastics in the Marine Mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis". Toxics (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics10020043.
    10.3390/toxics10020043
  19. Calado, Ricardo; Carvalho, Leina; Rodrigues, Andreia C.M.; Abe, Flávia; Patrício Silva, Ana L.; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.; Gravato, Carlos. "The physiological consequences of delaying metamorphosis in the marine ornamental shrimp Lysmata seticaudata and its implications for aquaculture". Aquaculture 546 (2022): 737391. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2021.737391.
    10.1016/j.aquaculture.2021.737391
  20. Patrício Silva, Ana L.; Prata, Joana C.; Duarte, Armando C.; Barcelò, Damià; Rocha-Santos, Teresa. "An urgent call to think globally and act locally on landfill disposable plastics under and after covid-19 pandemic: Pollution prevention and technological (Bio) remediation solutions". Chemical Engineering Journal 426 (2021): 131201. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2021.131201.
    10.1016/j.cej.2021.131201
  21. Joana Correia Prata; Patrício Silva, A.L.; Duarte, Armando; Teresa Rocha-Santos. "The road to sustainable use and waste management of plastics in Portugal". Front. Environ. Sci. Eng. 16 (2021):
    Published • 10.1007/s11783-021-1439-x
  22. Silva, Carlos J.M.; Machado, Ana Luísa; Campos, Diana; Rodrigues, Andreia C.M.; Patrício Silva, Ana L.; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.; Pestana, João L.T.. "Microplastics in freshwater sediments: Effects on benthic invertebrate communities and ecosystem functioning assessed in artificial streams". Science of The Total Environment (2021): 150118. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150118.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150118
  23. Santana, Lígia M.B.M.; Rodrigues, Andreia C.M.; Campos, Diana; Kaczerewska, Olga; Figueiredo, Joana; Silva, Sara; Soua, Isabel; et al. "Can the toxicity of polyethylene microplastics and engineered nanoclays on flatfish (Solea senegalensis) be influenced by the presence of each other?". Science of The Total Environment (2021): 150188. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150188.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150188
  24. Ana-Belén Muñiz-González; Carlos J.M. Silva; Patrício Silva, A.L.; Diana Marina Gomes de Campos; João L.T. Pestana. "Suborganismal responses of the aquatic midge Chironomus riparius to polyethylene microplastics". Science of The Total Environment 883 146981 (2021): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969721020519?dgcid=author.
    Published • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146981
  25. Prata, Joana C.; Sequeira, Inês F.; Monteiro, Silvia S.; Silva, Ana Luísa Patrício; da Costa, João P.; Dias-Pereira, Patrícia; Fernandes, António José Silva; et al. "Preparation of biological samples for microplastic identification by Nile Red". Science of The Total Environment 783 (2021): 147065. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147065.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147065
  26. Diogo A. Ferreira-Filipe; Ana Paço; Armando C. Duarte; Teresa Rocha-Santos; Ana L. Patrício Silva. "Are Biobased Plastics Green Alternatives?—A Critical Review". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18157729.
    10.3390/ijerph18157729
  27. Patrício Silva, A.L.; Joana Correia Prata; Catherine Mouneyrac; Damià Barcelò; Armando C. Duarte; Teresa Rocha-Santos. "Risks of Covid-19 facemasks to wildlife: Present and future research needs". Science of the Total Environment (2021):
    Published • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148505
  28. Silva, Ana L.P.; Prata, Joana C.; Duarte, Armando C.; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.; Barceló, Damià; Rocha-Santos, Teresa. "Microplastics in landfill leachates: The need for reconnaissance studies and remediation technologies". Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering 3 (2021): 100072. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cscee.2020.100072.
    10.1016/j.cscee.2020.100072
  29. Joana C. Prata; Ana L. Patrício Silva; Armando C. Duarte; Teresa Rocha-Santos. "Disposable over Reusable Face Masks: Public Safety or Environmental Disaster?". Environments 8 4 (2021): 31-31. https://doi.org/10.3390/environments8040031.
    10.3390/environments8040031
  30. Patrício Silva, Ana L.. "Future-proofing plastic waste management for a circular Bio-economy". Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health (2021): 100263. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coesh.2021.100263.
    Accepted • 10.1016/j.coesh.2021.100263
  31. Silva, Carlos J.M.; Beleza, Sónia; Campos, Diana; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.; Patrício Silva, Ana L.; Pestana, João L.T.; Gravato, Carlos. "Immune response triggered by the ingestion of polyethylene microplastics in the dipteran larvae, Chironomus riparius". Journal of Hazardous Materials (2021): 125401. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125401.
    10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125401
  32. Patrício Silva, A.L.. "New frontiers in remediation of (micro)plastics". Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry (2021): 100443. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogsc.2020.100443.
    Published • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogsc.2020.100443
  33. Diana Marina Gomes de Campos; Andreia C. M. Rodrigues; Rui Jorge Miranda Rocha; Roberto Martins; Candeias-Mendes, Ana; Castanho, Sara; Soares, Florbela; et al. "Are Microplastics Impairing Marine Fish Larviculture?—Preliminary Results with Argyrosomus regius". Water 13 1 (2021): 104. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13010104.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/w13010104
  34. Carlos Silva; Patrício Silva, A.L.; Diana Marina Gomes de Campos; Ana Luísa Machado; João L.T. Pestana; Carlos Alexandre Sarabando Gravato. "Oxidative damage and decreased aerobic energy production due to ingestion of polyethylene microplastics by Chironomus riparius (Diptera) larvae". Journal of Hazardous Materials (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123775.
    10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123775
  35. Silva, Carlos JM.; Patrício Silva, Ana L.; Campos, Diana; Soares, Amadeu MVM.; Pestana, João LT.; Gravato, Carlos. "Lumbriculus variegatus (oligochaeta) exposed to polyethylene microplastics: biochemical, physiological and reproductive responses". Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 207 (2021): 111375. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111375.
    10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111375
  36. Patrício Silva, Ana L.. "New frontiers in remediation of (micro)plastics". (2021): http://hdl.handle.net/10773/37423.
    10.1016/j.cogsc.2020.100443
  37. Patrício Silva, A.L.; Joana Correia Prata; Tony R. Walker; A C Duarte; Ouyang W; Barceló, Damià; Teresa Rocha-Santos. "Increased plastic pollution due to Covid-19 pandemic: challenges and recommendations". Chemical Engineering Journal (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2020.126683.
    10.1016/j.cej.2020.126683
  38. Prata, Joana Correia; Patrício Silva, Ana Luísa; Walker, Tony R.; Duarte, Armando C.; Rocha Santos, Teresa. "COVID-19 pandemic repercussions on the use and management of plastics". Environmental Science & Technology (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c02178.
    10.1021/acs.est.0c02178
  39. Ana L. Patrício Silva; Joana C. Prata; Tony R. Walker; Diana Campos; Armando C. Duarte; Amadeu M.V.M. Soares; Damià Barcelò; Teresa Rocha-Santos. "Rethinking and optimising plastic waste management under COVID-19 pandemic: Policy solutions based on redesign and reduction of single-use plastics and personal protective equipment". Science of The Total Environment (2020): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140565.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140565
  40. R.J.M. Rocha; A.C.M. Rodrigues; D. Campos; L.H. Cícero; A.P.L. Costa; D.A.M. Silva; M. Oliveira; A.M.V.M. Soares; Silva A.L. Patrício. "Do microplastics affect the zoanthid Zoanthus sociatus?". Science of The Total Environment (2020): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.136659.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.136659
  41. Joana C. Prata; Ana L. Patrício Silva; João P. da Costa; Catherine Mouneyrac; Tony R. Walker; Armando C. Duarte; Teresa Rocha-Santos. "Solutions and Integrated Strategies for the Control and Mitigation of Plastic and Microplastic Pollution". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16 13 (2019): 2411-2411. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16132411.
    10.3390/ijerph16132411
  42. Silva, C.J.M.; Silva, A.L.P.; Gravato, C.; Pestana, J.L.T.. "Ingestion of small-sized and irregularly shaped polyethylene microplastics affect Chironomus riparius life-history traits". Science of the Total Environment 672 (2019): 862-868. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85064010285&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.017
  43. Boas, Sara W.; Slotsbo, Stine; Patricio Silva, Ana L.; Larsen, Martin M.; Damgaard, Christian; Holmstrup, Martin. "Increased frequency of freeze-thaw events in a future climate can significantly increase negative effects of copper on enchytraeids". Applied Soil Ecology 107 (2016): 272-278. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2016.06.011.
    10.1016/j.apsoil.2016.06.011
  44. Patrício Silva, A.L.; Amorim, M.J.B.; Holmstrup, M.. "Adaptations of enchytraeids to single and combined effects of physical and chemical stressors". Environmental Reviews 24 1 (2016): 1-12.
    Published • 10.1139/er-2015-0048
  45. Patrício-Silva, Ana L.; Amorim, Mónica J. B.. "Effect of freeze-thaw cycles and 4-nonylphenol on cellular energy allocation in the freeze-tolerant enchytraeid Enchytraeus albidus". Environmental Science and Pollution Research 23 4 (2016): 3548-3555.
    Published • 10.1007/s11356-015-5593-1
  46. Patrício Silva, A. L.; Amorim, M. J. B.; Holmstrup, M.. "Uptake and Elimination of 4-Nonylphenol in the Enchytraeid Enchytraeus albidus". Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 96 2 (2016): 156-161.
    Published • 10.1007/s00128-015-1701-7
  47. Silva, Ana L. Patrício; Amorim, Mónica J.B.; Holmstrup, Martin. "Salinity changes impact of hazardous chemicals in Enchytraeus albidus". Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 34 9 (2015): 2159-2166.
    Published • 10.1002/etc.3058
  48. Patrício Silva, Ana L.; Enggrob, Kirsten; Slotsbo, Stine; Amorim, Mónica J. B.; Holmstrup, Martin. "Importance of Freeze–Thaw Events in Low Temperature Ecotoxicology of Cold Tolerant Enchytraeids". Environmental Science & Technology 48 16 (2014): 9790-9796.
    Published • 10.1021/es502161z
  49. Silva, A.L. Patrício; Holmstrup, M.; Amorim, M.J.B.. "Worms from the Arctic are better adapted to freezing and high salinity than worms from temperate regions: Oxidative stress responses in Enchytraeus albidus". Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology 166 4 (2013): 582-589.
    Published • 10.1016/j.cbpa.2013.09.004
  50. Silva, A. L. P.; Holmstrup, M.; Kostal, V.; Amorim, M. J. B.. "Soil salinity increases survival of freezing in the enchytraeid Enchytraeus albidus". Journal of Experimental Biology 216 14 (2013): 2732-2740.
    Published • 10.1242/jeb.083238
Preprint
  1. Dora Bjedov; Rone S. Barbosa; Danielle Palma de Oliveira; Daniel J. Dorta; Maíra Ignacio Sarmento; Renato A. Sarmento; Ana Luisa P. Silva; Carlos Gravato. "A Dangerous Couple: Sequential Effect of Phosphorus Flame-Retardant and Polyurethane Decrease Locomotor Activity in Planarian Girardia tigrina". 2024. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.0885.v1.
    10.20944/preprints202404.0885.v1
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Silva, Ana Luísa Patrício; Amorim, Mónica; Holmstrup, Martin. "Impact of natural and/or chemical stressors on the freeze-tolerant and euryhaline enchytraeid, Enchytraeus albidus". PhD, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/16009.
  2. Patrício Silva, A.L.. "Análise de Variabilidade Genética ao Nível do DNA mitocondrial em Populações Portuguesas de Truta (Salmo Trutta): Sua Importância para a Identificação de Populações Prioritárias para Gestão e Conservação". Master, Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, 2006. https://sigarra.up.pt/fcup/pt/teses.tese?p_aluno_id=101565&p_processo=17563&p_lang=0.
Website
  1. Patrício Silva, A.L.. Does salinity affect phospholipid fatty acid composition of the enchytraeid Enchytraeus albidus?. 2015. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283796714_Does_salinity_affect_phospholipid_fatty_acid_composition_of_the_enchytraeid_Enchytraeus_albidus.
    10.13140/RG.2.1.1691.5924
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2021/11/28 Facing new challenges in plastic pollution and microplastic issues XXIV Congress of the Mesoamerican Society for Biology and Conservation 2021
Sociedad Mesoamericana para la Biología y la Conservación (El Salvador)
2021/11/28 Fate and effects of microplastics on marine biota Fate and Effects of Organic Contaminants in Marine Environments
Centre of Environmental and Marine Studies, University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2021/10/26 Facing new challenges in plastic pollution and microplastic issues (KEYNOTE) XXIV Congreso de la Sociedad Mesoamericana para la Biología y la Conservación
(Spain)
2020/06/18 Microplastics - Characterisation and Effects Marine Pollutants Symposium
Universidad de Granada, Spain (Granada, Spain)
2019/06/12 Microplásticos, um macroproblema para ambientes dulçaquícolas? (Are Microplastics a macroproblem to freshwaters?) Workshop of Functional Biodiversity
University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2018/09/03 Climate change, its effects on environmental stressors and the ecotoxicological responses of soil invertebrates. ECOTOX 2018: XV Congresso Brasileiro de Ecotoxicologia
(Aracajú, Brazil)
2014/11/09 On the importance of salinity and temperature fluctuations on ecotoxicology of supra-littoral enchytraeids (platform presentation) SETAC North America 35th Annual Meeting
(Vancouver, Canada)
2013/05/11 Effects of salinity and freeze temperatures in Enchytraeus albidus – increased freeze tolerance and changing impact on toxicity. SETAC Europe, 23rd Annual Meeting
(Glasgow, United Kingdom)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/09/01 - 2028/08/31 (UN)LEACH - Unraveling the leaching, exposure, and ecotoxicity of plastic-associated chemicals in aquatic environments
Supervisor
 PhD Biology (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2023/01/02 - 2027/12/31 Development of strategies towards the sustainable degradation of e-waste.
Supervisor of Diogo Alexandre Ferreira Filipe
 Biotecnologia (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2024/02/08 - 2024/06/30 The role of Microbacterium sp. on Printed Circuit Boards bioprocessing
Supervisor
 Biotechnology (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
2024/02/08 - 2024/06/30 Bioprocessing of Printed Circuit Board by Penicillium brevicompactum
Supervisor
 Biochemistry (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
2024/02/07 - 2024/06/30 Characterization of microfibres and environmental implications
Supervisor
 Chemistry (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
2024/02/06 - 2024/06/30 Biodegradation of e-waste microplastics by Pseudomonas sp.
Supervisor
 Biochemistry (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
2023/01/16 - 2023/06/26 Development of methodologies for the biodegradation of e-waste plastic
Supervisor
 Graduation in Biochemistry (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
2021/10/01 - 2022/12/19 The role of contaminated prey on planarians' behaviour and physiology in microplastics research
Supervisor
 Master in Toxicology and Risk Assessment
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2020/02/01 - 2022/11/28 Biodegradation and ecotoxicity of biobased plastics in freshwater environments
Supervisor
 Master in Chemistry (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
2021/10/01 - 2022/07/31 Are Mytilus galloprovicialis populations threatened by the presence of plasticizers and/or microplastics?
Co-supervisor
 Master in Applied Marine Biology (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2021/07/19 - 2022/07/30 Implications of COVID-19 disposable face masks to the environment
Supervisor
 Master in Applied Biology (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2020/11/21 - 2022/07/21 Are biobased biodegradable plastics threatening freshwater macroinvertebrates? ¿ A case study with the freshwater chironomid, Chironomus riparius
Supervisor
 Degree in Biotechnology (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
2022/01/18 - 2022/07/18 Straightforward methodology for microplastics extraction from the clam Ruditapes decussatus
Supervisor
 Graduation in Biotechnology (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
2022 - 2022 07/2022/BII/CESAM
Supervisor
 07/2022/BII/CESAM (Scientific initiation)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
2022 - 2022 05/2022/BII/CESAM
Supervisor
 05/2022/BII/CESAM (Scientific initiation)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
2022 - 2022 06/2022/BII/CESAM
Supervisor
 06/2022/BII/CESAM (Scientific initiation)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
2022 - 2022 DEPURD: BI/UI88/9947/2022
Supervisor
 DEPURD: BI/UI88/9947/2022 (Specialization course)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
2021/02/01 - 2021/09/30 Are Biodegradable Mulch Biofilms a Green Alternative for the Agricultural sector?
Supervisor
 Master in Biotechnology (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
2019/11/23 - 2020/07/28 DO MICROPLASTICS AFFECT THE REGENERATION AND BEHAVIOR OF PLANARIANS? - evaluation via trophic transfer
Supervisor
 Graduation in Marine Sciences (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Geociências, Portugal
2019/02/01 - 2019/12/19 Effect of microplastics on the coral Zoanthus sociatus: physiological and biochemical responses
Supervisor
 Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2019/05/01 - 2019/10/01 Effects of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) microplastics on freshwater benthic macroinvertebrates
Supervisor
 Graduation in Biotechnology (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2022/11/14 - 2022/11/18 How threatened planarians can be when ingesting contaminated prey with microplastics?
Congress
 MICRO2022: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PLASTIC POLTITION FROM MACRO TO NANO
2022/11/14 - 2022/11/18 Ecotoxicity of a biobased mulch on the dipteran Chironomus riparius larvae
Congress
 MICRO2022: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PLASTIC POLTITION FROM MACRO TO NANO
2022/09/18 - 2022/09/23 Facemasks in wetlands: Preliminary results on their abundance, biodegradability, and ecotoxicity
Congress
 7th International Marine Debris Conference (7IMDC)
2020/11/23 - 2020/11/23 Can the toxicity of polyethylene microplastics be enhanced in the presence of engineered nanoclays? Preliminary results of flatfish Solea senegalensis larvae as a case-study.
Congress
 Micro2020 International Conference
2020/11/23 - 2020/11/23 Can a short-term exposure to microplastics affect the biochemical and metabolic responses of farmed meagre larvae, Argyrosomus regius (Asso, 1801)?
Congress
 Micro2020 International Conference
2020/05/03 - 2020/05/03 DO MICROPLASTICS AFFECT THE COSMOPOLITAN ZOANTHID Zoanthus sociatus, IN A SHORT-TERM EXPOSURE SCENARIO? Responses at physiological and biochemical levels.
Congress
 SETAC Europe 30th Annual Meeting
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, United States
2019/11/07 - 2019/11/07 Suborganismal responses of the aquatic midge Chironomus riparius to polyethylene microplastics.
Congress
 SETAC North America 40th Annual Meeting
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, United States
2018/07/01 - 2018/07/03 The Big Microplastic survey: a collaborative citizen science project being undertaken by UK registered charity, Just One Ocean and the University of Portsmouth.
Other
 The Big Microplastic survey
Just One Ocean and University of Portsmouth , United Kingdom
2018/05/13 - 2018/05/18 How protective is the current risk assessment for soil invertebrates? (Platform presentation)
Congress
 SETAC-Europe 28th Annual Meeting
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, United States

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2022/12/07 Implications of COVID-19 disposable face masks to the environment
Supervisor
 Ana Margarida Carvalho Meneses Oliveira (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2022/11/28 Biodegradation and ecotoxicity of biobased plastics in freshwater environments
Supervisor
 Rafael Gonçalves Silva (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
2022/07/23 The role of contaminated prey on planarians' behaviour and physiology in microplastics research
Supervisor
 Sara Andreia Monteiro da Silva (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2021/12/14 Are biodegradable biobased plastics a green alternative?
Supervisor
 Diogo Alexandre Ferreira Filipe (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
2021/02/25 Desenho de Polímeros Sustentáveis a partir do Ácido 2,5-Furanodicarboxilico e Avaliação da sua (bio)Degradabilidade
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Rafael Marques Patrício (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
2020/10/13 Further Advances on Soil Microarthropod Community Testing for the Risk Assessment of Plant Protection Products.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Pedro Miguel Sotaia Campos (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2019/12/19 Effect of microplastics on the coral Zoanthus sociatus: physiological and biochemical responses
Supervisor
 Laís Henrique Cícero (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2019/12/14 Single and combined effects of microplastics and cadmium on innate immunity and antioxidant defence in European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax)
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Cristina Alexandra Bessa Cruz (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2019/09/13 Effects of two new generation pesticides on two soil invertebrate species
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Camila Ribeiro Barreto Campello (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2021/03/30 - 2021/07/31 Participation in the United Nations Environment Programme Rapid Response Assessment (RRA) on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on marine litter and plastic pollution United Nations Environment Programme, Kenya

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024/09/01 - 2024/09/07 Biomonitoring of hazardous substances in coastal ecosystems (Postgraduate Certificate) Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2023/12/13 - 2023/12/13 Microplastic Research Towards Environment and Human Health: current knowledge and future directions Mestrado em Biologia Humana e Ambiente (Mestrado) Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2022/12/15 - 2022/12/17 Microplásticos: tudo o que (ainda não) sabemos! (Outros) Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2022/06/26 - 2022/06/28 (On) Microplastics FUR4Sustain Training School (Outros) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
2020/11/12 - 2020/11/12 Microplastics – an invisible threat to environmental and human health Mestrado em Biologia Humana e Ambiente (Mestrado) Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2018/09/01 - 2018/09/01 Evaluation of the combined effect of chemical and natural stressors: an integrative approach in soil invertebrates. (workshop-ECOTOX 2018) (Outros) Sociedade Brasileira de Ecotoxicologia - ECOTOX-BRASIL, Brazil

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2021/02/17 A pandemia de COVID-19 e os desafios à sustentabilidade ambiental Fábrica Centro de Ciência Viva - Aveiro
2020/09/29 https://www.saudemais.tv/noticia/23388-covid-19-cientistas-dizem-que-e-urgente-encontrar-alternativas-aos-descartaveis
2020/09/29 http://portocanal.sapo.pt/noticia/237217
2020/09/29 https://www.terranova.pt/noticia/sociedade/covid-19-cientistas-da-universidade-de-aveiro-alertam-para-o-lixo-da-pandemia
2020/09 https://www.wattson.pt/2020/10/01/mascaras-descartaveis-abandonadas-estao-a-contaminar-ambiente/
2020/09 https://www.montevideo.com.uy/Ciencia-y-Tecnologia/La-pandemia-que-mejoraba-el-ambiente-nos-tapa-de-basura-Hay-que-actuar-uc766035
2020/06/01 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jun/28/park-staff-in-england-tell-of-litter-chaos-as-super-saturday-looms

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2020/10/06 - 2020/10/06 SIC - primeiro jornal Material descartável em tempo de pandemia
2020 - 2020 TVi - Jornal da uma. Luvas e máscaras descartáveis ameaçam o ambiente

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2023/05/01 - 2023/05/30 Physiological and biochemical responses in planarians Rone S. Barbosa
2021/03/01 - 2021/06/30 ERASMUS+ TRAINEESHIPS 2020/21: Extraction, quantification, and characterisation of microplastics from compost. Renata, Matekalo
Distinctions

Other distinction

2024 TOP 2% researcher 2023
2023 TOP 2% researcher 2022
Stanford University, United States