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I am Marija Prodana, currently an assistant researcher at Department of Biology and Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, University of Aveiro, Portugal. I hold Bachelor with Honours in Biology (Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Serbia), MSc in Environmental Studies -JEMES (Aalborg University, Denmark; Hamburg University of Technology, Germany; University of Aveiro, Portugal; two-year MSc grant awarded by European Commission), and since July 2018, a PhD in Biology with Specialization in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Biology (Department of Biology, UA; grant awarded by Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology-FCT). Prior to my postgraduate studies, I gained a valuable working experience in the laboratory for safety assessment of food and consumer products Eko-lab d.o.o. Novi Sad (2008/2009). Up to date I published 14 ISI papers (WOS=535 citations, h-index 6, and Google scholar=854 citations, h-index 8), one book chapter, delivered six oral presentations at national and international level, with more than 35 communications (platform, posters, conference papers) predominantly in international conferences. My research is focused on: soil quality, soil functions and ecosystem services, terrestrial ecotoxicology, soil-biota interactions in biochar- and compost-amended soil, carbon sequestration, nutrient cycling in amended soils (biochar, compost, composites, insect frass), soil microbial responses, leaching of contaminants and nutrients from soil and impact on aquatic ecosystems, fate and behaviour of nano-chemicals in soils, bioaccumulation of nano-pesticides in soil invertebrates, bioplastic fate and behaviour in soil and interaction with soil biota, biodegradation of bioplastics, bioaccumulation of contaminants in insects for food and feed, risk assessment of chemicals, and environmental risk assessment. At present, I am primarily focused on studying toxicity and bioaccumulation of various contaminant groups (metals, PAHs, mycotoxins) in insects used for feed and food, within the ENTOSAFE project. Outreach activities and dissemination of knowledge have significant role in my professional engagement, like those on increasing public awareness on the role of soil in human and environmental health and promoting soil literacy. My day-to-day work involves laboratory training of undergraduate and graduate students.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Marija Prodana

Citation names

  • Prodana, Marija

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
DB12-9545-F3F3
ORCID iD
0000-0002-7747-4699
Google Scholar ID
Marija Prodana
Researcher Id
K-1353-2017

Email addresses

  • marijaprodana@ua.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Glória e Vera Cruz, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biology
  • Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Environmental Sciences
  • Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Soil Science

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Serbian (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2)
German Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2013/10/01 - 2018/07/20
Concluded
 PhD in Biology (Doutoramento)
Major in Biology
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Integrative tools to assess effects of biochar to soil biota" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Approved
2009/09/01 - 2011/12/16
Concluded
 MSc in Environmental Studies (Master)
Aalborg Universitet, Denmark

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Technische Universität Hamburg, Germany
"Ecotoxicology of biochar-bound PAHs in runoff from amended soils." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2001/10/15 - 2008/05/07
Concluded
 Bachelor with Honours in Biology (Bachelor)
Major in Biology
Univerzitet u Novom Sadu Departman za biologiju i ekologiju, Serbia
"Distribution of Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. in Municipality of Zabalj" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 8.24 out of 10
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2019/02/01 - 2021/06/14 ECOCENE - Ecological Effects of Nanopesticides to Soil Ecosystems (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-032471)
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-032471
Research Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2018/07/15 - 2019/01/15 NanoFASE Nanomaterial FAte and Speciation in the Environment
No 646002
Research Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
Concluded
2013/10 - 2017/09 Doctoral grant, reference SFRH/BD/89891/2012
SFRH / BD / 89891 / 2012
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
 Portuguese Foundation of Science and Technology
Concluded
2010/12 - 2011/03 Application of yeast estrogen screen-test (YES) for fine dust from wood burning in TUHH Laboratory
N/A
Master Student Fellow
Technische Universität Hamburg, Germany
Concluded
2009/10 - 2010/01 Implementation of life cycle thinking in Fibertex Company - LCA of the geotextile
N/A
Master Student Fellow
Aalborg Universitet Institut for Samfundsudvikling og Planlægning, Denmark
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2022/01/15 - Current ENTOSAFE -Insectos comestíveis: uma solução sustentável de produção de alimento e os riscos químicos associados
NA
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2021/06/15 - 2022/07/20 ECOCENE - Ecological Effects of Nanopesticides to Soil Ecosystems
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-032471
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing

Other

Designation Funders
2021/11/01 - Current rWILD-COA - Ecological challenges and opportunities of trophic rewilding in Côa Valle
COA/BRB/0063/2019
Contributor
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2023/01/01 - 2024/12/31 SAYFERT - Safety and effectiveness of Estarreja-based fertilisers under circular economy principles
SAYFERT
Contributor, Team member
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Ongoing
2023/01/01 - 2024/12/31 TERRA - Climate change impacTs in EstaRRejA region
TERRA
Contributor, Team member
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
2023/09/01 - 2024/12/01 MicroStimulus - The ecological role of microbial-based plant biostimulants in the resident rhizosphere microbiome from degraded agricultural and forest soils.
N/A
Contributor
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
 Fondation L'Oréal
Ongoing
2020/01/20 - 2021/12/10 METOXCLIM - Metal contamination in a global warming perspective: effects on soil properties and relation with toxicity changes
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-
Contributor
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2014/10 - 2015/05 EXPLOCHAR
EXPL/AGR-FOR/0549/2013
PhD Student Fellow
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. González-Alcaraz, M. Nazaret; Malheiro, Catarina; Cardoso, Diogo N.; Prodana, Marija; Morgado, Rui G.; van Gestel, Cornelis A. M.; Loureiro, Susana. "Bioaccumulation and Toxicity of Organic Chemicals in Terrestrial Invertebrates". In Bioavailability of Organic Chemicals in Soil and Sediment, 149-189. Springer International Publishing, 2020.
    10.1007/698_2020_511
Conference paper
  1. Verheijen, Frank ; Simon Jeffery; Prodana, Marija; Bastos, Ana Catarina; Abalos, Diego; van Groenigen, Jan-Willem ; Hungate, Bruce A. "Biochar boosts tropical but not temperate crop yields". Paper presented in 6th International Symposium on Soil Organic Matter, Harpenden, 2017.
    Published
  2. Bastos, Ana Catarina; Abrantes, Nelson ; Prodana, Marija; Verheijen, Frank ; Keizer, Jan Jacob; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.; Loureiro, Susana. "Effects of aqueous soil-biochar extracts on representative aquatic organisms: a first evaluation". Paper presented in European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2012, Vienna, 2012.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Malheiro, C., Prodana, M., Cardoso, D.N., Peixoto, S., Silva, A.R.R., Campos, F., Sarmento, P., Murta, D., Soares, A.M.V. "Valorization of agricultural wastes as a sustainable approach to improve soil productivity and health: a case study with tomato.". Paper presented in Smart and Circular Agriculture towards Sustainability, Porto, Portugal., 2022.
  2. Cardoso, D.N.; Mostafaie, A.; Silva, Ana R. R. ; Motta, C.; Murta, D.; Pinto, G.; Coelho, I. ; et al. "ENTOSAFE - Edible insects: From a sustainable food production to a food safety concern". Paper presented in SETAC Europe, 32nd Annual Meeting, 2022.
  3. Peixoto, Sara; Morgado, Rui G.; Diogo Filipe Nunes Cardoso; Prodana, Marija; Catarina Correia de Lemos Malheiro; Loureiro, Susana; Henriques, Isabel. "Structural and Functional Changes in the Wheat Rhizosphere Bacterial Community Upon Copper Nanomaterials Application to Soil". Paper presented in SETAC Europe, 32nd Annual Meeting, 2022.
  4. Catarina Correia de Lemos Malheiro; Prodana, Marija; Cardoso, Diogo N.; Peixoto, Sara; Ana Rita R. Silva; Fábio Campos; Pedro Sarmento; et al. "Agricultural waste recycling, sustainable food production and ecosystem services: circularity in a case study of tomato production.". Paper presented in SETAC Europe, 32nd Annual Meeting, 2022.
  5. Marija Prodana; Rui G. Morgado; Diogo N. Cardoso; Catarina Malheiro; Pedro Monteiro; Sara Peixoto; Joana Neves; et al. "Triticum aestivum bioaccumulation and physiological responses to copper nano-formulations and ionic copper: an indoor mesocosms approach". Paper presented in SETAC Europe, 32nd Annual Meeting, 2022.
  6. Morgado, R.G.; Prodana, M.; Cardoso, D.N.; Malheiro, C.; Peixoto, S; Neves, J.; Santos, C.; et al. "Effects of nano and non-nano copper formulations to soil organisms: a mesocosm approach.". Paper presented in SETAC Europe, 31st Annual Meeting, 2021.
  7. Cardoso, D.N.; Morgado, R.G.; Prodana, M.; Loureiro, S.. "How Collembola Population Changes in the Presence of Copper: A Comparison Between Nano and Non-Nano Copper Compounds.". Paper presented in SETAC Europe, 31st Annual Meeting, 2021.
  8. Peixoto S.; Morgado G. R.; Prodana M.; Cardoso, D. ; Malheiro C.; Henriques I.; Loureiro S.. "Impact of different copper-based nanomaterials on the soil microbiome.". Paper presented in One Health Day – Emerging Diseases, University of Aveiro, Virtual conference., 2020.
  9. Malheiro, C., Prodana, M., Cardoso, D.N., Soares, A. M. V. M., Morgado, R.G., Loureiro, S.. "Effects of an innovative agroproduct on the avoidance behavior of the invertebrate species Enchytraeus crypticus.". Paper presented in PhD student Meeting CESAM, Lisbon, 2019.
  10. Bastos, Ana Catarina; Domene, Xavier; Kammann, Claudia ; Cardoso, Diogo; Morgado, Rui; Prodana, Marija; Arasa, R. ; et al. "Integrating analytical and effect-based biochar characterization: an interdisciplinary COST Action (FA TD1107) initiative.". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 26th Annual Meeting, 2017.
  11. Malheiro, Catarina ; Cardoso, Diogo; Neves, Joana; Prodana, Marija; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.; Bastos, Ana Catarina; Loureiro, Susana. "Biochar amendment in dimethoate contaminated soils: Toxicity assessment using the collembolan Folsomia candida and the dicotyledonous plant Brassica rapa.". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 27th Annual Meeting, Brussels, 2017.
  12. Prodana, Marija; Bastos, Ana Catarina; Verheijen, Frank ; Keizer, Jan Jacob; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.; Loureiro, Susana. "Influence of biochar particle sizes on biota responses.". Paper presented in SETAC Europe, 27th Annual Meeting, 2017.
  13. Prodana, Marija; Bastos, Ana Catarina; Amaro, Antonio; Cardoso, Diogo; Morgado, Rui; Santos, Miguel J G ; Verheijen, Frank ; et al. "A one-year assessment of biochar effects on key soil invertebrates in a field trial under viticulture.". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 25th Annual Meeting, Barcelona, 2015.
    10.1061/9780784413432.018
  14. Prodana, Marija; Loureiro, Susana; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.; Verheijen, Frank ; Keizer, Jan Jacob; Abrantes, Nelson ; Bastos, Ana Catarina. "Consecutive dry-wet cycles influence toxicity of aqueous fractions of biochar-amended soil.". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 24th Annual Meeting, Basel, 2014.
  15. Amaro, Antonio; Loureiro, Susana; Cardoso, Diogo; Morgado, Rui; Prodana, Marija; Verheijen, Frank ; Keizer, Jan Jacob; et al. "Invertebrate avoidance behaviour as a screening tool for biochar-amended soils under viticulture.". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 24th Annual Meeting, Basel, 2014.
  16. Bastos, Ana Catarina; Prodana, Marija; Oliveira, Jacinta ; Calhôa, Filipa ; Santos, Miguel J G ; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.; Loureiro, Susana. "Potentially bioavailable metals and PAHs in Lufa 2.2: back to basics on contextualisation and implications for use as a natural reference soil.". Paper presented in at SETAC Europe 23rd Annual Meeting, Glasgow, 2013.
  17. Bastos, Ana Catarina; Abrantes, Nelson ; Prodana, Marija; Keizer, Jan Jacob; Verheijen, Frank ; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.; Loureiro, Susana. "Ecotoxicity of biochar-bound PAH contaminants in aqueous extracts from biochar-amended soils: a pilot study.". Paper presented in European Confederation of Soil Science Societies, EUROSOIL 2012, 4th International Congress, 2012.
Journal article
  1. C. Malheiro; M. Prodana; D.N. Cardoso; R.G. Morgado; S. Loureiro. "Ageing influences the toxicity of two innovative nanofertilizers to the soil invertebrates Enchytraeus crypticus and Folsomia candida". Environmental Pollution (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123989.
    10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123989
  2. Maria, Vera L.; Joana Santos; Marija Prodana; Diogo N. Cardoso; Rui G. Morgado; Mónica J. B. Amorim; Angela Barreto. "Toxicity mechanisms of plastic nanoparticles in three terrestrial species: antioxidant system imbalance and neurotoxicity". Nanotoxicology (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17435390.2024.2358781.
    10.1080/17435390.2024.2358781
  3. Diogo Cardoso; Regina Duarte; Ana Rita Silva; Marija Prodana; Ana Góis; Patrícia V. Silva; Amid Mostafaie; et al. "Dataset for: Edible Insects: Understanding Benzo(a)pyrene Toxicokinetics in Yellow Mealworms for Safe and Sustainable Consumption". Zenodo (2024):
    10.5281/zenodo.11197345
  4. Sara Peixoto; Rui G. Morgado; Marija Prodana; Diogo N. Cardoso; Catarina Malheiro; Joana Neves; Cátia Santos; et al. "Responses of soil microbiome to copper-based materials (nano and bulk) for agricultural applications: An indoor-mesocosm experiment". NanoImpact (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.impact.2024.100506.
    10.1016/j.impact.2024.100506
  5. C. Malheiro; M. Prodana; D.N. Cardoso; A.M.V.M. Soares; R.G. Morgado; S. Loureiro. "Soil habitat function after innovative nanoagriproducts application: Effect of ageing on the avoidance behaviour of the soil invertebrates Enchytraeus crypticus and Folsomia candida". Science of The Total Environment 901 (2023): 165955-165955. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165955.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165955
  6. J. Barbir; E. Arato; C-Y. Chen; M. Granberg; L. Gutow; A-S. Krång; S. D. Kröger; et al. "Assessing ecotoxicity of an innovative bio-based mulch film: a multi-environmental and multi-bioassay approach". Frontiers in Environmental Science 11 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1171261.
    10.3389/fenvs.2023.1171261
  7. Silva, Patrícia V.; Santos, Cátia S.A.; Papadiamantis, Anastasios G.; Gonçalves, Sandra F.; Prodana, Marija; Verweij, Rudo A.; Lynch, Iseult; van Gestel, Cornelis A.M.; Loureiro, Susana. "Toxicokinetics of silver and silver sulfide nanoparticles in Chironomus riparius under different exposure routes". Science of The Total Environment 865 (2023): 161087. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.161087.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.161087
  8. Rui G. Morgado; Andreia Pereira; Diogo N. Cardoso; Marija Prodana; Catarina Malheiro; Ana Rita R. Silva; André Vinhas; Amadeu M.V.M. Soares; Susana Loureiro. "The effects of different temperatures in mercury toxicity to the terrestrial isopod Porcellionides pruinosus". Environmental Pollution (2022): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120209.
    10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120209
  9. Bastos, A.C.; Verheijen, F.G.A.; Amaro, A.; Prodana, M.; Cardoso, D.N.; Morgado, R.G.; Santos, Miguel J.; et al. "Screening the habitat function of biochar-amended vineyard soils at field plot-scale, based on invertebrate avoidance behaviour". Applied Soil Ecology 177 (2022): 104526. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2022.104526.
    10.1016/j.apsoil.2022.104526
  10. Lopes, Joana; Malheiro, Catarina; Prodana, Marija; Loureiro, Susana; Ferreira, Paula; Coimbra, Manuel A.; Gonçalves, Idalina. "Locust bean milling-derived dust as a raw material for the development of biodegradable bioplastics with antioxidant activity". Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.11883.
    10.1002/jsfa.11883
  11. Prodana, Marija; A. C. Bastos or Catarina Bastos A or Catarina Bastos or Ana Catarina Bastos; Silva, A.R.R; Morgado, R.G.; Frankenbach, S.; Serôdio, J.,; Soares, A.M.V.M.; Loureiro, S.. Corresponding author: Prodana, Marija. "Soil functional assessment under biochar, organic amendments and fertilizers applications in small-scale terrestrial ecosystem models". Applied Soil Ecology 168 (2021): 104157-104157. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2021.104157.
    10.1016/j.apsoil.2021.104157
  12. Tourinho, P.; Santos, C.S.; Prodana, M.; Ferreira, V.; Habibullah, G.; Kocí, V.; van Gestel, C.A.; Loureiro, S.. Corresponding author: Tourinho, P.. "Microplastic Fibers Increase Sublethal Effects of AgNP and AgNO 3 in Daphnia magna by Changing Cellular Energy Allocation". Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/etc.5136.
    10.1002/etc.5136
  13. Prodana, Marija; Bastos, Ana Catarina; Amaro, Antonio; Cardoso, Diogo; Morgado, Rui; Machado, Ana Luisa; Verheijen, Frank ; Keizer, Jan Jacob; Loureiro, Susana. "Biomonitoring tools for biochar and biochar-compost amended soil under viticulture: Looking at exposure and effects". Applied Soil Ecology (2019): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2019.01.007.
    In press
  14. Prodana, Marija; Silva, Carlos; Gravato, Carlos; Verheijen, Frank ; Keizer, Jan Jacob; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.; Loureiro, Susana; Bastos, Ana Catarina. "Influence of biochar particle size on biota responses.". Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety (2019): 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.02.044.
    Accepted
  15. Simon Jeffery; Diego Abalos; Marija Prodana; Ana Catarina Bastos; Jan Willem van Groenigen; Bruce A Hungate; Frank Verheijen. "Biochar boosts tropical but not temperate crop yields". Environmental Research Letters 12 5 (2017): 053001-053001. https://doi.org/10.1088%2F1748-9326%2Faa67bd.
    10.1088/1748-9326/aa67bd
  16. Tammeorg, Priit; Bastos, Ana Catarina; Jeffery, Simon ; Rees, Frédéric ; Kern, Jürgen ; Graber, Ellen R. ; Ventura, Maurizio ; et al. "Biochars in soils: towards the required level of scientific understanding". Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management (2016):
    10.3846/16486897.2016.1239582
  17. Bastos, Ana Catarina; Prodana, Marija; Abrantes, Nelson ; Keizer, Jan Jacob; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.; Loureiro, Susana. "Potential risk of biochar-amended soil to aquatic systems: an evaluation based on aquatic bioassays.". Ecotoxicology (London, England) (2014): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/25213286.
    10.1007/s10646-014-1344-1
  18. Bastos, Ana Catarina; Prodana, Marija; Oliveira, Jacinta ; Calhôa, Filipa ; Santos, Miguel J G ; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.; Loureiro, Susana. "Water-extractable priority contaminants in LUFA 2.2 soil: back to basics, contextualisation and implications for use as natural standard soil.". Ecotoxicology (London, England) (2014): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/25154459.
    10.1007/s10646-014-1335-2
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Prodana, Marija. "Integrative tools to assess effects of biochar to soil biota". PhD, Universidade de Aveiro, 2018.
  2. Prodana, Marija. "Ecotoxicology of biochar-bound PAHs in runoff from amended soils". Master, Universidade de Aveiro, 2011.
  3. Prodana, Marija. "Distribution of Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. in Municipality of Zabalj". Degree, Univerzitet u Novom Sadu Departman za biologiju i ekologiju, 2008.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/05/01 Chemical hazard in edible insects - accumulation and elimination of contaminants from the substrate SETAC Europe, 33rd Annual Meeting
SETAC EUROPE (Dublin , Ireland)
2023/05/01 Bioconversion of olive pomace by Hermetia illucens larvae to an organic fertilizer - The soil health and safety perspective SETAC Europe, 33rd Annual Meeting
SETAC EUROPE (Dublin , Ireland)
2023/05/01 Upcycling agricultural co-products to improve soil quality and ecosystem services in sustainable agriculture SETAC Europe, 33rd Annual Meeting
SETAC EUROPE (Dublin , Ireland)
2022/11/03 TERRA - Climate change impacTs in EstaRRejA region 10º Colóquio do OHM-Estarreja: reflexão para um diálogo transdisciplinar em Estarreja
OHM-Estarreja (Estarreja, Portugal)
2022/07/03 The interactive effects of herbivory and habitat structure on soil ecological processes. 2nd meeting of the Iberian Ecological Society (SIBECOL) and the XXI conference of the Iberian Association of Limnology (AIL)
CESAM and University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2022/05/15 Carbon dioxide effects on the soil invertebrate Enchytraeus crypticus exposed to metal(loid) contamination SETAC Europe, 32nd Annual Meeting
SETAC EUROPE (Copenhagen , Denmark)
2021/05/06 Ecotoxicity of historically metal(loid)-contaminated soils to Folsomia candida under the influence of climate alterations
Virtual conference
2021/05/03 The effects of different temperature in mercury toxicity to the terrestrial isopod Porcellionides pruinosus. SETAC Europe, 31st Annual Meeting
Virtual conference
2021/05/03 Can Bioplastics Help Combat Plastic Pollution in Soil? A Degradability Study in Soil Ruled by the Microbial Community. SETAC Europe, 31st Annual Meeting
Virtual conference
2020/05/03 Nanofertilizers as sustainable innovative agroproducts? Let soil organisms decide! SETAC Europe, 30th Annual Meeting
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) (Dublin , Ireland)
2019/12/18 Effects of woodchip biochar on soil functions. Workshop on soil research at CESAM. Celebrating the World Soil Day. 18 December 2019. CESAM, University of Aveiro, Portugal.
CESAM, University of Aveiro, Portugal. (Aveiro , Portugal)
2019/06/12 Ecotoxicological effects of biochar on biota. Workshop Functional Biodiversity. CESAM, University of Aveiro, Portugal.
University of Aveiro and CESAM (Aveiro, Portugal)
2019/05/28 Scaling in ecotoxicological assessment of biochar-amended soil: from single-species test to indoor mesocosms experiment. SETAC Europe 29th Annual Meeting
SETAC Europe (Helsinki , Finland)
2018/12/12 Scale-crossing in Ecotox Studies Towards Systems-based Ecotoxicology-Based on the ASHBACK Experience
Department of Biology, Copenhagen University (Copenhagen , Denmark)
2017/04/11 Biochar as sustainable environmental management tool and uncertainties regarding its application to soils. JEMES-CiSu Spring Meeting
University of Aveiro, Department of Environment and Planning (Aveiro, Portugal)
2015/09/28 Bridging the gap between analytical & effect-based biochar characterization: an inter-laboratory COST Action initiative UNDERSTANDING BIOCHAR MECHANISMS FOR PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTATION. FINAL MEETING EU-COST ACTION
HOCHSCHULE GEISENHEIM UNIVERSITY (Geisenheim, Germany)
2015/03/03 Biochar effects to soil biota: ongoing research. 3rd European Biochar Summer school “Chemical and physical characterization of bio and hydrochars and their application in the field”
Spanish National Research Council · Institute for Natural Resources and Agrobiology of Sevilla (Seville, Spain)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2019/09/20 - 2021 Ecotoxicological assessment of soils from recently burnt forest areas: application of organic residues on the topsoil.
Co-supervisor
 MSc in Applied Biology at the Department of Biology, University of Aveiro. (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/12/06 - 2023/12/06 How can we use ecotoxicity tools to evaluate soil functions? Presenters: Prodana, M. and Silva, A. R. R. The workshop consisted of theoretical part and practical demonstration of screening tests and range of species used in our laboratory for the ecotoxicity tests and assessment of various soil fnctions.
Workshop
 WORLD SOIL DAY 2023. SOIL AND WATER: A SOURCE OF LIFE. GREEN MIND EVENT.
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2019/01/18 - 2019/02/15 Training on ecotoxicology data analysis (exposure, hazard, mixtures, bioaccumulation, toxicokinetics), basic principles, multivariate data analysis and modelling.
Other
 Advanced course - How to work with ecotoxicology data – hands on course.
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2015/03/01 - 2015/03/06 Participation in 3rd European Biochar Summer school - Chemical and physical characterization of bio and hydrochars and their application in the field. The training course consisted of both theoretical and practical lectures: production and application of bio- and hydrochar, modern analytical tools such as spectroscopic (NMR, IR, Relaxometry), microscopic techniques (TEM, NMR-micro imaging), as well as to ecotoxicological approaches. Additionally, each participant presented his/hers ongoing research.
Workshop
 3rd European Biochar Summer school - Chemical and physical characterization of bio and hydrochars and their application in the field
Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla, Spain
2014/06/23 - 2014/06/26 Attending the advanced course on plant stress response, climate changes and plant health, plant physiology and improvement, omics and environment (metabolomics, proteomics and transcriptomics), plant signaling networks, and data analysis.
Other
 Advanced Course - Plant stress responses: an integrated approach from bench to the field.
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2014/01/10 - 2014/06/01 The advanced course - Innovation and entrepreneurship consisted of the lectures providing the basic concepts and case studies on the topic. Participation was evaluated through active discussions and final project report.
Other
 Advanced course - Innovation and entrepreneurship.
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2014/06 - 2014/06 Participation as a member of the Thematic Group - Soil Biodiversity and Ecotoxicology within COST Action TD1107 consisted of discussions and brain-storming regarding the effects of biochar-based amendments on soil biodiversity and soil functions. The direct outcome of these meetings was an opinion paper on the state of knowledge on the biochar applications to soil (please see Tammeorg et al., 2017).
Seminar
 Annual meeting COST Action TD1107
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2014/01 - 2014/01 Attending the Advanced course on experimental design and analyses of multivariate data involved problem-based learning. Activities included theoretical and practical lectures, including the use of software PRIMER v5 and PERMANOVA.
Other
 Advanced Course - Experimental design and analyses of multivariate data.
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2013/10 - 2013/10 Attending the advanced course on ecotoxicogenomics, epigenetics and evolution included both theroetical and practical lectures regarding: basics of ecotoxicogenomics, RNA extraction, cDNA synthesis, Real time PCR, development of microarrays, hybridization techniques, microarray analysis, evolution, epigenetics. dvanced course - Ecotoxicogenomics, epigenetics and evolution: practical approaches and concepts.
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2010 - 2010 Attending the certified tow-day course on high resolution mass spectrometry included both theoretical and practical lectures on the use of Thermo Fisher Scientific Orbitrap mass spectrometer in the quantitative screening of organic contaminants in food.
Seminar
 3rd CEFSER training course - High resolution mass spectrometry in quantitative analysis and screening of organic contaminants in food and environment.
Univerzitet u Novom Sadu, Serbia
2009/12 - 2009/12 Attending the Specialist symposium on climate change and sustainable water management, organised as a sub-event at the time of ongoing UN Climate Change Conference COP15 in Copenhagen.
Symposium
 Specialist symposium on climate change and sustainable water management.
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Denmark

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2023/09/01 - 2024/03/01 Environmental Science and Pollution Research Springer Nature
2023/05/10 - 2023/05/28 Environmental Science: Nano (2051-8161)
2023/03/20 - 2023/04/03 Environmental Science: Nano
2023/03/01 - 2023/03/23 Plant and Soil
2022/10/01 - 2022/10/31 Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition
2021 - 2021 ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering ACS
2020/06/01 - 2020/06/26 Pedosphere
2020 - 2020 Chemosphere Elsevier
2019/04/14 - 2019/12/03 Waste Management (0956-053X) Elsevier
2019/08/02 - 2019/11/30 Pedosphere (1002-0160) Elsevier
2019/07/26 - 2019/09/25 Journal of Hazardous Materials (0304-3894) Elsevier
2019/07/30 - 2019/08/03 Applied Sciences (2076-3417) MDPI
2017/12 - 2018/03/08 Environmental Research Letters (1748-9326) IOP Publishing

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2023/05/01 - 2023/09/01 Ecotoxicity evaluation and reporting. The tested compound was a fertilizer under registration process requested by the company ADP Fertlizantes (earthworms survival, phytotoxicity test and nitrification). Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2023/02/01 - Current Agriculture ( 2077-0472) MDPI

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2023/01/01 - Current Bioaccumulation of PAHs in Tenebrio molitor Abraão Azevedo
2022/10/01 - Current Effects of metals on black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) Maria Ines Marques
2022/10 - Current Bioaccumulation of metals mix in Hermetia illucens Joao Santos
2022/11/01 - 2023/01/15 Bioplastics feeding assessment of Porcellionides pruinosus and Tenebrio molitor Mariana Santos
2015/10/01 - 2016/07/25 Woodchip biochar effects on bait-lamina feeding in small-scale terrestrial ecosystem models (STEMs) José Diogo Gomes

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2019/02/01 - 2019/04/05 Reviewer of two research project proposals within OPUS funding opportunities by the National Science Centre (NCN) in Poland. I took part in the second evaluation step as an external reviewer. National Science Centre - NCN Poland , Poland
Distinctions

Award

2022 Best poster presentation award for Malherio et al. (2022) - Valorization of agricultural wastes as a sustainable approach to improve soil productivity: a case study with tomato.
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2020 Best poster presentation award for Peixoto et al. (2020) - Impact of different copper-based nanomaterials on the soil microbiome.
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2015 Training school grant funding to Marija Prodana by COST Action TD1107
2013 Four-year PhD grant funding to Marija Prodana - Portuguese Foundation of Science and Technology
Portuguese Foundation of Science and Technology , Portugal
2009 Two-year MSc grant funding to Marija Prodana - European Commission - Erasmus Mundus
European Commission, Belgium

Other distinction

2017 Featured article Jeffery et al. (2017) - Biochar boosts tropical, but not temperate crop yields in Editors' Highlights of 2017 collection, Environmental Research Letters (ERL)
IOP Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom
2015 Registration & Travel grant to Marija Prodana by SETAC Europe 25th Annual Meeting
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, United States