Team

Environmental Chemistry

Nuno Ratola

Principal Researcher | Senior Researcher
Research Interests

Advanced analytical techniques of sample handling, extraction and quantification
(Bio)monitoring and other field sampling strategies
Waste valorisation for energy production and safe recycling (circular economy)
Climate change scenarios

Orcid

Scopus

U.Porto

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Vera Homem

Assistant Professor | Senior Researcher
Research Interests

Development, optimization and validation of analytical methods
Environmental monitoring of trace pollutants
Environmental and human risk assessment
Circular economy and waste valorisation
Uptake and accumulation of emerging contaminants in plants

Orcid

Scopus

U.Porto

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Arminda Alves

Emeritus Professor | Senior Researcher
Research Interests

Development and validation of high resolution chromatographic methods
Environmental monitoring of trace organic compounds
Emergent compounds – exposure and risk assessment

Orcid

Scopus

U.Porto

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Zulema Varela Río

Assistant Researcher
Research Interests

Biomonitoring of environmental pollution in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems
Bioaccumulation and effects of organic, inorganic and microplastic pollutants in biota
Environmental impacts of global change drivers

Orcid

Scopus

U.Porto

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Fábio Bernardo

Junior Researcher
Research Interests

Development, Optimization and Validation of Eco-Friendly Analytical Methods for Trace Pollutants
Microplastics and Emerging Contaminants: Environmental Monitoring, Exposure and Risk Assessment
Circular Economy and Waste Valorization

Orcid

Scopus

U.Porto

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Filipe Rocha

Ph.D. StudentDoctoral Program in Environmental Engineering
Supervisor: Vera Homem
Thesis: Siloxanes in organic waste-based fertilizers - the new trojan horse for soil contamination?

Orcid

Scopus

U.Porto

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Eva Salgado

Ph.D. StudentDoctoral Program in Environmental Engineering
Supervisor: José Carlos PiresCo-Supervisor: Nuno Ratola Ana Luísa Gonçalves
Thesis: Biogas upgrading through microalgae-based removal of siloxanes in liquid and gaseous effluents

Orcid

Scopus

U.Porto

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Ana Sofia Fernandes

Ph.D. StudentDoctoral Program in Environmental Engineering
Supervisor: Vera HomemCo-Supervisor: Ana Rita Lado (LSRE-LCM) Susana Carvalho (GreenUPorto)
Thesis: A well not yet dried: Assessing the fate and risk of emerging contaminants on agricultural crops via irrigation with reclaimed wastewaters

Orcid

Scopus

U.Porto

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Mariana Melo

Project Researcher (MSc)
Project: AGRO-CIRN - Agroecossistemas Circulares: uma nova abordagem para a saúde do solo no contexto da região norte

Orcid

Scopus

U.Porto

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Melissa Giacomet Mezzalira

Project Researcher (MSc)
Project: Springiness - Management of rainwater runoff in urban areas for tackling extreme hydroclimatic events

Scopus

U.Porto

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Danilo Oliveira

Project Researcher (MSc)
Project: ASAP-WATER - Assessing the Potential of Reclaimed Wastewater

Orcid

U.Porto

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Mónica Santos

External Researcher | ISPUP
Research Interests

Development and validation of analytical methods (hazardous and emerging pollutants)
Monitoring studies to analyse the mobility of chemical substances in the environment and identify sources of exposure in the occupational environment
Exposure assessment
Advanced oxidation and membrane processes

Orcid

Scopus

U.Porto

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Waste Valorization

Lúcia Santos

Associate Professor | Senior Researcher
Research Interests

Valorization Strategy of Agro-Industrial By-Products
Studies of microencapsulation and controlled release
Environment, Food, Cosmetics and Health areas

Orcid

Scopus

U.Porto

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Sara Ferreira

Ph.D. StudentDoctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering
Supervisor: Lúcia Santos
Thesis: By-products4Dairy – Completing the chain: from agro-industrial by-products to food fortification

Orcid

Scopus

U.Porto

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Sandra Gomes

Ph.D. StudentDoctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering
Supervisor: Lúcia Santos
Thesis: FromWaste2Taste - Valorisation of agro-industrial by-products for food preservation and enrichment

Orcid

Scopus

U.Porto

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Sérgio Moreira

Ph.D. StudentDoctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering ( in partnership with CeNTI – Centre for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials)
Supervisor: Lúcia Santos
Thesis: PeelPack - A circular approach for the development of active and biodegradable food packaging through the valorization of food industry by-products

Orcid

Scopus

U.Porto

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Priscila Santos Corrêa

Project Researcher (MSc)
Project: Queijo Nutri+: acrescentar valor nutricional e longevidade ao queijo através de ingredientes de base natural

Orcid

Scopus

U.Porto

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Alumni (since 2020)

Francisco José Carvalho Coelho

09/2025 - 11/2025

Work program: Included in the scope of the "AGRO-CIRN - Agroecossistemas Circulares: uma nova abordagem para a saúde do solo no contexto da região norte " (Research Initiation Grant)

João Paulo Ribeiro Monteiro Morais

11/2024 - 11/2025

Work program: Included in the scope of the "Springiness - Management of rainwater runoff in urban areas for tackling extreme hydroclimatic events" (Master Grant)

Gonçalo Andrade de Amorim Pinto Ricardo

07/2025 - 10/2025

Work program: Included in the scope of the "WAVES - Seawater & Wastewater: Turning Challenges into Resources" (Research Initiation Grant)

Teresa Isabel Araújo Gouveia

01/2024 - 05/2024

Work program: Included in the scope of the "Embalagem do Futuro - PPS17 – Centre for Life Cycle Assessment and Sustainability (Clicas)" (Research Assistant)

09/2019 - 01/2024

Work program: Cost-effective technology to mitigate the cytostatic threat (Ph.D., Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering; Supervisor: Mónica Santos)

Tiago Filipe Laranjo Ferreira

01/2023 - 12/2023

Work program: Included in the scope of the LEPABE – Strategic Funding (Master Grant)

09/2022 - 01/2023

Work program: Included in the scope of the "Healthy Waters - Identification, Elimination, Social Awareness and Education of Water Chemical and Biological Micropollutants with Health and Environmental Implications" project (Master Grant)

Fábio Gabriel Pereira Bernardo

10/2022 - 06/2023

Work program: Included in the scope of the "S4Hort_Soil&Food - Sustainable practices for Soil health & horticultural products quality improvement in the Entre Douro e Minho Region" (Post-Doctoral Researcher)

09/2017 - 09/2022

Work program: Siloxanes in wastewater treatment plants – Prioritization of environmental risk in effluent discharges (Ph.D., Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering; Supervisor: Vera Homem)

Sofia Helena Rodrigues Ferreira

09/2021 - 08/2022

Ana Rita Marques Silva

03/2022 - 06/2022

Work program: Included in the scope of the "LANSILOT - LAunching New SILOxane Treatments: assessing effluent, sludge and air quality and improving biogas production in WWTPs" project (Junior Research)

Cristiano da Silva Leal

01/2022 - 06/2022

Work program: Included in the scope of the "CytoStraTech - Cost-effective approaches for mitigation of risky cytostatics in Portuguese waters" project (Junior Researcher)

João Miguel Ferreira da Rocha

09/2021 - 05/2022

Work program: Included in the scope of the "SAFEGOAL - Safer Synthetic Turf Pitches with infill of rubber crumb from recycled tires" project (Junior Research)

Francisco Sánchez-Soberón

09/2019 - 12/2021

Idalina Aurélia Gomes Bragança

04/2019 - 12/2021

Work program: Included in the scope of the "AGRONAUT - Agronomic Impact of Sludge Amendment Using a Comprehensive Exposure Viewpoint" project (Junior Researcher)

Alícia Loreto García-Costa

09/2019 - 09/2021

Work program: Included in the scope of the "CytoStraTech - Cost-effective approaches for mitigation of risky cytostatics in Portuguese waters" project (Junior Researcher)

Cátia Alexandra Leça Graça

03/2021 - 08/2021

Work program: Included in the scope of the "SAFEGOAL - Safer Synthetic Turf Pitches with infill of rubber crumb from recycled tires" project (Junior Research)

Tomé Oliveira Moreira Azevedo

01/2021 - 07/2021

Work program: Included in the scope of the "AGRONAUT - Agronomic Impact of Sludge Amendment Using a Comprehensive Exposure Viewpoint" project (Research Initiation Grant)

Filipa Teixeira Paulo

09/2017 - 04/2021

Work program: Potential valorization of olive oil pomace: extraction, encapsulation, particles characterization, in vitro release and oxidative stability studies (Ph.D., Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering; Supervisor: Lúcia Santos)

Gabriel Figueiredo Pantuzza Silva

03/2020 - 10/2020

Work program: Included in the scope of the "LANSILOT - LAunching New SILOxane Treatments: assessing effluent, sludge and air quality and improving biogas production in WWTPs" project (Master Grant)

Filipa Oliveira Gomes

05/2019 - 08/2020

Work program: Included in the scope of the "SAFEGOAL - Safer Synthetic Turf Pitches with infill of rubber crumb from recycled tires" project (Junior Research)

Sara Fernandes Ramos

01/2020 - 07/2020

Work program: Included in the scope of the "SAFEGOAL - Safer Synthetic Turf Pitches with infill of rubber crumb from recycled tires" project (Master Grant)

09/2016 - 05/2020

Work program: Emerging contaminants, from waste to taste? - Ultraviolet-Filters and Synthetic Musk Compounds as case study (Ph.D., Doctoral Program in Environmental Engineering; Supervisors: Lúcia Santos, Vera Homem)

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