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Carla Ofélia Silva. Completed the PhD in Science, Technology and Management of the Sea in 2021/02/11 by Universidade de Aveiro, Master in Applied Biology in 2011 by Universidade de Aveiro and BSc in Biology in 2009 by Universidade de Aveiro. Is Contracted Researcher in Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente. Published 7 articles in indexed international journals (h-index 6, SCOPUS), six as first author with over 159 citations. Organized 6 events. Participated in 15 event(s). Supervised 2 MSc dissertation(s). Supervised 2 work(s) of course completion of BSc e co-supervised 1. Has received 3 awards and/or honors. Participates as Principal investigator in 2 projects and Research Fellow in 3 projects. Works in the area of Environmental Sciences: Ecotoxicology and microplastics. In her professional activities interacted with 61 collaborators co-authorship of scientific papers. She has a certificate in Laboratory animal science (FELASA) since 2016. She is a certified diver and has completed a Graduate Program in Scientific Diving, performing the following SSI specialty programs: Deep Diving, Enriched Air Nitrox Level 2 (40%), Navigation, Night Diving and Limited Visibility, React Right, Stress & Rescue, and Science of Diving.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Carla Ofélia Ferreira da Silva

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
771A-3CFD-5F3E
Education
Degree Classification
2021/04/28 - 2022/06/23
Concluded
 Scientific Diving (Pós-Graduação)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
 19
2013/12/01 - 2021/02/11
Concluded
 Science, Technology and Management of the Sea (Doutoramento)
Major in Specialty: Observing the Ocean and Global Change
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Impact of the invasive seaweed Asparagopsis armata on coastal environments" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Approved
2016/01/18 - 2016/01/24
Concluded
 Curso de Ciências de Animais Aquáticos de Laboratório (CAL-AQUA) (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal

Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
2009/10/15 - 2011/12/19
Concluded
 Applied Biology (Mestrado)
Major in Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Assessing mixture toxicity of disinfectants in zebrafish" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2005 - 2009
Concluded
 Biology (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Ecotoxicological effects of environmental contaminants in natural populations of Carcinus maenas." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 14
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/04/15 - Current Contracted Researcher (Research) Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/01/01 - 2020/06/30 Research Fellow in the project: "SmartBioR - Smart Valorization of Endogenous Marine Biological Resources Under a Changing Climate. CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER- 000018." Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2019/10/01 - 2019/12/31 Research Fellow in the project: "AMALIA - Algae-to-Market Lab Ideas - Adding value to marine invasive seaweeds of the Iberian northwest." EASME/EMFF/2016/1.2.1.4/03/SI2.750419 Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2012/11/01 - 2013/07/31 Research fellow in the project: "NANOECOTOX-Impacts of metal nanoparticles to aquatic ecosystems: from community responses to cellular targets. PTDC/AAC-AMB/ 121650/2010" Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2008/10/01 - 2009/07/31 Internship in CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023/01/15 - 2024/04/15 Índice de Risco Aquático de Toxicidade: IRAtox
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Principal investigator
Sociedade Ponto Verde, Portugal
Ongoing
2020/01/01 - 2020/07/01 SmartBioR - Smart Valorization of Endogenous Marine Biological Resources Under a Changing Climate
CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-000018
Research Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Concluded
2018/10/01 - 2018/12/31 AMALIA - Algae-to-MArket Lab IdeAs Adding value to marine invasive seaweeds of the Iberian northwest
EASME/EMFF/2016/1.2.1.4
Research Fellow
Concluded
2012/11/01 - 2013/07/31 NANOECOTOX - Impacts of metal nanoparticles to aquatic ecosystems: from community responses to cellular targets
PTDC/AAC-AMB/121650/2010
Research Fellow
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2025/01/01 - Current AGRIPLASTOX - Evaluation and effects of micro and nanoplastics and associated additives on agricultural products and soils
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Post-doc
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
Under evaluation
2025/01 - Current PLASTICFLOW - Transport and retention of plastic litter in rivers and estuaries
LISBOA2030-FEDER-00875300
Post-doc
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Engenharia Civil para a Sustentabilidade, Portugal
Under evaluation
2025/01 - Current NANObeatsMICRO: utilização de Nanotubos de carbono para a remoção de Microplásticos da água
COMPETE2030-FEDER-00879400
Post-doc
Centro Tecnológico da Indústria de Moldes Ferramentas Especiais e Plásticos, Portugal

Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
Under evaluation
2022 - Current PlastINIS - Plastic as a potential vector for the introduction of non-indigenous species
2022.03813.PTDC
Principal investigator
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal

Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, Portugal
Not funded
2019/01/01 - Current MARE - Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente
UID/MAR/04292/2019
Other
FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Aquatic Research Infrastructure Network
LA/P/0069/2020
10.54499/LA/P/0069/2020
Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal

Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal

Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal

Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2018/07/01 - 2022/06/30 MARINE INVADERS - O impacto e mecanismos de sucesso da alga marinha invasora Asparagopsis armata em ambientes costeiros
PTDC/BIA-CBI/31144/2017
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2013/10/13 - 2017/10/13 Impacto da alga invasora Asparagopsis armata em ambientes costeiros
SFRH/BD/87030/2012
PhD Student Fellow

Other

Designation Funders
2021/10/22 - 2022/11/19 MexBioSines - Mussels as bioindicators of microplastic pollution in the Port of Sines
MARE Mini-Grant - UIDP/04292/2020
Principal investigator
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
 Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente
Cancelled
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Magnoni, L., Novais, S. C., Silva, C. O., Lemos, M. F., Ozório, R., Geurden, I., ... & Schrama, J. "The impact of nutritional and environmental stressors on the immune response, oxidative stress and energy use of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)". Paper presented in IMMR | International Meeting on Marine Research 2016, Peniche, 2016.
    Published
  2. Silva, C. O., Simões, T., Pimparel, I., Alves, L. M., Granada, L., Novais, S. C., & Lemos, M. F. "The effects of heavy metals in the lipids of a marine gastropod - a biomarker approach". Paper presented in IMMR | International Meeting on Marine Research 2014, Peniche, 2014.
    Published
  3. Silva, C. O.; Silva Carla; Simões Tiago; Pimparel Inês; Alves Luís; Granada Luana; Novais Sara; Lemos Marco. "The effects of heavy metals in the lipids of a marine gastropod - a biomarker approach". 2014.
Conference poster
  1. Pequeno, João; Antunes, Joana; Tom Koritnik; Davor Krzisnik; Jure Zigon; Andrej Steyer; José Gonçalves; Silva, C. O.. Corresponding author: José Gonçalves. "Cold Plasma Water Treatment Targeting Antimicrobial Resistant Bacteria and Microplastic Associated Pathogens". Paper presented in NOVA Health Conference: Tackling Pandemics: Strategies for Prevention, Preparedness and Response, 2024.
  2. Pequeno, João; Sobral, Paula. "Microplastic pollution in the Tagus River, Portugal: Distribution and abundance from the Portuguese border to the river mouth". Paper presented in MICRO 2024 International Conference: Plastic pollution from macro to nano, 2024.
  3. Silva, C. O.. "Microplastics contamination of mussels and water from the Port of Sines, Portugal". 2024.
  4. Naiara Casagrande; Sobral, Paula; Graça Martinho. "Plastic additives: trophic level ecotoxicity for enhanced Life Cycle Assessment Impact". Paper presented in SETAC Seville – SETAC Europe 34th Annual Meeting, 5-9 May, 2024, 2024.
  5. Silva, Carla O. Corresponding author: Silva, Carla O. "Microplastics contamination of mussels and water from the Port of Sines". Paper presented in 3ª Conferência Portuguesa sobre Lixo Marinho e Microplásticos, 2023.
  6. Ms. Naiara Casagrande, Dr. Carla Silva, Prof. Francesca Verones, Dr. Paula Sobral, Dr. Graça Martinho.. "Effect factors for ecotoxicity from plastic additives in the aquatic ecosystem". Paper presented in 11th International Conference on Industrial Ecology (ISIE2023), 2023.
  7. Silva, Carla O. Corresponding author: Silva, Carla O. "Microplastics contamination of mussels and water from the Port of Sines, Portugal". Paper presented in SETAC Dublin – SETAC Europe 33rd Annual Meeting, 2023.
  8. Silva, C. O.; Pequeno, João; Celestino, Susana; Espírito Santo, Cristina; Silva, Teresa; Costa André; Mamede, Marta; et al. Corresponding author: Silva, C. O.. "Mussels as bioindicators of microplastic pollution in the Port of Sines". Paper presented in 16th International Conference littoral 22, 2022.
  9. Silva, C. O.. "The effects of the invasive Asparagopsis armata on macroalgae assemblages: evidences from rock pools manipulation.". Paper presented in International Meeting on Marine Research 2018, Peniche, 2018.
  10. Lemos, M.F.L.; Silva, Carla O; João M. Neto; Rui Gaspar; Sara C. Novais. "The effects of invasive Asparagopsis armata on macroalgae assemblages: evidences from rock pools manipulation". Paper presented in International Meeting on Marine Research, 2018.
  11. Silva, C. O.. "Effects of Asparagopsis armata exudate on the fatty acid profile of two marine invertebrates.". Paper presented in 28th Congress of SETAC-Europe, "Science and Technology for Environmental Protection". Rome, 2018.
  12. Silva, C. O.. "Impacts of Asparagopsis armata on marine invertebrates: behavioral and biochemical responses". Paper presented in 28th Congress of SETAC-Europe, "Science and Technology for Environmental Protection". Rome, 2018.
  13. Silva, C. O.; Magnoni Leonardo; Novais Sara; Silva Carla; Lemos Marco; Ozorio Rodrigo; Geurden Inge; et al. "The impact of nutritional and environmental stressors on the immune response, oxidative stress and energy use of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)". Paper presented in IMMR | International Meeting on Marine Research 2016, 2016.
    10.3389/conf.fmars.2016.04.00008
  14. Silva, C. O.; Silva Carla; Simões Tiago; Pimparel Inês; Alves Luís; Granada Luana; Novais Sara; Lemos Marco. "The effects of heavy metals in the lipids of a marine gastropod - a biomarker approach". Paper presented in IMMR | International Meeting on Marine Research, 2014.
    10.3389/conf.fmars.2014.02.00008
  15. Silva, C. O.. "Responses of freshwater invertebrate shredders to oxidative and neuromuscular stress induced by nanoCuO and ionic copper". Paper presented in XVII Congress of the Iberian Association of Limnology. Santander, 2014.
  16. Silva, C. O.. "Assessing mixture toxicity of disinfectants on zebrafish early-life stages". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 20th Annual Meeting- Seville, Spain, 2010.
  17. Silva, C. O.. "Toxicity of two disinfectants in three different freshwater trophic levels". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 20th Annual Meeting- Seville, Spain, 2010.
Journal article
  1. Silva, Carla O.; Casagrande, Naiara; Candeias, Catarina; Sobral, Paula; Martinho, Graça. "Assessing ecotoxicity of plastic additives to apply in effect factors for Life Cycle Impact Assessment". Science of The Total Environment 967 (2025): 178836. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178836.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178836
  2. Silva, Carla O; Naiara Casagrande; Catarina Candeias; Sobral, Paula; Graça Martinho. "Assessing ecotoxicity of plastic additives to apply in effect factors for Life Cycle Impact Assessment". (2025):
    Under revision
  3. Fateh SEDRATI; Hana BOUZAHOUANE; Mohcen MENAA; Fadila KHALDI; Tayeb BOUARROUDJ; Lassaad GZARA; Hadjer ZAIDI; et al. "Histological and biochemical evidence of Cr2O3 and Al2O3 nanoparticles toxicity in the marine gastropod Stramonita haemastoma: A preliminary application of integrated biomarker response (IBR)". (2025):
    Submitted
  4. Naiara Casagrande; Carla O. Silva; Francesca Verones; Paula Sobral; Graça Martinho. "Ecotoxicity effect factors for plastic additives on the aquatic environment: a new approach for life cycle impact assessment". Environmental Pollution (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122935.
    Published • 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122935
  5. Silva, Carla O.; Lemos, Marco F.L.; Gaspar, Rui; Gonçalves, Carlos; Neto, João M.. "The effects of the invasive seaweed Asparagopsis armata on native rock pool communities: Evidences from experimental exclusion". Ecological Indicators 125 (2021): 107463. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.107463.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.107463
  6. Silva, Carla O.; Simões, Tiago; Félix, Rafael; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.; Barata, Carlos; Novais, Sara C.; Lemos, Marco F.L.. "Asparagopsis armata Exudate Cocktail: The Quest for the Mechanisms of Toxic Action of an Invasive Seaweed on Marine Invertebrates". Biology 10 3 (2021): 223. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biology10030223.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/biology10030223
  7. Silva, Carla O.; Novais, Sara C.; Soares, Amadeu M. V. M.; Barata, Carlos; Lemos, Marco F. L.. "Impacts of the Invasive Seaweed Asparagopsis armata Exudate on Energetic Metabolism of Rock Pool Invertebrates". Toxins 13 1 (2020): 15. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins13010015.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/toxins13010015
  8. Silva, Carla O.; Novais, Sara C.; Alves, Luís M.F.; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.; Barata, Carlos; Lemos, Marco F.L.. "Linking cholinesterase inhibition with behavioural changes in the sea snail Gibbula umbilicalis: Effects of the organophosphate pesticide chlorpyrifos". Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology 225 (2019): 108570. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpc.2019.108570.
    Published • 10.1016/j.cbpc.2019.108570
  9. Silva, Carla O.; Simões, Tiago; Novais, Sara C.; Pimparel, Inês; Granada, Luana; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.; Barata, Carlos; Lemos, Marco F.L.. "Fatty acid profile of the sea snail Gibbula umbilicalis as a biomarker for coastal metal pollution". Science of The Total Environment 586 (2017): 542-550. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.02.015.
    Published • 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.02.015
  10. Pradhan, Arunava; Silva, Carla O.; Silva, Carlos; Pascoal, Cláudia; Cássio, Fernanda. "Enzymatic biomarkers can portray nanoCuO-induced oxidative and neuronal stress in freshwater shredders". Aquatic Toxicology 180 (2016): 227-235. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2016.09.017.
    Published • 10.1016/j.aquatox.2016.09.017
Magazine article
  1. Silva, Carla O. "Microplásticos: a complexidade de um problema invisível", Briefing, 2023, https://www.briefing.pt/2050/microplasticos-a-complexidade-de-um-problema-invisivel/?fbclid=IwAR1u_2sPP0oFpOyLLKr_mzJOZpNwtRptXo5VnWnLmMBh9vutwMjJZLkqJiI.
Preprint
  1. Silva, Carla; Lemos, Marco; Gaspar, Rui; Gonçalves, Carlos; Neto, João. "The Effects of the Invasive Seaweed Asparagopsis Armata on Native Rock Pool Communities: Evidences from Experimental Exclusion". 2021. https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/35565796/.
    10.20944/PREPRINTS202010.0089
  2. Carla Silva; Tiago Simões; Rafael Félix; Amadeu Soares; Carlos Barata; Sara Novais; Marco Lemos. "Asparagopsis armata Exudate Cocktail: The Quest for the Mechanisms of Toxic Action of an Invasive Seaweed on Marine Invertebrates". 2020. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202010.0133.v1.
    10.20944/preprints202010.0133.v1
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Silva, C. O.. "Impact of the invasive seaweed Asparagopsis armata on coastal environments". PhD, Universidade de Aveiro, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/30820.
  2. Silva, Carla Ofélia Ferreira da. "Assessing mixture toxicity of disinfectants in zebrafish". Master, Universidade de Aveiro, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/8056.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/09/04 Plastic additives: trophic level ecotoxicity for enhanced Life Cycle Assessment Impact MICRO 2024 International Conference: Plastic pollution from macro to nano
(Lanzarote, Spain)
2023/10/29 Poluição Marinha: dos químicos aos microplásticos Observanatura 2023
Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas (Herdade da Mourisca, Setúbal, Portugal)
2023/05/01 Integrating ecotoxicological effects caused by additives on aquatic species into Life cycle impact assessment SETAC Dublin – SETAC Europe 33rd Annual Meeting
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (Dublin, Ireland)
2022/09/13 Ambassadors for the Sea - Ocean Literacy Littoral22 International Conference
MARE (Costa da Caparica, Portugal)
2019/02 The effects of the invasive Asparagopsis armata on native macroalgal communities: evidences from rock pools exclusion experiments. 1st Meeting of the Iberian Ecological Society / XIV AEET Meeting. Barcelona, Spain
Sociedade Ibérica de Ecologia (SIBECOL) (Barcelona, Spain)
2018/05/08 Marine Invaders XIII Dia de BMB – Biologia Marinha e Biotecnologia
Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar (Peniche, Portugal)
2015/07/31 Marine invaders - como evitar o game over 84ª Ignite Portugal - Vagueira
Ignite Portugal (Vagueira, Aveiro, Portugal)
2015/07 Biomarker responses to nanoCuO-induced oxidative and neuronal stress in freshwater caddisfly larvae 9th Symposium for European Freshwater Sciences (SEFS9), July 5-10, Geneva, Switzerland.
European Federation for Freshwater Sciences (Geneva, Switzerland)
2015/05 Effects of heavy metals on the fatty acid profile of Gibbula umbilicalis SETAC Barcelona – SETAC Europe 25th Annual Meeting
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (Barcelona, Spain)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/11/01 - Current Microplastic pollution in mussels and in the waters of the Port of Sines
Supervisor
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023/11 - Current Assessment of the ecotoxicity of chemical additives released by plastic packaging discarded into the environment
Supervisor
 Ciências de Engenharia do Ambiente (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2023/03 - Current Mexilhões como bioindicadores de poluição por microplásticos no Porto de Sines
Supervisor
 Dissertação em Engenharia do Ambiente (Master)
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2023/01/27 - 2023/02/24 Poluição por microplásticos em mexilhões do Porto de Sines
Supervisor
 Programa de Introdução à Investigação Científica (Degree)
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2023/01/27 - 2023/02/24 Poluição por microplásticos em águas do Porto de Sines
Supervisor
 Programa de Introdução à Investigação Científica em Engenharia do Ambiente (Degree)
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2024/11/05 - Current Workshop: "Plásticos e contaminantes associados: percepções atuais e direções de pesquisas futuras para o MARE ", inserido no Encontro MARE 2024 (2024/11/04 - 2024/11/05)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
2022/07/29 - Current Member of organizing committee for the Scientific Council and Meeting of MARE in 7th October of 2022 (2022/07/29 - 2022/10/07)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
2023/11/30 - 2023/11/30 Workshop: "Risco Ambiental? Que riscos?", Encontro MARE 2023 (2023/11/30 - 2023/11/30)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
2023/11/30 - 2023/11/30 Workshop: "Lixo Marinho: que futuro na investigação do MARE?", Encontro MARE 2023 (2023/11/30 - 2023/11/30)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
2023/11/29 - 2023/11/30 Member of organizing committee for the Scientific Council and Meeting of MARE 2023 (2023/11/29 - 2023/11/30)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
2019/07/31 - 2019/09/11 A Grande Caça aos Ovos - Ciência Viva no Verão (2019/07 - 2019/07)
Other
 Ciência Viva, Portugal

Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
2018/07/05 - 2018/07/06 International Meeting on Marine Research 2018 (2018/07/05 - 2018/07/06)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal

Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
2016/07/14 - 2016/07/15 International Meeting on Marine Research 2016 (2016/07/14 - 2016/07/15)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal

Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
2015/07/07 - 2015/07/11 19th Annual Scientific Conference of the European Elasmobranch Association (2015 - 2015)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal

Associação Portuguesa para o Estudo e Conservação de Elasmobrânquios, Portugal
2014/07/10 - 2014/07/11 International Meeting on Marine Research 2014 (2014/07/10 - 2017/07/11)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/11/16 - Current Workshop "Por um mar sem lixo!"
Workshop
 Ação Bandeira - Mês do Mar 2024
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
2024/10/09 - Current "Vem conhecer mais sobre poluição marinha" - Activity for secondary school students, as part of the NOVA FCT Schools Program
Workshop
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2023/09/23 - Current Activity “Marine Pollution: from chemicals to microplastics!”, Noite Europeia dos Investigadores 2022
Exhibition
 Noite Europeia dos Investigadores (NEI) 2023
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
2022/09/30 - Current Activity “Microplastics: where do they come from and what are they?” at Noite Europeia dos Investigadores 2022
Exhibition
 Noite Europeia dos Investigadores (NEI) 2022
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
2024/09/23 - 2024/09/27 MICRO 2024 International Conference: Plastic pollution from macro to nano
Congress
 MICRO 2024 International Conference: Plastic pollution from macro to nano
2023/04/30 - 2023/05/04 SETAC Europe 33th Annual Meeting - Dublin, Ireland
Congress
 SETAC Dublin ¿ SETAC Europe 33rd Annual Meeting
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, United States
2022/01/18 - 2022/01/27 Workshop Online Apresentações claras: do slide ao poster
Workshop
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2020/11/01 - 2020/11/30 Workshop Communicating Clear Science - 15hours
Workshop
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
2019/02/05 - 2019/02/05 "Citar e referenciar sem stressar" - gerir citações e referências bibliográficas com o Mendeley
Workshop
 Formação para apoio ao trabalho académico
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2019/01 - 2019/01 Basic Life Support Manual. External automatic defibrillation.
Workshop
JustDive Underwater Experiences , Portugal, Portugal
2018/06/19 - 2018/07/26 Advanced course - Methods and concepts of statistical analysis: Univariate, bivariate and multivariate statistical instruments. Methods and concepts of statistical analysis with R Commander, IBM SPSS Statistics and CANOCO for Windows (40 hours of contact)
Workshop
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2016/04/20 - 2016/04/22 Law of the Sea, Protection of the Marine Environment and European Legislation - Course Module 18h (Project SOPHIA)
Other
Direção-Geral de Recursos Naturais, Segurança e Serviços Marítimos, Portugal

Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Comunicação Social, Portugal
2015/05/03 - 2015/05/07 SETAC Europe 25th Annual Meeting - Barcelona, Spain
Congress
 SETAC Europe Annual Meeting
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, United States
2014/08/30 - 2014/09/06 Semana Tanto Mar 2014
Other
Câmara Municipal de Peniche, Portugal

Forum Estudante, Portugal
2014/07/15 - 2014/07/16 Aquarium Initiation Course
Other
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2014/06/02 - 2014/06/06 Biomarkers - Advance Course 2014 (45 h)
Other
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2014/01/27 - 2014/01/31 Experimental Design and Analysis of Multivariate Data
Workshop
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2013/02/27 - 2013/03/01 Workshop: Cromatografia Líquida - HPLC e uHPLC, organizado pela UNICAM - Sistemas analíticos
Workshop
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2012/11/20 - 2012/11/20 Workshop: Dynamic Light Scattering organizado por ScanSci Lda
Workshop
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2010/09/06 - 2010/09/10 Topics on environmental mixture toxicity - Advance Course (4th Edition)
Other
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2010/05/23 - 2010/05/27 SETAC Europe 20th Annual Meeting - Seville, Spain
Congress
 SETAC Europe Annual Meeting
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, United States
2010/02/08 - 2010/02/12 Risk Assessment of Contaminated Sites - Advance Course
Other
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
2022/06/21 Colonização de microplásticos por microorganismos existentes no sedimento do estuário do Tejo
(Thesis) Arguer
 Frederico Pereira (Other)
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022/05/16 Utilização de Mytilus edulis como bioindicador marinho da costa de Peniche
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Luísa Miguel Afonso de Almeida Ramalho (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2008/01/01 - 2008/12/31 Associação académica da Universidade de Aveiro - Sector Acção Social e Pedagógico Member of the Social Action Council

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2025/02/03 - Current COST Action CA22122: Rethinking the Blue Economy: Socio-Ecological Impacts and Opportunities (RethinkBlue). Member of WG5 - Climate change & natural hazards
Member
2025/01/23 - Current COST Action CA20133: CROSS-BORDER TRANSFER AND DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGIES TOWARDS ZERO WASTE (FULLRECO4US). Member of WG3 - Biological extraction of food and feed from residues and wastes
Member

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024/11/07 - Current Theoretical-practical lectures on the Curricular Unit “Fundamentals of Ecology”. Invited Lecturer Biologia Celular e Molecular (Licenciatura) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2023/07/12 - 2023/07/21 Curricular module "Marine Litter and Waste Management" Marine Science, Technology and Society (Pós-Graduação) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022/10/04 - 2022/10/12 Curricular module "Marine Litter and Waste Management" Marine Science, Technology and Society (Pós-Graduação) Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2017 - Current Aquatic Toxicology (0166-445X)
2017 - Current Science of the Total Environment

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2014/02 - 2014/07 Can fatty acid profile signature in Gibbula sp. be used as biomarker of metal contamination in coastal environments? Inês Pimparel

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2023/09/13 - 2023/09/14 Juri on a Sustainable Fashion Innovation Contest 2023 - Imagine the Etikway

Scientific expedition

Activity description Institution / Organization
2024/01/24 - Current Analysis of microplastics by micro-FTIR technique Laboratório Hercules Herança Cultural Estudos e Salvaguarda, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2021 Winning team of the Blue Bio Value Ideation, an entrepreneurship contest
2018 Honorable Mention at the 10th edition of the Green Project Awards, under the SEA category, for the project AMALIA - "Algae-to-market lab ideas"
Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente, Portugal
2017 1st prize for outreach activities from the Sea to the School and Senior Ocean, MARE- Polytechnic of Leiria, Portugal "Do MARE para a Sociedade"
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal