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Paula ML Castro is currently Full Professor at Escola Superior de Biotecnologia (ESB-UCP). She obtained a degree in Food Engineering from ESB-UCP in 1989, and holds a PhD degree in Biochemical Engineering from University College London, 1994. After her PhD she worked in a UK biotech company for two years in environmental biotechnology, line she has continued at ESB-UCP. Main research areas focuses on developing bioprocesses and nature based solutions, including biodegradation of pollutants and wastewater treatment and soil phytomanagement and microbial assisted crop production in forestry and agriculture, having coordinated a vast range of national and international research projects leading the group on environmental biotechnology at CBQF. She co-authored more than 250 publications in international journals/books and was involved in the supervision of 20 concluded PhD theses, with and h-index 58 in Jan 2025. She is among the 2023 world’s top 2% Scientists List for career-long impact in Environmental Sciences, Biotechnology and Enabling & Strategic Technologies. She is since Jan 2021 the Dean of Escola Superior de Biotecnologia -UCP.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Paula Castro

Citation names

  • Castro, Paula
  • Castro, Paula M.L.
  • Castro, P.M.L.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
7C1F-6C72-354A
ORCID iD
0000-0001-8841-6606
Researcher Id
M-8241-2013
Scopus Author Id
7102781782

Email addresses

  • plcastro@porto.ucp.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone
  • 225580059 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Universidade Católica Portuguesa - ESB. Escola Superior de Biotecnologia - UCP, Rua Dr António Bernardino de Almeida, 4200-072, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)
  • Rua de Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005, Foz do Douro, Porto, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Environmental Biotechnology
  • Engineering and Technology - Environmental Engineering - Environmental Engineering
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
French Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2014
Concluded
 Habilitation (Agregação) in Biotechnology (Título de Agregado)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 n/a
1994
Concluded
 PhD (Doutoramento)
Major in PhD in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology
University College London, Department of Biochemical Engineering , United Kingdom
"Optimisation of CHO cell growth and gama-interferon production." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Não aplicável
1990
Concluded
 Ano Curricular Mestrado em Ciência e Engenharia Alimentar (Mestrado)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
 17
1989
Concluded
 Engenharia Alimentar (Licenciatura)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
 16
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
1995 - 1998 Postdoc (Research) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2017 - Current Full Professor (University Teacher) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
1998 - 2017 Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
1987 - 1989 Tutor (University Teacher) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
1993 - 1995 Empresa Carbury Herne Ltd, Canterbury, Kent, UK, United Kingdom
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2022 - Current Bioshoes4all - Inovação e Capacitação da Fileira do Calçado para a Bioeconomia Sustentável
Bioshoes4all
Researcher
Ongoing
2021/06/01 - Current ReCROP - Bioinocula and CROPping systems: an integrated biotechnological approach for improving crop yield, biodiversity and Resilience of Mediterranean agro-ecosystems
reCROP
Principal investigator
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022 - 2024 HSoil4Food - Healthy soils for healthy foods
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000066
Researcher
Horizon Europe Food Bioeconomy Natural Resources Agriculture and Environment
Ongoing
2020/11/01 - 2023 Phy2Sudoe - Avançar na aplicação de estratégias inovadoras de fitogestão em zonas contaminadas do espaço Sudoe (SOE4/P5/E1021)
SOE4/P5/E1021
Investigador Responsavel na UCP-ESB
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
 Interreg Europe
Ongoing
2018 - 2022 GReAT - Granular microalgae- bacterial sludge for aquaculture wastewater treatment
029970
Co_PI
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2018 - 2022 Phytoenergy - Assessment of the energy production potential from phytoremediation derived biomass.
PTDC/BTA-BTA/28761/2017
Co_PI
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
Ongoing
2018 - 2022 Suber - Rega de Precisão de Sobreiros em modo de produção intensiva de cortiça. Grupos operacionais
PEI Agri
Researcher
2018 - 2021 AGeNT - Aerobic Granular Sludge technology combined with selected microbial agents to degrade toxic pollutants from wastewater
PTDC/BTA-BTA/31264/2017
Principal investigator
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2018 - 2021 Beer2Pol-Treatment and valorization of brewery waste through polyhydroxyalkanoates
PTDC/BTA-BTA/31746/2017
Investigador Responsavel na UCP-ESB
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2017 - 2021 Mobilizing scientific and technological knowledge in response to the challenges of the agri-food market
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-024524/SI-47-2016- 10
Other
2018 - 2020 INOV Rural. Coordenador interno. Assistência técnica e transferência de inovação para a floresta e agricultura.
149 618/14 164
Investigador Responsavel na UCP-ESB
2017 - 2020 BIOCHORUME - Grupos operacionais. Sistemas biológicos para utilização do chorume proveniente de explorações de Pecuária Intensiva de Bovinos Leiteiros (PIBL), na fertilização de culturas florestais de rápido crescimento para produção de biomassa para energia e alimentação animal.
PRODER 2017-2021
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2017 - 2020 URBANMYCOSERVE. Understanding and Managing Urban Ectomycorrhizal Fungi Communities to Increase the Health and Ecosystem Service Provisioning of Urban Trees.
BiodivERsA3
Investigador Responsavel FCT
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2017 - 2020 AquaVal. Valorisation of water use in aquaculture using multi trophic systems.
WaterJPI/003/2015.
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2016 - 2020 MultiBiorefinery: Multi-purpose strategies for broadband agro-forest and fisheries by-products valorisation: a step forward for a truly integrated biorefinery.
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-016403
Researcher
Concluded
2016 - 2019 PhytoSUDOE. Demostración de la mejora en la biodiversidad edáfica, funcionalidad y servicios ecosistémicos en terrenos contaminados y degradados mediante fitogestión dentro de la región Interreg Sudoe.
SOE1/P5/E0189
Investigador Responsável na ESB
Interreg Europe
Concluded
2016 - 2019 Ecotex - Desenvolvimento de soluções mais sustentáveis para coloração têxtil.
N/A
Researcher
Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Concluded
2016 - 2019 Bio-n2-value: Biological tools for adding and defending value in key agro-food chains
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER000030
Researcher
Concluded
2016 - 2018 Lab2Business - Transferência Tecnologia e Valorização Económica para o Sector Agroalimentar
NORTE-01-0246-FEDER-000011
Researcher
2015/01/01 - 2017/06/30 Italy-Portugal bilateral cooperation - Degradation of recalcitrant pharmaceuticals in wastewater by biological and advanced oxidation processes
FCT-CNR, N. 0022729
Researcher
Concluded
2016 - 2017 TEAMING P2020 - Promoting Agri-food and Forestry Stakeholder Engagement for Knowledge Transfer and SMARTAgriFor partnerships.
NORTE-01-0246-FEDER-000023
Researcher
Concluded
2015 - 2017 DISRUPT. Environmental Endocrine Disruptors: Current Situation in Macao, Neurobehavioral Effects and Bioremediation Strategies
011/2014/A1
Other
Fundo para o Desenvolvimento das Ciências e Tecnologia de Macau
Concluded
2015 - 2016 SMARTAgriFor: Collaboration to develop a business plan for the Centre of Agriculture and Forestry
664599
Researcher
Concluded
2014/01 - 2015/06 MICROSALT: Efficient rhizospheric microorganisms: amelioration of saline stress in crops with economic significance
grant.Provided by PTCRIS: 133543
Provided by PTCRIS: 133543
EXPL/AGR-PRO/0521/2013
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2013 - 2015 HbioS – Biotecnhological innovations for removing sulphur compounds from WWTP emissions.
21592
Investigador Responsavel na UCP-ESB
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
Concluded
2011/04 - 2014/09 LeadingForest - Ectomycorrhizal fungi as leading players of reforestation processes
Provided by PTCRIS: 111583
grant.Provided by PTCRIS: 111583
Principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2011/03 - 2014/02 FLUOROPHARMA - Biodegradation and removal of chiral and achiral fluorinated pharmaceuticals from wastewaters
grant.Provided by PTCRIS: 111699
Provided by PTCRIS: 111699
Principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2013 - 2014 Transnational Cooperation Portugal-Morocco - Microbial and ecotoxicological characterization of soils and tailings from mining sites in South Morocco: phytoremediation assisted by microorganisms
FCT/5909/24/52013/S
Other
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Centre National pour la Recherche Scientifique et Technique
Concluded
2011 - 2013 ValorPeixe - Valorização de Subprodutos e Águas Residuais da Indústria de Conservas de Peixe.
ADI 13634
Researcher
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
Concluded
2011 - 2013 FLORESTA.NET – Network of reforestation demonstration practices.
02007112
Other
Concluded
2010 - 2012 iCOD - Innovative Technologies for Upgrading Codfish Processing By-products.
QREN/ADI/11466
Principal investigator
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
Concluded
2010 - 2012 OBIT. Odour Biological Treatment.
N/A
Principal investigator
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2007/06 - 2010/10 BIOFLUOR - Biological production of commercially relevant fluorinated organic compounds
grant.Provided by PTCRIS: 67306
Provided by PTCRIS: 67306
PTDC/BIO/67306/2006
Principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2006 - 2010 INSOLEX - Innovative Solutions for Extracting High Value Natural Compounds
MRTN-CT-2006-036053
 European Commission
2005/03 - 2009/02 GRUBS UP - Recycling and Upgrading Wastes from Food Production for use within the Food Chain
grant.514049
FOOD-CT-2005-514049
FOOD-CT-2005-514049
Other
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
 European Commission
Concluded
2007 - 2009 BIOCAT - biocatalytic process for the "green" production of value-added fluoroaromatic comppounds
Provided by PTCRIS: 82350
grant.Provided by PTCRIS: 82350
POCI/V.5/A0105/2005
Principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2006 - 2009 ECOCATCH. Socrates/Erasmus PROG project "Ecological Management of Catchments in Europe
N/A
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
Concluded
2005/09 - 2008/11 PLANTARI - Constructed wetlands for industrial wastewater treatment
grant.Provided by PTCRIS: 60126
Provided by PTCRIS: 60126
POCI/AMB/60126/2004
Principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2007 - 2008 PLANTICURT - Application of Artificial Wetlands in the fine-tuning of leather effluents.
70/00324
Principal investigator
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2005 - 2008 MICOMETA - The role of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Phytoremediation of Heavy Metal contaminated soils.
POCI/AMB/60131/2004
Principal investigator
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2005 - 2008 RACEWAYS. A hyperintensive fish farming concept for lasting competitiveness and superior production.
FP6-SME, Nº16869
Researcher
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
Concluded
2002/06 - 2006/05 BIOSAP - Biotreatment of alternating recalcitrant pollutants in wastewaters (Research Training Networks).
grant.HPRN-CT-2002-00213
Principal investigator
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
 European Commission
Concluded
2005 - 2006 CI.COM Divulgação de Ciência à Comunidade.
POCTI/DIV/2005/00092
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
Concluded
2003 - 2006 MARS – Estudos fundamentais ao MARS -inovador processo de recuperação por membranas.
N/A
Researcher
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2003 - 2006 MICOFLORESTA - Tuned mycorrhiza fungi for the production of Pinus Pinaster and Quercus ruber.
752
Principal investigator
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
 Ministério da Agricultura Florestas e Desenvolvimento Rural
Concluded
2003 - 2005 SoNatura (LIFE) - Vapour Phase Bioreactors for Agro-non-Food Industries
LIFE03 ENV/P/000521
Principal investigator
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
Concluded
2001/01 - 2004/06 Agro-food wastes minimisation and reduction network . thematic network for prevention, minimisation and reduction of wastes from the european agro-food industry
grant.G1RT-CT-2000-05008
Researcher
European Commission
Concluded
2002 - 2004 CEC - Centre for Experimental Science. CEC - Criação de um Centro Experimental de Ciência - Apoio ao Ensino Experimental das Ciências
49686
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal
Concluded
2000 - 2004 BioRecicla – New systems for agro-industrial effluent valorization using microalgae with biomass valorization.
N/A
Researcher
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2002 - 2003 FITOREM - Phytoremediation and biofilm reactors for the removal of pollutants fromwastewaters – a comparative study
POCTI/CTA/39111/2001
Principal investigator
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2000 - 2002 I9 Ar – Biological treatment technologies for gaseous emissions containing VOC
P0065 I9AR
Other
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
 Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Concluded
2000 - 2002 Biological treatment – Phytomicrobial processes – of contaminated sites using the indigenous population.
B-64/98
B-89/99
Principal investigator
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
1999 - 2002 Mare Nostrum – Microalgae for the bioremediation of contaminated waters in marine environment. Ambiente e Defesa: Oceano e suas Margens.
193-99
Researcher
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
 Governo da Republica Portuguesa Ministério da Defesa Nacional

Fundação das Universidades Portuguesas
Concluded
1998 - 2000 Biological treatment of alternating compounds derived from the fine chemical industry.
N/A
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
1997 - 2000 Development of biological systems for decontamination of liquid effluents and groundwater.
N/A
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Castro, Paula. "Pereira, S.I.A.; Castro, P.M.L.; Calheiros, C.S.C. "Biomass Production and Energetic Valorization in Constructed Wetlands.".". In Bioenergy crops: sustainable means of phytoremediation, edited by Puthur, J.T.; Dhankher, O.P... CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group., 2021.
    In press
  2. "The use of plants and associated microorganisms in the phytoremediation of salt-affected soils". In Salt Stress Responses in Plants: Perception, Signaling, Omics and Tolerance Mechanism. Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2021.
  3. Pereira, S.I.A.; Castro, P.M.L.; Moreira, Helena . Corresponding author: Pereira, S.I.A.. "Microbial solutions to mitigate salt stress in food crops". In Salt Stress Responses in Plants: Perception, Signaling, Omics and Tolerance Mechanisms. Nova Science Publisher, 2021.
    Published
  4. Calheiros, C.S.C.; Pereira, S.I.A.; Castro, Paula. "Constructed wetlands as nature-based solutions". In An Introduction to Constructed Wetlands, edited by August N. Jespersen. New York, United States: Nova Science Publishers, 2020.
  5. Sebastiana, Mónica; Corrêa, Ana; Castro, Paula; Ramos, Miguel. "Pisolithus". In Beneficial Microbes in Agro-Ecology: Bacteria and Fungi, 707-726. Elsevier, 2020.
    Published • 10.1016/b978-0-12-823414-3.00036-8
  6. "Strategies for enhancing soil phytoremediation and biomass valorisation". In The Handbook of Environmental Remediation: Classic and Modern Techniques, 331-356. Royal Society of Chemistry, 2020.
  7. Moreira, Irina S.; Amorim, Catarina L.; Murphy, Cormac D.; Castro, Paula M. L.. "Strategies for Biodegradation of Fluorinated Compounds". In Nanotechnology in the Life Sciences, 239-280. Springer International Publishing, 2018.
    10.1007/978-3-030-02369-0_11
  8. Novo, Luís A. B.; Castro, Paula M. L.; Alvarenga, Paula; da Silva, Eduardo Ferreira. "From Phyto to Agromining: Past, Present, and Future Scope". In Recent Advances in Environmental Science from the Euro-Mediterranean and Surrounding Regions, 99-101. Springer International Publishing, 2018.
    10.1007/978-3-319-70548-4_34
  9. Novo, Luís A.B.; Castro, Paula M.L.; Alvarenga, Paula; da Silva, Eduardo F.; Novo, L.A.B.; Castro, P.M.L.; Alvarenga, P.; da Silva, E.F.. "Plant Growth–Promoting Rhizobacteria-Assisted Phytoremediation of Mine Soils". In Bio-Geotechnologies for Mine Site Rehabilitation, 281-295. Elsevier, 2018.
    Published • 10.1016/b978-0-12-812986-9.00016-6
  10. Novo, Luís A. B.; Castro, Paula M. L.; Alvarenga, Paula; da Silva, Eduardo Ferreira. "Phytomining of Rare and Valuable Metals". In Phytoremediation, 469-486. Springer International Publishing, 2017.
    10.1007/978-3-319-52381-1_18
  11. Amorim, Catarina L.; Moreira, Irina S.; Duque, Anouk F.; van Loosdrecht, Mark C. M.; Castro, Paula M. L.. "Aerobic Granular Sludge". In Technologies for the Treatment and Recovery of Nutrients from Industrial Wastewater, edited by Mosquera A., Campos; Val Á.,, 231-263. IGI Global, 2017.
    10.4018/978-1-5225-1037-6.ch009
  12. Moreira, H.; Pereira, S.I.A.; Castro, P.M.L.; Castro, Paula. "Impact of heavy metals and metalloids on soil microorganisms of mining areas". In Phytoremediation, edited by Dunn, M.. New york, United States: Nova Science Publishers, 2016.
    Published
  13. Ribeiro, A.R.; Castro, P.M.L.; Tiritan, M.E.. "Environmental fate of chiral pharmaceuticals: Determination, degradation and toxicity". In Phytoremediation. 2014.
    10.1007/978-94-007-2439-6_1
  14. Piccirillo, C.; Pintado, M.M.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Hydroxyapatite and calcium phosphates from marine sources: Extraction and characterization". 29-44. 2013.
  15. Tobaldi, D.M.; Pullar, R.C.; Piccirillo, C.; Castro, P.M.L.; Pintado, M.M.; Seabra, M.P.; Labrincha, J.A.; Castro, Paula; Tobaldi, D.. "Titania nanostructures for environmental remediation". In Phytoremediation. New York, United States: Nova Science Publishers, 2013.
    Published
  16. Ferraro, Vincenza; Cruz, Isabel B.; Ferreira Jorge, Ruben; Pintado, Manuela E.; Castro, Paula M. L.; Ferraro, V.; Cruz, I.B.; et al. "Extraction of High-added-value Compounds from Codfish (Gadus morhua) Salting Wastewater". In Bioactive Compounds from Marine Foods, 373-393. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2013.
    10.1002/9781118412893.ch17
  17. Piccirillo, Clara; Pintado, Manuela; Castro, Paula. "Hydroxyapatite and Calcium Phosphates from Marine Sources". In Marine Biomaterials, 29-44. CRC Press, 2013.
    10.1201/b14723-5
  18. Calheiros, Cristina; Rangel, António; Castro, Paula. "Potential of Constructed Wetland Phytotechnology for Tannery Wastewater Treatment". In Phytotechnologies, 83-98. CRC Press, 2012.
    10.1201/b12954-6
  19. Jesus J.M.; Borges M.T.; Calheiros, C.; Castro, Paula. "Constructed Wetlands for freshwater and saline aquaculture wastewater treatment: a microcosm experience.". In IV Foro Iberoamericano de Recursos Marinos y de Acuicultura, 179-185. Santiago de Compostela, Spain: Libromar Ediciones y Gestión S.L., 2012.
    Published
  20. Ribeiro, Ana R.; Castro, Paula M. L.; Tiritan, Maria Elizabeth. "Environmental Fate of Chiral Pharmaceuticals: Determination, Degradation and Toxicity". In Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World, 3-45. Springer Netherlands, 2011.
    10.1007/978-94-007-2439-6_1
  21. Monteiro, Cristina M.; Castro, Paula M. L.; Malcata, F. Xavier. "Microalga-Mediated Bioremediation of Heavy Metal–Contaminated Surface Waters". In Biomanagement of Metal-Contaminated Soils, 365-385. Springer Netherlands, 2011.
    10.1007/978-94-007-1914-9_16
  22. Azaizeh, Hassan; Castro, Paula M. L.; Kidd, Petra. "Biodegradation of Organic Xenobiotic Pollutants in the Rhizosphere". In Organic Xenobiotics and Plants, 191-215. Springer Netherlands, 2010.
    10.1007/978-90-481-9852-8_9
  23. Castro, Paula. "A Água e o Ambiente". In Água, Um Desafio Sem Espaço Nem Tempo, edited by F Malcata, 227-242. Lisboa, Portugal: Catholic University Press, 2009.
    Published
  24. "Plants Indigenous To Esteiro De Estarreja - Potential For Heavy Metal Phytoremediation". In Soil Remediation. Nova Publishers, 2009.
  25. Vosátka, M.; Gajdoš, J; Kolomý, P; Oliveira, RS; Franco, AR; Sousa, NR; Carvalho, MF; Castro, Paula; Albrechtová, J. "Applications of ectomycorrhizal inocula in nursery and field plantings.". In Mycorrhiza Works - Applications and real case field studies, 112-125. Germany: German Phytomedical Society, Braunschweig, Germany, 2008.
    Published
  26. Oliveira, R.S.; Carvalho, M.F.; Dodd, J.C.; Vosátka, M.; Castro, Paula. "Field inoculation of Alnus glutinosa with mycorrhizal fungi for phytorestoration of highly alkaline anthropogenic sediments.". In Mycorrhiza Works - Applications and real case field studies, 289-294. Braunschweig: German Phytomedical Society, Braunschweig, Germany, 2008.
    Submitted
  27. Marques, A.P.G.C.; Rangel, A.O.S.S.; Castro, Paula. "Plants Indigenous To Esteiro De Estarreja - Potential For Heavy Metal Phytoremediation.". In Soil Remediation, edited by Lukas Aachen; Paul Eichmann, 119-147. New york, United States: Nova Science Publishers, 2008.
    Published
  28. Castro, Paula. "Ensino de Engenharia do Ambiente - uma reflexão". In APEA – 20 anos, 20 temas, 206. Portugal: APEA – Associação Portuguesa de Engenharia do Ambiente, 2005.
    Published
  29. Castro, P.M.L.; Malcata, F.X.. "Ecoética, ou responsabilidade humana para com o ambiente.". In Novos Desafios à Bioética, edited by Archer, L.; Biscaia, J.; Osswald, W.; Renaud, M., 277-300. Portugal: Porto Editora, Porto, Portugal, 2001.
    Published
  30. Castro, P. M. L.; Hayter, P. M.; Ison, A. P.; Bull, A. T.. "Statistical Design of Culture Medium for Recombinant Interferon-¿ Production". In Animal Cell Technology: Basic & Applied Aspects, 375-381. Springer Netherlands, 1993.
    10.1007/978-94-011-2044-9_51
Conference abstract
  1. Oliveira, A.T.; Castro, P.M.L.; Amorim, C.L.. "Poster communication - Microalgae allow reducing aeration requirements and improve the efficiency of granular sludge treating coastal aquaculture streams aimed at recirculation". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2023 - MICROBIOTEC23, Covilhã, 2023.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/43483
  2. Miranda, C.; Amorim, C.L.; Piccirillo, C.; Tiritan, M.E.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Oral communication - Exploring the fate of chiral pharmaceuticals in an AGS system under saltwater intrusion phenomena". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2023 - MICROBIOTEC23, Covilhã, 2023.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/43357
  3. Monteiro, Cristina Maria; Cristina Santos; Castro, Paula. Corresponding author: Monteiro, Cristina Maria. "Green Roofs runoff coefficient: different time-scale approaches to estimate its value". Paper presented in CEES23 - 2nd International Conference on Construction, Energy, Environment and Sustainability, Funchal, 2023.
    Accepted
  4. Oliveira, A.T.; Alves, M.; Leitão, F. ; Tacão, M.; Henriques, I.; Castro, P.M.L.; Amorim, C.L.. "Oral communication - Recycling of marine aquaculture wastewater using a microalgae-bacterial granular sludge system". Paper presented in 5th International Symposium on Water Resource and Environmental Management (WREM 2022), China, Virtual, 2022.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/39770
  5. Oliveira, A.S.; Alves, M.; Castro, P.M.L.; Amorim, C.L.. "Oral communication - Microalgae-bacterial granular sludge systems - on the road for more sustainable processes in the aquaculture sector". Paper presented in 2nd INSURE HUB Conference - Innovation, Sustainability and Regeneration, Portugal, Porto, 2022.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/39536
  6. Miranda, Catarina; Amorim, Catarina L.; Castro, Paula. "Serão os sistemas de lamas granulares capazes de lidar com fenómenos de intrusão salina nas águas residuais?". Paper presented in Microbiologia 2022, 2022.
    Submitted
  7. Miranda, C.; Amorim, C.L.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Oral communication - Serão os sistemas de lamas granulares capazes de lidar com fenómenos de intrusão salina nas águas residuais?". Paper presented in Microbiologia 2022 - Congresso Internacional de Microbiologia em Língua Portuguesa, Portugal, Virtual, 2022.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/39197
  8. C. Guarda, Eliana; Costa, Eunice; Galinha, Claudia F.; Gil, Cátia; Amorim, Catarina L.; Duque, Anouk F.; Castro, Paula M.L.; Maria A. M. Reis. Corresponding author: Amorim, Catarina L.. "How does knowledge on the microbiome can help advancing the valorization of brewers' spent grain through volatile fatty acids production (Oral communication)". Paper presented in 2nd Online Conference - Circular Economy: Make It Happen, online, 2022.
    Published
  9. Guarda, E.C.; Costa, E.; Galinha, C.F.; Gil, C.; Amorim, C.L.; Duque, A.F.; Castro, P.M.L.; Reis, M.A.M.. "Oral communication - How does knowledge on the microbiome can help advancing the valorization of brewers' spent grain through volatile fatty acids production". Paper presented in 2nd Online Conference - Circular Economy: Make It Happen : Make it happen, Portugal, Virtual, 2022.
    Published
  10. Amorim, Catarina L.; Duque, Anouk; Castro, Paula; Guarda, Eliana. "HOW DOES KNOWLEDGE ON THE MICROBIOME CAN HELP ADVANCING THE VALORIZATION OF BREWERS' SPENT GRAIN THROUGH VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS PRODUCTION". Paper presented in 2nd Online Conference for Young Researchers 2022 Circular Economy: Make It Happen, Online, 2022.
  11. Guarda, E.C.; Costa, E.; Gil, C.; Galinha, C.F.; Amorim, C.L.; Duque, A.F.; Reis, M.A.M.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Poster communication - The microbiome of anaerobic granules during volatile fatty acid production is shaped by fluctuations in pH". Paper presented in BIOFILMS10: Ecology meets Technology, Germany, Leipzig, 2022.
    Published • https://ciencia.ucp.pt/ws/portalfiles/portal/44034991/BIOFILMS10_abstract.pdf
  12. Miranda, C.; Amorim, C.L.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Poster communication - Nutrient removal in an Aerobic granular sludge system facing events of saltwater intrusion". Paper presented in BioIberoamerica 2022 - Ibero-American Congress on Biotechnology, Portugal, Braga, 2022.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/37347
  13. Paulo, A.M.S; Castro, P.M.L.; Amorim, C.L.. "Poster communication - Training an AGS reactor to treat high salinity wastewater". Paper presented in BioIberoamerica 2022 - Ibero-American Congress on Biotechnology, Portugal, Braga, 2022.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/37349
  14. Oliveira, A.S.; Alves, M.; Castro, P.M.L.; Amorim, C.L.. "Oral communication - Microalgae granular systems feasible for the treatment of marine aquaculture streams containing florfenicol antibiotic". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2021 - MICROBIOTEC21, Portugal, Virtual, 2021.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/36054
  15. Miranda, C.; Couto, A.T.; Amorim, C.L.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Poster communication - Microalgae-bacterial granular sludge for the treatment of low carbon and nutrient loaded effluents". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2021 - MICROBIOTEC21, Portugal, Virtual, 2021.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/36256
  16. Couto, A.T.; Amorim, C.L.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Poster communication - Aerobic granular sludge, a feasible technology for the treatment and recirculation of trout aquaculture water streams". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2021 - MICROBIOTEC21, Portugal, Virtual, 2021.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/36220
  17. Alves, M.; Oliveira, A.S.; Castro, P.M.L.; Amorim, C.L.. "Oral communication - Efficient ammonium removal from marine aquaculture wastewater with microalgal-bacterial granular sludge technology". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2021 - MICROBIOTEC21, Portugal, Online, 2021.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/36233
  18. Paulo, A.M.S.; Amorim, C.L.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Poster communication - Targeting aerobic granular sludge microbiome salt adaptation". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2021 - MICROBIOTEC21, Portugal, Virtual, 2021.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/36271
  19. Sousa, A.S.S.; Oliveira, A.S.; Morais, R.M.S.C. ; Castro, P.M.L.; Amorim, C.L.. "Poster communication - Microalgal biomass production in a raceway system using meat processing water as feedstock". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2021 - MICROBIOTEC21, Portugal, Virtual, 2021.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/36055
  20. Alves, M.; Oliveira, A.S.; Castro, P.M.L.; Amorim, C.L.. "Oral communication - Microalgae-bacterial granular systems able to treat marine aquaculture water streams". Paper presented in IWA 5th International Conference on Water Economics, Statistics and Finance and the IWA International Conference on Rethinking Treatment with Asset Management, Portgal, Porto, 2021.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/35359
  21. Oliveira, A.S.; Pereira, S.I.A.; Amorim, C.L.; van Loosdrecht, M.C.M.; Castro, P.M.L.. Corresponding author: Amorim, C.L.. "Oral communication - Extracellular polymeric substances recovered from aerobic granular sludge - a natural material for different applications". Paper presented in IWA 5th International Conference on Water Economics, Statistics and Finance and the IWA International Conference on Rethinking Treatment with Asset Management, Portugal, Porto, 2021.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/35352
  22. Miranda, C.; Couto, A.T.; Amorim, C.L.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Poster communication - Microalgae attachment to aerobic granular sludge for the treatment of freshwater aquaculture effluents". Paper presented in Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal - Ciência 2021, Lisbon, 2021.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/34037
  23. Couto, A.T.; Amorim, C.L.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Poster communication - Nitrogen removal from freshwater aquaculture effluents: sequencing versus continuous granular sludge reactors". Paper presented in Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal - Ciência 2021, Lisbon, 2021.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/34038
  24. Alves, M.; Oliveira, A.S.; Castro, P.M.L.; Amorim, C.L.. Corresponding author: Amorim, C.L.. "Flash Oral communication - Rapid granulation and stable performance of a microalgal-bacterial granular sludge system treating saline wastewater". Paper presented in EFB2021- European Federation of Biotechnology Virtual Conference, Virtual, 2021.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/33376
  25. Oliveira, A.S.; Amorim, C.L.; van Loosdrecht, M.C.M.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Poster communication - Intermittent load of 2-fluorophenol in saline wastewater shapes aerobic granular sludge microbiome and reactor performance". Paper presented in Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal - Ciência 2020, Lisbon, 2020.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/31383
  26. Santorio, S.; Couto, A.T.; Val del Rio, A.; Amorim, C.L.; Arregui, L.; Castro, P.M.L.; Mosquera-Corral, A.. "Oral communication - Evaluation of two different granular sludge reactor configurations for the treatment of freshwater aquaculture streams". Paper presented in IWA Nutrient Recovery & Removal Conference, Online, 2020.
    Published • https://iwa-nrr.org
  27. Couto, A.T.; Santorio, S.; Miranda, C.; Amorim, C.L.; Val del Rio, A.; Arregui, L.; Mosquera-Corral, A.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Oral communication - Granular sludge technology for valorization of water use - from high to low strength effluents in aquaculture". Paper presented in Water Reuse for a Sustainable World, Online, 2020.
    Published • https://www2.isep.ipp.pt/rewater/uploads/WRSW%20_Book-Abstracts_online_FINAL.pdf
  28. Couto, A.T.; Miranda, C.; Cardador, M.; Amorim, C.L.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Poster communication - Performance of microalgae-bacteria granular sludge for nutrient removal of freshwater aquaculture wastewater". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2019 - MICROBIOTEC19, Coimbra, 2019.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/29649
  29. Alves, M.; Castro, P.M.L.; Amorim, C.L.. "Poster communication - Exopolysaccharides production by aerobic granular sludge upon exposure to dual anthropogenic stresses". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2019 - MICROBIOTEC19, Coimbra, 2019.
    Published • . http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/29651
  30. Paulo, A.M.S; Amorim, C.L.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Poster communication - Aerobic granular sludge has EPS-producing bacteria able to tolerate salt". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2019 - MICROBIOTEC19, Coimbra, 2019.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/29753
  31. Paulo, Ana M. S.; Amorim, Catarina L.; Castro, Paula. Corresponding author: Paulo, Ana M. S.. "Aerobic granular sludge has EPS-producing bacteria able to tolerate salt". Paper presented in MicroBiotec: Congress Of Microbiology And Biotechnology 2019, 2019.
    Published
  32. Oliveira, A.S.; Amorim, C.L.; Zlopasa, J.; Lin, Y.; van Loosdrecht, M.C.M.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Oral communication - Bioaugmentation of aerobic granular sludge with specialized degrading granules treating 2-fluorophenol wastewater". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2019 - MICROBIOTEC19, Coimbra, 2019.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/29609
  33. Paulo, A.M.S.; Amorim, C.L.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Poster communication - Bacterial diversity shifts in AGS reactor treating food industry wastewater". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2019 - MICROBIOTEC19, Coimbra, 2019.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/29751
  34. Alves, M.; Cardador, M.; Castro, P.M.L.; Amorim, C.L.. "Poster communication - Bioprospecting microalgae for treatment of marine aquaculture wastewater". Paper presented in 2nd International Meeting on New Strategies in Bioremediation Processes - BioRemid2019, Porto, 2019.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/29643
  35. Oliveira, A.S.; Amorim, C.L.; Zlopassa, J.; van Loosdrecht, M.C.M.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Poster communication - Specialized degrading granules effective for bioaugmentation of aerobic granular sludge reactor treating 2-fluorophenol in wastewater". Paper presented in 2nd International Meeting on New Strategies in Bioremediation Processes - BioRemid2019, Porto, 2019.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/29608
  36. Amorim, C.L.; Couto, A.T.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Poster communication - Development of microalgae-bacteria granular sludge for the treatment of aquaculture wastewater". Paper presented in 10th IWA International Symposium on Waste Management Problems in Agro-Industries - AGRO2019, 2019.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/27960
  37. Paulo, A.M.S.; Amorim, C.L.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Poster communication - Activity of nitrifying bacteria in aerobic granular sludge treating food industry wastewater". Paper presented in 10th IWA International Symposium on Waste Management Problems in Agro-Industries - AGRO2019, Chania, 2019.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/27878
  38. Paulo, A.M.S.; Amorim, C.L.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Oral communication - Aerobic granular sludge process treats real fish canning wastewater". Paper presented in 13th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference - CHEMPOR 2018, Aveiro, 2018.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/26352
  39. Couto, A.T.; Amorim, C.L.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Poster communication - Bacterial degradation of the veterinary antibiotic florfenicol". Paper presented in 13th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference - CHEMPOR 2018, Aveiro, 2018.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/26442
  40. Moreira, Helena ; Pereira, S.I.A.; Marques, A.P.G.C.; Rangel, A.O.S.S.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Oral Presentation - Are PGPR¿s traits and the inoculum size relevant for inoculation purposes in mine affected soils?". Paper presented in The 15th International Phytotechnologies Conference, Novi Sad, 2018.
    Published
  41. Moreira, Helena ; Pereira, S.I.A.; Marques, A.P.G.C.; António O. S. S. Rangel; Castro, P.M.L.. "Oral Presentation - Does soil sterilization and metal spiking affect PGPR selection for phytotechnology purposes?". Paper presented in The 15th International Phytotechnologies Conference, Novi Sad, 2018.
    Published
  42. Amorim, C.L.; Couto, A.T.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Poster communication - Screening of bacteria and microalgae for bioremediation of florfenicol in aquaculture water streams". Paper presented in 12th Symposium of the European Society of Biochemical Engineering Sciences - ESBES2018, Lisbon, 2018.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/26350
  43. Paulo, A.M.S.; Amorim, C.L.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Oral presentation - Effect of salt on EPS production by halotolerant bacteria for aerobic granular sludge treatment". Paper presented in 12th Symposium of the European Society of Biochemical Engineering Sciences - ESBES2018, Lisbon, 2018.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/26353
  44. Amorim, C.L.; Parmaki, S.; Henriques, I.S; Castro, P.M.L.. "Poster communication - Effect of dual anthropogenic stresses on exopolysaccharide production by aerobic granular sludge". Paper presented in 12th Symposium of the European Society of Biochemical Engineering Sciences - ESBES2018, Lisbon, 2018.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/26351
  45. Oliveira, Ana S.; Amorim, Catarina L.; Zlopasa, Jure; Lin, Yuemei; van Loosdrecht, Mark C.M.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Poster communication - Production of granules with the degrading strain Rhodococcus sp. FP1 using polymeric immobilizing agents". Paper presented in IWA Biofilms 2018: Granular Sludge Conference, Delft, 2018.
    Published • . http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/24299
  46. Paulo, A.M.S.; Amorim, C.L.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Poster communication - EPS production by bacteria from high salinity wastewater". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2017 - MICROBIOTEC17, Porto, 2017.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/25048
  47. Oliveira, A.S.; Mesquita, D. P.; Amorim, C.L.; Amaral, A.L.; Ferreira, E.C.; van Loosdrecht, M.C.M.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Oral communication - Extraction and characterization of extracellular polymeric substances from aerobic granular sludge from a full-scale sequencing batch reactor in Portugal". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2017 - MICROBIOTEC17, Porto, 2017.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/1822/48435
  48. Amorim, C.L.; Moreira, I.S.; Henriques, I.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Poster communication - Whole-genome sequencing of Labrys portucalensis F11 and Rhodococcus sp. FP1 provides genetic insights into their xenobiotic metabolic features". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2017 - MICROBIOTEC17, Porto, 2017.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/24702
  49. Oliveira, A.S.; Amorim, C.L.; Zlopasa, J.; Lin, Y.; Van Loosdrecht, M.C.M.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Poster communication - Aerobic granules synthesized with EPS and degrading strain Rhodococcus sp. FP1 for industrial wastewater treatment". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2017 - MICROBIOTEC17, Porto, 2017.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/24297
  50. Amorim, C.L.; Moreira, I.S.; Henriques, I.S.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Oral communication - Insights into the genome of Labrys portucalensis F11 and Rhodococcus sp. FP1, versatile xenobiotic-degrading bacteria isolated from an industrial contaminated soil". Paper presented in VII International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology - BioMicroWorld2017, Madrid, 2017.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/25047
  51. Duque, Anouk F.; Castro, P.M.L.; Reis, M.A.M.. Corresponding author: Duque, Anouk F.. "Treatment and valorization of cellulosic fraction of brewery waste (Oral communication)". Paper presented in 17th European Congress on Biotechnology, 2016.
    10.1016/j.nbt.2016.06.960
  52. Amorim, C.L.; Henriques, I.S.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Poster communication - Microbial population dynamics within aerobic granular sludge exposed to a mixture of pharmaceuticals". Paper presented in 6th Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology - Microbiotec15, Évora, 2015.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/19838
  53. Amorim, C.L.; Moreira, I.S.; Ribeiro, A.R.; Santos, L.; Delerue-Matos, C.; Tiritan, M.E.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Oral communication - Removal of a mixture of chiral pharmaceuticals by an aerobic granular sludge bioreactor and its effects on the biomass". Paper presented in VI International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology - BioMicroWorld2015, Barcelona, 2015.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/19836
  54. Moreira, I.S.; van Acker, J.; Amorim, C.L.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Oral communication - Biodegradation potential of the soil bacterial community from a polluted site in the northern of Portugal". Paper presented in VI International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology - BioMicroWorld2015, Barcelona, 2015.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/25066
  55. Amorim, C.L.; Moreira, I.S.; Ribeiro, A.R.; Santos, L.H.M.L.M.; Delerue-Matos, C.; Tiritan, M.E.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Poster communication - Enantiomeric fraction evaluation of pharmaceuticals in an aerobic granular sludge sequencing batch reactor". Paper presented in 42nd International Symposium on High Performance Liquid Phase Separations., Geneve, 2015.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/18187
  56. Calheiros, C.S.C.; Amorim, C.L.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Oral communication - Tratamento Biológico de Água Residual - Soluções para diferentes tipologias". Paper presented in XX Congresso Nacional da Ordem dos Engenheiros, Porto, 2014.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/15383
  57. Moreira, I.S.; Amorim, C.L.; Ribeiro, A.R.; Maia, A.S.; Mesquita, R.B.R.; Rangel, A.O.S.S.; van Loosdrecht, M.C.M.; Tiritan, M.E.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Oral communication - Aerobic granular sludge sequencing batch reactor performance under fluorinated pharmaceuticals shock loadings". Paper presented in IWA 2014 World Water Congress & Exhibition, Lisbon, 2014.
    Published • . http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/16595
  58. Moreira, I.S.; Ribeiro, A.R.; Amorim, C.L.; Tiritan, M.E.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Poster communication - Studies on enantioselective biodegradation of fluoxetine". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology - MICROBIOTEC2013, Aveiro, 2013.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/13366
  59. Moreira, I.S.; Ribeiro, A.R.; Amorim, C.L.; Mesquita, R.B.R.; Rangel, A.O.S.S.; Tiritan, M.E.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Poster communication - Effects of fluoxetine shock loadings in an aerobic granular sludge sequencing batch reactor". Paper presented in V International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology - BioMicroWorld2013, Madrid, 2013.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/13140
  60. Amorim, C.L.; Maia, A.S.; Mesquita, R.B.R.; Rangel, A.O.S.S.; Tiritan, M.E.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Oral communication - Aerobic granules in a sequencing batch bioreactor under fluoroquinolone shock loadings". Paper presented in 7th International Conference on Environmental Engineering and Management (ICEEM07), Vienna, 2013.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/13139
  61. Maia, A.S.; Ribeiro, A.R.; Amorim, C.L.; Barreiro, J.C.; Cass, Q.B.; Castro, P.M.L.; Tiritan, M.E.. "Poster communication - Degradation of Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics and Identification of Metabolites/Transformation Products by LC-MS/MS". Paper presented in 39th International Symposium on High Performance Liquid Phase Separations and Related Techniques, Amsterdam, 2013.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/13242
  62. Amorim, C.L.; Duque, A.F.; Afonso, C.M.M.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Poster communication - Effect of bioaugmentation on the degradation of 4-Fluorocinnamic acid in a rotating biological contactor". Paper presented in 5th International Symposium on Biosorption and Bioremediation, Prague, 2012.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/10428
  63. Amorim, Catarina L.; Moreira, Irina S.; Maia, Alexandra S.; Tiritan, Maria E.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Oral communication - Biodegradation of Fluoroquinolones by single bacteria". Paper presented in 5th International Symposium on Biosorption and Bioremediation, Prague, 2012.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/10289
  64. Maia, A.; Duque, A.F.; Ribeiro, A.R.L.; Tiritan, M.E.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Biodegradation of fluoroquinolones by a bacterial consortium (Oral communication)". Paper presented in BioMicroWorld, Torremolinos, 2011.
  65. Amorim, C.L.; Carvalho, M.F.; Afonso, C.M.M.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Poster communication - Studies on the biodegradation of fluoroanilines by a single microorganism". Paper presented in EMEC11 - 11th European Meeting on Environmental Chemistry, Portoroz, 2010.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/13277
  66. Mesquita, Raquel B. R.; Santos, Inês C.; Pedrosa, Marta F. F.; Duque, Anouk F.; Castro, P.M.L.; Rangel, António O. S. S.. "Potenciometric determination of fluoride with a flow system for the on-line monitoring of the fluorophenol degradation in a bioreactor (Oral communication)". Paper presented in 16th International Conference on Flow Injection Analysis, Pattaya, 2010.
  67. Moreira, I.S.; Carvalho, M.F.; Amorim, C.L.; Janssen, D.B.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Poster communication - Degradation of difluorobenzenes by the wild strain Labrys portucalensis". Paper presented in 14th European Congress on Biotechnology, Barcelona, 2009.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/5172
  68. Mesquita R.B.R.; Santos I.C.; Pedrosa M.F.F.; Duque A.F.; Carvalho M.F.; Castro P.M.L.; Rangel A.O.S.S.; et al. "Flow injection determination of fluoride for monitoring the biodegradation of fluorophenol in a bioreactor (Oral communication)". Paper presented in Flow analysis XI, Pollensa Maiorca, 2009.
    10.1063/1.4985515
  69. Moreira, I.S.; Carvalho, M.F.; Amorim, C.L.; Afonso, C.M.M.; Janssen, D.B.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Poster communication - Production of 4-fluorocatechol from fluorobenzene by the wild srain Labrys portucalensis". Paper presented in BIOCAT 2008 - International Congress on Biocatalysis, Hamburg, 2008.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/4782
Conference paper
  1. Amorim, Catarina L.; Moreira, Irina S.; Ribeiro, Ana R.; Tiritan, Maria E.; Henriques, Isabel S.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Bacterial community and system performance of an aerobic granular sludge reactor treating pharmaceutical wastewater". 2016.
  2. Amorim, Catarina L.; Maia, Alexandra S.; Moreira, Irina S.; van Loosdrecht, Mark C.M.; Tiritan, Maria E.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Strategies to enhance the removal of Fluoroquinolones". 2013.
  3. Maia, Alexandra S.; Ribeiro, Ana R.; Amorim, Catarina L.; Barreiro, Juliana C.; Cass, Quezia B.; Castro, Paula M.L.; Tiritan, Maria E.. "Degradation of Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics and Identification of Metabolites/Transformation Products by LC-MS/MS". 2013.
  4. Ribeiro, Ana R.; Maia, Alexandra S.; Moreira, Irina S.; Afonso, Carlos; Castro, Paula M.L.; Tiritan, Maria E.. "Enantioselective Degradation of Enantiomers of Fluoxetine Followed by HPLC- FD". 2013.
  5. Ribeiro, Ana R.; Maia, Alexandra S.; Moreira, Irina S.; Afonso, Carlos; Castro, Paula M.L.; Tiritan, Maria E.. "Enantioselective Determination of Fluoxetine and Norfluoxetine in Wastewater". 2013.
  6. Ribeiro, Ana R.; Castro, Paula M.L.; Afonso, Carlos; Tiritan, Maria E.. "Chiral HPLC-FD method validation for determination of several Beta-Blockers and Fluoxetine in biodegradation assays". 2011.
  7. Quitério, Paula; Silva, Gabriela; Calheiros, Cristina S.C.; Quitério, Paula V.B.; Crispim, Luís F.C.; Brixc, Hans; Moura, Sandra G.C.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Toxicity assessment of high salinity tannery wastewater for the treatment in constructed wetlands. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/5776". 2009.
  8. Koutinas, M.; Baptista, I.; Meniconi, A.; Peeva, L.G.; Castro, P.M.L.; Livingston, A.G.. "Microbial dynamics and bioreactor stability in an oil-absorber-bioscrubber system exposed to an alternating sequence of 1,2-dichloroethane and fluorobenzene". 2006.
Conference poster
  1. Oliveira, Ana S. ; Miguel Ramos; Castro, Paula. "Mycelia inactivation processes ¿maintaining the flexibility and strength of mycelium-based biocomposites". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2023 ¿ MICROBIOTEC¿23, 2023.
  2. Oliveira, Ana; Castro, Paula; Amorim, Catarina L.. "Microalgae allow reducing aeration requirements and improve the efficiency of granular sludge treating coastal aquaculture streams aimed at recirculation". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2023 ¿ MICROBIOTEC¿23, 2023.
  3. Oliveira, A.T.; Castro, P.M.L.; Amorim, C.L.. "Microalgae-bacterial granular sludge under reduced aeration efficiently treat coastal aquaculture streams aimed at recirculation". Paper presented in Ciência 2023 - Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal, 2023.
  4. Miranda, C.; Amorim, C. L.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Unravelling the influence of saline intrusion cycles on reactor performance and microbial communities of an Aerobic Granular Sludge system". Paper presented in Ciência 2023 - Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal, 2023.
  5. Pereira, S.I.A.; Moreira, H.; Cunha, J.; Vega, A.; Alves, Marta; Graça, A.; Fontes, N.; Porto, J.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Effect of Bioinoculants and Biochar on Grapevine-Associated Soil Microbial Communities". Paper presented in Global Soil Biodiversity, 2023.
  6. Godinho, M.; Moreira, H.; Henriques, I.; Castro, P.M.L.; Pereira, S.I.A.. "Effect of microbial and biochar application on sunflower growth and metal accumulation". Paper presented in miCROPe 2022, 2022.
  7. Miranda, Catarina; Amorim, Catarina L.; Castro, Paula. Corresponding author: Miranda, Catarina. "Do seawater intrusion events affect the treatment performance of aerobic granular sludge systems?". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2022, 2022.
  8. Godinho, M.; Moreira, H.; Henriques, I.; Castro, P.M.L.; Pereira, S.I.A.. Corresponding author: Godinho, M.. "Effects of biochar and bioinocula on biomass and Cu accumulation of sunflower grown in a metal contaminated mining soil". Paper presented in Ciência 2022, 2022.
  9. Guarda, E.C.; Costa, E.; Gil, C.; Galinha, C.F.; Amorim, C.L.; Duque, A. F.; Castro, P.M.L.; Reis, M.A.M.. "The microbiome of anaerobic granules during volatile fatty acid production is shaped by fluctuations in pH". Paper presented in BIOFILMS10: Ecology meets Technology, 2022.
  10. Paulo, A.M.S.; Amorim, C.L.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Training an AGS reactor to treat high salinity wastewater". Paper presented in BioIberoamerica 2022 - Ibero-American Congress on Biotechnology, 2022.
  11. Miranda, Catarina; Amorim, Catarina L.; Castro, Paula. Corresponding author: Miranda, Catarina. "Nutrient removal in an Aerobic granular sludge system facing events of saltwater intrusion". Paper presented in BioIberoAmerica 2022, 2022.
  12. Sousa, A.S.S.; Oliveira, A.S.; Morais, R.M.S.C. ; Castro, P.M.L.; Amorim, C.L.. "Microalgal biomass production in a raceway system using meat processing water as feedstock". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2021 - MICROBIOTEC21, 2021.
  13. Couto, A.T.; Amorim, C.L.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Aerobic granular sludge, a feasible technology for the treatment and recirculation of trout aquaculture water streams". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2021 - MICROBIOTEC21, 2021.
  14. Miranda, Catarina; Couto, Ana T.; Amorim, Catarina L.; Castro, Paula. Corresponding author: Miranda, Catarina. "Microalgae-Bacterial Granular Sludge For The Treatment of Low Carbon and Nutrient Loaded Effluents". Paper presented in Microbiotec 2021, 2021.
  15. Couto, A.T.; Santorio, S.; Amorim, C.L.; Val del Rio, A.; Arregui, L.; Mosquera-Corral, A.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Nitrogen removal from freshwater aquaculture effluents". Paper presented in Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal - Ciência 2021, 2021.
  16. Miranda, Catarina; Couto, Ana T.; Amorim, Catarina L.; Castro, Paula. Corresponding author: Miranda, Catarina. "Microalgae attachment to aerobic granular sludge for the treatment of freshwater aquaculture effluents". Paper presented in Encontro ciência 2021, 2021.
  17. Monteiro, Cristina Maria; Sara S. de Freitas; Ramos, Nuno M. M.; Castro, Paula. "Green roofs vegetation as a biotechnological solution to improve buildings thermal performance in urban areas". Paper presented in European Federation of Biotechnology 2021 virtual conference - EFB 2021, 2021.
  18. Alves, Marta; Oliveira, A. T.; Castro, Paula M.L.; Amorim, Catarina L.. "Rapid granulation and stable performance of a microalgal-bacterial granular sludge system treating saline wastewater". Paper presented in EFB2021 - European Federation of Biotechnology, 2021.
  19. Guarda, Eliana C.; Oliveira, Ana Catarina; Antunes, Sílvia; Freitas, Maria Filomena ; Castro, Paula M.L.; Duque, Anouk F.; Reis, Maria A.M.. Corresponding author: Duque, Anouk F.. "Valorization of brewer's spent grain through volatile fatty acids production using a two-stage process (Poster communication)". Paper presented in 5th European Conference on Green and Sustainable Chemistry (5th EuGSC), 2021.
  20. Guarda, Eliana C.; Oliveira, Ana Catarina; Antunes, Sílvia; Freitas, Maria Filomena ; Castro, Paula M.L.; Duque, Anouk F.; Reis, Maria A.M.. Corresponding author: Duque, Anouk F.. "A two-stage process for conversion of brewer's spent grain into volatile fatty acids production through acidogenic fermentation (Poster communication)". Paper presented in 7th International Conference on Renewable Resources & Biorefineries (RRB 2021), 2021.
  21. Oliveira, A.S.; Amorim, C.L.; van Loosdrecht, M.C.M.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Intermittent load of 2-fluorophenol in saline wastewater shapes aerobic granular sludge microbiome and reactor performance". Paper presented in Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal - Ciência 2020, 2020.
  22. Paulo, A.M.S.; Amorim, C.L.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Bacterial diversity shifts in AGS reactor treating food industry wastewater". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2019 - MICROBIOTEC19, 2019.
  23. Couto, Ana T.; Miranda, Catarina.; Cardador, Martim.; Amorim, Catarina L.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Performance of microalgae-bacteria granular sludge for nutrient removal of freshwater aquaculture wastewater". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2019 - MICROBIOTEC¿19. Coimbra, Portugal, 2019.
  24. Alves, Marta; Castro, Paula M.L.; Amorim, Catarina L.. "Exopolysaccharides production by aerobic granular sludge upon exposure to dual anthropogenic stresses". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2019, 2019.
  25. Alves, Marta; Cardador, Martin; Castro, Paula M.L.; Amorim, Catarina L.. "Bioprospecting microalgae for treatment of marine aquaculture wastewater". Paper presented in 2nd International Meeting on New Strategies in Bioremediation Processes, 2019.
  26. Oliveira, Ana S. ; Amorim, Catarina L.; Jure Zlopasa; Yumei Lin; Mark C.M. van Loosdrecht; Castro, Paula. "Specialized degrading granules effective for bioaugmentation of Aerobic Granular Sludge reactor treating 2-fluorophenol in wastewater". 2019.
  27. Amorim, Catarina L.; Couto, Ana T.; Miranda, Catarina.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Development of microalgae-bacteria granular sludge for the treatment of aquaculture wastewater". Paper presented in 10th IWA International Symposium on Waste Management Problems in Agro-Industries - AGRO¿2019, Rhodes, Greece, 2019.
  28. Paulo, Ana M.S.; Costa, Joana; Amorim, Catarina L.; Mesquita, Daniela; Ferreira, Eugénio C.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Impact of industrial wastewater on aerobic granules morphology and nitrification process in bioreactors". Paper presented in 2nd International Meeting on New Strategies in Bioremediation Processes (BioRemid2019), 2019.
  29. Ávila, P. F; Ferreira, A.; Moreira, Helena ; Pereira, Sofia I. A.; Vega, A.L.; Castro, P.M.L.; Ávila, P.; et al. "Assessment of Metal(loid)s phytoavailability in mining soils". Paper presented in Conferencia Final PhytoSUDOE, 2018.
  30. Pereira, S.I.A.; Moreira, Helena ; Vega, A.L.; Ávila, P.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Phytotechnologies in degraded soils - the example of Borralha mine in Portugal". Paper presented in 15th International Phytotechnologies Conference, 2018.
  31. Urra, J.; Epelde, L.; Kidd, P.; Becerril, J.M; Oustrière, N.; Burges, A.; Castro, P.M.L.; et al. "Beneficial effects of phytomanagement options on soil structural and functional microbial biodiversity". Paper presented in The 15th International Phytotechnologies Conference, 2018.
  32. Vega, A. L.; Pereira, S.I.A.; Moreira, H.; Ávila, P.; Ferreira, A.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Approach to Phytotechnology Regulatory and Market Trends in Europe". Paper presented in Conferencia Final PhytoSUDOE, 2018.
  33. Pereira, S.I.A.; Moreira, Helena ; Vega, A.L.; Couto, A.; Porto, J.; Fontes, N.; Graça, A.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Grapevine growth response to bioinoculants and biochar application". Paper presented in MicroBiotec¿17 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology (Porto, Portugal), 2017.
  34. Vega, A.L.; Pereira, S.I.A.; Moreira, Helena ; Ávila, P.; Candeias, C.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Valorisation of mining areas using phytotechnologies ¿ a field experiment". Paper presented in MicroBiotec¿17 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology (Porto, Portugal), 2017.
  35. Pereira, S.I.A.; Moreira, Helena ; Vega, A.L.; Castro, P.M.L.. "The effect of bioinoculants on grapevine development". Paper presented in miCROPe¿17 - International symposium microbe-assisted crop production ¿ opportunities, challenges and needs (Vienna, Austria), 2017.
  36. Moreira, Helena ; Pereira, S.I.A.; Vega, A.L.; Ávila, P.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Bioinoculants as plants allies in phytotechnological approaches to soil requalification". Paper presented in miCROPe¿17 - International symposium microbe-assisted crop production ¿ opportunities, challenges and needs (Vienna, Austria), 2017.
  37. Pereira, S.I.A.; Moreira, Helena ; Marques, A.P.G.C.; Araújo, G.; Ramos, M.A.; Sousa, N.R.; Castro, P.M.L.. "The role of bioinocula application on plant performance in different environments". Paper presented in MicroBiotec¿15 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology (Évora, Portugal), 2015.
  38. Maia, Alexandra S.; Purificação, V.; Castro, Paula M.L.; Tiritan, M.E.. "Degradation of Ofloxacin and its (S)-enantiomer Levofloxacin by Activated Sludge followed by LC-FD". 2015.
  39. Maia, Alexandra S.; Castro, Paula M.L.; Tiritan, M.E.. "Development and Validation of a Chiral LC method for Enantioresolution of Ofloxacin using a Macrocyclic Glycoprotein Stationary Phase". 2015.
  40. Purificação, V.; Maia, Alexandra S.; Castro, Paula M.L.; Tiritan, M.E.. "Enantioselective degradation of ofloxacin by activated sludge followed by HPLC-FD". 2014.
  41. Maia, Alexandra S.; Ribeiro, A.R.; Castro, Paula M.L.; Tiritan, M.E.. "Extraction of Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics from Wastewaters ¿ Assessment of Different Commercial Sorbents". 2013.
  42. Maia, Alexandra S.; Ribeiro, A.R.; Amorim, Catarina L.; Barreiro JC; Cass QB; Castro, Paula M.L.; Tiritan, M.E.. "Degradation of Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics and Identification of Metabolites/Transformation Products by LC-MS/MS. HPLC 2013". 2013.
  43. Ribeiro, A.R.; Maia, Alexandra S.; Moreira, Irina S.; Afonso, Carlos M.; Castro, Paula M.L.; Tiritan, M.E.. "Enantioselective Determination of Fluoxetine and Norfluoxetine in Wastewater by HPLC-FD using SPE". 2013.
  44. Pereira, S.I.A.; Marques, A.P.G.C.; Franco, A.; Moreira, Helena ; Sousa, N.R.; Ramos, M.A.; Castro, P.M.L.. "The role of microbial inoculants on plant growth promotion". Paper presented in COST FA1103: Endophytes in Biotechnology and Agriculture, Workgroup Meeting, 2012.
  45. Marques, A.P.G.C.; Moreira, Helena ; Rangel, A.O.S.S.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Influence of plant growth promoting bacteria in Helianthus annus (sunflower) grown in Zn and Cd contaminated soils ¿ effects on biomass production, growth parameters and metal accumulation". Paper presented in 9th International Symposium on Environmental Geochemistry (Aveiro, Portugal), 2012.
  46. Maia, Alexandra S.; Ribeiro, Ana R.; Gonçalves, Virgínia M.F.; Carvalho, Maria F.; Madureira, Tânia; Castro, Paula M.L.; Tiritan, Maria E.. "Microbial degradation of sulfamethoxazole and carbamazepine followed by a validated HPLC-DAD method". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 20th Annual Meeting, 2010.
  47. Santos, Inés C.; Pedrosa, Marta F.F.; Mesquita, Raquel B. R.; Duque, Anouk F.; Carvalho, Maria F.; Castro, Paula M.L.; Rangel, António O.S.S.. "Desenvolvimento de uma metodologia de análise em fluxo para monitorizar a eficácia de um biorreactor na degradação de 2-fluorfenol (Poster communication)". Paper presented in Jornadas de Biotecnologia, 2009.
  48. Marques, A.P.G.C.; Pires, C.M.; Moreira, Helena ; António O. S. S. Rangel; Castro, P.M.L.. "Heavy metal accumulation and relation with soil contamination in Rubus ulmifolius growing in Esteiro de Estarreja, Portugal Phytotechnologies to promote sustainable land use and improve food safety". Paper presented in COST Action 859, Management Committee and WG4 meeting - Phytotechnologies in practice ¿ biomass production, agricultural methods, legacy, legal and economic aspects (Verneuil en Hallate, France), 2008.
  49. Marques, A.P.G.C.; Moreira, Helena ; António O. S. S. Rangel; Castro, P.M.L.. "Phytotechnologies in practice Heavy metal accumulation and relation with soil contamination in Rubus ulmifolius growing in esteiro de Estarreja, Portugal in Phytotechnologies to promote sustainable land use and improve food safety". Paper presented in COST Action 859, Management Committee and WG4 meeting - biomass production, agricultural methods, legacy, legal and economic aspects,, 2008.
Journal article
  1. Ribeiro, Alessandra B.; Moreira, Helena; Pereira, Sofia I.A.; Godinho, Mariana; Sousa, Ana Sofia da Silva; Castro, Paula; Pereira, Carla F.; et al. "Bio-based superabsorbent hydrogels for nutrient release". Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 12 2 (2024): 112031. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2024.112031.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jece.2024.112031
  2. Guarda, Eliana C.; Amorim, Catarina L.; Pasculli, Gabriele; Castro, Paula M.L.; Galinha, Claudia F.; Duque, Anouk F.; Reis, Maria A.M.. "Polyhydroxyalkanoates production from a waste-derived feedstock driven by the reactor operating conditions: The role of biomass microbiome and its reactivation capacity". Journal of Cleaner Production 451 (2024): 141810. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.141810.
    10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.141810
  3. Atika, Madline; Leila, Benidire; Pereira, Sofia I. A.; Castro, Paula M. L.; Ali, Boularbah. "Enhancing Native Plant Establishment in Mine Tailings under Drought Stress Conditions through the Application of Organo-Mineral Amendments and Microbial Inoculants". Plants 13 6 (2024): 863. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants13060863.
    10.3390/plants13060863
  4. Rebai, Hadjer; Sholkamy, Essam Nageh; Alharbi, Reem Mohammed; Abdel-Raouf, Neveen; Boufercha, Oumeima; Castro, Paula; Boudemagh, Allaoueddine. "Streptomyces sp. Strain SRH22: A Potential Bioremediation Agent for Glyphosate-Contaminated Agricultural Soils". Environment and Natural Resources Journal 21 6 (2023): 501-512. http://dx.doi.org/10.32526/ennrj/21/20230181.
    Published • 10.32526/ennrj/21/20230181
  5. Justino, Sara; Calheiros, Cristina; Castro, Paula; Gonçalves, David. "Constructed Wetlands as Nature-Based Solutions for Wastewater Treatment in the Hospitality Industry: A Review". Hydrology 10 7 (2023): 153. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/hydrology10070153.
    10.3390/hydrology10070153
  6. Paulo, Ana M. S.; Caetano, Nidia S.; Castro, Paula M. L.; Marques, Ana P. G. C.. "Phytomanagement of Zn- and Cd-Contaminated Soil: Helianthus annuus Biomass Production and Metal Remediation Abilities with Plant-Growth-Promoting Microbiota Assistance". Soil Systems 7 3 (2023): 69. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems7030069.
    10.3390/soilsystems7030069
  7. Mendes, Marta; Cassoni, Ana C.; Alves, Soraia; Moreira, Patrícia; Castro, Paula ML.; Pintado, Manuela E.. "Assessment of drying conditions for storage of a yeast-based decolorization solution for application in textile industrial wastewater treatment plants". Fungal Biology 127 7-8 (2023): 1111-1117. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.funbio.2023.06.002.
    10.1016/j.funbio.2023.06.002
  8. Mendes, Marta; Moreira, Irina; Moreira, Patrícia; Pintado, Manuela; Castro, Paula. "Bioaugmentation of Aerobic Granular Sludge with Dye-Decolorizing Yeast for Textile Industrial Wastewater". Processes 11 6 (2023): 1654. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pr11061654.
    10.3390/pr11061654
  9. Mendes, M.; Cassoni, A. C.; Alves, S.; Moreira, P.; Pintado, M. E.; Castro, P. M. L.. "Removing color while lowering toxicity: the case for decolorization of textile dyes and simulated effluents with yeasts". International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13762-023-04969-8.
    10.1007/s13762-023-04969-8
  10. Mendes, M.; Cassoni, A. C.; Alves, S.; Moreira, P.; Pintado, M. E.; Castro, P. M. L.. "Removing color while lowering toxicity: the case for decolorization of textile dyes and simulated effluents with yeasts". International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 21 1 (2023): 13-24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13762-023-04969-8.
    10.1007/s13762-023-04969-8
  11. Monteiro, Cristina M.; Santos, Cristina; Castro, Paula M. L.. "Extensive Green Roofs: Different Time Approaches to Runoff Coefficient Determination". Water 15 10 (2023): 1852. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w15101852.
    10.3390/w15101852
  12. Guarda, Eliana C.; Costa, Eunice; Gil, Cátia; Amorim, Catarina L.; Galinha, Claudia F.; Duque, Anouk F.; Castro, Paula M. L.; Reis, Maria A.M.. "Acidogenic Fermentation of Brewers’ Spent Grain Monitored through Two-Dimensional Fluorescence Spectroscopy". ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 11 19 (2023): 7398-7406. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c00316.
    10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c00316
  13. Roriz, Mariana; Pereira, Sofia I.A.; Castro, Paula M.L.; Carvalho, Susana M.P.; Vasconcelos, Marta W.. "Impact of soybean-associated plant growth-promoting bacteria on plant growth modulation under alkaline soil conditions". Heliyon 9 5 (2023): e14620. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14620.
    10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14620
  14. Oliveira, Ana S.; Alves, Marta; Leitão, Frederico; Tacão, Marta; Henriques, Isabel; Castro, Paula M.L.; Amorim, Catarina L.. "Bioremediation of coastal aquaculture effluents spiked with florfenicol using microalgae-based granular sludge – a promising solution for recirculating aquaculture systems". Water Research 233 (2023): 119733. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2023.119733.
    10.1016/j.watres.2023.119733
  15. Scalera, F.; Pereira, S.I.A.; Bucciarelli, A.; Tobaldi, D.M.; Quarta, A.; Gervaso, F.; Castro, P.M.L.; Polini, A.; Piccirillo, C.. "Chitosan-hydroxyapatite composites made from sustainable sources: A morphology and antibacterial study". Materials Today Sustainability 21 (2023): 100334. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mtsust.2023.100334.
    10.1016/j.mtsust.2023.100334
  16. Santorio, Sergio; Val del Rio, Angeles; Amorim, Catarina L.; Couto, Ana T.; Arregui, Luz; Castro, Paula M.L.; Mosquera-Corral, Anuska. "Microalgae-bacterial biomass outperforms PN-anammox biomass for oxygen saving in continuous-flow granular reactors facing extremely low-strength freshwater aquaculture streams". Chemosphere 308 (2022): 136184. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136184.
    10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136184
  17. Boufercha, Oumeima; Monforte, Ana R.; Boudemagh, Allaoueddine; Ferreira, António C.; Castro, Paula M. L.; Moreira, Irina S.. "Biodegradation and Metabolic Pathway of the Neonicotinoid Insecticide Thiamethoxam by Labrys portucalensis F11". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23 22 (2022): 14326. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms232214326.
    10.3390/ijms232214326
  18. Carvalheira, Mónica; Amorim, Catarina L.; Oliveira, Ana Catarina; Guarda, Eliana C.; Costa, Eunice; Ribau Teixeira, Margarida; Castro, Paula M. L.; Duque, Anouk F.; Reis, Maria A. M.. "Valorization of Brewery Waste through Polyhydroxyalkanoates Production Supported by a Metabolic Specialized Microbiome". Life 12 9 (2022): 1347. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life12091347.
    10.3390/life12091347
  19. Moreira, Irina S.; Murgolo, Sapia; Mascolo, Giuseppe; Castro, Paula M. L.. "Biodegradation and Metabolic Pathway of 17ß-Estradiol by Rhodococcus sp. ED55". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23 11 (2022): 6181. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms23116181.
    10.3390/ijms23116181
  20. Fiona P. Brennan; Beatrix W. Alsanius; Ana Allende; Catherine M. Burgess; Helena Moreira; Gro S. Johannessen; Paula M. L. Castro; et al. "Harnessing agricultural microbiomes for human pathogen control". ISME Communications (2022): https://doi.org/10.1038/s43705-022-00127-2.
    10.1038/s43705-022-00127-2
  21. Boufercha, Oumeima; Moreira, Irina S.; Castro, Paula M. L.; Boudemagh, Allaoueddine. "Actinobacteria isolated from wastewater treatment plants located in the east-north of Algeria able to degrade pesticides". World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 38 6 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11274-022-03282-9.
    10.1007/s11274-022-03282-9
  22. Ely, Cyntia; Moreira, Irina S.; Bassin, João Paulo; Dezotti, Márcia W.C.; Mesquita, Daniela P.; Costa, Joana; Ferreira, Eugénio C.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Treatment of saline wastewater amended with endocrine disruptors by aerobic granular sludge: Assessing performance and microbial community dynamics". Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 10 2 (2022): 107272. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2022.107272.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jece.2022.107272
  23. Santorio, S.; Val del Rio, A.; Amorim, C.L.; Arregui, L.; Castro, P.M.L.; Mosquera-Corral, A.. "Pilot-scale continuous flow granular reactor for the treatment of extremely low-strength recirculating aquaculture system wastewater". Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 10 2 (2022): 107247. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2022.107247.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jece.2022.107247
  24. Mendes, Marta; Cassoni, Ana C.; Alves, Soraia; Pintado, Manuela E.; Castro, Paula ML.; Moreira, Patrícia. "Screening for a more sustainable solution for decolorization of dyes and textile effluents using Candida and Yarrowia spp.". Journal of Environmental Management 307 (2022): 114421. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.114421.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.114421
  25. Ferreira, Vânia; Magalhães, Rui; Teixeira, Paula; Castro, Paula Maria Lima; Calheiros, Cristina Sousa Coutinho. "Occurrence of Fecal Bacteria and Zoonotic Pathogens in Different Water Bodies: Supporting Water Quality Management". Water 14 5 (2022): 780. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w14050780.
    Open access • 10.3390/w14050780
  26. Carolina F. F. A. Costa; Catarina L. Amorim; Anouk F. Duque; Maria A. M. Reis; Paula M. L. Castro. "Valorization of wastewater from food industry: moving to a circular bioeconomy". Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology (2022): https://doi.org/10.1007/s11157-021-09600-1.
    10.1007/s11157-021-09600-1
  27. Carolina F. F. A. Costa; Catarina L. Amorim; Anouk F. Duque; Maria A. M. Reis; Paula M. L. Castro. "Correction to: Valorization of wastewater from food industry: moving to a circular bioeconomy". Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology (2022): https://doi.org/10.1007/s11157-021-09604-x.
    10.1007/s11157-021-09604-x
  28. Costa, Joana G.; Paulo, Ana M.S.; Amorim, Catarina L.; Amaral, A. Luís; Castro, Paula M.L.; Ferreira, Eugénio C.; Mesquita, Daniela P.. "Quantitative image analysis as a robust tool to assess effluent quality from an aerobic granular sludge system treating industrial wastewater". Chemosphere 291 (2022): 132773. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132773.
    Published • 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132773
  29. Benidire, Leila; Pereira, Sofia I. A.; Loqman, Souad; Castro, Paula M. L.; Boularbah, Ali. "Physical, Chemical, and Microbiological Characterization of Kettara Mine Tailings, Morocco". Soil Systems 6 1 (2022): 23. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems6010023.
    10.3390/soilsystems6010023
  30. Benidire, Leila; Pereira, Sofia; Aboudrar, Wafae; Hafidi, Mohamed; Castro, Paula; Boularbah, Ali. "Remediation of metal-contaminated mine tailings by the application of organic and mineral amendments". Journal of Soils and Sediments 22 2 (2021): 482-495. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11368-021-03081-z.
    Published • 10.1007/s11368-021-03081-z
  31. Paulo, Ana M. S.; Amorim, Catarina L.; Costa, Joana; Mesquita, Daniela P.; Ferreira, Eugénio C.; Castro, Paula M. L.. "High Carbon Load in Food Processing Industrial Wastewater is a Driver for Metabolic Competition in Aerobic Granular Sludge". Frontiers in Environmental Science 9 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2021.735607.
    10.3389/fenvs.2021.735607
  32. Couto, Ana T.; Cardador, Martim; Santorio, Sergio; Arregui, Luz; Sicuro, Benedetto; Mosquera-Corral, Anuska; Castro, Paula M. L.; Amorim, Catarina L.. "Cultivable microalgae diversity from a freshwater aquaculture filtering system and its potential for polishing aquaculture-derived water streams". Journal of Applied Microbiology 132 2 (2021): 1543-1556. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jam.15300.
    10.1111/jam.15300
  33. Moreira, Helena; Pereira, Sofia I. A.; Mench, Michel; Garbisu, Carlos; Kidd, Petra; Castro, Paula M. L.. "Phytomanagement of Metal(loid)-Contaminated Soils: Options, Efficiency and Value". Frontiers in Environmental Science 9 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2021.661423.
    10.3389/fenvs.2021.661423
  34. Santorio, Sergio; Couto, Ana T.; Amorim, Catarina L.; Val del Rio, Angeles; Arregui, Luz; Mosquera-Corral, Anuska; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Sequencing versus continuous granular sludge reactor for the treatment of freshwater aquaculture effluents". Water Research 201 (2021): 117293. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2021.117293.
    10.1016/j.watres.2021.117293
  35. Oliveira, Ana S.; Amorim, Catarina L.; Zlopasa, Jure; van Loosdrecht, Mark; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Recovered granular sludge extracellular polymeric substances as carrier for bioaugmentation of granular sludge reactor". Chemosphere 275 (2021): 130037. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130037.
    10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130037
  36. Leal, Cristiano S.; Lopes, Mariana; Val del Río, Angeles; Quintelas, Cristina; Castro, Paula M.L.; Ferreira, Eugénio C.; Amaral, A. Luís; Mesquita, Daniela P.. "Assessment of an aerobic granular sludge system in the presence of pharmaceutically active compounds by quantitative image analysis and chemometric techniques". Journal of Environmental Management 289 (2021): 112474. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112474.
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  37. Moreira, Irina S.; Lebel, Alexandre; Peng, Xianzhi; Castro, Paula M. L.; Gonçalves, David. "Sediments in the mangrove areas contribute to the removal of endocrine disrupting chemicals in coastal sediments of Macau SAR, China, and harbour microbial communities capable of degrading E2, EE2, BPA and BPS". Biodegradation 32 5 (2021): 511-529. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10532-021-09948-9.
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  38. Vânia S. Bessa; Irina S. Moreira; Mark C. M. Van Loosdrecht; Paula M. L. Castro. "Biological removal processes in aerobic granular sludge exposed to diclofenac". Environmental Technology (2021): 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2021.1921048.
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  39. Duque, Anouk F.; Bessa, Vânia S.; van Dongen, Udo; de Kreuk, Merle K.; Mesquita, Raquel B. R.; Rangel, António O. S. S.; van Loosdrecht, Mark C. M.; Castro, Paula M. L.. "Simultaneous nitrification and phosphate removal by bioaugmented aerobic granules treating a fluoroorganic compound". Water Science and Technology 83 10 (2021): 2404-2413. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.142.
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  40. Oliveira, Ana S.; Amorim, Catarina L.; Mesquita, Daniela P.; Ferreira, Eugénio C.; van Loosdrecht, Mark; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Increased extracellular polymeric substances production contributes for the robustness of aerobic granular sludge during long-term intermittent exposure to 2-fluorophenol in saline wastewater". Journal of Water Process Engineering 40 (2021): 101977. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2021.101977.
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  41. Cristina Sousa Coutinho Calheiros; Pereira, S.I.A.; A. R. Franco; Paula ML Castro. "Spatial-Temporal Changes in Removal of Fecal Indicators and Diversity of Bacterial Communities in a Constructed Wetland with Ornamental Plants". Applied Sciences (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/9/3875.
    10.3390/app11093875
  42. Eliana Guarda; Ana Oliveira; Sílvia Antunes; Filomena Freitas; Paula ML Castro; Anouk F. Duque; Maria A. Reis. "A Two-Stage Process for Conversion of Brewer’s Spent Grain into Volatile Fatty Acids through Acidogenic Fermentation". Applied Sciences (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/7/3222.
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  43. Roriz, Mariana; Pereira, Sofia I.A.; Castro, Paula M.L.; Carvalho, Susana M.P.; Vasconcelos, Marta W.. "Iron metabolism in soybean grown in calcareous soil is influenced by plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria – A functional analysis". Rhizosphere 17 (2021): 100274. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rhisph.2020.100274.
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  44. Paulo, Ana M.S.; Amorim, Catarina L.; Costa, Joana; Mesquita, Daniela P.; Ferreira, Eugénio C.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Long-term stability of a non-adapted aerobic granular sludge process treating fish canning wastewater associated to EPS producers in the core microbiome". Science of The Total Environment 756 (2021): 144007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144007.
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  45. Benidire, L.; Madline, A.; Pereira, S.I.A.; Castro, P.M.L.; Boularbah, A.. "Synergistic effect of organo-mineral amendments and plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) on the establishment of vegetation cover and amelioration of mine tailings". Chemosphere 262 (2021): 127803. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127803.
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  46. Oliveira, Ana S.; Amorim, Catarina L.; Ramos, Miguel A.; Mesquita, Daniela P.; Inocêncio, Paulo; Ferreira, Eugénio C.; van Loosdrecht, Mark; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Variability in the composition of extracellular polymeric substances from a full-scale aerobic granular sludge reactor treating urban wastewater". Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 8 5 (2020): 104156. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2020.104156.
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  47. Pereira, S.I.A.; Abreu, D.; Moreira, H.; Vega, A.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) improve the growth and nutrient use efficiency in maize (Zea mays L.) under water deficit conditions". Heliyon 6 10 (2020): e05106. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05106.
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  48. Maia, Alexandra S.; Paíga, Paula; Delerue-Matos, Cristina; Castro, Paula M.L.; Tiritan, Maria Elizabeth. "Quantification of fluoroquinolones in wastewaters by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry". Environmental Pollution 259 (2020): 113927. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.113927.
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  49. Roriz, Mariana; Carvalho, Susana M. P.; Castro, Paula M. L.; Vasconcelos, Marta W.. "Legume Biofortification and the Role of Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria in a Sustainable Agricultural Era". Agronomy 10 3 (2020): 435. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10030435.
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  50. Leal, Cristiano; Val del Río, Angeles; Mesquita, Daniela P.; Amaral, António L.; Castro, Paula M.L.; Ferreira, Eugénio C.. "Sludge volume index and suspended solids estimation of mature aerobic granular sludge by quantitative image analysis and chemometric tools". Separation and Purification Technology 234 (2020): 116049. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2019.116049.
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  51. Moreira, Helena; Pereira, Sofia I.A.; Vega, Alberto; Castro, Paula M.L.; Marques, Ana P.G.C.. "Synergistic effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and plant growth-promoting bacteria benefit maize growth under increasing soil salinity". Journal of Environmental Management 257 (2020): 109982. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109982.
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  52. Calheiros, Cristina S. C.; Castro, Paula M. L.; Gavina, Ana; Pereira, Ruth. "Toxicity Abatement of Wastewaters from Tourism Units by Constructed Wetlands". Water 11 12 (2019): 2623. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w11122623.
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  54. Bessa, Vânia S.; Moreira, Irina S.; Murgolo, Sapia; Mascolo, Giuseppe; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Carbamazepine is degraded by the bacterial strain Labrys portucalensis F11". Science of The Total Environment 690 (2019): 739-747. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.461.
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  55. Benidire, Leila; Pereira, Sofia I. A.; Naylo, Ahmed; Castro, Paula M. L.; Boularbah, Ali. "Do metal contamination and plant species affect microbial abundance and bacterial diversity in the rhizosphere of metallophytes growing in mining areas in a semiarid climate?". Journal of Soils and Sediments 20 2 (2019): 1003-1017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11368-019-02475-4.
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  57. A. Santana, C.; Piccirillo, C.; A. Pereira, S.I.; Pullar, R.C.; Lima, S.M.; L. Castro, P.M.. "Employment of phosphate solubilising bacteria on fish scales – Turning food waste into an available phosphorus source". Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 7 5 (2019): 103403. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2019.103403.
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  58. Calheiros, Cristina S. C.; Pereira, Sofia I.A.; Franco, Albina R.; Castro, Paula M. L.. "Diverse Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) Communities Colonize Plants Inhabiting a Constructed Wetland for Wastewater Treatment". Water 11 8 (2019): 1535. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w11081535.
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  59. Naylo, Ahmed; Almeida Pereira, Sofia I.; Benidire, Leila; El Khalil, Hicham; Castro, Paula M. L.; Ouvrard, Stéphanie; Schwartz, Christophe; Boularbah, Ali. "Trace and major element contents, microbial communities, and enzymatic activities of urban soils of Marrakech city along an anthropization gradient". Journal of Soils and Sediments 19 5 (2019): 2153-2165. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11368-018-2221-y.
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  62. Yu, Kang; Van Geel, Maarten; Ceulemans, Tobias; Geerts, Willem; Ramos, Miguel Marcos; Sousa, Nadine; Castro, Paula M.L.; et al. "Foliar optical traits indicate that sealed planting conditions negatively affect urban tree health". Ecological Indicators 95 (2018): 895-906. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.08.047.
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  64. Araújo, Giovânia C.; Sousa, Nadine R.; Castro, Paula M. L.. "The effect of fungal-bacterial interaction on the phenolic profile of Pinus pinea L.". Plant Growth Regulation 86 3 (2018): 465-475. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10725-018-0445-x.
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  65. Murgolo, Sapia; Moreira, Irina; Piccirillo, Clara; Castro, Paula; Ventrella, Gianrocco; Cocozza, Claudio; Mascolo, Giuseppe. "Photocatalytic Degradation of Diclofenac by Hydroxyapatite–TiO2 Composite Material: Identification of Transformation Products and Assessment of Toxicity". Materials 11 9 (2018): 1779. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma11091779.
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  66. Carvalho, Ana P.; Amorim, Manuela; Rodríguez-Alcalá, Luís; Fontecha, Javier; Castro, Paula M. L.; Pintado, Manuela E.. "Sardine Canning Byproducts as Sources of Functional Ingredients". ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 6 11 (2018): 15447-15454. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b03897.
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  67. Saeli, Manfredi; Piccirillo, Clara; Tobaldi, David M.; Binions, Russell; Castro, Paula M.L.; Pullar, Robert C.. "A sustainable replacement for TiO2 in photocatalyst construction materials: Hydroxyapatite-based photocatalytic additives, made from the valorisation of food wastes of marine origin". Journal of Cleaner Production 193 (2018): 115-127. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.05.030.
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  68. Maia, Alexandra S.; Tiritan, Maria Elizabeth; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Enantioselective degradation of ofloxacin and levofloxacin by the bacterial strains Labrys portucalensis F11 and Rhodococcus sp. FP1". Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 155 (2018): 144-151. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.02.067.
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  69. Calheiros, Cristina S.C.; Pereira, Sofia I.A.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Culturable bacteria associated to the rhizosphere and tissues of Iris pseudacorus plants growing in a treatment wetland for winery wastewater discharge". Ecological Engineering 115 (2018): 67-74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2018.02.011.
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  70. Moreira, Irina S.; Bessa, Vânia S.; Murgolo, Sapia; Piccirillo, Clara; Mascolo, Giuseppe; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Biodegradation of Diclofenac by the bacterial strain Labrys portucalensis F11". Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 152 (2018): 104-113. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.01.040.
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  71. Araújo, Giovânia C.; Sousa, Nadine R.; Ramos, Miguel A.; Vega, Alberto L.; Castro, Paula M. L.. "Performance of Quercus suber L. at nursery stage—application of two bio-inoculants under two distinct environments". Annals of Forest Science 75 1 (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13595-018-0700-3.
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  72. Amorim, Catarina L.; Alves, Marta; Castro, Paula M.L.; Henriques, Isabel. "Bacterial community dynamics within an aerobic granular sludge reactor treating wastewater loaded with pharmaceuticals". Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 147 (2018): 905-912. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.09.060.
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  73. Costa, E.M.; Silva, S.; Vicente, S.; Neto, C.; Castro, P.M.; Veiga, M.; Madureira, R.; Tavaria, F.; Pintado, M.M.. "Chitosan nanoparticles as alternative anti-staphylococci agents: Bactericidal, antibiofilm and antiadhesive effects". Materials Science and Engineering: C 79 (2017): 221-226. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2017.05.047.
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  74. Maia, Alexandra S.; Ribeiro, Ana R.; Castro, Paula M. L.; Tiritan, Maria Elizabeth. "Chiral Analysis of Pesticides and Drugs of Environmental Concern: Biodegradation and Enantiomeric Fraction". Symmetry 9 9 (2017): 196. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/sym9090196.
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  75. Santos, Inês; Martin, Misty; Carlton, Doug; Amorim, Catarina; Castro, Paula; Hildenbrand, Zacariah; Schug, Kevin. "MALDI-TOF MS for the Identification of Cultivable Organic-Degrading Bacteria in Contaminated Groundwater near Unconventional Natural Gas Extraction Sites". Microorganisms 5 3 (2017): 47. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms5030047.
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  76. Ramos, Carlos; Amorim, Catarina L.; Mesquita, Daniela P.; Ferreira, Eugénio C.; Carrera, Julián; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Simultaneous partial nitrification and 2-fluorophenol biodegradation with aerobic granular biomass: Reactor performance and microbial communities". Bioresource Technology 238 (2017): 232-240. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2017.03.173.
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  77. Drakou, Efi-Maria; Amorim, Catarina L.; Castro, Paula M. L.; Panagiotou, Fostira; Vyrides, Ioannis. "Wastewater Valorization by Pure Bacterial Cultures to Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS) with High Emulsifying Potential and Flocculation Activities". Waste and Biomass Valorization 9 12 (2017): 2557-2564. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12649-017-0016-9.
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  78. Monteiro, Cristina M.; Calheiros, Cristina S. C.; Palha, Paulo; Castro, Paula M. L.. "Growing substrates for aromatic plant species in green roofs and water runoff quality: pilot experiments in a Mediterranean climate". Water Science and Technology 76 5 (2017): 1081-1089. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2017.276.
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  79. Piccirillo, C.; L. Castro, P.M.. "Calcium hydroxyapatite-based photocatalysts for environment remediation: Characteristics, performances and future perspectives". Journal of Environmental Management 193 (2017): 79-91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.01.071.
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  80. Calheiros, Cristina Sousa Coutinho; Ferreira, Vânia; Magalhães, Rui; Teixeira, Paula; Lima Castro, Paula Maria. "Presence of microbial pathogens and genetic diversity of Listeria monocytogenes in a constructed wetland system". Ecological Engineering 102 (2017): 344-351. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2017.02.013.
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  81. Bessa, V.S.; Moreira, I.S.; Tiritan, M.E.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Enrichment of bacterial strains for the biodegradation of diclofenac and carbamazepine from activated sludge". International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation 120 (2017): 135-142. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2017.02.008.
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  82. Piccirillo, Clara; Adamiano, Alessio; Tobaldi, David M.; Montalti, Marco; Manzi, Jeannette; Castro, Paula M. Lima; Panseri, Silvia; et al. "Luminescent calcium phosphate bioceramics doped with europium derived from fish industry byproducts". Journal of the American Ceramic Society 100 8 (2017): 3402-3414. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jace.14884.
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  83. Pires, Carlos; Franco, Albina R.; Pereira, Sofia I. A.; Henriques, Isabel; Correia, António; Magan, Naresh; Castro, Paula M. L.. "Metal(loid)-Contaminated Soils as a Source of Culturable Heterotrophic Aerobic Bacteria for Remediation Applications". Geomicrobiology Journal 34 9 (2017): 760-768. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01490451.2016.1261968.
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  84. Calheiros, Cristina S. C.; Barreira, Eva; Ramos, Nuno M. M.; Castro, Paula M. L.. "Water masses surface temperatures assessment and their effect on surrounding environment". Water Science and Technology 75 12 (2017): 2916-2925. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2017.146.
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  85. C. Teixeira, M.A.; Piccirillo, C.; Tobaldi, D.M.; Pullar, R.C.; Labrincha, J.A.; Ferreira, M.O.; L. Castro, P.M.; E. Pintado, M.M.. "Effect of preparation and processing conditions on UV absorbing properties of hydroxyapatite-Fe2O3 sunscreen". Materials Science and Engineering: C 71 (2017): 141-149. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2016.09.065.
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  86. Piccirillo, C.; Denis, C.J.; Pullar, R.C.; Binions, R.; Parkin, I.P.; Darr, J.A.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Aerosol assisted chemical vapour deposition of hydroxyapatite-embedded titanium dioxide composite thin films". Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 332 (2017): 45-53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2016.08.010.
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  87. Calheiros, Cristina Sousa Coutinho; Pereira, Sofia Isabel Almeida; Brix, Hans; Rangel, António Osmaro Santos Silva; Castro, Paula Maria Lima. "Assessment of culturable bacterial endophytic communities colonizing Canna flaccida inhabiting a wastewater treatment constructed wetland". Ecological Engineering 98 (2017): 418-426. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2016.04.002.
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  88. Piccirillo, C.; Moreira, I.S.; Novais, R.M.; Fernandes, A.J.S.; Pullar, R.C.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Biphasic apatite-carbon materials derived from pyrolysed fish bones for effective adsorption of persistent pollutants and heavy metals". Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 5 5 (2017): 4884-4894. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85029511296&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
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  89. Monteiro, C.M.; Calheiros, C.S.C.; Martins, J.P.; Costa, F.M.; Palha, P.; de Freitas, S.; Ramos, N.M.M.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Substrate influence on aromatic plant growth in extensive green roofs in a Mediterranean climate". Urban Ecosystems 20 6 (2017): 1347-1357. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85020723709&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
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  90. Bystrov, V.S.; Piccirillo, C.; Tobaldi, D.M.; Castro, P.M.L.; Coutinho, J.; Kopyl, S.; Pullar, R.C.. "Oxygen vacancies, the optical band gap (Eg) and photocatalysis of hydroxyapatite: Comparing modelling with measured data". Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 196 (2016): 100-107. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2016.05.014.
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  91. Márquez Brazón, E.; Piccirillo, C.; Moreira, I.S.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Photodegradation of pharmaceutical persistent pollutants using hydroxyapatite-based materials". Journal of Environmental Management 182 (2016): 486-495. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.08.005.
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  92. Tobaldi, D.M.; Piccirillo, C.; Rozman, N.; Pullar, R.C.; Seabra, M.P.; Škapin, A. Sever; Castro, P.M.L.; Labrincha, J.A.. "Effects of Cu, Zn and Cu-Zn addition on the microstructure and antibacterial and photocatalytic functional properties of Cu-Zn modified TiO 2 nano-heterostructures". Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 330 (2016): 44-54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2016.07.016.
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  93. Amorim, Catarina L.; Moreira, Irina S.; Ribeiro, Ana R.; Santos, Lúcia H.M.L.M.; Delerue-Matos, Cristina; Tiritan, Maria Elizabeth; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Treatment of a simulated wastewater amended with a chiral pharmaceuticals mixture by an aerobic granular sludge sequencing batch reactor". International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation 115 (2016): 277-285. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2016.09.009.
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  94. Pereira, Sofia I.A.; Moreira, Helena; Argyras, Konstantinos; Castro, Paula M.L.; Marques, Ana P.G.C.. "Promotion of sunflower growth under saline water irrigation by the inoculation of beneficial microorganisms". Applied Soil Ecology 105 (2016): 36-47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2016.03.015.
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  95. Maia, Alexandra S.; Castro, Paula M.L.; Tiritan, Maria Elizabeth. "Integrated liquid chromatography method in enantioselective studies: Biodegradation of ofloxacin by an activated sludge consortium". Journal of Chromatography B 1029-1030 (2016): 174-183. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jchromb.2016.06.026.
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  96. Benidire, L.; Pereira, S. I. A.; Castro, P. M. L.; Boularbah, A.. "Assessment of plant growth promoting bacterial populations in the rhizosphere of metallophytes from the Kettara mine, Marrakech". Environmental Science and Pollution Research 23 21 (2016): 21751-21765. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-016-7378-6.
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  97. Ferreira, Vanessa R.A.; Amorim, Catarina L.; Cravo, Sara M.; Tiritan, Maria E.; Castro, Paula M.L.; Afonso, Carlos M.M.. "Fluoroquinolones biosorption onto microbial biomass: activated sludge and aerobic granular sludge". International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation 110 (2016): 53-60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2016.02.014.
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  98. Carvalho, M.F.; Maia, A.S.; Tiritan, M.E.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Bacterial degradation of moxifloxacin in the presence of acetate as a bulk substrate". Journal of Environmental Management 168 (2016): 219-228. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.12.010.
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  99. Pereira, S.I.A.; Monteiro, C.; Vega, A.L.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Endophytic culturable bacteria colonizing Lavandula dentata L. plants: Isolation, characterization and evaluation of their plant growth-promoting activities". Ecological Engineering 87 (2016): 91-97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2015.11.033.
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  100. Monteiro, Cristina M.; Calheiros, Cristina S. C.; Pimentel-Rodrigues, Carla; Silva-Afonso, Armando; Castro, Paula M. L.. "Contributions to the design of rainwater harvesting systems in buildings with green roofs in a Mediterranean climate". Water Science and Technology 73 8 (2016): 1842-1847. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2016.034.
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  101. Santos, Inês C.; Mesquita, Raquel B. R.; Amorim, Catarina L.; Castro, Paula M. L.; Rangel, António O. S. S.. "Development of a low pressure chromatographic flow system for monitoring the biodegradation of ofloxacin and ciprofloxacin". Analytical Methods 8 27 (2016): 5457-5465. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c6ay00476h.
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  103. Moreira, H.; Pereira, S.I.A.; Marques, A.P.G.C.; Rangel, A.O.S.S.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Selection of metal resistant plant growth promoting rhizobacteria for the growth and metal accumulation of energy maize in a mine soil - Effect of the inoculum size". Geoderma 278 (2016): 1-11. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84969939861&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
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  104. Moreira, Helena; Pereira, Sofia I. A.; Marques, Ana P. G. C.; Rangel, António O. S. S.; Castro, Paula M. L.. "Mine land valorization through energy maize production enhanced by the application of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi". Environmental Science and Pollution Research 23 7 (2015): 6940-6950. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-015-5914-4.
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  105. Piccirillo, C.; Pullar, R.C.; Tobaldi, D.M.; Lima Castro, P.M.; Estevez Pintado, M.M.. "Silver-containing calcium phosphate materials of marine origin with antibacterial activity". Ceramics International 41 8 (2015): 10152-10159. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2015.04.116.
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  106. Sousa, Nadine R.; Franco, Albina R.; Ramos, Miguel A.; Oliveira, Rui S.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "The response of Betula pubescens to inoculation with an ectomycorrhizal fungus and a plant growth promoting bacterium is substrate-dependent". Ecological Engineering 81 (2015): 439-443. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2015.04.024.
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  107. Pereira, Sofia I.A.; Pires, Carlos; Henriques, Isabel; Correia, António; Magan, Naresh; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Assessment of rhizospheric culturable bacteria ofPhragmites australisandJuncus effususfrom polluted sites". Journal of Basic Microbiology 55 10 (2015): 1179-1190. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jobm.201500010.
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  108. Calheiros, Cristina S.C.; Bessa, Vânia S.; Mesquita, Raquel B.R.; Brix, Hans; Rangel, António O.S.S.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Constructed wetland with a polyculture of ornamental plants for wastewater treatment at a rural tourism facility". Ecological Engineering 79 (2015): 1-7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2015.03.001.
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  109. Piccirillo, C.; Pullar, R.C.; Costa, E.; Santos-Silva, A.; E. Pintado, M.M.; L. Castro, P.M.. "Hydroxyapatite-based materials of marine origin: A bioactivity and sintering study". Materials Science and Engineering: C 51 (2015): 309-315. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2015.03.020.
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  111. Duque, Anouk F.; Bessa, Vânia S.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Characterization of the bacterial communities of aerobic granules in a 2-fluorophenol degrading process". Biotechnology Reports 5 (2015): 98-104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.btre.2014.12.007.
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  113. Franco, Albina R.; Pereira, Sofia I.A.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Effect of benfluralin on Pinus pinea seedlings mycorrhized with Pisolithus tinctorius and Suillus bellinii – Study of plant antioxidant response". Chemosphere 120 (2015): 422-430. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.08.019.
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  114. Romero, Luz; Piccirillo, Clara; Castro, Paula M. L.; Bowman, Christopher; Warwick, Michael E. A.; Binions, Russell. "Titanium Dioxide Thin Films Deposited by Electric Field-Assisted CVD: Effect on Antimicrobial and Photocatalytic Properties**". Chemical Vapor Deposition 21 1-2-3 (2015): 63-70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cvde.201407145.
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  116. Pereira, Sofia I.A.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Phosphate-solubilizing rhizobacteria enhance Zea mays growth in agricultural P-deficient soils". Ecological Engineering 73 (2014): 526-535. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2014.09.060.
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  118. Moreira, Irina S.; Ribeiro, Ana R.; Afonso, Carlos M.; Tiritan, Maria E.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Enantioselective biodegradation of fluoxetine by the bacterial strain Labrys portucalensis F11". Chemosphere 111 (2014): 103-111. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.03.022.
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  119. Franco, Albina R.; Ferreira, António C.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Co-metabolic degradation of mono-fluorophenols by the ectomycorrhizal fungi Pisolithus tinctorius". Chemosphere 111 (2014): 260-265. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.03.094.
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  120. Piccirillo, C.; Pullar, R.C.; Tobaldi, D.M.; L. Castro, P.M.; E. Pintado, M.M.. "Hydroxyapatite and chloroapatite derived from sardine by-products". Ceramics International 40 8 (2014): 13231-13240. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2014.05.030.
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  121. Franco, Albina R.; Castro, Paula M. L.. "Inoculation of Pinus pinea seedlings with Pisolithus tinctorius and Suillus bellinii promotes plant growth in benfluralin contaminated soil". Plant and Soil 386 1-2 (2014): 113-123. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11104-014-2247-x.
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  123. Franco, Albina R.; Sousa, Nadine R.; Ramos, Miguel A.; Oliveira, Rui S.; Castro, Paula M. L.. "Diversity and Persistence of Ectomycorrhizal Fungi and Their Effect on Nursery-Inoculated Pinus pinaster in a Post-fire Plantation in Northern Portugal". Microbial Ecology 68 4 (2014): 761-772. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00248-014-0447-9.
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  124. Pereira, S. I. A.; Barbosa, L.; Castro, P. M. L.. "Rhizobacteria isolated from a metal-polluted area enhance plant growth in zinc and cadmium-contaminated soil". International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 12 7 (2014): 2127-2142. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13762-014-0614-z.
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  125. Sousa, Nadine R.; Franco, Albina R.; Oliveira, Rui S.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Reclamation of an abandoned burned forest using ectomycorrhizal inoculated Quercus rubra". Forest Ecology and Management 320 (2014): 50-55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2014.02.033.
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  126. Sousa, Nadine R.; Ramos, Miguel A.; Marques, Ana P.G.C.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "A genotype dependent-response to cadmium contamination in soil is displayed by Pinus pinaster in symbiosis with different mycorrhizal fungi". Applied Soil Ecology 76 (2014): 7-13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2013.12.005.
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  127. Moreira, Helena; Marques, Ana P. G. C.; Franco, Albina R.; Rangel, António O. S. S.; Castro, Paula M. L.. "Phytomanagement of Cd-contaminated soils using maize (Zea mays L.) assisted by plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria". Environmental Science and Pollution Research 21 (2014): 9742-9753.
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  128. Maia, Alexandra S.; Ribeiro, Ana R.; Amorim, Catarina L.; Barreiro, Juliana C.; Cass, Quezia B.; Castro, Paula M.L.; Tiritan, Maria Elizabeth. "Degradation of fluoroquinolone antibiotics and identification of metabolites/transformation products by liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry". Journal of Chromatography A 1333 (2014): 87-98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chroma.2014.01.069.
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  129. Amorim, Catarina L.; Maia, Alexandra S.; Mesquita, Raquel B.R.; Rangel, António O.S.S.; van Loosdrecht, Mark C.M.; Tiritan, Maria Elizabeth; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Performance of aerobic granular sludge in a sequencing batch bioreactor exposed to ofloxacin, norfloxacin and ciprofloxacin". Water Research 50 (2014): 101-113. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2013.10.043.
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  130. Tobaldi, D. M.; Piccirillo, C.; Pullar, R. C.; Gualtieri, A. F.; Seabra, M. P.; Castro, P. M. L.; Labrincha, J. A.. "Silver-Modified Nano-titania as an Antibacterial Agent and Photocatalyst". The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 118 9 (2014): 4751-4766. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp411997k.
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  131. Campos, Débora; Piccirillo, Clara; Pullar, Robert C; Castro, Paula ML; Pintado, Maria ME. "Characterization and antimicrobial properties of food packaging methylcellulose films containing stem extract of Ginja cherry". Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 94 10 (2014): 2097-2103. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.6530.
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  132. Calheiros, Cristina S.C.; Rangel, António O.S.S.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Constructed Wetlands for Tannery Wastewater Treatment in Portugal: Ten Years of Experience". International Journal of Phytoremediation 16 9 (2014): 859-870. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15226514.2013.798622.
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  133. Ribeiro, Ana R.; Maia, Alexandra S.; Moreira, Irina S.; Afonso, Carlos M.; Castro, Paula M.L.; Tiritan, Maria E.. "Enantioselective quantification of fluoxetine and norfluoxetine by HPLC in wastewater effluents". Chemosphere 95 (2014): 589-596. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.09.118.
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  134. Piccirillo, C.; Rocha, C.; Tobaldi, D. M.; Pullar, R. C.; Labrincha, J. A.; Ferreira, M. O.; Castro, P. M. L.; Pintado, M. M. E.. "A hydroxyapatite–Fe2O3 based material of natural origin as an active sunscreen filter". J. Mater. Chem. B 2 36 (2014): 5999-6009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c4tb00984c.
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  135. Duque, Anouk F.; Bessa, Vânia S.; Castro, Paula M. L.. "Bacterial community dynamics in a rotating biological contactor treating 2-fluorophenol-containing wastewater". Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology 41 1 (2013): 97-104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10295-013-1381-4.
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  136. Amorim, Catarina L.; Moreira, Irina S.; Maia, Alexandra S.; Tiritan, Maria E.; Castro, Paula M. L.. "Biodegradation of ofloxacin, norfloxacin, and ciprofloxacin as single and mixed substrates by Labrys portucalensis F11". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 98 7 (2013): 3181-3190. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00253-013-5333-8.
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  137. Jesus, J. M.; Calheiros, C. S. C.; Castro, P. M. L.; Borges, M. T.. "Feasibility ofTypha Latifoliafor High Salinity Effluent Treatment in Constructed Wetlands for Integration in Resource Management Systems". International Journal of Phytoremediation 16 4 (2013): 334-346. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15226514.2013.773284.
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  138. Ferraro, Vincenza; Cruz, Isabel B.; Ferreira Jorge, Ruben; Pintado, Manuela E.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Kinetics of Release of Water and Nutrients from Codfish (Gadus morhua L.) through a Heavy-Salting". Journal of Food Processing and Preservation 38 4 (2013): 1772-1778. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfpp.12146.
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  139. Marques, Ana P.G.C.; Duque, Anouk F.; Bessa, Vânia S.; Mesquita, Raquel B.R.; Rangel, António O.S.S.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Performance of an aerobic granular sequencing batch reactor fed with wastewaters contaminated with Zn2+". Journal of Environmental Management 128 (2013): 877-882. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.06.052.
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  140. Amorim, Catarina L.; Duque, Anouk F.; Afonso, Carlos M.M.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Bioaugmentation for treating transient 4-fluorocinnamic acid shock loads in a rotating biological contactor". Bioresource Technology 144 (2013): 554-562. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2013.07.010.
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  141. Amorim, Catarina L.; Ferreira, António C. S.; Carvalho, Maria F.; Afonso, Carlos M. M.; Castro, Paula M. L.. "Mineralization of 4-fluorocinnamic acid by a Rhodococcus strain". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 98 4 (2013): 1893-1905. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00253-013-5149-6.
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  142. Ferraro, Vincenza; Ferreira Jorge, Ruben; Cruz, Isabel B.; Antunes, Filipa; Sarmento, Bruno; Castro, Paula M. L.; Pintado, Manuela E.. "In vitrointestinal absorption of amino acid mixtures extracted from codfish (Gadus morhuaL.) salting wastewater". International Journal of Food Science & Technology 49 1 (2013): 27-33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ijfs.12269.
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  143. Ferraro, Vincenza; Carvalho, Ana P.; Piccirillo, Clara; Santos, Manuela M.; L. Castro, Paula M.; E. Pintado, Manuela. "Extraction of high added value biological compounds from sardine, sardine-type fish and mackerel canning residues — A review". Materials Science and Engineering: C 33 6 (2013): 3111-3120. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2013.04.003.
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  144. Ferraro, Vincenza; Jorge, Ruben Ferreira; Cruz, Isabel B.; Castro, Paula M. L.; Pintado, Manuela E.. "Recovery of free amino acids and muscle proteins from codfish (Gadus morhuaL.) salting wastewater by sorption on Amberlite XAD16". Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology 89 5 (2013): 671-681. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jctb.4163.
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  145. Marques, Ana P.G.C.; Moreira, Helena; Franco, Albina R.; Rangel, António O.S.S.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Inoculating Helianthus annuus (sunflower) grown in zinc and cadmium contaminated soils with plant growth promoting bacteria – Effects on phytoremediation strategies". Chemosphere 92 1 (2013): 74-83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.02.055.
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  146. Piccirillo, C.; Demiray, S.; Silva Ferreira, A.C.; Pintado, M.E.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Chemical composition and antibacterial properties of stem and leaf extracts from Ginja cherry plant". Industrial Crops and Products 43 (2013): 562-569. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2012.08.004.
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  147. Amorim, Catarina L.; Carvalho, Maria F.; Afonso, Carlos M.M.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Biodegradation of fluoroanilines by the wild strain Labrys portucalensis". International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation 80 (2013): 10-15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2013.02.001.
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  148. Piccirillo, C.; Pereira, S.I.A.; Marques, A.P.G.C.; Pullar, R.C.; Tobaldi, D.M.; Pintado, M.E.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Bacteria immobilisation on hydroxyapatite surface for heavy metals removal". Journal of Environmental Management 121 (2013): 87-95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.02.036.
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  149. Ferraro, Vincenza; Cruz, Isabel B.; Jorge, Ruben Ferreira; Pintado, Manuela E.; Castro, Paula M. L.. "Effects of Physical Parameters onto Adsorption of the Borderline Amino Acids Glycine, Lysine, Taurine, and Tryptophan upon Amberlite XAD16 Resin". Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data 58 3 (2013): 707-717. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/je301206r.
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  150. Ribeiro, Ana R.; Afonso, Carlos M.; Castro, Paula M.L.; Tiritan, Maria E.. "Enantioselective biodegradation of pharmaceuticals, alprenolol and propranolol, by an activated sludge inoculum". Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 87 (2013): 108-114. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2012.10.009.
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  151. Piccirillo, C.; Silva, M.F.; Pullar, R.C.; Braga da Cruz, I.; Jorge, R.; Pintado, M.M.E.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Extraction and characterisation of apatite- and tricalcium phosphate-based materials from cod fish bones". Materials Science and Engineering: C 33 1 (2013): 103-110. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2012.08.014.
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  152. Piccirillo, Clara; Dunnill, Charles W.; Pullar, Robert C.; Tobaldi, David M.; Labrincha, João A.; Parkin, Ivan P.; Pintado, Manuela M.; Castro, Paula M. L.. "Calcium phosphate-based materials of natural origin showing photocatalytic activity". Journal of Materials Chemistry A 1 21 (2013): 6452. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3ta10673j.
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  153. Marques, A.P.G.C.; Rangel, A.O.S.S.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Erratum: Remediation of heavy metal contaminated soils: An overview of site remediation techniques (Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology (2011) 41:10 (879-914) DOI: 10.1080/10643380903299517)". Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology 43 15 (2013): 1740-1740. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84880297489&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
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  155. Ribeiro, Ana Rita; Afonso, Carlos Magalhães; Castro, Paula M. L.; Tiritan, Maria Elizabeth. "Enantioselective HPLC analysis and biodegradation of atenolol, metoprolol and fluoxetine". Environmental Chemistry Letters 11 1 (2012): 83-90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10311-012-0383-1.
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  156. Moreira, Irina S.; Amorim, Catarina L.; Carvalho, Maria F.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Co-metabolic degradation of chlorobenzene by the fluorobenzene degrading wild strain Labrys portucalensis". International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation 72 (2012): 76-81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2012.05.013.
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  157. Calheiros, Cristina S. C.; Silva, Gabriela; Quitério, Paula V. B.; Crispim, Luís F. C.; Brix, Hans; Moura, Sandra C.; Castro, Paula M. L.. "Toxicity of High Salinity Tannery Wastewater and Effects on Constructed Wetland Plants". International Journal of Phytoremediation 14 7 (2012): 669-680. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15226514.2011.619233.
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  158. Moreira, Irina S.; Amorim, Catarina L.; Carvalho, Maria F.; Ferreira, António C.; Afonso, Carlos M.; Castro, Paula M. L.. "Effect of the metals iron, copper and silver on fluorobenzene biodegradation by Labrys portucalensis". Biodegradation 24 2 (2012): 245-255. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10532-012-9581-6.
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  159. Ramos, Miguel A.; Sousa, Nadine R.; Franco, Albina R.; Costa, Vítor; Oliveira, Rui S.; Castro, Paula M. L.. "Effect of diflubenzuron on the development of Pinus pinaster seedlings inoculated with the ectomycorrhizal fungus Pisolithus tinctorius". Environmental Science and Pollution Research 20 1 (2012): 582-590. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-012-1056-0.
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  161. Santos, M. M.; Piccirillo, C.; Castro, P. M. L.; Kalogerakis, N.; Pintado, M. E.. "Bioconversion of oleuropein to hydroxytyrosol by lactic acid bacteria". World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 28 6 (2012): 2435-2440. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11274-012-1036-z.
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  165. Moreira, Irina S.; Amorim, Catarina L.; Carvalho, Maria F.; Castro, Paula M. L.. "Degradation of difluorobenzenes by the wild strain Labrys portucalensis". Biodegradation 23 5 (2012): 653-662. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10532-012-9541-1.
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  166. Monteiro, Cristina M.; Brandão, Teresa R. S.; Castro, Paula M. L.; Malcata, F. Xavier. "Modelling growth of, and removal of Zn and Hg by a wild microalgal consortium". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 94 1 (2012): 91-100. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00253-011-3826-x.
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  167. Ribeiro, Ana R.; Castro, Paula M. L.; Tiritan, Maria E.. "Chiral pharmaceuticals in the environment". Environmental Chemistry Letters 10 3 (2012): 239-253. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10311-011-0352-0.
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  168. Monteiro, Cristina M.; Castro, Paula M. L.; Malcata, F. Xavier. "Metal uptake by microalgae: Underlying mechanisms and practical applications". Biotechnology Progress 28 2 (2012): 299-311. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/btpr.1504.
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  169. Sousa, Nadine R.; Ramos, Miguel A.; Marques, Ana P.G.C.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "The effect of ectomycorrhizal fungi forming symbiosis with Pinus pinaster seedlings exposed to cadmium". Science of The Total Environment 414 (2012): 63-67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.10.053.
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  170. Duque, Anouk F.; Bessa, Vânia S.; Carvalho, Maria F.; de Kreuk, Merle K.; van Loosdrecht, Mark C.M.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "2-Fluorophenol degradation by aerobic granular sludge in a sequencing batch reactor". Water Research 45 20 (2011): 6745-6752. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2011.10.033.
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  171. Duque, Anouk F.; Hasan, Syed A.; Bessa, Vânia S.; Carvalho, Maria F.; Samin, Ghufrana; Janssen, Dick B.; Castro, Paula M. L.. "Isolation and characterization of a Rhodococcus strain able to degrade 2-fluorophenol". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 95 2 (2011): 511-520. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00253-011-3696-2.
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  172. Sousa, Nadine R.; Franco, Albina R.; Ramos, Miguel A.; Oliveira, Rui S.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Reforestation of burned stands: The effect of ectomycorrhizal fungi on Pinus pinaster establishment". Soil Biology and Biochemistry 43 10 (2011): 2115-2120. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2011.06.013.
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  173. Duque, Anouk F.; Bessa, Vânia S.; Carvalho, Maria F.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Bioaugmentation of a rotating biological contactor for degradation of 2-fluorophenol". Bioresource Technology 102 19 (2011): 9300-9303. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2011.07.003.
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  174. Ferraro, Vincenza; Cruz, Isabel B.; Ferreira Jorge, Ruben; Pintado, Manuela E.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Solvent extraction of sodium chloride from codfish (Gadus morhua) salting processing wastewater". Desalination 281 (2011): 42-48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2011.07.038.
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  175. Demiray, S.; Piccirillo, C.; Rodrigues, C. L.; Pintado, M. E.; Castro, P. M. L.. "Extraction of Valuable Compounds from Ginja Cherry By-Products: Effect of the Solvent and Antioxidant Properties". Waste and Biomass Valorization 2 4 (2011): 365-371. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12649-011-9088-0.
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  176. Pires, Carlos; Marques, Ana P.G.C.; Guerreiro, António; Magan, Naresh; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Removal of heavy metals using different polymer matrixes as support for bacterial immobilisation". Journal of Hazardous Materials 191 1-3 (2011): 277-286. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.04.079.
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  177. Mesquita, Raquel B.R.; Santos, Inês C.; Pedrosa, Marta F.F.; Duque, Anouk F.; Castro, Paula M.L.; Rangel, António O.S.S.. "Development of flow injection potentiometric methods for the off-line and on-line determination of fluoride to monitor the biodegradation of a monofluorophenol in two bioreactors". Talanta 84 5 (2011): 1291-1297. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.talanta.2011.01.028.
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  178. Moreira, Helena; Marques, Ana P. G. C.; Rangel, António O. S. S.; Castro, Paula M. L.. "Heavy Metal Accumulation in Plant Species Indigenous to a Contaminated Portuguese Site: Prospects for Phytoremediation". Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 221 1-4 (2011): 377-389. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11270-011-0797-6.
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  179. A. Samardjieva, Kalina; Pissarra, Jose; M. L. Castro, Paula; Tavares, Fernando; Samardjieva, K.A.; Pissarra, J.; Castro, P.M.L.; Tavares, F.. "Insights into Phytoremediation Solutions for Environmental Recovery". Recent Patents on Biotechnology 5 1 (2011): 25-39. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/187220811795655878.
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  180. Monteiro, Cristina M.; Castro, Paula M. L.; Malcata, F. Xavier. "Capacity of simultaneous removal of zinc and cadmium from contaminated media, by two microalgae isolated from a polluted site". Environmental Chemistry Letters 9 4 (2011): 511-517. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10311-011-0311-9.
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  181. Mina, I. Aguiar-Pinto; Costa, M.; Matos, A.; Calheiros, C. Sousa Coutinho; Castro, P. M. L.. "Polishing Domestic Wastewater on a Subsurface Flow Constructed Wetland: Organic Matter Removal and Microbial Monitoring". International Journal of Phytoremediation 13 10 (2011): 947-958. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15226514.2010.532182.
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  182. Ferraro, Vincenza; Cruz, Isabel B.; Jorge, Ruben Ferreira; Xavier Malcata, F.; Castro, Paula M.L.; Pintado, Manuela E.. "Characterisation of high added value compounds in wastewater throughout the salting process of codfish (Gadus morhua)". Food Chemistry 124 4 (2011): 1363-1368. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2010.07.090.
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  183. Marques, A.P.G.C.; Rangel, A.O.S.S.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Remediation of heavy metal contaminated soils: An overview of site remediation techniques". Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology 41 10 (2011): 879-914. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79956116552&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
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  184. Matos, Ana; Borges, Maria-Teresa; Peixe, Carla; Henriques, Isabel; Pereira, Carlos M; Castro, Paula M L. "A molecular and multivariate approach to the microbial community of a commercial shallow raceway marine recirculation system operating with a Moving Bed Biofilter". Aquaculture Research 42 9 (2010): 1308-1322. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2109.2010.02719.x.
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  185. Ferraro, Vincenza; Cruz, Isabel B.; Jorge, Ruben Ferreira; Malcata, F. Xavier; Pintado, Manuela E.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Valorisation of natural extracts from marine source focused on marine by-products: A review". Food Research International 43 9 (2010): 2221-2233. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2010.07.034.
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  186. Oliveira, Rui S.; Franco, Albina R.; Vosátka, Miroslav; Castro, Paula M. L.. "Management of nursery practices for efficient ectomycorrhizal fungi application in the production of Quercus ilex". Symbiosis 52 2-3 (2010): 125-131. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13199-010-0092-0.
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  187. Calheiros, C.S.C.; Teixeira, A.; Pires, C.; Franco, A.R.; Duque, A.F.; Crispim, L.F.C.; Moura, S.C.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Bacterial community dynamics in horizontal flow constructed wetlands with different plants for high salinity industrial wastewater polishing". Water Research 44 17 (2010): 5032-5038. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2010.07.017.
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  188. Marques, Ana P.G.C.; Pires, Carlos; Moreira, Helena; Rangel, António O.S.S.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Assessment of the plant growth promotion abilities of six bacterial isolates using Zea mays as indicator plant". Soil Biology and Biochemistry 42 8 (2010): 1229-1235. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2010.04.014.
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  189. Dias, J. M.; Oliveira, R. S.; Franco, A. R.; Ritz, K.; Nunan, N.; Castro, P. M. L.; Dias, J.M.; et al. "Assessment of mycorrhizal colonisation and soil nutrients in unmanaged fire-impacted soils from two target restoration sites". Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research 8 S1 (2010): 86. http://dx.doi.org/10.5424/sjar/201008s1-1226.
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  190. Monteiro, Cristina M.; Fonseca, Susana C.; Castro, Paula M. L.; Malcata, F. Xavier. "Toxicity of cadmium and zinc on two microalgae, Scenedesmus obliquus and Desmodesmus pleiomorphus, from Northern Portugal". Journal of Applied Phycology 23 1 (2010): 97-103. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10811-010-9542-6.
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  191. Piccirillo, C.; Demiray, S.; Franco, A. R.; Castro, P. M. L.; Pintado, M. E.. "High Added-Value Compounds with Antibacterial Properties from Ginja Cherries By-products". Waste and Biomass Valorization 1 2 (2010): 209-217. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12649-010-9019-5.
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  192. Oliveira, Rui S.; Boyer, Louisa Robinson; Carvalho, Maria F.; Jeffries, Peter; Vosátka, Miroslav; Castro, Paula M.L.; Dodd, John C.. "Genetic, phenotypic and functional variation within a Glomus geosporum isolate cultivated with or without the stress of a highly alkaline anthropogenic sediment". Applied Soil Ecology 45 1 (2010): 39-48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2010.01.008.
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  193. Ribeiro, Ana R.; Carvalho, Maria F.; Afonso, Carlos M.M.; Tiritan, Maria E.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Microbial degradation of 17ß -estradiol and 17a -ethinylestradiol followed by a validated HPLC-DAD method". Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part B 45 4 (2010): 265-273. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03601231003704523.
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  194. Pires, Carlos; Carvalho, Maria F.; De Marco, Paolo; Magan, Naresh; Castro, Paula M. L.. "Chryseobacterium palustre sp. nov. and Chryseobacterium humi sp. nov., isolated from industrially contaminated sediments". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 60 2 (2010): 402-407. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.010348-0.
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  195. Sipma, Jan; Osuna, M. Begoña; Emanuelsson, Maria A. E.; Castro, Paula M. L.. "Biotreatment of Industrial Wastewaters under Transient-State Conditions: Process Stability with Fluctuations of Organic Load, Substrates, Toxicants, and Environmental Parameters". Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology 40 2 (2010): 147-197. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10643380802039329.
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  196. Raposo, M. Filomena de J.; Oliveira, Susana E.; Castro, Paula M.; Bandarra, Narcisa M.; Morais, Rui M.. "On the Utilization of Microalgae for Brewery Effluent Treatment and Possible Applications of the Produced Biomass". Journal of the Institute of Brewing 116 3 (2010): 285-292. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.2050-0416.2010.tb00433.x.
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  197. de J. Raposo, M.F.; Oliveira, S.E.; Castro, P.M.; Bandarra, N.M.; Morais, R.M.. "On the utilization of microalgae for brewery effluent treatment and possible applications of the produced biomass". Journal of the Institute of Brewing 116 3 (2010): 285-292. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79751481466&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  198. Ferraro, V.; Cruz, I.B.; Jorge, R.F.; Malcata, F.X.; Castro, P.M.L.; Pintado, M.E.. "Characterisation of soluble nitrogen and muscle proteins in wastewater throughout the salting process of codfish (Gadus morhua)". Chemical Engineering Transactions 21 (2010): 829-834. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-78650256777&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
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  199. Monteiro, Cristina M.; Castro, Paula M. L.; Xavier Malcata, F.. "Biosorption of zinc ions from aqueous solution by the microalga Scenedesmus obliquus". Environmental Chemistry Letters 9 2 (2009): 169-176. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10311-009-0258-2.
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  200. Magalhães, S.M.C.; Ferreira Jorge, R.M.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Investigations into the application of a combination of bioventing and biotrickling filter technologies for soil decontamination processes—A transition regime between bioventing and soil vapour extraction". Journal of Hazardous Materials 170 2-3 (2009): 711-715. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.05.008.
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  201. Marques, Ana P. G. C.; Rangel, António O. S. S.; Castro, Paula M. L.. "Remediation of Heavy Metal Contaminated Soils: Phytoremediation as a Potentially Promising Clean-Up Technology". Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology 39 8 (2009): 622-654. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10643380701798272.
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  202. Monteiro, Cristina M.; Castro, Paula M. L.; Malcata, F. Xavier. "Cadmium Removal by Two Strains of Desmodesmus pleiomorphus Cells". Water, Air, and Soil Pollution 208 1-4 (2009): 17-27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11270-009-0146-1.
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  203. Calheiros, Cristina S.C.; Duque, Anouk F.; Moura, Alexandra; Henriques, Isabel S.; Correia, António; Rangel, António O.S.S.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Changes in the bacterial community structure in two-stage constructed wetlands with different plants for industrial wastewater treatment". Bioresource Technology 100 13 (2009): 3228-3235. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2009.02.033.
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  204. Calheiros, Cristina S.C.; Rangel, António O.S.S.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Treatment of industrial wastewater with two-stage constructed wetlands planted with Typha latifolia and Phragmites australis". Bioresource Technology 100 13 (2009): 3205-3213. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2009.02.017.
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  205. Politi, Matteo; Zloh, Mire; Pintado, Manuela E.; Castro, Paula M. L.; Heinrich, Michael; Prieto, Jose M.. "Direct metabolic fingerprinting of commercial herbal tinctures by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and mass spectrometry". Phytochemical Analysis 20 4 (2009): 328-334. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pca.1131.
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  206. Marques, Ana P.G.C.; Moreira, Helena; Rangel, António O.S.S.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Arsenic, lead and nickel accumulation in Rubus ulmifolius growing in contaminated soil in Portugal". Journal of Hazardous Materials 165 1-3 (2009): 174-179. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.09.102.
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  207. Calheiros, Cristina S.C.; Duque, Anouk F.; Moura, Alexandra; Henriques, Isabel S.; Correia, António; Rangel, António O.S.S.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Substrate effect on bacterial communities from constructed wetlands planted with Typha latifolia treating industrial wastewater". Ecological Engineering 35 5 (2009): 744-753. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2008.11.010.
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  208. Monteiro, Cristina M.; Castro, Paula M. L.; Malcata, F. Xavier. "Use of the microalga Scenedesmus obliquus to remove cadmium cations from aqueous solutions". World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 25 9 (2009): 1573-1578. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11274-009-0046-y.
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  209. Monteiro, Cristina M.; Marques, Ana P. G. C.; Castro, Paula M. L.; Xavier Malcata, F.. "Characterization of Desmodesmus pleiomorphus isolated from a heavy metal-contaminated site: biosorption of zinc". Biodegradation 20 5 (2009): 629-641. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10532-009-9250-6.
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  210. Carvalho, M.F.; Duque, A.F.; Moura, S.C.; Amorim, C.L.; Ferreira Jorge, R.M.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Biological treatment of a contaminated gaseous emission from a leather industry in a suspended-growth bioreactor". Chemosphere 74 2 (2009): 232-238. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.09.047.
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  211. Politi, Matteo; Rodrigues, César L; Gião, Maria S; Pintado, Manuela E; Castro, Paula ML; Politi, M.; Rodrigues, C.L.; et al. "Antioxidant Principles and Volatile Constituents from the North-Western Iberian Mint “Erva-Peixeira”, Mentha Cervina". Natural Product Communications 3 12 (2008): 1934578X0800301-2068. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1934578x0800301223.
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  212. Calheiros, Cristina S.C.; Rangel, António O.S.S.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Evaluation of different substrates to support the growth of Typha latifolia in constructed wetlands treating tannery wastewater over long-term operation". Bioresource Technology 99 15 (2008): 6866-6877. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2008.01.043.
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  213. Emanuelsson, Maria A. E.; Osuna, M. Begoña; Ferreira Jorge, Ruben M.; Castro, Paula M. L.. "Isolation of a Xanthobacter sp. degrading dichloromethane and characterization of the gene involved in the degradation". Biodegradation 20 2 (2008): 235-244. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10532-008-9216-0.
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  214. Osuna, M. Begoña; Sipma, Jan; Emanuelsson, Maria A.E.; Carvalho, M. Fátima; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Biodegradation of 2-fluorobenzoate and dichloromethane under simultaneous and sequential alternating pollutant feeding". Water Research 42 14 (2008): 3857-3869. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2008.05.011.
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  215. Carvalho, M. F.; De Marco, P.; Duque, A. F.; Pacheco, C. C.; Janssen, D. B.; Castro, P. M. L.. "Labrys portucalensis sp. nov., a fluorobenzene-degrading bacterium isolated from an industrially contaminated sediment in northern Portugal". INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY 58 3 (2008): 692-698. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.65472-0.
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  216. Marques, Ana P.G.C.; Oliveira, Rui S.; Rangel, António O.S.S.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Application of manure and compost to contaminated soils and its effect on zinc accumulation by Solanum nigrum inoculated with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi". Environmental Pollution 151 3 (2008): 608-620. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2007.03.015.
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  217. Calheiros, Cristina S. C.; Rangel, António O. S. S.; Castro, Paula M. L.. "The Effects of Tannery Wastewater on the Development of Different Plant Species and Chromium Accumulation in Phragmites australis". Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 55 3 (2008): 404-414. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00244-007-9087-0.
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  218. Marques, Ana P.G.C.; Oliveira, Rui S.; Samardjieva, Kalina A.; Pissarra, José; Rangel, António O.S.S.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "EDDS and EDTA-enhanced zinc accumulation by solanum nigrum inoculated with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi grown in contaminated soil". Chemosphere 70 6 (2008): 1002-1014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.08.045.
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  219. Emanuelsson, Maria A.E.; Osuna, M. Begoña; Sipma, Jan; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Treatment of halogenated organic compounds and monitoring of microbial dynamics in up-flow fixed bed reactors under sequentially alternating pollutant scenarios". Biotechnology and Bioengineering 99 4 (2008): 800-810. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bit.21630.
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  220. CARVALHO, M; DUQUE, A; GONCALVES, I; CASTRO, P. "Adsorption of fluorobenzene onto granular activated carbon: Isotherm and bioavailability studies". Bioresource Technology 98 18 (2007): 3424-3430. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2006.11.001.
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  221. Koutinas, Michalis; Baptista, Inês I.R.; Meniconi, Andrea; Peeva, Ludmila G.; Mantalaris, Athanasios; Castro, Paula M.L.; Livingston, Andrew G.. "The use of an oil–absorber–bioscrubber system during biodegradation of sequentially alternating loadings of 1,2-dichloroethane and fluorobenzene in a waste gas". Chemical Engineering Science 62 21 (2007): 5989-6001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2007.06.040.
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  222. Borges, Maria-Teresa; Sousa, André; De Marco, Paolo; Matos, Ana; Hönigová, Petra; Castro, Paula M. L.. "Aerobic and Anoxic Growth and Nitrate Removal Capacity of a Marine Denitrifying Bacterium Isolated from a Recirculation Aquaculture System". Microbial Ecology 55 1 (2007): 107-118. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00248-007-9256-8.
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  223. Marques, Ana P. G. C.; Rangel, António O. S. S.; Castro, Paula M. L.. "Zinc Accumulation in Plant Species Indigenous to a Portuguese Polluted Site". Journal of Environmental Quality 36 3 (2007): 646-653. http://dx.doi.org/10.2134/jeq2006.0278.
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  224. Calheiros, Cristina S.C.; Rangel, António O.S.S.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Constructed wetland systems vegetated with different plants applied to the treatment of tannery wastewater". Water Research 41 8 (2007): 1790-1798. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2007.01.012.
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  225. Marques, Ana P.G.C.; Oliveira, Rui S.; Samardjieva, Kalina A.; Pissarra, José; Rangel, António O.S.S.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Solanum nigrum grown in contaminated soil: Effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on zinc accumulation and histolocalisation". Environmental Pollution 145 3 (2007): 691-699. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2006.06.029.
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  226. Emanuelsson, E. A. C.; Emanuelsson, M. A. E.; Patterson, D. A.; Castro, P. M. L.; Livingston, A. G.. "Microbiology for chemical engineers—from macro to micro scale". Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering 2 5 (2007): 448-454. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/apj.80.
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  227. Moura, Sandra C; Jorge, Ruben Ferreira; Duque, Anouk; Boaventura, Rui AR; Castro, Paula ML. "Aerobic biological treatment of waste- waters containing dichloromethane". Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology 82 9 (2007): 864-869. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jctb.1758.
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  228. Marques, A.P.G.C.; Rangel, A.O.S.S.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Effect of arsenic, lead and zinc on seed germination and plant growth in black nightshade (Solanum nigrum L.) vs. clover (Trifolium incarnatum L.)". Fresenius Environmental Bulletin 16 8 (2007): 896-903. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-34548330050&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  229. Marques, Ana P.G.C.; Oliveira, Rui S.; Rangel, António O.S.S.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Zinc accumulation in Solanum nigrum is enhanced by different arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi". Chemosphere 65 7 (2006): 1256-1263. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.03.022.
    10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.03.022
  230. Carvalho, Maria F.; Ferreira, Maria Isabel M.; Moreira, Irina S.; Castro, Paula M. L.; Janssen, Dick B.; Carvalho, M.F.; Ferreira, M.I.M.; et al. "Degradation of Fluorobenzene by Rhizobiales Strain F11 via ortho Cleavage of 4-Fluorocatechol and Catechol". Applied and Environmental Microbiology 72 11 (2006): 7413-7417. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aem.01162-06.
    10.1128/aem.01162-06
  231. Oliveira, Rui S.; Castro, Paula M. L.; Dodd, John C.; Vosátka, Miroslav. "Different native arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi influence the coexistence of two plant species in a highly alkaline anthropogenic sediment". Plant and Soil 287 1-2 (2006): 209-221. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11104-006-9067-6.
    10.1007/s11104-006-9067-6
  232. Carvalho, M. F.; Ferreira Jorge, R.; Pacheco, C. C.; De Marco, P.; Henriques, I. S.; Correia, A.; Castro, P. M. L.. "Long-term performance and microbial dynamics of an up-flow fixed bed reactor established for the biodegradation of fluorobenzene". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 71 4 (2006): 555-562. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00253-005-0175-7.
    10.1007/s00253-005-0175-7
  233. Emanuelsson, Maria AE; Henriques, Isabel S; Ferreira Jorge, Ruben M; Castro, Paula ML. "Biodegradation of 2-fluorobenzoate in upflow fixed bed bioreactors operated with different growth support materials". Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology 81 9 (2006): 1577-1585. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jctb.1565.
    10.1002/jctb.1565
  234. Franco, A. R.; Calheiros, C. S. C.; Pacheco, C. C.; De Marco, P.; Manaia, C. M.; Castro, P. M. L.. "Isolation and Characterization of Polymeric Galloyl-Ester-Degrading Bacteria from a Tannery Discharge Place". Microbial Ecology 50 4 (2005): 550-556. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00248-005-5020-0.
    10.1007/s00248-005-5020-0
  235. Oliveira, R.S.; Castro, P.M.L.; Dodd, J.C.; Vosátka, M.. "Synergistic effect of Glomus intraradices and Frankia spp. on the growth and stress recovery of Alnus glutinosa in an alkaline anthropogenic sediment". Chemosphere 60 10 (2005): 1462-1470. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.01.038.
    10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.01.038
  236. Oliveira, R. S.; Vosátka, M.; Dodd, J. C.; Castro, P. M. L.. "Studies on the diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and the efficacy of two native isolates in a highly alkaline anthropogenic sediment". Mycorrhiza 16 1 (2005): 23-31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00572-005-0010-0.
    10.1007/s00572-005-0010-0
  237. Carvalho, M. F.; Ferreira Jorge, R.; Pacheco, C. C.; De Marco, P.; Castro, P. M. L.. "Isolation and properties of a pure bacterial strain capable of fluorobenzene degradation as sole carbon and energy source". Environmental Microbiology 7 2 (2005): 294-298. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-2920.2004.00714.x.
    10.1111/j.1462-2920.2004.00714.x
  238. Lima, Sofia A.C.; Raposo, M.Filomena J.; Castro, Paula M.L.; Morais, Rui M.. "Biodegradation of p-chlorophenol by a microalgae consortium". Water Research 38 1 (2004): 97-102. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2003.09.005.
    10.1016/j.watres.2003.09.005
  239. Pacheco, C.C.; Alves, C.C.; Barreiros, L.; Castro, P.M.L.; Teixeira, P.C.M.. "Epifluorescence microscope methods for bacterial enumeration in a 4-chlorophenol degrading consortium". Biotechnology Letters 25 24 (2003): 2089-2092. http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/b:bile.0000007070.12514.64.
    10.1023/b:bile.0000007070.12514.64
  240. Bastos, Filipe SC; Castro, Paula ML; Ferreira Jorge, Ruben. "Biological treatment of a contaminated gaseous emission from a paint and varnish plant?from laboratory studies to pilot-scale operation". Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology 78 11 (2003): 1201-1207. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jctb.919.
    10.1002/jctb.919
  241. Borges, Maria-Teresa; Morais, Aurora; Castro, Paula M.L.; Borges, M.-T.; Morais, A.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Performance of outdoor seawater treatment systems for recirculation in an intensive turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) farm". Aquaculture International 11 6 (2003): 557-570. http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/b:aqui.0000013308.33265.62.
    10.1023/b:aqui.0000013308.33265.62
  242. Bastos, F.S.C.; Rangel, A.O.S.S.; Castro, P.M.L.; Ferreira Jorge, R.M.; Bastos, F. S. C.; Rangel, A. O. S. S.; Castro, P. M. L.; Jorge, R. M. Ferreira. "Biological treatment of a contaminated gaseous emission containing monochlorobenzene". Environmental Technology 24 12 (2003): 1537-1544. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-1042292034&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1080/09593330309385699
  243. Lima, S.A.C.; Castro, P.M.L.; Morais, R.; Lima, Sofia A.C.; Castro, Paula M.L.; Morais, Rui. "Biodegradation of p-nitrophenol by microalgae". Journal of Applied Phycology 15 2-3 (2003): 137-142. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0038042051&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1023/A:1023877420364
  244. Carvalho, M.F.; Alves, C.C.T.; Ferreira, M.I.M.; De Marco, P.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Isolation and Initial Characterization of a Bacterial Consortium Able To Mineralize Fluorobenzene". Applied and Environmental Microbiology 68 1 (2002): 102-105. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aem.68.1.102-105.2002.
    10.1128/aem.68.1.102-105.2002
  245. Bastos, Filipe; Bessa, José; Pacheco, Catarina C.; De Marco, Paolo; Castro, Paula M.L.; Silva, Manuel; Ferreira Jorge, Ruben; et al. "Enrichment of microbial cultures able to degrade 1,3-dichloro-2-propanol: A comparison between batch and continuous methods". Biodegradation 13 3 (2002): 211-220. http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/a:1020834603785.
    10.1023/a:1020834603785
  246. Harvey, P.J.; Campanella, B.F.; Castro, P.M.L.; Harms, H.; Lichtfouse, E.; Schäffner, A.R.; Smrcek, S.; et al. "Phytoremediation of polyaromatic hydrocarbons, anilines and phenols". Environmental Science and Pollution Research 9 1 (2002): 29-47. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0036166380&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/bf02987315
  247. Carvalho, M.F.; Alves, C.C.T.; Ferreira, M.I.M.; De Marco, P.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Isolation and initial characterization of a bacterial consortium able to mineralize fluorobenzene". Applied and Environmental Microbiology 68 1 (2002): 102-105. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0036135904&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1128/AEM.68.1.102-105.2002
  248. M., Carvalho; I., Vasconcelos; A., Bull; P., Castro. "A GAC biofilm reactor for the continuous degradation of 4-chlorophenol: treatment efficiency and microbial analysis". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 57 3 (2001): 419-426. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002530100794.
    10.1007/s002530100794
  249. Oliveira, R.S.; Dodd, J. C.; Castro, P. M. L.. "The mycorrhizal status of Phragmites australis in several polluted soils and sediments of an industrialised region of Northern Portugal". Mycorrhiza 10 5 (2001): 241-247. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s005720000087.
    10.1007/s005720000087
  250. Oliveira, R.S.; Zarzycki, R.; Manaia, C.M.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Influence of plant components on the degradation of 4-nitrophenol by a bacterial consortium isolated from the rhizosphere of Phragmites australis". Minerva Biotecnologica 13 1 (2001): 27-31. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0034932196&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  251. Caldeira, M.; Heald, S. C.; Carvalho, M. F.; Vasconcelos, I.; Bull, A. T.; Castro, P. M. L.. "4-Chlorophenol degradation by a bacterial consortium: development of a granular activated carbon biofilm reactor". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 52 5 (1999): 722-729. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002530051584.
    10.1007/s002530051584
  252. Castro, Paula M. L.; Ison, Andrew P.; Hayter, Paul M.; Bull, Alan T.; Castro, P.M.L.; Ison, A.P.; Hayter, P.M.; Bull, A.T.. "CHO cell growth and recombinant interferon-? production: Effects of BSA, Pluronic and lipids". Cytotechnology 19 1 (1996): 27-36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf00749752.
    10.1007/bf00749752
  253. Castro, P.M.L.; Ison, A.P.; Hayter, P.M.; Bull, A.T.. "The macroheterogeneity of recombinant human interferon-¿ produced by Chinese-hamster ovary cells is affected by the protein and lipid content of the culture medium". Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry 21 1 (1995): 87-100. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0028896496&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  254. Jenkins, Nigel; Castro, Paula; Menon, Sunitha; Ison, Andrew; Bull, Alan; Jenkins, N.; Castro, P.; et al. "Effect of lipid supplements on the production and glycosylation of recombinant interferon-? expressed in CHO cells". Cytotechnology 15 1-3 (1994): 209-215. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf00762395.
    10.1007/bf00762395
  255. Castro, P.M.L.; Hayter, P.M.; Ison, A.P.; Bull, A.T.; Castro, PaulaM.L.; Hayter, PaulM.; Ison, AndrewP.; Bull, AlanT.. "Application of a statistical design to the optimization of culture medium for recombinant interferon-gamma production by Chinese hamster ovary cells". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 38 1 (1992): 84-90. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0026614364&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/BF00169424
Magazine article
  1. Castro, Paula. "Oportunidades para jovens são desafios para universidades", Publico, 2023, https://www.publico.pt/2023/07/15/opiniao/opiniao/oportunidades-jovens-sao-desafios-universidades-2056685.
  2. Castro, Paula. "Biotecnologia para um mundo em mudança", Revista Líder, 2022
  3. "Os desafios da Universidade face à indiferença.", Jornal de Negócios, 2021, https://www.porto.ucp.pt/media/paula-castro-os-desafios-universidade-face-indiferenca.
  4. "O poder do invisível na saúde do planeta.", Publico, 2021, https://www.publico.pt/2021/06/05/opiniao/opiniao/invisivel-saude-planeta-1965220.
  5. "A nossa relação com o ambiente - da reação à resiliência.", Diurna, 2021
  6. Castro, Paula. "Aquacultura: Aquaval aplica tecnologias que ajudam a colmatar a limitação de água, através da reutilização", Ambiente magazine, 2020, https://www.ambientemagazine.com/aquicultura-aquaval-aplica-tecnologias-que-ajudam-a-colmatar-a-limitacao-de-agua-atraves-da-reutilizacao/.
  7. Castro, Paula. "Dia Internacional da Água: a nossa sede é inesgotável.", Público online , 2020, https://www.publico.pt/2020/03/22/ciencia/opiniao/dia-internacional-agua-sede-inesgotavel-1908648.
  8. Castro, Paula. "Phytosudoe", Voz do campo, 2019
  9. Ramos, M.A.; Araújo, G.C.; Sousa, N.R.; Vega, A.L.; Castro, Paula. "A aplicação de inóculos microbianos em Quercus suber L. em viveiros florestais distintos.", Agrotec, 2018
  10. Monteiro, C.M.; Castro, Paula. "Aproveitamento de Águas Pluviais em Edifícios com Coberturas Verdes.", Revista Indústria e Ambiente, 2018
  11. Castro, Paula. "Uma forma natural de limpeza", Destak, 2016, http://www.destak.pt/artigo/285396.
  12. Ribeiro, A.R.; Afonso, C.; Castro, Paula; Tiritan, M.E.. "Fármacos quirais em diferentes matrizes ambientais: ocorrência, remoção e toxicidade.", Química Nova, 2016
  13. Castro, Paula. "Desafios e oportunidades para a água ainda chamada de “residual”", Público Online, 2015, https://www.publico.pt/2015/03/12/ecosfera/opiniao/desafios-e-oportunidades-para-a-agua-ainda-chamada-de-residual-1688949.
  14. Calheiros, C.S.C.; Mesquita, R. B.; Rangel, A.O.S.S.; Castro, Paula. "Tratamento e Monitorização de Águas Residuais Domésticas.", Robótica-Revista técnico-científica, 2015
  15. Calheiros C. S. C.; Amorim, C.L.; Castro, Paula. "Tratamento biológico de água residual – Soluções para diferentes tipologias.", Revista Ingenium, 2014
  16. Calheiros, C.S.C; Rangel, A.O.S.S.; Castro, Paula. "Leitos de Plantas aplicados ao tratamento das águas residuais: caso de estudo na indústria do couro. In: Ecoeficiência na Indústria – re-industrialização no sentido certo.", Indústria e Ambiente , 2013
  17. Calheiros, C.S.C.; Rangel, A.O.S.S.; Castro, Paula. "Tratamento de Águas Residuais por meio de Fito-ETAR - Projeto implementado no Paço de Calheiros.", Agrotec - Revista técnico-científica agrícola, 2011
  18. Castro, Paula; Oliveira, R.. "Fungos micorrízicos: ferramentas biotecnológicas na fitorrestauração de ecossistemas degradados e produção floresta.", Boletim de Biotecnologia, 2010
Online resource
  1. Oliveira, Ana S. ; Miguel Ramos; Castro, Paula. Nova tecnologia minimiza impacto ambiental de resíduos no tratamento de efluentes suinícolas. 2021. https://vozdocampo.pt/2021/12/16/nova-tecnologia-minimiza-impacto-ambiental-de-residuos-no-tratamento-de-efluentes-suinicolas/.
  2. Oliveira, Ana S. ; Miguel Ramos; Castro, Paula. Projeto português transforma efluentes de suiniculturas em fertilizante orgânico. 2021. https://greensavers.sapo.pt/projeto-portugues-transforma-efluentes-de-suiniculturas-em-fertilizante-organico/?photo=1.
  3. Oliveira, Ana S. ; miguel ramos; Castro, Paula. A Portuguese project turns liquid waste from pig farms into organic fertilizer. 2021. https://www.brytfmonline.com/a-portuguese-project-turns-liquid-waste-from-pig-farms-into-organic-fertilizer/.
  4. Amorim, C.L.; Paulo, A.M.S.; Castro, P.M.L.. Tweet - Fish canning wastewater treatment with granular slduge technology. 2021. https://twitter.com/Catarin96990785/status/1357645405765386240?s=20&t=1dRzGDsfDulHKd24zTrgxA.
  5. Castro, Paula. Mench, M.; Vilela, J.; Kidd, P.; Pereira, S.I.A.; Moreira, H.; Castro, P.M.L.; Ávila, P.; etal. Guide on best practices for phytomanaging metal(loid)-contaminated soils.2019.. 2019. http://old.phytosudoe.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/E_1_2_guide_best_practices_GT1_final.pdf.
  6. Amorim, Catarina L.; Castro, Paula M.L.. News article - Investigadoras do Porto criam sistema para reciclar água com algas e bivalves. 2018. https://www.dn.pt/lusa/investigadoras-do-porto-criam-sistema-para-reciclar-agua-com-algas-e-bivalves-9057464.html.
  7. Calheiros, C. S. C.; Amorim, C.L.; Castro, P.M.L.. News article - Avanços na engenharia com base na biotecnologia. 2014. https://esb.ucp.pt/pt-pt/noticias/avancos-na-engenharia-com-base-na-biotecnologia-31041.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Castro, Paula. "Optimisation of CHO cell growth and gama-interferon production". PhD, University College London, Department of Biochemical Engineering, 1994.

Intellectual property

Patent
  1. M.M Pintado; Castro, Paula; C. Piccirillo. 2020. "Methods of producing the same and their use in compositions, in particular sunscreens.".
    Granted/Issued
  2. Castro, Paula; Sousa, N.; Ramos, M.. 2020. "Composite biomaterial, obtaining methods and uses thereof.".
    Pending
  3. M.M Pintado; Castro, Paula; C. Piccirillo. 2019. "Uv-Filters, Methods of producing the same and their use in compositions, in particular sunscreens.". Portugal.
    Granted/Issued
  4. M. Pintado; Castro, Paula; C. Priccirillo. 2017. "Uv-Filters, Methods of producing the same and their use in compositions, in particular sunscreens.". Portugal.
    Granted/Issued
  5. M.M.E. Pintado; C. Piccirillo; Castro, Paula; Ruben Jorge; Isabel Braga da Cruz; Paula Silva; João Vieira. 2011. "Método de obtenção de materiais à base de hidroxiapatite a partir de fonte natural". Portugal.
  6. Castro, Paula; M.M.E. Pintado; S. Dimirey; C. Piccirillo; M. J. M. N. Faria. 2010. "High value added extracts pre-Ginjinha obtained from by-products: stems and leaves and their possible applications". Portugal.
  7. M. M Pintado; M. J. Monteiro; Castro, Paula; C. Piccirillo; S. Demiray. 2010. "Phenolic contents and antioxidant activities of Ginginha pre-by-products stems and leaves.". Portugal.
    Granted/Issued
Provisional application for patent
  1. 2022. "Método para a produção de biomassa granular multitrófica e sua aplicação".
  2. 2021. "Imobilizados de microrganismos em substâncias poliméricas extracelulares".
  3. 2021. "Composite biomaterial, obtaining methods and uses thereof".

Other

Other output
  1. Technical Guide in strategies to enhance phytomanagement efficiency at metal(loid)-polluted/degraded sites: planting patterns, bioinoculation and soil organic amendments. 2021. Moreira, H.; Pereira, S. I. A.; Garbisu, C.; Mench, M.; Kidd, P.; Cardoso, E.; Castro, Paula M.L.. http://old.phytosudoe.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Technical-Guide-GT3_Draft_baja2.pdf.
  2. Guia Técnico para Coberturas Verdes. Colaborador Associação Nacional de Coberturas Verdes. 2020. Castro, Paula.
  3. Guia técnico Phytosudoe. 2020. Castro, Paula.
  4. Leaflet AquaVal - Valorisation of water use in aquaculture using multitrophic systems. 2017. Amorim, C.L.; Castro, P.M.L.. http://opendata.waterjpi.eu/dataset/2f944ad7-192e-41eb-9750-48d66e372317/resource/d37c66d3-6ec9-42e4-91b6-29dd223b828c/download/aquaval-poster_kick-off_final.pdf.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/09/26 Os parques e os jardins: desafios da adaptação climática. Os solos CONFERÊNCIA DO PARQUE"A IMPORTÂNCIA DO RESTAURO - DO JARDIM AO ECOSSISTEMA"
Parque de Serralves (Porto)
2023/09/20 A better water future through biotech innovation IV Chemical & Biological Engineering Doctoral Symposium
(Braga, Portugal)
2023/06/29 Breaking Down Pharmaceuticals: Can Bacteria Keep Pace with the Challenges of Wastewater Treatment? Bioremid2023
(Basileia, Switzerland)
2022/11/18 Tratamento de águas residuais - contribuições para os objectivos de desenvolvimento sustentável Jornadas de Biotecnologia
(Fundão, Portugal)
2022/09 Nature-based solutions in our water future Greenfest Carcavelos 2022
(Carcavelos, Portugal)
2022/04 Wastewater Treatment - Between nature based and granular sludge technologies: Efficiency vs SDG at the core 3º Bio IberoAmérica - Congresso Ibero-Americano de Biotecnologia
Universidade do Minho - Centro de Engenharia Biológica (Braga, Portugal)
2021/10/23 Ambiente - a relação necessária perante a sociedade e o futuro XVII CONGRESSO INTERNACIONAL VETERINÁRIO MONTENEGRO
(Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal)
2020/06/30 Granular sludge technology for valorization of water use – from high to low strength effluents in aquaculture.
Rewater - FEUP (Porto, Portugal)
2018/10/11 Application of microbial inoculants in sustainable soil management of contaminated or urban areas - International Seminar - Phytotechnologies to Recover Contaminated Sites. 3nd PhytoSUDOE Stakeholder Workshop
(Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain)
2018/01/24 Performance of AGS systems under variable conditions and the presence of toxic compounds Life Seacan
(Santiago Compostela, Spain)
2017/09/13 Biodegradation and metabolism of pharmaceuticals by environmental bacteria Host-Microbiome Interactions in Health and Disease.
Wellcome Genome Campus Conference Centre (Hinxton, United Kingdom)
2016/11/28 Green roofs as contributors for water management schemes within urban areas – a pilot study in Porto WISE Portuguese Workshop “Ecosystem Services"
(Porto, Portugal)
2016/07/14 Fitorremediación: experiencias recientes en Portugal. Curso “Nuevas tendencias en restauración de suelos degradados: tecnosuelos y fitorremediación”
(Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain)
2016/06/20 Fluorinated compounds in the environment – routes and fate of biodegradation
Institute of Science and Environment (Macau SAR China)
2016/06/12 Gestão de águas pluviais com telhados verdes. 1º Encontro Técnico sobre Coberturas Verdes e Ajardinadas.
Ordem dos Engenheiros – Região Norte (Porto). Colégio de Engenharia do Ambiente. (Porto, Portugal)
2015/10/10 Fluorinated organic compounds – routes into de environment and biodegradation potential; Microbiotec'15
(Évora, Portugal)
2012/03/30 O caminho das Fito ETAR Ciclo de Conferências de Sustentabilidade – Conferência Água Para o Futuro - Biblioteca Municipal de Paredes
(Paredes, Portugal)
2012/02/10 Biotecnologia na recuperação sustentável de água e solos Conferência Enervida - sustentabilidade das organizações.
(Viseu, Portugal)
2011/10/26 Soluções biológicas para questões ambientais: 3 casos de estudo. UTAD, Vila Real, Portugal, 26-28 Outubro 2011. 5ª Jornadas de biologia da UTAD
(Vila Real, Portugal)
2011/10/22 Abordagem ecológica na recuperação de solos”. Ciclo Impaciências Café de Ciência Centro Ciência Viva Floresta
(Proença-a-Nova, Portugal)
2011/09/15 Estará Portugal a desertificar-se? O que fazer para valorizar os solos? Ciclo de Debate - Conversas sustentáveis à 5ª - Lipor/FNAC
(Porto, Portugal)
2011/02/28 Fitorremediação – uma simbiose na recuperação de solos. Reabilitação de solos - ISEP
(Porto, Portugal)
2009/11/07 O papel das zonas húmidas construídas no tratamento de águas residuais industrial. I workshop em hidrologia - ISCS-N
(Portugal)
2007/04 Projecto 752 - aplicação de fungos micorrízicos na produção de pinheiro bravo e carvalho roble: estudos em viveiro e pós-transplante. Jornadas técnicas: Investigação aplicada na gestão do pinhal.
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2007/03/07 Fitorremediação na requalificação de solos – uma abordagem biotecnológica Seminário: Remediação de solos – técnicas e aplicações práticas - ISEP
(Porto, Portugal)
2006/04/03 Aplicação de fungos micorrízicos para o melhoramento de pinheiro bravo e carvalho - estudos em viveiro e pós-transplante Jornadas Agrárias-Florestais - Escola Superior Agrária de Bragança
(Bragança, Portugal)
2005/11/30 Phytoremediation as a biotechnological tool for environmental requalification. Micro’05/Biotec’05.
(Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal)
2005 Potencialidades da fitorremediação Congresso Nacional de Microbiologia e Biotecnologia
(Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal)
2003/12/03 Aplicações da Fitorremediação – a recuperação de solos Seminário Fitorremediação. Auditório da ESAPL-Escola Superior Agrária de Ponte de Lima
(Ponte de Lima, Portugal)
2002/11/29 As potencialidades da fitorremediação na requalificação de solos e águas residuais IIENCEA - II Encontro Nacional do Colégio de Engenharia do Ambiente, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Porto
(Porto, Portugal)
2002/01/27 Sistemas bióticos na recuperação ambiental: interacção plantas e microrganismos XIV Ciclo de Conferências do Departamento de Química Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2001/12/13 Ecossistemas degradados: potencial de recuperação. Inserida na disciplina de Caracterização de Resíduos e Efluentes do curso de Engenharia Química – ramo Tecnologias de Protecção Ambiental, ISEP
(Porto, Portugal)
2000/11/23 Reabilitação de solos Reuniões semanais do Instituto de Genética Jacinto Magalhães.
(Porto, Portugal)
2000/11/23 O invisível no chão que ela pisa. I Jornadas do Ambiente da Universidade Católica Portuguesa.
(Porto, Portugal)
2000/11/17 Plants colonising contaminated sites: integrating microbial aspects Bioremediation Workshop
(Sorrento, Italy)
2000/10/04 Recuperação ambiental Encontro Nacional de Engenharia do Ambiente
(Faro, Portugal)
1997/09/25 Tratamento biológico de recursos hídricos Jornadas das Universidades do Norte de Portugal e da Galiza, tema Ambiente.
(Porto, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/02 - Current Development of new bioinoculant formulations to improve maize growth under drought and reduced chemical fertilization
Co-supervisor
 Doutoramento em Biotecnologia (PhD)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
2021 - Current Burnt soils: sustainable remediation strategies
Co-supervisor of Olena Dorosh
2020/10/01 - Current Fate of micropollutants and recovery of EPS in Aerobic granular sludge technology in events of salt intrusion (2020.06577.BD)
Supervisor of Catarina Costa Miranda
 Biotecnologia (PhD)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2020 - Current Ectomycorrhiza as a tool for improve urban trees resilience
Supervisor of Cindy Serafim
 Biotecnologia (PhD)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2019/09/01 - Current Aerobic granular sludge technology for the treatment of aquaculture streams (SFRH/BD/139924/2018)
Supervisor of Ana Teixeira Couto
 Biotecnologia (PhD)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2016 - Current Screening of high performance strains of edible mycorrhizal fungi.
Supervisor of Miguel Ramos
2018/01/01 - 2024 Dye decolourisation by yeasts: insights on enzymes and pathways towards an innovative solution for textile effluents
Supervisor of Marta Mendes
 Biotecnologia (PhD)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2015 - 2021 UTIL-Utilization of plant growth promoting bacteria to ameliorate iron nutrition in the legumes.
Co-supervisor of Mariana Roriz
2015/01 - 2020/06/23 Carbamazepine and diclofenac: biodegradation, metabolic pathways and fate in aerobic granular sludge reactors
Supervisor of Vânia Sofia de Sousa Bessa
Doutoramento em Biotecnologia (Ciência e Engenharia do Ambiente) (PhD)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2016 - 2020 Aerobic granular sludge as a source of extracellular polymeric substances and the potential of the technology combined with bioaugmentation to treat industrial wastewater
Supervisor of Ana Sofia Oliveira
Programa Doutoral Biotecnologia (PhD)
2013 - 2020 Biodegradation of fluorinated pharmaceuticals – enrichment of degrading microorganisms and study of biotreatment systems.
Supervisor
2014 - 2018 Fluoroquinolone antibiotics in the environment: biodegradation studies and presence in several environmental matrices.
Supervisor of Alexandra Maia
2014 - 2018 Symbionts as tree growth promoters under stress conditions.
Supervisor of Giovânia Araújo
2010 - 2014 Potential of ectomycorrhizal fungi as drivers of plant establishment on soils contaminated with fluorinated organic compounds
Supervisor of Albina Franco
2010 - 2014 Insights into the mechanisms of zinc tolerance and accumulation in Solanum nigrum L.
Co-supervisor of Kalina Alexandrova Smardjieva
2010 - 2014 Investigations into the role of soil microorganisms in the re-vegetation of environmentally disturbed sites as a tool for land use restoration and biomass production.
Supervisor of Helena Moreira
2009 - 2013 Microbial degradation of fluorinated compounds - studies on biodegradation mechanisms and biotreatment systems.
Supervisor of Catarina Amorim
2009 - 2013 Chiral pharmaceuticals in the environment: enantiomeric ratio and biodegradation.
Supervisor of Ana Rita Ribeiro
2008 - 2012 Exploiting the capacity of Labrys portucalensis strain F11 for biotransformation of fluoroaromatic compounds.
Supervisor of Irina Moreira
2008 - 2011 Biodegradation of 2-fluorophenol: performance of biofilm and aerobic granular sludge reactors.
Supervisor
2007 - 2011 Valorisation of codfish (Gadus morhua L.) salting processing wastewater trough the extraction of high added value compounds
Supervisor of Vincenza Ferraro
2007 - 2011 The potential role of ectomycorrhizal fungi in the reforestation of disturbed areas.
Supervisor of Nadine Sousa
2006 - 2010 Bioremediation of heavy metal-contaminated matrices using microalgae
Co-supervisor of Maria Cristina Monteiro
2006 - 2010 Bacteria in Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil: Diversity, Tolerance and Use in Remediation Systems.
Co-supervisor of Carlos Pires
2005 - 2009 Study of the potential of constructed wetlands for tannery wastewater treatment
Supervisor
2004 - 2008 Biodegradation of halogenated compounds and their treatment under sequentially alternating pollutants conditions
Supervisor of Maria A Emanuelsson
2003 - 2007/05 The potential of plants indigenous to Esteiro de Estarreja for heavy metal phytoremediation purposes.
Supervisor of Ana Paula Marques
 Doutoramento em Biotecnologia
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2002 - 2006 Role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the phytorestoration of disturbed ecosystems.
Supervisor of Rui Sérgio Viana Sodré Oliveira
2001 - 2005 Biodegradation of fluoroaromatic compounds: investigations on the biodegradability and catabolic pathway of fluorobenzene
Supervisor of Maria de Fátima Magalhães Carvalho

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024/01 Provas de Agregação em Biotecnologia Molecular e Celular Aplicada às Ciências da Saúde
(Thesis) Arguer
 Lucília Helena Ataíde Saraiva (Aggregation)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2023/11 Provas de agregação no ramo de conhecimento em Ciências Biotecnológicas
(Thesis) Arguer
 Maria Margarida Cortês Vieira (Aggregation)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2023/07 Provas de Agregação em Biotecnologia - Especialidade Ciência e Engenharia Alimentar
Thesis Member
 Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado (Aggregation)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
2023/07 Provas de Agregação em Biotecnologia - Ramo em Ciência e Engenharia Biomédica
Thesis Member
 Ana Leite de Almeida Monteiro de Oliveira (Aggregation)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
2023/05 Enantioseparations with polysaccharide-based chiral stationary phases in HPLC. Application to the enantioselective evaluation of the biodegradability of chiral drugs in activated sludge from a Valencian waste water treatment plant
(Thesis) Arguer
 Mireia Pérez Baeza (PhD)
Universitat de València, Spain
2023/01 Provas de habilitação para o exercício de funções de coordenação científica na área de biologia
(Thesis) Arguer
 Newton Carlos Marcial Gomes (Other)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/01 Provas de Agregação no ramo do conhecimento em Engenharia Química e Biológica
(Thesis) Arguer
 Eduardo Jorge Valente Soares (Aggregation)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022/11/15 Novel insights to develop and characterize aerobic granular sludge for wastewater treatement
(Thesis) Arguer
 Sérgio Alves da Silva (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022/07/12 Chickpea (Cicer Arietinum L.) Inoculation With Beneficial Microorganisms For Increased Productivity And Resilience Under A Changing Environment
(Thesis) Arguer
 Sara Silva Laranjeira (PhD)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2022/07/07 Microbioma de Quercus: decifrando as comunidades microbianas da rizosfera de sobreiro e carvalho
(Thesis) Arguer
 Diogo Figueiredo Pinho (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022/01/10 Effects of nanomaterials on soil microbiome: nano-agrochemicals and biosolids applications
(Thesis) Arguer
 Sara Cristina Lopes Peixoto (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022 Potential of phytomining for the sustainable recovery of Ni and other critical elements from abandoned mine wastes
(Thesis) Arguer
 Andrea Cerdeira Pérez (PhD)
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
2022 Mixed-culture biotechnological processes for lipid-rich effluents valorization
(Thesis) Arguer
 Lucía Argiz Montes (PhD)
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
2022 Provas de agregação - Área/Ramo em Cadeias de Produção Agrícola - Da Mesa ao Campo
(Thesis) Arguer
 Paula Maria dos Reis Correia (Aggregation)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2022 Provas de agregação - Área de Biologia
(Thesis) Arguer
 Maria Ângela Sousa Dias Alves Cunha (Aggregation)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/08/06 Impacto do Fenol no Desempenho e Estabilidade de um Reator de Lodo Granular Aeróbio
(Thesis) Arguer
 Alan Douglas Lopes dos Santos Nunes (Master)
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2021/06/28 Bioremediation and Biodegradation of selected Polyaromatic Haydrocarbons by Fungi
(Thesis) Arguer
 Ziva Vipotnik (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021/05/19 Insights on the biogeochemistry of marine nitrogen and organic sulfur cycles and implications for nitrous oxide emissions
(Thesis) Arguer
 Paula Liliana Vila Nova Salgado (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2020/09/02 Biodegradation of PHA/PBAT packaging materials by soil microorganisms
(Thesis) Arguer
 Miguel Ângelo Cavaleiro Fernandes (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2020/06/09 Characterization and selection of microbial symbionts of faba bean (Vicia faba L.) and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) for development of inoculants
(Thesis) Arguer
 Sandra Isabel Ribeiro Pereira (PhD)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Portugal
2020/02/10 Aerobic Granular Sludge in Seawater
(Thesis) Arguer
 Ir. D.R. de Graaff (PhD)
Technische Universiteit Delft, Netherlands
2019/10/31 Sustainable Lipids production from municipal wastewaters
(Thesis) Arguer
 Bruno Neto Vasconcelos (PhD)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2019/09 Assessment of the nitritation and anammox processes for mainstream wastewater treatment
(Thesis) Arguer
 Alba Pedrouso Fuentes (PhD)
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
2019/07/26 Sulfamethoxazole biodegradation, an uncommon property with potential application for wastewater treatment
(Thesis) Arguer
 Ana Catarina da Silva Pereira Reis (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2019/07/25 Ecology and antimicrobial resistance of Ralstonia spp. in the urban water cycle
(Thesis) Arguer
 Felix Pompeyo Ferro Mayhua (PhD)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2019/06/20 Investigation of the N2O emissions in wastewater treatment plants, using amolecular, analytical and Engineering approach
(Thesis) Arguer
 Anabela Carvalho Vieira (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2019/04/24 Diversidade e ecologia dos fungos entomopatogénicos na Região dos vinhos do Douro em Portugal
(Thesis) Arguer
 Lav Sharma (PhD)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Portugal
2019/01/10 Pyrethroid pesticides in soils: assessment and environmental impact
(Thesis) Arguer
 Idalina Aurélia Gomes Bragança (PhD)
REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
2018/11/23 Microbial interactions in the transformation of long-chain fatty acids in anaerobic reactors
(Thesis) Arguer
 Salomé Duarte (PhD)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2018/07/11 Bioaugmentation for the removal of the antibiotic sulfamethoxazole in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs)
(Thesis) Arguer
 Thi Phi Yen Nguyen (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018/05/14 Effect of mycorrhization on Quercus suber L. tolerance to drought
(Thesis) Arguer
 Francisca Reis (PhD)
Universidade do Minho Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2018/05 Provas de agregação em Biologia
(Thesis) Arguer
 Artur Jorge da Costa Peixoto Alves (Aggregation)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2018/01/15 Subaquatic sediments as sources of hydrocarbonoclastic and biosurfactant producing facultative anaerobic bacteria
(Thesis) Arguer
 Patrícia Maia Domingues (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
2017/09/28 Endophytic bacterial communities of Halimione Portulacoides
(Thesis) Arguer
 Cátia Isabel Assis Fidalgo (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2022 - Current Frontiers in Chemical Engineering (Section Environmental Chemical Engineering) Associate Editor
2016 - Current “Heliyon”, Cell Press, Publisher Elsevier Limited. Membro do Quadro editorial
2015 - Current Sociedade Portuguesa de Biotecnologia Membro de direção

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2023 - Current PhD grants 2023 - environmental engineering panel. Coordenador de Painel.
Coordinator
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2021 - 2024 Fundamental and Applied Research Projects - Latvian Council of Science (LCS)
Evaluator
2021 - 2023 Processo de Avaliação dos Relatórios Científicos Finais de projetos IC&DT 2019-2023
Evaluator
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2020 - 2023 Talent Programme Vidi - Dutch Research Council (NWO)
Evaluator
2021 - 2021 Oversight Review Panel SFI-IRC Pathway Programme - Science Foundation Ireland
Evaluator
2021 - 2021 HORIZON-CL4-2021 - European Commission
Evaluator
2021 - 2021 Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) – Research project
Evaluator
2021 - 2021 Generic call for proposals (AAPG) - ANR France
Evaluator
2021 - 2021 Grants 2021 - Bioengeering and Biotechnology
Evaluator
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2021 - 2021 Call for Principal Investigator in the scientific area of Industrial Biotechnology (Edital n.º 170/2021)  Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2020 - 2020 National Science Center, Poland - grant proposal
Evaluator
2020 - 2020 Fundamental and Applied Research Projects 2020 - Latvian Council of Science (LCS)
Evaluator
2020 - 2020 Grants 2020 - Bioengeering and Biotechnology
Evaluator
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2019 - 2020 Avaliação de concurso Individual de Bolsas FCT, Painel Bioengenharia e Biotecnologia
Evaluator
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2019 - 2020 Central Finance and Contracting Agency (CFCA) of the Industry Driven Research (Membro de Comissão de Avaliação) - Republic of Latvia
Evaluator
2018 - 2020 Avaliação de projetos candidatos a financiamento (Membro de Comissão de Avaliação)- Romanian National Council for Research and Development
Evaluator
 The Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research and Innovation Funding (UEFISCDI), Romania
2019 - 2019 Avaliação de projetos candidatos a financiamento (Membro de Comissão de Avaliação) - Czech Science Foundation
Evaluator
 Grantová agentura Ceské republiky, Czech Republic
2019 - 2019 ID-N research projects (Membro de Comissão de Avaliação)
Evaluator
 Associatie KU Leuven, Belgium
2019 - 2019 ID-N research projects - KU-Leuven
Evaluator
2019 - 2019 Professor Eoin Casey - Application for Promotion to Full Professor at University College Dublin
Evaluator
2019 - 2019 Member of national and international committees for application for Professor (Universidade Nova de Lisboa)
Evaluator
2019 - 2019 Member of national and international committees for application for Professor (Universidade Coimbra)
Evaluator
2018 - 2018 7ª edição Prémio Nacional de Agricultura, referente à categoria Empresas/ENI. (Comité técnico) Agência Nacional de Investigação , Portugal
2018 - 2018 Avaliação de projetos candidatos a financiamento (Membro de Comissão de Avaliação)
Evaluator
 Swiss National Science Foundation, Switzerland
2018 - 2018 Avaliação de Projetos em Cooperação com a China2016 Tecnology Foundation STW, NWO, The Netherlands, Open Programme (Membro da Comissão de Avaliação)
Evaluator
 Swiss National Science Foundation, Switzerland
2018 - 2018 Avaliação de Projetos em Cooperação com a China2016 Tecnology Foundation STW, NWO, The Netherlands, Open Programme (Membro da Comissão de Avaliação)
Evaluator
 Swiss National Science Foundation, Switzerland
2018 - 2018 Fundo Azul - Edital nº 5 - Biotecnologia Azul (Membro de Comissão de Avaliação)
Evaluator
 Swiss National Science Foundation, Switzerland
2018 - 2018 I&D Industrial à Escala Europeia e em Copromoção (Avaliador projetos co-promoção)
Evaluator
 Agência Nacional de Investigação , Portugal
2018 - 2018 Starting Investigator Research Grant panel (Membro de Comissão de Avaliação)
Evaluator
 Science Foundation Ireland, Ireland
2017 - 2018 SIRG Review Process, Career Development Award (CDA) - (Membro de Comissão de Avaliação) Science Foundation Ireland, Ireland
2015 - 2018 Avaliação Candidaturas (Membro de Comissão de Avaliação) ANI SI I&DT Projetos Demonstradores AAC 09/SI/2015 Agência Nacional de Investigação , Portugal
2017 - 2017 Membro de Comissão de Avaliação
Evaluator
 National Science Center Poland (NCN), Poland
2017 - 2017 R&D projects for Polytechnics (Membro de Comissão de Avaliação)
Evaluator
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2016 - 2017 Grant proposals (Membro de Comissão de Avaliação)
Evaluator
 Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Exacte en Natuurwetenschappen, Netherlands
2015 - 2017 Avaliação de concurso Individual de Bolsas FCT, Painel Biotecnologia
Evaluator
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2016 - 2016 Estrategias de fitorremediación para una producción agrícola sostenible en los Andes Bolivianos
Evaluator
 Agência Sueca de Cooperação para o Desenvolvimento Internacional, Sweden
2016 - 2016 Advisory Board of the project LIFE SEACAN
Evaluator
 Cetaqua - Centro Tecnológico del Agua, Spain
2016 - 2016 Avaliação de projetos candidatos a financiamento (Membro de Comissão de Avaliação) - Romanian National Council for Research and Development
Evaluator
 The Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research and Innovation Funding (UEFISCDI), Romania
2016 - 2016 Avaliação de projetos candidatos a financiamento (Membro de Comissão de Avaliação)
Evaluator
 Swiss National Science Foundation, Switzerland Swiss National Science Foundation
2016 - 2016 Avaliação de Projetos em Cooperação com a China2016 Tecnology Foundation STW, NWO, The Netherlands, Open Programme (Membro da Comissão de Avaliação)
Evaluator
 Swiss National Science Foundation, Switzerland
2015 - 2016 Avaliação de Projetos candidatos a financiamento (Membro de Comissão de Avaliação)
Evaluator
 The Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research and Innovation Funding (UEFISCDI), Romania
2015 - 2015 ANI SI I&DT Projetos Demonstradores AAC 09/SI/2015+B3:D18 Comissão de avaliação dos relatórios científicos finais de projetos estratégicos do domínio das Ciências Naturais e do Ambiente
Evaluator
 Agência Nacional de Investigação , Portugal

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2019/04/12 - Current RTP2 Borralha Biosfera
2018 - Current Porto Canal Phytosudoe
2016/11/09 - Current Antena 1 Phytosudoe
2016/07/29 - Current Sic Protetor Solar à base de hidroxiapatite
2015/06/30 - Current Porto Canal 30 anos de Biotecnologia

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2014 - Current Utilization of wastewater sludge from isolated strain for production of Extracellular Polysaccharides (EPS) Efi Drakou
2014 - Current Effect of PGPR inoculation on Eucalyptus sp rooting. Paulina Geraldine González
2014 - Current Physicochemical, microbial and ecotoxicological characterization of soils and tailings from Kettara mine: phytoremediation assisted by microorganisms. Leila Benidire
2019/12 - 2021/04 Ability of isolated actinobacteria from wastewater treatment plants to degrade certain xenobiotic pollutants. Boufercha Oumeima
2019 - 2020 Emerging contaminants removal in aerobic granular sludge system. Cyntia Ely
2017 - 2018 Hidroxiapatite from fish - environmental applications and biomaterials. Cristiane Avila Santana
2015 - 2015 Degradation of persistent pollutants with photocatalysers based on hydroxiapatite. POsdoc internship Edgar Marquez-Brazon
2014 - 2015 AGS-SBR for partial nitrification and biodegradation of fluorophenol. Carlos Ramos
Distinctions

Other distinction

2023 2023 world’s top 2% Scientists List for career-long impact in Environmental Sciences, Biotechnology and Enabling & Strategic Technologies.
2018 + Innovation Award Aquaval- Pre-aceleration BIOTECH_agrifood INNOVATION programme (2017/2018 edition)
2017 + Potencial Concurso de Ideias e Programa de Pré-Aceleração de Projetos de Negócio BIOTECH agrifood innovation, Project acceleration programme. Mycopal – biomaterials derived from agrifoodwaste.
2016 Mulheres na Ciência Portugal (Women in Science). Ciência Viva.
2015 Sunscreen from cod fish bones was runner up (highly commend) Institute of Chemical Engineering Award, Category Sustainable Development.
2007 "Best" LIFE Environment projects 2006
Elizade University, Nigeria