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Maria Cristina Vila is Associate Professor in the Department of Mining Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP - https://sigarra.up.pt/feup/en/WEB_PAGE.INICIAL), where she has been teaching since 1992. BSc in Geotechnical Engineering (1988) and Mining Engineering (1990) from the University of Porto. MSc in Technology and Management of Mineral Resources (1995) by FEUP/IST. Concluded her PhD in 2005 with the thesis "Soil rehabilitation observed through respirometry - signal analysis in biological systems", at FEUP. Responsible for the courses in Aquifer and Soil Rehabilitation, Quantitative environmental risk assessment, in the Master in Environmental Engineering, and also to the courses of Dynamical Systems in Mining Engineering and Geo-environment Bachelor program, and Control and Instrumentation in the Mining Engineering and Geo-Environment Master program. Has participated in university management roles of which special reference should be made to the direction of the master's degree in mining and geo-environmental engineering (2019-2023) and the assistant direction of the master's degree and the degree in environmental engineering since 2019, integrated the pedagogical council of the faculty of engineering of the university of Porto (2020-2023). Supervisor of more than 20 concluded master dissertations and two concluded and three ongoing Ph.D. thesis. Integrated member of the Centre for Natural Resources and Environment (CERENA), being coordinator of the Environment Group from December 2020 to 2022, is currently vice-president of the same Research Unit since March 2023. Her scientific research is focused mainly on the following topics: rehabilitation of contaminated soils; bioremediation; monitoring and environmental risk analysis; technologies and waste management of the extractive industry (waste and drainage mining) and; mineral biotechnology. She has participated in 30 funded research projects among international, national, and company projects. Author of more than 120 publications (in international scientific journals, proceedings of international conferences, technical reports, and didactic publishing).
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
MARIA CRISTINA DA COSTA VILA

Citation names

  • Vila, Maria
  • M. C. Vila
  • Vila, M. C.
  • Vila, Cristina

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
A913-906C-EE88
ORCID iD
0000-0002-5063-5632
AuthenticusID
R-000-ASJ
Scopus Author Id
36763250300

Email addresses

  • mvila@fe.up.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone
  • 220413167 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Environmental Engineering - Mining and Mineral Processing
  • Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
  • Engineering and Technology - Environmental Biotechnology - Bioremediation

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
French Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2005
Concluded
 Ciências de Engenharia (Doutoramento)
Major in Sem especialidade
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
"Reabilitação de Solos Observada Através de Respirometria - Análise de Sinal em Sistemas Biológicos" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
1993 - 1995/12/15
Concluded
 Mestrado em Tecnologia e Gestão de Recursos Minerais (Mestrado)
Universidade do Porto - Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
"Lixiviação por percolação - Um modelo de parâmetros distribuidos" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
1990
Concluded
 Engenharia de Minas (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
1984/10 - 1988/06
Concluded
 Engenharia Geotécnica (Bacharelato)
Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
 15/20
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/11/29 - Current Associate Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Universidade do Porto - Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
(...)
2005 - 2022 Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
1992/09/01 - 2005/02/25 Trainee Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Universidade do Porto - Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
1990/11/02 - 1992/08/31 Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023/12 - 2027/05 UNLOCKING THE SUPPLY OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS IN EUROPE THROUGH RESPONSIBLE, SUSTAINABLE AND DECARBONISED INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES
101138460
 European Commission
2013/07 - 2015/08 Remediation Technologies for the Cleanup of Soils Contaminated with Biofuels (ISIS)
grant.Provided by PTCRIS: 131232
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2008/03 - 2011/07 Low Cost In-Situ Arsenic Mitigation Tecnologies using IBS
grant.Provided by PTCRIS: 70216
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2005/07 - 2008/06 RESPIROMETRY OF ROCK ACID DRAINAGE AND THE USAGE OF OXYGEN CONSUMING COATINGS AS A MEAN OF REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL EMISSIONS FROM TAILINGS DISPOSALS
grant.Provided by PTCRIS: 60438
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2005/06 - 2008/06 EXPERIMENTAL PROTOCOLS FOR ESTIMATING THE DESIGN PARAMETERS OF PERMEABLE REACTIVE BARRIERS
grant.Provided by PTCRIS: 59779
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Contract

Designation Funders
2024/04/01 - 2027/03/31 Valorisation and Integration of Extractive Waste Towards the Sustainability of Raw Materials Industry
ERA-MIN3/0002/2023
10.54499/ERA-MIN3/0002/2023
Researcher
Centro de Recursos Naturais e Ambiente, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/07/01 - 2023/06/30 CAVALI - Cadeia de Valor do Lítio
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-047728
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
 Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Ongoing
2021/04/01 - 2023/03/31 Soil health surrounding former mining areas: characterization, risk analysis, and intervention
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000056
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
 Comissao de Coordenacao e Desenvolvimento Regional do Norte
Ongoing
2016/08/15 - 2020/06/30 PT-W - Biotools for a sustainable supply of tungsten - from biodetection to bioleaching and biorecovery
PTDC/AAG-REC/3839/2014
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Center for Natural Resources and Environment
UID/ECI/04028/2019
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal

Centro de Recursos Naturais e Ambiente, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2016/06/01 - 2019/12/31 Recognition of microbial functional communities and assessment of the mineralizing potential bioleaching for high-tech critical metals
ERA-MIN/0004/2015
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Recursos Naturais e Ambiente, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2016/04/01 - 2019/08/30 Improve Resource Efficiency and Minimize Environmental Footprint
ERA-MIN/0007/2015
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Recursos Naturais e Ambiente, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Ministério da Ciência Tecnologia e Ensino Superior
Concluded
2015/01 - 2018/12 Flexible and Mobile Economic Processing Technologies
641650
Researcher
European Commission
Concluded
2014/01/01 - 2016/12/31 Tools for sustainable gold mining in EU
ERA-MIN/0002/2013
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2013/07/01 - 2015/08/31 Remediation Technologies for the Cleanup of Soils Contaminated with Biofuels ISIS
PTDC/AAG-TEC/4403/2012
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2011/01/01 - 2013/12/31 Projecto Estratégico - UI 668 - 2011-2012
PEst-OE/CTE/UI0668/2011
Instituto Politecnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2008/03/01 - 2011/07/31 Low Cost In-Situ Arsenic Mitigation Tecnologies using IBS
PTDC/ECM/70216/2006
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2005/07/01 - 2008/06/30 RESPIROMETRY OF ROCK ACID DRAINAGE AND THE USAGE OF OXYGEN CONSUMING COATINGS AS A MEAN OF REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL EMISSIONS FROM TAILINGS DISPOSALS
POCI/ECM/60438/2004
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2005/06/01 - 2008/06/30 EXPERIMENTAL PROTOCOLS FOR ESTIMATING THE DESIGN PARAMETERS OF PERMEABLE REACTIVE BARRIERS
POCI/ECM/59779/2004
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2022/03/07 - Current EDS@FEUP - Educação para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável na FEUP
EDS@FEUP
Researcher
University of Porto - Faculty of Engineering, Portugal
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Maria Cristina Vila; Jelson Damião. Dense media cyclone models applied to the pre-concentration of diamond ores. 2024.
  2. Vila, M. C.; Fiúza, António. Risco Ambiental - Análise Sistémica Estruturada. Portugal. 2020.
    Published
  3. Janine Figueiredo; Cristina Vila; Joaquim Góis; Bárbara Biju; Diogo Martins; Aurora Futuro; Maria de Lurdes Dinis; Alexandre Leite; António Fiúza. An assessment of Cabeço do Pião Tailings aiming its recovery of metals as a sustainable alternative. 2019.
  4. Maria Cristina Vila. Book of Abstracts of the Symposium on Environmental Engineering. 2019.
  5. Janine Figueiredo; Maria Cristina Vila; Phillipe Gomes; Diogo Martins; Aurora Futuro Silva; Joaquim Góis; Maria De Lurdes Dinis; Alexandre Leite; António Fiúza. Can old tailings disposals become mineral resources? A Portuguese case study. 2019.
  6. Maria Cristina Vila. Book of Abstracts of the Symposium on Environmental Engineering. 2019.
  7. Janine Figueiredo; Cristina Vila; Joaquim Góis; Bárbara Biju; Diogo Martins; Aurora Futuro; Maria de Lurdes Dinis; Alexandre Leite; António Fiúza. An assessment of Cabeço do Pião Tailings aiming its recovery of metals as a sustainable alternative. 2019.
  8. Rúben Fernandes; Diogo Martins; Rui Sousa; António Fiúza; Cristina Vila; Maria de Lurdes Dinis; Joaquim Góis; Alexandre Leite; Aurora Futuro. Tungsten concentration process from tailings using Wilfley Shaking TablE. 2018.
  9. Reichel, S.; Martin, M.; Bryan, C.G.; Vila, C.; Fiúza, A.; Reimer, W.; Reichel, Susan; et al. Innovative biohydrometallurgical approaches in the EU project FAME. 2017.
    10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.262.307
  10. Janine Figueiredo; Maria Cristina Vila; António Fiúza. Tailings: re-processing or safe storage? A proposal of optimization by multi-objective criteria. 2017.
  11. Maria Cristina Vila; Renata Santos; Sara Guimarães; Diana Ferreira; António Fiúza. Groundwater contamination due to a coal-ash landfill - activepassive combined remediation solutions. 2017.
  12. Maria Cristina Vila; Joaquim Góis; Mário Guedes. A systematic approach applied to closure and contingency plans for tailings dams. 2013.
  13. Vila, M.C.; Soeiro De Carvalho, J.M.; Fiúza, A.. Advanced numerical tools applied to geo-environmental engineering - Soils contaminated by petroleum hydrocarbons, a case study. 2011.
    10.1007/978-3-642-18466-6_22
  14. Maria Cristina Vila; Maria Manuela Carvalho; Valentina Domingues; Cristina Delerue Matos; Teresa Oliva Teles; António Fiúza; José Soeiro de Carvalho. Benzene biodegradability tests on a residual granitic soil. 2011.
  15. Maria Manuela Carvalho; Maria Cristina Vila; José Soeiro Carvalho; Cristina Delerue-Matos; Valentina Domingues; Maria Teresa Oliva-Teles; António M. A. Fiuza. Challenges in Respirometry of Contaminated Soils. 2011.
  16. Maria Cristina Vila; Maria Manuela Carvalho; Teresa Oliva Teles; Valentina Domingues; Cristina Delerue Matos; António Fiúza; José Soeiro de Carvalho. Evaluation of xylene bioventing in a residual granitic soil remediation. 2011.
  17. Maria Cristina da Costa Vila; António Manuel Antunes Fiúza. Analysis of bioremediation respirometric data using wavelets. 2008.
  18. Maria Cristina Vila; António Fiúza. A distributed parameter model for downward percolation leaching. 1998.
Book chapter
  1. Carvalho, Manuela M.; Vila, Maria Cristina; Oliva-Teles, Teresa; Delerue-Matos, Cristina; Fiúza, António. "Bioaugmentation and Biostimulation for Remediation of BTEX—Polluted Soils: Study Case". In Advances in Geoengineering, Geotechnologies, and Geoenvironment for Earth Systems and Sustainable Georesources Management, 253-257. Springer International Publishing, 2023.
    10.1007/978-3-031-25986-9_42
  2. Campos, A.; Matos, M.L.; Góis, J.; Vila, M.C.; Dinis, M.L.; Santos Baptista, J.. "Dispersion of quarry's dust-pilot study". 271-276. 2014.
Conference abstract
  1. Pereira, Gonçalo; Vila, M. C.. Corresponding author: Pereira, Gonçalo. "BIOREMEDIATION EFFICIENCY IN SOILS CONTAMINATED WITH XYLENE AFTER FOREST FIRES". Paper presented in VII EUROSOIL 2025 & X Congresso ibérico de la ciencia del suelo, seville, 2025.
    Published
  2. Pereira, Gonçalo; Vila, Cristina. Corresponding author: Pereira, Gonçalo. "Effect of Forest Fires on Soil Bioremediation: Gondomar case study". Paper presented in IJUP- 18º Encontro de Investigação Jovem da U.Porto, Porto, 2025.
    Published
  3. Sousa, Sara; Dinis, Maria de Lurdes; Vila, Maria; Fernandes, António; Araújo, Ana Rita. "SHS - SOIL HEALTH SURROUNDING FORMER MINING AREAS: CHARACTERIZATION, RISK ANALYSIS, AND INTERVENTION I". Paper presented in Young Researchers Meeting of U.Porto, Porto, 2023.
    Published
  4. Sousa, Sara; Dinis, Maria de Lurdes; Vila, Maria; Fernandes, António; Araújo, Rita. Corresponding author: Sousa, Sara. "Soil Health surrounding former mining areas: Characterization, risk analysis, and intervention I". Paper presented in Young Researchers Meeting of U.Porto 2023, Porto, 2023.
    Published
  5. Ferreira, Ana; Dinis, Maria de Lurdes; Vila, Cristina; Fernandes, António; Araújo, Rita. Corresponding author: Ferreira, Ana. "SHS Soil Health surrounding former mining areas: Characterization, risk analysis, and intervention II". Paper presented in Young Researchers Meeting of U.Porto 2023, Porto, 2023.
    Published
  6. Reis, Vasco; Dinis, Maria de Lurdes; Vila, Cristina; Fernandes, António. "Physical and chemical characterization of the calcium difluoride sludge heap from a phosphate processing plant (NORM site)". Paper presented in Young Researchers Meeting of U.Porto 2023, Porto, 2023.
    Published
  7. Alves, André; Vila, Cristina; Dinis, Maria de Lurdes; Soeiro Carvalho, José; Fernandes, António. Corresponding author: Alves, André. "Assessment of soil health in the vicinity of a Au/Sb Mine". Paper presented in Young Researchers Meeting of U.Porto 2023, Porto, 2023.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Maria Vila, Cristina; Maria Dinis, de; Laura Ferrando-Climent; Nirosham Gajendra; Deniz Avsar; Duygu Yilmaz; Erika Levei, Andrea; Iulia Török. "Innovative pre-feasibility studies towards the sustainable production of rare earth concentrates for self-supply in Europe". 2025.
    10.5937/IMPRC25709C
  2. Tiago Silva; Maria Cristina Vila; João Santos Baptista. "Use of mining residues to reestablish and improve soil in degraded/eroded areas". 2024.
  3. Maria Cristina Vila; Maria De Lurdes Dinis; Filipa Lopes; António Fernandes; António Fiúza. "Environmental legacy assessment in the former mining area of Montalto, Portugal Contributions to future mitigation or remediation measures". 2023.
  4. Maria Cristina Vila; Maria De Lurdes Dinis; Filipa Lopes; António Fernandes; António Fiúza. "Environmental legacy assessment in the former mining area of Montalto, Portugal Contributions to future mitigation or remediation measures". 2023.
  5. Maria Cristina Vila; Maria De Lurdes Dinis. "Mining engineering study cycles at University of Porto - Future expectations based on retrospection of the last twenty years". 2023.
  6. Maria Cristina Vila; Maria De Lurdes Dinis; Filipa Lopes; António Fernandes; António Fiúza. "Environmental legacy assessment in the former mining area of Montalto, Portugal Contributions to future mitigation or remediation measures". 2023.
  7. Maria Cristina Vila; Maria De Lurdes Dinis. "Mining engineering study cycles at University of Porto - Future expectations based on retrospection of the last twenty years". 2023.
  8. Lopes, F.; Vila, M.C.; Dinis, M.L.. "Assessment of contamination potential and environmental risk characterization - the case study of water resources affected by former Sb mine of Montalto". 2022.
  9. Araújo, A.R.; Dinis, M.L.; Vila, M.C.. "Physical, chemical and environmental characterization of soils and sediments potentially affected by the tailings of the Ribeiro da Serra mine". 2022.
  10. Maria Cristina Vila; Francisco Mahú. "Prediction of atmospheric transport of VOCs originated by Matosinhos refinery". 2021.
  11. Figueiredo, J.; Vila, M.C.; Fiúza, A.. "A sustainable tailings reprocessing project: A case of study in Portugal". 2018.
    10.5593/sgem2018/1.4/S04.001
  12. Figueiredo, J.; Vila, M.C.; Martins, D.; Futuro, A.; Fiúza, A.. "Design optimization of a tailings reprocessing: Tungsten and zinc recovery". 2018.
    10.5593/sgem2018/2.1/S07.037
  13. Vila, Cristina; Fernandes, António; Dinis, Maria de Lurdes; Futuro Silva, Aurora; Fiúza, António. Corresponding author: Vila, Cristina. " Waste management in the scope of a gold mine project". Paper presented in 15th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, Rhodes, 2017.
    Published
  14. Janine Figueiredo; Maria Cristina Vila; Phillipe Gomes; Diogo Martins; Aurora Futuro Silva; Joaquim Góis; Maria De Lurdes Dinis; Alexandre Leite; António Fiúza. "Can old tailings disposals become mineral resources? A Portuguese case study". Paper presented in CEST' 2017, 2017.
  15. Fiuza, A.; Futuro, A.; Dinis, M.L.; Vila, M.C.; Rios, R.. "Arsenic removal using “green” Nano Zero valent iron". 2016.
  16. Vila, M.C.; Góis, J.; Guedes, M.. "A systematic approach applied to closure and contingency plans for tailings dams". 2013.
  17. M. Cristina Vila; J. Soeiro de Carvalho; A. Futuro da Silva; A. Fiúza; Cristina Vila, M.; Soeiro De Carvalho, J.; Futuro Da Silva, A.; Fiúza, A.. "Preventing acid mine drainage from mine tailings". 2008.
    10.2495/wm080741
  18. Vila, C.; Fiúza, A.. "Respirometry studies in a hydrocarbon-contaminated sandy soil". 2004.
Conference poster
  1. Vila, Cristina; Dinis, Maria de Lurdes; Lopes, Filipa; Fernandes, António; Fiúza, António; Futuro Silva, Aurora; Goís, Joaquim; Soeiro Carvalho, José. Corresponding author: Vila, Cristina. "Environmental legacy assessment in the former mining area of Montalto, Portugal". Paper presented in 26th World Mining Congress, 2023.
  2. Sousa, Sara; Dinis, Maria de Lurdes; Vila, Cristina; Fernandes, António; Araújo, Rita. Corresponding author: Sousa, Sara. "SHS Soil Health surrounding former mining areas: Characterization, risk analysis, and intervention I". Paper presented in Young Researchers Meeting of U.Porto 2023, 2023.
  3. Reis, Vasco; Dinis, Maria de Lurdes; Vila, Cristina; Fernandes, António. "Vasco Reis Physical and chemical characterization of the calcium difluoride sludge heap from a phosphate processing plant (NORM site)". Paper presented in Young Researchers Meeting of U.Porto 2023, 2023.
  4. Lopes, Filipa; Vila, Cristina; Dinis, Maria de Lurdes; Fernandes, António. Corresponding author: Lopes, Filipa. "Assessment of contamination potential and environmental risk characterization - the case study of water resources affected by former Sb mine of Montalto". Paper presented in Young Researchers Meeting of U.Porto 2022, 2022.
Edited book
  1. Nunes, Olga C.; RIBEIRO, Ana Rita Lado; Silva, Adrián M. T.; Vila, Cristina; Dias, Joana M.; Pires, José C.M.; Azevedo, Nuno; Vilar, Vítor, ed. Book of Proceedings, 2nd International Meeting on New Strategies in Bioremediation Processes. Porto, Portugal. 2019.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Abdulmannan Rouhani; Robert Ato Newton; Mariusz Z Gusiatin; Valentina Pidlisnyuk; Maria Cristina Vila; Karim Suhail Al Souki. "Phytoremediation strategies for remediating potentially toxic elements’polluted soils in lead-zinc mining areas: a critical review". Environmental Research Communications (2025): https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ae1d29.
    10.1088/2515-7620/ae1d29
  2. Amir TavallaieNejad; Maria Cristina Vila; Gustavo Paneiro; João Santos Baptista. "A Systematic Review of Machine Learning Algorithms for Soil Pollutant Detection Using Satellite Imagery". Remote Sensing (2025): https://doi.org/10.3390/rs17071207.
    10.3390/rs17071207
  3. Gajendra, N.; Yilmaz, D.; Vila, M.C.; de Lurdes Dinis, M.; Levei, E.A.; Török, A.I.; Avsar, D.; et al. "Towards a European sustainable beneficiation of rare earth elements bearing minerals: a review". Science of the Total Environment 980 (2025): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-105003994306&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179386
  4. António Fiúza; Aurora Futuro; Joaquim Gois; M. Lurdes Dinis; Cristina Vila; Soeiro Carvalho; António Fernandes. "The Legacy of Potential Environmental Soil Contamination in an Antimony Mining Heritage Area". Minerals (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/min13020257.
    10.3390/min13020257
  5. Fiúza, A; Leite, Alexandre; Lurdes Dinis, M.; Futuro, A.; Figueiredo, J.. Corresponding author: Fiúza, A. "Quantitative Risk Assessment of Environmental Hazards Generated by a Tailings Embankment: case study Cabeço do Pião, Portugal". BOLETÍN GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO 132 4 (2021): 465-486. http://dx.doi.org/10.21701/bolgeomin.132.4.006.
    Published • 10.21701/bolgeomin.132.4.006
  6. Vila, M. C.. "Appraisal of the Laboratory-Scale Tests for Bioleaching of Low-Grade Heavy Metal-(oid) s Resources". Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 232 7 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11270-021-05226-9.
    10.1007/s11270-021-05226-9
  7. Lopes, Ana Rita; Madureira, Diana; Diaz, Ana; Santos, Sílvia; Vila, Maria Cristina; Nunes, Olga Cristina. "Characterisation of bacterial communities from an active mining site and assessment of its potential metal solubilising activity". Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 8 6 (2020): 104495. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2020.104495.
    10.1016/j.jece.2020.104495
  8. Maria de Lurdes Dinis; António Fiúza; Aurora Futuro Silva; Alexandre Leite; Diogo Martins; Janine Figueiredo; Joaquim Góis; et al. "Characterization of a mine legacy site: an approach for environmental management and metals recovery". (2020): https://hdl.handle.net/10216/125785.
    10.1007/s11356-019-06987-x
  9. Maria de Lurdes Dinis; António Fiúza; Aurora Futuro Silva; Alexandre Leite; Diogo Martins; Janine Figueiredo; Joaquim Góis; Maria Cristina Vila. "Characterization of a mine legacy site: an approach for environmental management and metals recovery". (2020): https://hdl.handle.net/10216/125785.
    10.1007/s11356-019-06987-x
  10. Ana Paula Chung; Carina Coimbra; Pedro Farias; Romeu Francisco; Rita Branco; Francisco V. Simão; Elsa Gomes; et al. "Tailings microbial community profile and prediction of its functionality in basins of tungsten mine". Scientific Reports (2019): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-55706-6.
    10.1038/s41598-019-55706-6
  11. Leitão, P.; Futuro, A.; Vila, C.; Dinis, L.; Danko, A.; Fiúza, A.. "Direct Pressure Alkaline Leaching of Scheelite Ores and Concentrates". Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration 36 5 (2019): 993-1002. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85069505911&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s42461-019-00109-4
  12. Janine Figueiredo; Maria Cristina Vila; Joaquim Góis; Bárbara Pavani Biju; Aurora Futuro Silva; Diogo Martins; Maria de Lurdes Dinis; António Fiúza. "Bi-level depth assessment of an abandoned tailings dam aiming its reprocessing for recovery of valuable metals". (2019): https://hdl.handle.net/10216/121235.
    10.1016/j.mineng.2018.12.016
  13. Janine Figueiredo; Maria Cristina Vila; António Fiúza; Joaquim Góis; Aurora Futuro Silva; Maria de Lurdes Dinis; Diogo Martins. "A Holistic Approach in Re-mining Old Tailings Deposits for the Supply of Critical-Metals: A Portuguese Case Study". (2019): https://hdl.handle.net/10216/125787.
    10.3390/min9100638
  14. Janine Figueiredo; Maria Cristina Vila; António Fiúza; Joaquim Góis; Aurora Futuro Silva; Maria de Lurdes Dinis; Diogo Martins. "A Holistic Approach in Re-mining Old Tailings Deposits for the Supply of Critical-Metals: A Portuguese Case Study". (2019): https://hdl.handle.net/10216/125787.
    10.3390/min9100638
  15. Janine Figueiredo; Maria Cristina Vila; Joaquim Góis; Bárbara Pavani Biju; Aurora Futuro Silva; Diogo Martins; Maria de Lurdes Dinis; António Fiúza. "Bi-level depth assessment of an abandoned tailings dam aiming its reprocessing for recovery of valuable metals". (2019): https://hdl.handle.net/10216/121235.
    10.1016/j.mineng.2018.12.016
  16. Janine Figueiredo; Maria Cristina Vila; Kristina Matos; Diogo Martins; Aurora Futuro; Maria de Lurdes Dinis; Joaquim Góis; Alexandre Leite; António Fiúza. "Tailings reprocessing from Cabeço do Pião dam in Central Portugal: A kinetic approach of experimental data". Journal of Sustainable Mining 17 3 (2018): 139-144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsm.2018.07.001.
    10.1016/j.jsm.2018.07.001
  17. Sousa, R.; Futuro, A.; Fiúza, A.; Vila, M.C.; Dinis, M.L.. "Bromine leaching as an alternative method for gold dissolution". Minerals Engineering 118 (2018): 16-23. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85040073866&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.mineng.2017.12.019
  18. Maria Manuela Carvalho; Maria Cristina Vila; Cristina Delerue Matos; Maria Teresa Oliva Teles; António Fiúza. "Assisted bioremediation tests on three natural soils contaminated with benzene". EURASIAN JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE (EJSS) 4 3 (2015): 153-153. https://doi.org/10.18393%2Fejss.2015.3.153-160.
    10.18393/ejss.2015.3.153-160
  19. Maria Manuela Carvalho; Maria Cristina Vila; Fernanda Rohden; Mónica Rosas; Joana Dias; Teresa Oliva-Teles; Anthony Danko; Cristina Delerue-Matos; António Fiuza. "How the sorption of benzene in soils contaminated with aromatic hydrocarbons is affected by the presence of biofuels". EURASIAN JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE (EJSS) 4 2 (2015): 111-111. https://doi.org/10.18393%2Fejss.42200.
    10.18393/ejss.42200
  20. Maria Manuela Carvalho; Maria Cristina Vila; Fernanda Rohden; Mónica Silva; Joana Dias; Teresa Oliva-Teles; Anthony Danko; Cristina Delerue-Matos; António Fiúza. "How the sorption of benzene in soils contaminated with aromatic hydrocarbons is affected by the presence of biofuels". (2015): https://repositorio-aberto.up.pt/handle/10216/78443.
  21. Maria Manuela Carvalho; Maria Cristina Vila; Cristina Delerue-Matos; Teresa Oliva-Teles; António Fiuza. "Assisted bioremediation tests on three natural soils contaminated with benzene". (2015): https://hdl.handle.net/10216/79817.
    10.18393/ejss.2015.3.153-160
  22. Maria Cristina da Costa Vila; Maria de Lurdes Proença de Amorim Dinis. "A contaminação de solos induzida pela deposição de resíduos mineiros". (2014): https://repositorio-aberto.up.pt/handle/10216/116493.
  23. Carvalho, M.; Vila, M. C.; de Carvalho, J. M. Soeiro; Domingues, V.; Oliva-Teles, T.; Fiuza, A.. "Bioventing tests in contaminated residual granitic soils". Journal of Biotechnology 150 (2010): S282-S282.
    10.1016/j.jbiotec.2010.09.211
  24. Fiúza, A.M.A.; Vila, M.C.C.. "An insight into soil bioremediation through respirometry". Environment International 31 2 (2005): 179-183. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-12344289291&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.envint.2004.09.013
Report
  1. Fiúza, António; Vila, Cristina; Dinis, Maria de Lurdes; Soeiro Carvalho, José; Futuro Silva, Aurora; Gois , Joaquim; Fernandes, António. 2023. Execution report: Soil Health Surrounding former mining areas: characterization, risk analysis, and intervention. https://sigarra.up.pt/feup/pt/projectos_geral.ficha_projecto?p_id=77973 https://www.fc.up.pt/shs/.
  2. Maria De Lurdes Dinis; Maria Cristina Vila. 2023. Relatório de Peritagem Processo n.º 2608/20.9T8AVR- Ação de Processo Comum. https://hdl.handle.net/10216/158202.
  3. Maria De Lurdes Dinis; Maria Cristina Vila. 2022. Implementing Sustainable Low- and Non-chemical Development in SIDS (ISLANDS) in Cabo Verde, Guiné-Bissau and São Tomé e Príncipe - Gender Mainstreaming Plan for Chemicals and Waste Management. https://hdl.handle.net/10216/141301.
  4. Maria De Lurdes Dinis; Maria Cristina Vila. 2022. Implementing Sustainable Low and Non-chemical Development in Small Island Developing States (islands) in Cabo Verde, Guiné-Bissau, and São Tomé e Príncipe Project Preparation Grant Phase Trade Flow Assessment Final Report. https://hdl.handle.net/10216/141305.
  5. Maria De Lurdes Dinis; Maria Cristina Vila. 2022. Implementing Sustainable Low- and Non-chemical Development in SIDS (ISLANDS) in Cabo Verde, Guiné-Bissau and São Tomé e Príncipe - Gender Analysis of Chemicals and Waste Management. https://hdl.handle.net/10216/141311.
  6. Maria De Lurdes Dinis; Maria Cristina Vila. 2022. Implementing Sustainable Low- and Non-chemical Development in SIDS (ISLANDS) in Cabo Verde, Guiné-Bissau and São Tomé e Príncipe - Risk Assessment and Risk Mitigation Plan. https://hdl.handle.net/10216/141310.
  7. Maria De Lurdes Dinis; Maria Cristina Vila. 2022. Implementing Sustainable Low- and Non-chemical Development in SIDS (ISLANDS) - Cabo Verde, Guiné-Bissau and São Tomé e Príncipe - Trade Flows and Practices for the Management of End-of-Life Vehicles. https://hdl.handle.net/10216/141299.
  8. M. Lurdes Dinis; Aurora Futuro Silva; Maria Cristina Vila; António Fiúza; Antti Pasanen; Soile Backnäs; Alexandre Lima; et al. 2018. Tools for Sustainable Gold Mining in Europe - Final report of SUSMIN ERA-MIN Project. https://hdl.handle.net/10216/125756.
  9. Maria De Lurdes Dinis; Maria Cristina Vila. 2011. Implementing Sustainable Low- and Non-chemical Development in SIDS (ISLANDS) in Cabo Verde, Guiné-Bissau and São Tomé e Príncipe - EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY (EPR) ASSESSMENT. https://hdl.handle.net/10216/141312.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Almeida, Joana Manuela da Cruz. "Distribuição de Contaminantes Orgânicos em Solos Calcários – Influência dos minerais de Argila". Master, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/7115.
  2. Mota, Gustavo Filipe Leão. "Estudo da influência do teor em água e do contéudo em minerais de argila na distribuição do benzeno pelas diferentes fases de solos graníticos". Master, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/7076.
  3. Vila, Maria Cristina da Costa. "Reabilitação de solos observada através da respirometria : análise de sinal em sistemas biológicos". PhD, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10216/12160.
  4. Vila, Maria Cristina da Costa. "Lixiviação por percolação : um modelo de parâmetros distribuidos". Master, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/10216/12095.

Other

Other output
  1. Mineralogia. Uma cadeira do 2º ano da Licenciatura em Engenharia de Minas. 1994. Carlos Novais Madureira; Alexandre Leite; Maria Cristina Vila. https://hdl.handle.net/10216/107555.
Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2025/02 - 2025/07 ABORDAGENS DE BIORREMEDIAÇÃO PARA SOLOS CONTAMINADOS AFETADOS POR INCÊNDIOS FLORESTAIS
Supervisor
 Engenharia do Ambiente (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2025/02 - 2025/07 Análise de Amianto em Solos - Procedimentos e Análise de Solos Contaminados
Supervisor
 Engenharia do Ambiente (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Uso de Materiais Geossintéticos em Sistemas Combinados de Mitigação e Tratamento de Drenados Mineiros Ácidos
Supervisor
 Engenharia de Minas e Geoambiente (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2022 - 2022 Desenvolvimento de Um Modelo para o Controlo de Emissões em Operações Mineiras
Supervisor
 Engenharia do Ambiente (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2022 - 2022 Assessment of Contamination Potential and Environmental Risk Characterization - The Case Study of The Resources Affected by Former Sb Mine of Montalto
Supervisor
 Engenharia de Minas e Geoambiente (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2021 - 2021 Utilização de escórias siderúrgicas no tratamento de drenados mineiros ácidos
Supervisor
 Engenharia de Minas e Geoambiente (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2020 - 2020 Caracterização física, química, mineralógica e mecânica de um rejeito de mineração
Co-supervisor
 Mecânica dos Solos e Engenharia Geotécnica (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2020 - 2020 Bio and phytoremediation of soils contaminated with hydrocarbons
Supervisor
 Ciências e Tecnologia do Ambiente (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Estudo da Implementação de Sistemas Naturais de Tratamento de Águas Residuais no Tratamento de Efluentes de Caudais Variáveis. O Caso de Estudo da "BoomLand"
Supervisor
 Engenharia do Ambiente (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Reprocessamento de Rejeitados: uma Análise de Otimização Multicritério como Ferramenta de Gestão Integrada
Supervisor
 Engenharia de Minas e Georrecursos (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Effect of salt impacted soils on the bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbon compounds
Supervisor
 Engenharia do Ambiente (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Water Contamination in the Area of a Landfill Coal Ash In God
Supervisor
 Engenharia de Minas e Geoambiente (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Aplicação de Eletro-Reabilitação a Solos Contaminados com Tricloroetileno
Supervisor
 Engenharia do Ambiente (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2016 - 2016 Waste Management in the Scope of a Gold Mine Project- Prediction of Acid drainage and Study of Mitigation Solutions
Supervisor
 Engenharia do Ambiente (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2016 - 2016 Modelação Hidrodinâmica de uma Região Contaminada com Metais Pesados
Supervisor
 Engenharia do Ambiente (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2015 - 2015 Aplicación de Técnicas Biológicas en la Remediación de Suelos Contaminados con Benceno y Biodiésel
Supervisor
 Ciências e Tecnologia do Ambiente (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2015 - 2015 Tratamento de efluentes gasosos provenientes da bioventilação de solos contaminados com compostos orgânicos
Supervisor
 Engenharia do Ambiente (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2015 - 2015 Plano ambiental e de recuperação paisagística de um campo de exploração de uma concessão mineira de caulino
Supervisor
 Engenharia do Ambiente (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2013 - 2013 Monotorização do efeito da difusão do oxigénio na drenagem mineira ácida
Supervisor
 Engenharia do Ambiente (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2024 Pedagogical Recognition Diploma
Universidade do Porto - Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2022 Certificate of Scientific Recognition
Universidade do Porto - Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2020 Certificate of Scientific Recognition
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2020 Pedagogical Recognition Diploma
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2019 Pedagogical Recognition Diploma
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
1990 Somincor Prize for the best Mining Engineering student of the year
Somincor, Portugal