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Sirine Bouguerra is an Integrated researcher at GreenUPorto Research Center and Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto. She has a PhD in Engineering Biology (Recognized by the University of Porto as PhD in Biology), and a MSc degree in Environmental Biotechnology, from the University of Sfax, Tunisia. She has a multidisciplinary formation in environmental sciences and ecotoxicology obtained at the University of Sfax-Tunisia, the University of Aveiro-Portugal, and the University of Porto-Portugal. Her main research activities are related to nano-ecotoxicology, environmental risk assessment, terrestrial and aquatic ecotoxicology, soil physic-chemical, microbiological, and biochemical properties. Her current research work focus on improving soil quality, ecosystem services and productivity in contaminated agroecosystems by using environmently friendly and sustainably agricultural practices based on biocontrol agents, agricultural waste valorization and sustainable use of residues.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Sirine Bouguerra

Citation names

  • Bouguerra, Sirine
  • Bouguerra S; S. Bouguerra; Sirine Bouguerra

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
B119-03CF-9519
ORCID iD
0000-0003-2790-298X

Email addresses

  • sirine.bouguerra@yahoo.fr (Professional)
  • sirine.bouguerra@fc.up.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • Departamento de Biología, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto . Rua do Campo Alegre 1021/1055 4169-007 Porto Portugal, 4169-007 , Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Arab (Mother tongue)
French Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Portuguese Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2012/12/01 - 2018/02/10
Concluded
 Biological Engineering (Doctor)
Major in Very honorable with the appreciation of the jury
University of Sfax, Tunisia - National Engineering School of Sfax , Tunisia
"NanoRisk - Evaluation of the risks of nanomaterials for the soil ecosystem." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2009/10/01 - 2011/10/01
Concluded
 Environmental Biotechnology (Master)
Major in Very honorable with the appreciation of the jury
University of Sfax, Tunisia - Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Sfax, Tunisia
"Change of the microbial community structure in an area surrounding phosphogypsum pile (Sfax, Tunisia)." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2009/06/06
Concluded
 Life Sciences (Bachelor)
University of Sfax, Tunisia - Faculty of Sciences of Sfax, Tunisia
2007/06/02
Concluded
 Biotechnology applied to the health and the environment (Licence)
University of Sfax, Tunisia - Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Sfax, Tunisia
"Use of advanced oxidation process to threat water contaminated by azo-dyestuffs and textile wastewater" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/01/10 - Current Researcher (Research) University of Porto - Sustainable Agrifood Production Research Centre (GreenUPorto), Portugal
University of Porto - Sustainable Agrifood Production Research Centre (GreenUPorto), Portugal
2018/01/03 - Current Researcher (Research) University of Porto - Faculty of Sciences, Portugal
University of Porto - Faculty of Sciences, Portugal
2021/10/01 - 2023/06/30 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
GreenUPorto-Centro de Investigação em Produção Agroalimentar Sustentável & Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2017/12/01 - 2021/12/31 Researcher (Research) University of Porto - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), Portugal
University of Porto - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), Portugal
2018/02/01 - 2021/09/30 Researcher (Research) University of Porto - Sustainable Agrifood Production Research Centre (GreenUPorto), Portugal
University of Porto - Sustainable Agrifood Production Research Centre (GreenUPorto), Portugal
2020/02/01 - 2021/02/01 Contracted Researcher (Research) University of Porto - Faculty of Sciences, Portugal
University of Porto - Faculty of Sciences, Portugal
2018/10/01 - 2021 Researcher (Research) University of Sfax, Tunisia - National Engineering School of Sfax , Tunisia
University of Sfax, Tunisia - National Engineering School of Sfax , Tunisia
2019/02/01 - 2019/05/31 Contracted Researcher (Research) University of Porto - Faculty of Sciences, Portugal
University of Porto - Faculty of Sciences, Portugal
2018/05/01 - 2018/10/31 Contracted Researcher (Research) University of Porto - Faculty of Sciences, Portugal
University of Porto - Faculty of Sciences, Portugal
2012/01/01 - 2017/12/31 Researcher (Research) University of Porto - Faculty of Sciences, Portugal
University of Porto - Faculty of Sciences, Portugal
2010/10/01 - 2017/12/31 Researcher (Research) University of Sfax, Tunisia - National Engineering School of Sfax , Tunisia
University of Sfax, Tunisia - National Engineering School of Sfax , Tunisia
2011/10/01 - 2012/06/30 Researcher (Research) University of Aveiro - Department of Biology, Portugal
University of Aveiro - Department of Biology, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2015 - 2018 Lecturer (University Teacher) University of Sfax, Tunisia - Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Sfax, Tunisia
University of Sfax, Tunisia - Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Sfax, Tunisia
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023/07/01 - 2023/12/31 COPPERATION: Leveraging COPPEr Resistance microbial community for AnTmicrobial byproduct productION: Exploring Soil Microbiome Contamination Interactions
COPPERATION_Project1
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
GreenUPorto-Centro de Investigação em Produção Agroalimentar Sustentável & Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2022/03/01 - 2024/03/31 2Improve: Boost the potential of resistant indigenous plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria to improve crop productivity and soil quality in Estarreja and Baixo Vouga Lagunar affected agroecosystems
Ref: OHM-Estarreja/2022
Principal investigator
GreenUPorto-Centro de Investigação em Produção Agroalimentar Sustentável & Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Portugal
 Labex DRIIHM & Réseau des Observatoire Hommes-Millieux – Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (ROHM-CNRS)
Ongoing
2021/10/01 - 2023/02/28 S4Hort_Soil&Food – Sustainable practices for Soil health & horticultural products quality improvement in the Entre Douro e Minho Region
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000074
Researcher
GreenUPorto-Centro de Investigação em Produção Agroalimentar Sustentável & Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Portugal
 European Regional Development Fund
Ongoing
2020/02/01 - 2021/01/31 SALTFREE II - Salinisation of coastal ecosystems due to climate change: validating safety levels to protect biodiversity and ecosystem services
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-031022
Integration into Research Grant Fellow
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/02/01 - 2019/05/31 Sustained Advanced Materials
Norte-01-0145-FEDER-000028
Post-doc Fellow
University of Porto - Faculty of Sciences, Portugal
 Comissão de Coordenação da Região Norte
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2020/01/01 - 2024/12/31 PEST(bio)CIDE - Better management Practices of Eucalypts burnt Stands by promoTing the use of leaf bIomass as bioCID
PCIF/GVB/0150/2018
Researcher
University of Porto - Faculty of Sciences, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2017 - 2019 NoTillAgri-Estarreja: The effect of No-Tillage farming on preserving soil and plants health in an area affected by groundwater contamination
OHM-E/2017
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
 LabEx DRIIHM
Concluded
2012/04/01 - 2015/03/31 ReaLISE – Derivation of Risk LImits for the Protection of Soil Ecossystems from emerging compounds
PTDC/AAC-AMB/120697/2010
PhD Student Fellow
University of Porto - Faculty of Sciences, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2009/03/01 - 2013/02/28 Remediation Processes in Uranium and other Mining Explorations
NATO-SFP 983311
Master Student Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal

University of Sfax, Tunisia - National Engineering School of Sfax , Tunisia

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

University of Sultan Moulay Slimane, Beni-Mellal, Morroco - Faculty of Science and Techniques, Morocco

ECT Oekotoxikologie GmbH, Flörsheim, Germany, Germany
NATO
Concluded
2009 - 2012 Development of methods for heavy metal accumulation by endophytic bacteria: a powerful ally in the reforestation of contaminated soils
project #26/TP/09
Master Student Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal

University of Sfax, Tunisia - Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Sfax, Tunisia
Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (Tunisia)
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Bouguerra, Sirine; Gavina, Ana; da Graça Rasteiro, Maria; Rocha-Santos, Teresa; Ksibi, Mohamed; Pereira, Ruth. "Deriviation of Terrestrial Predicted No-Effect Concentration (PNEC) for Cobalt Oxide Nanomaterial". In Recent Advances in Environmental Science from the Euro-Mediterranean and Surrounding Regions, 405-407. Springer International Publishing, 2018.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-319-70548-4_127
  2. Bouguerra, Sirine; Frikha, Yosra; Pereira, Ruth; Ksibi, Mohamed; Hentati, Olfa. "Titanium Dioxide Nanomaterial and Copper Binary Mixture Phytotoxicity in Maize Plants (Zea mays. L)". In Recent Advances in Environmental Science from the Euro-Mediterranean and Surrounding Regions, 411-412. Springer International Publishing, 2018.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-319-70548-4_129
  3. Nogueira, Verónica Inês Jesus Oliveira; Gavina, Ana; Bouguerra, Sirine; Andreani, Tatiana; Lopes, Isabel; Rocha-Santos, Teresa; Pereira, Ruth. "Ecotoxicity and Toxicity of Nanomaterials with Potential for Wastewater Treatment Applications". In Advances in Environmental Engineering and Green Technologies, 294-329. IGI Global, 2017.
    Published • 10.4018/978-1-5225-0585-3.ch013
Conference abstract
  1. Moreira, Alexandre; Nogueira, Verónica; Bouguerra, Sirine; Antunes, Sara; Rodrigues, Sara. "Assessment of biopesticide Spinosad effects in non-target soil organisms". Paper presented in 22º National Encounter of Ecology by Sociedade Portuguesa de Ecologia (SPECO), Faro, 2023.
  2. Moreira, Alexandre; Nogueira, Verónica; Bouguerra, Sirine; Rodrigues, Sara. "Ecotoxicological impact of the bioinsecticide SPINTOR® on earthworms Eisenia fetida". Paper presented in IJUP - Investigação Jovem na Universidade do Porto, Porto, 2023.
    Published
  3. Alexandre Moreira; Nogueira, Verónica; Bouguerra, Sirine; Sara Rodrigues. "Bioinsecticide SPINTOR®: detrimental effects on earthworms Eisenia fetida at different levels of biological organization". Paper presented in TOXRUN INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS 2023, Porto, 2023.
    Published
  4. Cruz, Telmo; Bouguerra, Sirine; Cachada, Anabela; Sousa, Bruno; Martins, Maria; Pinto, Mafalda; Soares, Cristiano; Fidalgo, Fernanda; Pereira, Ruth. "Eucalyptus leaves as a biocide: a sustainable approach for weed management and environmental assessment: Field trial results.". Paper presented in Inov4Agro Scholarship Researchers Day, Vila Real, 2023.
  5. Cruz, Telmo; Soares, Cristiano; Sousa, Bruno; Martins, Maria; Pinto, Mafalda; Cardoso, Tatiana; Nadais, Pedro; et al. "PEST(bio)CIDE ¿ from the lab to the field". Paper presented in Growing greener: Exploring sustainable agricultural approaches, Porto, 2023.
  6. Bouguerra, Sirine; Ana Gavina; Mohamed Ksibi; Maria da Graça Rasteiro; Teresa Rocha-Santos; Ruth Pereira. "Ecotoxicological Evaluation Of Titanium Silicon Oxide Nanoparticules With Terrestrial Species". 2014.
    10.1016/j.toxlet.2014.06.898
  7. Bouguerra, Sirine; Ana Gavina; Mohamed Ksibi; Maria da Graça Rasteiro; Teresa Rocha-Santos; Ruth Pereira. "How nanomaterials will interfere with the toxicity of copper?". 2014.
    10.1016/j.toxlet.2014.06.899
Conference paper
  1. Joana Serrão; Bouguerra, Sirine; Verónica Nogueira; Juan C. Sanchez-Hernandez; Susana M.P. Carvalho; Ruth Pereira. "Ecotoxicological characterization of end-of-life organic substrate". Paper presented in Congresso Ibérico das Ciências do Solo, Oeiras, 2022.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Ruth Pereira; Cristina Calheiros; Bouguerra, Sirine; Verónica Nogueira. "Treatment of olive mill wastewater using a horizontal constructed wetland: a pilot scale study.". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2024, 2024.
  2. Ruth Pereira; Cristina Calheiros; Bouguerra, Sirine; Verónica Nogueira. "Custracted wetland for the treatment of olive mill wastewater.". Paper presented in Nature Based Solutions Summit: Urban Edition, 23-24 May 2024. Porto, Portugal, 2024.
  3. Alexandre Moreira; Verónica Nogueira; Bouguerra, Sirine; Sara Rodrigues. "Biopesticides safety: the impact of spinosyns on non-target organisms.". Paper presented in Workshop: “Growing Greener – Exploring sustainable agricultural approaches”, Porto, Portugal., 2023.
  4. Joana Serrão; Bouguerra, Sirine; Verónica Nogueira; Liliana Conçalvas; Juan Sanchez-Hernandez; Susana Carvalho; Ruth Pereira. "Substrate recycling by soil incorporation: a safety assessment for crops and important soil enzymes". Paper presented in Ciência 2023 - Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal, Aveiro, Portugal., 2023.
  5. Joana Serrão; Bouguerra, Sirine; Verónica Nogueira; Liliana Gonçalves; Juan Sanchez-Hernandez; Susana Carvalho; Ruth Pereira. "Is soil amendment a safe practice to recycle end-of-life organic substrates from soilless cultures? (Winner of the ISHS young minds award for the best poster presentation)". Paper presented in X International Symposium on Soil and Substrate Disinfestation. Almeria, Spain., 2023.
  6. Queirós, Libânia; Patrícia Pereira; Bouguerra, Sirine; Pereira, Ruth; Alves, Artur; Gonçalves, Fernando J. M.; Pereira, Joana L.. "Can commercial formulations of pesticides be optimised towards environmentally safer alternatives?". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 32th Annual Meeting - Copenhagen, Denmark, 2022.
  7. Gonçalves, Liliana; Bouguerra, Sirine; Lourenço, Joana; Hentati, Olfa; Ksibi, Mohamed; Pereira, Ruth. "Phosphogypsum for soil amendment – Ecotoxic effect of high calcium content to the soil earthworms (Eisenia fetida).". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 31st Annual Meeting from 3 to 6 May 2021., 2021.
  8. Nouairi, Jihen; Pereira, Ruth; Nogueira, Verónica; Bouguerra, Sirine. "Application of the H14 "ecotoxic" property of the EU Waste Directive for North African mine waste using ecotoxicological tests in order to consider its management limits". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 31st Annual Meeting from 3 to 6 May 2021., 2021.
  9. Bouguerra, Sirine; Rodrigues, B.; Soares, Cristiano; Fidalgo, Fernanda; Cachada, Anabela; Pereira, Ruth. "No-Till agriculture for reducing effects of groundwater salinity and contamination in corn cultures using experimental microcosm". Paper presented in SETAC Europe, 29th Annual Meeting. Helsinki (Finland), 2019.
  10. Bouguerra, Sirine; Rodrigues, Bianca; Cachada, Anabela; Pereira, Ruth. "No-Till agriculture for reducing effects of groundwater salinity and contamination in corn cultures using experimental mesocosm". Paper presented in The 29th Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 2019.
  11. Rodrigues, Bianca; Bouguerra, Sirine; Soares, Cristiano; Fidalgo, Fernenda; Cachada, Anabela; Pereira, Ruth. "Did No-Till cropping system minimize the effects of groundwater salinity in agricultural region of Estarreja?". Paper presented in Encontro de Investigação Jovem da U.Porto (IJUP), 2019.
  12. Rodrigues, B; Bouguerra, Sirine; Soares, Cristiano; Fidalgo, Fernanda; Cachada, Anabela; Pereira, Ruth. "Did no-till cropping practices minimize the effects of groundwater salinity in Estarreja’s agricultural region?". Paper presented in IJUP’ 19 – 12th Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Porto. Porto, Portugal, 2019.
  13. T.N. Luz; C. Pereira; R. Pereira; S. Bouguerra; A. Gavina; N. Graph; A. Scheffezky; J. Rombke. "Are manufactured nanomaterials toxic to soil fauna and microbial communities?". Paper presented in SETAC Latin America 11th Biennial Meeting, 2015.
  14. Bouguerra, Sirine; Gavina, Ana; Ksibi, Mohamed; da Graça Rasteiro, Maria; Rocha-Santos, Teresa; Pereira, Ruth. "Effects of nano-cobalt oxide in soil species". Paper presented in The 6th International Conference on Medical Geology (MedGeo), 2015.
  15. A. Gavina; S. Bouguerra; I. Lopes; C. Marques; M.G Rasteiro; F. Antunes; T.R. Santos; et al. "Impact of an organic nanomaterial in soil: vesicles of sodium dodecyl sulphate/didodecyl dimethylammonium bromide". Paper presented in International Conference in Integrated Management of Environment, 2014.
  16. S. Bouguerra; A. Gavina; M. Ksibi; M.G: Rasteiro; T.R. Santos; R. Pereira. "Ecotoxic evaluation of titanium silicon oxide nanoparticles in terrestrial ecosystem". Paper presented in International Conference in Integrated Management of Environment, 2014.
  17. A. Gavina; S. Bouguerra; I. Lopes; C. Marques; M.G. Rasteiro; T.R. Santos; A.C. Freitas; et al. "The ecotoxicity of SDS/DDAB nanovesicles with wide applications in pharmacology, medicine and cosmetics". Paper presented in cosmetics 9th SETAC Asia/Pacific Conference, 2014.
  18. S. Bouguerra; A. Gavina; T.N. Luz; C. Pereira; J.P. Sousa; M.G. Rasteiro; T.R. Santos; et al et al. "Assessing the impact of organic and inorganic nanoparticles on soil microbial community". Paper presented in 9th SETAC Asia/Pacific Conference, 2014.
  19. S. Bouguerra; A. Gavina; M. Ksibi; M.G. Rasteiro; T.R. Santos; R. Pereira. "How nanomaterials will interfere with the toxicity of copper?". Paper presented in 50th Congress of the European Societies of Toxicology (Eurotox), 2014.
  20. S. Bouguerra; A. Gavina; M. Ksibi; M.G. Rasteiro; T.R. Santos; R. Pereira. "Ecotoxicological evaluation of titanium silicon oxide nanoparticles with terrestrial species". Paper presented in The 50th Congress of the European Societies of Toxicology (Eurotox), 2014.
  21. V. Teixeira; S. Bouguerra; P. Ribeiro; M.G. Rasteiro; A.R. Gomes; T.R. Santos; I. Lopes; et al. "The impact of nanovesicles of sodium dodecyl sulphate/didodecyl dimethylammonium bromide (SDS/DDAB) on soil invertebrates and plants". Paper presented in SETAC Europe, 23RD Annual Meeting, 2013.
  22. S. Bouguerra; C .R. Marques; N .C. Gomes; J .P. Sousa; D .E .R. Cleary; O. Hentati; V.I. Nogueira; et al. "Impacts in bacterial richness in a phosphogypsum polluted area (Sfax,Tunisia)". Paper presented in SETAC Europe, 23RD Annual Meeting, 2013.
  23. O. Hentati; A. Luísa; S. Bouguerra; N. Abrantes; F. Gonçalves; J. Römbke; R. Pereira. "Phosphogypsum as a soil fertilizer: Evaluation of the impacts on soil habitat and retention functions". Paper presented in SETAC Europe, 6th SETAC World Congress, 2012.
  24. S. Bouguerra; O. Hentati; C.R. Marques; J.P. Sousa; V.I. Nogueira; N.C. Gomes; S. Mendo; et al. "The impact of contamination by phophogypsum on the structural and functional diversity of the soil microbial community in a deposition area (Sfax, Tunisia)". Paper presented in SETAC Europe, 6th SETAC World Congress, 2012.
Journal article
  1. Beatriz Fernandes; Verónica Nogueira; Sirine Bouguerra; Cristiano Soares; Joana Machado; Susana M. P. Carvalho; M. José Ferreira; et al. "A multispecies microcosm to assess the effect of footwear wastes on soil biota: a contribution towards sustainability". Environmental Science and Pollution Research (2025):
    Under revision
  2. Moreira, Alexandre; Nogueira, Verónica; Bouguerra, Sirine; Antunes, Sara C.; Rodrigues, Sara. "Ecotoxicity of bioinsecticide spinosad to soil organisms: Commercial formulation versus active ingredient". Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology (2024): 110056. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpc.2024.110056.
    Published • 10.1016/j.cbpc.2024.110056
  3. Gonçalves, Joana; Araújo, Ana; Pedron, Tatiana; Santos, Rui; Bouguerra, Sirine; Ribeiro, José A.; Pereira, Ruth; Pereira, Carlos M.; Azenha, Manuel. "Discarded substrates from soilless hydroponic horticulture as potential amendments for metal-contaminated soils". Chemosphere 364 (2024): 143127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143127.
    10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143127
  4. Khalil, J.; Jaafar, A.A.K.; Habib, H.; Bouguerra, Sirine; Nogueira, V.; Rodríguez-Seijo, A.. "The impact of olive mill wastewater on soil properties, nutrient and heavy metal availability: A study case from Syrian vertisols". Journal of Environmental Management 351 119861 (2024): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85180543903&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119861
  5. THACILLA INGRID MENEZES; Bouguerra, Sirine; Tatiana Andreani; Pereira R.; Carlos M. Pereira. "Preparation, Characterization, and Environmental Safety Assessment of Dithiocarbazate Loaded Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles". Nanomaterials 13 2 (2023): 370-370. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano13020370.
    Open access • 10.3390/nano13020370
  6. Queirós, Libânia; Bouguerra, Sirine; Pereira, Ruth; Macário, Inês P. E.; Santos, Joana I.; Veloso, Telma; Gonçalves, Fernando J. M.; Pereira, Patrícia; Pereira, Joana Luísa. Corresponding author: Pereira, Joana Luísa. "Improved efficiency of an herbicide combining bentazone and terbuthylazine – can weeds be controlled with better environmental safety?". Environmental Science: Advances 1 3 (2022): 342-355. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d2va00036a.
    Open access • 10.1039/d2va00036a
  7. Bouguerra, Sirine; Gavina, A.; Natal-da-Luz, T.; Sousa, J.P.; Ksibi, M.; Pereira, R.. Corresponding author: Bouguerra, Sirine. "The use of soil enzymes activity, microbial biomass, and basal respiration to assess the effects of cobalt oxide nanomaterial in soil microbiota". Applied Soil Ecology 169 104246 (2022): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85116491240&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1016/j.apsoil.2021.104246
  8. Ben Chabchoubi, Imen; Bouguerra, Sirine; Ksibi, Mohamed; Hentati, Olfa. Corresponding author: Hentati, Olfa. "Health risk assessment of heavy metals exposure via consumption of crops grown in phosphogypsum-contaminated soils". Environmental Geochemistry and Health 43 (2021): 1953-1981. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10653-020-00777-y.
    Published • 10.1007/s10653-020-00777-y
  9. Pereira, Ruth; Bouguerra, Sirine; Lopes, Isabel; Santos, Bárbara; Marques, Catarina R.; Silva, Cátia; Mestiri, Amira; et al. Corresponding author: Pereira, Ruth. "Application of a standard risk assessment scheme to a North Africa contaminated site (Sfax, Tunisia) -Tier 1". Chemosphere 263 (2021): 128326. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128326.
    Published • 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128326
  10. Bouguerra, Sirine; Ana Gavina; Maria da Graça Rasteiro; Teresa Rocha-Santos; Mohamed Ksibi; Ruth Pereira. Corresponding author: Bouguerra, Sirine. "Effects of cobalt oxide nanomaterial on plants and soil invertebrates at different levels of biological organization". Journal of Soils and Sediments 19 7 (2019): 3018-3034. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-019-02285-8.
    Published • 10.1007/s11368-019-02285-8
  11. Bouguerra, Sirine; Gavina, Ana; Ksibi, Mohamed; da Graça Rasteiro, Maria; Rocha-Santos, Teresa; Pereira, Ruth. Corresponding author: Bouguerra, Sirine. "Ecotoxicity of titanium silicon oxide (TiSiO4) nanomaterial for terrestrial plants and soil invertebrate species". Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 129 (2016): 291-301. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2016.03.038.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2016.03.038
  12. Gavina, A.; Bouguerra, Sirine; Lopes, I.; Marques, C.R.; Rasteiro, M.G.; Antunes, F.; Rocha-Santos, T.; Pereira, R.. Corresponding author: Gavina, A.. "Impact of organic nano-vesicles in soil: The case of sodium dodecyl sulphate/didodecyl dimethylammonium bromide". Science of The Total Environment 547 (2016): 413-421. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.12.163.
    Published • 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.12.163
  13. Hentati, Olfa; Abrantes, Nelson; Caetano, Ana Luísa; Bouguerra, Sirine; Gonçalves, Fernando; Römbke, Jörg; Pereira, Ruth. Corresponding author: Hentati, Olfa. "Phosphogypsum as a soil fertilizer: Ecotoxicity of amended soil and elutriates to bacteria, invertebrates, algae and plants". Journal of Hazardous Materials 294 (2015): 80-89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.03.034.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.03.034
  14. J.C. Pinheiro; C.R. Marques; G. Pinto; S. Bouguerra; S. Mendo; N.C. Gomes; F. Gonçalves; et al. "The performance of Fraxinus angustifolia as a helper for metal phytoremediation programs and its relation to the endophytic bacterial communities". Geoderma 202-203 (2013): 171-182. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.geoderma.2013.03.014.
    Published • 10.1016/j.geoderma.2013.03.014
  15. Khadhraoui, M.; Trabelsi, H.; Ksibi, M.; Bouguerra, S.; Elleuch, B.. "Discoloration and detoxicification of a Congo red dye solution by means of ozone treatment for a possible water reuse". Journal of Hazardous Materials 161 2-3 (2009): 974-981. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.04.060.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.04.060
Magazine article
  1. Serrão, J.; Bouguerra, Sirine; Nogueira, Verónica; Gonçalves, L.; Sanchez-Hernandez, J.C.; Carvalho, S.M.P.; Pereira, R.. "É seguro incorporar os substratos hortícolas, após cultivo, em solos agrícolas?", AGROTEC, 2023, https://www.calameo.com/read/006243536ef339f87c8d9.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/11/30 Eucalyptus leaves as a biocide: a sustainable approach for weed management and environmental assessment: field trial results. Inov4Agro Scholarship Researchers' Day: A Resounding Success
CITAB - Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences (Portugal)
2023/11/30 PEST(bio)CIDE: from the lab to the field Workshop: Growing Greener – Exploring sustainable agricultural approaches
University of porto (Porto, Portugal)
2023/11/22 Assessment of biopesticide Spinosad effects in non-target soil organisms. 22° Encontro National de Ecologia (SPECO)
University of Algarve (Faro, Portugal)
2023/11/17 2Improve: Boost the potential of resistant indigenous plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria to improve crop productivity and soil quality in Estarreja and Baixo Vouga Lagunar affected agroecosystems. 11º Colóquio do OHM-Estarreja (2023)
University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2023/11/17 Recycling organic substrates to improve soil health and fertility: an ecotoxicological assessment. Inov4Agro Scholarship Researchers' Day: A Resounding Success
CITAB - Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences (Vila Real , Portugal)
2023/09/04 Effects of metal contamination on oligochaete skin secretome proteins and the bystander signal. Suitma 12th conference on Soils of Urban, Industrial, Traffic Mining and Military area
(Santiago de Compostela, Spain)
2023/07/21 Projeto S4Hort – A relevância da abordagem e principais conclusões Workshop Substratos orgânicos: a economia circular ao serviço de solos de qualidade
GreenUPorto-Sustainable Agrifood Research Center, University of Porto. (Porto, Portugal)
2023/05/10 Ecotoxicological impact of the bioinsecticide SPINTOR® on earthworms Eisenia fetida 16ª edição do Encontro de Investigação Jovem da U.Porto (IJUP)
University of porto (Porto, Portugal)
2023/04/27 Bioinsecticide SPINTOR®: detrimental effects on earthworms Eisenia fetida at different levels of biological organization TOXRUN INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS
(Porto, Portugal)
2022/07/21 Comparative ecotoxicological study towards a sustainable agriculture: reusing organic substrates from different sources. Smart and Circular Agriculture towards Sustainability 2022
(Porto, Portugal)
2022/06/22 Ecotoxicological characterization of end-of-life organic substrate. IX Congresso Ibérico das Ciências do Solo Portugal
(Oeiras, Portugal)
2021/06/17 Estudo e avaliação da toxicidade do cálcio em solo corrigido com fosfogesso nas minhocas (Eisenia fetida). Congresso Ibérico “Solo e Desenvolvimento Sustentável: Desafios e Soluções” (CISDS)
Universidade do Porto, Faculdade de Ciência (Porto, Portugal)
2021/05/05 Do the elevated calcium content of phosphogypsum amended soils cause toxic effect to the terrestrial oligochaete? Encontro de Investigação Jovem (IJUP).
Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2017/11/23 Derivation of terrestrial predicted no-effect concentration (PNEC) for cobalt oxide nanomaterials Euro-Mediterranean Conference for Environmental Integration
Springer (Sousse, Tunisia)
2017/11/23 Titanium dioxide nanomaterial and copper binary mixture phytotoxicity in maize plants (Zea mays. L) Euro-Mediterranean Conference for Environmental Integration
Springer (Sousse, Tunisia)
2017/11/20 Titanium dioxide nanomaterial and copper binary mixture phytotoxicity in maize plants (Zea mays. L). 1st Euro- Mediterranean Conference for Environmental Integration Sousse ,Tunisia
Springer Nature (Sousse, Tunisia)
2015/04/23 Ecotoxic evaluation of cobalt and titanium silicon oxide nanomaterials in terrestrial ecosystem. Nanotech Tunisia 2015 International Conference and Exhibition
Sector Conferences & Exhibitions (Hammamet, Tunisia)
2011/11/14 Etude de la phytoremediation des sols contaminés par des métaux lourds par l'utulisation des plantes et des microorganismes hyperaccumulateurs. Ve colloque d'écologie microbienne
(Hammamet, Tunisia)
2011/11/11 Effects of wastewater irrigation on the soil quality and living organisms in the El Hajeb-Sfax areas Tunisian Japanese Symposium on Science, Society and Technology
(Hammamet, Tunisia)
2011/05/15 Towards the phytoremediation of mining explorations – a NATO SfP project 5th SETAC World Congress
SETAC Europe (Milan, Italy)
2007/05/24 Descoloration and detoxification of an aqueous solution containing a azo-dyestuffs using ozone TIWATMED International Conference
(Djerba, Tunisia)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2022/09/01 - 2023/11/22 Potential ecotoxicological effects of biopesticides (e.g. spinosad) on non-target soil organisms and impact on soil retention function.
Co-supervisor
 MESTRADO EM TOXICOLOGIA E CONTAMINAÇÃO AMBIENTAIS (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2023/02/01 - 2023/06/30 Boost the potential of resistant indigenous plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria to improve crop productivity and soil quality in Estarreja and Baixo Vouga Lagunar affected agroecosystems
Supervisor
 Erasmus Mundus Joint Master´s Degree in Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (Master)
University of Porto - Sustainable Agrifood Production Research Centre (GreenUPorto), Portugal
2022 - 2023 Valorização de resíduos orgânicos da agricultura e da floresta
Supervisor
 Prova De Aptidão Profissional, Biotechnologia (Other)
Colégio Internato dos Carvalhos, Portugal
2022/02/01 - 2022/06/30 Avaliação da segurança ambiental de substratos de culturas sem solo para incorporação de matéria orgânica no solo
Supervisor
 Mestrado em Toxicologia e Contaminação Ambientais (Master)
GreenUPorto-Centro de Investigação em Produção Agroalimentar Sustentável & Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2021 - 2022 Avaliação ecotoxicológica de substrato em organismos terrestres
Supervisor
 Prova de Aptidão Profissional, Biotecnologia (Other)
Colégio Internato dos Carvalhos, Portugal
2020 - 2021 Intra-species bystander effect: Eisenia fetida exposed to cadmium and mine soil
Supervisor
 Biotecnologia, nível 4 do Quadro Europeu de Qualificações (Other)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2020 - 2021 Análise do efeito bystander em invertebrados
Supervisor
 Prova da Aptidão Professional, Biotechnologia (Other)
Colégio Internato dos Carvalhos, Portugal
2020/07/27 - 2020/10/27 Phosphogypsum for soil amendment: Ecotoxic effect of high calcium content to the soil earthworms (E. fetida)
Supervisor
 Verão com Ciência - GreenUPorto Hands on Science for sustainable Agrifood Production: From de soil to the Fork (Other)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

University of Porto - Sustainable Agrifood Production Research Centre (GreenUPorto), Portugal
2019/04/01 - 2019/07/31 Application of the H14 "ecotoxic" property of the EU Waste Directive for North African mine waste using ecotoxicological tests in order to consider its management limits.
Supervisor
 Postdoctoral student in Earth and Environmental Science (Other)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

University of Porto - Sustainable Agrifood Production Research Centre (GreenUPorto), Portugal
2018 - 2019 Avaliação de diferentes práticas agrícolas não melhoramento de solos salinizados
Supervisor of Bianca Marlene da Silva Rodrigues
 Biology (Degree)
University of Porto - Faculty of Sciences, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Evaluation de la toxicité et du mélange binaire du nanomatériau TiO2 et du cuivre envers deux planted dicotylédones" (Evaluation of the the binary mixture TiO2 nanomaterial and copper toxicity towards two dicotyledons species)
Co-supervisor
 Protection de l’Environnement (Degree)
University of Sfax, Tunisia - Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Sfax, Tunisia
2016 - 2017 Evaluation de la phytotoxicité et de la microtoxicité du nanomatériau (TiO2) dans un sol naturel artificiellement contaminé par le cuivre" (Evaluation of phytotoxicity and Microtoxicity of TiO2 nanomaterial in copper contaminated artificial soil)
Co-supervisor
 Protection de l’Environnement (Degree)
University of Sfax, Tunisia - Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Sfax, Tunisia

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2024/07/03 - 2024/07/05 Member of organization committee of the EACS 2024 - Encontro Annual de Ciências do Solo: “Solo Pilar De uma Só Saúde”. Faculty of Sciences of Porto, University of Porto, Portugal. (2024/07/03 - 2024/07/05)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

GreenUPorto-Centro de Investigação em Produção Agroalimentar Sustentável & Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2023/06/21 - 2023/06/21 Workshop “Substratos orgânicos: a economia circular ao serviço de solos de qualidade” (2023, June 21), Vairão, Portugal. (2023/06/21 - 2023/06/21)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 University of Porto - Sustainable Agrifood Production Research Centre (GreenUPorto), Portugal
2021/06/17 - 2021/06/18 Member of organization committee of 1st Congresso Ibérico “Solo e Desenvolvimento Sustentável: Desafios e Soluções” (CISDS). (2021/06/17 - 2021/06/18)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2017/11/22 - 2017/11/25 Member of organization committee of 1st Euro-Mediterranean Conference for Environmental Integration (2017/11/22 - 2017/11/25)
Conference
2015/07/10 - 2015/07/10 Organizing committee member of the workshop: Nanomaterials - Application and Risks (2015/10/07 - 2015/10/07)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 University of Porto - Faculty of Sciences, Portugal
2011/06/02 - 2011/06/06 Organizing and running committee member of the workshop: Ecological Risk Assessment of Contaminated Sites: Assessment Strategies and Decision Support Systems, supported by the NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme (SfP 983311) (2011/06/02 - 2011/06/06)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 University of Sfax, Tunisia - Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Sfax, Tunisia

University of Sfax, Tunisia - National Engineering School of Sfax , Tunisia

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/07/15 - 2024/09/20 Certified Advanced Course: Introduction to R and Analysis of Metabarcoding
Other
 Certified Advanced Course: Introduction to R and Analysis of Metabarcoding
GreenUPorto-Centro de Investigação em Produção Agroalimentar Sustentável & Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2023/11/29 - 2023/11/30 Workshop: Growing Greener - Exploring sustainable agricultural approaches. Supported by the Pest(bio)CIDE Project (PCIF-GVB-01150-2018).
Workshop
 Growing Greener – Exploring sustainable agricultural approaches
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023/07/04 - 2023/07/05 Workshop: Meta_Microbial_Metagenomic and bioinformatic insights into microbial communities.
Workshop
 Meta_Microbial_Metagenomic and bioinformatic insights into microbial communities
University of Porto - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), Portugal
2023/06/21 - 2023/06/21 Workshop: Substratos Orgânicos: A economia circular ao serviços de solos de qualidade
Workshop
 Substratos Orgânicos: A economia circular ao serviços de solos de qualidade.
University of Porto - Sustainable Agrifood Production Research Centre (GreenUPorto), Portugal
2023/03/08 - 2023/03/08 Workshop "Science and public politics: how to build bridges"
Workshop
 Science and public politics: how to build bridges
University of Porto - Sustainable Agrifood Production Research Centre (GreenUPorto), Portugal
2023/02/27 - 2023/02/27 Workshop: Nature-based solutions for wildfire prevention and rehabilitation of burned soils. Supported by FCT through the projects GreenRehab- Green rehabilitation system for burned soils based on the inoculation of native cyanobacteria and microalgae & PestBiocide CIDE - Better management Practices of Eucalypts burnt Stands by promoTing the use of leaf bIomass as biocide.
Workshop
 Nature-based solutions for wildfire prevention and rehabilitation of burned soils.
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2022/07/01 - 2022/07/01 Workshop: Substrates from soilless cultivation: a safety assessment under a circular economy perspective.
Workshop
 Desenvolvimento de produtos de alto valor acrescentado baseados em matérias-primas naturais da região Norte 2022 Workshop
2019/02/13 - 2019/02/13 Did No-Till cropping system minimize the effects of groundwater salinity in agricultural region of Estarreja? (Poster Presentation)
Seminar
 Encontro de Investigação Jovem da U.Porto (IJUP)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2018/05/18 - 2018/05/18 Workshop: Gestão da Qualidade da Água: Respostas aos desafios impostos pela Agenda das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável
Workshop
 Gestão da Qualidade da Água: Respostas aos desafios impostos pela Agenda das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2016/05/31 - 2016/06/04 Workshop: Horizon 2020 Proposal Development. Organized by University of Sfax Tunisia, Tunisian Association of University Researchers (ACTU) & TR Associates: Consulting-Funding-Innovation.
Workshop
 Horizon 2020 Proposal Development.
Association Tunisienne des chercheurs Universitaires Actu, Tunisia

Université de Sfax, Tunisia
2016/02/06 - 2016/02/07 Workshop: Statistical analysis of data by SPSS (Descriptive Statistics, Test of Comparison, Analyze of Variance, Non-Linear and Linear regression, Chi-two Test, Logistic regression, Principal Component Analysis). Organized by Tunisian association of University & Environment.
Workshop
 Statistical analysis of data by SPSS
Association Université Environnement , Tunisia
2015/07/10 - 2015/07/10 Workshop: Nanomaterials: Application and Risks. Participation entitled: How organic nano-vesicle SDS/DDAB will interfere with the toxicity of metal?. Supported by the project ReaLise (PTDC/AAC-AMB/120697/2010) funded by the Portuguese Government (Program Ciência - Inovação 2010) and by the European Social Fund – COMPETE.
Workshop
 Nanomaterials: Application and Risks
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2014/09/25 - 2014/09/28 Ecotoxic evaluation of titanium silicon oxide nanoparticles in terrestrial ecosystem. (Poster presentation)
Conference
 International Conference in Integrated Management of Environment. Hammamet, Tunisia.
2014/09/25 - 2014/09/28 Impact of an organic nanomaterial in soil: vesicles of sodium dodecyl sulphate/didodecyl dimethylammonium bromide. (Poster presentation)
Conference
 International Conference in Integrated Management of Environment. Hammamet, Tunis
2012/05/22 - 2012/05/24 Phosphogypsum as a soil fertilizer: evaluation of the impacts on soil habitat and retention functions. (Poster presentation)
Congress
 SETAC Europe, 6th SETAC World Congress, Berlin, Germany.
2012/05/20 - 2012/05/24 The impact of contamination by phophogypsum on the structural and functional diversity of the soil microbial community in a deposition area (Sfax, Tunisia). (Poster presentation)
Congress
 SETAC Europe, 6th SETAC World Congress, Berlin, Germany.
2011/01/02 - 2011/01/06 Workshop: Risk Assessment of Contaminated Sites organized in the scoop of the project "Remediation Processes in Uranium and other Mining Explorations" funded by NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme (SfP 983311).
Workshop
 Risk Assessment of Contaminated Sites
University of Sfax, Tunisia - National Engineering School of Sfax , Tunisia

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023/12/19 Assessing the adequacy of saprophytic fungi for the remediation of salinized soils
(Thesis) Main arguer
 João Nuno Rebero Borges (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/07/28 Toxicological evaluation of nanomaterials and their composites with polymers used by the footwear industry.
Thesis Member
 Viviana Pedrosa Pereira (PhD)
Universidade de Vigo, Spain

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2021/06/17 - 2021/06/18 1st Congresso Ibérico "Solo e Desenvolvimento Sustentável: Desafios e Soluções" University of porto
2019/10/10 - 2019/10/13 Euro-Mediterranean Conference for Environmental Integration Springer
2017/11/22 - 2017/11/25 Euro-mediterranean conference for environment integration Springer

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2020/07/27 - 2020/10/27 The Summer School Hands on Sustainable Agrifood Production: from soil to fork. (Outros) University of Porto - Sustainable Agrifood Production Research Centre (GreenUPorto), Portugal
2019/07/01 - 2019/07/31 Collaboration with programme of the University of Porto - “Universidade Júnior” - with science activities in summer workshops entitled “For the sake of your health, please do not disturb the environment”, with activities aimed in showing soil biodiversity and the impacts of contaminants (e.g. emergent contaminants as pharmaceuticals) on such biodiversity.
2015 - 2018 Teaching 2nd year licence student practical courses in Ecotoxicology. The courses include field visit, field experiments and Lab experiment with focus on terrestrial bioassays 2 year Licence applied en Environmental Protection (Licence) University of Sfax, Tunisia - Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Sfax, Tunisia
2015 - 2018 Teaching practical courses Ecotoxicology, Interactions living Organism-Materials for first year master degree students. the courses include field visit, field experiments work and Lab experiments. Professional Master on Sciences and Environmental Technology (Master) University of Sfax, Tunisia - Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Sfax, Tunisia

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2011/02/16 - 2011/02/16 Using plants to remove uranium pollution from the Portuguese soil NATO - Science & Technology

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2022/02/28 - 2022/03/14 Effective jury: competition for the award of a Research Grant for Graduates within the scope of the Project NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000074- Ref 1, financed by the European Structural and Investment Fund (FEEI), through the Portugal 2020 Operational Program, in the Scientific Area: Biology and related areas. Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2022/02/28 - 2022/03/14 Effective jury: competition for the award of a Research Grant for Graduates within the scope of the Project NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000074- Ref 2, financed by the European Structural and Investment Fund (FEEI), through the Portugal 2020 Operational Program, in the Scientific Area: Biology. Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2023 Winner of the ISHS young minds award for the best poster presentation entitled: Is soil amendment a safe practice to recycle end-of-life organic substrates from soilless cultures?
X International Symposium on Soil and Substrate Disinfestation, Spain

Other distinction

2011 UNESCO/Japan Young Researchers Fellowship Programme, "Ref.ERI/NCS/FLP/LZF/11.236", 10,000 $ grant for 9 months investigation in CESAM and University of Aveiro (Portugal)