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Beatriz Sales Bandarra completed the Integrated Master in Environmental Engineering with Specialization in Technology and Environmental Management in 2018 at the University of Coimbra (UC). In 2019, she was awarded a Short-Term Scientific Mission (STSM) grant from COST, conducting research at ECT Oekotoxikologie GmbH (Germany) in the field of ecotoxicology. Subsequently, she received a Ph.D. grant from FCT and was awarded her Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering in 2024 by the UC. The host institutions for the Ph.D. project were the Chemical Engineering and Renewable Resources for Sustainability (CERES) research centre and the Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM). In 2024, she joined the project GeoSusTailings - Geotechnics for Safe and Sustainable Mine Tailings Management as a researcher. She is currently a Postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering (ISISE), conducting research in the fields of sustainability and Life Cycle Analysis. She has published 8 articles in peer-reviewed international journals and 2 book chapters, presented her work at scientific conferences, and has been involved in MSc thesis supervision (5 co-supervisions and collaboration in 2 more). She has delievered a lecture in a COST Action training school and colaborated on academic and professional training courses. In her professional activities, she interacted with industrial partners and multidisciplinary research teams. Her fields of research have been ecotoxicology, physicochemical characterization of waste, mechanical behaviour of residues (geotechnics), waste classification, circular economy, sustainability, and Life Cycle Analysis.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Beatriz Sales Bandarra

Citation names

  • Bandarra, B.S.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
BE14-C15D-422C
ORCID iD
0000-0003-2796-4996

Email addresses

  • beatriz.bandarra@uc.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • Departamento de Engenharia Civil - FCTUC. Pólo II - Rua Luís Reis Santos, 3030-788 , Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Environmental Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
French Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2019/10/01 - 2024/06/07
Concluded
 Environmental Engineering (Doctor of Philosophy)
University of Coimbra - Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Portugal
"Studies on ecotoxicity assessment (Hazard Property HP 14) frameworks and safe geotechnical applications of municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Approved with praise and distinction
2013/09/27 - 2018/09/28
Concluded
 Environmental Engineering (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Technology and Environmental Management
University of Coimbra - Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Portugal
"Assessment of hazardous properties in wastes: HP 14 ecotoxicity" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17/20
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/12/09 - Current Postdoc (Research) Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering (ISISE), Portugal
University of Coimbra - Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Portugal
2018/10/01 - Current Researcher (Research) University of Coimbra - Chemical Engineering and Renewable Resources for Sustainability (CERES) research centre , Portugal
University of Coimbra, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2024/02/09 - 2024/12/08 GeoSusTailings - Geotechnics for Safe and Sustainable Mine Tailings Management
PTDC/ECI-EGC/4147/2021
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Civil, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/10/01 - 2023/11/30 WastEcotox - Studies on ECOTOXicological assessment frameworks for HP 14 classification of WASTES towards environmental protection
SFRH/BD/147920/2019
PhD Student Fellow
University of Coimbra - Chemical Engineering and Renewable Resources for Sustainability (CERES) research centre , Portugal

University of Aveiro - Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/06/03 - 2019/07/02 Studies on ecotoxicological tests for incineration bottom ash classification
ECOST-STSM-Request-CA15115-44492
Researcher
ECT Oekotoxikologie GmbH, Germany
 European Cooperation in Science and Technology
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Bandarra, B.S.; Martins, Rui C.; Quina, M.J.; Pereira, Joana Luísa. "Evaluating a battery of biotests for ecotoxicity assessment of waste". In WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities IV: Selected Papers from the 6th International Conference Wastes 2023, 6 – 8 September 2023, Coimbra, Portugal. CRC Press. Taylor & Francis Group, 2023.
    Published
  2. Bandarra, B.S.; Quina, M.J.. "Municipal Solid Waste Incineration and Sustainable Development". In Advances in Sustainable Energy, edited by Yong-jun Gao; Weixin Song; Jingbo Louise Liu; Sajid Bashir, 653-680. Springer International Publishing, 2021.
    10.1007/978-3-030-74406-9_23
Conference abstract
  1. Bandarra, B.S.; Gomes, Luciano De Andrade; Pereira, Joana Luísa; Gonçalves, Fernando J.M.; Martins, Rui C.; Quina, M.J.. "Assignment of hazardous characteristics to wastes: HP14 ecotoxicity". Paper presented in 13th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference (CHEMPOR 2018), Aveiro, 2018.
    Published • 10.13140/RG.2.2.26571.64807
Conference paper
  1. Quina, M.J.; Bandarra, B.S.. "Classification of Waste: Assessment of HP 14 Ecotoxicity". Paper presented in 8 th World Congress on Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering (CSEE'23), Lisbon, 2023.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Bandarra, B.S.; Pereira, Joana Luísa; Martins, Rui C.; Quina, M.J.. "Ecotoxicity assessment of bottom ash from municipal solid waste incineration". Paper presented in Final Scientific Conference & MC Meeting of MINEA COST Action – Mining the Anthroposphere, 2020.
  2. Bandarra, B.S.; Gomes, Luciano De Andrade; Pereira, Joana Luísa; Gonçalves, Fernando J.M.; Martins, Rui C.; Quina, M.J.. "Assignment of hazardous characteristics to wastes: HP14 ecotoxicity". Paper presented in 13th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference (CHEMPOR 2018), 2018.
Encyclopedia entry
  1. Bandarra, B.S.; Pereira, JL; Martins, Rui C.; Maldonado, A; Chimenos, JM; Quina, M.J.. "Incineration Bottom Ash from Municipal Solid Waste". In E Scholarly Community Encyclopedia. MDPI, 2022. https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/17538.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Monteiro, L.S.V.E.; Bandarra, B.S.; Quina, M.J.; Coelho, P.A.L.F.. Corresponding author: Bandarra, B.S.. "A multidisciplinary evaluation of mixtures of municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash and mine tailings for sustainable geotechnical solutions". Construction and Building Materials 455 (2024): 139139. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.139139.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.139139
  2. Bandarra, B.S.; Monteiro, L.; Veloso, G.; Abreu, P.; Sousa, H.; Martins, R.C.; Pereira, J.L.; Coelho, P.A.L.F.; Quina, M.J.. "Evaluation of MSW incineration bottom ash for environmentally safe geotechnical applications". Construction and Building Materials 427 (2024): 136011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.136011.
    Published • 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.136011
  3. Beatriz S. Bandarra; Sónia Silva; Joana L. Pereira; Rui C. Martins; Margarida J. Quina. "Correction: Bandarra et al. A Study on the Classification of a Mirror Entry in the European List of Waste: Incineration Bottom Ash from Municipal Solid Waste. Sustainability 2022, 14, 10352". Sustainability (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/su16031261.
    10.3390/su16031261
  4. Bandarra, B.S.; H. Passos; T. Vidal; R.C. Martins; M.J. Quina; J.L. Pereira; J. Römbke. "Evaluation of a battery of biotests to improve waste ecotoxicity assessment (HP 14), using incineration bottom ash as a case study". Journal of Environmental Management (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118513.
    10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118513
  5. Bandarra, B.S.; C. Mesquita; H. Passos; R.C. Martins; P.A.L.F. Coelho; J.L. Pereira; M.J. Quina. "An integrated characterisation of incineration bottom ashes towards sustainable application: Physicochemical, ecotoxicological, and mechanical properties". Journal of Hazardous Materials 455 (2023): 131649-131649. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131649.
    10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131649
  6. Beatriz S. Bandarra; Sónia Silva; Joana L. Pereira; Rui C. Martins; Margarida J. Quina. "A Study on the Classification of a Mirror Entry in the European List of Waste: Incineration Bottom Ash from Municipal Solid Waste". Sustainability (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/su141610352.
    10.3390/su141610352
  7. Bandarra, B.S.; Pereira, Joana Luísa; Martins, Rui C.; Maldonado-Alameda, Alex; Chimenos, Josep M.; Quina, M.J.. "Opportunities and Barriers for Valorizing Waste Incineration Bottom Ash: Iberian Countries as a Case Study". Applied Sciences 11 20 (2021): 9690. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app11209690.
    Open access • 10.3390/app11209690
  8. Bandarra, B.S.; Gomes, Luciano De Andrade; Pereira, Joana Luísa; Gonçalves, Fernando J.M.; Martins, Rui C.; Quina, M.J.. "Assessment of hazardous property HP 14 using ecotoxicological tests: a case study of weathered coal fly ash". Environmental Science and Pollution Research 27 17 (2020): 20972-20983. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-08515-8.
    10.1007/s11356-020-08515-8
  9. Bandarra, B.S.; Gomes, Luciano De Andrade; Pereira, Joana Luísa; Gonçalves, Fernando J.M.; Martins, Rui C.; Quina, M.J.. "Characterization of Ecotoxicological Effects of Green Liquor Dregs from the Pulp and Paper Industry". ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 7 17 (2019): 14707-14715. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b02636.
    10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b02636
  10. Bandarra, B.S.; Pereira, Joana Luísa; Martins, Rui C.; Quina, M.J.. "Avaliação ecotoxicológica para classificação de resíduos". CAPTar 10 2 (2019): 51-66. https://doi.org/10.34624/captar.v8i2.3540.
    Open access • Published
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Studies on Ecotoxicity Assessment (Hazard Property HP 14) Frameworks and Safe Geotechnical Applications of Municipal Solid Waste Incineration Bottom Ash". PhD, University of Coimbra - Faculty of Sciences and Technology, 2024. https://hdl.handle.net/10316/115667.
  2. Bandarra, Beatriz. "Assessment of hazardous properties in wastes: HP 14 ecotoxicity". Master, University of Coimbra - Faculty of Sciences and Technology, 2018. https://hdl.handle.net/10316/84910.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2025/04/15 Circularity of Modular Sustainable Energy Islands – Introduction to the LCA methodology 4th Training School – Sustainability and Resilience Assessment of Floating Energy Islands (MODERNELANDS COST Action)
Abdullah Gül University (Kayseri, Turkey)
2023/11/24 Caracterização de geomateriais não convencionais numa perspetiva de aplicações geotécnicas sustentáveis: do proctor à pulga de água (Characterization of unconventional geomaterials from a sustainable geotechnical applications viewpoint: from Proctor to water flea) 1º Encontro da Comissão Portuguesa de Geotecnia Ambiental (1EGA2023) - Os Desafios da Sustentabilidade
Sociedade Portuguesa de Geotecnia (SPG) e Comissão Portuguesa de Geotecnia Ambiental (CPGA) (Lisboa, Portugal)
2023/09/06 Evaluating a Battery of Biotests for Ecotoxicity Assessment of Waste 6th International Conference WASTES - Solutions, Treatments, Opportunities
University of Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2021/11/24 Utilização de Escórias na Construção Civil (Use of Incineration Bottom Ash in Civil Engineering Works) Fórum de Resíduos – Terceira + Ambiente: Novos recursos e oportunidades
Teramb - Empresa Municipal De Gestão E Valorização Ambiental Da Ilha Da Terceira; ERSARA - Entidade Reguladora dos Serviços de Águas e Resíduos dos Açores (Praia da Vitótia, Ilha Terceira, Açores, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2025/02/03 - Current Valorização de Resíduos em Aplicações Geotécnicas Sustentáveis
Co-supervisor
 PhD in Environmental Engineering (PhD)
University of Coimbra - Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Portugal
2023/02 - 2024/09 Advanced characterization of waste for use in sustainable geotechnical works
Co-supervisor
 Civil Engineering with Specialization in Geotechnics (Master)
University of Coimbra - Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Portugal
2023/02 - 2023/09 Plant toxicity tests for the assessment of the environmental hazardousness of waste
Co-supervisor
 Environmental Engineering with Specialization in Technology and Sustainable Industry (Master)
University of Coimbra - Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Portugal
2023/02 - 2023/09 Evaluation of the Ecotoxicity of Municipal Solid Waste Incineration Bottom Ash
Co-supervisor
 Environmental Engineering with Specialization in Territory and Sustainable Cities (Master)
University of Coimbra - Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Portugal
2022/02/21 - 2022/12 Use of mixtures of incineration bottom ash and sand in geotechnical applications from a sustainable development viewpoint
Co-supervisor
 Environmental Engineering with Specialization in Territory and Sustainable Cities (Master)
University of Coimbra - Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Portugal
2022/01/18 - 2022/08 Chemical and ecotoxicological characterization of municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash for valorization and environmental protection
Co-supervisor
 Environmental Engineering with Specialization in Technology and Sustainable Industry (Master)
University of Coimbra - Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2015/10/01 - 2015/10/04 VI National Meeting of Environmental Engineering Students (ENEEA). 1-4 October, Coimbra, Portugal, 2015. (2015/10/01 - 2015/10/04)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Núcleo de Estudantes de Engenharia do Ambiente da Associação Académica de Coimbra, Portugal

Associação Portuguesa de Engenharia do Ambiente (APEA), Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/09/06 - 2033/09/08 6th International Conference WASTES - Solutions, Treatments, Opportunities. 6-8 September, Coimbra, Portugal, 2023.
Conference
 6th International Conference WASTES- Solutions, Treatments, Opportunities
Centro para a Valorização de Resíduos, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2023/11/24 - 2023/11/24 1º Encontro da Comissão Portuguesa de Geotecnia Ambiental (1EGA2023) - Os Desafios da Sustentabilidade. 24 Novembro, Lisboa, Portugal, 2023. 1º Encontro da Comissão Portuguesa de Geotecnia Ambiental (1EGA2023) - Os Desafios da Sustentabilidade
Comissão Portuguesa de Geotecnia Ambiental, Portugal

Sociedade Portuguesa de Geotecnia, Portugal
2021/11/24 - 2021/11/25 Fórum de Resíduos - Terceira +Ambiente: Novos recursos e oportunidades. 24-25 Novembro, Terceira, Açores, Portugal, 2021. Fórum de Resíduos - Terceira +Ambiente: Novos recursos eoportunidades
Teramb - Empresa Municipal De Gestão E Valorização Ambiental Da Ilha DaTerceira, Portugal

ERSARA - Entidade Reguladora dos Serviços de Águas e Resíduos dos Açores, Portugal
2018/10/02 - 2018/10/04 CHEMPOR 2018. 13th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference. 2-4 October, Aveiro, Portugal, 2018.
Conference
 13th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference (CHEMPOR 2018)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2016/10/06 - 2016/10/09 VII National Meeting of Environmental Engineering Students (ENEEA). 6-9 October, Lisbon, Portugal, 2016.
Meeting
 VII National Meeting of Environmental Engineering Students (ENEEA)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2025/05/12 - 2025/05/22 Delivered Module 4 of the "Life Cycle Assessment" training course at CTCV – Centro Tecnológico da Cerâmica e do Vidro. The module, titled "LCA Modelling using SimaPro", consisted of 8 hours of practical training focused on the application of LCA tools and methodologies. (Outros) Centro Tecnológico da Cerâmica e do Vidro, Portugal
2025/03/31 - 2025/03/31 Collaboration in the course "Sustainability Challenges and Circular Economy", within the framework of the METAVISION project (METAmaterials for VIbration and Sound reductION), by teaching a 4.5-hour module on Life Cycle Analysis (LCA). Sustainability Challenges and Circular Economy (Doutoramento) University of Coimbra - Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Portugal
2024/05/02 - 2024/05/03 Collaboration in the "Waste Management and Treatment" course of the Master in Environmental Engineering through guidance in a laboratory activity (3 hours in total). Waste Management and Treatment (Master in Environmental Engineering) (Mestrado) University of Coimbra - Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Portugal

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2022/02/21 - 2022/07 Sustainable geotechnical applications of mixtures of incineration bottom ash and mine tailings Lana Sobral Vieira Escada Monteiro
2021/04/06 - 2021/11/22 Municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash: characterization from a perspective of environmentally safe geotechnical applications. Cármen de Oliveira Mesquita
Distinctions

Award

2020 Best Poster Award, Ecotoxicity assessment of bottom ash from municipal solid waste incineration, Final Conference & MC Meeting of MINEA, University of Bologna