Silva CJM, Patrício Silva AL, Campos D, Machado AL, Pestana JLT, Gravato C. (2021) Oxidative damage and decreased aerobic energy production due to ingestion of polyethylene microplastics by Chironomus riparius (Diptera) larvae.
Journal Of Hazardous Materials, 123775
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Silva CJM P.a.t.r.i.c.i.o. .S.i.l.v.a. .A.L. .C.a.m.p.o.s. .D., Pestana JLT G.r.a.v.a.t.o. .C. (2021) Lumbriculus variegatus (oligochaeta) exposed to polyethylene microplastics: biochemical, physiological and reproductive responses.
Ecotoxicology And Environmental Safety, 207
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Silva CJM, Beleza S, Campos D, Soares AMVM, Patrício Silva AL, Pestana JL, Gravato C (2021) Immune response triggered by the ingestion of polyethylene microplastics in the dipteran larvae, Chironomus riparius.
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Rodrigues A.C.M., Gravato C., Silva C.J.M., Pires S.F.S., Costa A.P.L., Conceicao L.E.C., Santos P., Costas B., Calheiros J., Castro-Cunha M., Soares A.M.V.M., Rocha R.J.M. (2020) Seasonal Temperature Fluctuations Differently Affect the Immune and Biochemical Parameters of Diploid and Triploid Oncorhynchus mykiss Cage-Cultured in Temperate Latitudes.
SUSTAINABILITY, 12
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Silva C.J.M., Silva A.L.P., Gravato C., Pestana J.L.T. (2019) Ingestion of small-sized and irregularly shaped polyethylene microplastics affect Chironomus riparius life-history traits.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 672
862-868.
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Prodana M., Silva C., Gravato C., Verheijen F.G.A., Keizer J.J., Soares A.M.V.M., Loureiro S., Bastos A.C. (2019) Influence of biochar particle size on biota responses.
ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY, 174
120-128.
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Gravato C., Almeida J.R., Silva C., Oliveira C., Soares A.M.V.M. (2014) Using a multibiomarker approach and behavioural responses to assess the effects of anthracene in Palaemon serratus.
Aquatic Toxicology, 149
94-102.
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Silva C., Oliveira C., Gravato C., Almeida J.R. (2013) Behaviour and biomarkers as tools to assess the acute toxicity of benzo(a)pyrene in the common prawn Palaemon serratus.
Marine Environmental Research, 90
39-46.
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Carlos J. M. Silva
PhD Student
- Thesis title: The ecotoxicology of microplastics in freshwaters, a new global concern.
- Supervisor: João Pestana / Carlos Gravato
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- ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7590-9639
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- Department: Biology
- Research Group: Environmental Changes, Hazards & Conservation (ECHC) Thesis title: The ecotoxicology of microplastics in freshwaters, a new global concern. Supervisor: João Pestana / Carlos Gravato Category: BO Grant type: BD Funding entity: FCT Grant reference: PD/BD/128134/2016 Start date: 2016-11-01 End date: 2020-10-31
Research interests
Effects of microplastics in freshwater benthic invertebrates
Academic degrees
Degree in Biology by the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto, September 2009
MsC in Environmental Contamination and Toxicology by ICBAS and FCUP, University of Porto, November 2011
MsC in Environmental Contamination and Toxicology by ICBAS and FCUP, University of Porto, November 2011
Scientific activities
Grant Holder at ISA (School of Agriculture) - 2011/11 - 2013/07
PhD scholarship at University of Aveiro - 2016/11 - on going
PhD scholarship at University of Aveiro - 2016/11 - on going
Others
Innovation management at Inovisa (Business Incubator and Innovation Management - ISA - University of Lisbon)
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Thesis
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Communications
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ComPET - Ecotoxicological effects of microplastics on freshwater ecosystems
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Academic degrees
MSc in Environmental Contamination and Toxicology - ICBAS and FCUP, University of Porto, November 2011
Degree in Biology - Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto, September 2009
Research interests
Ecotoxicology (Effects of microplastics in freshwater benthic invertebrates)
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