J.P. Ribeiro, N.C. Cruz, M.C. Neves, S.M. Rodrigues, L.A.C. Tarelho, M.I. Nunes (2023) Granulated biomass fly ash coupled with Fenton process for pulp and paper wastewater treatment.
Environmental Pollution, 317
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Mendes, L.A., Avellan, A., Cruz, N.C., Palito, C., Römkens, P.F.A.M., Amorim, M.J.B., Tarelho, L.A.C., Rodrigues, S.M. (2021) Biomass ash formulations as sustainable improvers for mining soil health recovery: Linking soil properties and ecotoxicity.
Environmental Pollution, 291
118165.
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Cruz N.C., Farto M., Mourinha C., Tavares D., Duarte A.C., Trindade T., Pereira E., Alvarenga P., Rodrigues S.M. (2021) Dissolution of Ag nanoparticles in agricultural soils and effects on soil exoenzyme activities.
Environments, 8
, (3), 22.
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Alvarenga P., Rodrigues D., Mourinha C., Palma P., de Varennes A., Cruz N., Tarelho L.A.C., Rodrigues S. (2019) Use of wastes from the pulp and paper industry for the remediation of soils degraded by mining activities: Chemical, biochemical and ecotoxicological effects.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 686
1152-1163.
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Cruz N.C., Silva F.C., Tarelho L.A.C., Rodrigues S.M. (2019) Critical review of key variables affecting potential recycling applications of ash produced at large-scale biomass combustion plants.
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING, 150
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Silva F.C., Cruz N.C., Tarelho L.A.C., Rodrigues S.M. (2019) Use of biomass ash-based materials as soil fertilisers: Critical review of the existing regulatory framework.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION, 214
112-124.
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Cruz, N.C., Silva, F.C., Kodra, A.S., Pereira, A.A.M., Gomes, A.P., Tarelho, L.A.C., Rodrigues, S.M. (2019) Biomass Ash-based Materials to be Used as Soil Improvers: from Laboratory to Field Experiments of LIFE No_Waste Project.
Proceedings Of The 27th European Biomass Conference And Exhibition,
1481-1486.
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Rodrigues S.M., Cruz N., Carvalho L., Duarte A.C., Pereira E., Boim A.G.F., Alleoni L.R.F., Romkens P.F.A.M. (2018) Evaluation of a single extraction test to estimate the human oral bioaccessibility of potentially toxic elements in soils: Towards more robust risk assessment.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 635
188-202.
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Cruz N.C., Rodrigues S.M., Carvalho L., Duarte A.C., Pereira E., Romkens P.F.A.M., Tarelho L.A.C. (2017) Ashes from fluidized bed combustion of residual forest biomass: recycling to soil as a viable management option.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH, 24
, (17), 14770-14781.
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Monteiro R.J.R., Rodrigues S.M., Cruz N., Henriques B., Duarte A.C., Romkens P.F.A.M., Pereira E. (2016) Advantages and limitations of chemical extraction tests to predict mercury soil-plant transfer in soil risk evaluations.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH, 23
, (14), 14327-14337.
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Reis A.T., Duarte A.C., Henriques B., Coelho C., Lopes C.B., Mieiro C.L., Tavares D.S., Ahmad L., Coelho J.P., Rocha L.S., Cruz N., Monteiro R.J.R., Rocha R., Rodrigues S., Pereira E. (2015) An international proficiency test as a tool to evaluate mercury determination in environmental matrices.
TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY, 64
137-149.
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Cruz N., Rodrigues S.M., Tavares D., Monteiro R.J.R., Carvalho L., Trindade T., Duarte A.C., Pereira E., Romkens P.F.A.M. (2015) Testing single extraction methods and in vitro tests to assess the geochemical reactivity and human bioaccessibility of silver in urban soils amended with silver nanoparticles.
CHEMOSPHERE, 135
304-311.
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Tavares D.S., Rodrigues S.M., Cruz N., Carvalho C., Teixeira T., Carvalho L., Duarte A.C., Trindade T., Pereira E., Romkens P.F.A.M. (2015) Soil-pore water distribution of silver and gold engineered nanoparticles in undisturbed soils under unsaturated conditions.
CHEMOSPHERE, 136
86-94.
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Cruz N., Rodrigues S.M., Coelho C., Carvalho L., Duarte A.C., Pereira E., Romkens P.F.A.M. (2014) Urban agriculture in Portugal: Availability of potentially toxic elements for plant uptake.
Applied Geochemistry, 44
27-37.
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Rodrigues S.M., Coelho C., Cruz N., Monteiro R.J.R., Henriques B., Duarte A.C., Romkens P.F.A.M., Pereira E. (2014) Oral bioaccessibility and human exposure to anthropogenic and geogenic mercury in urban, industrial and mining areas.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 496
649-661.
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Anjum N.A., Ahamd I., Rodrigues S.M., Henriques B., Cruz N., Coelho C., Pacheco M., Duarte A.C., Pereira E. (2013) Eriophorum angustifolium and Lolium perenne metabolic adaptations to metals- and metalloids-induced anomalies in the vicinity of a chemical industrial complex.
Environmental Science And Pollution Research, 20
, (1), 568–581.
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Rodrigues S.M., Cruz N., Coelho C., Henriques B., Carvalho L., Duarte A.C., Pereira E., Römkens P.F.A.M. (2013) Risk assessment for Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn in urban soils: Chemical availability as the central concept.
Environmental Pollution, 183
234-242.
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Henriques B., Rodrigues S.M., Coelho C., Cruz N., Duarte A.C., Römkens P.F.A.M., Pereira E. (2013) Risks associated with the transfer of toxic organo-metallic mercury from soils into the terrestrial feed chain.
Environment International, 59
, (0), 408-417.
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Nuno Miguel Cerqueira Cruz
PhD Student
- Author Name : Cruz, N.
- Doctoral Programme: Environmental Sciences and Engineering
- Thesis title: Co-valorization of biomass ash and sludge from pulp and paper industry in materials for environmental applications
- Supervisor: Sónia Rodrigues and Luís Tarelho
- Researcher ID: W-3601-2018
- ORCID: 0000-0003-3439-1241
- Ciencia ID: 3B15-20F3-206C
- Department: Department of Environment and Planning
- Research Group: Biogeochemical Processes & Pollutants (BPP) Thesis title: Co-valorization of biomass ash and sludge from pulp and paper industry in materials for environmental applications Supervisor: Sónia Rodrigues and Luís Tarelho Category: BO Grant type: BD Funding entity: FCT Grant reference: SRFH/BD/115115/2016 Start date: 2017-09-01 End date: 2022-10-31
Research interests
Main research area:
Sciences and Environmental Engineering and Analytical Chemistry
Research interests:
i) study of properties of waste materials from pulp and paper industry
ii) soil improvers production from waste materials
iii) soil chemistry
Sciences and Environmental Engineering and Analytical Chemistry
Research interests:
i) study of properties of waste materials from pulp and paper industry
ii) soil improvers production from waste materials
iii) soil chemistry
Academic degrees
PhD in Environmental Sciences and Engineering (University of Aveiro)
Grant reference: SRFH/BD/115115/2016
Start date: 01-09-2017
End date: 30-04-2022
MSc in Analytical Chemistry and Quality (University of Aveiro, 2011)
Degree in Biochemistry (University of Aveiro, 2010)
Grant reference: SRFH/BD/115115/2016
Start date: 01-09-2017
End date: 30-04-2022
MSc in Analytical Chemistry and Quality (University of Aveiro, 2011)
Degree in Biochemistry (University of Aveiro, 2010)
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