Staff

Adriano A. Bordalo

PhD – University of Porto (1992)
MSc – University of Moscow (1982)

Main interests:

1. Estuarine Microbial Ecology
2 .Watershed Management
3. Water quality
4. Tropical Ecology

Position:

Associate Professor of Ecology
Head of the Lab

Affiliation:

Institute of Biomedical Sciences – University of Porto

Teaching:

Ecology (MSc Medicine)
General Agriculture and Ecology (MSc Veterinary)
General Ecology (BSc Aquatic Sciences)
Environmental Monitoring and GIS (BSc Aquatic Sciences)
Aquatic Microbiology (BSc Aquatic Sciences)
Biological Oceanography (MSc Marine Sciences)
Intensive Program (European Ecocatch MSc)

Recent publications:

Almeida, C.M.R., Reis, I., Couto, M.N., Bordalo, A.A. Mucha, A.P, 2012. Potential of the microbial community present in an unimpacted beach sediment to remediate petroleum hydrocarbons. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. DOI 10.1007/s11356-012-1240-2

Magalhães, C. Salgado, P., Kiene, R.P., Bordalo, A.A. 2012. Influence of salinity on dimethyl sulfide and methanethiol formation in estuarine sediments and its side effect on nitrous oxide emissions. Biogeochemistry 110 75 – 86. DOI 10.1007/s10533-011-9690-z.

Almeida, R., Mucha, A.P., Teixeira C., Bordalo, A.A., Almeida, C.M.R. 2012. Biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in estuarine sediments: metal influence. Biodegradation DOI 10.1007/s10532-012-9562-9 (in press).

Mesquita, R. B. R., Santos, I. C., Bordalo, A. A., Rangel, A. O. S. S. 2012. Sequential injection system exploring the standard addition method for phosphate determination in high salinity samples: interstitial, transitional and coastal waters, Anal. Methods, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C2AY05792A. (in press).

Santos, I. C., Mesquita, R. B. R., Bordalo, A. A., Rangel, A. O. S. S. 2012. Use of solid phase extraction for the sequential injection determination of alkaline phosphatase activity in dynamic water systems. Talanta. 98 203 – 210. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.talanta.2012.06.071.

Machado, A., Magalhães, C., Mucha A.P., Almeida, C.M.R, Bordalo, A.A. 2012. Microbial communities within saltmarsh sediments: Composition, abundance and pollution constraints. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 99 145-52.

Ramos, S., Amorim, E., Elliott, M., Cabral, H. and Bordalo, A. A. 2012. Early life stages of fishes as indicators of estuarine ecosystem health. Ecological Indicators 19 172 – 183 DOI:10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.08.024.

Teixeira C, Magalhães C, Joye SB, Bordalo AA. 2012 Potential rates and environmental controls of anaerobic ammonium oxidation in estuarine sediments. Aquatic Microbial Ecology.66 23 - 32 doi:10.3354/ame01548. IF=2.089

Gonçalves C.I., Pasquaud, S., Gamito, R.,. Fonseca, V.F, Costa J.L.,, Erzini, K.., Gonçalves, J.M.S, Martins, J., Leite, L. Castro, N., Andrade, J.P., Ramos S., Bordalo, A., Amorim, E., Neto, J.M., Marques, J.C, Costa, M.J., Cabral, H. 2012. Robustness of the Estuarine Fish Assessment Index (EFAI) regarding water body definition criteria. Ecological Indicators 20 1–8.

Azevedo, I., Ramos, S., Mucha, A., Bordalo, A. 2012. Applicability of ecological assessment tools for management decision-making: a case study from the Lima Estuary (NW Portugal). Ocean and Coastal Management (in press). doi:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2011.08.008

Cabral, H.N., Fonseca, V.F., Gamito, R., Gonçalves C.I., Costa, J.L., Erzini K., Gonçalves, J., Martins J., Leite L., Andrade J.P., Ramos, S. Bordalo A., Amorim, E. Neto J.M., Marques J.C., Rebelo, J.E., Silva, C., Castro N., Almeida, P.R. and Domingos. I. 2012. Ecological quality assessment of transitional waters based on fish assemblages in Portuguese estuaries: The Estuarine Fish Assessment Index (EFAI). Ecological Indicators 19 144 – 153. DOI 10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.08.005

Brito, A.C., Brotas, V., Caetano, M., Coutinho, T.P., Bordalo, A. A., Icely, J., Neto, J. M., Serôdio, J. and Moita, T. 2012. Defining phytoplankton class boundaries in Portuguese transitional waters: An evaluation of the ecological quality status according to the Water Framework Directive. Ecological Indicators 19 5-14. DOI 10.1016/j.ecolind. 2011.07.025.

Magalhães C., Matos P., Machado A., Bordalo A.A. 2011. Impact of Copper on the Diversity, Abundance and Transcription of Nitrate, Nitrite and Nitrous Oxide reductase genes in estuarine sediments. FEMS Microbial Ecology, 77: 274 – 284. doi:10.1111/j.1574-6941.2011.01107.x

Magalhães C, Kiene RP, Buchan A, Machado A, Teixeira C, Wiebe WJ and Bordalo AA . 2011. A novel inhibitory interaction between dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) and the denitrification pathway. Biogeochemistry 107 393 – 408 DOI : 10.1007/s10533-010-9560-0.

Segundo, R.A., Mesquita, R.B.R., Ferreira M.T.S.O.B., Teixeira, C.F.C.P., Bordalo, A.A. and Rangel, A.O.S.S. 2011. Development of a sequential injection gas diffusion system for the determination of ammonium in transitional and coastal waters. Analytical Methods 3: 249 – 255. DOI: 10.1039/c1ay05129f

Hugo Ribeiro, Ana P. Mucha, C. Marisa R. Almeida, Adriano A. Bordalo - Hydrocarbon degradation potential of salt marsh plant microorganisms associations. Biodegradation, 22: 729 – 739. DOI 10.1007/s10532-010-9446-9.

Magalhães C., Kiene R.P., Buchan A., Machado A., Wiebe W.J., and Bordalo A.A. 2011. Methanethiol accumulation exacerbates release of N2O during denitrification in estuarine sediments and bacterial cultures. Environmental Microbiology Reports 3 308 – 314. DOI:10.1111/j.1758-2229.2010.00226.x

Mesquita, R. B. R., Ferreira, T. S. O. B., Tóth, I. V., Bordalo, A. A., McKelvied, I. D., Rangel, A. O. S. S. 2011. Development of a flow method for the determination of phosphate in estuarine and freshwaters—Comparison of flow cells in spectrophotometric sequential injection analysis. Analytica Chimica Acta. 701: 15-22

MUCHA, A. P. C., ALMEIDA C.M.R., Magalhães C, VASCONCELOS M.T.S.D & BORDALO, A. A. 2011. Salt marsh plant-microorganism interaction in the presence of mixed contamination. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation 65: 326-333

CARVALHO, L., CORTES, R. & BORDALO, A. A. 2011. Evaluation of the ecological status of an impaired watershed by using a multi-index approach. Environmental Monitoring Assessment 174 493-508. DOI 10.1007/s10661-010- 1473-9.

Carvalho P.N., Basto M.C.P., Silva M.F.G.M., Machado A., Bordalo A.A. & Vasconcelos M.T.S.D. 2010. Ability of salt marsh plants for TBT remediation in sediments. Environmental Science Pollution Research 17 1279-1286.

TEIXEIRA C., MAGALHÃES C., BOAVENTURA, R. A. R. & BORDALO A. A. 2010 Potential rates and environmental controls of denitrification and nitrous oxide production in temperate urbanized estuary. Marine and Environmental Research. 70, 336-342.

AZEVEDO, I. A., DUARTE, P. M. & BORDALO, A. A, 2010. Temporal and Spatial variability of phytoplankton photosynthetic characteristics in a southern European estuary (Douro, PORTUGAL). Marine Ecology Progress Series 412 29-44 doi:10.1016/j.watres.2010.03.011 (RI).

MUCHA, A. P. C., ALMEIDA C.M.R., BORDALO, A. A & VASCONCELOS M.T.S.D. 2010. LMWOA exudation by salt marsh plants: natural variation and response to Cu contamination. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 88 63 – 70. (RI)

AZEVEDO, I. A., BORDALO, A. A & DUARTE, P. M. 2010. Influence of river discharge patterns on the hydrodynamics and potential contaminant dispersal in the Douro estuary (Portugal). Water Research 44 3133 – 3146. (RI)

RAMOS, S., RÉ, P. & BORDALO, A.A. 2010. Recruitment of flatfish species to an estuarine nursery habitat (Lima estuary, NW Iberian Peninsula). Journal of Sea Research 64:473 – 486. doi:10.1016/j.seares.2010.01.010. (RI)

ALMEIDA C.M.R., DIAS A.C., MUCHA A.P., BORDALO A.A., VASCONCELOS M.T.S.D. 2009. Influence of surfactants on the Cu phytoremediation potential of a salt marsh plant. Chemosphere 75 135–140. (RI)

MESQUITA, R. B. R., FERREIRA, M. T. S. O. B., SEGUNDO, R. L. A., TEIXEIRA, C. BORDALO A.A., RANGEL, A. O. S. S. 2009. Development of a sequential injection system for the determination of nitrite and nitrate in waters with different salinity: application to estuaries in NW Portugal. Analytical Methods 1 195 - 202. (RI)

ALMEIDA, C.R.M., A., DIAS, A. C., MUCHA, A.P., BORDALO, A. A. & VASCONCELOS, M.T.S.D. 2009. Study of the influence of different organic pollutants on Cu accumulation by Halimione portulacoides. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 85 627 – 632. (RI)

RAMOS, S., RÉ, P. & BORDALO, A.A. 2009. Environmental control on early life stages of flatfishes within a nursery area (Lima estuary, NW Portugal). Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 83 252-264. (RI)

MAGALHAES, C., MACHADO, A. & BORDALO, A.A.2009. Temporal variability of relative abundance of ammonia oxidizing bacteria vs archaea in the sandy flat of Douro River estuary, Portugal. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 56 13-23. (RI)

RAMOS, S. S., RÉ, P. & BORDALO, A. A. 2009. New insights into the early life ecology of Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum, 1792) in the northern Iberian Atlantic. Scientia Marina 73 1 -11.(RI)

ALMEIDA, C. M. R., MUCHA A. P., BORDALO, A. A. & VASCONCELOS, M. T. S. D. 2008. Influence of a Salt Marsh Plant (Halimione portulacoides) on the concentrations and potential mobility of metals in sediments. Science of the Total Environment 403 188 – 195 (RI)

ALMEIDA, C. M. R., MUCHA A. P., DELGADO, M. F. C., CAÇADOR, I. M., BORDALO, A. A. & VASCONCELOS, M. T. S. D. 2008. Can PAHs influence Cu accumulation by salt marsh plants? Marine Environmental Research 66 311 - 318. (RI)

MAGALHÃES C., TEIXEIRA C., TEIXEIRA, R., MACHADO, A., AZEVEDO, I. & BORDALO A. A. 2008. Dissolved organic carbon and nitrogen dynamics in the Douro River estuary, Portugal. Ciencias Mariña 34 271 - 282. (RI)

AZEVEDO, I. A., DUARTE, P. M. & BORDALO, A. A. 2008. Understanding spatial and temporal dynamics of key environmental characteristics in a mesotidal Atlantic estuary (Douro, NW Portugal). Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 76 620 - 633. (RI)

MUCHA, A. P., ALMEIDA, C. M. R., BORDALO, A. A. & VASCONCELOS, M. T. S. D. 2008. Salt marsh plants (Juncus maritimus and Scirpus maritimus) as sources of strong Cu-complexing ligands in estuarine environments. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 77 104 – 112. (RI).

MAGALHAES, C., BANO, N., WIEBE, W., BORDALO, A.A & HOLLIBAUGH, J. 2008. Dynamics of nitrous oxide reductase genes (nosZ) in intertidal rocky biofilms and sediments of the Douro River estuary (Portugal), and their relation to N-biogeochemistry. Microbial Ecology 55 259 – 269. (DOI - 10.1007/s00248- 007-9273-7). (RI)

MAGALHÃES C., SILVA J., TEIXEIRA C. and BORDALO A. A. 2007. Impact of trace metals on denitrification in estuarine sediments of the Douro River estuary, Portugal. Marine Chemistry 107 332 – 341. (RI)

BORDALO, A.A. & SAVVA-BORDALO, J. 2007. The quest for safe drinking water: an example from Guinea-Bissau (West Africa). Water Research 41 2978 – 2986 (DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.03.021). (RI)

MAGALHAES, C., BANO, N., WIEBE, W., HOLLIBAUGH, J. & BORDALO, A.A. 2007. Composition and activity of betaproteobacteria ammonia-oxidizing communities associated with intertidal rocky biofilms and sediments of the Douro River estuary, Portugal. Journal of Applied Microbiology 103 1239-1250 (DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03390.x). (RI)

BORDALO A. A, TEIXEIRA, R. & WIEBE, W.J. 2006. A water quality index applied to an international shared river basin: the case of the River Douro. Environmental Management 38 910–920 (DOI:10.1007/s00267-005-0037-6). (RI)

AZEVEDO I.C., DUARTE, P.M. & BORDALO, A.A. 2006. Pelagic metabolism of the Douro estuary (Portugal) – Factors controlling primary production. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 69 133-146. (RI)

RAMOS, S., COWEN, R.K., PARIS, C. RÉ, P. & BORDALO, A.A. 2006. Environmental forcing and larval fish asssemblage dynamics in the Lima River estuary (northwest Portugal. Journal of Plankton Research 28 275-286. (RI)

RAMOS, S., COWEN, R.K., RÉ, P. & BORDALO, A.A. 2006. Temporal and spatial distribution of larval fish assemblaged in the Lima River estuary (Portugal). Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 66 303 - 314. (RI)

MUCHA, A. P., M., VASCONCELOS T.S.D., BORDALO A.A. 2005. Spatial and seasonal variations of the macrobenthic community and metal contamination in the Douro estuary (Portugal). Marine Environmental Research 60 531-550. (RI)

MAGALHÃES C, WIEBE, W.J., JOYE, S.B. & BORDALO, A.A. 2005. Inorganic nitrogen dynamics in intertidal rocky biofilms and sediments of the Douro River estuary (Portugal). Estuaries 28 592 – 607. (RI)

MUCHA, AP, M., ALMEIDA, M.R., BORDALO A.A.& VASCONCELOS T.S.D. 2005. Exudation of organic acids by a marsh plant and implications on trace metal availability in the rhizosphere of estuarine sediments. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 65 191-198. (RI)

MAGALHÃES C., JOYE, S. B., MOREIRA, R., C. M., WIEBE, W. J. & BORDALO, A. A. 2005. Effect of salinity and inorganic nitrogen concentrations on nitrification and denitrification rates in intertidal sediments and rocky biofilms of the Douro River estuary, Portugal. Water Research 39 1783-1794. (RI)

BORDALO A. A & VIEIRA, M. E. C. 2005. Spatial variability of phytoplankton, bacteria and viruses in the mesotidal salt wedge Douro Estuary (Portugal). Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 63 143-154. (RI)

MUCHA, AP, M., BORDALO A.A, VASCONCELOS T.S.D. 2004. Sediment quality in the Douro river estuary based on trace metal contents, macrobenthic community and elutriate sediment toxicity test (ESTT). Journal of Environmental Monitoring 6 585 – 592. (RI)

MUCHA, AP, M., VASCONCELOS T.S.D., BORDALO A.A. 2004. Vertical distribution of macrobenthic community and its relationships with trace metals and natural sediment characteristics at the lower Douro estuary. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 59 663 – 673. (RI)

MUCHA, AP, M., VASCONCELOS T.S.D., BORDALO A.A. 2003. Macrobenthic community in the Douro estuary: relations with trace metals and natural sediment characteristics. Environmental Pollution 121 169-180. (RI)

MUCHA, AP, M., BORDALO A.A, VASCONCELOS T.S.D. 2003. Comparison of the response of three micro-algae species exposed to elutriates of estuarine sediments based on growth and chemical speciation. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 22 576-585. (RI)

BORDALO, A.A. 2003. Microbiological water quality in urban coastal beaches: the influence of water dynamics and optimization of the sampling strategy. Water Research 37 3233 – 3241. (RI)

MAGALHÃES, C. M., BORDALO, A.A. & WIEBE, W.J. 2003. Intertidal biofilms on rocky substratum can play a major role in estuarine carbon and nutrient dynamics. Marine Ecology Progress Series 258 275-281. (RI)

MAGALHÃES, C. M., BORDALO, A.A. & WIEBE, W.J. 2002. Temporal and spatial patterns of intertidal sediment-water nutrient and oxygen fluxes in the Douro estuary, Portugal. Marine Ecology Progress Series 233 55-71. (RI)

BORDALO, A.A., ONRASSAMI, R. & DECHSAKULWATANA, C. 2002. Survival of faecal indicator bacteria in tropical estuarine waters (Bangpakong River, Thailand). Journal of Applied Microbiology 93 864-871. (RI)

SOUSA PINTO, I., BORDALO, A.A. BRAGA, A., BJERRUM, A, MEYER, T., WERNERUS, T., VERSEMAN, R., REDEKER, C., SIMPSON, W. 2002. Autonomous Underwater Lander for monitoring and sampling the coastal zone. In: Gomes, F.V., Pinto, T.P.& Neves, L. (eds.). Littoral 2002: the changing coast V. III,. Eurocoast, Porto, 443 – 446. (L)

BORDALO, A. A. 2001. Qualidade ecológica da água no contexto da Convenção Luso-Espanhola. In : Grande, N.A., Agudo, P. A. & Gil, F. J. M. (eds.) Una cita europea con la nueva cultura del agua: la Directiva Marco. Perspectiva en Portugal y España. Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian y Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, 35-42. (L)

BORDALO, A. A., NILSUMRANCHIT, W. & CHALERMWAT, K. 2001. Water quality and uses of the Bangpakong River (Eastern Thailand). Water Research 35 3636-3642. (RI)

ABREU, C., JURGENS, G., DE MARCO, P., SAANO, A. & BORDALO, A.A. 2001 Crenarchaeota and Euryarchaeota in temperate estuarine sediments. Journal of Applied Microbiology 90 713-718 (RI)

DE MARCO, P., MURRELL, J. C., BORDALO, A. A. & MORADAS-FERREIRA, P. 2000. Isolation and characterization of two new methanesulfonic acid degrading bacterial isolates from a Portuguese soil sample. Archives Microbiology 173 146-153. (RI)

VIEIRA, M. E. C. & BORDALO A. A. 2000. The Douro estuary (Portugal): a mesotidal salt wedge. Oceanologica Acta 23 585-594. (RI)

BORDALO, A. A. 1999. Os estuários das bacias internacionais. In : Agudo, P. A. & Gil, F. J. M. (eds.) El água a debate desde la universidad hacia una nueva cultura del água. Institucion Fernando El Catolico, Zaragoza, 843-845. (L)

BORDALO, A.A. 1994. Faecal coliform recovery in two standard media along an estuarine gradient. Water Research 28: 2331-2334. (RI)

BORDALO, A.A. 1993. Effects of salinity on bacterioplankton: field and microcosm experiments. Journal of Applied Bacteriology 75: 393-398. (RI)

LACAZE, J.C., BORDALO A.A., CHESTERIKOFF A. & OLLIVON D. 1989. Evaluation de l'etat de santé des sediments de la Seine (region parisienne) par l'emploi d'enceintes dialysantes. Effects sur le taux de croissance et la biomasse maximale de cultures de la microalgue Selenastrum capricornutum Printz. Compte Rendues de l'Academie des Sciences (serie III Vie) 308: 49-54. (RI)

BORDALO, A.A., COSSON, R., PEREIRA, M.R., CAEIRO, C.C., CORREIA, M.L. & RAMADE, F. 1988. Ecotoxicological studies in Douro estuary, Oporto, Portugal. In: Løkke, H., Tyle, H. & Bro-Rasmussen, F. (eds.). European Conference on Ecotoxicology, Copenhagen (Sweden), 47-64. (L)

Catarina Teixeira

PhD – Biomedical Sciences, University of Porto (2012)
MSc – University of Porto (2006)
BSc - University of Porto (2006)

Main interests:

1. Biogeochemical cycling of nutrients
2. Aquatic microbial ecology
3. Water quality

Position:

Researcher

Affiliation:

Institute of Biomedical Sciences – University of Porto
CIIMAR - University of Porto

Recent publications:

Almeida R, Mucha AP, Teixeira C, Bordalo AA, Almeida CMR. 2012. Biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in estuarine sediments: metal influence. Biodegradation (doi: 10.1007/s10532-012-9562-9).

Teixeira C, Magalhães C, Joye SB, Bordalo AA. 2012. Potential rates and environmental controls of anaerobic ammonium oxidation in estuarine sediments. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 66: 23-32.

Magalhães C, Kiene RP, Buchan A, Machado A, Teixeira C, Wiebe WJ and Bordalo AA. 2012. A novel inhibitory interaction between dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) and the denitrification pathway. Biogeochemistry 107 (1), 393-408.

Segundo R, Mesquita R, Ferreira MT, Teixeira C, Bordalo AA, Rangel AOSS. 2011. Development of a sequential injection gas diffusion system for the determination of ammonium in transitional and coastal waters. Analytical Methods 3, 2049-2055.

Teixeira C, Magalhães C, Boaventura RAR, Bordalo AA. 2010. Potential rates and environmental controls of denitrification and nitrous oxide production in temperate urbanized estuary. Marine and Environmental Research 70, 336-342.

Mesquita R, Ferreira T, Segundo R, Teixeira C, Bordalo AA, Rangel AOSS. 2009. Development of a sequential injection system for the determination of nitrite and nitrate in waters with different salinity: application to estuaries in NW Portugal. Analytical Methods 1: 195-202.

Magalhães C, Teixeira C, Teixeira R, Machado A, Azevedo I, Bordalo AA. 2008. Dissolved organic carbon and nitrogen dynamics in the Douro River estuary, Portugal. Ciencias Marinas 34: 271-282.

Magalhães C, Costa J, Teixeira C, Bordalo AA. 2007. Impact of trace metals on denitrification in estuarine sediments of the Douro River estuary, Portugal. Marine Chemistry 107: 332-341.

Raquel B. R. Mesquita

PhD in Biotechnology speciation in Chemistry by Escola Superior de Biotecnologia - Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto, Portugal (2007).
Master of Science (MSc) in Biotechnology by De Monfort University Leicester, UK and by the Hogeschool Brabant, Etten-Leur, Holland (2000).
Degree in Microbiology by Escola Superior de Biotecnologia - Universidade Católica Portuguesa Porto, Portugal (1999).

Main interests:

1. Flow analysis systems applied to chemical and biochemical analysis
2. Monitoring water quality
3. Environmental analytical chemistry

Position:

Post doctoral researcher (grant holder)

Affiliation:

Escola Superior de Biotecnologia - Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Institute of Biomedical Sciences – University of Porto

Teaching:

Analytical chemistry (BSc bioengineering and bioscience)
Intrumental methods of analysis (BSc bioengineering and bioscience)

Recent publications:

I. C. Santos, R. B. R. Mesquita, A. A. Bordalo, A. O. S. S. Rangel, Use of solid phase extraction for the sequential injection determination of alkaline phosphatase activity in dynamic water systems, Talanta, 2012, 98, 203-210. link

A. C. Galviz-Sánchez, I. C. Santos, R. B. R. Mesquita, J. A. Lopes, A. O. S. S. Rangel, I. Delgadillo, Application of Mid- and Near-Infrared Spectroscopy for the Control and Chemical Evaluation of Brine Solutions and Traditional Sea Salts, Food Anal. Methods, 2012. link

R. B. R. Mesquita, I. C. Santos, A. A. Bordalo, A. O. S. S. Rangel, Sequential injection system exploring the standard addition method for phosphate determination in high salinity samples: interstitial, transitional and coastal waters, Anal. Methods, 2012, 4, 1452-1457. link

R. L. A. Segundo, R. B. R. Mesquita, M. T. S. O. B. Ferreira, C. F. C. P. Teixeira, A. A. Bordalo, A. O. S. S. Rangel, Development of a sequential injection gas diffusion system for the determination of ammonium in transitional and coastal waters, Anal. Methods, 2011, 3, 2049-2055. link

R. B. R. Mesquita, M. T. S. O. B. Ferreira, I. V. Tóth, A. A. Bordalo, I. D. McKelvie, A. O. S. S. Rangel, Development of a flow method for the determination of phosphate in estuarine and freshwaters

comparison of flow cells in spectrophotometric sequential injection analysis, Anal. Chim. Acta, 2011, 701, 15-22. link

I. C. Santos, R. B. R. Mesquita, A. O. S. S. Rangel, Development of a Turbidimetric Sequential Injection System to Monitor the Codfish Desalting Process, Food Anal. Methods, 2012, 5, 287-295. link

R. B. R. Mesquita, I. C. Santos, M. F. F. Pedrosa, A. F. Duque, P. M. L. Castro,, A. O. S. S. Rangel, Development of flow injection potentiometric methods for the off-line and on-line determination of fluoride to monitor the biodegradation of 2-fluorophenol in two bioreactors, Talanta, 2011, 84, 1291-1297. link

R. B. R. Mesquita, M. T. S. O. B. Ferreira, R. L. A. Segundo, C. F. C. P. Teixeira, A. A. Bordalo, A. O. S. S. Rangel, Development of a sequential injection system for the determination of nitrite and nitrate in waters with different salinity: Application to estuaries in NW Portugal, Anal. Methods, 2009, 1, 195-202.

R. B. R. Mesquita, A. O. S. S. Rangel, A review on sequential injection methods for water analysis, Anal. Chim. Acta, 2009, 648, 7-22.

R. B. R. Mesquita, A. O. S. S. Rangel, Development of sequential methodologies for the spectrophotometric direct and kinetic determination of aluminium in natural and waste waters, J. Braz. Chem. Soc., 2008, 19, 1171-1179.

R. B. R. Mesquita, M. L. O. B. Noronha, A. I. L. Pereira, A. C. F. Santos, A. F. Torres, V. Cerdà, A. O. S. S. Rangel, Use of tetramethylbenzidine for the spectrophotometric sequential injection determination of free chlorine in waters, Talanta, 2007, 72, 1186-1191.

R. B. R. Mesquita, A. O. S. S. Rangel, A gas diffusion sequential injection system for the spectrophotometric determination of free chlorine with o-dianisidine, Talanta, 2005, 68, 268-273.

T. A. C. Oliveira, R. B. R. Mesquita, J. L. F. C. Lima, A. O. S. S. Rangel, Use of a flow injection multi-site detection for blank signal compensation: spectrophotometric determination of available iron in soils, J. AOAC Int., 2005, 88, 1511-1515.

R. B. R. Mesquita, A. O. S. S. Rangel, A sequential injection system for the spectrophotometric determination of calcium, magnesium and alkalinity in water, Anal. Sci., 2004, 20, 1205-1210.

R. B. R. Mesquita, S. M. V. Fernandes, A. O. S. S. Rangel, A flow system for the spectrophotometric determination of lead in different types of waters using ion-exchange for pre-concentration and elimination of interferences, Talanta, 2004, 62, 395-401.

R. B. R. Mesquita, S. M. V. Fernandes, A. O. S. S. Rangel, Turbidimetric determination of chloride in different types of water using a single sequential injection analysis system, J. Environ. Monit., 2002, 4, 458-461.

G. T. Atanassov, R. C. Lima, R. B. R. Mesquita, A. O. S. S. Rangel, I. V. Tóth, Spectrophotometric determination of carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide in wines by flow injection analysis, Analusis, 2000, 28, 77-82.

Isabel Azevedo

PhD – Aquatic Sciences, University of Porto (2008)
MSc –Environmental Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal (1997)
BSc - Aquatic Sciences) University of Porto, Portugal, 1993

Main interests:

1. Primary productivity and estuarine metabolism
2. Ecological modeling

Position:

Researcher

Affiliation:

CIIMAR - University of Porto
Lab Hydrobiology and Ecology Associate member

Recent publications:

Azevedo, I., Ramos, S., Mucha, A., Bordalo, A. 2012. Applicability of ecological assessment tools for management decision-making: a case study from the Lima Estuary (NW Portugal). Ocean and Coastal Management (in press). doi:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2011.08.008

AZEVEDO, I. A., DUARTE, P. M. & BORDALO, A. A, 2010. Temporal and Spatial variability of phytoplankton photosynthetic characteristics in a southern European estuary (Douro, PORTUGAL). Marine Ecology Progress Series 412 29-44 doi:10.1016/j.watres.2010.03.011 (RI).

AZEVEDO, I. A., BORDALO, A. A & DUARTE, P. M. 2010. Influence of river discharge patterns on the hydrodynamics and potential contaminant dispersal in the Douro estuary (Portugal). Water Research 44 3133 – 3146. (RI)

MAGALHÃES C., TEIXEIRA C., TEIXEIRA, R., MACHADO, A., AZEVEDO, I. & BORDALO A. A. 2008. Dissolved organic carbon and nitrogen dynamics in the Douro River estuary, Portugal. Ciencias Mariña 34 271 - 282. (RI)

AZEVEDO, I. A., DUARTE, P. M. & BORDALO, A. A. 2008. Understanding spatial and temporal dynamics of key environmental characteristics in a mesotidal Atlantic estuary (Douro, NW Portugal). Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 76 620 - 633. (RI)

AZEVEDO I.C., DUARTE, P.M. & BORDALO, A.A. 2006. Pelagic metabolism of the Douro estuary (Portugal) – Factors controlling primary production. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 69 133-146. (RI)

Hugo Ribeiro

MSc - University of Porto (2008)

Main interests:

1. Hydrocarbon rhizodegradation.
2. Salt marsh plant-microorganims interactions.

Position:

PhD student

Affiliation:

Institute of Biomedical Sciences - University of Porto

Recent publications:

Ribeiro, H., Almeida, C.M.R., Mucha, A.P., Bordalo, A.A. Influence of different salt marsh plants on hydrocarbon degrading microorganisms abundance throughout a phenological cycle. International Journal of Phytoremediation (accepted)

Ribeiro, H., Almeida, C.M.R., Mucha, A.P., Teixeira, C., Bordalo, A.A. Influence of natural rhizosediments characteristics on hydrocarbons degradation potential of microorganisms associated to Juncus maritimus roots. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation (in press)

Ribeiro, H., Mucha, A.P., Almeida, C.M.R., Bordalo, A.A. (2011) Hydrocarbon degradation potential of salt marsh plant-microorganisms associations. Biodegradation 22: 729-739.

Ana Machado

MSc - Marine Sciences - Aquatic Resources (2011), ICBAS-UP
BSc - Aquatic Science (2007), ICBAS-UP

Main interests:

1. Vibrio cholerae dynamics in temperate and tropical environments.
2. Water and sediment microbial communities
3. Bacteria mediated communities in nitrogen processes; linking communities and function.
4. Heavy metal and other contaminants effects in estuarine nitrogen processes and in microbial communities diversity and in gene expression.

Position:

PhD student – Biomedical Sciences

Affiliation:

Institute of Biomedical Sciences - University of Porto

Recent publications:

Lima D., Machado A., Reis-Henriques M.A., Rocha E., Santos M.M., Castro L.F.C. (2012) Cloning and expression analysis of the 17β hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 12 (HSD17B12) in the neogastropod Nucella lapillus. The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology DOI:10.1016/j.jsbmb.2012.10.005.

Magalhães C., Kiene R.P., Buchan A., Machado A., Teixeira C., Wiebe W.J., Bordalo A.A. (2012). A novel inhibitory interaction between dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) and the denitrification pathway. Biogeochemistry 107(1): 393 – 408.

Machado A., Magalhães C., Mucha A.P., Almeida C.R.M., Bordalo A.A. (2012) Microbial communities within saltmarsh sediments: composition, abundance and pollution constraints. Estuarine and Coastal Shelf Science 99(1):145 – 152.

Magalhães C., Kiene R.P., Buchan A., Machado A., Wiebe W.J., Bordalo A.A. (2011). Methanethiol accumulation exacerbates release of N2O during denitrification in estuarine sediments and bacterial cultures. Environmental Microbiology Reports 3(3):308 – 314.

Magalhães C., Matos P., Machado A., Bordalo A.A. (2011). Impact of copper on the diversity, abundance and transcription of nitrite and nitrous oxide reductase genes in an urban European estuary. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 77(2): 274 – 284.

Magalhães C., Machado A., Bordalo A.A. (2010). Temporal variability in the abundance of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria vs archaea in the sandy sediments of the Douro River estuary, Portugal. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 56: 13 – 23.

Carvalho P.N., Basto M.C.P., Silva M.F.G.M., Machado A., Bordalo A.A., Vasconcelos M.T.S.D. (2010). Ability of salt marsh plants for TBT remediation in sediments. Environmental Science Pollution Research 17: 1279 – 1286.

Castro L.F.C., Rocha M.J., Lobo-da-Cunha A., Batista-Pinto C., Machado A., Rocha E. (2009). The 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 4: gender-specific and seasonal gene expression in the liver of brown trout (Salmo trutta f. fario). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology B - Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 153: 157 – 164.

Magalhães C., Teixeira C., Teixeira R., Machado A., Azevedo I., Bordalo A.A. (2008). Dissolved organic and inorganic carbon and nitrogen dynamics in the Douro River estuary, Portugal. Ciencias Marinas 34: 271 – 282.

Castro L.F.C., Lima D., Machado A., Melo C., Hiromori Y., Nishikawa J., Nakanishi T., Reis-Henriques M.A., Santos M.M. (2007). Imposex induction is mediated through the Retinoid X Receptor signalling pathway in the neogastropod Nucella lapillus. Aquatic Toxicology 85: 57–66.

Eva Amorim

MSc –Marine Sciences, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal, 2010
BSc - Aquatic Sciences, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal, 2008

Main interests:

1. Fish larvae and juveniles
2. Ecological indexes
3. Estuarine management

Position:

PhD student – Biomedical Sciences

Affiliation:

Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal

Recent publications:

Ramos, S., Amorim, E., Elliott, M., Cabral, H. and Bordalo, A. A. 2012. Early life stages of fishes as indicators of estuarine ecosystem health. Ecological Indicators 19 172 – 183 DOI:10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.08.024.

Gonçalves C.I., Pasquaud, S., Gamito, R.,. Fonseca, V.F, Costa J.L.,, Erzini, K.., Gonçalves, J.M.S, Martins, J., Leite, L. Castro, N., Andrade, J.P., Ramos S., Bordalo, A., Amorim, E., Neto, J.M., Marques, J.C, Costa, M.J., Cabral, H. 2012. Robustness of the Estuarine Fish Assessment Index (EFAI) regarding water body definition criteria. Ecological Indicators 20 1–8.

Cabral, H.N., Fonseca, V.F., Gamito, R., Gonçalves C.I., Costa, J.L., Erzini K., Gonçalves, J., Martins J., Leite L., Andrade J.P., Ramos, S. Bordalo A., Amorim, E. Neto J.M., Marques J.C., Rebelo, J.E., Silva, C., Castro N., Almeida, P.R. and Domingos. I. 2012. Ecological quality assessment of transitional waters based on fish assemblages in Portuguese estuaries: The Estuarine Fish Assessment Index (EFAI). Ecological Indicators 19 144 – 153. DOI 10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.08.005

Claudia Mendes

MSc –Marine Sciences, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal, 2011 BSc – Applied Biology, University of Minho, Portugal, 2009

Main interests:

1. Fish larvae and juveniles
2. Estuarine management

Position:

PhD student – Biomedical Sciences

Affiliation:

Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal

Izabela Reis

MSc –Environmental Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal, 2009
BSc – Microbiology, Portuguese Catholic University, Portugal, 2008

Main interests:

1. Microbial degradation of crude oil
2. Antibiotic resistance

Position:

Researcher

Affiliation:

Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal

Recent publications:

Almeida, C.M.R., Reis, I., Couto, M.N., Bordalo, A.A. Mucha, A.P, 2012. Potential of the microbial community present in an unimpacted beach sediment to remediate petroleum hydrocarbons. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. DOI 10.1007/s11356-012-1240-2

Joana Savva Bordalo e Sa

Specialist in Medical Oncology, Portuguese Institute of Oncology of Porto, 2012
MSc, Faculty of Medicine – University of Porto, 2010
MD, Institute of Biomedical Sciences – University of Porto, 2004

Main interests:

1. Medical Oncology
2. Cancer Epigenetics
3. Tropical Medicine

Position:

Specialist in Medical Oncology - Portuguese Institute of Oncology of Porto
PhD student - Doctoral Program in Clinical and Health Services Research, Faculty of Medicine of University of Porto

Affiliation:

Portuguese Institute of Oncology of Porto

Recent publications:

J Savva-Bordalo, C Pinho Vaz, M Sousa, R Branca, F Campilho, R Resende, I Baldaque, O Camacho, A Campos (2012) Clinical effectiveness of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for BK-virus-associatedhemorrhagic cystitis after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant 47: 8. 1095-8. Aug

Sara Duarte-Pereira, Filipa Paiva, Vera Lúcia Costa, João Ramalho-Carvalho, Joana Savva-Bordalo, Angelo Rodrigues, Franclim Ricardo Ribeiro, Vitor M Silva, Jorge Oliveira, Rui Henrique, Carmen Jerónimo (2011) Prognostic value of opioid binding protein/cell adhesion molecule-like promoter methylation in bladder carcinoma. Eur J Cancer 47: 7. 1106-1114 May

Joana Savva-Bordalo, André Soares, Patrícia Rocha Manuel Jácome, Joaquina Maurício, Rui Ferreira (2011) Long-term survival with unmethylated MGMT glioblastoma multiforme IJCRI 2: 7. 8-12 July

Joana Savva-Bordalo, João Ramalho-Carvalho, Manuela Pinheiro, Vera L Costa, Angelo Rodrigues, Paula C Dias, Isabel Veiga, Manuela Machado, Manuel R Teixeira, Rui Henrique, Carmen Jerónimo (2010) Promoter methylation and large intragenic rearrangements of DPYD are not implicated in severe toxicity to 5-fluorouracil-based chemotherapy in gastrointestinal cancer patients. BMC Cancer 10: 09

Joana Savva-Bordalo, Margarida Freitas-Silva (2008) Langerhans cell histiocytosis involving the liver of a male smoker: a case report. J Med Case Reports 2: 12

Adriano A Bordalo, Joana Savva-Bordalo (2007) The quest for safe drinking water: an example from Guinea-Bissau (West Africa). Water Res 41: 13. 2978-2986 Jul

Andre Couto Carvalho

MD – University of Porto (2000)
Specialist in Endocrinology and Diabetes – Santo António Hospital, Centro Hospitalar do Porto (2009)

Main interests:

1. Environmental role in iodine deficiency disorders
2. Endocrine homeostasis and healthy ageing

Position:

PhD student – University of Minho (Doctoral Program in Medicine at the School of Health Sciences, Life and Health Sciences Research Institute)
Invited Assistant Professor of Human Anatomy – University of Porto
Medical Doctor at the Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Division – Santo António Hospital, Centro Hospitalar do Porto

Affiliation:

Institute of Biomedical Sciences – University of Porto
Life and Health Sciences Research Institute – University of Minho
Santo António Hospital, Centro Hospitalar do Porto – University of Porto

Teaching:

Human Anatomy (MSc Medicine)

Recent publications:

CARVALHO, A. C., MACHADO, A., BORDALO, A. A. 2012. High prevalence of goiter in Guinea-Bissau schoolchildren – a cross-sectional survey. Eur Thyroid J 2012;1(suppl 1):129.

Limbert, E., Prazeres, S., São Pedro, M., Madureira, D., Miranda, A., Ribeiro, M., Carrilho, F., Jácome de Castro, J., Lopes, M. S., Cardoso, J., CARVALHO, A. C., Oliveira, M. J., Reguengo, H., Borges, F. 2012. [Iodine intake in portuguese school children]. Acta Med Port Jan;25(1):29-36.

Oliveira, M., Bessa, J. M., Mesquita, A., Tavares, H., CARVALHO, A. C., Silva, R., Pego, J. M., Cerqueira, J., Palha, J. A., Almeida, O. F., Sousa, N. 2006. Induction of a hyperanxious state by antenatal dexamethasone: a case for less detrimental natural corticosteroids. Biol Psychiatry 1;59(9):844-8¬52.

Lurdes Lima

Position:

Technician