Neusa Figueiredo

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Email: 
nl.figueiredo@campus.fct.unl.pt
URI: 
MARE - NOVA
Qualifications: 
PhD
Research domain: 
Coastal Systems and Ocean
Research lines: 
Environmental Risk
ResearchGate: 
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Neusa_Figueiredo

Activity summary

NL. Figueiredo have been involved in researches related with how environmental contaminants, especially aquatic pollutants, affect aquatic organisms, from microbial cell to vertebrate, and how microorganisms and plant can be use to mitigate the risk associate to the aquatic system pollution. Currently, she is involved in the Project PAHMIX - a molecular approach to improve environmental risk assessment strategies. FCT/MCTES (PTDC/CTA-AMB/29173/2017).

Highlights

Evidence of Mercury Methylation and Demethylation by the Estuarine Microbial Communities Obtained in Stable Hg Isotope Studies Optimization of microbial detoxification for an aquatic mercury-contaminated environment