Search Results - "Duarte, Armando C."

Increased plastic pollution due to COVID-19 pandemic: Challenges and recommendations by Patrício Silva, Ana L., Prata, Joana C., Walker, Tony R., Duarte, Armando C., Ouyang, Wei, Barcelò, Damià, Rocha-Santos, Teresa

“…[Display omitted] •Plastic policy was adapted due to COVID-19 pandemic.•COVID-19 pandemic is contributing to worldwide plastic pollution.•COVID-19…”
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Effects of microplastics on microalgae populations: A critical review by Prata, Joana Correia, da Costa, João P., Lopes, Isabel, Duarte, Armando C., Rocha-Santos, Teresa

“…Microplastics are persistent contaminants accumulating in the environment. Aquatic ecosystems have been studied worldwide, revealing ubiquitous contamination…”
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(Nano)plastics in the environment – Sources, fates and effects by da Costa, João Pinto, Santos, Patrícia S.M., Duarte, Armando C., Rocha-Santos, Teresa

“…There has been a considerable increase on research of the ecological consequences of microplastics released into the environment, but only a handful of works…”
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Identifying a quick and efficient method of removing organic matter without damaging microplastic samples by Prata, Joana C., da Costa, João P., Girão, Ana V., Lopes, Isabel, Duarte, Armando C., Rocha-Santos, Teresa

“…Natural organic matter may confound the detection of microplastics, requiring a removal step. However, most available protocols are long and lack information…”
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A new approach for routine quantification of microplastics using Nile Red and automated software (MP-VAT) by Prata, Joana C., Reis, Vanessa, Matos, João T.V., da Costa, João P., Duarte, Armando C., Rocha-Santos, Teresa

“…Microplastics are widespread contaminants in the environment. However, most identification protocols rely on long and subjective visual counting, which could…”
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Microplastics in the environment: Challenges in analytical chemistry - A review by Silva, Ana B., Bastos, Ana S., Justino, Celine I.L., da Costa, João P., Duarte, Armando C., Rocha-Santos, Teresa A.P.

“…Microplastics can be present in the environment as manufactured microplastics (known as primary microplastics) or resulting from the continuous weathering of…”
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Recent Progress in Biosensors for Environmental Monitoring: A Review by Justino, Celine I L, Duarte, Armando C, Rocha-Santos, Teresa A P

“…The environmental monitoring has been one of the priorities at the European and global scale due to the close relationship between the environmental pollution…”
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Solutions and Integrated Strategies for the Control and Mitigation of Plastic and Microplastic Pollution by Prata, Joana C, Silva, Ana L Patrício, da Costa, João P, Mouneyrac, Catherine, Walker, Tony R, Duarte, Armando C, Rocha-Santos, Teresa

“…Plastic pollution is generated by the unsustainable use and disposal of plastic products in modern society, threatening economies, ecosystems, and human…”
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Biodegradation of polyethylene microplastics by the marine fungus Zalerion maritimum by Paço, Ana, Duarte, Kátia, da Costa, João P., Santos, Patrícia S.M., Pereira, R., Pereira, M.E., Freitas, Ana C., Duarte, Armando C., Rocha-Santos, Teresa A.P.

“…Plastic yearly production has surpassed the 300milliontons mark and recycling has all but failed in constituting a viable solution for the disposal of plastic…”
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Effects of spatial and seasonal factors on the characteristics and carbonyl index of (micro)plastics in a sandy beach in Aveiro, Portugal by Prata, Joana C., Reis, Vanessa, Paço, Ana, Martins, Patrícia, Cruz, Ana, da Costa, João P., Duarte, Armando C., Rocha-Santos, Teresa

“…Coastal environments are highly contaminated with plastics of various sizes. In order to understand the distribution and factors influencing (micro)plastics…”
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Critical overview on the application of sensors and biosensors for clinical analysis by Justino, Celine I.L., Duarte, Armando C., Rocha-Santos, Teresa A.P.

“…•We present the state of the art of sensors and biosensors recently used for clinical analysis.•Their analytical performance was compared, and their advantages…”
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Oxidative stress, energy metabolism and molecular responses of earthworms (Eisenia fetida) exposed to low-density polyethylene microplastics by Rodríguez-Seijo, Andrés, da Costa, João P., Rocha-Santos, Teresa, Duarte, Armando C., Pereira, Ruth

“…Soils are both a sink and a pathway of plastic wastes, but there is a great lack of knowledge regarding their impacts on soil biota. To tackle the mechanisms…”
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An interface-enriched generalized FEM for problems with discontinuous gradient fields by Soghrati, Soheil, Aragón, Alejandro M., Armando Duarte, C., Geubelle, Philippe H.

“…SUMMARY A new generalized FEM is introduced for solving problems with discontinuous gradient fields. The method relies on enrichment functions associated with…”
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The Role of Legislation, Regulatory Initiatives and Guidelines on the Control of Plastic Pollution by da Costa, João Pinto, Mouneyrac, Catherine, Costa, Mónica, Duarte, Armando C., Rocha-Santos, Teresa

“…There has been an exponential interest in the occurrence and potential ecotoxicological consequences stemming from the growing prevalence of (micro)plastics in…”
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Effects of distance to the sea and geomorphological characteristics on the quantity and distribution of microplastics in beach sediments of Granada (Spain) by Godoy, Verónica, Prata, Joana C., Blázquez, Gabriel, Almendros, Ana Isabel, Duarte, Armando C., Rocha-Santos, Teresa, Calero, Mónica, Martín-Lara, María Ángeles

“…Microplastics became an unprecedented challenge and mapping their contamination all over the world is needed in order to establish baseline levels and identify…”
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Review of analytical figures of merit of sensors and biosensors in clinical applications by Justino, Celine I.L., Rocha-Santos, Teresa A., Duarte, Armando C.

“…Although the development of clinical sensors and biosensors has increased in recent years, improvements in sensitivity, selectivity, limits of detection, fast…”
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Understanding Interface Exchanges for Assessing Environmental Sorption of Additives from Microplastics: Current Knowledge and Perspectives by da Costa, João Pinto, Avellan, Astrid, Tubić, Aleksandra, Duarte, Armando C, Rocha-Santos, Teresa

“…Although the impacts of plastic pollution have long been recognized, the presence, pervasiveness, and ecotoxicological consequences of microplastic-i.e.,…”
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Glutathione and proline can coordinately make plants withstand the joint attack of metal(loid) and salinity stresses by Anjum, Naser A, Aref, Ibrahim M, Duarte, Armando C, Pereira, Eduarda, Ahmad, Iqbal, Iqbal, Muhammad

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In vitro fermentation and prebiotic potential of selected extracts from seaweeds and mushrooms by Rodrigues, Dina, Walton, Gemma, Sousa, Sérgio, Rocha-Santos, Teresa A.P., Duarte, Armando C., Freitas, Ana C., Gomes, Ana M.P.

“…Extracts with prebiotic activity or bioactive compounds from natural sources such as seaweeds or mushrooms, combining a broad spectrum of biological…”
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Natural organic matter in urban aerosols: Comparison between water and alkaline soluble components using excitation–emission matrix fluorescence spectroscopy and multiway data analysis by Matos, João T.V., Freire, Sandra M.S.C., Duarte, Regina M.B.O., Duarte, Armando C.

“…Understanding the complexity of Natural Organic Matter (NOM) in atmospheric aerosols has remained an important goal for the atmospheric research community…”
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