First Name: Claudia
Name: Pascoal
Position: Assistant Professor
Email: cpascoal@bio.uminho.pt
Institute / University / Company: Institute of Science and Innovation for Bio-sustainability (IB-S) / University of Minho
Research Unit: Centre of Molecular and Environental Biology (CBMA)
Address (city, state): Braga
Country: Portugal
Please give 5 key-words showing your research / interest in Microbial Ecotoxicolgy:
- nanotoxicity
- emerging contaminants
- microbial communities
- food webs
- biomarkers
Main kinds of contaminant(s) of interest:
- Metals
- Nanoparticles
- Fungicides
- Pesticides
- Pharmaceuticals
- Microplastics
- Toxic mixtures
Main kinds of microorganisms of interest:
- fungi
- bacteria
Main kinds of ecosystems of interest:
- aquatic
- fresh waters
- lotic
Do you give courses on Microbial Ecotoxicology ?: YES
If yes, please tell us more about the courses (University, course level,website,etc):
- Examples of International Post-graduate courses:
– Ecotoxicology and Environmental Risk Assessment (3 past editions: 2016, 2014, 2013)
http://www.cbma.bio.uminho.pt/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=388&Itemid=106
– Stress Ecology 2015
http://www.cbma.bio.uminho.pt/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=512&Itemid=106
– Interactions between fungi and toxic metals 2007
http://www.cbma.bio.uminho.pt/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=161&Itemid=106
Most relevant articles in the field of Microbial Ecotoxicology (max.5):
- Batista D, Pascoal C, Cássio F (2017) Temperature modulates AgNP impacts on microbial decomposer activity. Science of the Total Environment 601-602:1324-133
- Pradhan A, Silva C, Silva CJ, Pascoal C, Cássio F (2016) Enzymatic biomarkers can portray nanoCuO-induced oxidative and neuronal stress in freshwater shredders. Aquatic Toxicology 180: 227–235
- Barros D, Oliveira P, Pascoal C, Cássio F. (2016) Ethanol and phenanthrene increase the biomass of fungal assemblages and decrease plant litter decomposition in stream. Science of the Total Environment 565:489-495
- Pradhan A, Geraldes P, Seena S, Pascoal C, Cássio F (2016) Humic acid can mitigate the toxicity of small copper oxide nanoparticles to microbial decomposers that drive leaf decomposition in streams. Freshwater Biology 61: 2197-2210
- Fernández D, Tummala M, Schreiner V, Duarte S, Pascoal C, Winkelman C, Mewes D, Muñoz K, Schäfer RB. (2016) Does nutrient enrichment compensate fungicide effects on litter decomposition and decomposer communities in streams? Aquatic Toxicology 174: 169–178