PrintIrina Moreira holds a degree in Biology (FCUP) and a PhD in Biotechnology (ESB-UCP). She is researcher at CBQF and invited assistant professor at the ESB-UCP. Her scientific activity has been focused on the removal of pollutants, especially biodegradation of emerging contaminants. She focused on the elucidation of degradation mechanisms, metabolic pathways and on the study of degradation efficiency in bioreactors. She has been involved in students’ supervision, including PhD and MSc students.
Publications
Boufercha O, Monforte AR, Boudemagh A, Ferreira AC, Castro PML, Moreira IS (2022) Biodegradation and Metabolic Pathway of the Neonicotinoid Insecticide Thiamethoxam by Labrys portucalensis F11. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022, 23, 14326. https://doi.org/10.3390/ ijms232214326
Ely C, Moreira IS, Bassin JP, Dezotti MWC, Mesquita DP, Costa J, Ferreira EC, Castro PML (2022) Treatment of saline wastewater amended with endocrine disruptors by aerobic granular sludge: Assessing performance and microbial community Dynamics. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2022, 10, 107272. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2022.107272
Moreira IS, Lebel A, Peng X, Castro PML, Gonçalves D (2021). Sediments in the mangrove areas contribute to the removal of endocrine disrupting chemicals in coastal sediments of Macau SAR, China, and harbour microbial communities capable of degrading E2, EE2, BPA and BPS. Biodegradation, 2021, 32, 511. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10532-021-09948-9
Moreira IS, Murgolo S, Piccirillo C, Castro PML, Ventrella G, Cocozza C, Mascolo G (2018). Photocatalytic degradation of diclofenac by hydroxyapatite-TiO2 composite material: identification of transformation products and assessment of toxicity. Materials, 2018, 11, 1779. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11091779
Moreira IS, Bessa VS, Murgolo S, Piccirillo C, Mascolo G, Castro PML (2018). Biodegradation of Diclofenac by the bacterial strain Labrys portucalensis F11. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2018, 152, 104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.01.040
