Tiago Faria

Mr. Tiago Faria


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Academic Career Length

13Years (2014-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 September 2015 in Research in Microbiology
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Sandra Cabo VerdeSandra Cabo Verde
Sandra Cabo Verde
SASusana Marta Almeida
Susana Marta Almeida
JMJoão Matos
João Matos
DGDuarte Guerreiro
Duarte Guerreiro
MMMarcia Meneses
Marcia Meneses
CVCarla Viegas
Carla Viegas

1 March 2020 in Building and Environment
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TFTiago Faria
Tiago Faria
Vânia MartinsVânia Martins
Vânia Martins
CCCarolina Correia
Carolina Correia
Nuno CanhaNuno Canha
Nuno Canha
EDE. Diapouli
E. Diapouli
SASusana Marta Almeida
Susana Marta Almeida

1 April 2020 in Environmental Research
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Vânia MartinsVânia Martins
Vânia Martins
TFTiago Faria
Tiago Faria
Evangelia DiapouliEvangelia Diapouli
Evangelia Diapouli
Manousos-Ioannis ManousakasManousos-Ioannis Manousakas
Manousos-Ioannis Manousakas
KEKonstantinos Eleftheriadis
Konstantinos Eleftheriadis
SASusana Marta Almeida
Susana Marta Almeida

1 February 2020 in Environmental Pollution
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CCCarolina Correia
Carolina Correia
Vânia MartinsVânia Martins
Vânia Martins
ICI. Cunha-Lopes
I. Cunha-Lopes
TFTiago Faria
Tiago Faria
EDE. Diapouli
E. Diapouli
SASusana Marta Almeida
Susana Marta Almeida

1 May 2019 in Building and Environment
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ICI. Cunha-Lopes
I. Cunha-Lopes
Vânia MartinsVânia Martins
Vânia Martins
TFTiago Faria
Tiago Faria
CCCarolina Correia
Carolina Correia
SASusana Marta Almeida
Susana Marta Almeida

13 June 2017 in Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
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CVCarla Viegas
Carla Viegas
TFTiago Faria
Tiago Faria
Liliana CaetanoLiliana Caetano
Liliana Caetano
Elisabete CarolinoElisabete Carolino
Elisabete Carolino
Anita Q. GomesAnita Q. Gomes
Anita Q. Gomes
SVSusana Viegas
Susana Viegas
The genus Aspergillus is one of the most prevalent regarding fungi in several highly contaminated occupational environments. The goal of the current study was to assess the prevalence of Aspergillus spp. in different settings, focusing on those where a higher load of fungal contamination is expected according to the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work. A specific protocol to ensure a more accurate assessment of the exposure to Aspergillus spp. is proposed aimed at allowing a detailed risk characterization and management. Two wastewater treatment plants, one wastewater elevation plant, four waste treatment plants, three cork industries, five slaughter houses, four feed industries, one poultry pavilion, and two swineries, all located in the outskirts of Lisbon, were assessed. In total, 125 air samples and 125 surface samples were collected and analysed by culture-based methods. Real-time polymerase chain reaction was performed to detect fungal presence in 100 samples, targeting the Aspergillus sections Circumdati, Flavi, and Fumigati. The highest prevalence of Aspergillus spp. was found in wastewater treatment plants (69.3%; 31.1%), waste treatment plants (34.8%; 73.6%), and poultry feed industry (6.3%; 26.1%), in air and surfaces, respectively. Aspergillus spp. was also prevalent in cork industry (0.9%; 23.4%), slaughter houses (1.6%; 17.7%), and swineries (7.4%; 9.5%), in air and surfaces, respectively. The Aspergillus sections more prevalent in the air and surfaces of all the assessed settings were the Nigri section (47.46%; 44.71%, respectively), followed by Fumigati (22.28%; 27.97%, respectively) and Flavi (10.78%; 11.45%, respectively) sections. Aspergillus section Fumigati was successfully amplified by qPCR in 18 sampling sites where the presence of this fungal species had not been identified by conventional methods. It should be highlighted that the occupational exposure burden is due not only to the Aspergillus load, but also to the toxigenic potential of this genus. Based on our results, a protocol relied in the application of conventional and molecular methods in parallel is herein suggested aimed at allowing a better risk characterization and management.