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Prof. Dr. Antonio Albuquerque
University of Beira Interior

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Antonio Albuquerque, BEng, MSc, PhD, is Associate Professor and senior researcher at the Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture of the University of Beira Interior (Covilhã, Portugal), the Fiber Materials and Environmental Technologies (FibEnTech) research center (UBI) and the GeoBioSciences, GeoTechnologies and GeoEngineering (GeoBioTec) research center (UBI). Author or co-author of approximately 300 publications, including books, book chapters, journal papers, conference proceedings papers, technical reports, and academic texts. Main areas of research: 1. Nutrient removal in biofilm processes. 2. Carbon-based photobioreactors for water recovery and biomass valorisation. 3. Sustainable water reuse. 4. Mineral and industrial wastes valorisation. Areas of consultancy: - Project, operation and rehabilitation of water, and wastewater systems; - Environmental impact assessment studies.

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Journal article
Published: 06 August 2021 in Sustainability
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The effect of adding alum water treatment residues (WTR) on the methanogenic activity in the digestion of primary domestic wastewater sludge was evaluated through laboratory experiments in sedimentation columns, using total suspended solids (TSS) concentrations from 0.37 to 1.23 g/L. The addition of WTR to primary clarifiers can benefit its effluent water quality in terms of colour, turbidity, chemical oxygen demand (COD), and TSS. However, the presence of WTR can negatively influence the production of methane gas during organic sludge digestion in primary clarifiers, for concentrations of TSS between 14.43 and 25.23 g/L and of VSS between 10.2 and 11.85 g/L. The activity of the Methanothrix sp., curved bacilli, methanococci, and Methanosarcina sp. decreases considerably after 16 days of anaerobic digestion, and methane production seems to only be associated with fluorescent methanogenic bacilli.

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Paulo Scalize; Antonio Albuquerque; Luiz Di Bernardo. Impact of Alum Water Treatment Residues on the Methanogenic Activity in the Digestion of Primary Domestic Wastewater Sludge. Sustainability 2021, 13, 8783 .

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Paulo Scalize, Antonio Albuquerque, Luiz Di Bernardo. Impact of Alum Water Treatment Residues on the Methanogenic Activity in the Digestion of Primary Domestic Wastewater Sludge. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (16):8783.

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Paulo Scalize; Antonio Albuquerque; Luiz Di Bernardo. 2021. "Impact of Alum Water Treatment Residues on the Methanogenic Activity in the Digestion of Primary Domestic Wastewater Sludge." Sustainability 13, no. 16: 8783.

Journal article
Published: 28 May 2021 in Applied Sciences
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Sanitary landfill leachate (LL) composition varies according to climate variables variation, solid waste characteristics and composition, and landfill age. Leachate treatment is essentially carried out trough biological and physicochemical processes, which have showed variability in efficiency and appear a costly solution for the management authorities. Electrocoagulation (EC) seems a suitable solution for leachate treatment taking into account the characteristics of the liquor. One of the problems of EC is the electrode passivation, which affects the longevity of the process. One solution to this problem could be the replacement of the electrode by one made of recyclable material, which would make it possible to change it frequently and at a lower cost. The objective of the present work was to evaluate the removal of heavy metals (As, Ba, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Pb, Mn, Ni, Se and Zn) and coliforms from a LL by EC using electrodes made from steel swarf (SfE) up to 8 h. Removal efficiencies of detected heavy metals were 51%(Cr), 59%(As), 71%(Cd), 72%(Zn), 92%(Ba), 95%(Ni) and >99%(Pb). The microbial load of coliforms in leachate was reduced from 10.76 × 104 CFU/mL (raw leachate) to less than 1 CFU/mL (after treatment with SfE) (i.e., approximately 100% reduction). The use of SfE in EC of LL is very effective in removing heavy metals and coliforms and can be used as alternative treatment solution for such effluents.

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Mayk de Oliveira; Ieda Torres; Humberto Ruggeri; Paulo Scalize; Antonio Albuquerque; Eric Gil. Application of Electrocoagulation with a New Steel-Swarf-Based Electrode for the Removal of Heavy Metals and Total Coliforms from Sanitary Landfill Leachate. Applied Sciences 2021, 11, 5009 .

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Mayk de Oliveira, Ieda Torres, Humberto Ruggeri, Paulo Scalize, Antonio Albuquerque, Eric Gil. Application of Electrocoagulation with a New Steel-Swarf-Based Electrode for the Removal of Heavy Metals and Total Coliforms from Sanitary Landfill Leachate. Applied Sciences. 2021; 11 (11):5009.

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Mayk de Oliveira; Ieda Torres; Humberto Ruggeri; Paulo Scalize; Antonio Albuquerque; Eric Gil. 2021. "Application of Electrocoagulation with a New Steel-Swarf-Based Electrode for the Removal of Heavy Metals and Total Coliforms from Sanitary Landfill Leachate." Applied Sciences 11, no. 11: 5009.

Journal article
Published: 03 November 2020 in Ambiente e Agua - An Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Science
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The chemical and pharmaceutical industries are the main generators of residues, such as phenolic microcontaminants, including catechol, resorcinol, p-nitrophenol and 4-chlorophenol. Therefore, this work aims to identify these microcontaminants through an emerging contaminant biosensor by means of an enzymatic biosensor constructed with an enzymatic extract from the fungus Marasmiellus colocasiae. Based on the differential pulse voltammetry electrochemical technique, the biosensor was used to analyze the patterns of catechol, resorcinol, p-nitrophenol and 4-chlorophenol. The analysis of a sample prepared with these standards in water from the public supply network was also carried out. As a result, it was possible to verify that the biosensor developed in this study is more sensitive than conventional methods and has a greater affinity for catechol. In the sample prepared with the standards, it was possible to qualitatively identify the presence of 4-chlorophenol, resorcinol and catechol. The proposed biosensor was sensitive and has potential for application in the analysis of microcontaminants in the environment with the detection limit = 0.17 µmol L-1, and the quantification limit = 0.52 µmol L-1.

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Érica Aparecida Batista; Luane Ferreira Garcia; Antonio João Carvalho De Albuequerque; Nara Ballaminut; Paulo Sérgio Scalize; Eric Souza Gil. Application of a voltammetric enzymatic biosensor based on crude extract of Marasmiellus colocasiae for the detection of phenolic compounds in drinking water. Ambiente e Agua - An Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Science 2020, 15, 1 -10.

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Érica Aparecida Batista, Luane Ferreira Garcia, Antonio João Carvalho De Albuequerque, Nara Ballaminut, Paulo Sérgio Scalize, Eric Souza Gil. Application of a voltammetric enzymatic biosensor based on crude extract of Marasmiellus colocasiae for the detection of phenolic compounds in drinking water. Ambiente e Agua - An Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Science. 2020; 15 (6):1-10.

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Érica Aparecida Batista; Luane Ferreira Garcia; Antonio João Carvalho De Albuequerque; Nara Ballaminut; Paulo Sérgio Scalize; Eric Souza Gil. 2020. "Application of a voltammetric enzymatic biosensor based on crude extract of Marasmiellus colocasiae for the detection of phenolic compounds in drinking water." Ambiente e Agua - An Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Science 15, no. 6: 1-10.

Communication
Published: 09 October 2020 in Processes
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Reed-Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud, an aquatic plant, commonly used in constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment, supplies oxygen into the subsurface environment. Reed may be used as a ‘green machine’ in the form of a floating vegetation cover with many applications: wastewater lagoons, manure lagoons or sewage sludge lagoons. An important measure of the performance of the plant system is the oxygen transfer capacity (OTC). Accurate prediction of the OTC in relation to reed biomass would be crucial in modelling its influence on organic matter degradation and ammonia–nitrogen oxygenation in such lagoons. Laboratory experiments aiming to determine OTC and its dependence on reed biomass were carried out. Eight plants with a total dry mass ranging from approximately 3 to 7 g were tested. Mean OTC was determined per plant: 0.18 ± 0.21 (g O2.m-3.h-1.plant-1), with respect to leaves-and-stem dry mass (dlsm): 44.91 ± 35.21 (g O2.m-3.h-1.g dlsm-1), and to total dry mass (dtm): 33.25 ± 27.97 (g O2.m-3.h-1.g dtm-1). In relation to the relatively small root dry mass (drm), the OTC value was 136.02 ± 147.19 (g O2.m-3.h-1.g drm-1). Measured OTC values varied widely between the individual plants (variation coefficient 115%), in accordance with their differing size. Oxygenation performance was greatest in the reed plants with larger above ground dry mass (>4 g dlsm), but no influence of the root dry mass on the OTC rate was found.

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Antonio Albuquerque; Peter Randerson; Andrzej Białowiec. Oxygen Transfer Capacity as a Measure of Water Aeration by Floating Reed Plants: Initial Laboratory Studies. Processes 2020, 8, 1270 .

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Antonio Albuquerque, Peter Randerson, Andrzej Białowiec. Oxygen Transfer Capacity as a Measure of Water Aeration by Floating Reed Plants: Initial Laboratory Studies. Processes. 2020; 8 (10):1270.

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Antonio Albuquerque; Peter Randerson; Andrzej Białowiec. 2020. "Oxygen Transfer Capacity as a Measure of Water Aeration by Floating Reed Plants: Initial Laboratory Studies." Processes 8, no. 10: 1270.

Journal article
Published: 11 July 2020 in Chemosphere
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Cork boiling wastewaters (CBW) are strongly coloured complex aqueous solutions with high organic load of biorecalcitrant and toxic nature. The feasibility and efficiency of a CBW treatment process combining ozonation as pre- and post-treatment of a horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland (HSFCW) was assessed. Over an extended monitoring period of 390 days, two lab-scale HSFCW units were tested; one planted with P. australis (CWP) and one unplanted-control (CWC) operated at average organic loads rates (OLR) of 5 and 10 g COD/m2/d. CWP always outperformed the control unit. The ozonation trials were run at pH values of 8.15–8.21 and 5.39–5.45 (without adjustment) at ozone to COD ratios of 0.25–0.29 and 0.24–0.59 when implemented as pre- and post-treatment, respectively. Average removals (calculated through mass balance basis) were 78–88%, 86–91%, 71–89% and 43–89% for COD, BOD5, Total Phenols (TPh) and colour when ozonation was implemented as post-treatment. For ozonation as pre-treatment, respective figures were 77–80%, 79–92%, 78–85% and 19–73%. Regardless of the treatment scheme and OLR, ozonation was very effective in biodegradability increase (i.e., BOD5/COD) from 0.18 to 0.42 when applied as pre-treatment, and decolourization after the HSFCW increased from 21% to 91% (post-treatment) with respective ozone consumed yields of 67–69% and 72–85%. The best results were obtained for the scheme CWP + Ozonation at OLR of 5.33 g COD/m2/d with COD reductions from 1950 mg/L to 81–88 mg/L in the effluent and TPh from 125 mg/L to 5–6 mg/L at limited ozone amounts of 0.21–0.45 g O3/m2/d.

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Arlindo C. Gomes; Lúcia Silva; António Albuquerque; Rogério Simões; Alexandros I. Stefanakis. Treatment of cork boiling wastewater using a horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland combined with ozonation. Chemosphere 2020, 260, 127598 .

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Arlindo C. Gomes, Lúcia Silva, António Albuquerque, Rogério Simões, Alexandros I. Stefanakis. Treatment of cork boiling wastewater using a horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland combined with ozonation. Chemosphere. 2020; 260 ():127598.

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Arlindo C. Gomes; Lúcia Silva; António Albuquerque; Rogério Simões; Alexandros I. Stefanakis. 2020. "Treatment of cork boiling wastewater using a horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland combined with ozonation." Chemosphere 260, no. : 127598.

Temas livres
Published: 01 November 2018 in Ciência & Saúde Coletiva
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Resumo A adição do flúor na água é um método empregado na redução de cárie dentária. O controle da fluoretação é importante para manter a sua eficiência e, ao mesmo tempo, evitar o risco de ocorrência de fluorose, fruto do consumo de água com flúor em excesso. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a adequação dos níveis do fluoreto na água distribuída à população do estado de Goiás, Brasil. Foram analisadas 5.039 amostras de água coletadas em 225 municípios de Goiás, entre 2011 e 2013. Os resultados foram analisados por sazonalidade, tipo de manancial e localização geográfica. Ocorreu uma variação entre ausência e 2,5 mg F/L, com 28,2% das amostras entre 0,6 e 0,8 mg F/L e 39,1% entre 0,55 e 0,84 mg F/L. No período de chuva ocorreu um maior número de resultados atípicos e maiores valores quando comparados ao período da seca. Verificou-se que os sistemas abastecidos por água proveniente de mananciais subterrâneos possuem um menor controle de fluoreto quando comparados a sistemas provenientes de mananciais superficiais. Observou-se menores concentrações nas amostras coletadas no Norte e Leste goianos, com menos de 7,5% entre 0,6 e 0,8 mg F/L, para aquelas coletadas de sistemas de abastecimento que utilizam água de manancial subterrâneo com adição de fluoreto, existindo dificuldades na manutenção dos seus teores.

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Paulo Sérgio Scalize; Roberta Vieira Nunes Pinheiro; Humberto Carlos Ruggeri Junior; António Albuquerque; Germán Sanz Lobón; Poliana Nascimento Arruda. Heterocontrole da fluoretação da água de abastecimento público em cidades do estado de Goiás, Brasil. Ciência & Saúde Coletiva 2018, 23, 3849 -3860.

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Paulo Sérgio Scalize, Roberta Vieira Nunes Pinheiro, Humberto Carlos Ruggeri Junior, António Albuquerque, Germán Sanz Lobón, Poliana Nascimento Arruda. Heterocontrole da fluoretação da água de abastecimento público em cidades do estado de Goiás, Brasil. Ciência & Saúde Coletiva. 2018; 23 (11):3849-3860.

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Paulo Sérgio Scalize; Roberta Vieira Nunes Pinheiro; Humberto Carlos Ruggeri Junior; António Albuquerque; Germán Sanz Lobón; Poliana Nascimento Arruda. 2018. "Heterocontrole da fluoretação da água de abastecimento público em cidades do estado de Goiás, Brasil." Ciência & Saúde Coletiva 23, no. 11: 3849-3860.

Journal article
Published: 01 September 2018 in Chemosphere
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The feasibility and treatment efficiency of horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands (HSFCW) was assessed for the first time for cork boiling wastewater (CBW) through laboratory experiments. CBW is known for its high content of phenolic compounds, complex composition of biorecalcitrant and toxic nature. Two lab-scale units, one planted with Phragmites australis (CWP) and one unplanted (CWC), were used to evaluate the removals of COD, BOD, total phenolic compounds (TPh) and decolourization over a 2.5-years monitoring period under Mediterranean climatic conditions. Seven organic and hydraulic loading rates ranging from 2.6 to 11.5 g COD/m2/d and 5.7–9.1 L/m2/d were tested under average hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 5 ± 1 days required due to the CWB limited biodegradability (i.e., BOD5/COD of 0.19). Average removals of the CWP exceeded those of the CWC and reached 74.6%, 91.7% and 69.1% for COD, BOD5 and TPh, respectively, with respective mass removals rates up to 7.0, 1.7 and 0.5 (in g/m2/d). Decolourization was limited to 35%, since it mainly depends on physical processes rather than biodegradation. CBW concentration of nine phenolic compounds ranged from 1.2 to 38.4 mg/L (for the syringic and ellagic acids, respectively) in the raw CBW, with respective removals in the CWP unit ranging from 41.8 to 76.3%, higher than those in the control unit. Despite CBW high concentration of TPhs (average of 116.3 mg/L), the HSFCW reached organic load removals higher than those of conventional biological treatment methods.

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Arlindo C. Gomes; Lúcia Silva; António Albuquerque; Rogério Simões; Alexandros Stefanakis. Investigation of lab-scale horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands treating industrial cork boiling wastewater. Chemosphere 2018, 207, 430 -439.

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Arlindo C. Gomes, Lúcia Silva, António Albuquerque, Rogério Simões, Alexandros Stefanakis. Investigation of lab-scale horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands treating industrial cork boiling wastewater. Chemosphere. 2018; 207 ():430-439.

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Arlindo C. Gomes; Lúcia Silva; António Albuquerque; Rogério Simões; Alexandros Stefanakis. 2018. "Investigation of lab-scale horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands treating industrial cork boiling wastewater." Chemosphere 207, no. : 430-439.

Book chapter
Published: 06 July 2018 in Constructed Wetlands for Industrial Wastewater Treatment
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Management of cork boiling wastewater (CBW) raises environmental, social and economic concerns in Portugal and Spain, the world‐leading producers and exporters. The feasibility of conventional biological treatment processes is very limited due to CBW main characteristics, such as high toxicity, low biodegradability and bioavailability of the organics. Constructed Wetlands systems (CWs) can provide an alternative treatment option with the economic, environmentally friendly and sustainable standards required by the cork manufacture industry since a combination of physical and biological processes can contribute to the effective treatment. This study investigated the performance of horizontal subsurface flow (HSF) CWs in the treatment of CBW. Two microcosm‐scale units were loaded, after a careful and extended acclimatization process, with CBW; one bed was planted with common reeds (Phragmites australis) and the other was kept unplanted as a control bed. The mass removal efficiencies of the planted bed exceed those of the control and the mean values were up to 58 and 62% for total phenols and COD with operation loads of 0.6 and 16.5 g/m2/d, respectively Overall results showed the improved performance of the planted bed, indicating the positive contribution of the plants in the treatment process.

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Arlindo C. Gomes; Alexandros Stefanakis; António Albuquerque; Rogério Simões. Cork Boiling Wastewater Treatment in Pilot Constructed Wetlands. Constructed Wetlands for Industrial Wastewater Treatment 2018, 283 -308.

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Arlindo C. Gomes, Alexandros Stefanakis, António Albuquerque, Rogério Simões. Cork Boiling Wastewater Treatment in Pilot Constructed Wetlands. Constructed Wetlands for Industrial Wastewater Treatment. 2018; ():283-308.

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Arlindo C. Gomes; Alexandros Stefanakis; António Albuquerque; Rogério Simões. 2018. "Cork Boiling Wastewater Treatment in Pilot Constructed Wetlands." Constructed Wetlands for Industrial Wastewater Treatment , no. : 283-308.

Journal article
Published: 05 January 2018 in ChemEngineering
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Cultural eutrophication stimulated by anthropogenic-derived nutrients represents one of most widespread water quality problems worldwide. Constructed wetlands (CWs) have emerged as an aesthetic, sustainable form of wastewater treatment, but, although they have shown adequate levels of organic matter removal in wastewaters, the effectiveness of nutrient removal has been less successful. An eleven-month monitoring program was undertaken in a horizontal subsurface flow CW (HSSF-CW) treating domestic wastewater from a village in Centre Region of Portugal, to evaluate the influence of climatic conditions (Continental-Mediterranean Climate region) and seasonal variations on removal. This CW uses gravel and sand as substrate and Phragmites australis as wetland plants. Samples were collected at the inlet and outlet from wetland bed and analyzed for pH, TN, Org-N, NH4+-N, NOx-N, TP and DP. The removal efficiencies (RE) of nitrogen and phosphorus compounds were relatively poor, but the results allow us to conclude that season had a significant (p < 0.05) effect on the RE of TN, NH4+-N, NOx-N, TP and DP, with higher values in warmest period (10.4%, 10.4%, 3.4%, 27.5% and 26.1%, respectively) than in coldest period (0%, −7.7%, −9.8%, 12.9% and 0%, respectively). Although lower hydraulic loading rate (HLR) generally resulted in better RE of all N and P compounds analyzed, no significant linear relationship was observed between these two variables. TN and NH4+-N concentrations in the effluent tend to significantly (p < 0.05) decrease with increasing respective incoming mass load rates for whole monitoring period and during spring–summer period, while the correlation between outlet TP concentrations and the inlet loading rate are not significant. The results indicate that the system is not effective for removal of nutrients, probably because it operated on overload and with a low hydraulic retention time (HRT) (average = 2.4 days). The results also showed that the RE of N and P followed seasonal trends, with higher values during spring–summer period.

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Conceição Mesquita; Antonio Albuquerque; Leonor Amaral; Regina Nogueira. Effectiveness and Temporal Variation of a Full-Scale Horizontal Constructed Wetland in Reducing Nitrogen and Phosphorus from Domestic Wastewater. ChemEngineering 2018, 2, 3 .

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Conceição Mesquita, Antonio Albuquerque, Leonor Amaral, Regina Nogueira. Effectiveness and Temporal Variation of a Full-Scale Horizontal Constructed Wetland in Reducing Nitrogen and Phosphorus from Domestic Wastewater. ChemEngineering. 2018; 2 (1):3.

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Conceição Mesquita; Antonio Albuquerque; Leonor Amaral; Regina Nogueira. 2018. "Effectiveness and Temporal Variation of a Full-Scale Horizontal Constructed Wetland in Reducing Nitrogen and Phosphorus from Domestic Wastewater." ChemEngineering 2, no. 1: 3.

Extended abstract
Published: 01 January 2018 in Proceedings
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The potential reuse of rainwater in a Social and Cultural Center of Santo Aleixo (Unhais da Serra, Covilhã, Portugal) can reduce drinking water consumption up to 80.1% and can promote water savings of around 40,000.00 € in 20 years by combining the use of rainwater with the installation of hydraulically efficient equipment’s.

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Sofia Abrantes; Flora Silva; António Albuquerque. Recycling of Rainwater in a Social and Cultural Center. Proceedings 2018, 2, 1276 .

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Sofia Abrantes, Flora Silva, António Albuquerque. Recycling of Rainwater in a Social and Cultural Center. Proceedings. 2018; 2 (20):1276.

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Sofia Abrantes; Flora Silva; António Albuquerque. 2018. "Recycling of Rainwater in a Social and Cultural Center." Proceedings 2, no. 20: 1276.

Extended abstract
Published: 01 January 2018 in Proceedings
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The removal of five heavy metals was evaluated in vertical downflow column, with a granitic residual soil, operated in discontinuous and continuous mode. The results show higher removal rates of the five metals for the continuous mode, with highest values to Zn and Pb followed by Ni, Cu and Cr. The removal of all metals occurs mainly at the top 5 cm essentially through complexation and precipitation in the form of hydroxides.

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Flora Silva; António Albuquerque; Victor Cavaleiro; António Carvalho; Paulo Scalize. Heavy Metals Removal from Reclaimed Water in a Laboratory Column Using a Granitic Residual Soil. Proceedings 2018, 2, 1308 .

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Flora Silva, António Albuquerque, Victor Cavaleiro, António Carvalho, Paulo Scalize. Heavy Metals Removal from Reclaimed Water in a Laboratory Column Using a Granitic Residual Soil. Proceedings. 2018; 2 (20):1308.

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Flora Silva; António Albuquerque; Victor Cavaleiro; António Carvalho; Paulo Scalize. 2018. "Heavy Metals Removal from Reclaimed Water in a Laboratory Column Using a Granitic Residual Soil." Proceedings 2, no. 20: 1308.

Extended abstract
Published: 01 January 2018 in Proceedings
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Rendering at the European Directive 2002/49/EC, all EU members have to draw up a strategic noise map for all agglomerations with more than 250,000 inhabitants and for all major airports, roads and railways. A study of environmental impact assessment on motorway A23 in the stretch between Castelo Branco–Alcains (Portugal), based in the impact of the environmental noise, allowed the modeling the noise variation, which can be useful for establishing mitigation measures. The results show that noise model can be a useful tool for the monitoring noise impact in surrounding of motorways.

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António Carvalho; Victor Cavaleiro; António Albuquerque; Flora Silva. Modeling and Mitigation of Noise on the A23 Motorway Using GIS. Proceedings 2018, 2, 1306 .

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António Carvalho, Victor Cavaleiro, António Albuquerque, Flora Silva. Modeling and Mitigation of Noise on the A23 Motorway Using GIS. Proceedings. 2018; 2 (20):1306.

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António Carvalho; Victor Cavaleiro; António Albuquerque; Flora Silva. 2018. "Modeling and Mitigation of Noise on the A23 Motorway Using GIS." Proceedings 2, no. 20: 1306.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2018 in Environmental Engineering and Management Journal
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Antonio Albuquerque; Paulo Scalize; Abner Neto. WATER TREATMENT SLUDGE AS POTENTIAL SOIL AMENDMENT FOR NATIVE PLANTS OF THE BRAZILIAN CERRADO. Environmental Engineering and Management Journal 2018, 17, 1169 -1178.

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Antonio Albuquerque, Paulo Scalize, Abner Neto. WATER TREATMENT SLUDGE AS POTENTIAL SOIL AMENDMENT FOR NATIVE PLANTS OF THE BRAZILIAN CERRADO. Environmental Engineering and Management Journal. 2018; 17 (5):1169-1178.

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Antonio Albuquerque; Paulo Scalize; Abner Neto. 2018. "WATER TREATMENT SLUDGE AS POTENTIAL SOIL AMENDMENT FOR NATIVE PLANTS OF THE BRAZILIAN CERRADO." Environmental Engineering and Management Journal 17, no. 5: 1169-1178.

Journal article
Published: 01 October 2017 in Energy Procedia
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M.C. Mesquita; A. Albuquerque; Leonor Miranda Monteiro Amaral; R. Nogueira. Seasonal variation of nutrient removal in a full-scale horizontal constructed wetland. Energy Procedia 2017, 136, 225 -232.

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M.C. Mesquita, A. Albuquerque, Leonor Miranda Monteiro Amaral, R. Nogueira. Seasonal variation of nutrient removal in a full-scale horizontal constructed wetland. Energy Procedia. 2017; 136 ():225-232.

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M.C. Mesquita; A. Albuquerque; Leonor Miranda Monteiro Amaral; R. Nogueira. 2017. "Seasonal variation of nutrient removal in a full-scale horizontal constructed wetland." Energy Procedia 136, no. : 225-232.

Journal article
Published: 07 August 2017 in Linnaeus Eco-Tech
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Constructed wetlands can be used for bioremediation of landfill leachate (LL) making it safe to discharge into the environment. Wetland plants (reed and willow), contribute to pollutant removal, particularly of organic and nitrogen loads. Root exudates stimulate microbial activity and elevate oxygen levels in the rhizosphere which promotes nitrification. This study investigated the effects of reed and willow on bioremediation of LL in comparison with an unplanted control by measuring redox potential levels in the rhizosphere of microcosm systems in a greenhouse. Redox potential in the reed rhizosphere was consistently the highest, with the willow rhizosphere consistently the lowest. Redox potential fluctuated in the willow rhizosphere during daylight hours, with large decreases in the morning. Levels of NH4 + decreased dramatically in the first day of the experiment and remained at similar low levels in all tanks. Removal of ammonia took place in the control tank with peaks in NO2 - and NO3 -, but levels of NO3 - remained high. Removal of ammonia was also observed in the reed tank with a peak in NO2 -, but there was no peak in NO3 -, as well as in the willow tank, but there were no peaks in NO2 - or NO3 -. Final levels of totalnitrogen, nitrate and chemical oxygen demand where considerably lower in the reed and willow tank than the unplanted control.

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Peter Randerson; Laura Davies; Antonio Albuquerque; Andrzej Białowiec. Willows and Reeds for Biomediation of Landfill Leachate: Redox Potential in the Root Zone. Linnaeus Eco-Tech 2017, 877 -886.

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Peter Randerson, Laura Davies, Antonio Albuquerque, Andrzej Białowiec. Willows and Reeds for Biomediation of Landfill Leachate: Redox Potential in the Root Zone. Linnaeus Eco-Tech. 2017; ():877-886.

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Peter Randerson; Laura Davies; Antonio Albuquerque; Andrzej Białowiec. 2017. "Willows and Reeds for Biomediation of Landfill Leachate: Redox Potential in the Root Zone." Linnaeus Eco-Tech , no. : 877-886.

Book chapter
Published: 01 January 2017 in Food Biosynthesis
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Antonio Albuquerque; António Albuquerque; Silvana Luz; Eliana Jerónimo; Fátima Carvalho. Hydroponic System: A Promising Biotechnology for Food Production and Wastewater Treatment. Food Biosynthesis 2017, 317 -350.

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Antonio Albuquerque, António Albuquerque, Silvana Luz, Eliana Jerónimo, Fátima Carvalho. Hydroponic System: A Promising Biotechnology for Food Production and Wastewater Treatment. Food Biosynthesis. 2017; ():317-350.

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Antonio Albuquerque; António Albuquerque; Silvana Luz; Eliana Jerónimo; Fátima Carvalho. 2017. "Hydroponic System: A Promising Biotechnology for Food Production and Wastewater Treatment." Food Biosynthesis , no. : 317-350.

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Published: 21 November 2016 in Engenharia Sanitaria e Ambiental
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RESUMO Os efeitos das alterações climáticas e a crescente demanda de água para os variados consumos vão levar ao reúso de águas residuárias tratadas (ART). A recarga de aquíferos com ART pode constituir uma alternativa para o restabelecimento de volumes de água subterrânea que poderão ser utilizados para satisfazer parte daquelas atividades, especialmente em regiões de escassez de água ou onde sua qualidade não é adequada para uso. Uma pesquisa de dois anos realizada na estação de tratamento de esgoto de Vila Fernando (Guarda, Portugal) mostrou que as caraterísticas das ART são adequadas para que o efluente seja infiltrado no solo visando à recarga de aquífero. Como a área em estudo é vasta e dada a necessidade de considerar várias restrições técnicas, ambientais e econômicas, foi aplicada uma análise multicritério baseada em Sistemas de Informação Geográfica para encontrar o local mais adequado para a infiltração de ART. Recolheu-se uma amostra de solo para análise, na Quinta de Gonçalo Martins (Guarda, Portugal), tendo os resultados indicado que tal solo apresentava características favoráveis à infiltração de ART.

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Flora Silva; Paulo Sergio Scalize; Karla Alcione Da Silva Cruvinel; Antonio Albuquerque. Caracterização de solos residuais para infiltração de efluente de estação de tratamento de esgoto. Engenharia Sanitaria e Ambiental 2016, 22, 95 -102.

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Flora Silva, Paulo Sergio Scalize, Karla Alcione Da Silva Cruvinel, Antonio Albuquerque. Caracterização de solos residuais para infiltração de efluente de estação de tratamento de esgoto. Engenharia Sanitaria e Ambiental. 2016; 22 (1):95-102.

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Flora Silva; Paulo Sergio Scalize; Karla Alcione Da Silva Cruvinel; Antonio Albuquerque. 2016. "Caracterização de solos residuais para infiltração de efluente de estação de tratamento de esgoto." Engenharia Sanitaria e Ambiental 22, no. 1: 95-102.

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Published: 07 November 2016 in Open Engineering
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Road runoff produced during rainfalls has significant pollutant load, which can cause important environmental impacts on waste and soil. The efficiency of a detention basin for removing heavy metals (Cr, Cu and Zn) in road runoffwas evaluated for 8 rainfalls over one year with different intensities (between 16mmand 103 mm) and durations (higher than 3 hours). The basin showed good performance for removing all metals for precipitation intensities between 16mmand 103mmand rainfall durations up to 3 hours. The volume of the basin is suitable for retaining all the road runoff coming from rainfalls with intensities lower than 29.4mmand duration longer than 6 hours. This type of monitoring should be introduced in Environmental Monitoring Plans of roads because it allows evaluating the effectiveness of treatment systems and preventing the possible impacts of discharges into the environment.

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Antonio Albuquerque; Paulo Scalize; Antonio Albuquerque. Heavy Metal Removal in a Detention Basin for Road Runoff. Open Engineering 2016, 6, 1 .

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Antonio Albuquerque, Paulo Scalize, Antonio Albuquerque. Heavy Metal Removal in a Detention Basin for Road Runoff. Open Engineering. 2016; 6 (1):1.

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Antonio Albuquerque; Paulo Scalize; Antonio Albuquerque. 2016. "Heavy Metal Removal in a Detention Basin for Road Runoff." Open Engineering 6, no. 1: 1.

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Published: 01 December 2015 in Cerâmica
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Resumo A produção de água tratada, nas Estações de Tratamento de Água (ETAs) gera lodo, também chamado de resíduo de ETA (RETA). A maior parte das ETAs descarrega estes resíduos em meios hídricos, apesar da política nacional de resíduos sólidos salientar que é de responsabilidade da fonte geradora adotar destinação sustentável aos resíduos, visto que o seu lançamento in natura nos corpos hídricos é prejudicial, tornando esse meio de disposição um sério passivo ambiental das companhias de saneamento. O objetivo do presente trabalho foi realizar a caracterização física do resíduo gerado em uma ETA buscando obter parâmetros com bases normativas e considerar alternativas sustentáveis de reincorporação do lodo na cadeia produtiva para confecção de materiais de construção, de maneira a reduzir o impacto causado com o lançamento do RETA nos cursos de água. Para isso, foram realizados ensaios de índices de consistência do resíduo, granulometria, microscopia de varredura eletrônica e espectroscopia por dispersão de energia. Os resultados encontrados nas análises do resíduo demonstram a potencialidade de sua aplicação em substituição parcial do solo e/ou da areia, sendo suas propriedades similares a matéria-prima, na fabricação de materiais de construção.

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F. C. Araújo; P. S. Scalize; Antonio Albuquerque; Renato Angelim. Caracterização física do resíduo de uma estação de tratamento de água para sua utilização em materiais de construção. Cerâmica 2015, 61, 450 -456.

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F. C. Araújo, P. S. Scalize, Antonio Albuquerque, Renato Angelim. Caracterização física do resíduo de uma estação de tratamento de água para sua utilização em materiais de construção. Cerâmica. 2015; 61 (360):450-456.

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F. C. Araújo; P. S. Scalize; Antonio Albuquerque; Renato Angelim. 2015. "Caracterização física do resíduo de uma estação de tratamento de água para sua utilização em materiais de construção." Cerâmica 61, no. 360: 450-456.

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Published: 23 October 2015 in Environmental Technology
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Biogas production has been the main route used to exploit olive mill wastewater (OMW), after pretreatment and/or in combination with other effluents, but more recently the production of chemicals and biopolymers by biotechnological routes has deserved increasing attention by the scientific community. The present paper aims to explore the potential of fresh OMW as a source of volatile fatty acids (VFAs) and biogas. The time profile of VFAs production and the corresponding sugar consumption was followed by high-performance liquid chromatography, in batch anaerobic assays. The experimental results have revealed the very high potential of the OMW for the production of VFAs, mainly due to the high sugar concentration in the effluent (37.8 g/L) and its complete conversion into VFAs, in a time period of 2-3 days. The most abundant VFAs were acetic (48-50%), n-butanoic (12-27%), iso-pentanoic (12-14%) and propanoic (5-13%). The ratio of VFA containing even and odd carbon chains increased with the reduction in the initial chemical oxygen demand concentration of the samples used in the experiments. The conversion of the VFAs to biogas was inhibited at concentrations of 3.5 g/L of VFAs.

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L. R. Fernandes; A. C. Gomes; Ana Lopes; Antonio Albuquerque; R. M. Simões. Sugar and volatile fatty acids dynamic during anaerobic treatment of olive mill wastewater. Environmental Technology 2015, 37, 997 -1007.

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L. R. Fernandes, A. C. Gomes, Ana Lopes, Antonio Albuquerque, R. M. Simões. Sugar and volatile fatty acids dynamic during anaerobic treatment of olive mill wastewater. Environmental Technology. 2015; 37 (8):997-1007.

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L. R. Fernandes; A. C. Gomes; Ana Lopes; Antonio Albuquerque; R. M. Simões. 2015. "Sugar and volatile fatty acids dynamic during anaerobic treatment of olive mill wastewater." Environmental Technology 37, no. 8: 997-1007.