Nuno Cruz

Mr. Nuno Cruz


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Academic Career Length

15Years (2012-Present)

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

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1 March 2019 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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Flávio SilvaFlávio Silva
Flávio Silva
NCNuno Cruz
Nuno Cruz
Luis TarelhoLuis Tarelho
Luis Tarelho
Sónia Morais RodriguesSónia Morais Rodrigues
Sónia Morais Rodrigues

1 December 2013 in Environmental Pollution
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Sónia Morais RodriguesSónia Morais Rodrigues
Sónia Morais Rodrigues
NCNuno Cruz
Nuno Cruz
CCC. Coelho
C. Coelho
Bruno HenriquesBruno Henriques
Bruno Henriques
LCL. Carvalho
L. Carvalho
PRPaul F.A.M. Römkens
Paul F.A.M. Römkens

1 November 2019 in Resources, Conservation and Recycling
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NCNuno Cruz
Nuno Cruz
Flávio SilvaFlávio Silva
Flávio Silva
Luis TarelhoLuis Tarelho
Luis Tarelho
Sónia Morais RodriguesSónia Morais Rodrigues
Sónia Morais Rodrigues

12 January 2022 in Environments
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Clarisse MourinhaClarisse Mourinha
Clarisse Mourinha
Patrícia PalmaPatrícia Palma
Patrícia Palma
CACarlos A. Alexandre
Carlos A. Alexandre
NCNuno Cruz
Nuno Cruz
Sónia Morais RodriguesSónia Morais Rodrigues
Sónia Morais Rodrigues
Paula AlvarengaPaula Alvarenga
Paula Alvarenga
Both sectors of the Iberian Pyrite Belt, Portuguese and Spanish, have been exploited since ancient times, but more intensively during and after the second half of the 19th century. Large volumes of polymetallic sulfide ore were extracted in open pits or in underground works, processed without environmental concerns, and the generated waste rocks and tailings were simply deposited in the area. Many of these mining sites were abandoned for years under the action of erosive agents, leading to the spread of trace elements and the contamination of soils, waters and sediments. Some of these mine sites have been submitted to rehabilitation actions, mostly using constructive techniques to dig and contain the contaminated tailings and other waste materials, but the remaining soil still needs to be treated with the best available techniques to recover its ecosystem functions. Besides the degraded physical structure and poor nutritional status of these soils, they have common characteristics, as a consequence of the pyrite oxidation and acid drainage produced, such as a high concentration of trace elements and low pH, which must be considered in the remediation plans. This manuscript aims to review the results from studies which have already covered these topics in the Iberian Pyrite Belt, especially in its Portuguese sector, considering: (i) soils’ physicochemical characteristics; (ii) potentially toxic trace elements’ concentration; and (iii) sustainable remediation technologies to cope with this type of soil contamination. Phytostabilization, after the amelioration of the soil’s properties with organic and inorganic amendments, was investigated at the lab and field scale by several authors, and their results were also considered.

3 May 2017 in Environmental Science and Pollution Research
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NCNuno Cruz
Nuno Cruz
Sónia Morais RodriguesSónia Morais Rodrigues
Sónia Morais Rodrigues
LCLina Carvalho
Lina Carvalho
Armando C. DuarteArmando C. Duarte
Armando C. Duarte
Maria Eduarda PereiraMaria Eduarda Pereira
Maria Eduarda Pereira
Luis TarelhoLuis Tarelho
Luis Tarelho

1 September 2018 in Science of The Total Environment
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Sónia Morais RodriguesSónia Morais Rodrigues
Sónia Morais Rodrigues
NCNuno Cruz
Nuno Cruz
LCL. Carvalho
L. Carvalho
Armando C. DuarteArmando C. Duarte
Armando C. Duarte
Maria Eduarda PereiraMaria Eduarda Pereira
Maria Eduarda Pereira
PRP.F.A.M. Römkens
P.F.A.M. Römkens