Professor Dr. Raphael Vicq is a Professor at the University of Minho, Portugal, where he also works as an Integrated Researcher at the Institute of Earth Sciences. His research areas focus on environmental geochemistry, GIS, soils, water quality, environmental monitoring, mining waters, and the remediation of contaminated areas. In these areas, he has coordinated and supervised several master's and doctoral theses. He participates in various collaborative projects related to the environmental impact of mining, with European partners and also in other parts of the world, namely in South America.