João Pequeno

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Email: 
j.pequeno@fct.unl.pt
URI: 
MARE - NOVA
Qualifications: 
Master
Research domain: 
Coastal Systems and Ocean
Research lines: 
Environmental Risk
ORCID ID: 
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8972-0853
ResearchGate: 
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Joao-Pequeno
Google Scholar: 
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=8N-4V7oAAAAJ&hl=pt-PT
Personal page: 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joao-pequeno/

Activity summary

MSc in Environmental Engineering - Environmental Systems, by NOVA University Lisbon, João Pequeno is a researcher at the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering from NOVA School of Science and Technology and MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre since 2019. His main work revolves around science management and communication and he has collaborated in projects with marine litter as theme, such as RIVER-SEA, CleanAtlantic, PLASTISPHERE and i-PLASTIC.

Highlights

Research Paper: Microplastics in Marine and Estuarine Species From the Coast of Portugal Interview: "Em vez de um grão de areia, pode encontrar um pedaço de plástico no carapau que vai comer". Expresso, 2021 Interview: "A existência de microplásticos nos peixes que comemos". Antena 2 Ciência, ep 29, 2021. Media highlight: "Carapaus, cavalas e mexilhões apanhados na costa portuguesa têm microplásticos". ECO - Capital Verde, 2021. Media highlight: "ESTUDO DETETA PRESENÇA DE MICROPLÁSTICOS EM ESPÉCIES MARINHAS RECOLHIDAS E CONSUMIDAS EM PORTUGAL". Ambiente Magazine, 2021. Media highlight: "Investigação deteta microplásticos em espécies marinhas da costa portuguesa". Greensavers, 2021. Award: Blue Bio Value Ideation 2021 - Winning Team. Porto Business School, Porto, 2021