6th International Caparica Conference on Pollutant Toxic Ions & Molecules 2025

02nd – 06th November 2025 | Caparica | Portugal

Oral Speakers

Dovile Gimzauskaite, PhD

Lithuanian Energy Institute (Lithuania)

The tandem of thermal desorption and thermal plasma for remediation of petroleum products’ polluted soil

Tatiana Chenet, PhD

University of Ferrara (Italy)

Competitive Adsorption of Organic Contaminants and Lignin derived Monomers onto Zeolites

Yannick Nuapia, PhD

University of Limpopo (South Africa)

Weirong Yao, PhD

Jiangnan University (China)

Jan Bihałowicz, PhD

Warsaw University of Technology (Poland)

Harshang Talaviya, PhD

 Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Andaman & Nicobar Islands (India)

Karol Ciepluch, PhD

Casimir Pulaski Univeristy of Radom (Poland)

Mark Byrne, PhD

Rowan University (USA)

Giovanni Pagano, PhD

Federico II Naples University (Italy)

Adam Muszyński, PhD

Warsaw University of Technology (Poland)

Sources and seasonal variability of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and microorganisms concentrations in indoor air of primary schools in central Poland

Masixole Sihlahla, PhD

University of South Africa (South Africa)

Development of determination of heavy metals in water, sediments, and fish and related health risk assessment in the Roodeplaat Dam

Somandla Ncube, PhD

Durban University of Technology (South Africa)

Screening of pharmaceuticals and their transformation products in two Durban estuaries using liquid chromatography coupled with Orbitrap mass spectrometry

Wojciech Smułek, PhD

Poznan University of Technology (Poland)

Pyrethrins, pyrethroids and azadirachtin isecticides’ mechanisms of action on soil bacteria

Azile Nqombolo, PhD

University of Fort Hare (South Africa)

PET-waste-derived MOF for the removal of dyes from wastewater

Sandra Vieira, PhD

Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (Brazil)

Acute and subchronic exposure to urban atmospheric pollutants aggravate acute respiratory failure in infants

Lucas Meili, PhD

Federal University of Alagoas (Brazil)

Rahul Kumar, PhD

College of Agriculture, Bawal (India)

Oxidative Stress and Antioxidant Enzyme Dynamics for Environmental Pollution Evaluations Across the Life Cycle of Various Earthworm Species

Biplad Bas, PhD

National Institute of Technology Silchar (India)

Sihle Mngadi, PhD

Umngeni-uThukela Water, Scientific Services, Laboratory Service, 310 Burger Street (South Africa)

Exploration of Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Incorporated with Plant Capped Silver Nanoparticles for the Removal of Pharmaceuticals in Wastewater

Lorella Pascolo, PhD

University of Trieste (Italy)

Toxic environmental elements and iron aggregates in human ovarian endometriosis tissues resolved by micro-XRF

Giuseppe Ricci, PhD

University of Trieste (Italy)

Matilda Mali, PhD

Polytechnic University of Bari (Italy)

Statistical analysis for understanding source-to-sink pollution pathway in a marine coastal area

Irina Shtangeeva, PhD

St. Petersburg University (Russia)

Short-term variations of organic compounds, macro- and trace elements in native plants and in the rhizosphere soil

Sheeja Kunnukad Mani, PhD

University of Calicut (India)

Charuvila T Aravindakumar, PhD

Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam (India)

Chu-Chih Chen, PhD

National Health Research Institutes (Taiwan)

Exposure sources to mixtures of phthalates, paraben, and phenols and the associations with urinary renal injury markers in pregnant women

Xoliswa Cingo, PhD

University of Johannesburg (South Africa)

Mesoporous composite derived from coal gasification slag for the removal of micropollutants in environmental matrices

Victor Souza, PhD

NOVA University Lisbon (Portugal)

Agata Zdarta, PhD

Poznan University of Technology (Poland)

Challenges and perspectives in the application of biomembranes for environmental microplastics sample preparation

Lucija Radetić, PhD

University of Zagreb, Faculty of Geotechnical Engineering (Croatia)

Photocatalytic degradation of triclosan from real stormwater using TiO₂-coated rubber tiles from recyclate

Asma El Golli, PhD

University of Trento (Italy)

Advancing solar wastewater treatment through thin-film photocatalyst and concentrated sunlight: Comprehensive insights into antibiotic inactivation

Piotr Drozdzynski, PhD

University of Lodz (Poland)

Enhancing Plant Growth in Oil-Contaminated Environments Through Endophytic Biosurfactant Application

Olga Marchut-Mikolajzcy, PhD

University of Lodz (Poland)

Advancing Plastic Waste Biodegradation in the Food Sector via Endophytic Microbes: Soil and Aquatic Perspectives

Raquel Queirós, PhD

INL – International IberianNanotechnology Laboratory (Portugal)

Automated In-Situ Ion Analyzer: Advancing Potentiometric Sensing for Toxic Pollutant Monitoring

Carla Dias, PhD

NOVA University Lisbon (Portugal)

From Contaminated Soils to High-Value Nanomaterials: Lignin and Cellulose Extraction from Contaminated Biomass for Nanolignin and Nanocellulose Production

Hyunok Choi, PhD

Lehigh University (USA)

In Utero exposure to brominated flame-retardant mixtures significantly contributes to doctor-diagnosed asthma at age 6

Priscila Alessio, PhD

São Paulo State University (UNESP) (Brazil)

Enhancing Plant Growth in Oil-Contaminated Environments Through Endophytic Biosurfactant Application

Angeles Prieto-Fernández, PhD

MBG-Santiago de Compostela CSIC (Spain)

Actinobacteria Adapted To Glyphosate: A Promising Tool For Environmental Remediation

Cátia Venâncio, PhD

CESAM | University of Aveiro  (Portugal)

The BioUptake Project: Environmental and Human Safety Supporting Decision-Making in the Development of Sustainable Products”.

Ana Olivia de Souza, PhD

Butantan, USP (Brazil)

Andrea G. Capodaglio, PhD

University of Pavia (Italy)

Neliswa Mpayipheli, PhD

University of Johannesburg (South Africa)

Mauro Lenzi, PhD

University of Pisa (Italy)

Nathalia Naspolini, PhD

Institute of Biomedical Sciences (ICB-II), University of São Paulo (Brazil)

Vitor Cardoso, PhD

EPAL Portugal (Portugal)

Profile of Microplastics in Water for Human Consumption by Micro-FTIR: Lisbon Case Study (Portugal)

S. Mary Margaret, PhD

St. Joseph’s College, Trichy (India)