Joana Ribeiro
Profile
Research Group: RG3 - Solid Earth Dynamics
Position at IDL: Researcher
Job: Assistant Professor (University of Coimbra)
Email: joana.ribeiro@uc.pt
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Academic Degree and field of specialization:
PhD in Geosciences (2011, University of Porto)
Keywords: Environmental geochemistry, organic petrology, soil contamination, coal mining impacts, combustion by-products
Scientific Informations
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8659-234X
SCOPUS ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=26323863800
Researcher ID: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/O-1905-2013
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Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=dXzk5iAAAAAJ&hl=en
SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS
Main Interests:
Environmental geochemistry in the study of soil, sediment and water contamination affected by mining activities, forest fires and past industrial operations based on fossil fuels combustion.
Organic petrology and organic geochemistry of coal, coaly materials and coal combustion residues.
Unconventional application of organic petrology: mineral deposits, sediment records, environment, archaeology, etc.
Top 10 Publications:
Laranjeira, V., Ribeiro, J., Moreira, N., Nogueira, P., Flores, D., 2023. Silurian black shales from Sousel-Barrancos Metallogenic Belt (Ossa-Morena Zone, Portugal): characterization and interplay to Cu deposits. International Journal of Coal Geology 272, 104253.
Santos, P., Ribeiro, J., Espinha Marques, J., Flores, D., 2023. Environmental and health risk assessment of soil adjacent to a self-burning waste pile from an abandoned coal mine in Northern Portugal. Environments. Environments 10, 53.
Celebi, E., Ribeiro, J., 2023. Prediction of acid production potential of self-combusted coal mining wastes from Douro Coalfield (Portugal) with integration of mineralogical and chemical data. International Journal of Coal Geology, 265, 104152.
Ribeiro, J., Suárez-Ruiz, I, Flores, D., 2022. Coal related fires in Portugal: new occurrences and new insights on the characterization of thermally affected and non-affected coal waste piles. International Journal of Coal Geology 252, 103941.
Ribeiro, J., Flores, D., 2021. Occurrence, leaching, and mobility of major and trace elements in a coal mining waste dump: the case of Douro Coalfield (Portugal). Energy Geosciences 2, 121-128.
Ribeiro, J., Espinha Marques, J., Mansilha, C., Flores, D., 2021. Wildfires effects on organic matter of soils from Caramulo Mountain (Portugal) - environmental implications. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 28, 819-831.
Mansilha, C., Duarte, C., Melo, A., Ribeiro, J., Flores, D., Espinha Marques, J., 2019. Impact of wildfire on water quality in Caramulo mountain ridge. Sustainable Water Resources Management 5, 319-331.
Ribeiro, J., Suárez-Ruiz, I., Flores, D., 2016. Geochemistry of self-burning coal mining residues from El Bierzo Coalfield (NW Spain): environmental implications. International Journal of Coal Geology 159, 155-168.
Ribeiro, J., Silva, T.F., Mendonça Filho, J.G., Flores, D., 2014. Fly ash from coal combustion - an environmental source of organic compounds. Applied Geochemistry 44, 103-110.
Ribeiro, J., Ferreira da Silva, E., Flores D., 2010.Burning of coal waste piles from Douro Coalfield (Portugal): Petrological, geochemical and mineralogical characterization. International Journal of Coal Geology 81, 359-372.
Projects (10 most relevant):
Projeto LIFE “Learn4LIFE - Learning radon: professional qualification and social awareness as a strategy for reducing radon exposure”, 2022-2025.
Projeto FCT - MIT “SpeleoMag - Analyzing environmental and climate records in Portuguese speleothems using ultra-high sensitivity magnetic microscopy. Ref: MIT-EXPL/ACC/0023/2021, 2022-2023. (co-PI)
Projeto FCT “SAMEPA - Speleothems as magnetic, environmental and paleo-fire archives. Ref. PTDC/CTA-GEO/0125/2021, 2022-2024.
Projeto “SHS - Soil health surrounding former mining areas: characterization, risk analysis, and intervention”. Ref: NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000056 Horizonte Europa, 2021-2023.
Projeto FCT “CLIMATE@COA - Climate and human adaptation during the Last Glacial Period in the Côa Valley region (Portugal)”. Ref: COA/CAC/0031/2019, 2021-2023.
Projeto ERASMUS+ CBHE " SUGERE - Sustainable Sustainability and Wise Use of Geological Resources". Ref: 598477-EPP-1-2018-1-PT-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP, 2019-2022.
Projeto FCT “CoalMine - Resíduos de exploração de carvão: avaliação, monitorização e recupe-ração de impactos ambientais através de deteção remota e análise geoestatística, 2018-2021.
Projeto ERA-MIN/005/2015 “CHARPHITE - Coal char as a substituting material on natural graph-ite in green energy technologies”, 2016-2019.
Projeto ERA-MIN/006/2014 “RAREASH - Assessment of possible recycling directions of heavy & rare metals recovered from combustion waste products”, 2015-2018.
Projeto Interreg IV B – SUDOE: “ECOAL-MGT - Ecological Management of Coal Waste Piles”, 2011 - 2015.
Books & Chapters (up to 10):
Ribeiro, J., Espinha Marques, J., Sant’Ovaia, H., Flores, D., 2020. Magnetic susceptibility of geological materials affected by extreme thermal events. In: Abrantes, I., Callapez, P.M., Correia, G.P., Gomes, E., Lopes, B., Lopes, F.C., Pires, E., Rola, A. (Eds.), Uma visão holística da Terra e do Espaço nas suas vertentes naturais e humanas. Homenagem à Professora Celeste Romualdo Gomes. Coimbra: CITEUC, 147-158.
Ribeiro, J., Ania, C.O., Suárez-Ruiz I., Flores, D., 2019. The Spontaneous Combustion of Coal-Mine Waste and Stream Effects in the El Bierzo Coalfield, Spain. In: Stracher, G.B. (Ed.), Coal and Peat Fires: A Global Perspective: Volume 5: Case Studies – Advances in Field and Laboratory Research. Elsevier, pp. 97-124.
Ribeiro, J., Viveiros, D., Ferreira, J., Suárez-Ruiz, I., Santos, J.L., Baptista, J.M., Flores, D., 2017. Volatile organic compounds emitted from self-burning coal waste piles in Spain and Portugal: environmental and human health concerns. In: Ibaraki, M., Mori, H., (Eds.), Progress in Medical Geology. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, pp. 229-247. ISBN 978-1-4438-7319-2.
Ribeiro, J., Sant’Ovaia, H., Gomes, C., Ward, C., Flores, D., 2015. Mineralogy and magnetic parameters of materials resulting from mining and consumption of coal from Douro Coalfield (NW Portugal). In: Stracher, G. B., Prakash, A., Sokol E.V. (Eds.), Coal and Peat Fires: A Global Perspective. Elsevier. Volume 3: Case Studies - Coal Fires, pp. 493-507.
Ribeiro, J., Moura, R., Flores, D., Lopes, D. B., Gouveia, C., Mendonça, S., Frazão, O., 2013. The Douro Coalfield Fires of Portugal. In: Stracher, G. B., Prakash, A., Sokol E.V. (Eds.), Coal and Peat Fires: A Global Perspective. Elsevier. Volume 2: Coal-Fire Atlas of the World, pp. 313-337.
Conferences (last 15 presentations):
Ribeiro, J., Flores, D., 2021. New Occurrences of Coal Related Fires in Portugal: Petrographic Induced Changes. 72st Meeting of the International Committee for Coal and Organic Petrology, Praga, República Checa. Online presentation.
Ribeiro, J., Flores, D., 2019. Mobility of major and trace elements in coal mining residues from coal mining in Douro Coalfield. Congresso Ibérico de Geoquímica, Évora, Portugal.
Ribeiro, J., Machado, G., Moreira, N., Flores, D., 2018. Caraterização petrográfica do carvão da Bacia de Santa Susana. X Congresso Nacional de Geologia, Ponta Delgada, Açores, Portugal.
Ribeiro, J., Sant’Ovaia, H., Suárez-Ruiz, I., Flores, D., 2018. Relation between the geochemistry and magnetic properties of coal mining residues affected by spontaneous combustion process. XIV Congresso de Geoquimica dos Países de Língua Portuguesa e XIX Semana de Geoquímica, Vila Real, Portugal.
Ribeiro, J., Viveiros, D., Ferreira, J., Lopez-Gil, A., Dominguez-Lopez, A., Duarte, L., Angulo-Vinuesa, X., Martin-Lopez, S., Gonzalez-Herraez, M., Teodoro, A.C., Gonçalves, J.A., Flores, D., Santos, J.L., Baptista, J.M., 2017. ECOAL Project: delivering solutions for monitoring coal related fires. 69th Annual Meeting of the International Committee for Coal and Organic Petrology, Bucareste, Romenia.
Ribeiro, J., Suárez-Ruiz, I., Flores, D., 2016. Rare earth elements and yttrium in high rank coals from Portugal and Spain. XIII Congresso de Geoquímica dos Países de Língua Portuguesa, Fortaleza, Brasil.
Ribeiro, J., Leme, J., Espinha Marques, J., Mansilha, C., Sant’Ovaia, H., Flores., D., 2016. The influence of forest fires in soils from Serra do Caramulo, Portugal. XIII Congresso de Geoquímica dos Países de Língua Portuguesa, Fortaleza, Brasil.
Ribeiro, J., Suárez-Ruiz, I., Ward, C., Flores, D., 2014. Mineralogy of thermally altered coal mining residues in self-burning coal waste piles in Portugal and Spain. IX Congresso Nacional de Geologia e 2º Congresso de Geologia dos Países de Língua Portuguesa, Universidade do Porto.
Ribeiro, J., Viveiros, D., Ferreira, J., Santos, J.L., Baptista, J.M., Flores, D., 2014. Monitorização Ambiental da escombreira de S. Pedro da Cova: temperatura de combustão. IX Congresso Nacional de Geologia e 2º Congresso de Geologia dos Países de Língua Portuguesa, Universidade do Porto.
Cadaxo Sobrinho, E.S., Ribeiro, J., Neto, C., Garção de Carvalho, C.E., Flores, D., 2014. Environmental geochemistry of stream sediments from São Francisco stream (Rio Branco, Acre Brazil). IX Congresso Nacional de Geologia e 2º Congresso de Geologia dos Países de Língua Portuguesa, Universidade do Porto.
Ribeiro, J., Viveiros, D., Baptista, J.M., Santos, J.L., Flores, D., 2013. O risco ambiental resultante da exploração mineira de carvão em S. Pedro da Cova - caracterização e monitorização. 10ª Conferência Nacional do Ambiente e XII Congresso Nacional de Engenharia do Ambiente, Universidade de Aveiro.
Ribeiro, J., Suárez-Ruíz, I., Santos, J.L., Baptista, J.M., Flores, D., 2013. Volatile organic compounds release from self-burning coal waste piles. The 5th Annual International Conference on Medical Geology, Arlington, EUA.
Ribeiro, J., Sant’Ovaia, H., Gomes, C., Flores, D., 2013. Magnetic parameters of self-burning coal waste pile materials resulting from mining in Douro Coalfield. Colóquio Anisotropia da Susceptibilidade Magnética, Tectónica e (Paleo) Magnetismo dos Materiais, Coimbra.
Ribeiro, J., Flores, D., 2012. Impactos ambientais associados a escombreiras de resíduos da exploração de carvão em auto-combustão. 46th Congresso Brasileiro de Geologia e 1º Congresso de Geologia dos Países de Língua Portuguesa, Santos, Brasil.
Ribeiro, J., Flores, D., 2012. Douro Coalfield coal mining and consumption – an environmental contamination overview. 1st Symposium on Subsoil Characterization and Remediation, Porto, Portugal.
Awards:
Prémio Fundação Eng. António de Almeida 2013, que distingue a melhor Tese de Doutoramento defendida na Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, entre 2010 e 2012, na área das Ciências Físicas, “pela excecional originalidade científica, grau de repercussão positiva na comunidade científica, e potencial de transformação dos seus resultados de investigação em valores económico e social”, 2013.
Bolsa de mérito concedida pelo QualityNano Research Infrastructure (QNano Transnational Access) para desenvolvimento do projeto “Characterization of natural and non-intentionally produced carbon nanoparticles present in coals, coal combustion residues, and by-products from heat treated coals” (Ref: ICN-TAF-208), Instituto Catalá de Nanotecnologia, 2013.
Bolsa para participação e apresentação de comunicação oral no I Congresso de Geologia dos Países de Língua Portuguesa (Santos, Brasil), atribuída pela Sociedade Geológica de Portugal, 2012.
Bolsa de mérito concedida pelo QualityNano Research Infrastructure (QNano Transnational Access) para desenvolvimento do projeto “Nanogeosciences: characterization and environmental risks of nanoparticles from fossil fuels combustion” (Ref: ICN-TAF-34), Instituto Catalá de Nanotecnologia, 2012.
Bolsa de Pós-doutoramento concedida pela Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT) para realização de projeto de pós-doutoramento, 2012-2017.
Bolsa de Doutoramento concedida pela Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT) para realização da tese de doutoramento, 2007-2010.