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Fernanda Cássio

University of Minho

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

10

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455

TOTAL CITATIONS

1

Scholarly Papers (10)

1.

Can Microplastics from Personal Care Products Affect Microbial Decomposition of Plant Litter in Streams? An Insight to the Mixed Effects of Microplastics and Silver Nanoparticles

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 24 Dec 2021
affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Minho, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Minho
Downloads 81 (796,622)

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Microplastics, silver nanoparticles, individual and mixed effects, stream microbial communities, extracellular enzyme activities, plant litter decomposition

2.

Microplastics and Silver Nanoparticles Affect Aquatic Organisms Across Trophic Levels

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 07 Nov 2023
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Minho
Downloads 77 (823,616)

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Emerging contaminants, microplastics and nano-silver, exposure to mixtures, stream microbial decomposers, invertebrate feeding, enzymatic biomarkers

3.

Evidence of Micro- and Macroplastic Toxicity Along a Stream Detrital Food-Chain

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 16 Feb 2022
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Minho
Downloads 66 (907,769)
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Microplastics, macroplastics, plant litter decomposition, aquatic fungi, invertebrate shredders

The Impact of Climate Change and Weather Extremes on Chestnut and Olive Crops in Portugal

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 08 Aug 2025
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Minho and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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climate variability, heatwaves, Precipitation, soil moisture, Olea europea, Castanea sativa

The Impact of Climate Change and Weather Extremes on Chestnut and Olive Crops in Portugal

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 25 Mar 2026
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Minho and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Climate variability, heatwaves, Precipitation, Soil moisture, Olea europea, Castanea sativa

5.

Hybrid Biopolymer/Metal–Organic Framework 3d-Sponges for the Capture of the ‘Big Five’ Heavy Metals

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 11 Jul 2025
affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Minho, ISIS Neutron Source - Science and Technology Facilities Council, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Minho, University of Minho, University of Minho, University of the Basque Country - Basque Center for Materials, Applications and Nanostructures (BCMaterials), University of the Basque Country, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 40 (1,183,237)

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Absorption, Biopolymers, Filters, Heavy metals, Metal-organic frameworks

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Bioremediation of Cork Boiling Wastewater by Microbial Flora Associated with Indigenous Macrophytes

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 24 Dec 2024
Bruno Silva Pimenta and Fernanda Cássio
affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Minho
Downloads 39 (1,196,171)

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Bioremediation, constructed wetland, cork boiling wastewater, high-throughput sequencing

7.

Spatial Distribution Of Flood-Driven Riverside Litter in Two Northern Atlantic Rivers

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 16 Nov 2023
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Minho
Downloads 36 (1,236,159)

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Macroplastics, riparian vegetation, human population density, land use intensity, waste, trapping

8.

Agrochemicals as a Threat to Freshwater Ecosystems: Antiparasitic Potential of Fungicides on a Non-Target Host-Parasite Model

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 16 Feb 2022
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Minho, affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 36 (1,236,159)

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aquatic pollution, antifungals, disease spread, host-parasite relationship, non-target fungi, crustacean-yeast model

9.

Fungal Identity Mediates the Impacts of Multiple Stressors on Freshwater Ecosystems

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 27 Feb 2024
affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Barcelona, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Minho and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 24 (1,399,036)

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Aquatic fungi, global change, Biodiversity loss, Drying, Nutrient enrichment, Warming

10.

Can Acclimation of Freshwater Rotifers to Silver Nanoparticles or 5-Fluorouracil Influence Their Multi- and Transgenerational Effects?

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 16 Aug 2024
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Minho
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5-fluorouracil and Ag-NPs, individual and mixed exposures, generational acclimation, multigenerational effects, transgenerational effects, freshwater rotifers