Dr. Ana Teresa Lima

Research Scientist
University of Waterloo, Canada

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from New University of Lisbon, Portugal

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Biography

Dr. Ana Teresa Lima is currently working as Research Associate at Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, Canada. She obtained her PhD in Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, New University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal. Her research interest focuses on several issues such as Remediation of Soil through Electro-kinetics and combination of Techniques, Soil Processes and Geochemical Reactions from Artic to Arid, Urban Ecohydrology: the Soil-Waste-Water Nexus, Anthropogenic P and N loadings into the Mediterranean Sea, Coastal Acidification and the role of Submarine Groundwater Discharge, The role of Flood Pulsing in Wetland Biogeochemistry. She has published 19 papers in ISI journals and editorial board member of two journals like Frontiers in Environmental Science and New Water Policy and Practice. She also served as co-editor of a special issue.

Area of Interest:

Plant and Soil Sciences
Soil Remediation
Urban Ecohydrology
Coastal Acidification
Wetland Biogeochemistry

Selected Publications

  1. Lima, A.T., Z. Safar and J.P.G. Loch, 2014. Evaporation as the transport mechanism of metals in arid regions. Chemosphere, 111: 638-647.
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  2. Merkx, O.K., J.P.G. Loch, A.T. Lima, J.A. Dijk, J.F. de Kreuk and P.J. Kleingeld, 2013. The effectiveness of electro-remediation of aged, metal-contaminated sediment in relation to sequential extraction of metals. Water, Air Soil Poll., Vol. 224. 10.1007/s11270-013-1667-1.
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  3. Tromp, K., A.T. Lima, A. Barendregt and J.T.A. Verhoeven, 2012. Retention of heavy metals and poly-aromatic hydrocarbons from road water in a constructed wetland and the effect of de-icing. J. Hazard. Mater., 203-204: 290-298.
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  4. Lima, A.T., P.J. Kleingeld, K. Heister and J.P.G. Loch, 2012. In situ electro-osmotic cleanup of tar contaminated soil: Removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Electrochimica Acta, 86: 142-147.
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  5. Lima, A.T., P.C. Rodrigues and J.P.G. Loch, 2012. Analysis of metal ions migration to determine electro-osmotic flow for the in-situ cleanup of a tar-contaminated site. Geoderma, 173-174: 119-127.
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  6. Lima, A.T., L.M. Ottosen, K. Heister and J.P.G. Loch, 2012. Assessing PAH extraction from clay by means of electro-osmosis andelectrodialysis. Sci. Total Environ., 435-436: 1-6.
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  7. Lima, A.T., L.M. Ottosen and A.B. Ribeiro, 2012. Assessing fly ash treatment: Remediation and stabilization of heavy metals. J. Environ. Manage., 95: S110-S115.
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  8. Kubiak, J., P. Khankhane, P.J. Kleingeld and A.T. Lima, 2012. An attempt to electrically enhance phytoremediation of arsenic contaminated water. Chemosphere, 87: 259-264.
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  9. Lima, A.T., P.J. Kleingeld, K. Heister, J.P.G. Loch, 2011. Removal of PAHs from contaminated clayey soil by means of electro-osmosis. Separat. Purif. Technol., 79: 221-229.
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  10. Loch, J.P.G., A.T. Lima and P.J. Kleingeld, 2010. Geochemical effects of electro-osmosis in clays. J. Applied Electrochem., 40: 1249-1254.
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  11. Lima, A.T., J.P.G. Loch and P. Kleingeld, 2010. Bentonite electrical conductivity: A model based on series-parallel transport. J. Applied Electrochem., 40: 1061-1068.
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  12. Lima, A.T., A.B. Ribeiro J.M. Rodriguez-Maroto, E.P. Mateus, A.M. Castro and L.M. Ottosen, 2010. Experimental and modeling of the electrodialytic and dialytic treatment of a fly ash containing Cd, Cu and Pb. J. Applied Electrochem., 40: 1689-1697.
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  13. Rodrigues, P.C. and A.T. Lima, 2009. Analysis of an european union election using principal component analysis. Stat. Papers, 50: 895-904.
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  14. Lima, A.T., P.C. Rodrigues and J.T. Mexia, 2009. Heavy metal migration during electroremediation of fly ash from different wastes: Modelling. J. Hazard. Mater., 175: 366-371.
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  15. Lima, A.T., L.M. Ottosen and A.B. Ribeiro, 2009. Electroremediation of straw and co-combustion ash under acidic conditions. J. Hazard. Mater., 161: 1003-1009.
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  16. Ribeiro, A.B., E.P. Mateus, A.T. Lima, A.G. Rubio and C.V. Alonso et al., 2008. [Flying ash from solid urban waste incinerators: Treatment and applications]. Ingenieria Quimica, 40: 110-122.

  17. Lima, A.T., M. Fonseca, J.T. Mexia, A.B. Ribeiro, A. Castro and L. Ottosen, 2008. Modelling the effect of different conditions in electrodialytic remediation of fly ash from MSWI. Biomet. Lett., 44: 51-70.

  18. Lima, A.T., L.M. Ottosen, A.J. Pedersen and A.B. Ribeiro, 2008. Characterization of fly ash from bio and municipal waste. Biomass Bioenergy, 32: 277-282.
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  19. Lima, A.T., L.M. Ottosen, A.B. Ribeiro and H.K. Hansen, 2008. Electrodialytic removal of Cd from straw ash in a pilot plant. J. Environ. Sci. Health Part A, 43: 844-851.
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  20. Ottosen, L.M., A.T. Lima, A.J. Pedersen and A.B. Ribeiro, 2006. Electrodialytic extraction of Cu, Pb and Cl from municipal solid waste incineration fly ash suspended in water. J. Chem. Technol. Biotechnol., 81: 553-559.
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