Dr. Carla Candeias

Assistant Researcher
Department of Geosciences, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Geosciences from University of Aveiro, Portugal

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Area of Interest:

Geology
Environmental Geochemistry
Geochemistry
Epidemiology
Toxicology

Selected Publications

  1. Mishra, A., S. Pervez, M. Verma, C. Candeias and Y.F. Pervez et al., 2023. Chemical fractionation of particulate-bound metal(loid)s to evaluate their bioavailability, sources and associated cancer risk in India. Sci. Total Environ., Vol. 857. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159516.
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  2. Malepe, R.E., C. Candeias and H. Mouri, 2023. Geophagy and its potential human health implications-A review of some cases from South Africa. J. Afr. Earth Sci., Vol. 200. 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2023.104848.
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  3. Bernardo, B., C. Candeias and F. Rocha, 2023. The contribution of the Hulene-B waste dump (Maputo, Mozambique) to the contamination of rhizosphere soils, edible plants, stream waters, and groundwaters. Environments, Vol. 10. 10.3390/environments10030045.
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  4. Tamrakar, A., S. Pervez, M. Verma, D. Majumdar and Y.F. Pervez et al., 2022. BTEX in ambient air of India: A scoping review of their concentrations, sources, and impact. Water Air Soil Pollut., Vol. 233. 10.1007/s11270-022-05863-8.
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  5. Candeias, C., P.F. Ávila, C. Sequeira, A. Manuel and F. Rocha, 2022. Potentially toxic elements dynamics in the soil rhizospheric-plant system in the active volcano of fogo (Cape Verde) and interactions with human health. CATENA, Vol. 209. 10.1016/j.catena.2021.105843.
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  6. Bernardo, B., C. Candeias and F. Rocha, 2022. Soil risk assessment in the surrounding area of hulene-B waste dump, Maputo (Mozambique). Geosciences, Vol. 12. 10.3390/geosciences12080290.
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  7. Bernardo, B., C. Candeias and F. Rocha, 2022. Soil properties and environmental risk assessment of soils in the surrounding area of Hulene-B waste dump, Maputo (Mozambique). Environ. Earth Sci., Vol. 81. 10.1007/s12665-022-10672-7.
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  8. Bernardo, B., C. Candeias and F. Rocha, 2022. Integration of electrical resistivity and modified DRASTIC model to assess groundwater vulnerability in the surrounding area of Hulene-B waste dump, maputo, mozambique. Water, Vol. 14. 10.3390/w14111746.
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  9. Bernardo, B., C. Candeias and F. Rocha, 2022. Geophagic materials characterization and potential impact on human health: The case study of maputo city (Mozambique). Appl. Sci., Vol. 12. 10.3390/app12104832.
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  10. Bernardo, B., C. Candeias and F. Rocha, 2022. Characterization of the dynamics of leachate contamination plumes in the surroundings of the Hulene-B waste dump in Maputo, Mozambique. Environments, Vol. 9. 10.3390/environments9020019.
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  11. Candeias, C., P.F. Ávila, C. Alves, C. Gama, C. Sequeira, E.F. da Silva and F. Rocha, 2021. Dust characterization and its potential impact during the 2014–2015 fogo volcano eruption (Cape Verde). Minerals, Vol. 11. 10.3390/min11111275.
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