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Prof. Maria Helena Costa
Email: mhcosta@fct.unl.pt
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Professor of Environmental Sciences and Engineering at FCT - UNL, specialized in ecotoxicology and environmental risk assessment of coastal sedimentary environments

Academic qualifications

Date Obtained:	13/03/1987
University:	Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Course:	Environmental Sciences
Degree:	Ph.D.

Professional history

Publications

Total publications: 159
Total SCI publications: 92
Total SCI Impact Factor: 171.26

:: SCI Journals

Borges L. M., Hollatz C., Lobo J., Cunha A. M., Vilela A. P., Calado G., Coelho R., Costa A. C., Ferreira M. S. G. , Costa M. H., Costa, F. O. 2016. With a little help from DNA barcoding: investigating the diversity of Gastropoda from the Portuguese coast. Scientific Reports, 6, 20226 (SCI Impact factor:5.635)

Lobo J., Teixeira M. A. L., Borges L. M. S., Ferreira M. S. G., Hollatz C., Gomes P. A., Sousa R., Ravara A., Costa M. H., Costa F. O. 2015. Starting a DNA barcode reference library for shallow water polychaetes from the southern European Atlantic coast. Molecular Ecology Resources (SCI Impact factor:4.301)

A.P. Rodrigo, M.H. Costa, A.P. Alves de Matos, F. Carrapiço and P.M. Costa 2015. A study on the digestive physiology of a marine polychaete (Eulalia viridis) through microanatomical changes of the digestive epithelium. Microscopy and Microanalysis 21, 91-101. (doi: 10.1017/S143192761401352X) (SCI Impact factor:1.878)

M. Martins, J.M. Santos, M.S. Diniz, A.M. Ferreira, M.H. Costa and P.M. Costa 2015. Effects of carcinogenic versus non-carcinogenic AHR-active PAHs and their mixtures: lessons from ecological relevance. Environmental Research. 138, 101–111. (doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2015.02.010) (SCI Impact factor:2.324)

5.	J. De Lapuente, J. Lourenço, S. A. Mendo, M. Borràs, M. Martins, P. M. Costa, M. Pacheco 2015. The Comet Assay and its applications in the field of ecotoxicology: a mature tool that continues to expand its perspectives. Frontiers in Genetics, 6, 180. (SCI Impact factor:2.623)

6.	M. Martins, J.M. Santos, M.S. Diniz, A. M. Ferreira, M.H. Costa, P.M. Costa 2015. Effects of carcinogenic versus non-carcinogenic AHR-active PAHs and their mixtures: lessons from ecological relevance. Environmental Research. 138: 101-111. (SCI Impact factor:2.324)

P.M. Costa, M. Pinto, A.M. Vicente, C. Gonçalves, A.P. Rodrigo, H. Louro, M.H. Costa, S. Caeiro and M.J. Silva 2014. An integrative assessment to determine the genotoxic hazard of estuarine sediments: combining cell and whole-organism responses. Frontiers in Genetics 5, 437. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2014.00437 (SCI Impact factor:0.843)

M. Pinto, P.M. Costa, H. Louro, M.H. Costa, J. Lavinha., S. Caeiro and M.J. Silva 2014. Human hepatoma cells exposed to estuarine sediment contaminant extracts permitted the differentiation between cytotoxic and pro-mutagenic fractions. Environmental Pollution 185, 141–148. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2013.10.034 (SCI Impact factor:2.451)

M. Pinto, P.M. Costa, H. Louro, M.H. Costa, J. Lavinha., S. Caeiro and M.J. Silva 2014. Determining oxidative and non-oxidative genotoxic effects driven by estuarine sediment contaminants on a human hepatoma cell line. Science of the Total Environment 478, 25–35. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.01.084 (SCI Impact factor:2.224)

10.	P.M. Costa, A.P. Rodrigo and M.H. Costa 2014. Microstructural and histochemical advances on the digestive gland of the common cuttlefish, Sepia officinalis L. Zoomorphology 133, 59–69. doi: 10.1007/s00435-013-0201-8 (SCI Impact factor:1.561)

11.	C. Gonçalves, M. Martins, M. S. Diniz, M. H Costa, S. Caeiro, P. M Costa 2014. May sediment contamination be xenoestrogenic to benthic fish? A case study with Solea senegalensis. Marine Environmental Research 99:170-178. DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2014.04.012 (SCI Impact factor:1.611)

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T. Neuparth, C. Martins, C.B. De Los Santos, M.H. Costa, I. Martins, P.M. Costa, M.M. Santos. 2014. Hypocholesterolaemic pharmaceutical simvastatin disrupts reproduction and population growth of the amphipod Gammarus locusta at the ng/L range. Aquatic Toxicology 155, 337–347. doi: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2014.07.009 (SCI Impact factor:2.719)

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M. Larguinho, P.M. Costa, G. Sousa, M.H. Costa, M.S. Diniz and P.V Baptista 2014. Histopathological findings on Carassius auratus hepatopancreas upon exposure to acrylamide: correlation with genotoxicity and metabolic alterations. Journal of applied Toxicology 34, 1293–1302. doi: 10.1002/jat.2936. (SCI Impact factor:1.85)

14.	C. Gonçalves, M. Martins, M.S. Diniz, M.H. Costa, S. Caeiro, P.M. Costa 2014. May sediment contamination be xenoestrogenic to benthic fish? A case study with Solea senegalensis. Marine Environmental Research. 99: 170-178 (SCI Impact factor:1.611)

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Madeira D., Vinagre C., Rosa R., Costa P.M., Costa M.H., Caeiro S., Galésio M., Santos H.M., Nuñez C., Oliveira E., Castro L., Peres I., Lodeiro C., Capelo J.L., Diniz M.S. 2013. Sea warming affects bream (Sparus aurata) tissues and stress proteins (HSP70). Microsc. Microanal. 19 (Suppl 4): 83-84. doi:10.1017/S1431927613001037 (SCI Impact factor:1.878)

16.	Martins M., Ferreira A.M., Costa M. H., Costa P.M. 2013. Comparative DNA damage and oxidative effects of carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic sediment-bound PAHs in the gills of a bivalve. Aquatic Toxicology, 142–143: 85–95 doi:org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2013.07.019 (SCI Impact factor:2.719)

17.	P.M. Costa, S. Caeiro and M.H. Costa 2013. Multi-organ histological observations on juvenile Senegalese soles exposed to low concentrations of waterborne cadmium. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry 39, 143–158. doi: 10.1007/s10695-012-9686-1. (SCI Impact factor:0.494)

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Costa P.M., Carrapiço F., Alves de Matos A.P., Costa M.H. 2013. Costa P.M., Carrapiço F., Alves de Matos A.P., Costa M.H. 2013. A microscopical study of the “chlorophylloid” pigment cells of the marine polychaete Eulalia viridis (L.). Microsc. Microanal. 19 (Suppl 4): 15-16. doi:10.1017/S143192761300069X (SCI Impact factor:1.878)

19.	Gonçalves C., Martins M., Costa M. H., Caeiro S., Costa P. M. 2013. Ecological risk assessment of impacted estuarine areas: Integrating histological and biochemical endpoints in wild Senegalese sole. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 95, 202–211 (SCI Impact factor:2.022)

20.	Costa P.M., Carreira S. Costa M.H. Caeiro S. 2013. Development of histopathological indices in a commercial marine bivalve (Ruditapes decussatus) to determine environmental quality. Aquatic Toxicology. 126, 442– 454. doi: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2012.08.013 (SCI Impact factor:2.719)

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Carreira S., Costa P. M., Martins M., Lobo J., Costa M. H., Caeiro S. 2013. Ecotoxicological heterogeneity in estuarine habitats through the integration of biomarkers and sediment contamination profiles: a case study with a commercial clam. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 64:97-109 DOI 10.1007/s00244-012-9812-1 (SCI Impact factor:1.408)

22.	Marques, A.S., Ramos, T.B., Caeiro, S., Costa, M.H. 2013. Adaptive-Participative Sustainability Indicators in Marine Protected Areas: Design and Communication. Ocean & Coastal Management, 72: 36–45. doi:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2011.07.007 (SCI Impact factor:1.228)

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A.P. Rodrigo, P.M. Costa, M.H. Costa and S. Caeiro 2013. Integration of sediment contamination with multi-biomarker responses in a novel potential bioindicator (Sepia officinalis) for risk assessment in impacted estuaries. Ecotoxicology 22, 1538–1554. doi: 10.1007/s10646-013-1140-3 (SCI Impact factor:1.552)

24.	M. Martins, P. M. Costa, A. M. Ferreira, M. H. Costa 2013. Comparative DNA damage and oxidative effects of carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic sediment-bound PAHs in the gills of a bivalve. Aquatic Toxicology. 142-143: 85-95 (SCI Impact factor:2.719)

25.	C. Gonçalves, M. Martins, M.H. Costa, S. Caeiro, P.M. Costa 2013. Ecological Risk Assessment of impacted estuarine areas: integrating histological and biochemical endpoints in wild Senegalese sole. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 95: 202-211 (SCI Impact factor:2.022)

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S. Carreira, P.M Costa, M. Martins, J. Lobo, Costa, M.H. 2013. Ecotoxicological heterogeneity in transitional coastal habitats assessed through the integration of biomarkers and sediment contamination profiles: a case study with a commercial clam. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 64: 97-109. (SCI Impact factor:1.408)

27.	Lobo J., Costa P. M., Teixeira M. A. L., Ferreira M. S. G., Costa M. H., Costa F. O. 2013. Enhanced primers for amplification of DNA barcodes from a broad range of marine metazoans. BMC Ecology 13:34. doi:10.1186/1472-6785-13-34 (SCI Impact factor:2.652)

28.	Costa P. M. and Costa M. H. 2012. Development and application of a novel histological multichrome technique for clam histopathology. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 110: 411–414 (SCI Impact factor:1.407)

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P. M. Costa, A. Milhinhos, M. Simões, L. Marum, A. M. Oliveira, M. H. Costa and C. Miguel. 2012. Determining DNA strand breakage from embryogenic cell cultures of a conifer species using the single cell gel electrophoresis assay. Tree Genetics & Genomes. 8:425–430. doi: 10.1007/s11295-011-0434-y (SCI-BYTES Impact factor:2.416) (SCI Impact factor:0.843)

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Costa P. M., E. Chicano-Gálvez, S. Caeiro, J. Lobo, M. Martins, A. M. Ferreira, M. Caetano, C. Vale, T. A. DelValls and M. H. Costa. 2012. Hepatic proteome changes in Solea senegalensis exposed to contaminated estuarine sediments: a laboratory and in situ survey. 21(4):1194-207. DOI: 10.1007/s10646-012-0874-7 (SCI Impact factor:1.552)

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Costa P.M. , Caeiro S. , Vale C. , DelValls T.A. and Costa M.H. 2012. Can the integration of multiple biomarkers with sediment geochemistry solve the complexity of sediment risk assessment? A case study with a benthic fish. Environmental Pollution. 161:107-120 (doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2011.10.010) (SCI Impact factor:2.451)

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P.M. Costa, E. Chicano-Gálvez, S. Caeiro, J. Lobo, M. Martins, A.M. Ferreira, M. Caetano, C. Vale, J. Alhama-Carmona, J. Lopez-barea, T.A. Del Valls, M.H. Costa 2012. Hepatic proteome changes in Solea senegalensis exposed to contaminated estuarine sediments: a laboratory and in situ survey. Ecotoxicology. 21: 1194-1207. (SCI Impact factor:1.552)

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Costa F. O., Landi M., Martins R., Costa M. H., Costa M. E., Carneiro M., Alves M. J., Steinke D., Carvalho G. R. 2012. A ranking system for reference libraries of DNA barcodes: Application to marine fish species from Portugal. PLoS ONE 7(4): e35858. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0035858. (SCI Impact factor:14.672)

34.	M. Martins, P. M. Costa, J. Raimundo, C. Vale, A. M. Ferreira, M. H. Costa 2012. Impact of remobilized contaminants in Mytilus edulis during dredging operations in a harbour area: bioaccumulation and biomarker responses. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 85: 96–103. (SCI Impact factor:2.022)

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Martins M., Costa P.M., Raimundo J, Vale C., Ferreira A. M., Costa M. H. 2012. Impact of remobilized contaminants in Mytilus edulis during dredging operations in a harbour area: bioaccumulation and biomarker responses. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 85:96-103. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2012.08.008 (SCI Impact factor:2.022)

36.	Costa P.M., Carreira S., Lobo J., Costa, M.H. 2012. Molecular detection of prokaryote and protozoan parasites in the commercial bivalve Ruditapes decussatus from southern Portugal. Aquaculture, 370-371: 61–67. (SCI Impact factor:1.374)

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T. Repolho, M.H. Costa, O. Luís, J. Gago 2011. Broodstock diet effect on sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus (Lamarck, 1816) endotrophic larvae development: relevance for their use in environmental toxicology assessment. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2010.12.004 (SCI Impact factor:2.022)

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P.M. Costa, S. Caeiro, M.S. Diniz, J. Lobo, M. Martins, A.M. Ferreira, M. Caetano, C. Vale, T.A. Delvalls and M.H. Costa. 2011. Estuarine ecological risk based on hepatic histopathological indices from laboratory and in situ tested fish. Marine Pollution Bulletin 62(1): 51-61 (doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.09.009). (SCI Impact factor:1.831)

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P.M. Costa, T.S. Neuparth, S. Caeiro, J. Lobo, M. Martins, A.M. Ferreira, M. Caetano, C. Vale, T.A. DelValls and M.H. Costa. 2011. Assessment of the genotoxic potential of contaminated estuarine sediments in fish peripheral blood: laboratory versus in situ studies. Environmental Research, 111(1): 25-36 (doi:10.1016/j.envres.2010.09.011). (SCI Impact factor:2.324)

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Costa P.M, Miguel C., Caeiro S., Lobo J., Martins M., Ferreira A.M., Caetano M., Vale C., DelValls A. and Costa M.H. 2011. Transcriptomic analyses in a benthic fish exposed to contaminated estuarine sediments through laboratory and in situ bioassays. Ecotoxicology 20 (8):1749-1764. (doi: 10.1007/s10646-011-0708-z) (SCI Impact factor:1.552)

41.	J. Raimundo, P.M. Costa, C. Vale, M.H. Costa and I. Moura. 2010. DNA damage and metal accumulation in four tissues of feral Octopus vulgaris from two coastal areas in Portugal. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 19(8): 496-1512 (doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2010.07.034). (SCI Impact factor:2.022)

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P.M. Costa, S. Caeiro, M.S. Diniz, J. Lobo, M. Martins, A.M. Ferreira, M. Caetano, C. Vale, T.A. DelValls, M.H. Costa 2010. A description of chloride cell and kidney tubule alterations in the flatfish Solea senegalensis exposed to moderately contaminated estuarine sediments. Journal of Sea Research, 64 (4): 465-472 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2010.01.005). (SCI Impact factor:1.245)

43.	J. Raimundo, P.M. Costa, C. Vale, M.H. Costa and I. Moura. 2010. Metallothioneins and trace elements in digestive gland, gills, kidney and gonads of Octopus vulgaris. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C, 152(2): 139–146 (doi:10.1016/j.cbpc.2010.03.009). (SCI Impact factor:1.456)

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P.M. Costa, E. Chicano-Gálvez, J. Lopez Barea, T.A. DelValls and M.H. Costa. 2010. Alterations to proteome and tissue recovery responses in fish liver caused by a short-term combination treatment with cadmium and benzo[a]pyrene. Environmental Pollution, 158(10): 3338-3346 (doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2010.07.030). (SCI Impact factor:2.451)

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J. Lobo, P.M. Costa, S. Caeiro, M. Martins, A.M. Ferreira, M. Caetano, R. Cesário, C. Vale and M.H. Costa 2010. Evaluation of the potential of the common cockle (Cerastoderma edule L.) for the ecological risk assessment of estuarine sediments: bioaccumulation and biomarkers. Ecotoxicology, 19(8):1496-512 (doi:10.1007/s10646-010-0535-7). (SCI Impact factor:1.552)

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Costa P.M., S. Caeiro, M.S. Diniz, J. Lobo, M. Martins, A.M. Ferreira, M. Caetano, C. Vale, T.A. DelValls and M.H. Costa. 2009. Biochemical endpoints on juvenile Solea senegalensis exposed to estuarine sediments: the effect of contaminant mixtures on metallothionein and CYP1A induction. Ecotoxicology, 18(8): 988–1000 (doi:10.1007/s10646-009-0373-7). (SCI Impact factor:1.552)

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P.M. Costa, M.S. Diniz, S. Caeiro, J. Lobo, M. Martins, A.M. Ferreira, M. Caetano, C. Vale, T.A. DelValls and M.H. Costa. 2009. Histological biomarkers in liver and gills of juvenile Solea senegalensis exposed to contaminated estuarine sediments: a weighted indices approach. Aquatic Toxicology, 92(5) :202–212. (doi:10.1016/j.aquatox.2008.12.009). (SCI Impact factor:2.719)

48.	Caeiro, S., Costa, M.H., DelValls, A., Repolho, T., Gonçalves, M., Mosca, A., Coimbra, A.P., Ramos, T.B., Painho, M. 2009. Ecological risk assessment of sediment management areas: application to Sado Estuary, Portugal. Ecotoxicology,18:1165–1175 (SCI Impact factor:1.552)

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P.M. Costa, H.M. Santos, I. Peres, M.H. Costa, S. Alves, J.-L. Capelo-Martinez, M.S. Diniz. 2009. Toxicokinetics of Waterborne Trivalent Arsenic in the Freshwater Bivalve Corbicula fluminea. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 57(2): 338–347 (doi:10.1007/s00244-008-9267-6). (SCI Impact factor:1.408)

50.	Garcês J. P., Costa M. H. 2009. Trace metals in populations of Marphysa sanguinea (Montagu, 1813) from Sado estuary: effect of body size on accumulation. Ciências Marinas 73 (3): 605-616. (SCI Impact factor:0.364)

51.	Neuparth T., Costa F. O., Theodorakis C. W., Costa M. H., Bickham J. W. 2009. Assessment of DNA damage in blood cells of Sparus aurata L. exposed tpo benzo[a]pyrene using three distinct genotoxicity assays. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 18 (4) :461-467. (SCI Impact factor:0.509)

52.	Costa MH. 2009. Environment and human health issues. Ecotoxicology. 18 (8): 971-973. (doi: 10.1007/s10646-009-0388-0) (SCI Impact factor:1.552)

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P.M. Costa, J. Lobo, S. Caeiro, M. Martins, A.M. Ferreira, M. Caetano, C. Vale, T. Ángel DelValls and M.H. Costa 2008. Genotoxic damage in Solea senegalensis exposed to sediments from the Sado Estuary (Portugal): Effects of metallic and organic contaminants, Mutation Research, 654(1): 29-37 (doi:10.1016/j.mrgentox.2008.04.007). (SCI Impact factor:2.188)

54.	P.M. Costa, T. Repolho, S. Caeiro, M.E. Diniz, I. Moura, M.H. Costa 2008. Modelling metallothionein induction in the liver of Sparus aurata exposed to metal-contaminated sediments, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 71(1): 117-124 (doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2007.05.012). (SCI Impact factor:2.022)

55.	Costa P M and Costa M H 2008. Biochemical and histopathological endpoints of in vivo cadmium toxicity in Sparus aurata L., 1758. Ciencias Marinas, 34(3): 349–361. (http://www.cienciasmarinas.com/index.php/cmarinas/article/view/1394) (SCI Impact factor:0.364)

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M.S. Diniz, H.M. Santos, P.M. Costa, I. Peres, M.H. Costa and J.L. Capelo 2008. Effects of exposure to arsenic in Corbicula fluminea Mühlfeld, 1844: Evaluation of the histological, histochemical and biochemical responses. Ciencias Marinas, 34(3):307–316 (http://www.cienciasmarinas.com/index.php/cmarinas/article/view/1396). (SCI Impact factor:0.364)

57.	Picado A., Bebianno M. J., Costa M. H., Ferreira A. and Vale C. 2007. Biomarkers: a strategic tool in the assessment of Environmental Quality of Coastal Waters. Hydrobiologia 587 (1): 79-87 (SCI Impact factor:0.978)

58.	CUNHA, I, NEUPARTH, T. CAEIRO, S, REPOLHO, T.; COSTA, M. H.; GUILHERMINO, L. 2007. Toxicity Ranking Of Estuarine Sediment Elutriates Based On Sparus Aurata Biomarkers. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 26(3), 444-453. (SCI Impact factor:2.414)

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Santos, H.M, Diniz, M.S, Costa, P.M., Peres, I., Costa, M.H., Alves, S. and J.L. Capelo-Martinez 2007. Toxicological effects and bioaccumulation in the freshwater clam (Corbicula fluminea) following exposure to trivalent arsenic. Environmental Toxicology, Vol. 2 (5), 502-509. (SCI Impact factor:1.215)

60.	Costa P. M., Costa M. H. 2007. Genotoxicity assessment in fish peripheral blood: a method for a more efficient analysis of micronuclei. Journal of Fish Biology 71 (Supplement A): 148-151. (SCI Impact factor:1.188)

61.	Diniz M., Santos H., Costa P., Peres I., Costa M.H., Martinez J.L.C. 2007. Metallothionein responses in the Asiatic clam(Corbicula fluminea) after exposure to trivalent arsenic. Biomarkers Vol.12,N.6, 589-598 (SCI Impact factor:1.662)

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Costa P. M., Repolho T., Caeiro S., Diniz M. E., Moura I., Costa M. H. 2007. Modelling metallothionein induction in the liver of Sparus aurata exposed to metal-contaminated estuarine sediments. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety (Available online 6 July 2007 - doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2007.05.012 ) (SCI Impact factor:2.022)

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H.M. Santos, M.S. Diniz, P.M. Costa, I. Peres, M.H. Costa, S. Alves and Capelo, J.L. 2007. Toxicological effects and bioaccumulation in the freshwater clam (Corbicula ﬂuminea) following exposure to trivalent arsenic. Environmental Toxicology, 22(5): 502-509 (doi:10.1002/tox.20303). (SCI Impact factor:1.215)

64.	P.M. Costa and M.H. Costa 2007. Genotoxicity assessment in fish peripheral blood: a method for a more efficient analysis of micronuclei, Journal of Fish Biology, 71(SA): 148-151 (doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01548.x) (SCI Impact factor:1.188)

65.	M.S. Diniz, H.M. Santos, P.M. Costa, I. Peres, M.H. Costa and J.L. Capelo 2007. Metallothionein responses in the Asiatic clam (Corbicula fluminea) after exposure to trivalent arsenic. Biomarkers, 12(6): 589-598 (10.1080/13547500701507701). (SCI Impact factor:1.662)

66.	Fernandes, S., Sobral P, Costa M.H 2006. Nereis diversicolor effect on the stability of cohesive intertidal sediments. Aquatic Ecology Vol. 40 (4): 567-579 (SCI Impact factor:0.779)

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Neuparth T., Bickham J. W., Theodorakis C. W., Costa F. O. and Costa M. H. 2006. Endosulfan-Induced Genotoxicity Detected in the Gilthead Seabream, Sparus aurata L., by Means of Flow Cytometry and Micronuclei Assays. Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 76:242-248 (SCI Impact factor:2.37)

68.	Neuparth T, Correia A. D., Costa F. O., Lima G. & Costa M. H 2005. Multi-level assessment of chronic toxicity of estuarine sediments with the amphipod Gammarus locusta: I. Biochemical endpoints. Marine Environmental Research 60 (1): 69-91. (SCI Impact factor:1.611)

69.	Caeiro S., Costa M. H., Goovaerst P. & Martins F 2005. Benthic biotope index developed for Sado estuary, Portugal. Marine Environmental Research 60 (5): 570-593. (SCI Impact factor:1.611)

70.	Costa F. O., Neuparth T, Correia A. D. & Costa M. H. 2005. Multi-level assessment of chronic toxicity of estuarine sediments with the amphipod Gammarus locusta: II. Individual and population-level endpoints. Marine Environmental Research 60 (1): 93-110. (SCI Impact factor:1.611)

71.	CAEIRO, S.; COSTA, M. H; GOOVAERTS, P.; MARTINS, F. 2005. Benthic biotope Index for Classifying Habitats in the Sado Estuary: Portugal. Marine Environmental Research. 60(5), 570-593. (SCI Impact factor:1.611)

72.	Caeiro S., Costa M. H., Ramos T. B., Silveira N., Coimbra A., Medeiros G. & Painho, M. 2005. Assessing sediment heavy metals contamination in Sado Estuary: A Index analysis approach. Ecological Indicators 5 (2): 151-169. (SCI Impact factor:1.14)

73.	Costa F. O., Neuparth T., Theodorakis C. W., Costa M. H. & Shugart L. R 2004. RAPD analysis of southern populations of Gammarus locusta: comparison with allozyme data and ecological inferences. Marine Ecology Progress Series 227: 197-207. (SCI Impact factor:2.315)

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Costa F. O., Cunha M. R., Neuparth T., Theodorakis C. W., Costa M. H. & Shugart L. R. 2004. Application of RAPD DNA fingerprinting in taxonomic identification of Gammarus (Crustacea: Amphipoda). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 84: 171-178. (SCI Impact factor:0.745)

75.	CAEIRO, S., GOOVAERTS, P., PAINHO, M., COSTA, M. H. and SOUSA, S. 2003. Spatial sampling design for sediment quality assessment in estuaries. Environmental Modelling and Software 18(10) 853 - 859. (SCI Impact factor:1.351)

76.	CAEIRO, S., GOOVAERTS, P., PAINHO, M., COSTA, M. H. 2003. Delineation of estuarine management areas using multivariate geostatistics: the case of Sado Estuary. Environmental Science and Technology. 37(18). 4052 - 4059. (SCI Impact factor:4.054)

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Correia A. D., Costa M. H., Orlando J. L. and Livingstone D.R 2003. . Age-related changes in antioxidant enzyme activities, fatty acid composition and lipid peroxidation in whole body Gammarus locusta (crustacea: Amphipoda). Journal Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 289: 83-101. (SCI Impact factor:1.66)

78.	Correia A. D, Livingstone D. R. & Costa M. H. 2002. Effects of water-borne copper on metallothionein and lipid peroxidation in the marine amphipod Gammarus locusta. Marine Environmental Research 54: 357-360. (SCI Impact factor:1.611)

79.	Coelho H., Costa F. O., Costa M. H. & Coelho M. M. 2002. Low genetic variability of the widespread amphipod Gammarus locusta, as evidenced by allozyme electrophoresis of southern European populations. Crustaceana 75 (11): 1335-1348. (SCI Impact factor:0.594)

80.	Correia A. D, Pereira A. L., Costa M. H. and Carrapiço F. 2002. Functional anatomy of midgut gland of Gammarus locusta (L.) (Crustacea, amphipoda). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 82: 201-204. (SCI Impact factor:0.745)

81.

Correia A. D., Costa M. H., Ryan K. P. and Nott J. A 2002. Studies on biomarkers of copper exposure and toxicity in a marine amphipod Gammarus locusta (Crustacea): II. Copper - containing granules within the midgut gland. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 82: 827-834. (SCI Impact factor:0.745)

82.

Correia A. D., Lima G., Costa F. O., Neuparth T., Costa M. H. and Livingstone, D.R. 2002. Studies on biomarkers of copper exposure and toxicity in the marine amphipod Gammarus locusta (Crustacea): I. Induction of metallothionein and lipid peroxidation. Biomarkers 7 (5): 422-437. (SCI Impact factor:1.662)

83.	Costa F. O., Neuparth, M. T. , Costa M. H., Theodorakis C.W. and Shugart L. R. 2002. Detection of DNA strand-breakage in a marine amphipod by agarose gel electrophoresis: exposure to X-rays and copper. Biomarkers 7 (6): 451-463. (SCI Impact factor:1.662)

84.	Neuparth T, Costa F. O. and Costa M.H. 2002. Effects of temperature and salinity on life history of the marine amphipod Gammarus locusta. Implications for ecotoxicological testing. Ecotoxicology 11: 61-73. (SCI Impact factor:1.552)

85.	Correia A. D. and Costa M. H. 2000. Effects of sediment geochemical properties on the toxicity of copper spiked sediments to the marine amphipod Gammarus locusta. Science of the Total Environment, 247 (2-3): 99-106. (SCI Impact factor:2.224)

86.	Costa F. O. and Costa M. H. 1999. Life history of the amphipod Gammarus locusta from the Sado estuary (Portugal). Acta Oecologica, 20 (4): 305-314. (SCI Impact factor:1.077)

87.	Mucha A. P. and Costa M. H. 1999. Macrobenthic communities structure in two Portuguese estuaries: Relationship with organic enrichment and nutrient gradients. Acta Oecologica, 20 (4): 363-376. (SCI Impact factor:1.077)

88.	Amaral M. J. and Costa M. H. 1999. Macrobenthic communities of saltpans from the Sado estuary (Portugal). Acta Oecologica, 20 (4): 327-332. (SCI Impact factor:1.077)

89.	Costa F. O., Correia A. D. and Costa M. H. 1998. Acute marine sediment toxicity: a potencial new test with the amphipod Gammarus locusta. Ecotoxiccology and Environmental Safety, 40: 81-87. (SCI Impact factor:2.022)

90.	Quintino V., Picado A. M., Rodrigues A. M., Mendonça E., Costa M. H., Lindgaard-Jorgensen P. & Pearson T. H. 1995. Sediment Toxicity - Infaunal community structure in a southern european estuary. Netherlands Journal of Aquatic Ecology, 29 (3-4): 427-436. (SCI Impact factor:0.779)

91.	M. Martins, P. M. Costa, A. M. Ferreira, M. H. Costa InPress. Comparing the genotoxic potential of carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic sediment-bound PAHs in fish peripheral blood: isolated versus interaction effects. Environmental Toxicology. (SCI Impact factor:1.215)

92.

M. Martins, A.M. Ferreira, M.H. Costa, and P.M. Costa InPress. Comparing the genotoxicity of a potentially carcinogenic and a non-carcinogenic PAH, singly and in binary combination, on peripheral blood cells of the European Sea Bass. Environmental Toxicology. (doi: 10.1002/tox.22135) (SCI Impact factor:1.215)

:: National Journals

1.	M.J. Amaral, S. Fernandes and M.H. Costa 2000. Aquacultura em zonas costeiras. Que impactes? A situação actual em Portugal. Revista de Biologia Vol 18, 177-192

:: International Journals

1.	Correia A. D., Sousa A., Costa M. H., Moura I. & Livingstone D. R. 2004. Quantification of metallothionein in whole body Gammarus locusta (crustacea: amphipoda) using differential pulse polarography. Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry 86: 23 - 36.

2.	Correia A.D., Costa F.O., Neuparth T., Diniz M.S., and M.H.Costa 2001. Sub-lethal Effects of Copper-Spiked Sediments on the Marine Amphipod Gammarus locusta: Evidence of Hormesis? Ecotoxicology and Environmental Restoration 4(2), 32-38.

3.	Costa, F.O. and Costa M. H. 2000. Review of the ecology of Gammarus locusta (L.). Polskie Archiwum Hydrobiologii 47 (3-4): 541-559.

4.	Correia A. D. and Costa M. H. 1998. Analysis of sediment geochemical properties versus copper toxicity using a marine amphipod. Cuadernos de Investigación Biológica (Bilbao), 20:71-74.

5.	Costa F. O., Correia A. D. & Costa M. H. 1996. Sensitivity of a marine amphipod to non-contaminant variables and to copper in the sediment. Ecologie, 27 (4): 269-276.

6.	Costa M. H., Castro L., Sobral P. and Peres I. 1993. Environemntal conditions in two extensive cultures of Ruditapes decussatus L. (Bivalvia). Relationship with physiological aspects. Mésogée, 53: 35-40.

:: Chapters In Books

Nunes, L.M., Caeiro, S., Ramos, T.B., Cunha, M.C., Ribeiro, L., Costa, M.H. 2005. Monitoring programmes: the fundamental component of estuaries management. How to design one? In: Coastal Engineering 2005, Edited by: C.A. Brebbia and M. da Conceição Cunha, Section 2, Series: Environmental Studies, Vol 12., WIT Press, 368pp, ISBN: 1-84564-009-8.

Nunes, L.M., Caeiro, S., Ramos, T.B., Cunha, M.C., Ribeiro, L. & Costa, M.H. 2005. Monitoring programmes: the fundamental component of estuaries management. How to design one? In: Coastal Engineering 2005, Edited by: C.A. Brebbia and M. da Conceição Cunha, Section 2, Series: Environmental Studies, Vol 12., WIT Press, 368pp, ISBN: 1-8456

3.	Bação F, Caeiro S, Painho M., Goovaerts P. & Costa M. H. 2005. . Delineation of Estuarine Management Units: Evaluation of an Automatic Procedure. In: P. Renard; H. Demougeot-Renard and R. Froidevaux, (Ed.) GeoENV V Geostatistical for Environmental Applications. Springer-Verlag: 429 - 441.

Caeiro S., Nunes L., Goovaerts P., Costa M. H., Cunha M. C., Painho M. & Ribeiro L. 2004. Optimisation of an estuarine monitoring program: selecting the best spatial distribution In: A. Soares, J. Gomez-Hernandez, and R. Froidevaux, (Ed.) GeoENV IV Geostatistical for Environmental Applications. Kluwer Academic Press, Dordrecht: 355-366.

5.	Rufino R., Costa M. H., Rosado C. and Bruxelas A. 1996. Sado Estuary, Portugal. In Tomàs Vives P. (Ed). Monitoring Mediterranean Wetlands: A Methodological Guide. MedWet Publication; Wetlands International, Slimbridge, UK and ICN, Lisbon: 91-102.

Sobral P., Castro L., Costa M. H. and Peres I. 1995. The influence of diet on the accumulation of copper and zinc in the clam Ruditapes decussatus. Physiological assessment In Bellan-Santini D., Bonin G. & C. C. Emig (Eds). Functioning and dynamics of natural and perturbed ecosystems. Lavoisier Publishing,

Castro, L. Sobral, P. Costa, H., Peres, I., Caeiro, S. 1995. Zinc and cooper accumulation in the clam Ruditapes Decussatus L.. (Bivalvia) field mesocosms and laboratory experiments. In: BELLAN, D.; BONIN, G. and EMIG, C. (Ed.). Functioning and Dynamics of Perturbed Ecosystems. Lavoisier publishing, Paris, 602 - 608

:: International Conference Proceedings

1.	Costa, P.M., Carreira, S., Costa, M.H., Antunes, J., Lobo, J. & Caeiro, S. 2012. Environmental risk assessment in an estuary affected by anthropogenic contamination: from ecological impacts to risk to human communities. 50th ECSA Venice (Italy), June 2012.

Antunes J., Carreira S., Costa P.M., Caeiro S., Lobo J., Martinho, A. P. Costa M. H. 2011. Surveying biomarker responses in invertebrates and vertebrates for ecological risk assessment in a Portuguese estuarine area. 5th European Coastal Lagoon Symposium (5th EUROLAG) Aveiro, Portugal July 25 – 30, 2011 (Book of Abstracts)

3.	MARQUES, A. S.; RAMOS. T.; COSTA, M. H.; CAEIRO, S. 2010. Adaptive sustainability indicators in Marine Protected Areas: Design and communication. In Book of Abstracts ECSA 47 Symposium, 14 - 19 September, Figueira da Foz, Portugal. p 72.

Salamanca M. J., Costa, P.M., Lobo J., Caetano M., Vale C., Delvalls, T.À., Costa M.H. 2010. Salamanca M. J., Costa, P.M., Lobo J., Caetano M., Vale C., Delvalls, T.À., Costa M.H. Selecting a rapid and sensitive battery of bioassays for ecotoxicological characterization of sediments: application to Sado estuary, Portugal. 47th ECSA Symposium, Figueira da Foz, Portugal. September 2010.

5.	Martins M., Costa, P.M., Raimundo J., Vale C., Ferreira A. M., Costa M.H. 2010. Impact of remobilized contaminats in Mytilus edulis during dredging opertations in a harbour area: bioaccumulation and biomarker responses. 47th ECSA Symposium, Figueira da Foz, Portugal. September 2010.

Lobo J., Costa, P.M., Caetano M., Vale C., Costa M.H. 2010. Lobo J., Costa, P.M., Caetano M., Vale C., Costa M.H. 2010. Evaluation of the potential of the common cockle for ecological risk assessment through depuration assays and biomarkers. 47th ECSA Symposium, Figueira da Foz, Portugal. September 2010.

7.	Vasconcelos L. and Costa M. H. 2010. Methodology for the development of a model of collaborative management for a Marine Protected Area. In Abstract book of “International Conference on Coastal Conservation and Management”, Organização FCT/UNL. 11 a 17 de Abril. Estoril, Portugal.

8.	Marques A. S. and Costa M. H. 2010. Contribution to the development of an integrated management model for Marine Protected Areas of Madeira Archipel. In Abstract book of “International Conference on Coastal Conservation and Management”, Organização FCT/UNL. 11 a 17 de Abril. Estoril, Portugal.

Ramos, T.B., Caeiro, S. Ferreira, J.C., Costa, M. H. 2010. Sustainability monitoring framework for marine protected areas: integration of policies, plans, programs and projects. In Abstract book of “International Conference on Coastal Conservation and Management”, Organização FCT/UNL. 11 a 17 de Abril. Estoril, Portugal(abstract proceedings).

10.

Garcia A. P., Ramos M. R., Caeiro S., Costa P. Repolho T., Cunha I. Costa M. H. 2010. Exploring parametric and non parametric statistics as an integrative tool for the ecological risk assessment of estuarine sediments. In Book of Abstracts 47th ECSA Symposium, Figueira da Foz, Portugal. September 2010.

11.	COSTA, M.H.; CAEIRO, S.; VASCONCELOS, L. PAINHO, M. 2008. Integrated Management Model – the Sado estuary. In CD.Rom abstracts 1º Seminário sobre a Investigação na Zona Costeira da Rede PoCoast. Porto. 26 a 28 de Maio.

12.	Costa P M. Costa M H, Caeiro S., Caetano M., Vale C. 2007. Toxicity and waterborn Cadmiun on Solea senegalensis Kaup, 1858: biochemical and histopathological biomarkers. SETAC Europe 17th Annual Meeting. Oporto, Portugal. 21-24 May 2007.

13.	Costa P M. Costa M H, Caeiro S., Caetano M., Vale C. 2007. Biomarkers and bioaccumulation in Solea senegalensis exponed to sediments from Sado Estuary (Portugal): an approach to a sediment risk assessment strategy. SETAC Europe 17th Annual Meeting. Oporto, Portugal. 21-14 May 2007.

14.	Santos, H.M., Diniz, M.S., Costa, P., I. Peres, M.H. Costa, S. Alves, J.L Capelo-Martinez 2007. Assessment of bioaccumulation and depuration in Corbicula fluminea Mühlfeld, 1844, after experimental exposure to arsenic. Presented at SETAC Europe 17th Annual Meeting in Porto, Portugal

15.

H.M. Santos, M.S. Diniz, P.M. Costa, I. Peres, M.H. Costa, and J.-L. Capelo-Martinez. 2006. Utilização de Corbicula fluminea Mühlfeld, 1844,como indicador de contaminação por arsénio: avaliação da capacidade de resposta através da determinação de metalotioninas e arsénio nos tecidos. In: ANTUNES, C. Actas do III Simpósio Ibérico da bacia hidrográfica do Rio Minho. Selecor-Artes gráficas, 79-88 (ISBN:978-989-20-0600-0).

16.	Costa P. M., Costa M. H. 2006. Quantificação de metalotionina no fígado de Sparus aurata L., 1758. (Perciformes: Sparidae). II Congresso Ibérico de Ecologia. Lisboa, Julho de 2006.

17.

Nunes, L.M., Caeiro, S., Ramos, T.B., Cunha, M.C., Ribeiro, L. & Costa, M.H. 2005. Monitoring Programmes: the Fundamental Component of Estuaries Management. How to Design One?. Coastal Engineering 2005 – Seventh International Conference on Modelling, Measurements, Engineering and Management of Seas and Coastal Regions. Organized by Wessex Institute of Technology, UK and University of Coimbra, Portugal, 13 - 15 April 2005, Algarve, Portugal.

18.	Costa M. H., Repolho T., Caeiro S., Neuparth T 2005. An integrative methodology to sediment toxicity assessment: The Sado Estuary as a case study. 3rd Iberioamerican Congress on Environmental Contamination and Toxicology - CICTA 2005. Cádiz, Spain. 25 - 28 September 2005

19.

Caeiro S., Mourão I., Costa M. H., Painho M., Ramos T. B. & Sousa S 2004. Application of the DPSIR model to the Sado Estuary in a GIS context - Social and Economical Pressures. In Toppen, F., Prastacos, P. (Eds.) Proceedings of AGILE 2004 "7th Conference on Geographic Information Science" 29 April -1 May 2004. Crete University

20.

Caeiro S., Costa M. H., DelValls A., Repolho T., Gonçalves M., Mosca A., Coimbra A. P. & Painho M. 2004. Weight of evidence to assess Sediment quality in management units: application to Sado Estuary Portugal. 4th SedNet workshop. Harmonization of impact assessment tools for sediment and dredged materials. 10-11 June 2004, San Sebastian, Spain: 64-68.

21.	Picado A., Bebianno M.J., Costa M.H., Ferreira A. & Vale C 2004. Biomarkers: a strategic tool in the assessment of Environmental Quality of Coastal Waters. IO-ECSA 2004 Local Meeting. Lisboa. 18 June 2004.

22.

Neuparth T., Costa F. O., Costa M. H., Da Costa L & Bickham J., 2003. Investigation of the potential of flow citometry and micronuclei assay as biomarkers of genotoxicity in marine fish: genotoxic effects of endosulfan in gilthead seabream. 5rd Iberian Congress on Environmental Contamination and Toxicology - CICTA 2003. Po

23.

Fernandes L., Serras G., Fernandes A. Gonçalves M., Silva M, Caeiro S. & Costa, M. H 2003. Determination of organochlorine pesticides and pcb's in sediment samples from the sado estuary. 5rd Iberian Congress on Environmental Contamination and Toxicology- CICTA 2003. Porto, Portugal. 22-24 September 2003.

24.	Cunha I., Neuparth T., Costa M. H. & Guilhermino L 2003. Effects of Benzo[a]pyrene on enzymatic parameters of Sparus aurata. 5rd Iberian Congress on Environmental Contamination and Toxicology - CICTA 2003. Porto, Portugal. 22-24 September 2003.

25.

Correia A. D., Costa M. H. & Livingstone D. R. 2003. Gammarus locusta (Crustacea: Amphipoda) as an appropriate species for multi-level assessment of chronic sediment toxicity: A brief synopsis. 5rd Iberian Congress on Environmental Contamination and Toxicology - CICTA 2003. Porto, Portugal. 22-24 September 2003

26.

Caeiro, S., Costa, M.H., Ramos, T.B., Silveira, N., Coimbra, A. & Medeiros, G. 2003. Assessing Sediment Heavy Metals Contamination in Sado Estuary: A Index Analysis Approach. Abstract proceedings of CICTA 2003 – 5th Iberian and 2nd Iberoamerican Congress of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. Environmental Problems in an Iberoamerican Context. 22 – 24 September 2003, Porto, Portugal.

27.

Caeiro S., Nunes L., Goovaerts P., Painho M. & Costa M. H 2003. Optimization of Sediment Estuarine Monitoring Program Using Contamination Data. Proceedings of 5th International Symposium on GIS and Computer Cartography for Coastal Zone Management. 16 - 18 October 2003. Genova, Italy: 9pp. http://www.gisig.it/coastgis

28.

Neuparth T., Costa F. O., Correia A. D. & Costa M. H. 2003. Chronic toxicity of estuarine sediments: integration of biochemical and population-level effects within a Weight-of- evidence approach. 5rd Iberian Congress on Environmental Contamination and Toxicology - CICTA 2003. Porto, Portugal. 22-24 September 200

29.	Neuparth M. T., Costa F. O., Correia A.D., Lima G. & Costa M. H. 2002. Multi-level assessment of chronic toxicity of estuarine sediments with the amphipod Gammarus locusta. XII Simposio Iberico de Estudios del Bentos Marino, Gibraltar - La Línea de la Concepcion, Spain, 22-25 Outubro 2002.

30.

Caeiro S., Goovaerts P., Painho M., Costa M. H. & Sousa S. 2002. Optimal spatial sampling design for mapping estuarine sediment management areas. In: Ruiz, M., Gould M., and Ramon J. (Eds.) 5th AGILE Conference on Geographic Information Science. April 24 - 27, 2002. Universttat de les Illes Balears. Palma. Espanha: 389

31.	Caeiro S., Painho M., Costa M. H. & Ramos T. B. 2002. Sado estuary ecosystem: a management approach. Duarte P. (Eds.) Proceedings of the International Conference on sustainable management of coastal Ecosystems. 3-5 November 1999, Porto. Portugal: 101-112.

32.	Caeiro, S., Costa, M.H., Painho, M. & Ramos, T.B 2002. Sado Estuary Environmental Management: A GIS Approach. Proceedings of Euroworkshop ECO-GEOWATER "GI and Water Resources Assessment", 9 - 13 Julho, Oxford, Inglaterra. http://www.gisig.it/eco-geowater/VirtualPConference. 1 - 13.

33.	Correia A.D, Costa F. O., Neuparth M. T. & Costa M. H. 2002. Biochemical and organism- level effects of copper-spiked sediments in a marine amphipod (Crustacea). XII Simposio Iberico de Estudios del Bentos Marino, Gibraltar - La Línea de la Concepcion, Spain, 22-25 Outubro 2002.

34.	Costa F. O., Cunha M. R., Neuparth M. T., Theodorakis C. W., Costa M. H. & Shugart L. R. 2002. Application of RAPD DNA fingerprinting in taxonomic identification of Gammarus (Crustacea Amphipoda). Fourth European Crustacean Conference, University of Lotz, Lotz, Poland. 22-26 July 2002.

35.

Costa F. O., Neuparth M. T., Theodorakis C. W., Costa M. H. & Shugart L. R 2002. RAPD analysis of genetic variability of Gammarus locusta (Amphipoda) of the portuguese coast: comparison with previous allozyme studies. XII Simposio Iberico de Estudios del Bentos Marino, Gibraltar - La Línea de la Concepcion, Spain, 22-25 Outubro 2002.

36.

Costa F. O., Neuparth M. T., Theodorakis C. W., Costa M. H. & Shugart L. R 2002. Analysis of genetic variability of southern populations of Gammarus locusta (Amphipoda) by RAPD DNA fingerprinting: comparison with allozyme studies. Fourth European Crustacean Conference, University of Lotz, Lotz, Poland. 22-26 July 2002.

37.

Fernandes S., Reis V., Costa F. O., Costa M. H. & Sobral P. 2002. Scope-for-growth of Gammarus locusta and Hediste diversicolor as a tool to evaluate sediment quality in coastal systems. Part 1. Reference energy budgets. Duarte P. (Eds.) Proceedings of the International Conference on sustainable management of coastal Ec

38.	Fernandes, S., Figueiredo, S. Sobral, P., Costa, M.H. 2002. Integrated effects of copper and bioturbation by by Nereis diversicolor on cohesiveness, erodability and mixing of cohesive sediments. Resumos do XII Simposio Ibérico de Bentos Marino (Anexo), Outubro. Gibraltar.

39.

Neuparth M. T., Correia A. D., Costa F. O., Lima G. & Costa M. H. 2002. Application of biochemical markers to assess the chronic toxicity of contaminated estuarine sediments with the amphipod Gammarus locusta. Fourth European Crustacean Conference. University of Lotz, Lotz, Poland. 22 - 26 July 2002.

40.

Painho M., Sena R., Caeiro S., Martins F., Costa M. H. & Neves R 2002. Integration of numerical models in geographic databases: the case of Sado Estuary management. In: Clucjie, I.D.; Han, D.; Davis, J.P. and Heslop, S. Eds. Proceeding of 5th Hydroinformatic. International Water Association 1- 5 July, 2002, Cardiff, Inglater

41.	Amaral M. J., Santos R. & Costa M. H. 2002. Sustainable management of salinas ecosystem - a case study on the Sado Estuary (Portugal). Duarte P. (Eds.) Proceedings of the International Conference on sustainable management of coastal Ecosystems. November 3-5, 1999, Porto. Portugal: 187-196.

42.

S. Fernandes, V. Reis, F. O. Costa, M. H. Costa, P. Sobral 2002. Scope-for Growth of Gammarus locusta and Nereis diversicolor as a tool to evaluate sediment quality in coastal systems. Part 1. Reference energy budgets. Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Management of Coastal Ecosystems, 231-237

43.	Lima, G., Lucas, R., Costa, M.H. Sobral, P 2002. Biochemical and physiological responses of Scrobicularia plana (Da Costa) exposed to estuarine contaminated sediments. Resumos do XII Simposio Ibérico de Bentos Marino, p.102-103. Outubro. Gibraltar.

:: National Conference Proceedings

Santos, H.M., M.S. Diniz. P.Costa, I. Peres, M.H. Costa, S. Alves, J.L Capelo-Martinez 2006. Impact of arsenic contamination on histological and biochemical responses in Corbicula fluminea Muhlfeld, 1844. Química Sustentável, Um tema...uma reflexão. XX encontro nacional, Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, 14-16 de Dezembro, Campus Caparica- FCT/UNL

Santos, H.M., Diniz, M.S., Costa, P.M., Peres, I., Costa, M.H., Alves, S. & Capelo-Martinez, J.L 2006. Efeitos da exposição prolongada a arsénio sobre Corbicula fluminea Muhlfeld, 1844: Avaliação das respostas histológicas, histoquímicas e bioquímicas. Comunicação oral apresentada no XIII Seminário de Química Marinha, Lisboa, 27-29 de Novembro.

Santos, H.M., Diniz, M.S., Costa, P.M., Peres, I., Costa, M.H. e J.L 2006. Capelo-Martinez (2006). Utilização de Corbicula fluminea Mühlfeld, 1844,como indicador de contaminação por arsénio: avaliação da capacidade de resposta através da determinação de metalotioninas e arsénio nos tecidos. Comunicação oral apresentada no III Si

4.	Diniz, M.S., Costa, P.M., Costa, M.H., Peres, I., Capelo-Martinez, J.L 2006. Arsenic Bioremediation Technology. COhiTEC, Faculdade de Economia da University Nova de Lisboa. Lisboa, Fevereiro de 2006.

Repolho T., Costa M. H., Caeiro S. & Neuparth T. 2004. Metodologia integrada de avaliação da toxicidade sedimentar: o estuário do sado como caso de estudo. In: Santana, F., Martinho, G., Peres, I., Farinha, J. Melo, J. J, Amaral, L. (Eds.) 8ª Conferência Nacional de Ambiente. Lisboa. 27 - 29 de Outubro 2004:

Painho M., Araújo R., Marta M., Caeiro S. & Costa M. H. 2004. Sado online e base de dados de qualidade do ambiente sedimentar do Estuário do Sado. Actas do Workshop "Estuário do Sado: Património Natural e Responsabilidades Partilhadas". Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da University Nova de Lisboa e Centro de Mode

7.	Garcês J. P., Vale C. & Costa M. H. 2004. O anelídeo Marphysa sanguinea Montagu e a contaminação metálica no Estuário do Sado. In: Santana, F., Martinho, G., Peres, I., Farinha, Melo, J. J, Amaral, L. (Eds.) 8ª Conferência Nacional de Ambiente. Lisboa. 27 - 29 de Outubro 2004.

Caeiro S., Sousa S., Mourão I, Ramos T., Costa M. H. & Painho M 2004. Gestão de Informação Ambiental: Utilização de Indicadores. Aplicação ao Estuário do Sado. Actas do Workshop "Estuário do Sado: Património Natural e Responsabilidades Partilhadas". Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da University Nova de Lisboa e Centro de

9.	Caeiro S. & Costa M. H. 2004. Metodologias de evidência ponderada para a avaliação da qualidade de sedimentos estuarinos: desenvolvimentos actuais. In: Santana, F., Martinho, G., Peres, I., Farinha, J. Melo, J. J, Amaral, L. (Eds.) 8ª Conferência Nacional de Ambiente. 27 - 29 de Outub

10.	Caeiro, S., Ramos, T.B. Costa, M.H. & Painho, M. 1999. Gestão da Informação Ambiental do Estuário do Sado -Aplicação do Modelo DPSIR. 6ª Conferência da Nacional Qualidade do Ambiente, Lisboa, 20-22 Outubro.