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Angelina Pena is affiliated with the University of Coimbra in Portugal and has contributed extensively to research in agricultural and biological sciences as well as environmental science. Their work spans several subfields, including plant science, food science, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, pollution, and animal science and zoology.

Their research interests focus on several key topics, among which are:

  • Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Seed and Plant Biochemistry
  • Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
  • Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment
  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Coccidia and coccidiosis research

Angelina Pena has published numerous papers in prominent scientific journals, with some recent examples including:

  • "Glyphosate Use, Toxicity and Occurrence in Food" published in 2021 in Foods
  • "Selected Pharmaceuticals in Different Aquatic Compartments: Part I-Source, Fate and Occurrence" published in 2020 in Molecules
  • "Citrinin in Foods and Supplements: A Review of Occurrence and Analytical Methodologies" published in 2020 in Foods
  • "By-products of dates, cherries, plums and artichokes: A source of valuable bioactive compounds" published in 2022 in Trends in Food Science & Technology
  • "Coccidiostats and Poultry: A Comprehensive Review and Current Legislation" published in 2022 in Foods

Their frequent collaborators include:

  • André M.P.T. Pereira
  • Liliana J.G. Silva
  • Sofia Duarte
  • Celeste M. Lino
  • A. Sanches-Silva

Angelina Pena's works are regularly published in journals such as Foods, Molecules, Toxins, Acta Portuguesa de Nutrição, and Food Additives & Contaminants Part A. Foods is the most frequent venue with eight publications, followed by Molecules and Toxins with six each.

Best Publications

  • Ecotoxicological aspects related to the presence of pharmaceuticals in the aquatic environment

    Lúcia H.M.L.M. Santos;A.N. Araújo;Adriano Fachini;A. Pena

  • Contribution of hospital effluents to the load of pharmaceuticals in urban wastewaters: Identification of ecologically relevant pharmaceuticals

    Lúcia H.M.L.M. Santos;Meritxell Gros;Sara Rodriguez-Mozaz;Cristina Delerue-Matos

  • A review on ochratoxin A occurrence and effects of processing of cereal and cereal derived food products.

    S.C. Duarte;A. Pena;C.M. Lino

  • An overview of analytical methodologies for the determination of antibiotics in environmental waters

    Marcela Seifrtová;Lucie Nováková;Celeste Lino;Angelina Pena

  • Environmental impact of pharmaceuticals from Portuguese wastewaters: geographical and seasonal occurrence, removal and risk assessment.

    André M.P.T. Pereira;Liliana J.G. Silva;Leonor M. Meisel;Celeste M. Lino

  • Determination of fluoroquinolone antibiotics in hospital and municipal wastewaters in Coimbra by liquid chromatography with a monolithic column and fluorescence detection.

    M. Seifrtová;A. Pena;C. M. Lino;P. Solich

  • Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in the aquatic environment: An ecopharmacovigilance approach

    Liliana J.G. Silva;Celeste M. Lino;Leonor M. Meisel;Angelina Pena

  • Assessment of pesticide residues in honey samples from portugal and Spain.

    Cristina Blasco;Mónica Fernández;Angelina Pena;Celeste Lino

  • Aflatoxin M1 in marketed milk in Portugal: Assessment of human and animal exposure

    S.C. Duarte;A.M. Almeida;A.S. Teixeira;A.L. Pereira

  • Reviewing the serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) footprint in the aquatic biota: Uptake, bioaccumulation and ecotoxicology

    Liliana J.G. Silva;André M.P.T. Pereira;Leonor M. Meisel;Celeste M. Lino

  • Tetracycline antibiotics in hospital and municipal wastewaters: a pilot study in Portugal

    A. Pena;M. Paulo;L. J. G. Silva;M. Seifrtová

  • Determination of organochlorine pesticide residues in honey from the central zone of Portugal and the Valencian community of Spain.

    C. Blasco;C.M. Lino;Y. Picó;A. Pena

  • Determination of fluoroquinolone antibiotics in surface waters from Mondego River by high performance liquid chromatography using a monolithic column.

    Angelina Pena;Daniela Chmielova;Celeste M. Lino;Petr Solich

  • Mycotoxin food and feed regulation and the specific case of ochratoxin A: a review of the worldwide status

    S C Duarte;C M Lino;A Pena

  • Glyphosate Use, Toxicity and Occurrence in Food.

    Diogo Soares;Liliana Silva;Sofia Duarte;Angelina Pena

  • Human pharmaceuticals in Portuguese rivers: The impact of water scarcity in the environmental risk.

    André M.P.T. Pereira;Liliana J.G. Silva;Célia S.M. Laranjeiro;Leonor M. Meisel

  • Validation of an Analytical Methodology for Determination of Oxytetracycline and Tetracycline Residues in Honey by HPLC with Fluorescence Detection

    A. Pena;N. Pelantova;C. M. Lino;M. I. N. Silveira

  • Citrinin in Foods and Supplements: A Review of Occurrence and Analytical Methodologies.

    Liliana J G Silva;André M P T Pereira;Angelina Pena;Celeste M Lino

  • Selected Pharmaceuticals in Different Aquatic Compartments: Part I-Source, Fate and Occurrence.

    André M.P.T. Pereira;Liliana J.G. Silva;Célia Laranjeiro;Celeste M. Lino

  • Occurrence of caffeine, saccharin, benzoic acid and sorbic acid in soft drinks and nectars in Portugal and subsequent exposure assessment

    C.M. Lino;A. Pena

  • Estimation of ochratoxin A in portuguese population: new data on the occurrence in human urine by high performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection.

    A. Pena;M. Seifrtová;C. Lino;I. Silveira

  • Food safety implications of ochratoxin A in animal-derived food products

    Sofia C. Duarte;Celeste M. Lino;Angelina Pena

  • Dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction followed by microwave-assisted silylation and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis for simultaneous trace quantification of bisphenol A and 13 ultraviolet filters in wastewaters.

    S.C. Cunha;A. Pena;J.O. Fernandes

Frequent Co-Authors

Celeste M. Lino
Celeste M. Lino University of Coimbra
Petr Solich
Petr Solich Charles University
Cristina Delerue-Matos
Cristina Delerue-Matos Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto
Jordi Mañes
Jordi Mañes University of Valencia
Guillermina Font
Guillermina Font University of Valencia
Simone Morais
Simone Morais Polytechnic Institute of Porto
Lúcia Santos
Lúcia Santos University of Porto
Juan Carlos Moltó
Juan Carlos Moltó University of Valencia
Sara C. Cunha
Sara C. Cunha University of Porto
Damià Barceló
Damià Barceló University of Almería

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