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Fernando Rocha is affiliated with the University of Aveiro in Portugal and specializes primarily in the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their research portfolio includes a strong focus on subfields such as Pollution, Geochemistry and Petrology, Earth-Surface Processes, Civil and Structural Engineering, and Radiological and Ultrasound Technology.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, with particular attention to heavy metals in the environment, building materials and conservation, radioactivity and radon measurements, geochemistry and geologic mapping, therapeutic uses of natural elements, concrete and cement materials research, and geochemistry and elemental analysis.

Fernando Rocha has contributed to multiple recent papers published in notable journals. These include:

  • Geochemical, Mineralogical and Morphological Characterisation of Road Dust and Associated Health Risks, 2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Ecological quality status of the NE sector of the Guanabara Bay (Brazil): A case of living benthic foraminiferal resilience, 2020, Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) in Earth Construction: A Systematic Literature Review Considering Five Construction Techniques, 2022, Sustainability
  • Long-term eutrophication and contamination of the central area of Sepetiba Bay (SW Brazil), 2021, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
  • Fine Particulate Matter and Gaseous Compounds in Kitchens and Outdoor Air of Different Dwellings, 2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

The scientist has frequently collaborated with other researchers, including Carla Candeias, Maria Virgínia Alves Martins, Slávka Andrejkovičová, Denise Terroso, and Eduardo Ferreira da Silva. These collaborations have contributed to a diversified and multidisciplinary research output.

Fernando Rocha's work is frequently published in journals such as Minerals, Applied Sciences, Environmental Earth Sciences, Preprints.org, and Geosciences. The scientist's publications span a range of topics intersecting environmental factors with earth science processes and applied engineering perspectives.

Best Publications

  • Mineralogical transformations of calcareous rich clays with firing: A comparative study between calcite and dolomite rich clays from Algarve, Portugal

    M.J. Trindade;M.I. Dias;J. Coroado;F. Rocha

  • Composition and technological properties of geopolymers based on metakaolin and red mud

    W. Hajjaji;S. Andrejkovičová;C. Zanelli;M. Alshaaer

  • The effect of natural zeolite on microstructure, mechanical and heavy metals adsorption properties of metakaolin based geopolymers

    S. Andrejkovičová;A. Sudagar;J. Rocha;C. Patinha

  • Clay minerals from the sedimentary cover from the Northwest Iberian shelf

    A. Oliveira;F. Rocha;A. Rodrigues;J. Jouanneau

  • A multiproxy approach of the Holocene evolution of shelf-slope circulation on the NW Iberian Continental Shelf

    Virgínia Martins;Jesús Dubert;Jean-Marie Jouanneau;Olivier Weber

  • Effect of bentonite characteristics on the elemental composition of wine

    Sofia Catarino;M. Madeira;F. Monteiro;F. Rocha

  • Lead removal from aqueous solutions by a Tunisian smectitic clay.

    Islem Chaari;Emna Fakhfakh;Salima Chakroun;Jalel Bouzid

  • Assessment of the health quality of Ria de Aveiro (Portugal): heavy metals and benthic foraminifera.

    Virgínia A. Martins;Fabrizio Frontalini;Keila M. Tramonte;Rubens C.L. Figueira

  • Effects of sand addition on production of lightweight aggregates from Tunisian smectite-rich clayey rocks

    E. Fakhfakh;W. Hajjaji;M. Medhioub;F. Rocha

  • Characterisation of roman mortars from Conímbriga with respect to their repair

    A.L. Velosa;J. Coroado;M.R. Veiga;F. Rocha

  • Lateglacial and Holocene environmental changes in Portuguese coastal lagoons 1: the sedimentological and geochemical records of the Santo André coastal area

    Maria da Conceição Freitas;César Andrade;Fernando Rocha;Colombo Celso Gaeta Tassinari

  • Preparation, characterization and application in controlled release of Ibuprofen-loaded Guar Gum/Montmorillonite Bionanocomposites

    Joanna Dziadkowiec;Joanna Dziadkowiec;Rola Mansa;Ana Quintela;Fernando Rocha

  • POZZOLANIC ACTIVITY OF METAKAOLINS BY THE FRENCH STANDARD OF THE MODIFIED CHAPELLE TEST: A DIRECT METHODOLOGY

    Eduardo Ferraz;Walid Hajjaji;Ana Luísa Velosa;António Santos Silva

  • Environmental Quality Assessment of Bizerte Lagoon (Tunisia) Using Living Foraminifera Assemblages and a Multiproxy Approach.

    Maria Virgínia Alves Martins;Noureddine Zaaboub;Lotfi Aleya;Fabrizio Frontalini

  • Characteristics of distinct ash flows in a biomass thermal power plant with bubbling fluidised bed combustor

    L.A.C. Tarelho;E.R. Teixeira;D.F.R. Silva;R.C.E. Modolo

  • FIRING TESTS ON CLAY-RICH RAW MATERIALS FROM THE ALGARVE BASIN (SOUTHERN PORTUGAL): STUDY OF MINERAL TRANSFORMATIONS WITH TEMPERATURE

    Maria José Trindade;Maria Isabel Dias;João Coroado;João Coroado;Fernando Rocha

  • Tracing the late Holocene evolution of the NW Iberian upwelling system

    Virgínia Martins;Jean-Marie Jouanneau;Olivier Weber;Fernando Rocha

  • Argilas aplicadas a estudos litoestratigráficos e paleoambientais na bacia sedimentar de Aveiro

    Fernando Joaquim Fernandes Tavares Rocha

  • Eggshell waste to produce building lime: calcium oxide reactivity, industrial, environmental and economic implications

    Eduardo Ferraz;José A. F. Gamelas;João Coroado;Carlos Monteiro

  • The sustainability of adobe construction: past to future

    Cristiana Costa;Ângela Cerqueira;Fernando Rocha;Ana Velosa

  • Geostatistical analysis of the influence of textural, mineralogical and geochemical parameters on the geotechnical behaviour of the 'Argilas de Aveiro' Formation (Portugal)

    C. Galhano;F. Rocha;C. Gomes

  • The Oued Mellègue: Mining activity, stream sediments and dispersion of base metals in natural environments, North-western Tunisia

    A. Mlayah;E. Ferreira da Silva;F. Rocha;Ch. Ben Hamza

Frequent Co-Authors

José A. Teixeira
José A. Teixeira University of Minho
João Alveirinho Dias
João Alveirinho Dias University of Algarve
Fabrizio Frontalini
Fabrizio Frontalini University of Urbino
João A. Labrincha
João A. Labrincha University of Aveiro
Célia Alves
Célia Alves University of Aveiro
Alberto López-Galindo
Alberto López-Galindo Spanish National Research Council
Rubens Cesar Lopes Figueira
Rubens Cesar Lopes Figueira Universidade de São Paulo
Deolinda Flores
Deolinda Flores University of Porto
João Miguel Dias
João Miguel Dias University of Aveiro
Robert C. Pullar
Robert C. Pullar Ca Foscari University of Venice

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