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Ana Isabel Poças

Ana Isabel Poças
Phone: 218 443 266

Professional Situation

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Academic and Scientific Degrees

  • 2014 - PhD in Civil Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Delft University of Technology
  • 2008 – MSc in Sanitary Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Sciences and Technology (FCT NOVA)
  • 2006 – Graduated in Sanitary Engineering, Environmental Engineering, (5 year course), Faculty of Sciences and Technology (FCT NOVA)

Functions and Relevant Public Offices

  • [since 2015] – Post-doctoral fellow iGPI2015 at LNEC/DHA/NES
  • [2013-2015] – Research trainee iGPI/TRUST at LNEC/DHA/NES
  • [2009-2013] – Doctoral fellow FCT at LNEC/DHA/NES and TU Delft

Areas of Research / Interest

The research is related with drinking water quality, more specifically with the composition and behaviour of the sediments that accumulate in distribution systems, with the aim of finding strategies for their mitigation and control. This is relevant for the infrasctructure asset management topic, which is part of the current investigation scope, as being important for the sustainability of the water utilities.

Research and Professional Activity

  • [2015] iGPI - Iniciativa Nacional para a Gestão Patrimonial de Infraestruturas Urbanas de Água (ed. 2015).
  • [2013-2015] iGPI – Iniciativa Nacional para a Gestão Patrimonial de Infraestruturas Urbanas de Água (ed. 2012-2013) and TRUST - TRansitions to the Urban Services of Tomorrow.
  • [2010-2013] LD Microbiota (FCT) - Mechanisms of loose deposits microbiota effects on the quality of chlorinated distribution systems water

Relevant Publications

  • Poças, A., Napier, V., Neto, C., Ferreira, E., Benoliel, M.J., Rietveld, L.C., Vreeburg, J., Menaia, J., 2015. Low affinity of heterotrophic bacteria to loose deposits in drinking water distribution systems. Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology—AQUA 64(4), 442-449.
  • Poças, A., Menaia, J., Vreeburg, J., Rietveld, L.C., Rodrigues, S., Rebola, N., Benoliel, M.J., 2014. Distribution network water discolouration: significance, state of the art, potential for mitigation. World Water Congress, IWA, 21-26 September, Lisbon.
  • Leitao, J.P.; Coelho, S.T.; Alegre, H.; Cardoso, M.A.; S. Silva, M.; Ramalho, P., Ribeiro, R.; Poças, A.; Almeida, M.C.; Covas, D.; Carriço, N., Vitorino, D. 2014. Moving urban water Infrastructure Asset Management from science into practice. Urban Water Journal, DOI: 10.1080/1573062X.2014.939092
  • Poças, A., Rebola, N., Rodrigues, S., Benoliel, M.J., Rietveld, L.C., Vreeburg, J. and Menaia, J., 2014. Pilot studies on discolouration loose deposits’ build-up. Urban Water Journal. DOI:10.1080/1573062X.2014.938762.
  • Poças, A.; S. Silva, M.; Monteiro, L.; Menaia, J.; T. Coelho, S., 2014. A qualidade da água num contexto de gestão patrimonial de infraestruturas. 12º Congresso da Água, 16ºENASB, 16ºSILUBESA, APRH, APESB, Lisboa, 5-8 de março, Portugal.
  • Poças, A., Miranda, A., Paiva, J., Benoliel, M.J., Vreeburg, J. and Menaia, J., 2013. Hydrogel floc nature and biogenic constituents of drinking water discolouration deposits. Water Science & Technology: Water Supply 13 (6), 1486-1494.
  • Poças, A., Rebola, N., Cordeiro, B., Rodrigues, S., Benoliel, M.J., Vreeburg, J. and Menaia, J., 2013. Methodology for sampling drinking water discolouration loose deposits at low velocities. Water Science & Technology: Water Supply 13 (4), 1116-1122.
  • Poças, A., Napier, V., Neto, C., Ferreira, E., Benoliel, M.J., Vreeburg, J. and Menaia, J., 2013. Harbouring and transport of bacteria by discoloured water loose deposits. 2nd Water Research Conference, Water Research, Singapore Expo, Singapura, 20-23 Janeiro 2013.
  • Poças, A., Vreeburg, J., Rebola, N., Cordeiro, B., Rodrigues, S., Benoliel, M.J. and Menaia, J., 2012. Deposição de sedimentos nas redes de distribuição de água para consumo humano: o problema e as soluções. Encontro Nacional de Saneamento Básico (ENASB), APESB, Évora, Portugal, 10-12 Outubro 2012, 11 p.

Other scientific and technical Activities

[2013] Lecturer of a course on the quality and security of the water in drinking water distribution systems (adapted), APESB/LNEC.

Other Information

Member of Ordem dos Engenheiros

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