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Hydraulics and Environment Department Hydraulics and Environment Department

Joana Martins Pisoeiro

Joana Martins Pisoeiro
Phone: 218 443 773

Professional Situation

Junior Researcher at LNEC - AVALER+ project

Academic and Scientific Degrees

  • PhD student in Environmental Engineering since 2016
  • Integrated Master Degree in Civil Engineering - Hydraulics and Water Resources (2013)

Functions and Relevant Public Offices

  • [01/2020 – Present] Researcher at AVALER+ project, LNEC
  • [09/2017 – 09/2019] Colaborator at SUPERGREEN - SUstainable Purification of wastewatER with GREEN walls project, Politecnico di Torino
  • [04/2016 – Present] PhD student in Environmental Engineering at IST "Biofilm Dynamics and Growth in Horizontal Subsurface Flow Constructed Wetlands”
  • [05/2015 – 05/2016] Project researcher "Tratamento de água através de soluções naturais" at IST university, Lisbon
  • [09/2014 – 04/2015] Project researcher "TRUST - TRansitions to the Urban Water Services of Tomorrow” at IST university, Lisbon
  • [08/2013 – 08/2014] Project researcher "Tratamento de excedentes de sistemas de drenagem de águas residuais” at IST university, Lisbon

Areas of Research / Interest

  • Mathematical modelling of natural wastewater treatment solutions
  • Energetic analysis of urban supply systems
  • Natural solutions for rain water retention and grey water treatment
  • Green walls as a grey water treatment system

Research and Professional Activity

Researcher since 2013 with participation in 7 national and international projects.  Have also participated in the development of several pilots for biofilm analysis from constructed wetlands, developed mathematical models for natural wastewater treatment systems and co-supervised 8 master's theses in Eng. Do Environment (by the Instituto Superior Técnico with Politecnico di torino, Università degli Studi di Cagliari and University of Ghent).
  • project ERSAR / FUNDEC "Determinação de custos de exploração de referência para infraestruturas do ciclo urbano da água" [2018]
  • project FUNDEC "Análise do custo e da eficiência de sistemas de distribuição de água na área geográfica da AMEGA" [2018]
  • project SUPERGREEN - SUstainable Purification of wastewatER with GREEN walls, Politecnico di Torino [2017]
  • project TRUST - TRansitions to the Urban Water Services of Tomorrow, FP7-ENV-2010 [2014]

Relevant Publications

  • Pisoeiro, J., Galvão, A., Ferreira, F., and Matos, J. (2016). "Potential for CSO treatment with horizontal flow constructed wetlands: influence of hydraulic load, plant presence and loading frequency.” Environmental Science and Pollution Research,  1–9. (DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-7212-1).
  • Pisoeiro, J., Galvão, A., Pinheiro, H. M., Ferreira, F., and Matos, J. (2017). "Determining stoichiometric parameters of detached biomass from a HSSF-CW using respirometry.” Ecological Engineering, Elsevier B.V., 98, 388–393. (DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2016.07.003).
  • Galvão, A., Pisoeiro, J., & Pinheiro, H. (2018). "Storage mechanisms in constructed wetlands: Should we modify heterotrophic bacteria modelling?” Science of The Total Environment, 658 (2019) 830-835 (DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.120).
  • F. Boano, A. Caruso, E. Costamagna, L. Ridolfi, S. Fiore, F. Demichelis, A. Galvão, J. Pisoeiro, A. Rizzo & F. Masi (2019)"A review of nature-based solutions for greywater treatment: applications, hydraulic design, and environmental benefits”, Science of the Total Environment (2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.scitotenv.2019.134731
  • Monteiro, A., Galvão, A., Pisoeiro, J. M., and Ribeiro, P. (2015). Guidelines for assessment of UWSC current situation and future scenarios.
  • Scientific Article "Treatment and reuse of domestic greywater through green walls.” at "EGU General Assembly 2020”.
  • Scientific Article "Respirometry in biofilms from sub-surface flow constructed wetlands: The relevance of storage mechanisms” at "8th International Symposium on Wetland Pollutant Dynamics and Control”, in Aarhus University, Denmark.
  • Scientific Article "Respirometry tests for determining stoichiometric parameters of a full-scale HSSF constructed wetland” at "8th International Symposium on Wetland Pollutant Dynamics and Control”, in Aarhus University, Denmark
  • Scientific Article "Greening walls for treatment and reuse of domestic greywater.” at "EGU General Assembly 2020”, in Vienna, Austria
  • Scientific Article "Monitoring clogging due to biofilm growth in experimental constructed wetlands during start-up” at "IWA Specialist Conference on Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control”, in Valencia, Spain
  • Scientific Article "A methodology for evaluation of the bioclogging effect in porous media” at "IWA Specialist Conference on Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control”, in Valencia, Spain
  • Scientific Article "Influence of heterotrophic growth yield on constructed wetlands modelling” at "IWA Specialist Conference on Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control”, in Valencia, Spain
  • Scientific Article "Storage mechanisms in biofilms from constructed wetlands” at "WETPOL 2017 - 7th International Symposium on Wetland Pollutant Dynamics and Control conference”, in Montana, EUA
  • Scientific Article "The use of respirometry for horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland biomass analyzes in an LSS respirometer” at "WETPOL 2015 - 6th International Symposium on Wetland Pollutant Dynamics and Control conference” in York, England.

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