Curriculum Vitae
Personal Data
Margarida Campinas
Professional Situation
Assistant Researcher
Academic and Scientific Degrees
2009 – PhD in Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Algarve
2003 – Post-Graduation in Sanitary Engineering, University Nova de Lisboa
1999 – Degree in Environmental Engineering, University of Algarve
Functions and Relevant Public Offices
May 2021 – …: Assistant Researcher at DHA-NES, LNEC
Jan. 2014 – Apr. 2021: Post-Doctoral Fellow in projects at LNEC (e.g. p2i "água e cidade" - T3.10, LIFE Impetus, LIFE Hymemb)
Aug. 2009 – Jun. 2011: Process Engineer, responsible for Faro NW Wastewater Treatment Plant start-up, Hidrocontrato
Areas of Research / Interest
- Drinking water quality and treatment
- Wastewater treatment and wastewater reuse
- Control of regulated and emerging concern contaminants - pharmaceutical compounds, cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins, pesticides, natural organic matter, oxidation by-products
- Conventional and advanced treatment technologies - coagulation, activated carbon adsorption, hybrid membrane processes (e.g. PAC/MF), ozonation, PACT
Research and Professional Activity
- Co-coordination/supervision and/or participation in research projects, highlighting:
2023-2025: LIFE Fitting – Demonstration of an innovative PLAN-DO toolbox for a safer, resource efficient and fit-for-purpose wastewater treatment (co-coordination, project management team; supervision of Work Package, participation in tasks) PT Global water award I+D+I 2025
2020-2024: B-WaterSmart – Accelerating Water Smartness in Coastal Europe. H2020 (participation in task) PT Global Water Award I+D+i 2024
2015-2022: p2i Água e cidade –Transição para as cidades do futuro. Projeto-quadro da atividade do Núcleo de Engenharia Sanitária do LNEC (participation)
2016-2019: LIFE Impetus – Improving current barriers for controlling pharmaceutical compounds in urban wastewater treatment plants (participation in tasks) WEX Global 2019 award for “Innovation in Technology”, PT Global water award R+D+i 2019, Best LIFE ENV 2021 Finalist
2013-2016: LIFE HyMemb – Tailoring hybrid membrane processes for sustainable drinking water production”, (co-coordination, supervision of actions, participation in tasks) “a Best LIFE ENV project 2016-2017”
2012-2016: LIFE aWARE – Innovative hybrid MBR-(PAC-NF) systems to promote water reuse, LIFE11 ENV/ES/606. LIFE+ ENV (participation in task)
- Member of the coordination team for European funding project applications (LIFE Programme)– LIFE ReFitting, LIFE Fitting, LIFE Impetus
- Coordination and participation in specialized technical consultancy studies focused on drinking water treatability and wastewater treatment
- Planning, coordination, and/or execution of treatability tests at full, pilot, and laboratory scales
- Development of technical reports, scientific communication materials, technical guidelines, and policy briefs
- Standardization Activities (ISO): Technical Secretariat of CT90 – Urban water systems, SC3 – Water reuse & SC4 - Performance of water and wastewater systems and services
Relevant Publications
- Rosa M. J., Campinas M., Viegas R. M.C., Mesquita E., Catarina Silva (2024). Technical Guidelines for improved control of pharmaceutical compounds in urban wastewater treatment plants. Deliverable of LIFE Impetus Project. LNEC, Lisboa, ISBN 978-972-49-2331-4
- Rosa M.J., Campinas M., Silva C., Mesquita E., R.M.C. Viegas (2023) Controlling organic micropollutants in urban (waste) water treatment by activated carbon adsorption and membrane technology, in: Clean Technologies Toward a Sustainable Future: Physicochemical, Biochemical and Biotechnological Approaches doi.org/10.2166/9781789063783_0141
- Mestre A.S., Campinas M., Viegas R.M.C., Mesquita E., Carvalho A.P., Rosa M.J. (2022). Activated carbons in full-scale advanced wastewater treatment. Chap. 17 In Advanced Materials for Sustainable Environmental Remediation: Terrestrial and Aquatic Environments. Eds D.A. Giannakoudakis, L. Meili, I. Anastopoulos. Elsevier. MA, USA. eBook ISBN: 9780323904865, pp. 433-474. doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-90485-8.00001-1
- Campinas M., Viegas R.M.C., Almeida C. M.M., Martins A., Silva C., Mesquita E., Coelho R., Silva S., Cardoso V.V., Benoliel M.J., Rosa, M. J. (2022). Powdered activated carbon full-scale addition to the activated sludge reactor of a municipal wastewater treatment plant: Pharmaceutical compounds control and overall impact on the process. Journal of Water process Engineering, 49, 102975. doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2022.102975
- Campinas M., Viegas R.M.C., Coelho R., Lucas H., Rosa, M. J. (2021). Adsorption/Coagulation/Ceramic Microfiltration for Treating Challenging Waters for Drinking Water Production. Membranes 11(2). doi.org/10.3390/membranes11020091
- Viegas R.M.C., Campinas M., Coelho R., Lucas H., Rosa, M. J. (2021). Hybrid Process of Adsorption/Coagulation/Ceramic MF for Removing Pesticides in Drinking Water Treatment—Inline vs. Contact Tank PAC Dosing. Membranes 11(2). doi.org/10.3390/membranes11020072
- Campinas M., Viegas, R.M.C., Silva C., Lucas H., Rosa, M. J. (2021). Operational performance and cost analysis of PAC/ceramic MF for drinking water production: Exploring treatment capacity as a new indicator for performance assessment and optimization. Separation and Purification Technology 255. 117443. doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117443
- Campinas M., Silva C., Viegas R.M.C., Coelho, R., Lucas, H., Rosa, M. J. (2020). To what extent may pharmaceuticals and pesticides be removed by PAC conventional addition to low-turbidity surface waters and what are the potential bottlenecks? Journal of Water Process Engineering. 101833. doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2020.101833
- Viegas R.M.C., Mestre A. S., Mesquita E., Campinas M., Andrade M. A., Carvalho A. P., Rosa, M.J. (2020). Assessing the applicability of a new carob waste-derived powdered activated carbon to control pharmaceutical compounds in wastewater treatment. Science of The Total Environment 743. 140791. doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140791