Cv [IMAR-CMA]

1.	personal data
2.	academic degree
3.	area of scientific activity
4.	research projects
5.	membership in scientific societies
6.	referee and editor of scientific journals
7.	publications
8.	supervising theses
9.	language skills
10.	other information

1. personal data

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name

Sónia Cristina de Jesus Chelinho

address

IMAR-CMA, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Apartado 3046 Universidade de Coimbra, 3001-401 Coimbra, Portugal

contact data

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00351 239 855 760

fax.

+351 239 855 789

sonia.chelinho@iav.uc.pt

2. academic degree

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year	academic degree	scientific area	institution
2003	Graduation	Biology	University of Coimbra
2006	MSc	Ecology	University of Coimbra

2012	PhD	Ecology	University of Coimbra

3. area of scientific activity

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domain of specialization

present investigation interests

other skills/activities

4. coordination/participation of research projects

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With Portuguese national financial support

6. 2012-2014
"ResOrgRisk - Environmental risk assessment of the use of organic residues as soil amendments”

Main researcher: Prof. Dr. Paula Alvarenga (Instituto Politécnico de Beja, Beja, Portugal)
Partners: Instituto Politécnico de Beja, Beja, Portugal; Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Lisboa, Portugal.

Funding: FCT (PTDC/AAC-AMB/119273/2010)
Activities: Performance of ecotoxicological tests with predatory mites according to OECD guidelines using several organic composts.

5. 2011-2013
"SALTFREE- Prediction of salinisation effects on coastal freshwater and soil ecosystems due to climate changes”

Main researcher: Prof. Drs. Isabel Lopes (CESAM, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal)
Partners: CESAM, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal.

Funding: FCT (PTDC/AAC-CLI/111706/2009)
Activities: Performance of ecotoxicological tests with soil invertebrates using seawater and NaCl

4. 2011-2013
"TerbAzineBiorem - Studies on the efficacy and scale-up of bioremediation strategies for soils contaminated with the herbicide
terbuthylazine.”

Main researcher: Prof. Dr. Cristina Viegas (Instituto Superior Técnico – Lisbon, Portugal)
Partners: Instituto Superior Técnico – Lisbon, Portugal

Funding: FCT (PTDC/AAC-AMB/111317/2009)

Activities: Performance of semi-field assays to evaluate the bioremediation efficacy of terbuthylazine contaminated soils.

3. 2008-2011
HERBITOXBIOAS - Development of bioassays for herbicide toxicity based on gene expression profiling using yeast cells.

Main researcher: Prof. Dr. Cristina Viegas (Instituto Superior Técnico – Lisbon, Portugal)
Partners: Institute of Environment and Life, University of Coimbra, Portugal, Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente – Amadora, Portugal

Funding: FCT – Foundation for the Science and Technology (PTDC/AMB/64230/2006)
Activities: - Performance of ecotoxicological tests with edaphic organisms, plants and aquatic species using alachlor and MCPA.

2. 2006 - 2008
“ECOClean – Remediation of atrazine contaminated soils: optimization and evaluation of the efficacy of a bioremediation tool using Pseudomonas sp. ADP”

Main researcher: Prof. Dr. José Paulo Sousa (Institute of Environment and Life, University of Coimbra)
Partners: Instituto Superior Técnico – Lisbon, Portugal; Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente – Amadora, Portugal

Funding: FCT – Foundation for the Science and Technology (POCI/AMB/56039/2004)
Activities: - Development of a microcosm system for the integrated evaluation of the efficacy of a bioremediation tool for atrazine contaminated soils.
- Performance of ecotoxicological tests with edaphic organisms, plants and aquatic species.

1. 2005-2006
Evaluation of the ecotoxicological potential of contaminated soils in Mediterranean environments – Selection of reference soils.

Main researcher: Prof. Dr. José Paulo Sousa (Institute of Environment and Life, University of Coimbra); Prof. Dr. Jose Maria Alcaniz (CREAF, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain)

Funding: CRUP - Acções Integradas Luso-Espanholas (Acção Nº E 5/05)

Activities: Evaluation of the effects of carbendazim and phenmedipham in the avoidance and reproduction of Eisenia andrei, Enchytraeus crypticus and Folsomia candida, using twelve Mediterranean soils as test-substrates.

With international financial support

1. 2006- 2008
International Ring-Test for a Bioaccumulation Soil Test using Terrestrial Oligochaetes”

Main researchers: Dr. Philipp Egeler e Dr. Thomas Moser (ECT Oekotoxikologie GmbH; Flörsheim, Frankfurt, Germany).

Partners: Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal; RECETOX, Czech Republic; Stantec Ltd., Canada; NRC, Canada; Fraunhofer-IME, Germany; U.S. Army, USA; BayerCropScience, Germany; Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal; BBA, Germany; Russian Acad. of Sciences, Russia; Environment Canada, Canada; Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Ohio State University, USA

Funding: German Federal Environmental Agency (UBA)
Activities: - Performance of bioaccumulation tests with oligoquetes (Eisenia andrei and Enchytraeus albidus), using reference chemicals (hexachlorobenzene and cadmium) for the validation of a new experimental guideline.

Services rendered

5. membership in scientific societies

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Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry – Europe (SETAC – Europe)

6. referee and editor of scientific journals

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Referee of the following ISI journals:

African Journal of Biotechnology
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Plant and Soil
Science of the Total Environment

7. publications

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papers in international scientific periodicals with referee (ISI)

12. Fátima N. Gil, Matilde Moreira-Santos, Sónia Chelinho, Carla Pereira, Joana R. Feliciano, Jorge H. Leitão, José P. Sousa, Rui Ribeiro, Cristina A. Viegas. 2015. Suitability of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae-based assay to assess the toxicity of pyrimethanil sprayed soils via surface runoff: Comparison with standard aquatic and soil toxicity assays. Science of the Total Environment 505: 161–171.

11. S. Chelinho, X. Domene, P. Campana, P. Andrés, J. Römbke, J.P. Sousa. Toxicity of Phenmedipham and Carbendazim to Enchytraeus crypticus and Eisenia andrei (Oligochaeta) in Mediterranean soils. 2014. Journal of Soils and Sediments 14 (3): pp 584-599.

10.S. Chelinho, X. Domene, P. Andrés, T. Natal-da-Luz, C. Norte,C. Rufino, I. Lopes, A. Cachada, E. Espíndola, R. Ribeiro,A. C. Duarte, J. P. Sousa. Soil microarthropod community testing: A new approach to increasethe ecological relevance of effect data for pesticide risk assessment. Applied Soil Ecology (in press). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2013.06.009

9. X. Domene, S. Chelinho, P. Campana, J. M. Alcañiz, J. Römbke, J. P. Sousa. 2012. Applying a GLM-based approach to model the influence of
soil properties on the toxicity of phenmedipham to of soil properties on the toxicity of phenmedipham to Folsomia candida. Journal of Soils and Sediments 12 (6): 888-899. DOI:10.1007/s11368-012-0502-4.

8. S. Chelinho, M. Moreira-Santos, C. Silva, C. Costa, P. Viana, C. A. Viegas, A. M. Fialho, R. Ribeiro, J. P. Sousa. 2012. Semi-field testing of a bioremediation tool for atrazine contaminated soils: evaluating the efficacy on soil and aquatic compartments. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 31 (7): 1564–1572. DOI:10.1002/etc.1840

7. S. Chelinho, I. Lopes, T. Natal-da-Luz, X. Domene, M. E. T. Nunes, E. L. G. Espíndola, R. Ribeiro, J.P. Sousa. 2012. Integrated Ecological Risk Assessment of Pesticides in Tropical Ecosystems: A Case Study with Carbofuran in Brazil. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 31: 437–445. DOI: 10.1002/etc.738

6. S. Chelinho, K. D. Sautter, A. Cachada, I. Abrantes, G. Brown, A. C. Duarte, J. P. Sousa. 2011. Carbofuran effects in soil nematode communities: Using trait and taxonomic based approaches. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 74: 2002-2012. DOI:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2011.07.015

5. X. Domene, S. Chelinho, P. Campana, T. Natal-da-Luz, J. Alcañiz, P. Andrés, J. Römbke, J. P. Sousa. 2011. Influence of soil properties on the performance of Folsomia candida: implications for its use in soil ecotoxicology testing. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 30(7):1497-505. DOI: 10.1002/etc.533

4. S. Chelinho, X. Domene, P. Campana,T. Natal-da-Luz, A. Scheffczyk, J. Römbke, P. Andrés, J.P. Sousa. 2011. Improving Ecological Risk Assessment in the Mediterranean Area: Selection of Reference Soils and Evaluating the Influence of Soil Properties on Avoidance and Reproduction of the Oligochaetes Eisenia andrei and Enchytraeus crypticus. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 30 (5): 1013–1231. DOI: 10.1002/etc.480

3. S. Chelinho, M. Moreira-Santos, D. Lima, C. Silva, P. Viana, S. André, I. Lopes, R. Ribeiro, A. M. Fialho, C. A. Viegas, J. P. Sousa. 2010. Cleanup of atrazine-contaminated soils: ecotoxicological study on the efficacy of a bioremediation tool with Pseudomonas sp. ADP. J Soils Sediments 10: 568-578. DOI: 10.1007/s11368-010-0217-3

2. X. Domene, S. Chelinho, J. P. Sousa. 2010. Effects of nonylphenol on a soil community using microcosms. J Soils Sediments 10: 556-567. DOI: 10.1007/s11368-009-0167-9

1. D. Lima, P. Viana, S. André, S. Chelinho, C. Costa, R. Ribeiro, J.P. Sousa, A.M. Fialho, C.A. Viegas. 2009. Evaluating a bioremediation tool for atrazine contaminated soils in open soil microcosms: The effectiveness of bioaugmentation and biostimulation approaches. Chemosphere 74, 187-192. DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.09.083

books

book chapters

1. 1. C. A. Viegas, S. Chelinho, M. Moreira-Santos, C. Costa, F. N. Gil, C. Silva, D. Lima, R. Ribeiro, J. P. Sousa, A. M. Fialho. 2011. Bioremediation of Soils Contaminated with Atrazine and other s-Triazine Herbicides: Current State and Prospects. In Advances in Environmental Research. Volume 6, Justin A. Daniels editor, Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Hauppauge, NY, USA

proceedings of international meetings with referee

2. Viegas, C.A. ; Silva, V. ; Mateus, C. ; CHELINHO, S. ; Moreira-Santos, Matilde ; Gonçalves, J. ; Varela, V. ; Ribeiro, Rui ; Fialho, A.M. ; Sousa, J.P. 2014. Bioremediation strategies with Pseudomonas sp. ADP in worst-case scenarios of soil contamination with chlorinated s-triazines. Bioremediation strategies with Pseudomonas sp. ADP in worst-case scenarios of soil contamination with chlorinated s-triazines. 1ed.Wageningen: Wageningen Academic Publishers, p. 59-63.

1. S. Chelinho, D. Lima, M. Moreira-Santos, C. Silva, P. Viana, I. Lopes, R. Ribeiro, A. Fialho, C. Viegas, J. P. Sousa. 2007. Cleanup of atrazine contaminated soils: evaluating the efficacy of a bioremediation tool using Pseudomonas sp. ADP at microcosm level. Proceedings of the 1st SOWETOX (Soil and Wetland Ecotoxocology), held the 26th and 27th November 2007, Barcelona, Spain.

national journals, from portugal or from abroad, with peer review

proceedings of portuguese national meetings

editorial and book reviews

technical reports

oral presentations

INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS (13)

Invited (3)

As presenter (2)

(2) Sensitivity of non-temperate versus standard-test species to pesticides: a case-study with carbofuran and Collembola in Brazil. S CHELINHO, X Domene, T Natal-da-Luz, P Andrés, I Lopes, E Espindola, R Ribeiro, JP Sousa. 23rd SETAC Europe Annual Meeting, Glasgow, Scotland, 12-16 May, 2013.

(1) Defining a Set of Mediterranean Reference Soils for Ecotoxicological Testing. S CHELINHO, X Domene, T Natal-da-Luz, P Campana, P Andres, J Römbke, JP Sousa. 16th SETAC Europe Anual Meeting. Hague, the Netherlands. 7 to 11 May 2006.

As Co-presenter (1)

(1) Natal-da-Luz T, Domene X, CHELINHO S, Niemeyer J, Römbke J, Sousa JP, 2007. Should we avoid the use of avoidance tests in site specific risk assessment? 28th SETAC North America Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, Wiscosin, USA, 11 – 15 November 2007.

Other oral communications (10)

As presenter (6)

(6) Using soil nematode and microarthropod community testing to assess pesticide effects in warm temperate and tropical regions. S CHELINHO, X Domene, T Natal-da-Luz, P Andrés, I Abrantes, KD Sautter, E Espindola, R Ribeiro, JP Sousa. 16th ICSZ (International Colloquium on Soil Zoology), Coimbra, Portugal, 6 to 10 August 2012.

(5) Using soil microarthropod community testing to increase ecological relevance of effect data in pesticide risk assessment. S CHELINHO, X Domene, T Natal-da-Luz, P Andrés,C Norte, C Rufino, I Lopes, A Cachada, E Espindola, R Ribeiro, A C Duarte, JP Sousa. 22nd SETAC Europe Annual Meeting/ 6th SETAC World congress. Berlin, Germany, 20 to 24 May 2012.

(4) Semi-field testing of a bioremediation tool for atrazine contaminated soils: evaluating the efficacy on soil and water compartments. S CHELINHO, M Moreira-Santos, C Silva, C Costa, P Viana, C A Viegas, A M Fialho, R Ribeiro, JP Sousa. 20th SETAC Europe Annual Meeting, Sevilha, Spain, 23 to 27 May 2010.

(3) Assessing the impact of pesticides in tropical ecosystems: a case study with carbofuran in Brazil. S CHELINHO, I Lopes, T Natal-da-Luz, X Domene, A Andrade, E Espindola, R Ribeiro and JP Sousa. 15th ICSZ (International Colloquium on Soil Zoology), Curitiba, Brazil, 25 to 29 August 2008.

(2) Integrated risk assessment of pesticides in tropical ecosystems: a case study with carbofuran in Brazil. S CHELINHO, I Lopes, T Natal-da-Luz, X Domene, A Andrade, E Espindola, R Ribeiro, JP Sousa. 18th SETAC Europe Annual Meeting, Warsaw, Poland, 25 to 29 May 2008.

(1) Cleanup of atrazine contaminated soils: evaluating the efficacy of a bioremediation tool using Pseudomonas sp ADP at microcosm level.
S CHELINHO, D Lima, M Moreira-Santos, C Silva, P Viana, I Lopes, R Ribeiro, A Fialho, C Viegas, JP Sousa. 1st SOWETOX (Soil and Wetland Ecotoxicology) Meeting, Barcelona, Spain, 26 - 27 November 2007.

As Co-presenter (4)

(4) Toxicidad de plaguicidas en agricultura tropical: integración de vias de exposición relevantes. Moreira-Santos M, Natal-da-Luz T, Lopes I, CHELINHO S, Espíndola ELG, Ruepert C, Castillo L, Sousa JP, Ribeiro R. III Congreso e Ecotoxicología e química Ambiental (AMEQA/SETAC), Ciudad del México, Mexico, 7 to 12 April 2008.

(3) Scale up of a cleanup tool for atrazine contaminated soils based on Pseudomonas sp. ADP: atrazine biodegradation and ecotoxiological impact. D Lima, S CHELINHO, M Moreira-Santos, C Silva, P Viana, I Lopes, R Ribeiro, JP Sousa, AM Fialho, CAViegas. Micro’07-Biotec’07-XXXIII JPG Congress, Braga, Portugal, 29 November to 2 December 2007.

(2) Toxicokinetics of cadmium or hexachlorobenzene in potworms: Preliminary results of an international bioaccumulation ring test for terrestrial Oligochaetes. Kuperman RG, Egeler P, Natal-da-Luz T, CHELINHO S, Gilberg D, Moser T, Römbke J, Sousa JP, Amorim MJB, 2007.
28th SETAC North America Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, Wiscosin, USA, 11 – 15 November, 2007.

(1) The Bioaccumulation of Cadmium in Terrestrial Oligochaetes. Natal-da-Luz T, CHELINHO S, Egeler P, Moser T, Römbke J, Sousa JP. 9th International Symposium on Metal Ions in Biology and Medicine, Lisbon, Portugal, 21 to 24 May 2006.

NATIONAL MEETINGS (1)

(1) Selecção de Solos Naturais de Referência para a Bacia Mediterrânica – Realização de Ensaios de Avoidance e Reprodução. CHELINHO S, Campana P, Natal da Luz T, Sousa JP. 9th National Meeting of Ecology of SPECO (Portuguese Society of Ecology),
14 to 16 October 2004, Coimbra, Portugal.

OTHER ORAL PRESENTATIONS BY INVITATION (2)

(1) Ecotoxicologia Aplicada ao Ambiente Terrestre (“Ecotoxicology in the terrestrial environment), Department of Chemistry of S.Carlos Engineering School, University of São Paulo, 44 of August 2007, São Carlos, Brazil.

(2). Participation in the workshop entitled “Métodos Ecotoxicológicos para Avaliar Ecossistemas Terrestres” (Ecotoxicological methods to evaluate terrestrial ecosystems).VIII National Meeting of Biology students (3 to 5 of April 2004, Coimbra, Portugal), 4 of Abril 2004, Coimbra, Portugal.

posters

(12) Modeling effects of NaCl and of its interactions with organic matter and pesticides towards soil fauna.
G Duarte, S Chelinho, R Pereira, J P Sousa
22nd SETAC Europe Annual Meeting/ 6th SETAC World congress. Berlin, Germany, 20 to 24 May 2012.

(11) Studies on the performance of Pseudomonas sp. ADP as bioaugmentation bacterium in soil microcosms contaminated with herbicidal formulations containing s-triazines.
C.A. Viegas, S. Chelinho, M. Moreira-Santos, V. Silva, C. Mateus, R. Ribeiro, A.M. Fialho, J.P. Sousa.
Conference on "Pollutant degradation under environmental stress: towards rational bioaugmentation". March 29-30, 2012 Trippenhuis, Amsterdam.

(10) Assessing the ecotoxicological effects of Alachlor and MCPA on plants and soil invertebrates”
S Chelinho, C Silva, J P Sousa.
23 to 27 May 2010, Sevilha (Spain);
20th SETAC (Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry) Europe Annual Meeting

(9) Soil microarthropod community testing: a new approach to increase ecological relevance of effect data for pesticide risk assessment
Sónia Chelinho, Xavier Domene, Tiago Natal-da-Luz, Isabel Lopes, Evaldo Espindola, Rui Ribeiro and José Paulo Sousa. Poster
31 of May to 4 June 2009, Göteborg (Sweden); 19th SETAC Europe Annual Meeting

(8) Trait-based assessment of effects of pesticide applications to soil nematode community
Sónia Chelinho, Isabel Abrantes, Klaus Sautter, George Brown, & José Paulo Sousa.
31 of May to 4 June 2009, Göteborg (Sweden); 19th SETAC Europe Annual Meeting

(7) Biodegradation and toxicity of atrazine in a scaled-up open soil microcosm.
D Lima, S Chelinho, P Viana, M Moreira-Santos, I Lopes,I Sá-Correia, R Ribeiro, JP Sousa, AM Fialho, CA Viegas. Co-author
20 to 24 May 2007, Porto (Portugal); 17th SETAC Europe Annual Meeting

(6) Effects of atrazine contaminated soils to Eisenia andrei (Oligochaeta) and Folsomia candida (Collembola)
S Chelinho, D Lima, P Viana, I Sá-Correia, CA Viegas, AM Fialho, R Ribeiro, JP Sousa.
20 to 24 May 2007, Porto (Portugal); 17th SETAC Europe Annual Meeting

(5) Effects of Phenmedipham on the Reproduction of Enchytraeus crypticus (Oligochaeta) and Folsomia candida (Collembola) in Twelve Mediterraean Soils.
S. CHELINHO, X. Domene, T. Natal-da-Luz, P. Campana, P. Andres, J. Römbke & J.P. Sousa.
7 to 11 May 2006, The Hague (The Netherlands); 16th SETAC Europe Annual Meeting

(4) Selection of Natural Reference Soils for the Mediterranean Basin – Avoidance and Reproduction Tests With Oligochaeta and Collembola
S. Chelinho, T. Natal-da-Luz, X. Domene, P. Campana, P. Andres, J. Römbke & J.P. Sousa.
22 to 26 May 2005, Lille (France); 15th SETAC Europe Annual Meeting

(3) Definição de solos de referência para avaliação de risco em diferentes regiões da Europa. Realização de ensaios de “avoidance” com Oligoquetas
Natal-da-Luz T, Chelinho S, Campana P, Römbke J, Sousa JP, 2004. (co-author).
15 to 18 June 2004, Bragança (Portugal); I Congresso Ibérico da Ciência do Solo

(2) Effects of Four Pesticides (Glyphosate, Endosulfan, Vinclozolin and Chorpyrifos) on Eisenia andrei (Oligochaeta: Lumbricidae) in Field Contaminated Soils
Chelinho S, Santos MJG, Ferreira MFL, Natal-da-Luz T, Sousa JP. Poster
18 to 22 April 2004, Prague (Czech Republic); 14th SETAC Europe Annual Meeting

(1) Avoidance Behaviour of Folsomia candida (Insecta: Collembola) to four pesticides in field contaminated soils
Santos MJG, Chelinho S, Ferreira MFL, Natal-da-Luz T, Sousa JP. Poster (co- author)
18 to 22 April 2004, Prague (Czech Republic); 14th SETAC Europe Annual Meeting

8. supervising theses

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1. Carla Sofia Pereira
Prediction of salinisation effects on soil ecosystems due to climate changes. (Co-Supervisor)
Master in Ecology (University of Coimbra)
Concluded in September 2014.

9. language skills

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language	reading	writing	conversation
portuguese	born language	born language	born language
english	very good	very good	good
spanish	good	basic	regular
french	good	regular	basic

10. other information [e.g. patents]

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