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Amélia Paula M. Marinho D. Reis

Amélia Paula M. Marinho D. Reis

Summary

Amélia Paula Marinho Reis is an Assistant Professor with Habilitation at the Department of Earth Sciences, where she has taught since 2018, and a researcher at the Institute of Earth Sciences (ICT). She graduated in Geological Engineering (1990) and received her PhD in Geosciences (1997) from the University of Aveiro, and obtained her Habilitation in Geology from the University of Minho in 2025.

She was a postdoctoral researcher at Instituto Superior Técnico (1998–2006) and at the University of Aveiro, where she built a research group in medical geology between 2008 and 2012. Her work covers environmental geochemistry and medical geology: the bioavailability of metals in soils and dust, human exposure assessment, and the mineralogy and environmental impact of mine waste.

She was a member of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) working group that prepared Monograph 131, on cobalt, antimony compounds and weapons-grade tungsten alloy (2021–2022), and is an associate editor of Environmental Geochemistry and Health. She directs the BSc in Environmental Sciences and Global Sustainability.

Compiled from: CIÊNCIAVITAE, ORCID

Research interests

  • Environmental geochemistry
  • Medical geology
  • Mineralogy
  • Mineral resources
  • Bioavailability and human exposure
  • Biomonitoring
  • Geostatistics and data analysis

Education

  • 2025
    Habilitation in Geology
    University of Minho
  • 1997
    PhD in Geosciences
    University of Aveiro
    Thesis: «Geochemistry of the Marrancos gold mineralisation (Vila Verde-Ponte da Barca ore belt) - Study of dispersion mechanisms in the soil and optimisation of exploration parameters»
  • 1990
    Degree in Geological Engineering
    University of Aveiro

Current position

  • 2018 –
    Assistant Professor with Habilitation
    Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minho
  • Director of the BSc in Environmental Sciences and Global Sustainability
    University of Minho
  • Researcher
    Institute of Earth Sciences (ICT)

Recent publications

  1. Carcinogenicity of cobalt, antimony compounds, and weapons-grade tungsten alloy. The Lancet Oncology, 2022. doi:10.1016/s1470-2045(22)00219-4
  2. Mine waste as a dual threat and opportunity: Linking mineralogy to environmental impact and critical element recovery. The Science of The Total Environment, 2026. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.181272
  3. Acid mine drainage and waste dispersion in legacy mining sites: An integrated approach using UAV photogrammetry and geospatial analysis. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2025. doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.138827
  4. A data-driven high-accuracy modelling of acidity behavior in heavily contaminated mining environments. Scientific Reports, 2025. doi:10.1038/s41598-025-14273-9
  5. Geochemistry and mineralogy of auriferous tailings deposits and their potential for reuse in Nova Lima Region, Brazil. Scientific Reports, 2023. doi:10.1038/s41598-023-31133-6
  6. Bacterial Diversity in House Dust: Characterization of a Core Indoor Microbiome. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2021. doi:10.3389/fenvs.2021.754657

Publications since 2021 (ORCID and OpenAlex), ordered by the impact of the journal or series (two-year mean citedness in OpenAlex).

Full list of publications on ORCID

Information compiled from public sources: CIÊNCIAVITAE, ORCID, OpenAlex, Instituto de Ciências da Terra (photograph), accessed on 20-10-2026. To correct or complete this profile, use the website’s content manager or contact the Department’s Director.