Associate Professor at the Analytical Chemistry Department at Institute of Chemistry at State University of Campinas (IQ-UNICAMP). Coordinator of the Environmental Chemistry Laboratory (LQA-IQ-UNICAMP) since 2014. Director of the Environmental Chemistry Division of the Brazilian Chemical Society (biennium 2018-2020). She is a Associate Research at the National Institute of Advanced Analytical Science and Technology (INCTAA). She holds a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from IQ-UNICAMP (2004), a Master's in Analytical Chemistry (IQ-UNICAMP - 2007), a Doctorate in Science (IQ-UNICAMP - 2011). Post-Doctorate in Aquatic Ecotoxicology from the Faculty of Technology (FT-UNICAMP) (2012-2014) and in Technologies for Water Reuse from the University of South Carolina, USA (2017). Her research is in the area of Environmental Chemistry, with an emphasis on microplastics and emerging contaminants in natural waters; in ecotoxicology applied to risk assessment of contaminants in aquatic and terrestrial systems; in assessing the quality of water and effluents and; in analytical methods for the determination of organic contaminant at trace levels. Contact: ccmonta@unicamp.br / https://lqa.iqm.unicamp.br/ (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Access to high quality water is a necessity throughout the world. Brazil, although rich in freshwater resources, has important water security concerns, particularly in the most populated urban areas. Campinas metropolitan region in São Paulo state faces significant difficulties related to water scarcity and pollution. Good water quality is not only important for drinking water supply but …
We will engage in a new collaborative endeavor between key chemical pollution experts in the UK and Brazil to tackle public health problems linked with urbanization and deteriorating environment via water fingerprinting. This will be achieved via large-scale environment fingerprinting program in Campinas. We will focus on public exposure and environmental impacts from consumer, lifestyle …
Environmental pollution by plastics is recognized as one of the most prominent anthropogenic factors affecting biodiversity and environmental quality globally. Advances in understanding the extent of plastic pollution and the effects on organisms have progressed rapidly and have been focused on marine environments; however, recent studies are emerging and demonstrate that freshwater ecosy…
Pollution of the environment by plastics is recognized as among the most prominent anthropogenic factors to affect biodiversity and environmental quality globally. Research on the extent of plastic pollution and effects on organisms has progressed swiftly and been focused on marine environments; however, recent studies are emerging that demonstrate freshwater ecosystems can be extensivel…
The United Nations Environment Programme and the World Health Organization classifies as essential and urgent knowledge of the sources, transformations and fate of emerging contaminants in the environment due unequivocal evidence about numerous observed effects to wild populations, as well as possible damages observed in humans. These are thousands of chemicals that are present in the env…
As a result of population growth and urban and industrial activities developed in recent centuries, there is an increase in the presence of contaminants of anthropogenic origin in the environment. Currently, several studies have highlighted the risks associated with the presence of microplastics (MP) and emerging contaminants (EC) in aquatic matrices around the world. MP are polymeric par…
Plastics are versatile polymeric materials with diverse applications. Annually, large amounts of plastic end up entering aquatic environments due to inappropriate solid waste disposal. Recent studies show that plastics can act as vectors of organic contaminants through sorption processes. Small plastic particles can adsorb significant amounts of hydrophobic contaminants, leading to the ac…
Microplastics are solid polymer particles <5mm in size and can be classified as primary or secondary microplastics. These particles are present in several environmental compartments and have effects on the organisms that live in these environments, such as reproductive performance, energy metabolism and the physiology of the biota liver at different trophic levels. Emerging contaminants a…
The use of pesticides is of fundamental importance to sustain the Brazilian agricultural model, which presents high productivity indices. Currently, different chemical substances are used to control a specific set of pests; these substances can reach surface waters and potentially harmful to non-target organisms, such as the aquatic biota and humans. The preservation of the environmental …
Studies about occurrence of microplastics (MP) has been reported worldwide in diverse environmental matrices, such as water, soil, and air. However, a major part of studies is focused on polymer identification and visual inspection, that requires the remotion of biofilm, that is defined as a matrix of extracellular polymeric substances and containing high diversity of microorganisms. This…
The United Nations Environment Programme and the World Health Organization classifies as essential and urgent knowledge of the sources, transformations and fate of emerging contaminants in the environment due unequivocal evidence about numerous observed effects to wild populations, as well as possible damages observed in humans. These are thousands of chemicals that are present in the env…
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