STATE OF THE ART REVIEWS

COST ACTION E22: Environmental optimisation of wood protection
Faculdade Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa / Departamento de
Ciências e Engenharia do Ambiente
Dr. Alexandra Ribeiro; Dr. Eduardo P. Mateus
E-mail: abr@mail.fct.unl.pt; epm@mail.fct.unl.pt
Web: http://www.fct.unl.pt
Research themes
• Risk assessment
• Remediation
• Wood wastes and treated wood
• Creosote and creosote-based products
Ongoing research projects
• Study of the remediation of impregnated wood waste, in view of the recovery of
the preservative products and the recycling of the wood (Portuguese Program –
Agência de Inovação, 2000-2001; Industrial partner: CARMO Lda.)
• Study of the creosote removal from treated wood out of service (Portuguese Program
– FCT/UNL, 1998-2000)
• Electrodialytic removal of contaminants from polluted matrices (Danish Program,
1999-2000)
Faculdade Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
GUECKO – Grupo de Ecologia
Prof. Maria Rosa Paiva; Dr. Eduardo P. Mateus
E-mail: mrp@mail.fct.unl.pt; epm@mail.fct.unl.pt
Web: http://www.fct.unl.pt
Research themes
• Insects in Europe, climatical conditions
Ongoing research projects
• Minimization of environmental impacts resulting from phytosanitary protection
for pine ecosystems particularly against processionary moth Thaumetopoea spp.
(Lep., Thaumetopoeidae) (Portuguese Program – PRAXIS XXI, 1997-2001)
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