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  1. Seasonal Dynamics and Leachate-Induced Alteration of Soils and Associated Risk of Surface Water Contamination Around the Hulene-B Waste Dump, Maputo, Mozambique

    Article • Applied Sciences, October 2025, MDPI AG

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  2. Mineral-Rich Brines from Portuguese Coastal Lagoons: Insights into Their Use in Thalassotherapy and Skin Care

    Article • Water, October 2025, MDPI AG

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  3. Development of compacted alkali activated materials based on phosphate waste washing sludge and natural clay

    Article • Construction and Building Materials, October 2025, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  4. Sustainable Use of Taveiro (Portugal) Red Clays for Structural Ceramic Applications: Mineralogical and Technological Assessment

    Article • Minerals, August 2025, MDPI AG

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  5. Clay Schists from Barrancos (Portugal): An Approach Toward Sustainable Ceramic Raw Material Use

    Article • Minerals, August 2025, MDPI AG

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  6. Detection of dietary stress and geophagic behaviour forced by dry seasons in Miocene Gomphotherium

    Article • June 2025, Copernicus GmbH

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  7. Supplementary material to "Detection of dietary stress and geophagic behaviour forced by dry seasons in Miocene Gomphotherium"

    Article • June 2025, Copernicus GmbH

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  8. Influence of solid–liquid compositions and contact time during maturation on the properties of artificial peloids for use in pelotherapy

    Article • Clay Minerals, June 2025, Mineralogical Society

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  9. Assessment of Feldspars from Central Portugal Pegmatites for Sustainable Ceramic Applications

    Article • Minerals, May 2025, MDPI AG

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  10. Characterization and Suitability for Ceramics Production of Clays from Bustos, Portugal

    Article • Minerals, May 2025, MDPI AG

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  11. The Geochemical Characteristics of Ore-Forming Fluids in the Jebel Stah Fluorite Deposit in Northeast Tunisia: Insights from LA-ICP-MS and Sr Isotope Analyses

    Article • Minerals, March 2025, MDPI AG

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  12. Towards Sustainable Mining: Geopolymer Formulations for Eco-Friendly Mine Waste Management and Recycling

    Article • January 2025, Copernicus GmbH

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  13. A Starting Point on Recycling Land and Sea Snail Shell Wastes to Manufacture Quicklime, Milk of Lime, and Hydrated Lime

    Article • Materials, November 2024, MDPI AG

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  14. Comprehensive Overview and New Research on Carbonate Rocks of the Sé Velha Cathedral in Coimbra, Portugal

    Article • Heritage, October 2024, MDPI AG

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  15. Physical–Chemical and Thermal Properties of Clays from Porto Santo Island, Portugal

    Article • Applied Sciences, October 2024, MDPI AG

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  16. Thermoelectric properties of geopolymers with iron ore mine waste: A case study for energy management

    Article • Ceramics International, October 2024, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  17. Soil Geochemical Mapping of the Sal Island (Cape Verde): Ecological and Human Health Risk Assessment

    Article • Land, July 2024, MDPI AG

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  18. Hydropedological Characterization of a Coal Mining Waste Deposition Area Affected by Self-Burning

    Article • Hydrology, April 2024, MDPI AG

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  19. Characterization of percutaneous absorption of calcium, magnesium, and potentially toxic elements in two tailored sulfurous therapeutic peloids: a comprehensive in vitro pilot study

    Article • International Journal of Biometeorology, March 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  20. Natural Cement in Portugal: Context in Cement Production and Architectural Use

    Article • Heritage, January 2024, MDPI AG

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  21. Portuguese Lagoon Clay Sediments for Pelotherapy Applications: The Study of Technological Properties

    Article • Journal of Applied Sciences, September 2023, Science Alert

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  22. Bioaccessibility by perspiration uptake of minerals from two different sulfurous peloids

    Article • Minerals and the Environment, June 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  23. The Contribution of the Hulene-B Waste Dump (Maputo, Mozambique) to the Contamination of Rhizosphere Soils, Edible Plants, Stream Waters, and Groundwaters

    Article • Environments, March 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  24. Assessment of Some Clay-Based Products Available on Market and Designed for Topical Use

    Article • Geosciences, December 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  25. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) in Earth Construction: A Systematic Literature Review Considering Five Construction Techniques

    Article • Sustainability, October 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  26. Soil Risk Assessment in the Surrounding Area of Hulene-B Waste Dump, Maputo (Mozambique)

    Article • Geosciences, July 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  27. Physical and Thermal Properties Analysis of Hematite for Thermal Heat Storage

    Article • Materials, July 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  28. Integration of Electrical Resistivity and Modified DRASTIC Model to Assess Groundwater Vulnerability in the Surrounding Area of Hulene-B Waste Dump, Maputo, Mozambique

    Article • Water, May 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  29. Mortars for Conservation of Late 19th and Early 20th Century Buildings—Combination of Natural Cements with Air Lime

    Article • Materials, May 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  30. Geophagic Materials Characterization and Potential Impact on Human Health: The Case Study of Maputo City (Mozambique)

    Article • Applied Sciences, May 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  31. Influence of local mineral raw materials on the commercial success of Aveiro production of ancient ceramic sugar jars

    Article • Environmental Earth Sciences, April 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  32. Application of Electrical Resistivity and DRASTIC Models in the Study of Groundwater Contamination Risk in the Surroundings of the Hulene - B Waste Dump, Maputo, Mozambique

    Article • February 2022, Research Square

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  33. The Challenge in Combining Pelotherapy and Electrotherapy (Iontophoresis) in One Single Therapeutic Modality

    Article • Applied Sciences, January 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  34. Characterization of the Dynamics of Leachate Contamination Plumes in the Surroundings of the Hulene-B Waste Dump in Maputo, Mozambique

    Article • Environments, January 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  35. Characterisation of the Dynamics of Leachate Contamination Plumes in the Surrounding of the Hulene - B Waste Dump, Maputo, Mozambique

    Article • December 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  36. INVESTIGATION OF THE RAW MATERIALS FROM THE PRECISION CASTING PROCESS FOR VIABILITY EVALUATION OF RECYCLING THE GENERATED CERAMIC SHELL WASTE

    Article • MIX Sustentável, December 2021, Mix Sustentavel

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  37. INVESTIGATION OF THE RAW MATERIALS FROM THE PRECISION CASTING PROCESS FOR VIABILITY EVALUATION OF RECYCLING THE GENERATED CERAMIC SHELL WASTE

    Article • MIX Sustentável, December 2021, Mix Sustentavel

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  38. Dust Characterization and Its Potential Impact during the 2014–2015 Fogo Volcano Eruption (Cape Verde)

    Article • Minerals, November 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  39. Archaeological and Chemical Investigation on Mortars and Bricks from a Necropolis in Braga, Northwest of Portugal

    Article • Materials, October 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  40. Weathering on volcanic edifices under semiarid climates: insights from a regional assessment of the composition of Fogo Island regoliths (Cape Verde)

    Article • Geological Society London Special Publications, September 2021, Geological Society

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  41. Archaeological and Chemical Investigation on the High Imperial Mosaic Floor Mortars of the Domus Integrated in the Museum of Archaeology D. Diogo de Sousa, Braga, Portugal

    Article • Applied Sciences, September 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  42. Influence of Local Mineral Raw Materials On The Commercial Success of Aveiro Production of Ancient Ceramic Sugar Jars

    Article • July 2021, Research Square

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  43. Metal(Loids) Bioaccessibility in Road Dust from the Surrounding Villages of an Active Mine

    Article • Atmosphere, May 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  44. Fogo Volcano (Cape Verde) 2014-2015 Eruption: Dust Characterization and Impacts on Environment and Human Health

    Article • May 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  45. Metal(loids) Bioaccessibility in Road Dusts from the Surrounding Villages of an Active Mine

    Article • May 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  46. Combined Influence of Low-Grade Metakaolins and Natural Zeolite on Compressive Strength and Heavy Metal Adsorption of Geopolymers

    Article • Minerals, May 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  47. Changes Induced by Self-Burning in Technosols from a Coal Mine Waste Pile: A Hydropedological Approach

    Article • Geosciences, April 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  48. Indoor Radon in public schools, a preliminary study in Central Portugal

    Article • March 2021, Copernicus GmbH

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  49. Investigating the impact of growth kinetics on geochemical records of oyster shells

    Article • March 2021, Copernicus GmbH

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  50. Effects of the full-scale substitution of strontium for calcium on the microstructure of brushite: (CaxSr1–x)HPO4.nH2O system

    Article • Clay Minerals, December 2020, Mineralogical Society

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  51. Paleoweathering of intrusive carbonatites (4.5 Ma) from Fogo Island, Cape Verde – Mineralogy and geochemistry

    Article • CATENA, November 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  52. Urban Groundwater Processes and Anthropogenic Interactions (Porto Region, NW Portugal)

    Article • Water, October 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  53. Biogeochemistry of Household Dust Samples Collected from Private Homes of a Portuguese Industrial City

    Article • Geosciences, October 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  54. Exploring the potential of cuttlebone waste to produce building lime

    Article • Materiales de Construcción, September 2020, Departmento de Publicaciones del CSIC

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  55. Fine Particulate Matter and Gaseous Compounds in Kitchens and Outdoor Air of Different Dwellings

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, July 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  56. Assessment of Clayey Peloid Formulations Prior to Clinical Use in Equine Rehabilitation

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, May 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  57. Metakaolin geopolymers applied in the conservation of tile facades: a Portuguese case study

    Article • March 2020, Copernicus GmbH

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  58. Geochemical, Mineralogical and Morphological Characterisation of Road Dust and Associated Health Risks

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, February 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  59. Geochemical, Mineralogical and Morphological Characterisation of Road Dust and Associated Health Risks

    Article • January 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  60. Assessment of clayey materials from Santa Maria (Azores, Portugal) for preparation of peloids

    Article • Clay Minerals, August 2019, Mineralogical Society

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  61. Sedimentary and residual clays from Santiago, Boavista e Fogo (Cape Verde): assessment of their properties as geophagic materials

    Article • Arabian Journal of Geosciences, August 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  62. Characterization of Portuguese gypsums as raw materials for dermocosmetics

    Article • Clay Minerals, July 2019, Mineralogical Society

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  63. Adobe Blocks in the Center of Portugal: Main Characteristics

    Article • International Journal of Architectural Heritage, July 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  64. Development of Geopolymers Formulations Based on Low-Grade Kaolins as a Potential Construction Material

    Article • June 2019, MDPI AG

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  65. Detrital record of the denudation of volcanic islands under sub-tropical climate (Cape Verde)

    Article • Geochemistry, May 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  66. Mine Tailings Geopolymers as a Waste Management Solution for A More Sustainable Habitat

    Article • Sustainability, February 2019, MDPI AG

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  67. Geopolymers and polymers in the conservation of tile facades

    Article • Construction and Building Materials, February 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  68. Dissimilarity between living and dead benthic foraminiferal assemblages in the Aveiro Continental Shelf (Portugal)

    Article • PLOS One, January 2019, PLOS

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  69. Passive monitoring of particulate matter and gaseous pollutants in Fogo Island, Cape Verde

    Article • Atmospheric Research, December 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  70. Stratigraphy and palynology of the Pennsylvanian continental Buçaco Basin (NW Iberia)

    Article • Geobios, December 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  71. Source apportionment of atmospheric aerosol in a marine dusty environment by ionic/composition mass balance (IMB)

    Article • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics", September 2018, Copernicus GmbH

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  72. Eggshell waste to produce building lime: calcium oxide reactivity, industrial, environmental and economic implications

    Article • Matériaux et Constructions, September 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  73. The sustainability of adobe construction: past to future

    Article • International Journal of Architectural Heritage, April 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  74. Source apportionment of atmospheric aerosol in a marine dusty environment by Ionic/composition Mass Balance (IMB)

    Article • March 2018, Copernicus GmbH

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  75. Recycling Waste Seashells to Produce Calcitic Lime: Characterization and Wet Slaking Reactivity

    Article • Waste and Biomass Valorization, February 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  76. Characterization of rammed-earth materials from the XVIth century Badii Palace in Marrakech, Morocco to ensure authentic and reliable restoration

    Article • Geoarchaeology, February 2018, Wiley

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  77. A novel study on the influence of cork waste residue on metakaolin-zeolite based geopolymers

    Article • Applied Clay Science, February 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  78. Technological and compositional study of the gold leaf from Baroque altarpieces – basis for a research methodology

    Article • Conservar Património, January 2018, Associacao Profissional de Conservadores-Restauradores de Portugal

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  79. Kinetics of uranyl ions sorption on heterogeneous smectite structure at pH4 and 6 using a continuous stirred flow-through reactor

    Article • Applied Clay Science, December 2016, Elsevier

    Manuel Algarra, Professor Fernando Rocha

  80. Can benthic foraminifera be used as bio-indicators of pollution in areas with a wide range of physicochemical variability?

    Article • Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, December 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  81. Environmental Groundwater Vulnerability Assessment in Urban Water Mines (Porto, NW Portugal)

    Article • Water, November 2016, MDPI AG

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  82. Absorbent materials in waterproofing barriers, analysis of the role of diatomaceous earth

    Article • Construction and Building Materials, January 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  83. Bentonite as a natural additive for lime and lime–metakaolin mortars used for restoration of adobe buildings

    Article • Cement and Concrete Composites, July 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  84. The environmental factors impact on the conservation of an historic marine quay—a baseline study

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, April 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  85. Early diagenesis and clay mineral adsorption as driving factors of metal pollution in sediments: the case of Aveiro Lagoon (Portugal)

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, February 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  86. Hydrogeologist J. Martins Carvalho: professional, professor and gentleman

    Article • Environmental Earth Sciences, January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  87. Chemical Modifications and Diatom Community Development on Volcanic Clayey Sediments During an Indoor Maturation Experiment

    Article • Geomicrobiology Journal, December 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  88. Geotourism, Medical Geology and local development: Cape Verde case study

    Article • Journal of African Earth Sciences, November 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  89. The application of a multi-wavelength Aethalometer to estimate iron dust and black carbon concentrations in the marine boundary layer of Cape Verde

    Article • Atmospheric Environment, November 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  90. RETRACTED: Mineralogy and geochemistry of authigenic carbonates from the Gulf of Cadiz

    Article • Journal of Sea Research, October 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  91. Synthetic zeolite pellets incorporated to air lime–metakaolin mortars: Mechanical properties

    Article • Construction and Building Materials, October 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  92. Foraminiferal biotopes and their distribution control in Ria de Aveiro (Portugal): a multiproxy approach

    Article • Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, September 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  93. Characterization of Portuguese thermo-mineral waters to be applied in peloids maturation

    Article • Environmental Earth Sciences, September 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  94. Palaeogeographic controls on palygorskite occurrence in Maastrichtian-Palaeogene sediments of the Western High Atlas and Meseta Basins (Morocco)

    Article • Clay Minerals, September 2014, Mineralogical Society

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  95. A comprehensive analysis of groundwater resources using GIS and multicriteria tools (Caldas da Cavaca, Central Portugal): environmental issues

    Article • Environmental Earth Sciences, August 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  96. An insight into the surface properties of calcined kaolinitic clays: The grinding effect

    Article • Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, August 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  97. Influence of clay minerals addition on mechanical properties of air lime–metakaolin mortars

    Article • Construction and Building Materials, August 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  98. Origin of reddening in a paleosol buried by lava flows in Fogo island (Cape Verde)

    Article • Journal of African Earth Sciences, August 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  99. Liquid limit determination of clayey material by Casagrande method, fall cone test and EBS parameter

    Article • Materials Technology, July 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  100. Characterization and evaluation of hydrothermally influenced clayey sediments from Caldeiras da Ribeira Grande fumarolic field (Azores Archipelago, Portugal) used for aesthetic and pelotherapy purposes

    Article • Environmental Earth Sciences, July 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  101. Geochemistry, mineralogy, solid-phase fractionation and oral bioaccessibility of lead in urban soils of Lisbon

    Article • Minerals and the Environment, May 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Armando da Costa Duarte, Professor Fernando Rocha

  102. Study of an aplite dyke from the Beira uraniferous province in Fornos de Algodres area (Central Portugal): Trace elements distribution and evaluation of natural radionuclides

    Article • Applied Geochemistry, May 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  103. Urban geochemistry of lead in gardens, playgrounds and schoolyards of Lisbon, Portugal: Assessing exposure and risk to human health

    Article • Applied Geochemistry, May 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  104. Ancient Wall Tiles – The Importance of the Glaze/Ceramic Interface in Glaze Detachment

    Article • Materials Science, April 2014, Publishing House Technologija

    Paulo Barreto Cachim, Professor Fernando Rocha

  105. Abrasiveness index of dispersions of Portuguese clays using the Einlehner method: influence of clay parameters

    Article • Clay Minerals, March 2014, Mineralogical Society

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  106. Coastal Geo-Engineering Techniques for the Assessment of Rock Armour Structures

    Article • Marine Georesources and Geotechnology, February 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  107. Distribution patterns and enrichment of lead, zinc and copper in surface sediments of the central Portuguese shelf and upper slope

    Article • Journal of Iberian Geology, February 2014, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  108. Iron speciation in volcanic topsoils from Fogo island (Cape Verde) — Iron oxide nanoparticles and trace elements concentrations

    Article • CATENA, February 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  109. Diatom assemblages of thermal and mineral waters from volcanic environments in São Miguel Island, Azores

    Article • Diatom Research, December 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  110. Composition and technological properties of geopolymers based on metakaolin and red mud

    Article • Materials & Design (1980-2015), December 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  111. Influence of the mineralogical composition on the properties of adobe blocks from Aveiro, Portugal

    Article • Clay Minerals, December 2013, Mineralogical Society

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  112. The sources of the glacial IRD in the NW Iberian Continental Margin over the last 40 ka

    Article • Quaternary International, December 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  113. Novel Inorganic Products Based on Industrial Wastes

    Article • Waste and Biomass Valorization, November 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  114. Natural Portuguese clayey materials and derived TiO2-containing composites used for decolouring methylene blue (MB) and orange II (OII) solutions

    Article • Applied Clay Science, October 2013, Elsevier

    Dr David Maria Tobaldi, Dr Robert C Pullar, Professor Fernando Rocha

  115. Palygorskite as an admixture to air lime–metakaolin mortars for restoration purposes

    Article • Applied Clay Science, October 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  116. Air lime–metakaolin–sepiolite mortars for earth based walls

    Article • Construction and Building Materials, July 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  117. Conceptualizing a mountain hydrogeologic system by using an integrated groundwater assessment (Serra da Estrela, Central Portugal): a review

    Article • Geosciences Journal, May 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  118. Assessment of the health quality of Ria de Aveiro (Portugal): Heavy metals and benthic foraminifera

    Article • Marine Pollution Bulletin, May 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Belén Rubio, Dr Renata Hanae Nagai, Professor Fernando Rocha

  119. Hydrogeomorphological mapping as a tool in groundwater exploration

    Article • Journal of Maps, March 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  120. Mineralogy and grain-size distribution of clay-rich rock units of the Algarve Basin (South Portugal)

    Article • Clay Minerals, March 2013, Mineralogical Society

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  121. Late Holocene climatic oscillations traced by clay mineral assemblages and other palaeoceanographic proxies in Ria de Vigo (NW Spain)

    Article • TURKISH JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCES, January 2013, The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK-ULAKBIM) - DIGITAL COMMONS JOURNALS

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  122. Certification and quality criteria of peloids used for therapeutic purposes

    Article • Clay Minerals, December 2012, Mineralogical Society

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  123. Mitigation of Internal Expansive Reaction: The Role of Tungsten Mine Sludge

    Article • Materials Science Forum, November 2012, Trans Tech Publications

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  124. Relationships between magnetic parameters, chemical composition and clay minerals of topsoils near Coimbra, central Portugal

    Article • Natural Hazards and Earth System Science, August 2012, Copernicus GmbH

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  125. Records of sedimentary dynamics in the continental shelf and upper slope between Aveiro–Espinho (N Portugal)

    Article • Journal of Marine Systems, August 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Renata Hanae Nagai, Professor Fernando Rocha

  126. Ceramic tiles based on central Tunisian clays (Sidi Khalif formation)

    Article • Clay Minerals, June 2012, Mineralogical Society

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  127. Sedimentary processes on the NW Iberian Continental Shelf since the Little Ice Age

    Article • Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, May 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  128. Production of ceramic bodies from Tunisian Cretaceous clays

    Article • Clay Minerals, March 2012, Mineralogical Society

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  129. Sedimentary and geochemical characterization and provenance of the Portuguese continental shelf soft-bottom sediments

    Article • Journal of Marine Systems, March 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  130. REE and other trace and major elements in the topsoil layer of Santiago island, Cape Verde

    Article • Journal of African Earth Sciences, February 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  131. Biosedimentary disturbances in shallow-water carbonate environments: An example from the Upper Hauterivian in the Lusitanian Basin

    Article • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology, January 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  132. Fine sepiolite addition to air lime-metakaolin mortars

    Article • Clay Minerals, December 2011, Mineralogical Society

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  133. Patterns of rare earth and other trace elements in different size fractions of clays of Campanian–Maastrichtian deposits from the Portuguese western margin (Aveiro and Taveiro Formations)

    Article • Geochemistry, December 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  134. Erosion and accretion in the Ria de Aveiro inlet (N Portugal) and exportation of fine–grained sediments to the shelf

    Article • Journal of Iberian Geology, October 2011, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  135. The response of benthic foraminifera to pollution and environmental stress in Ria de Aveiro (N Portugal)

    Article • Journal of Iberian Geology, October 2011, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  136. Assessing the control exerted by soil mineralogy in the fixation of potentially harmful elements in the urban soils of Lisbon, Portugal

    Article • Environmental Earth Sciences, October 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  137. Manufacture of Ceramic Bricks Using Recycled Brewing Spent Kieselguhr

    Article • Materials and Manufacturing Processes, October 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  138. Bromine volatilization during firing of calcareous and non-calcareous clays: Archaeometric implications

    Article • Applied Clay Science, September 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  139. Evolution in the provenance of a tectonically controlled Plio–Pleistocene alluvial system between the Variscan Iberian Massif and the Atlantic margin, Portugal

    Article • Geochemistry, August 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  140. Upper Cretaceous Clayey Levels from Western Portugal (Aveiro and Taveiro Regions): Clay Mineral and Trace-Element Distribution

    Article • Clays and Clay Minerals, June 2011, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  141. Rheological and thermal characterization of peloids made of selected Portuguese geological materials

    Article • Applied Clay Science, May 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  142. Identification and use of white clayey deposits from the area of Tamra (northern Tunisia) as ceramic raw materials

    Article • Clay Minerals, March 2011, Mineralogical Society

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  143. Characterization of Portuguese geological materials to be used in medical hydrology

    Article • Applied Clay Science, February 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  144. Comparative influence of burial depth on the clay mineral assemblage of the Agadir-Essaouira basin (western High Atlas, Morocco)

    Article • Clay Minerals, December 2010, Mineralogical Society

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  145. Lagoa da Apúlia: A residual lagoon from the Late Holocene (NW coastal zone of Portugal)

    Article • Quaternary International, July 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  146. Mineralogical and physicochemical characterization of selected Portuguese Mesozoic-Cenozoic muddy/clayey raw materials to be potentially used as healing clays

    Article • Clay Minerals, June 2010, Mineralogical Society

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  147. The potential use of Tithonian–Barremian detrital deposits from central Tunisia as raw materials for ceramic tiles and pigments

    Article • Applied Clay Science, May 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  148. Trace metal enrichments in Portuguese submarine canyons and open slope: Anthropogenic impact and links to sedimentary dynamics

    Article • Marine Geology, May 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  149. Evaluation of the ecological effects of heavy metals on the assemblages of benthic foraminifera of the canals of Aveiro (Portugal)

    Article • Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, April 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Armando da Costa Duarte, Professor Fernando Rocha

  150. Firing Tests on Clay-Rich Raw Materials from the Algarve Basin (Southern Portugal): Study of Mineral Transformations with Temperature

    Article • Clays and Clay Minerals, April 2010, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  151. Mineralogy and plasticity in clay sediments from north-east Tunisia

    Article • Journal of African Earth Sciences, April 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  152. Bentonite from Porto Santo Island, Madeira archipelago: surface properties studied by inverse gas chromatography

    Article • Clay Minerals, March 2010, Mineralogical Society

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  153. Geochemistry and Mineralogy of Clays from the Algarve Basin, Portugal: A Multivariate Approach to Palaeoenvironmental Investigations

    Article • Current Analytical Chemistry, January 2010, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  154. Effect of Portuguese metakaolin on hydraulic lime concrete using different curing conditions

    Article • Construction and Building Materials, January 2010, Elsevier

    Paulo Barreto Cachim, Professor Fernando Rocha

  155. Composition and properties of glass obtained from Early Cretaceous Sidi Aich sands (central Tunisia)

    Article • Ceramics International, December 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  156. Environmental issues in urban groundwater systems: a multidisciplinary study of the Paranhos and Salgueiros spring waters, Porto (NW Portugal)

    Article • Environmental Earth Sciences, November 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Laura Guimarães, Professor Fernando Rocha

  157. The Oued Mellègue: Mining activity, stream sediments and dispersion of base metals in natural environments, North-western Tunisia

    Article • Journal of Geochemical Exploration, July 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  158. The Odivelas Limestone: evidence for a Middle Devonian reef system in western Ossa-Morena Zone (Portugal)

    Article • Geologica Carpathica, April 2009, Central Library of the Slovak Academy of Sciences

    Dr Gil Machado, Professor Fernando Rocha

  159. Mineralogical transformations of calcareous rich clays with firing: A comparative study between calcite and dolomite rich clays from Algarve, Portugal

    Article • Applied Clay Science, January 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  160. Palaeoenvironmental significance of clay minerals in Upper Cenomanian–Turonian sediments of the Western High Atlas Basin (Morocco)

    Article • Clay Minerals, December 2008, Mineralogical Society

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  161. An investigation into the use of blends of two bentonites for geosynthetic clay liners

    Article • Geotextiles and Geomembranes, October 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  162. Lead removal from aqueous solutions by a Tunisian smectitic clay

    Article • Journal of Hazardous Materials, August 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  163. Role of high mountain areas in catchment hydromineral resources – Northern/Central Portugal: environmental issues

    Article • May 2008, WITPRESS LTD.

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  164. Effect of Bentonite Characteristics on the Elemental Composition of Wine

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, December 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  165. Characterisation of roman mortars from Conímbriga with respect to their repair

    Article • Materials Characterization, November 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  166. Sediment and pollutant transport in the Northern Gulf of Cadiz: A multi-proxy approach

    Article • Journal of Marine Systems, November 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  167. A multiproxy approach of the Holocene evolution of shelf–slope circulation on the NW Iberian Continental Shelf

    Article • Marine Geology, April 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  168. Prograde epizonal clay mineral assemblages and retrograde alteration in tectonic basins controlled by major strike-slip zones (W Iberian Variscan chain)

    Article • Clay Minerals, March 2007, Mineralogical Society

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  169. Effects of sand addition on production of lightweight aggregates from Tunisian smectite-rich clayey rocks

    Article • Applied Clay Science, February 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  170. Tracing the late Holocene evolution of the NW Iberian upwelling system

    Article • Marine Micropaleontology, March 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  171. Geochemical and mineralogical characterization of a Lower Cretaceous sedimentary profile from central Algarve (Portugal)

    Article • Journal of Geochemical Exploration, January 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  172. Heavy metals contents on beach and dune sediments from Espinho to Mondego Cape (Portugal)—influence of human activities

    Article • Journal of Geochemical Exploration, January 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  173. Holocene record of productivity in the NW Iberian continental shelf

    Article • Journal of Geochemical Exploration, January 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  174. Radiocaesium dispersion and fixation in the lagoon systems of “Ria de Aveiro”, Portugal

    Article • Journal of Geochemical Exploration, January 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  175. Tectonostratigraphy of Middle and Upper Palaeozoic black shales from the Porto-Tomar-Ferreira do Alentejo shear zone (W Portugal): new perspectives on the Iberian Massif

    Article • Geobios, November 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  176. Lateglacial and Holocene environmental changes in Portuguese coastal lagoons 1: the sedimentological and geochemical records of the Santo André coastal area

    Article • The Holocene, April 2003, SAGE Publications

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  177. Clay minerals from the sedimentary cover from the Northwest Iberian shelf

    Article • Progress In Oceanography, January 2002, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha

  178. Palaeoenvironment of the Aveiro region of Portugal during the Cretaceous, based on clay mineralogy

    Article • Cretaceous Research, April 1995, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Rocha