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The history of women archaeologists in Portugal and their contribution to the development of the discipline is yet to be studied. However, in recent years, some articles published in Portugal have contributed to the construction of this history. Some...

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  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,459 Views
17 Pages

12 December 2020

Creative tourism is a quite recent tourism segment that has been rapidly diffused all over the world. Nevertheless, studies on this segment were not concerned, until present, with the differences in gender intention, evaluation and the overall satisf...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,279 Views
30 Pages

Methodological Approaches for Monitoring Five Major Food Safety Hazards Affecting Food Production in the Galicia–Northern Portugal Euroregion

  • Juan Rodríguez-Herrera,
  • Ana G. Cabado,
  • Gustavo Bodelón,
  • Sara C. Cunha,
  • Vânia Pinto,
  • José O. Fernandes,
  • Jorge Lago,
  • Silvia Muñoz,
  • Isabel Pastoriza-Santos and
  • Paulo Sousa
  • + 5 authors

29 December 2021

The agri-food industry has historically determined the socioeconomic characteristics of Galicia and Northern Portugal, and it was recently identified as an area for collaboration in the Euroregion. In particular, there is a need for action to help to...

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  • Open Access
7 Citations
7,429 Views
19 Pages

8 September 2024

Research on modern agri-food chains aims to enhance flexibility by analyzing supply chain aspects to identify improvement opportunities. A SWOT analysis of 39 agri-food sector organizations using a SWOT analysis organized using the PESTEL and MEETHS...

  • Protocol
  • Open Access
2,151 Views
12 Pages

The Mental Health of Older People Living in Nursing Homes in Northern Portugal: A Cross-Sectional Study Protocol

  • Cláudia Rodrigues,
  • Sandra Carreira,
  • Rui Novais,
  • Fátima Braga,
  • Silvana Martins and
  • Odete Araújo

16 January 2025

Background/Objectives: In Portugal, evidence regarding the mental health of institutionalized older people is limited, leaving this area poorly described and the mental health needs of this population largely unknown. This research aims to describe t...

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  • Open Access
2,084 Views
14 Pages

Interests and Curiosities about Sexuality of Children and Adolescents from Northern Portugal

  • Zélia Caçador Anastácio,
  • Regina Ferreira Alves,
  • Celeste Antão,
  • María Dolores Gil-Llario and
  • Rafael Ballester-Arnal

6 June 2023

Sexuality education is a part of the health education process in schools. However, many programs of sexuality education do not consider the needs of children and adolescents. This study is based on an analysis of the interests of children and adolesc...

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  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,280 Views
9 Pages

The Northern Root-Knot Nematode Meloidogyne hapla: New Host Records in Portugal

  • Leidy Rusinque,
  • Filomena Nóbrega,
  • Clara Serra and
  • Maria L. Inácio

26 October 2022

Root-knot nematodes (RKNs), Meloidogyne spp., are a group of plant-parasitic nematodes (PPNs) of great economic significance worldwide. The northern root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne hapla, is one of the most important species of RKNs occurring in cold...

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  • Open Access
23 Citations
9,130 Views
19 Pages

A Cross-Sectional Study of Knowledge on Ownership, Zoonoses and Practices among Pet Owners in Northern Portugal

  • Beatriz do Vale,
  • Ana Patrícia Lopes,
  • Maria da Conceição Fontes,
  • Mário Silvestre,
  • Luís Cardoso and
  • Ana Cláudia Coelho

13 December 2021

Pet ownership is common in modern society. In Portugal, 38% and 31% of all households own at least one dog or cat, respectively. Few studies have ascertained the knowledge of pet owners on pet ownership and zoonoses, and none have been carried out in...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,996 Views
6 Pages

Estimation of Tree Height in Burned Areas with GEDI Laser Data in Northern Portugal and Galicia (Spain)

  • Saulo Folharini,
  • Sarah Moura Batista dos Santos,
  • António Bento-Gonçalves and
  • António Vieira

We analyzed the tree height of four areas affected by wildfires in northern Portugal and Galicia (Spain) using the GEE platform, random forest regression model, and GEDI data. Before the fires, the heights varied from 5.21 to 20.16 m, with r2 values...

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25 Pages

Economic and Biological Impact of Eradication Measures for Xylella fastidiosa in Northern Portugal

  • Talita Loureiro,
  • Luís Serra,
  • José Eduardo Pereira,
  • Ângela Martins,
  • Isabel Cortez and
  • Patrícia Poeta

Xylella fastidiosa was first detected in Portugal in 2019 in Lavandula dentata. In response, the national plant health authorities promptly established a Demarcated Zone in the affected area and implemented a series of eradication and control measure...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,518 Views
16 Pages

24 January 2019

On the coastline of Northern Portugal, metamorphic formations and pegmatites were the subject of structural analysis with the main goal of understanding Variscan kinematics and related pegmatite intrusion. This study also aims to discriminate, select...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
27 Citations
5,355 Views
25 Pages

17 August 2021

The occupation of a territory combines a set of variables which affect the development of the mode by which populations have been organized throughout history. How this occupation takes place demonstrates much of a territory’s past and shows how the...

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  • Open Access
14 Citations
8,678 Views
15 Pages

17 October 2014

Fire severity varies with forest composition and structure, reflecting micrometeorology and the fuel complex, but their respective influences are difficult to untangle from observation alone. We quantify the differences in fire weather between differ...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,012 Views
6 Pages

Microbiological and Physicochemical Assessment of Artisanally Produced “Alheira” Fermented Sausages in Northern Portugal

  • Sara Coelho-Fernandes,
  • Odete Zefanias,
  • Gisela Rodrigues,
  • Ana Sofia Faria,
  • Ângela Fernandes,
  • Lillian Barros,
  • Vasco Cadavez and
  • Ursula Gonzales-Barron

9 November 2020

Alheira is a traditional non-ready-to-eat sausage produced mainly in northern Portugal. The objective of this study was to evaluate the associations between some relevant physicochemical and microbiological attributes of alheiras produced by differen...

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  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,502 Views
29 Pages

2 July 2024

To mitigate greenhouse gas emissions responsible for global warming and climate change, governments have undertaken concerted efforts and established goals to restructure production and consumption patterns within the current global economy. The cons...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,710 Views
17 Pages

Soil Erosion Quantification using Machine Learning in Sub-Watersheds of Northern Portugal

  • Saulo Folharini,
  • António Vieira,
  • António Bento-Gonçalves,
  • Sara Silva,
  • Tiago Marques and
  • Jorge Novais

28 December 2022

Protected areas (PA) play an important role in minimizing the effects of soil erosion in watersheds. This study evaluated the performance of machine learning models, specifically support vector machine with linear kernel (SVMLinear), support vector m...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,930 Views
17 Pages

13 September 2024

The northern inland region of Portugal has experienced significant population decline due to the exodus of younger generations and an aging population. This has led to the abandonment of traditional activities in these territories, contributing to te...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,599 Views
17 Pages

The Impact of Land Use Transformations on Zooplankton Communities in a Small Mountain River (The Corgo River, Northern Portugal)

  • Łukasz Sługocki,
  • Robert Czerniawski,
  • Monika Kowalska-Góralska,
  • Magdalena Senze,
  • Anabela Reis,
  • João S. Carrola and
  • Carlos A. Teixeira

Transformation of the river catchment and the river bed cause significant changes in the functioning of river ecosystems. The main effects of anthropogenic transformations are hydrological changes, such as lower current velocity or an increase of nut...

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
7,005 Views
16 Pages

Diversity and Bioactive Potential of Actinobacteria Isolated from a Coastal Marine Sediment in Northern Portugal

  • Inês Ribeiro,
  • Mariana Girão,
  • Diogo A. M. Alexandrino,
  • Tiago Ribeiro,
  • Chiara Santos,
  • Filipe Pereira,
  • Ana P. Mucha,
  • Ralph Urbatzka,
  • Pedro N. Leão and
  • Maria F. Carvalho

Natural compounds have had increasing applications in the biotechnological sector, with a large fraction of these substances being channeled to the pharmaceutical industry due to their important pharmacological properties. The discovery of new bioact...

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  • Open Access
2,481 Views
24 Pages

27 August 2025

This study presents a comprehensive analysis of climate evolution in the Porto region (Northern Portugal) using 148 years (1863–2010) of continuous meteorological data from the Serra do Pilar weather station (WMO station 08546). The research em...

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  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,181 Views
11 Pages

10 March 2023

The Western European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) can work as a bioindicator of environmental pollution and be a host for multiple zoonotic agents, making it relevant in terms of One Health studies. It is essential to deepen the knowledge on this s...

  • Feature Paper
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5 Citations
2,051 Views
17 Pages

Analysis of Electricity Supply and Demand Balance in Residential Microgrids Integrated with Micro-CAES in Northern Portugal

  • Jan Markowski,
  • Jacek Leszczyński,
  • Paula Fernanda Varandas Ferreira,
  • Géremi Gilson Dranka and
  • Dominik Gryboś

8 October 2024

As global energy demand continues to rise, integrating renewable energy sources (RES) into power systems has become increasingly important. However, the intermittent nature of RES, such as solar and wind, presents challenges for maintaining a stable...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,193 Views
11 Pages

Water Management of River Beaches—A Portuguese Case Study

  • Maria Oliveira,
  • Margarida Antunes and
  • Ana Carvalho

The quality of water is crucial for the qualification of river beaches. The Cávado River watershed (Northern Portugal) contains five river beaches with a regular and specific mandatory monitorization. The main subject of this research is the evaluati...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,225 Views
29 Pages

18 September 2025

Background: Understanding the perceptions of climate change among local populations is crucial for informing public awareness and supporting the development of evidence-based policies. The Entre Douro e Minho region in Northern Portugal faces signifi...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,153 Views
27 Pages

3 November 2023

Karst is a peculiar natural landscape arising from high rock solubility and well-developed underground solutional channel porosity. It is unique for its surface relief (exokarst) and subsurface drainage, including cave systems (endokarst). In Portuga...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
5,236 Views
16 Pages

A Methodology for the Identification and Assessment of the Conditions for the Practice of Outdoor and Sport Tourism-Related Activities: The Case of Northern Portugal

  • Goretti Silva,
  • Alexandra Correia,
  • Susana Rachão,
  • Alcina Nunes,
  • Elvira Vieira,
  • Sónia Santos,
  • Luís Soares,
  • Manuel Fonseca,
  • Fernanda A. Ferreira and
  • Cláudia Miranda Veloso
  • + 2 authors

30 June 2021

Tourists’ demand for outdoor sport-related activities has been growing in the last decade, leading to the recognition of the outdoor tourism potential of the development of rural and urban areas where the activities could take place. While the litera...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,888 Views
15 Pages

1 January 2024

In this work, the objective was to learn the life cycle of D. kuriphilus and the diversity of native parasitoids in the northern region of Portugal between 2017 and 2019. The places studied belonged to the regions of Entre-Douro-e-Minho, Beira Interi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,743 Views
21 Pages

Coastal Flooding Hazards in Northern Portugal: A Practical Large-Scale Evaluation of Total Water Levels and Swash Regimes

  • Jose Eduardo Carneiro-Barros,
  • Ajab Gul Majidi,
  • Theocharis Plomaritis,
  • Tiago Fazeres-Ferradosa,
  • Paulo Rosa-Santos and
  • Francisco Taveira-Pinto

14 May 2025

The northern Portuguese coast has been increasingly subjected to wave-induced coastal flooding, highlighting a critical need for comprehensive overwash assessment in the region. This study systematically evaluates the total water levels (TWLs) and sw...

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  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,722 Views
11 Pages

2 September 2022

Over recent years, rural abandonment and climate change have challenged grazed wooded landscapes in Mediterranean mountain regions. Fire hazard management procedures such as grazing, prescribed burning, or mechanical clearing must be adjusted to the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,837 Views
16 Pages

Comprehensive Profiling of Klebsiella in Surface Waters from Northern Portugal: Understanding Patterns in Prevalence, Antibiotic Resistance, and Biofilm Formation

  • Sara Araújo,
  • Vanessa Silva,
  • Maria de Lurdes Enes Dapkevicius,
  • José Eduardo Pereira,
  • Ângela Martins,
  • Gilberto Igrejas and
  • Patricia Poeta

2 May 2024

This study investigates the prevalence of resistance and virulence genes in Klebsiella isolates from surface waters in Northern Portugal, within the broader context of freshwater quality challenges in Southern Europe. The aim of this research is to e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5,183 Views
20 Pages

10 May 2022

Climate change is a global phenomenon that has become a focus of concern for society, mainly due to its impacts on daily lives. Despite being a global issue that affects the entire planet, these effects are not felt in the same way in all regions, so...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,358 Views
17 Pages

Zoonotic Foodborne Infections in a Tertiary Healthcare Setting: Clinical and Epidemiological Aspects of Campylobacter and Salmonella Infection in Northern Portugal in 2010–2020

  • Maria Inês Matos,
  • Rafael Rocha,
  • João Pinto,
  • André Guimarães,
  • Rita Lino,
  • Maria Helena Rocha,
  • Marta Patacho,
  • Raquel Duro,
  • Lurdes Santos and
  • Jorge Almeida

This study aimed to describe the epidemiology, clinical presentation, and management of Campylobacter sp. and Salmonella sp. infections in a tertiary hospital in Northern Portugal (2010–2020) and identify factors associated with reporting, inva...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,304 Views
15 Pages

Dairy Cattle and the Iconic Autochthonous Cattle in Northern Portugal Are Reservoirs of Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli

  • Sandra Quinteira,
  • Rui Dantas,
  • Luís Pinho,
  • Carla Campos,
  • Ana R. Freitas,
  • Nuno V. Brito and
  • Carla Miranda

11 December 2024

Background/Objectives: Animals destined for human consumption play a key role in potentially transmitting bacteria carrying antibiotic resistance genes. However, there is limited knowledge about the carriage of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in native...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
10,303 Views
13 Pages

A Comparison of Analytical Methods for the Determination of Soil pH: Case Study on Burned Soils in Northern Portugal

  • Maria Faria,
  • Tamires Bertocco,
  • Ana Barroso,
  • Manuela Carvalho,
  • Felicia Fonseca,
  • Cristina Delerue Matos,
  • Tomás Figueiredo,
  • Amália Sequeira Braga,
  • Teresa Valente and
  • Raimundo Jiménez-Ballesta

6 June 2023

Wildfires can cause serious imbalances in ecosystems, primarily at the soil level, making it vulnerable to degradation processes such as erosion. During and after a fire, changes occur in soil properties, including pH, which affects the solubility an...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,229 Views
24 Pages

Estimating Biomass in Eucalyptus globulus and Pinus pinaster Forests Using UAV-Based LiDAR in Central and Northern Portugal

  • Leilson Ferreira,
  • André Salgado de Andrade Sandim,
  • Dalila Araújo Lopes,
  • Joaquim João Sousa,
  • Domingos Manuel Mendes Lopes,
  • Maria Emília Calvão Moreira Silva and
  • Luís Pádua

14 July 2025

Accurate biomass estimation is important for forest management and climate change mitigation. This study evaluates the potential of using LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) data, acquired through Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), for estimating above...

  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
11,765 Views
27 Pages

19 October 2015

Discussing urban planning requires rethinking sustainability in cities and building healthy environments. Historically, some aspects of advancing the urban way of life have not been considered important in city planning. This is particularly the case...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
4,222 Views
15 Pages

26 November 2020

Marine litter can end up deposited on sandy beaches and become entangled in the natural wrack, threatening its roles in ecosystems. However, it is currently unknown whether the storage of both artificial and natural accumulations on sandy beaches is...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,619 Views
15 Pages

Assessment of Potential Environmental Risks Posed by Soils of a Deactivated Coal Mining Area in Northern Portugal—Impact of Arsenic and Antimony

  • Marcus Monteiro,
  • Patrícia Santos,
  • Jorge Espinha Marques,
  • Deolinda Flores,
  • Manuel Azenha and
  • José A. Ribeiro

Active and abandoned mining sites are significant sources of heavy metals and metalloid pollution, leading to serious environmental issues. This study assessed the environmental risks posed by potentially toxic elements (PTEs), specifically arsenic (...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,727 Views
17 Pages

15 September 2022

The Asian chestnut gall wasp Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu, native to China, was first detected in Europe in Italy in 2002. In Portugal it was declared in 2014, and it has since affected the Portuguese chestnut production. The introduction of its n...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
4,443 Views
13 Pages

Thermal Properties of Residual Agroforestry Biomass of Northern Portugal

  • Teresa Enes,
  • José Aranha,
  • Teresa Fonseca,
  • Domingos Lopes,
  • Ana Alves and
  • José Lousada

12 April 2019

Biomass from forestry and agricultural sector provides an important contribution to encounter the government’s targets for increasing bioenergy production and utilization. Characterization of agricultural and forest wastes are critical for expl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,758 Views
18 Pages

Climate Change Impacts on Grassland Vigour in Northern Portugal

  • Oiliam Stolarski,
  • João A. Santos,
  • André Fonseca,
  • Chenyao Yang,
  • Henrique Trindade and
  • Helder Fraga

12 October 2023

Grasslands are key elements of the global agricultural system, covering around two-thirds of all agricultural areas and playing an important role in biodiversity conservation, food security, and balancing the carbon cycle. Climate change is a growing...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,207 Views
19 Pages

The Chemical Characterisation of the Maritime Pine Bark Cultivated in Northern Portugal

  • Diana Barros,
  • Élia Fernandes,
  • Meirielly Jesus,
  • Lillian Barros,
  • José Ignacio Alonso-Esteban,
  • Preciosa Pires and
  • Manuela Vaz Velho

22 November 2023

Maritime pine, scientifically known as Pinus pinaster, holds a vital role in Iberian Peninsula forests, primarily as a source of wood for panels, paper, and cellulose production. Recently, there has been a growing interest in utilising agroforestry b...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,533 Views
19 Pages

Design of an Energy Policy for the Decarbonisation of Residential and Service Buildings in Northern Portugal

  • Sara Capelo,
  • Tiago Soares,
  • Isabel Azevedo,
  • Wellington Fonseca and
  • Manuel A. Matos

25 February 2023

The decarbonisation of the building sector is crucial for Portugal’s goal of achieving economy-wide carbon neutrality by 2050. To mobilize communities towards energy efficiency measures, it is important to understand the primary drivers and bar...

  • Article
  • Open Access
784 Views
20 Pages

Occurrence of Philaenus spumarius in Xylella fastidiosa Demarcated Zones of Northern Portugal

  • Talita Loureiro,
  • Luís Serra,
  • Ângela Martins,
  • Isabel Cortez and
  • Patrícia Poeta

The introduction of non-native species like Xylella fastidiosa to new environments can lead to potentially catastrophic ecological and economic repercussions. This work comprehended the prospection phase (insect sampling and submission of samples to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,910 Views
13 Pages

Evaluation of Claw Lesions in Beef Cattle Slaughtered in Northern Portugal: A Preliminary Study

  • Mafalda Seixas,
  • Dina Moura,
  • Luca Grispoldi,
  • Beniamino Cenci-Goga,
  • Sónia Saraiva,
  • Filipe Silva,
  • Isabel Pires,
  • Cristina Saraiva and
  • Juan García-Díez

4 February 2024

Claw diseases have a profound impact on cattle welfare, affecting behaviors such as grazing, rumination, rest, decubitus, and water consumption. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of claw lesions and classify them according to the ICAR Claw He...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,839 Views
17 Pages

Coastal Flood Mapping with Two Approaches Based on Observations at Furadouro, Northern Portugal

  • Jose E. Carneiro-Barros,
  • Theocharis A. Plomaritis,
  • Tiago Fazeres-Ferradosa,
  • Paulo Rosa-Santos and
  • Francisco Taveira-Pinto

2 November 2023

This study assesses coastal flooding extension mapping based on two innovative approaches. The first is based on the coupling of two robust numerical models (SWASH and LISFLOOD); in this case, discharges were extracted from the wave overtopping resul...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
5,276 Views
8 Pages

Nursing Epidemiological Approach of Hypertension Management in a Public Health Service from the Northern Region of Portugal

  • Pedro Melo,
  • Dário Miranda,
  • Sandra Santos,
  • Sérgio Sousa,
  • Teresa Cardoso and
  • Alexandra Pereira

Background: Epidemiological surveillance of a nursing diagnosis is an approach anchored in a post-modern epidemiology focused on a person’s health disease responses. Regarding public health priorities, the population where our study occurred ha...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,879 Views
12 Pages

Youth Health Trends in Northern Portugal: Analyzing Diet, Physical Activity, and Body Image

  • Maria Teresa Moreira,
  • Sandra Rodrigues,
  • Andreia Lima,
  • Salomé Ferreira,
  • Carla Sílvia Fernandes and
  • Clarinda Festas

28 October 2024

(1) Background: In the face of global concerns regarding unhealthy lifestyles among youths, understanding dietary habits, physical activity, and weight management strategies among third-cycle students in Portugal becomes essential. This study aims to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,635 Views
20 Pages

Contamination Fingerprints in an Inactive W (Sn) Mine: The Regoufe Mine Study Case (Northern Portugal)

  • Helena Sant’Ovaia,
  • Cláudia Cruz,
  • Alexandra Guedes,
  • Helena Ribeiro,
  • Patrícia Santos,
  • Sónia Pereira,
  • Jorge Espinha Marques,
  • Maria dos Anjos Ribeiro,
  • Catarina Mansilha and
  • Helena Cristina Brites Martins
  • + 5 authors

31 March 2023

The target of this study was the tungsten Regoufe mine, whose exploitation stopped in the 1970s. When the mine closed, an unacceptable legacy constituted of mining waste tailings and the ruins of infrastructure was left behind. This work assessed the...

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