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Ana Sofia Fonseca (♀), MSc, PhD. researcher focuses on the characterization, monitoring and assessment of exposure to chemical substances in workplaces, with special interest in risk assessment tools for predicting and controlling exposures.
Primary Workfields
Ana Sofia Fonseca (♀), MSc, PhD. researcher. She obtained her PhD in 2016 in the field of occupational exposure to nanomaterials from the University of Barcelona (Spain). She has extensive experience in interdisciplinary research covering materials physicochemical analyses, characterization, monitoring and assessment of exposure to chemical substances in workplaces and application of risk assessment tools for predicting and controlling exposures.
She has been involved in the development of the official EN17199-4 standard of the small rotating drum method for dustiness testing of materials (CEN/TC 137/WG3). Currently, she has been responsible for a national Project aiming to map occupational exposure of asbestos, respirable quartz and total suspended particles within the construction industry. She is also leading an OECD WPMN Project on global readiness of occupational exposure models for nanomaterials and co-leading an OECD WPMN Project on dustiness of manufactured nanomaterials. She currently has 26 scientific publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals, 1 book chapter and more than 70 contributions to European events and International Scientific Meetings. H-index = 13 WoS.
Education/Academic qualification
MSc. in Environmental Engineering, 18 values (out of 20), Title thesis: “Environmental impacts of integration vs ELV disposal” , University of Aveiro
2009 → 2011
Award Date: 7 Dec 2011
PhD in Environmental Analytical Chemistry, Dissertation title: “Characterization and sources of nanoparticles, with a focus on occupational exposure” in the framework of the FP7 Marie Curie Initial Training Network (ITN) "Human Exposure to Aerosol Contaminants in Modern Microenvironments" (HEXACOMM; PITN-GA-2012-315760), Chemistry Faculty, Barcelona University, Barcelona, Spain.
Mar 2013 → Jun 2016
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HARMLESS: Advanced High Aspect Ratio and Multicomponent materials: towards comprehensive intelLigent tEsting and Safe by design Strategies
Vogel, U. B., Jensen, K. A., Danielsen, P. H., Fonseca, A. S., Poulsen, S. S., Nøjgaard, J. N. K., Berthing, T. & Mortensen, A.
01/01/2021 → 31/01/2025
Project: Research
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FFIKA: Fornyet fokus på forskning i kemisk arbejdsmiljø
Vogel, U. B., Jensen, K. A., Jensen, A. C. Ø., Berthing, T., Andersen, M. H. G., Hougaard, K. S., Clausen, P. A., Frederiksen, M., Mortensen, A., Saber, A. T., Jacobsen, N. R., Akhtar, Y., Asp, A., Abildtrup, A., Tegner, U., Terrida, E. B., Guldbrandsen, M., Kembouche, Y., Kofoed-Sørensen, V., Nielsen, S. H., Sahlgren, N. M., Fonseca, A. S., Danielsen, P. H., Sørli, J. B., Hadrup, N., Ardenkjær-Skinnerup, J., Nøjgaard, J. N. K., Jørgensen, A. K. & Gutierrez, C. A. T.
01/01/2020 → 31/12/2026
Project: Research
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NanoHarmony: Towards harmonised test methods for nanomaterials
Jensen, K. A., Fonseca, A. S., Clausen, P. A., Nøjgaard, J. N. K., Carrasco, C. R., Vogel, U. B. & Berthing, T.
01/04/2020 → 30/09/2023
Project: Research
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Development of handling energy factors for use of dustiness data in exposure assessment modelling
Fonseca, A. S., Ribalta, C., Shandilya, N., Fransman, W. & Jensen, K. A., 15 Mar 2024, In: Annals of Work Exposures and Health. 68, 3, p. 295-311 17 p., wxae009.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Use of the dustiness index in combination with the handling energy factor for exposure modelling of nanomaterials
Ribalta, C., Jensen, A. C. Ø., Shandilya, N., Delpivo, C., Jensen, K. A. & Fonseca, A. S., Jan 2024, In: NanoImpact. 33, p. 100493 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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109 Inter- and Intra-Laboratory Comparison of 6 Dustiness Testing Methods: Towards the Development of an OECD Testing Guideline
Carrasco, C. R., Fonseca, A. S., Pohl, A., Vignes, A., Bjerregaard, S. S., Shandilya, N., Evans, D., Kuhlbusch, T., Bouillard, J. & Jensen, KA., 10 May 2023, In: Annals of Work Exposures and Health. 67, Issue Supplement_1, p. i97 1 p., wxac087.238.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference abstract in journal › Research
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Dustiness of high aspect ratio (nano)materials - Harmonisation of test methods towards and OECD Test Guideline
Pohl, A., Carrasco, C. R., Heunisch, E., Fonseca, A. S., Bouillard, J., Jensen, KA. & Kuhlbusch, T., 5 Jun 2023, p. 45. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Research
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Training practices on nanomaterials and advanced materials for workers safety and health: stakeholders consultation report
Boccuni, F., Ervik, T., Ferrante, R., Fonseca, A. S., Fransman, W., Iacopino, D., Jensen, KA., Saavedra, R. J., Kelly, S., Pingue, P., Porcari, A., Prodanov, D., Jiménez, A. S., Shandilya, N., Tombolini, F. & Zienolddiny, S., Mar 2023, Partnership for European Research in Occupational Safety and Health - PEROSH.Research output: Book/Report › Report › Research
Activities
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Webinar om måling af udsættelse for luftbårne partikler i arbejdsmiljøet
Ulla Birgitte Vogel (Speaker), Ana Sofia Fonseca (Speaker), Ismo Kalevi Koponen (Speaker) & Alexander Christian Østerskov Jensen (Speaker)
18 May 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
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Webinar om måling af udsættelse for luftbårne partikler i arbejdsmiljøet
Ulla Birgitte Vogel (Organiser) & Ana Sofia Fonseca (Organiser)
18 May 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation of and participation in conference
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Measurement of airborne particle exposure at workplaces
Ana Sofia Fonseca (Speaker)
12 Jun 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
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Generation of a new case study: Occupational and environmental release study.
Ana Sofia Fonseca (Speaker)
12 Dec 2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
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Introduction to different principles of particle measurements
Ana Sofia Fonseca (Speaker)
23 Oct 2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution