Lipe Renato Dantas Mendes

My expertise comprises mostly edge-of-field technologies (e.g. wetlands and filter materials) as drainage filters in agricultural and degraded peatland catchments in order to reduce the nutrient load to surface waters. These include long-term studies on operating performance, water and nutrient mass balances under specific catchment conditions (e.g. geology, climate and nutrient load), water quality dynamics and analyses of hydrology, biogeochemistry, nutrient cycling, redox dynamics and nutrient reduction mechanisms. The analyses involve transformation reactions between the soil/sediments or filter medium and water as well as the influence of plants in the process. Moreover, I have experience with management methods in aquaculture ponds aiming to reduce the pollutant load and increase production, i.e. cultivation and application of probiotics, water fertilization, soil bioremediation, feeding by copepods and fermented vegetable bran, and pathogen control. I have long experience (>15 years) with field monitoring, lab work, organization and analysis of large/multiple-source databases in statistical, graphical and GIS software, and international collaboration. I have particular interest in edge-of-field or on-site systems including detailed understanding and control of inherent hydrology and biogeochemistry in order to improve their function, i.e. reduced emission of air and water pollutants. I also have interest in water treatment of household and industrial effluents according to local/current demands in research and development, as well as to general investigations in watercourses.