Filipe Ferreira da Costa

Experiência

1 - Filipe Ferreira da Costa is a researcher at Marine Research Lab from the Centre for Functional Ecology (CFE), Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra.

2 - He holds a PhD in Biology, specializing in Ecology, from the University of Coimbra (2025).

3 - His scientific activity focuses on food safety and fish quality, with a particular emphasis on assessing the nutritional value and human health risks associated with the consumption of marine species. He has specialized in the study of bioaccumulation and bioaccessibility of contaminant mixtures (such as mercury, arsenic, cadmium, and lead) in fish and shellfish species of high commercial interest.

4 - He has developed advanced expertise in applying in vitro digestion models to determine the fraction of contaminants effectively absorbed by the human body, considering the impact of various cooking methods.
He has participated in relevant projects such as LIFE SeaGrassRIAwild (monitoring and restoration of seagrass meadows) and ReMoliço (sediment bioremediation).
His work provides a scientific basis for refining food safety regulations by integrating variables such as trophic levels and thermal processing into risk assessment frameworks.