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Water Characterisation Lab - IPB/AquaValor

Scientific Area: Medical and Health Sciences.

EXPR: Public and environmental health.

Name of the service: Water Characterisation Lab – IPB/AquaValor.

Main responsible: Maria José Alves, PhD, Executive Director.

Category of the service:Technological service.

Target group: Local authorities, public institutions, Private companies, Farmers, Food Industries, Health institutions, Research organizations.

Scientific refence: 

Web of Science Researcher ID: M-6624-2016
ORCID: 0000-0001-8506-4393
Scopus Author ID: 16400584800
Description: Maria José Alves is the Executive Director of AquaValor since 2019 and the President of the Superior School of Hotel Business and Well Being, part of Bragança Polytechnic University, since 2022. She is currently coordinating 15 national funded projects and is a member of 19 national and international projects. Published a total of 95 documents and has over 636 citations, under an h index of 32.
Book chapters:
– Garcia et al (2023) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-18587-8_20
– Oliveira et al (2023) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-18587-8_20
– Silva et al (2023) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-18587-8_16
– Slezakova et al (2023) http://hdl.handle.net/10198/25997
Research papers:
– Plasencia et al (2023) https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-023-02042-6
– Roriz et al (2023) https://doi.org/10.1039/d3fo01660a
– Silva et al (2023) https://doi.org/10.1039/d3fo01660a
– Shiraishi et al (2023) https://doi.org/10.3390/pr11041179
– Albuquerque et al (2023) https://doi.org/10.3390/pr11041179
Research projects:
– AQUAPRED “System for the control and prevention of pollutants in mineral-medicinal waters by means of AI”, Interreg Sudoe – Call Sudoe 2021-2027, S1/1.1/E0056.
– ORALTHERM “Oral health through thermal water”, FUNDAÇÃO LA CAIXA – Projetos I&D Mobilizadores.
– WOODLANDFUNGI “Valorisation and Sustainability of Barroso’s Wild Mushrooms”, FUNDAÇÃO LA CAIXA – Projetos-Piloto Inovadores.

Offer description:

The Water Characterisation Laboratory pretends to respond to the need for analytical control of the quality of the existing ‘Water’ resources, being prepared to work with both national and international clients according to its requirements. In operational terms, we are a laboratory located in the city centre of Chaves, which specialises in the collection and characterisation of water samples from various sources (Drinking water, sweet mineral water, natural mineral water, processing and pool waters). This unit is equipped with all the necessary technological equipment and a highly qualified multidisciplinary team which enables us to guarantee the services we provide with a real commitment to quality assurance. We therefore offer water collection services, as well as chemical and microbiological analyses (including Legionella).
AquaValor, through its Water Characterisation Laboratory, assumes a set of presuppositions that allow it to focus on a continuous concern and guarantee of quality:
We guarantee the confidentiality of all the data collected and throughout the process of carrying out the tests. We guarantee, as a result of a duly established operational process and a completely clear governance model, that our actions will always be guided by demonstrating competence, impartiality and ensuring consistency in all the activities carried out. Continuous training of our technicians in order to guarantee not only the permanent quality of the technical results produced, but also the continuous existence of a strategic vision orientated towards results and customer satisfaction. Permanent dissemination of all the institution’s governance policies and all documentation critical to the execution of the various processes and procedures established. Provision of tools to ensure a complete lineage of the results obtained in laboratory tests. Permanent implementation of all good practices directly related to AquaValor, to ensure optimum working conditions and environment, as well as alignment with current global sustainability challenges.

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