Elizabeth May B. D. Pontedeiro
Research Associate
Research Group
Education
- Ph.D., Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Mechanical Engineering Department, Brazil - 2006
- M.S., University of São Paulo, Nuclear Engineering Institute, Brazil - 1982
Research Description
Predicting the potential environmental impact of mining wastes contaminated with natural radionuclides and heavy metals; analytical and numerical modeling of contaminant transport in soils and groundwater; radiological risk assessment for protection of human health and the environment; engineering and regulatory aspects of radioactive waste disposal.
Publications
- Skaggs, T.H., Jarvis, N.J., Pontedeiro, E.M., van Genuchten, M.Th., Cotta, R.M. 2007. Analytical advection-dispersion model for transport and plant uptake of contaminants in the root zone. Vadose Zone J. (in press).
- Pontedeiro, E.M., Cotta, R.M., Heilbron, P.F.L. 2006. Assessment of the mineral industry NORM/TENORM disposal in hazardous landfills, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 136, 1-10.
- Pontedeiro, E.M., Monk, H. et al, 2006. Regulatory and management approaches for the control of environmental residues containing naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM), IAEA-TECDOC-1484, Vienna, Austria.
- Heilbron, P.F.L., Cotta, R.M., Pontedeiro, E.M. 2002. Analytical model for the prediction of the environmental Impact of the disposal of solid waste due to the generation of electric energy, Hybrid Methods in Engineering, vol. 4.
- Pontedeiro, E.M., Heilbron, P.F.L. et al. 2002. Development of a model to determine transport indices and labelling for U and Th ores and concentrate consignments, International Journal of Radioactive Materials Transport,13, 101-109.