Monica Ferreira da Costa, Employee at Federal University of Pernambuco

BSc in Oceanography (UERJ, 1988). MPhil in Analytical Chemistry / Marine Chemistry (PUC-Rio, 1991). PhD in Environmnetal Sciences (ENV-UEA Norwich UK, 1997). Since 1998 at the Oceanography Department of the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE) - Recife. Teaching and research interests: Chemical Oceanography and Marine Pollution. Also involved in reserach and formation of BSc, MPhil and PhD students in Intergated Coastal Zone Management and water quality; plastic marine debris; chemical contamination of water, sediments and biota at coastal and marine systems; aquatic toxicology; oil/tar pollution on beaches and; environmnetal education in coastal and marine issues, including collaborations with traditional populations