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Joana C. Prata is a researcher at the One Health Toxicology Research Unit (1H-TOXRUN-UCIBIO), University Institute of Health Sciences (CESPU), Gandra, Portugal. Her research focuses on the One Health framework, with particular emphasis on environmental health and veterinary medicine.
Her main research interests include microplastics and plastics pollution, their environmental and health impacts, as well as sustainability and circular economy approaches for mitigating emerging environmental contaminants. Dr. Prata’s work contributes to advancing interdisciplinary understanding of the interactions between environmental pollution, animal health, and human health.

Ana Luísa Patrício Silva is an assistant researcher in the Department of Biology & Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM) at the University of Aveiro, Portugal. She holds a degree in Biology and Geology, an MSc degree in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, and a PhD in Biology and Environmental Sciences. Her research combines ecotoxicology, analytical chemistry, and biotechnology to assess the environmental impacts of plastic and e-waste pollution and develop biobased, sustainable remediation strategies. She is internationally recognised for her contributions to environmental science and is among the most-cited scientists by Stanford University since 2022.

Ettore Napoli (b. 1985, Petralia Sottana, Italy) is an Associate Professor of Parasitology and Animal Parasitic Diseases (SSD VET/06) at the Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina. He holds a PhD in Veterinary Public Health and Animal Production and has extensive research experience on vector-borne diseases, canine dirofilariosis, snail-transmitted parasitic infections, intestinal protozoa of zoonotic concern, and myiasis in domestic animals.
He has led and participated in numerous national and international projects, including training programs on arthropod vectors in Europe and Latin America. His long-standing collaborations include Universities in Bari, Catania, Perugia, and Paris, as well as industrial partners such as Bayer Animal Health and Boehringer Ingelheim, with whom he has conducted multiple clinical trials in veterinary parasitology.
Author of 72 indexed scientific articles (over 1,315 citations, h-index 21), Prof. Napoli’s work contributes to advancing knowledge on parasitic diseases of veterinary and public health relevance.

Yuancai Lv is an associate professor and master's supervisor. He currently serves as the Deputy Director of the Fujian Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for High-Value Utilization of Plant Resources and the Deputy Director of the Fujian Provincial Engineering Research Center for Green Recycling Technology of Rural Waste. His research focuses on the development and application of environmental nanomaterials, water pollution control chemistry, and high-value utilization of renewable resources. He has led eight national and provincial-level research projects, including projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Fujian Provincial "Challenge-Based" Major Technological Innovation Project, and the Fujian Provincial Natural Science Foundation. He has applied for seven national invention patents, five of which have been granted; and has published over 100 papers in core journals at home and abroad, including over 90 papers indexed by SCI and EI, and four ESI highly cited papers. His papers have been cited over 3900 times, with an H-index of 36. He has received numerous awards, including the First Prize of the Fujian Provincial Patent Award, the First Prize of the Fujian Provincial Science and Technology Achievement Transformation Award, the Silver Award of the Sinochem Patent Award, the Third Prize of the Fujian Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award, and the First Prize of the Xiamen Municipal Science and Technology Progress Award.