Browsing by Subject "Wastewater"
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Aerobic granular biomass systems: a challenge for a better wastewater treatment and sludge management
(2013-02-11)The present thesis is framed in the field of wastewater treatment by the application of the aerobic granular technology and the posterior treatment of the granular sludge generated by anaerobic digestion. The lower surface ... -
Can UV-C laser pulsed irradiation be used for the removal of organic micropollutants from water? Case study with ibuprofen
(Elsevier, 2020)A novel approach based on the direct pulsed irradiation of UV-C light onto ibuprofen (IBP) solutions was evaluated in this work, as proof of concept for the direct removal of micropollutants. The experiments confirmed that ... -
Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in bivalve mollusks and marine sediments
(Elsevier, 2021)The presence of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater pose the question of whether this new pandemic virus could be released into watercourses and potentially continue to finally reach coastal waters. In this study, we employed two ... -
Determination of human metabolites of chlorinated phosphorous flame retardants in wastewater by N-tert-butyldimethylsilyl-N-methyltrifluoroacetamide-derivatization and gas chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry
(Elsevier, 2019-09-27)The analysis of wastewater for the determination of human biomarkers of exposure (human metabolites) is a non-intrusive, economic and complementary alternative to the analysis of urine in the monitoring of human exposure ... -
Effects of Inoculum Type and Aeration Flowrate on the Performance of Aerobic Granular SBRs
(MDPI, 2017-07-19)Aerobic granular sequencing batch reactors (SBRs) are usually inoculated with activated sludge which implies sometimes long start-up periods and high solids concentrations in the effluent due to the initial wash-out of the ... -
Heterotrophic enzymatic biotransformations of organic micropollutants in activated sludge
(Elsevier, 2021)While heterotrophic microorganisms constitute the major fraction of activated sludge biomass, the role of heterotrophs in the biotransformation of organic micropollutants (OMPs) has not been fully elucidated. Yet, such ... -
Heterotrophic enzymatic biotransformations of organic micropollutants in activated sludge
(Elsevier, 2021)While heterotrophic microorganisms constitute the major fraction of activated sludge biomass, the role of heterotrophs in the biotransformation of organic micropollutants (OMPs) has not been fully elucidated. Yet, such ... -
Knowledge integration for efficient decicion-making: a case study from fish-canning wastewater valorization
(2020)The recovery of resources from food industries wastewater and further transformation into high performance biodegradable plastics is an ambitious objective which fulfils the objectives of circular economy and SDGs 6 and ... -
Multi-year inter-laboratory exercises for the analysis of illicit drugs and metabolites in wastewater: Development of a quality control system
(Elsevier, 2018-03-22)Thirty-seven laboratories from 25 countries present the development of an inter-laboratory testing scheme for the analysis of seven illicit drug residues in standard solutions, tap- and wastewater. Almost 10 000 concentration ... -
Novel technologies for WWTP optimization in footprint, nutrients valorization, and energy consumption
(2014-06-23)The continuous development of the human society causes stress to natural systems: pollution increase, deforestation, global resource depletion, etc. Water resource contamination and water scarcity are among the major ... -
Sequencing batch reactor operation for treating wastewater with aerobic granular sludge
(Brazilian Society of Chemical Engineering, 2014)In this work, the performance of a sequencing batch reactor (SBR) on aerobic granular sludge was studied for urban wastewater treatment. The system was inoculated with aerobic activated sludge collected from a wastewater ... -
The fate of SARS-COV-2 in WWTPS points out the sludge line as a suitable spot for detection of COVID- 19
(Elsevier, 2021)SARS-CoV-2 genetic material is detectable in the faeces of a considerable part of COVID-19 cases and hence, in municipal wastewater. This fact was confirmed early during the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and prompted ...