• Tracking pollutants in a municipal sewage network impairing the operation of a wastewater treatment plant 

  Sá, Mariana F. T.; Castro Bustelo, Verónica; Gomes, Ana I.; Morais, Daniela; Braga, Rui V. P. S. Silva; Saraiva, Isabel; Souza-Chaves, Blanca M.; Park, Minkyu; Fernández, Victoria; Rodil Rodríguez, Rosario; Montes Goyanes, Rosa María; Quintana Álvarez, José Benito; Vilar, Víctor J. P. (Elsevier, 2022)

  This work provides a screening of organic contaminants and characterization of the dissolved organic matter in the sewer network until the municipal wastewater treatment plant (WWTP), identifying the network areas with a ...

• Transformation products of the high-volume production chemicals 1-vinyl-2-pyrrolidinone and 2-piperazin-1-ylethanamine formed by UV photolysis 

  Sieira Novoa, Benigno José; Rodil Rodríguez, María del Rosario; Cela Torrijos, Rafael; Quintana Álvarez, José Benito; Montes Goyanes, Rosa María (Elsevier, 2021)

  This work investigates the reaction of 1-vinyl-2-pyrrolidinone (VP) and 2-piperazin-1-yletanamine (PPE) under UV radiation. Both substances are high-volume production chemicals (production >1000 tons/year) widely used in ...

• Assessing population exposure to phthalate plasticizers in thirteen Spanish cities through the analysis of wastewater 

  González Mariño, Iria; Ares, Leticia; Montes Goyanes, Rosa María; Rodil Rodríguez, María del Rosario; Cela Torrijos, Rafael; López-García, Ester; Postigo, Cristina; López de Alda, Miren; Pocurull, Eva; Marcé, Rosa María; Bijlsma, Lubertus; Hernández, Félix; Picó, Yolanda; Andreu, Vicente; Rico, Andreu; Valcárcel, Yolanda (Elsevier, 2020-06-22)

  Phthalates are widely used plasticizers that produce endocrine-disrupting disorders. Quantifying exposure is crucial to perform risk assessments and to develop proper health measures. Herein, a wastewater-based epidemiology ...

• Source identification of amphetamine-like stimulants in Spanish wastewater through enantiomeric profiling 

  Estévez Danta, Andrea; Montes Goyanes, Rosa María; Bijlsma, Lubertus; Cela Torrijos, Rafael; Celma, Alberto; González Mariño, Iria; Miró, Manuel; Gutmann, Vanessa; Pérez de San Román-Landa, Unai; Prieto, Ailette; Ventura, Mireia; Rodil Rodríguez, María del Rosario; Quintana Álvarez, José Benito (Elsevier, 2021)

  Amphetamine (AMP), methamphetamine (MAMP) and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) occur in wastewater not only as a result of illicit consumption, but also, in some cases, from prescription drug use or by direct drug ...

• Bioaccumulation of organophosphorus flame retardants in the marine mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis 

  Mata, María del Carmen; Castro Bustelo, Verónica; Quintana Álvarez, José Benito; Rodil Rodríguez, María del Rosario; Vidal-Liñán, Leticia (Elsevier, 2021)

  The bioaccumulation and depuration of seven organophosphorus flame retardants (OPFRs) in marine mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis were studied. OPFRs showed to be bioavailable in aquatic environments. When mussels are exposed ...

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