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Determination of pharmaceutical residues in natural waters using high performance liquid chromatography coupled to quadrupole-Orbitrap mass spectrometry

KIFOKERI D., NANNOU C., (Corresponding) BOTI V., ALBANIS T.
Topic: 
Emerging pollutants
The presence of residual pharmaceuticals in the aquatic environment is an important environmental issue. Since the drugs are designed to cause biological responses, they could pose a risk to organisms in their natural environment. In this study, the presence of selected pharmaceutical compounds (...Read more
Keywords: 
Pharmaceuticals, SPE, LC-ORBITRAP/MS, river water, monitoring
Paper ID: 
cest2019_00522

Pharmaceutical residues in hospital and urban wastewaters: Occurrence, removal and potential risk assessment

Martinaiou P., Trantopoulos E., (Corresponding) Kosma C., Albanis T.
Topic: 
Emerging pollutants
The presence of ten pharmaceutical compounds (bupropion, venlafaxine, mirtazapine, sertraline, citalopram, caffeine, triclosan, carbamazepine, diazepam, clozapine) which belong to different treatment categories was studied in one hospital and three urban WWTPs in north and northwestern Greece. The...Read more
Keywords: 
Pharmaceuticals, WWTPs, GC-MS, removal, risk assessment
Paper ID: 
cest2019_00551

Biodegradation of pharmaceuticals by bacteria isolated from estuarine environment - cleanup technologies through nature based processes

(Corresponding) Fernandes J., Duarte P., Almeida C., Carvalho M., Mucha A.
Topic: 
Emerging pollutants
New sustainable technologies are needed to tackle pharmaceuticals contamination in different environmental compartments. Bioremediation technology, using native microorganisms with capacity for partial or complete elimination of contaminants, can be considered. This work investigated the capability...Read more
Keywords: 
Autochthone degrading bacteria, natural communities, bioremediation, pharmaceuticals.
Paper ID: 
cest2019_00631

A nine-year study on the temporal changes of licit and illicit drug use patterns as revealed from the chemical analysis of influent wastewater from the wastewater treatment plant of Athens

Galani K., Alygizakis N., Borova V., (Corresponding) Thomaidis N.
Topic: 
Emerging pollutants
Daily flow-proportional composite influent wastewater was collected from the Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) in Athens during a nine-year sampling campaign (2010-2019). Analytes in influent wastewater are markers of the consumption and the exposure of the chemicals in the population. Wastewater...Read more
Keywords: 
wastewater epidemiology, use patterns, socioeconomic changes, illicit drugs, pharmaceuticals, LC-MS/MS, LC-QTOFMS, wide-scope screening
Paper ID: 
cest2019_00682

Elimination of relevant pharmaceuticals in hospital wastewater from Colombia by combination of a biological system with a sonochemical process

(Corresponding) TORRES PALMA R., Serna-Galvis E., Silva-Agredo J.
Topic: 
Advanced oxidation processes
This work presents the treatment of selected emerging concern pharmaceuticals in real hospital wastewater (HWW) from Tumaco-Colombia by combination of a biological system with a sonochemical process. Fifteen compounds, commonly present in HWW, were considered: acetaminophen, diclofenac,...Read more
Keywords: 
Pharmaceuticals elimination, Processes combination, Biological treatment, Advanced oxidation process, Hospital wastewater treatment, Sono-photo-Fenton
Paper ID: 
cest2019_00900

Wastewater treatment and emerging contaminants removal in electro membrane bioreactor using self-forming dynamic membranes

(Corresponding) CASTROGIOVANNI F., BOREA L., Millanar-Marfa J., Napodano P., Balakrishnan M., Ballesteros F., Hasan S., Belgiorno V., Naddeo V.
Topic: 
Wastewater treatment
In recent years, the technical-scientific community has been paying increasing attention to the presence of emerging contaminants that are intercepted in surface water and wastewater since these compounds could have harmful effects on human health and on environment too. Conventional wastewater...Read more
Keywords: 
Electrochemical processes, Current density, Pharmaceuticals, Membrane fouling, Organic micropollutant
Paper ID: 
cest2019_00939

Combining consumption-based approach and chemical analysis for identifying pharmaceuticals occurrence in hospital wastewater

Iliopoulou A., Gyparakis S., Arvaniti O., Sabathianakis I., Karagiannis E., Nika M., Thomaidis N., Kanellopoulou N., Thrassyvoulos M., Fountoulakis M., (Corresponding) Stasinakis A.
Topic: 
Emerging pollutants
This study aims to compare and correlate the concentrations of pharmaceutical found in hospital wastewater via chemical analysis with those estimated based on consumption data. For this reason, wastewater samples were collected from different points of the sewerage system serving a Greek hospital...Read more
Keywords: 
Pharmaceuticals, concentrations, hospital wastewater, chromatographic analysis, sewage epidemiology
Paper ID: 
cest2021_00177

Investigating the accumulation of 115 pharmaceutical compounds in the water-soil-plant continuum and the leaching potential using lysimeters irrigated with wastewater from a CAS and MBR system, under real-field conditions

Iakovides I., Beretsou V., Christou A., Gkotsis G., Nika M., Thomaidis N., (Corresponding) Fatta-Kassinos D.
Topic: 
Emerging pollutants
Treated wastewater (TWW) reuse for irrigation is recognized as one of the indispensable practices for the mitigation of water scarcity. However, the presence of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) in TWW act as a limiting factor in effectively applying the reuse practices. The possible uptake...Read more
Keywords: 
pharmaceuticals; soil; treated wastewater; wastewater reuse; crops;
Paper ID: 
cest2021_00217

Occurrence and potential accumulation of pharmaceuticals in agricultural soils treated with wastewater under real-world environmental conditions in Cyprus

Beretsou V., Iakovides I., Nika M., Gkotsis G., Christou A., Thomaidis N., (Corresponding) Fatta-Kassinos D.
Topic: 
Emerging pollutants
Due to water supply shortages that result from climate change, urbanization, regional droughts and pollution, treated wastewater (TWW) is commonly used to irrigate agricultural land in arid and semi-arid regions. Compared to aquatic systems, contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) only scarcely...Read more
Keywords: 
pharmaceuticals, soil, treated wastewater, wastewater reuse
Paper ID: 
cest2021_00250

Investigation of the performance of green nano Zero Valent Iron for the removal of emerging contaminants from water

(Corresponding) Panagou I., Noutsopoulos C., Barka E., Mystrioti C., Koumaki E., Mamais D., Papassiopi N., Malamis S.
Topic: 
Emerging pollutants
Nano Zero Valent Iron (nZVI) is considered as a promising nanomaterial for the removal of a wide range of recalcitrant pollutants from contaminated water and soil. Due to its high reactivity, large surface area, its catalytic and reductive properties along with the ability to be produced at low...Read more
Keywords: 
nano zero valent iron, green synthesis, endocrine disrupting chemicals, pharmaceuticals, emerging contaminants
Paper ID: 
cest2021_00276