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Characterization of Natural Organic Matter and Disinfection By-products Formed After Chemical Disinfection of Water

(Corresponding) Postigo C., (Corresponding) Andersson A., Mourad H., Bastviken D., Gonsior M., Schmitt-Kopplin P., Gago-Ferrero P., Ahrens L., Ahrens L., Wiberg K.

Topic:

Emerging pollutants

Chemical disinfection of water has been commonly applied to protect public health from waterborne infectious diseases. Chemical disinfectants are strong oxidants that react with the building blocks or alter the metabolism of pathogenic organisms, killing them as the final consequence. These...Read more

Keywords:

drinking water, emerging disinfection byproducts, high-resolution mass spectrometry, chlorination, natural organic matter

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30955/gnc2019.00214

Conference:

CEST2019

Paper ID:

cest2019_00214

Human exposure to PFCs by drinking water

Thomaidi V., Tsahouridou A., (Corresponding) Petreas M., Stasinakis A., (Corresponding) Kalantzi O.

Topic:

Drinking water safety

The purposes of this study were to investigate the presence and potential health risks of perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) in drinking water. An extended literature review was initially conducted to collect monitoring data of PFCs in drinking water, worldwide. In order to assess the potential risk...Read more

Keywords:

perfluorinated compounds, drinking water, human health risk assessment

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30955/gnc2019.00295

Conference:

CEST2019

Paper ID:

cest2019_00295

Treatment of drinking water by UV/Cl2: a study of β-cyclocitral, a cyanobacterial taste & odor compound.

Avagianos C., Antonopoulou M., Dimotikali D., Hiskia A., (Corresponding) Kaloudis T.

Topic:

Water treatment

Homogeneous photocatalytic processes are receiving increased interest with regards to drinking water treatment for emerging pollutants. Especially the UV/Cl2 technique has a potential for real large-scale applications as it can combine disinfection with chemical oxidation using processes that are...Read more

Keywords:

Advanced Oxidation Processes, UV/Cl2, drinking water, Taste & Odor (T&O)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30955/gnc2019.00532

Conference:

CEST2019

Paper ID:

cest2019_00532

Rapid bacteria detection in drinking water samples with on-chip Mach-Zehnder Interferometers

(Corresponding) Angelopoulou M., Petrou P., Misiakos K., Raptis I., Kakabakos S.

Topic:

Drinking water safety

Drinking water contamination by pathogenic bacteria poses a great danger for public health, since according to WHO 5 million deaths are associated to water related diseases annually. To safeguard drinking water quality, several techniques for bacteria detection, such as culturing and plating, ELISA...Read more

Keywords:

immunosensor, Mach-Zehnder Interferometers, bacteria, drinking water

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30955/gnc2019.00586

Conference:

CEST2019

Paper ID:

cest2019_00586

PlomBOX - development of a low-cost CMOS device for environmental monitoring

Aguilar-Arevalo A., Alba Posse E., Alvarez M., Arnaldi H., Asorey H., Bertou X., Colque Α., Deisting A., (Corresponding) Dias A., D'Olivo J., Favela-Pérez F., Gándola Y., Garcés E., Gasulla J., Gómez Berisso M., González Muñoz A., Guerra-Pulido J., Gutierrez S., Jois S., Lipovetzky J., Lovera J., Lovino M., Marín-Lámbarri D., Marpegan L., Martín D., Martinez Montero M., Mejía Muñoz S., Monroe J., Nadra A., Paling S., Pregliasco R., Rumi G., Rossen A., Santos J., Scovell P., Tallis M., Teijeiro A., Triana M., Vázquez-Jáuregui E.

Topic:

Heavy metals in the environment

This paper reports on the development of a novel CMOS device employing lead-sensing bacteria to assay lead in drinking water. The objective of the PlomBOX project is to develop a low-cost sensor (£10) which can expedite access to on-demand assay methods and thus help mitigate lead intake through...Read more

Keywords:

biosensor, commercial CMOS cameras, Lead in drinking water, World Health Organisation, Escherichia coli

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30955/gnc2021.00164

Conference:

CEST2021

Paper ID:

cest2021_00164

Enhanced-Electrocoagulation For Organic Matter Removal From Surface Drinking Water Sources: Operational Parameters And Energy Consumption

(Corresponding) Daraei H., Intwala P., Awad J., Bertone E., Chow C., Duan J., Stewart R., Leuuwen J.

Topic:

Water treatment

In this study, an Enhanced Electro-Coagulation (En-EC) technique is described for the removal of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) from surface drinking water sources. Assessment of the En-EC technique included investigation of the impacts of operational factors on the organic removal efficiency (R%)...Read more

Keywords:

Enhanced Electrocoagulation, Dissolved Organic Matter, Surface Drinking Water sources, Energy Consumption, Coagulant dose control system

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30955/gnc2021.00443

Conference:

CEST2021

Paper ID:

cest2021_00443

To Regulate or Not to Regulate? What to Do With More Toxic Disinfection By-Products?

(Corresponding) Richardson S., Plewa M., Wagner E., Krasner S., Liberatore H., Jia A., Guo Y.

Topic:

Drinking water safety

Drinking water disinfection by-products (DBPs) are an unintended consequence of using chemical disinfectants to kill harmful pathogens in water. DBPs are formed by the reaction of disinfectants with naturally occurring organic matter, bromide, and iodide, as well as from anthropogenic pollutants,...Read more

Keywords:

DBPs, disinfection by-products, drinking water, toxicity

Conference:

CEST2021

Paper ID:

cest2021_00547

QSight-based method for the detection and quantification of polar contaminants in drinking water

(Corresponding) Mattern D., Stefan E., Becker T., Garaguso I.

Topic:

Drinking water safety

An analytical method covering various difficult polar contaminats such as chlorate, bromate, bromide, glyphosate and AMPA was successfully developed utilizing direct injection and ion exchange columns. Linearity could be obtained for each compound, with a dynamic range of 2-3 magnitudes and...Read more

Keywords:

Direct injection, Glyphosate, Polar contaminants, Drinking water

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30955/gnc2021.00653

Conference:

CEST2021

Paper ID:

cest2021_00653

Continuous flow hydrodechlorination for micropollutants removal using an innovative Pd-based Catalytic Membrane Reactor

(Corresponding) Nieto-Sandoval J., Gomez-Herrero E., Munoz M., de Pedro Z., Casas J.

Topic:

Water treatment

The aim of this work is to develop a Pd-based Catalytic Membrane Reactor (Pd/CMR) for its application in organochlorinated micropollutants removal by hydrodechlorination (HDC). The external surface of a Al2O3 membrane was homogeneously decorated by Pd nanoparticles (0.2% wt.). The Pd/CMR developed...Read more

Keywords:

Catalytic hydrodechlorination, Diclofenac, Catalytic membrane reactor, Pd-structured catalysts, Drinking water treatment

Conference:

CEST2021

Paper ID:

cest2021_00760

Drinking water from surface and ground water: production costs and influence of the climate change

(Corresponding) Verlicchi P., Grillini V., Maffini F., Benini A., Casoni R., Mari M.

Topic:

Water treatment

Drinking water production may be affected by climate changes (i.e. intense rainfall events and high temperature periods) which impact on the availability and quality of the water source, above all surface water bodies. Efforts are being made to adopt the best strategies in the drinking water...Read more

Keywords:

climate change, drinking water treatment plant, groundwater, production costs, surface water

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30955/gnc2023.00057

Conference:

CEST2023

Paper ID:

cest2023_00057