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CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.

Antineoplastic drugs in surface waters: presence, exposure, and risk.

(Corresponding) Gouveia T., Mota I., Silva A., Alves A., Santos M.
Topic: 
Emerging pollutants
Antineoplastic drugs are highly toxic pharmaceuticals used during chemotherapy. Their presence in surface waters has been reported worldwide, increasing environmental and human health concerns. This work estimates the risks from the exposure of humans to antineoplastic drugs via surface waters in a...Read more
Keywords: 
surface waters, cytotoxics, cytostatic drugs, risk assessment, human exposure.
Conference: 
CEST2023
Paper ID: 
cest2023_00083

Cometabolic removal of ibuprofen, diclofenac and ciprofloxacin driven by glycerol fermentation in an acidogenic biofilm reactor

(Corresponding) Carneiro R., Gomes G., Zaiat M., Santos-Neto Á.
Topic: 
Emerging pollutants
The presence of pharmaceuticals in wastewater has increasingly become a public health issue globally due to the potential impacts it can cause on the environment and public health. In this study, we sought to analyze the cometabolic effect of glycerol fermentation on the removal of ibuprofen (IBU...Read more
Keywords: 
Antibiotic, anti-inflammatory drugs, emerging pollutants, pharmaceutical compounds, volatile fatty acids
Conference: 
CEST2023
Paper ID: 
cest2023_00373