CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.
Occurrence and spatiotemporal variability of sunscreen agents along the polish part of the Baltic Sea coast
(Corresponding) ASTEL A., STEC M., ASTEL K.
Topic:
Emerging pollutants
UV-filters accumulate in tissues of aquatic organisms and induce negative effects on fertility and reproduction. Since they are “new emerging pollutants” general monitoring programs are rare and mainly conducted in touristic places, where high temperatures are recorded throughout the year (Spain,...Read more
Keywords:
sunscreen agents, river water, sludge, sand sediments, chromatography, toxicity
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
Triclosan occurrence in European Sewage Treatment Plants and risk assessment for the European rivers
Thomaidi V., Matsoukas C., (Corresponding) Stasinakis A.
Topic:
Emerging pollutants
The purpose of this study was to estimate the environmental risk associated with the existence of triclosan (TCS) released from municipal wastewater in the European rivers. A literature review was held to record the concentration levels of TCS in effluents of European Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs...Read more
Keywords:
micropollutants, wastewater, risk assessment, Monte Carlo simulation, river water
Evaluation of innovative water treatments at molecular level based on high resolution mass spectrometry and advanced statistical tools
(Corresponding) Gago-Ferrero P., ALYGIZAKIS N., Velo-Gala I., Sbardella L., Gernjak W., Petrovic M.
Topic:
Emerging pollutants
This work aims at integrating the last advances in high resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) and statistical analysis to develop and optimize a smart methodology (workflow) for the assessment of the performance of innovative water treatments using different technological approaches based on advanced...Read more
Keywords:
HRMS, water treatment, emerging pollutants, advanced oxidation processes
Analysis of degradation of the micropollutant amoxicillin by photolysis and evaluation of the degradation products
(Corresponding) Hoehne L., Vettorello G., Ethur E., Kuhn D., Freitas E., Steffens C.
Topic:
Emerging pollutants
Emerging micro pollutants are substances that have recently been identified in environmental matrices, of which information on environmental permanence and toxicity is still scarce. Because of their chemical structure, antibiotics are more stable and require more complex processes for degradation...Read more
Keywords:
emerging pollutant, degradation; amoxicilin, water
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
Optimization of fabric phase sorptive extraction for the determination of selected pharmaceuticals in environmental waters
JIMENEZ-HOLGADO C., VOURDAS N., STATHOPOULOS V., (Corresponding) SAKKAS V.
Topic:
Emerging pollutants
There is a growing public and scientific concern about the possibility of ecosystem and human health effects from pharmaceuticals in environment. Results have shown that several types of environmental waters (drinking water, groundwater, surface water, treated water) were contaminated by the...Read more
Keywords:
Fabric phase sorptive extraction, HPLC-DAD, water samples, microextraction, sol–gel
How to estimate biocide mass loads in urban water discharges and their impact on the river contamination?
(Corresponding) BRESSY A., PAIJENS C., TEDOLDI D., FRERE B., MAILLER R., ROCHER V., MOILLERON R.
Topic:
Emerging pollutants
Biocidal substances are ubiquitous in urban areas; they are used as preservatives in daily products, building materials, and as domestic pesticides. Despite these facts, urban sources of biocides, contrary to agricultural inputs, have been overlooked in terms of environmental risk assessment. The...Read more
Keywords:
Mass loads; Stochastic approach; Stormwater; Surface water; Wastewater
Determination of the occurrence of pharmaceuticals in Irish surface waters
(Corresponding) O'Flynn D., Regan F., White B., Hands I., Lawler J.
Topic:
Emerging pollutants
The rising consumption of pharmaceuticals in the last decade have led to the contamination of global surface water ecosystems from µg/L to ng/L concentrations. The concentrations, fate and toxicological implications of pharmaceuticals and their residues remain generally unknown. The continual...Read more
Keywords:
pharmaceutical, surface water, micro-pollutant, Watch List
Investigating the impact of landfill leachates in groundwater quality through the monitoring of multiclass emerging contaminants by LC-HRMS
(Corresponding) Nika M., Gkotsis G., Vasilatos K., Gkogkou A., Stasinakis A., Thomaidis N.
Topic:
Emerging pollutants
Due to their economic advantages, landfills are the primary repository of municipal solid wastes, receiving everyday by-products such as food wastes, plastic containers and product packaging materials, unused pharmaceuticals, textile and other products. As a result of the higher demand and better...Read more
Keywords:
high resolution mass spectrometry; emerging contaminants; landfill leachates; groundwater; water quality
