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New tailor-made bio-organoclays for the remediation of olive mill waste water
2013
A systematic study aimed at obtaining new organoclays for the treatment of Olive Mill Waste water (OMW) has been performed. Several organoclays have been prepared by loading different amounts of the biocompatible surfactant Tween20 onto the K10 montmorillonite (MMT). Complementary kinetic and equilibrium studies on the adsorption of the Tween20 onto the MMT have been carried out and the characterization of the new tailor-made bio-materials has been performed by means of the XRD and FT-IR measurements. Finally the prepared bio-organoclays have been successfully applied for the OMW remediation and they proved to be highly effective in decreasing the organic content (OC) to an extent that depe…
Mechanisms for Translocation of Heavy Metals from Soil to Epigeal Mosses
2011
The mechanisms for translocation of heavy metals from soil to epigeal mosses were investigated. The first mechanism was demonstrated for (137)Cs and involved the uplifting of the pollutant-containing dust from the soil, followed by the local secondary deposition on surfaces of epigeal mosses and epiphytic lichens. The second mechanism involved the diffusion of metal cations from the soil through water wetting the moss into the gametophyte. The mechanism was demonstrated by measuring the electric conductance of wetted gametophytes with single ends immersed in solutions of Cu and Na salts. In addition, the concentrations of Cu and Cd were compared in moss samples exposed to the natural soil a…
Combined use of liquid chromatography triple quadrupole mass spectrometry and liquid chromatography quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry in sy…
2012
As a suitable way for routine screening of pesticides and control of other organic contaminants in water, the combination of liquid chromatography triple quadrupole tandem mass spectrometry (LC-QqQ-MS/MS) and liquid chromatography-hybrid quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LC-QTOF-MS) has been applied to the analysis of 63 surface and waste water samples after conventional solid-phase extraction (SPE). The extracts were screened for 43 pesticides or degradation products by LC-QqQ-MS/MS achieving limits of detection (LOD) ranged from 0.04 to 2 ng L(-1). Of the 43 selected pesticides, 33 were detected in water samples. The ESI-QTOF MS instrument was run using two simultaneous acquisi…
Occurrence of priority pollutants in WWTP effluents and Mediterranean coastal waters of Spain
2011
A comprehensive study aimed at evaluating the occurrence, significance of concentrations and spatial distribution of priority pollutants (PPs) along the Comunidad Valenciana coastal waters (Spain) was carried out in order to fulfil the European Water Framework Directive (WFD). Additionally, PP concentrations were also analysed in the effluent of 28 WWTPs distributed along the studied area. In coastal waters 36 organic pollutants of the 71 analysed, including 26 PPs were detected although many of them with low frequency of occurrence. Only 13 compounds, which belong to four different classes (VOCs, organochlorinated pesticides, phthalates and tributyltin compounds (TBT)) showed a frequency o…
International Legal Approaches to Waste Water Discharges. Opening speech
2002
En este discurso inaugural, realizo una introducción a la frustrante situación jurídica en la que se encuentran las descargas de aguas residuales a nivel internacional. Las descargas de aguas residuales son la mayor fuente de contaminación marina y, en consecuencia, ellas representan el mayor riesgo actual para la protección del medio ambiente marino. In this opening speech, I make an introduction to the disappointing legal situation of waste water discharges at international level. Waste water discharges is the main source of marine pollution and, therefore, they represent the major current risk to the protection of the marine environment.
Exposition des eaux souterraines peu profondes à Escherichia coli résistant aux antibiotiques : approche hydrochimique pour identifier les sources et…
2016
L'antibiorésistance est une préoccupation croissante en termes de santé humaine et animale au niveau international. Le but du travail est de suivre l'impact sur la qualité de l'eau dans le bassin versant de l’Ouche et évaluer la capacité des E. coli productrices de BLSE de type CTX-M à se propager et survivre dans les eaux. Une stratégie pour l’échantillonnage des eaux de surface et souterraines a été déployée selon les contextes hydrogéologiques, l'utilisation des terres et les STEP. L’approche hydrochimique s’appuie sur l’analyse des paramètres tels que les nitrates et le bore complétés par l’analyse de Terres rares dont le gadolinium et le suivi de produits pharmaceutiques (caféine, carb…
Modelling hydrolysis: Simultaneous versus sequential biodegradation of the hydrolysable fractions
2018
Hydrolysis is considered the limiting step during solid waste anaerobic digestion (including co-digestion of sludge and biosolids). Mechanisms of hydrolysis are mechanistically not well understood with detrimental impact on model predictive capability. The common approach to multiple substrates is to consider simultaneous degradation of the substrates. This may not have the capacity to separate the different kinetics. Sequential degradation of substrates is theoretically supported by microbial capacity and the composite nature of substrates (bioaccessibility concept). However, this has not been experimentally assessed. Sequential chemical fractionation has been successfully used to define i…
Biochemical profiling of temperate zone freshwater green microalgae grown in filtered and unfiltered recirculating aquaculture systems effluent and m…
2020
Viljelemällä mikroleviä kalojen kiertovesiviljelyn jätevedessä siitä voidaan poistaa ravinteita ja tuottaa niistä biomassaa. Menetelmää voidaan käyttää korvaamaan perinteistä jäteveden käsittelyä ja kehittämään vesiviljelyn kannattavuutta. Tässä työssä verrattiin kolmen eri viherlevälajin (Haematococcus pluvialis, Monoraphidium griffithii and Selenastrum sp.) kasvua, ravinteiden poistoa, sekä rasvahappo- ja aminohappoprofiileja, kun leviä kasvatettiin suodatetussa tai suodattamattomassa kiertovedessä tai levien elatusaineessa. Monoraphidium ja Selenastrum -lajien kasvunopeudet olivat pienemmät kiertovedessä (0.64 vrk-1 ja 0.50 vrk-1) kuin levien elatusaineessa (0.72 ja 0.59 vrk-1), mutta Ha…
STUDY ON WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS
2015
Biogas is more and more used as an alternative source of energy, considering the fact that it is obtained from waste materials and it can be easily used in cities and rural communities for many uses, between which, as a fuel for households. Biogas has many energy utilisations, depending on the nature of the biogas source and the local demand. Generally, biogas can be used for heat production by direct combustion, electricity production by fuel cells or micro-turbines, Combined Hest and Power generation or as vehicle fuel. In this paper we search for another uses of biogas and Anaerobe Digestion substrate, such as: waste water treatment plants and agricultural wastewater treatment, which are…
Organic chlorine compounds in lake sediments. II Organically bound chlorine
1990
Abstract Organically bound chlorine together with inorganic chloride was measured from dated bottom sediment layers of 18 lakes in Central Finland and compared to organic matter contents. Pulp mills were found to be the source of significant increase of the accumulation of all of these materials in the 20th century.