Fabregat Palau, Joel (Date of defense: 2022-09-22)
Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and fluoroquinolone antibiotics (FQs) are pollutants of environmental interest due to their widespread presence in environmental compartments and their high toxicity ...
Magkanas, Georgios (Date of defense: 2023-09-18)
[eng] The present PhD thesis is focused on the study of the compositional, morphological and formal characteristics of medieval cultural heritage objects, and more specifically manuscripts and champlevé ...
Loren Parrondo, Guillem (Date of defense: 2023-09-15)
[eng] In this doctoral thesis, the design and synthesis of bifunctional molecules that induce the degradation of a target protein in cells are described. The synthesis of molecules capable of inducing ...
Pomar-Portillo, Vicenç (Date of defense: 2021-12-21)
The increased presence of nano-enabled products in multiple applications has raised concerns about its potential risks to human health and the environment. Therefore, there is a need for a responsible ...
Colomer Vidal, Pere (Date of defense: 2021-02-12)
Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are a large group of man-made chemicals that are widely used throughout society and found in the environment. These compounds are characterized by perfluorinated carbon ...
Zapata Corella, Pablo (Date of defense: 2022-09-19)
In the present thesis, analytical methods based on gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry, both single (GC-MS) or tandem (GC-MS/MS), have been developed and optimized for the detection and ...
Picardo, Massimo (Date of defense: 2021-02-04)
Natural toxins include a multitude of toxic secondary metabolites produced by animals, bacteria, fungi algae, and plants that are generally not intended as environmental contaminants of concern for water ...
Pérez Cova, Miriam Carolina (Date of defense: 2022-09-05)
Chemical exposure to emerging contaminants (ECs) is a major concern nowadays. These ECs have recently become a global environmental threat, and an in-depth characterization of their occurrence and toxic ...
Puig Castellví, Francesc (Date of defense: 2018-07-10)
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is able to produce by a single direct measurement a very high amount of chemical information. However, this information is not always easy to interpret. In ...
Filatova, Daria (Date of defense: 2021-07-20)
Cyanobacteria are prokaryotes and components of regular periphyton formation. Overall, there are around 2000 cyanobacterial species that live in various environments. Some cyanobacterial species are ...