Ferrero, Giuliana (Date of defense: 2011-07-01)
The thesis involves the development and implementation of a new and robust control system based on permeability trends but at the same time capable of reducing aeration proportionally to permeate flux. ...
Pujol Oriola, David (Date of defense: 2015-04-09)
Els ions metàl·lics són contaminants no biodegradables que es poden trobar a les aigües i que poden acumular-se en els organismes vius, causant diverses malalties i trastorns. Un dels metalls més ...
Juan García, Pau (Date of defense: 2019-02-04)
The water sector is entering a period of uncertainty, as stressors such as climate change pose unknown risks to its infrastructure. Utilities need to build resilience to handle unpredictable changes, ...
Gabarda Mallorquí, Ariadna (Date of defense: 2017-02-13)
Tourism has become one of the most important economic sectors in the Mediterranean coast. Despite the economic benefits generated by tourism at local and regional level, the environmental impacts related ...
Chtourou, Mariem (Date of defense: 2018-10-25)
This thesis evaluates different technologies for treating wastewater with high concentrations of PPCPs. Firstly, a state-of-art revision of advanced treatment technology for removing Triclosan (TCS) ...
Verkh, Yaroslav (Date of defense: 2019-01-28)
Individual hazardous chemicals and substance mixtures with synergistic toxicity ef-fects occur in the dissolved organic matter (DOM) of wastewater and negatively im-pact human health. Yet a large number ...
Sbardella, Luca (Date of defense: 2019-05-22)
The presence of several pharmaceutical active compounds (PhACs) in water bodies has garnered increasing attention and worldwide concern. The effluents from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are one ...
Collado Alsina, Neus (Date of defense: 2013-07-19)
Human and veterinary pharmaceuticals have been recognized as ubiquitous water microcontaminants with potential subtle detrimental effects on aquatic organisms. The majority of pharmaceutical compounds, ...
Jové Martín, Patricia (Date of defense: 2016-01-20)
The main objective of this thesis is to characterize and evaluate the capacity of cork and by-products of the cork industry (collectively called as cork samples) as biosorbents of aqueous polycyclic ...
Kassotaki, Elissavet (Date of defense: 2018-09-07)
Pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs) and endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) can pose a significant risk to the environment and human health, undermining prosperity. Current wastewater treatment ...