Analysis of chemotherapy drugs and related compounds in aquatic environment: removal, transformation and risk evaluation in eco-friendly and advanced technologies 

    Ferrando Climent, Laura (Date of defense: 2016-11-28)

    In order to evaluate the increasing environmental and human risk of anticancer drugs in the environment, more information needs to be gathered about their presence, their toxicity, bioaccumulation and persistence. In ...

    Analysis, occurrence, fate and behaviour of emerging micropollutants in wastewater and the receiving environment 

    Gusmaroli, Lucia (Date of defense: 2020-05-25)

    The presence of xenobiotics - such as pharmaceutically active compounds, endocrine disrupting compounds and pesticides - in the aquatic environment has risen great environmental concern due to their high toxicity even at ...

    Desenvolupament de metodologia analítica per a la determinació de glifosat i adjuvants 

    Corbera Mas, Marta (Date of defense: 2008-02-15)

    El glifosat és un herbicida no selectiu àmpliament utilitzat en cultius agrícoles i zones no agrícoles que requereixen un control de la vegetació. Tot i la baixa toxicitat del glifosat en si mateix, la seva aplicació es ...

    Desenvolupament de metodologia analítica per al seguiment d'herbicides fenoxiacètics i cafeïna en el medi ambient 

    Moret Solà, Sònia (Date of defense: 2006-12-15)

    El control d'herbicides i altres anàlits orgànics presents en el medi ambient constitueix una pràctica habitual en els laboratoris des de l'establiment de legislacions que limiten la seva concentració. Per aquesta raó, cal ...

    Design, preparation and characterization of polymer inclusion membranes as an emerging technique for preconcentration and speciation measurements 

    Vera Chamorro, Ruben (Date of defense: 2019-03-15)

    Water is essential for humankind not only for its direct consumption but also for its multiple applications in industry or agriculture, among others. The presence of undesirable substances or pollutants directly affects ...

    Occurrence and behaviour of silver nanoparticles in the environment: analytical methodologies and laboratory studies 

    Torrent Fàbrega, Laura (Date of defense: 2019-10-09)

    The production of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) has grown in last years due to their special physicochemical properties in respect to their bulk counterparts, derived from their small size (1-100 nm). Among the existing ...

    Target analysis and suspect screening of wastewater derived contaminants in receiving riverine and coastal areas and assessment of environmental risks 

    Čelić, Mira (Date of defense: 2020-12-15)

    The main objective of this thesis is to evaluate the impact of wastewater discharges on receiving riverine and coastal ecosystems by studying the occurrence and fate of emerging contaminants (ECs). Since there is a myriad ...