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 ...

    Analytical methodology based on a silicone rod (SR) micro extraction combined with HPLC-DAD method for the determination of pharmaceuticals and antibacterial products in effluent wastewaters: characterization of the sorption removal processes by cork 

    Mallek, Maryam (Date of defense: 2018-10-25)

    Solid-phase microextraction (SPME) allow the achievement of high enrichment levels by using small volumes of solvents, enabling the low detection limits required for the determination of ketoprofen, naproxen, carbamazepine, ...

    Analytical strategies based on inductively coupled plasma sprectroscopy (ICP) and diffusive gradients in thin fims (DGT) techniques for the assessment of environmental pollution indicators 

    Colon i Bosch, Mireia (Date of defense: 2011-02-11)

    In this thesis, simple methods to determine sulfide at low levels (µg L-1) in aqueous samples and sediments by water free hydrogen sulfide vapor generation using a commercially available vapor generation accessory have ...

    Aplicación de la técnica GPC al análisis de polímeros de interés industrial 

    López Lastra, Adrián (Date of defense: 2020-07-28)

    Polymers are one of the most used compounds in the chemical industry because they have application in a wide variety of products for daily use. Polymer preparation and its analysis is a very active field of research in ...

    Arsenic and its speciation analysis in biological and environmental samples using ICP techniques 

    Bhowmick, Subhamoy (Date of defense: 2013-10-31)

    Arsenic (As) is one of the common cancers causing contaminant in groundwater of West Bengal, India along with other regions of the world. Scientists believe that As contamination in groundwater of these region are because ...

    Assessment of wastewater phytotechnologies for the attenuation of emerging organic contaminants and development of innovative analytical methods for their determination 

    Garcia Rodríguez, Aida (Date of defense: 2016-09-23)

    Emerging organic contaminants (EOCs), like pharmaceuticals and endocrine disrupting compounds, are continuously introduced into the environment. Some 2/2 have been found in water bodies, posing a risk on human health and ...

    Characterization of adsorption processes for the removal of metal ions from waste effluents using biosorbents and graphene-based sorbents. Studies in Batch and in fixed-bed column 

    Ben Amar, Marwa (Date of defense: 2021-10-22)

    Wastewater discharged from industrial and agricultural activities contains relatively large amounts of toxic metal ions, especially including Cd(II), Cu(II), Pb (II), and Cr(VI). The removal of these pollutants is of ...

    Computational study of nuclear magnetic shielding constants 

    Castro Aguilera, Abril Carolina (Date of defense: 2017-11-17)

    Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is an indispensable structural tool in the modern analytical arsenal of chemists and structural biologists. The present thesis is a computational study of the NMR shift constants ...

    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 ...

    Desenvolupament de mètodes de determinació de compostos fenòlics en aigües i sòls. Caracterització dels processos d'adsorció en diferents tipus de sòls. 

    Sirvent Masias, Gemma (Date of defense: 2005-04-22)

    El desenvolupament de mètodes d'anàlisi de compostos fenòlics és una pràctica habitual en molts laboratoris des de l'establiment de mesures legislatives de control de les concentracions d'aquestes substàncies en el medi ...

    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 ...

    Detecció de compostos volàtils, clorofenols, cloroanisoles i 2,4,6-tribromoanisole, relacionats amb el "gust del suro" 

    Insa Aguilar, Sara (Date of defense: 2006-05-22)

    D'entre els defectes organolèptics associats al vi, en destaca l'anomenat "gust de suro" habitualment vinculat a la presència de cloroanisoles, els quals són productes de l'activitat microbiana formats a partir dels ...

    Development of analytical methodologies for the assessment of odorous and fragrance compounds in wastewater treatment plants 

    Godayol Boix, Anna (Date of defense: 2014-03-27)

    Different analytical methodologies have been developed for the determination of odorous compounds and synthetic fragrances in water and air WWTP samples from Girona and Tarragona provinces. With regards to the odorous ...

    Development of chemical separation processes for the treatment and monitoring of metallic cations and oxoanions in polluted waters 

    Güell Martí, Raquel (Date of defense: 2011-10-07)

    The chemical contamination of natural waters is a global problem with a worldwide impact. Considering the relevance of this problem, this thesis is intended, on one hand, to develop different separation/preconcentration ...

    Development of new solvent-free microextraction techniques for the analysis of volatile organic compounds: application to the use of breath analysis as a toxicological tool for explosure analysis 

    Alonso Roura, Mònica (Date of defense: 2012-12-14)

    Hippocrates predicted many years ago that breath could tell something related with our health. On his treaties, he indicated that when the body starts moving after sleeping, and breathe with more frequency, something hot ...

    Estudi de la mobilitat i biodisponibilitat de pol·luents en la zona minera del camp de Cartagena 

    Sánchez i Bassols, Marta (Date of defense: 2008-12-12)

    Gran part del districte miner Cartagena-La Unión es troba ocupat per residus provinents d'activitats mineres actualment abandonades. Aquestes activitats, desenvolupades històricament en les muntanyes situades en la costa ...

    Estudio de otros compuestos relacionados con la presencia de olor sexual no atribuible al escatol y a la 5@-Androst-16-en-3-ona en grasa dorsal de cerdo 

    Rius Solé, M. Àngels (Date of defense: 2000-04-28)

    En el presente trabajo de tesis se evalúa la posible contribución de otros compuestos al desarrollo del olor sexual mediante la aplicación de técnicas de Head Space dinámico y cromatografía de filtración de gel. El estudio ...

    Hollow fiber liquid-phase microextraction in the determination of pharmaceuticals and personal care products 

    Sagristà i Puig, Ester (Date of defense: 2012-11-23)

    Extensive amounts of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (organic emerging pollutants) are introduced into the environment mainly through wastewater treatment plants discharges either effluent wastewater reaching ...

    Influencia de la suplementación de antioxidantes y de la administración de enrofloxacina en la calidad y seguridad de la carne de ave 

    Carreras Ferrer, Irene (Date of defense: 2005-04-14)

    Los fenómenos oxidativos y en particular la oxidación lipídica son uno de los principales responsables de la pérdida de calidad en la carne y en los productos cárnicos. Como consecuencia de estos procesos se generan ...