Browsing by Author "García Galán, María Jesús"
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A review of emerging organic contaminants (EOCs), antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB), and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in the environment: increasing removal with wetlands and reducing environmental impacts
(2020-07)
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Open AccessEmerging organic contaminants (EOCs) include a diverse group of chemical compounds, such as pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs), pesticides, hormones, surfactants, flame retardants and plasticizers. Many of ... -
Behavior of UV filters, uv blockers and pharmaceuticals in high rate algal ponds treating urban wastewater
(2020-10)
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Open AccessThe present study evaluated the efficiency of a high rate algal pond (HRAP) at pilot scale to remove pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) from urban wastewater, including UV-filters and parabens (10), ... -
Bioremediation of agricultural runoff and biopolymers production from cyanobacteria cultured in demonstrative full-scale photobioreactors
(2020-07)
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Open AccessThe present work evaluated polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) and carbohydrates production by wastewater borne cyanobacteria at demonstrative-scale (three photobioreactors (PBR) of 11.7 m3 each), using agricultural runoff as ... -
Bioremediation of emerging micropollutants in irrigation water: the alternative of microalgae-based treatments
(2020-11)
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Open AccessThe present study evaluated the efficiency of a semi-closed horizontal tubular photobioreactor (PBR) at demonstrative scale to remove a total of 35 target compounds, including benzotriazoles, benzophenones, antibiotics and ... -
Boosting pharmaceutical removal through aeration in constructed wetlands
(2021-06)
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Open AccessThis work evaluated the removal efficiency of 13 wastewater-borne pharmaceuticals in a pilot constructed wetland (CW) operated under different aeration strategies (no aeration, intermittent and continuous). Aeration improved ... -
Can high rate algal ponds be used as post-treatment of UASB reactors to remove micropollutants?
(2020-06)
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Open AccessThe present study evaluated the removal capacity of a UASB-HRAP treatment system, combining anaerobic and microalgae-based, aerobic treatment, for eleven organic micropollutants present in raw sewage, including pharmaceuticals, ... -
Constructed wetlands operated as bioelectrochemical systems for the removal of organic micropollutants
(2021-05)
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Open AccessThe removal of organic micropollutants (OMPs) has been investigated in constructed wetlands (CWs) operated as bioelectrochemical systems (BES). The operation of CWs as BES (CW-BES), either in the form of microbial fuel ... -
Cultivation and selection of cyanobacteria in a closed photobioreactor used for secondary effluent and digestate treatment
(2017-06-01)
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Open AccessThe main objective of this study was to select and grow wastewater-borne cyanobacteria in a closed photobioreactor (PBR) inoculated with a mixed consortium of microalgae. The 30 L PBR was fed with a mixture of urban secondary ... -
Evaluation of daily and seasonal variations in a semi-closed photobioreactor for microalgae-based bioremediation of agricultural runoff at full-scale
(Elsevier, 2020-05)
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Open AccessMicroalgae-based treatment systems are a suitable solution for agricultural wastewater treatment in order to tackle eutrophication. Valuable biomass can be produced in photobioreactors while removing nutrients from ... -
Evaluation of the influence of surfactants in the bioaccumulation kinetics of sulfamethoxazole and oxazepam in benthic invertebrates
(Elsevier, 2017-08)
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Open AccessThe potential ecotoxicological effects of mixtures of contaminants in the aquatic environment are generating a global concern. Benthic invertebrates, such as the crustacean Gammarus fossarum, are key in the functioning of ... -
Fate of pharmaceuticals and their transformation products in integrated membrane systems for wastewater reclamation
(2018-01)
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Open AccessThe removal of pharmaceuticals (PhACs) present in urban wastewater by membrane bioreactors (MBRs) followed by reverse osmosis (RO) or nanofiltration (NF) membranes has been frequently addressed in the literature. However, ... -
Fate of priority pharmaceuticals and their main metabolites and transformation products in microalgae-based wastewater treatment systems
(2020-05)
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Open AccessThe present study evaluates the removal capacity of two high rate algae ponds (HRAPs) to eliminate 12 pharmaceuticals (PhACs) and 26 of their corresponding main metabolites and transformation products. The efficiency of ... -
Feasibility assessment of energy-neutral microalgae-based wastewater treatment plants under Spanish climatic conditions
(2018-10)
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Open AccessThe energy balance of a hypothetical microalgae-based wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) has been performed for thirteen geographic locations covering the whole range of latitudes, longitudes and climate conditions of the ... -
Microalgae-based bioremediation of water contaminated by pesticides in peri-urban agricultural areas
(2020-10)
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Open AccessThe present study evaluated the capacity of a semi-closed, tubular horizontal photobioreactor (PBR) to remove pesticides from agricultural run-off. The study was carried out in summer (July) to study its efficiency under ... -
New insights on the combined removal of antibiotics and ARGs in urban wastewater through the use of two configurations of vertical subsurface flow constructed wetlands
(Elsevier, 2021-02)
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Open AccessThe occurrence and removal of 49 antibiotics and 11 selected antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) were investigated in 2 vertical subsurface flow (VF) constructed wetlands (1.5 m2 each): an unsaturated (UVF) unit and a ... -
Nutrient removal from agricultural run-off in demonstrative full scale tubular photobioreactors for microalgae growth
(2018-09)
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Open AccessThe objective of this paper is to present the design, construction and operation (during one year) of 3 full scale semi-closed, horizontal tubular photobioreactors (PBR, 11.7 m3 of volume each) used to remove nutrients of ... -
Nutrients and biomass dynamics in photo-sequencing batch reactors treating wastewater with high nutrients loadings
(2018-08)
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Open AccessThe present study investigates different strategies for the treatment of a mixture of digestate from an anaerobic digester diluted and secondary effluent from a high rate algal pond. To this aim, the performance of two ... -
Optimization and operation of a demonstrative full scale microalgae harvesting unit based on coagulation, flocculation and sedimentation
(2021-03)
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Open AccessBiomass harvesting is a bottleneck in microalgae culture and microalgae-based wastewater treatment systems. Sedimentation coupled to coagulation and flocculation has been experimentally studied for a long time, however, ... -
Polyhydroxybutyrate and glycogen production in photobioreactors inoculated with wastewater borne cyanobacteria monocultures
(2020-01)
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Open AccessThe aim of this study was to investigate the PHB and glycogen accumulation dynamics in two photobioreactors inoculated with different monocultures of wastewater-borne cyanobacteria, using a three-stage feeding strategy ... -
Production of polyhydroxybutyrates and carbohydrates in a mixed cyanobacterial culture : effect of nutrients limitation and photoperiods
(Elsevier, 2018-05-25)
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Open AccessIn the present study, different photoperiods and nutritional conditions were applied to a mixed wastewater-borne cyanobacterial culture in order to enhance the intracellular accumulation of polyhydroxybutyrates (PHBs) and ...
