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C. Boix
Bio: C. Boix is an academic researcher from James I University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Wastewater & Triple quadrupole mass spectrometer. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 19 publications receiving 801 citations.
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TL;DR: Data on the occurrence of pharmaceuticals reported in this paper are the basis for current studies that aim to develop efficient systems for the degradation/removal of these compounds from the aquatic environment.
180 citations
TL;DR: periodical monitoring of water samples and the implementation of additional treatments in the WWTPs are recommended as a first step to prevent potential problems related to the presence of antibiotics and other emerging contaminants in the near future in Antarctica.
147 citations
TL;DR: In this work, QTOF MS has been used for screening metabolites/TPs of pharmaceuticals in effluent wastewater from Athens with positive results for omeprazole, venlafaxine, clindamycin, clarithromycin, clopidogrel or dipyrone.
102 citations
TL;DR: It would be recommendable to include these TPs (at least those found in EWW and SW samples analyzed) in monitoring programs in order to gain a more realistic understanding of the impact of pharmaceuticals on water quality.
99 citations
TL;DR: A rapid analytical method based on direct sample injection of water samples for the simultaneous identification/quantification of 40 emerging compounds, including pharmaceuticals and drugs of abuse, showing good recoveries and precision is described.
84 citations
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TL;DR: A level system is proposed, which arose from intense discussions within the department, to ease the communication of identification confidence and form the basis of further discussions on this topic, and specifically covers the new possibilities in HR-MS-based analysis.
Abstract: T increased availability of high resolution mass spectrometry (HR-MS) in chemical analysis has dramatically improved the detection and identification of compounds in environmental (and other) samples. This has opened up new research opportunities in environmental sciences, demonstrated by over 200 research papers per year, increasing strongly (source: SCOPUS keywords “high resolution mass spectromet”, subject “envi”). The elucidation of small molecules such as emerging pollutants and their transformation products using HR-MSbased suspect and nontarget analysis is gaining in relevance, also in other fields (e.g., metabolomics, drug discovery, forensics). However, confidence in these HR-MS-based identifications varies between studies and substances, since it is not always possible or even meaningful to synthesize each substance or confirm them via complementary methods (e.g., nuclear magnetic resonance). These varying levels of confidence are very difficult to communicate to readers concisely and accurately. In Figure 1 we propose a level system, which arose from intense discussions within our department, to ease the communication of identification confidence and form the basis of further discussions on this topic. This level system is not intended to replace guidance documents (e.g., EU Guideline 2002/657/EG), but specifically covers the new possibilities in HR-MS-based analysis. Our discussion started with the levels published by the Metabolomics Standards Initiative (MSI), as we experienced many cases that fitted “in between” their proposed levels. While Jeon et al. first refined these levels, these were tailored to the specific investigation. The levels in Figure 1 reconcile differences in the two proposals, contain additional levels pertinent to screening methods and are clarified in the text below.
1,962 citations
TL;DR: This literature review summarizes the state of knowledge on the occurrence of antibiotics in the different aqueous environmental systems across the Europe, as reported since 2000 and provides an improved understanding on aquatic pollution by antibiotics to outline the European scenario.
789 citations
TL;DR: The hazard potential of synthetic organic dyes should be assessed, especially their influence on aquatic biota, not least because dyes in water ecosystems may pose a threat to animal or human health as higher-order consumers.
591 citations
TL;DR: An extensive literature survey was performed in order to present the current stage of knowledge and progress made in the occurrence of TPs of PPCPs and IDs in raw and treated wastewaters.
465 citations
TL;DR: In this review, the impacts of some controlling parameters including the H2O2 and catalyst dosage, solution pH, initial contaminants concentrations, temperature, type of catalyst, intensity of irradiation, reaction time and feeding mode on the removal efficiencies of hetero/homogeneous Fenton processes are discussed.
426 citations