Konstantinos V. Plakas

TL;DR: In this article, a rather thorough discussion of pesticides rejection by membranes is provided, highlighting the prevailing mechanisms and main factors involved, and an outline is provided of outstanding issues, both at the scientific and technological level, which require further investigation.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the effect of organic fouling, caused by humic substances, on the retention of three selected herbicides (atrazine, isoproturon and prometryn) in single solute or dissolute solutions by three typical commercial nanofiltration membranes.

TL;DR: In this paper, a photocatalytic membrane reactor (PMR) was used for degradation of diclofenac (DCF), a typical micro-pollutant frequently encountered in source waters.

TL;DR: The very significant impact of European legislation on the authorization of plant protection products is reviewed, which has resulted in withdrawal of 704 active substances (AS) out of 889 assessed so far, and it is suggested that new HIA studies should focus on a rather short time frame and, therefore, on appropriate cohort groups, e.g. young children.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe the successful start-up and operation of a hybrid eco-engineered water treatment system, at pilot scale, for the efficient electrocatalytic production of H2O2 at an air-diffusion cathode.