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Lúcia Santos
Researcher at University of Porto
Publications - 137
Citations - 9837
Lúcia Santos is an academic researcher from University of Porto. The author has contributed to research in topics: Chemistry & Galaxolide. The author has an hindex of 45, co-authored 118 publications receiving 7793 citations. Previous affiliations of Lúcia Santos include Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto & University of Coimbra.
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Ecotoxicological aspects related to the presence of pharmaceuticals in the aquatic environment
Lúcia Santos,Alberto N. Araújo,Adriano Fachini,A. Pena,Cristina Delerue-Matos,Maria C. B. S. M. Montenegro +5 more
TL;DR: An extensive review of existing data in the form of tables, encompassing many therapeutic classes is presented and the different contamination sources as well as fate and both acute and chronic effects on non-target organisms are reviewed.
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Degradation and removal methods of antibiotics from aqueous matrices--a review.
Vera Homem,Lúcia Santos +1 more
TL;DR: It was found that ozonation, Fenton/photo-Fenton and semiconductor photocatalysis were the most tested methodologies and combined processes seem to be the best solution for the treatment of effluents containing antibiotics, especially those using renewable energy and by-products materials.
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Antibiotics in the aquatic environments: A review of the European scenario.
Isabel Carvalho,Lúcia Santos +1 more
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.
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Contribution of hospital effluents to the load of pharmaceuticals in urban wastewaters: Identification of ecologically relevant pharmaceuticals
Lúcia Santos,Meritxell Gros,Sara Rodríguez-Mozaz,Cristina Delerue-Matos,Angelina Pena,Damià Barceló,Damià Barceló,M. Conceição B. S. M. Montenegro +7 more
TL;DR: Analysis of individual contributions of each therapeutic group showed that NSAIDs, analgesics and antibiotics are among the groups with the highest inputs, showing that pharmaceuticals are widespread pollutants in both hospital and urban wastewaters.
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Antimicrobial resistance in aquaculture: Current knowledge and alternatives to tackle the problem.
Lúcia Santos,Fernando Ramos +1 more
TL;DR: A global effort must be made to cease antimicrobial overuse in aquaculture and encourage stakeholders to adopt other disease-prevention measures.