RESULTS & DOWNLOADS

New project on PhCs

The project LIFE Fitting “Demonstration of an innovative PLAN-DO toolbox for a safer, resource efficient and fit-for-purpose wastewater treatment” is co-funded by the European Commission under the 2022 call of LIFE Environment programme. LIFE Fitting involves three partners – LNEC, Universidade Católica do Porto and TRATAVE S.A. – and is led by LNEC.

Awards

PT Global Water Award 2019 for R+D+i

WEX Global 2019 award for “Innovation in Technology”

Videos

PAC addition full scale video

Barcelona 2020 (NEEMO, during the LIFE WTP)

AdTA 2019 video

LIFE Awards 2021 - LIFE Impetus finalist

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Laymans Report

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Project summary @ ec.europa.eu

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Conference Programme

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Main results presented in the Final Conference

Journal of Water Process Engineering 2022

"Powdered activated carbon full-scale addition to the activated sludge reactor of a municipal wastewater treatment plant: Pharmaceutical compounds control and overall impact on the process"

Water 2022

"Key factors for activated carbon adsorption of pharmaceutical compounds from wastewaters: a multivariate modelling approach"

Urban Water Journal 2021

"Occurrence and seasonality of pharmaceutical compounds in urban wastewaters in two Portuguese regions"

Microorganisms 2021

"An Update on Wastewater Multi-Resistant Bacteria: Identification of Clinical Pathogens Such as Escherichia coli O25b:H4-B2-ST131-Producing CTX-M-15 ESBL and KPC-3 Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella oxytoca"

Science of The Total Environment 2020

"Assessing the applicability of a new carob waste-derived powdered activated carbon to control pharmaceutical compounds in wastewater treatment"

Águas & Resíduos 2020

"Physical-chemical enhancement strategies with powdered activated carbon for controlling pharmaceutical compounds in WWTPs"

Food Analytical Methods 2019

"Development of a Multiresidue Method for the Determination of 24 Pharmaceuticals in Clams by QuEChERS and HPLC-MS/MS"

Águas & Resíduos 2017

"Strategy for phosphorus recovery from urban wastewaters"

BOL. Grupo Español del Carbón 2016

"Using activated carbon based technologies for the removal of emerging contaminants from water/wastewater – UQTA (LNEC) Projects"

Water Science & Technology 2016

"A comprehensive approach for diagnosing opportunities for improving the performance of a WWTP"

SEREA19 - Lisbon, Portugal

"Estratégias de reforço físico-químico com carvão ativado em pó para controlo de fármacos em ETAR"

Satellite Symposium to CARBON 2019  - NY, USA

"Key parameters for activated carbon adsorption of pharmaceutical compounds from wastewater"

CARBON 2019 - Kentucky, USA

"Engineered activated carbons for improved recalcitrant pharmaceuticals removal during urban wastewater treatment: LIFE Impetus project"

IWA Water Reuse 2019 - Berlin, Germany

"Modelling and predicting the potential application of new waste-derived activated carbons for controlling pharmaceutical compounds in conventional wastewater treatment"

CQE Days Spring Meeting 2019 - Lisbon, Portugal

"Novel environmental-friendly activated carbons for enhanced pharmaceuticals removal from wastewaters: contributions of LIFE IMPETUS project"

SETAC Europe 29th Annual Meeting - Helsinki, Finland

"Occurrence and seasonal variation of pharmaceutical compounds from four therapeutical classes in the influents of two Portuguese wastewater treatment plants"

XXIV congresso Luso Galego de Química - Porto, Portugal

"In-house validation method for the determination of 24 pharmaceuticals in clams using QuEChERS-LC-MS/MS"

ENASB 2018 - Porto, Portugal

"Abordagem integrada para um controlo sustentável de fármacos em ETAR urbanas: projeto LIFE Impetus"

IWA World Water Congress 2018 - Tokyo, Japan

"Improving the control of pharmaceutical compounds in WWTPs through the addition of new waste-based activated carbons"

IWA World Water Congress 2018 - Tokyo, Japan

"Measurement of a wide range of pharmaceutical compounds in wastewater influents by SPE-LC-MS/MS"

IWA World Water Congress 2018 - Tokyo, Japan

"LIFE Impetus: improving current barriers for controlling pharmaceutical compounds in WWTPs"

41RIA/IBA3 2018 - Gijon, Spain

"The potential and challenges of activated carbon technologies for controlling emerging contaminants in water treatment and reclamation"

41RIA/IBA3 2018 - Gijon, Spain

"Activated carbons from pine nut production residues for pharmaceutical compounds removal from urban wastewaters in the framework of LIFE IMPETUS project"

Carbon 2018 - Madrid, Spain

"Biomass-derived carbons in the context of LIFE Impetus project for removing pharmaceutical compounds from urban wastewaters"

3rd International Congress of the CiiEM 2018 - Almada, Portugal

"Mobile genetic elements as vehicle of resistance genes from wastewater isolates"

3rd International Congress of the CiiEM 2018 - Almada, Portugal

"Residual waters vs multirresistant bacteria"

XIX SIQUIMAR - Vigo, Spain

"Bioaccumulation of PhCs in clams (Ruditapes decussatus) transposed to an area influenced by treated urban wastewater discharges, in the Ria Formosa Lagoon"

ISEAC 40 - Santiago de Compostela, Spain

"Seasonal behavior of some pharmaceutical compounds present in influents of two WWTPs located in Portugal"

IWARESA 2018 - Murcia, Spain

"Enhanced conventional treatment and advanced processes using powdered activated carbon for controlling pharmaceutical compounds in reclaimed water"

3rd Green & Sustainable Chemistry Conference 2018 - Berlin, Germany

"Developing sustainable activated carbons for improved pharmaceutical compounds removal from urban wastewaters in the framework of LIFE IMPETUS project"

ENEG 2017 - Lisbon

"Contaminantes emergentes em águas – fármacos: novos desafios para a sua monitorização e remoção em águas residuais "

EWA 2017 - Lisbon

"Improving current barriers for controlling pharmaceutical compounds in urban wastewater treatment plants: the LIFE IMPETUS project "

EWA 2017 - Lisbon

"Framework for energy management in small size, decentralized wastewater treatment plants "

40.ª Reunião Ibérica de Adsorção - Évora, Portugal

"Scaled-up cork-derived activated carbon: performance as pharmaceuticals adsorbent"

CNME 2016 - Lisbon

"Qualidade e tratamento de água no LNEC: de estudos laboratoriais à inovação à escala real"

17.º ENASB - Lisbon

"A utilização de carvão ativado no controlo de contaminantes emergentes - projetos UQTA (LNEC)"

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Brochura

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AdA I&Di workshop

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Notice Board

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Leaflet