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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 2023

"Improving the control of pharmaceutical compounds in activated sludge wastewater treatment plants: Key operating conditions and monitoring parameters"

Journal of Hazardous Materials 2022

"Engineered pine nut shell derived activated carbons for improved removal of recalcitrant pharmaceuticals in urban wastewater treatment"

Clean technologies toward the development of a sustainable environment and future 2022

"Chapter 8 Controlling organic micropollutants in urban (waste) water treatment by activated carbon adsorption and membrane technology"

Advanced Materials for Sustainable Environmental Remediation 2022

"Chapter 17 Activated carbons if full-scale advanced wastewater treatment"

Environmental Research 2022

"Understanding the bioaccumulation of pharmaceutical compounds by clams Ruditapes decussatus exposed to a UWWTP discharge"

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"

Águas & Resíduos 2016

"Estratégia para o desenvolvimento da 3.ª geração do sistema de avaliação de desempenho de ETAR"

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