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Fate of pharmaceuticals and antibiotic resistance genes in a full-scale on-farm livestock waste treatment plant by Gros, Meritxell, Marti, Elisabet, Balcázar, José Luis, Boy-Roura, Mercè, Busquets, Anna, Colón, Joan, Sànchez-Melsió, Alexandre, Lekunberri, Itziar, Borrego, Carles M., Ponsá, Sergio, Petrovic, Mira

“…•Sludge used as co-substrate in AD is an important source of PhACs and ARGs.•PhACs and ARGs are reduced to a minor extent in AD treatment.•PhACs mostly…”
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Evaluation of the ecotoxicity of model nanoparticles by Barrena, Raquel, Casals, Eudald, Colón, Joan, Font, Xavier, Sánchez, Antoni, Puntes, Víctor

“…Since society at large became aware of the use of nanomaterials in ever growing quantities in consumer products and their presence in the environment, critical…”
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Assessing the socio-economic impacts of tourism packages: a methodological proposition by Miralles, Cristina Casals, Roura, Mercè Boy, Salas, Sergio Ponsá, Argelaguet, Laia Llenas, Jordà, Joan Colón

“…Purpose The effects of tourism extend beyond purely economic considerations; they also have an impact on both the environment and people. Development of tools…”
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Characterization of the Gaseous and Odour Emissions from the Composting of Conventional Sewage Sludge by González, Daniel, Guerra, Nagore, Colón, Joan, Gabriel, David, Ponsá, Sergio, Sánchez, Antoni

“…Many different alternatives exist to manage and treat sewage sludge, all with the common drawback of causing environmental and odour impacts. The main…”
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The Footprint of tourism: a review of Water, Carbon, and Ecological Footprint applications to the tourism sector by Casals Miralles, Cristina, Barioni, Debora, Mancini, Maria Serena, Colón Jordà, Joan, Boy Roura, Mercè, Ponsá Salas, Sergio, Llenas Argelaguet, Laia, Galli, Alessandro

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The effect of the composting time on the gaseous emissions and the compost stability in a full-scale sewage sludge composting plant by González, Daniel, Colón, Joan, Gabriel, David, Sánchez, Antoni

“…Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and ammonia are some of the compounds present in gaseous emissions from waste treatment facilities that contribute to odour…”
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A systematic study on the VOCs characterization and odour emissions in a full-scale sewage sludge composting plant by González, Daniel, Colón, Joan, Sánchez, Antoni, Gabriel, David

“…[Display omitted] •Odours and volatile organic compounds emissions depend on the composting time.•Global odour emission factors of 4.42E + 06 and 5.97E + 06…”
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Life cycle assessment of different physical-chemical and biological technologies for biogas desulfurization in sewage treatment plants by Cano, Patricio I., Colón, Joan, Ramírez, Martín, Lafuente, Javier, Gabriel, David, Cantero, Domingo

“…Biogas desulfurization can be carried out by physical-chemical or biological technologies. Biological technologies are generally described as more…”
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Multipoint characterization of the emission of odour, volatile organic compounds and greenhouse gases from a full-scale membrane-based municipal WWTP by González, Daniel, Colón, Joan, Sánchez, Antoni, Gabriel, David

“…Different environmental and social concerns can arise due to the generation of gaseous emissions during the treatment of urban wastewater. However, there is…”
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Techno-economic assessment of anaerobic co-digestion of livestock manure and cheese whey (Cow, Goat & Sheep) at small to medium dairy farms by Mostafa Imeni, Seyed, Pelaz, Lara, Corchado-Lopo, Carlos, Maria Busquets, Anna, Ponsá, Sergio, Colón, Joan

“…[Display omitted] •Co-digestion of Raw Manure and Cheese Whey is an economically viable process.•A payback period of <10 years is obtained for medium cattle…”
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Water and carbon footprint of selected dairy products: A case study in Catalonia by Vasilaki, Vasileia, Katsou, Evina, Ponsá, Sergio, Colón, Joan

“…This study assesses the LCA-based Water Footprint (WF) and Carbon Footprint (CF) of various types of yoghurts in the Spanish dairy plant of La Fageda. Primary…”
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Progressive freeze concentration of cheese whey for protein and lactose recovery by Uald Lamkaddam, Imane, Vega, Esther, Colón, Joan, Ponsá, Sergio, Llenas, Laia, Mora, Mabel

“…Cheese whey (CW) is one of the main problematic waste streams in the dairy industry. CW and its protein and lactose content was concentrated through…”
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Chromium VI adsorption on cerium oxide nanoparticles and morphology changes during the process by Recillas, Sonia, Colón, Joan, Casals, Eudald, González, Edgar, Puntes, Victor, Sánchez, Antoni, Font, Xavier

“…In this study, suspended cerium oxide nanoparticles stabilized with hexamethylenetetramine were used for the removal of dissolved chromium VI in pure water…”
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Filling in sewage sludge biodrying gaps: Greenhouse gases, volatile organic compounds and odour emissions by González, Daniel, Guerra, Nagore, Colón, Joan, Gabriel, David, Ponsá, Sergio, Sánchez, Antoni

“…[Display omitted] •A complete study of the gaseous emissions from sewage sludge biodrying is presented.•Biodrying reduced the biowaste moisture a 34.3% and…”
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Performance of compostable baby used diapers in the composting process with the organic fraction of municipal solid waste by Colón, Joan, Mestre-Montserrat, Maria, Puig-Ventosa, Ignasi, Sánchez, Antoni

“…► The aerobic biodegradability of compostable diapers has been studied. ► Under lab conditions, near 50% of carbon of diapers was biodegraded. ► Under…”
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Anaerobic digestion of undiluted simulant human excreta for sanitation and energy recovery in less-developed countries by Colón, Joan, Forbis-Stokes, Aaron A., Deshusses, Marc A.

“…Improving access to sanitation is one of the most effective means to improve public health. Anaerobic digestion of high-strength undiluted human simulant…”
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Pharmaceuticals removal in an on-farm pig slurry treatment plant based on solid-liquid separation and nitrification-denitrification systems by Marti, Elisabet, Gros, Meritxell, Boy-Roura, Mercè, Ovejero, Jonatan, Busquets, Anna M., Colón, Joan, Petrovic, Mira, Ponsá, Sergio

“…•Tetracyclines were the most detected antibiotics in pig slurry, in a range of µg/mL.•64% of pharmaceuticals remained onto the liquid fraction in solid-liquid…”
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The use of life cycle assessment for the comparison of biowaste composting at home and full scale by Martínez-Blanco, Julia, Colón, Joan, Gabarrell, Xavier, Font, Xavier, Sánchez, Antoni, Artola, Adriana, Rieradevall, Joan

“…Environmental impacts and gaseous emissions associated to home and industrial composting of the source-separated organic fraction of municipal solid waste have…”
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Environmental assessment of home composting by Colón, Joan, Martínez-Blanco, Julia, Gabarrell, Xavier, Artola, Adriana, Sánchez, Antoni, Rieradevall, Joan, Font, Xavier

“…In this study the environmental burdens of home composting were determined using the life cycle assessment (LCA) tool. Data used for the LCA study such as gas…”
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Towards energy-efficient small dairy production systems: An environmental and economic assessment by Egas, Daniel, Ponsá, Sergio, Llenas, Laia, Colón, Joan

“…Around 64% of the cow raw milk produced in Europe is collected from small dairy systems. However, the available literature focusses on assessing the energy…”
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