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Metal-based engineered nanoparticles in the drinking water treatment systems: A critical review by Sousa, Vânia Serrão, Ribau Teixeira, Margarida

“…The emergence of nanotechnologically-enabled materials, compounds or products inevitably leads to engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) released into surface waters…”
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The use of Moringa oleifera as a natural coagulant in surface water treatment by Camacho, Franciele Pereira, Sousa, Vânia Serrão, Bergamasco, Rosângela, Ribau Teixeira, Margarida

“…•Moringa oleifera (MO) as natural coagulant for cyanobacteria removal from water.•MO oil-extraction is not necessary when using MO seeds as a coagulant in…”
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Conventional water treatment improvement through enhanced conventional and hybrid membrane processes to remove Ag, CuO and TiO2 nanoparticles mixture in surface waters by Sousa, Vânia Serrão, Ribau Teixeira, Margarida

“…•C/F/S + PAC and C/F/S → UF improve the removal of a mixture of ENPs.•Ti, Ag and Cu ENPs removal efficiencies are higher than 99.2%.•Part of the Ag…”
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Green technologies for cyanobacteria and natural organic matter water treatment using natural based products by Ribau Teixeira, Margarida, Camacho, Franciele Pereira, Sousa, Vânia Serrão, Bergamasco, Rosângela

“…Green technologies are environmentally friendly operations that limit the negative impacts of traditional industrial activities and can contribute to solving…”
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Tertiary urban wastewater treatment with microalgae natural consortia in novel pilot photobioreactors by Morais, Etiele Greque de, Amaro Marques, José Carlos, Cerqueira, Paulo Ricardo, Dimas, Cláudia, Sousa, Vânia Serrão, Gomes, Nuno, Ribau Teixeira, Margarida, Nunes, Luís Miguel, Varela, João, Barreira, Luísa

“…The aim of this work was to evaluate the efficiency of the new GreenDune photobioreactors for tertiary wastewater treatment, treated wastewater reuse and…”
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Effects of silver nanoparticles exposure in the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis by Gomes, Tânia, Pereira, Catarina G., Cardoso, Cátia, Sousa, Vânia Serrão, Teixeira, Margarida Ribau, Pinheiro, José P., Bebianno, Maria João

“…Silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) have emerged as one of the most commonly used NPs in a wide range of industrial and commercial applications. This has caused…”
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Ecotoxicity of rare earths in the marine mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis and a preliminary approach to assess environmental risk by Mestre, Nélia C., Sousa, Vânia Serrão, Rocha, Thiago Lopes, Bebianno, Maria João

“…The increasing use of rare earth elements (REEs) in diverse technological applications has augmented the demand and exploitation of these worldwide, leading to…”
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Silver nanoparticles separation from the water using nanofiltration membranes: The role of mono- divalent salts and NOM by Serrão Sousa, Vânia, Ribau Teixeira, Margarida

“…•Nanofiltration removes dissolved Ag released by AgNPs from the water.•The increase of ionic strength reduces rejection of dissolved Ag.•The removal of…”
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Removal of a mixture of metal nanoparticles from natural surface waters using traditional coagulation process by Sousa, Vânia Serrão, Ribau Teixeira, Margarida

“…•Traditional coagulation process is effective in the removal of metal-based ENPs mixture.•Removal above 93% of TiO2, Ag and CuO NPs were achieved by…”
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Immunocytotoxicity, cytogenotoxicity and genotoxicity of cadmium-based quantum dots in the marine mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis by Rocha, Thiago Lopes, Gomes, Tânia, Cardoso, Cátia, Letendre, Julie, Pinheiro, José Paulo, Sousa, Vânia Serrão, Teixeira, Margarida Ribau, Bebianno, Maria João

“…There is an increased use of Quantum Dot (QDs) in biological and biomedical applications, but little is known about their marine ecotoxicology. So, the aim of…”
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The effect of TiO 2 nanoparticles removal on drinking water quality produced by conventional treatment C/F/S by Serrão Sousa, Vânia, Corniciuc, Claudia, Ribau Teixeira, Margarida

“…Nanoparticles, namely titanium dioxide (TiO ), are emerging contaminants widely used to commercial and industrial applications, are a potential hazard and can…”
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The effect of TiO2 nanoparticles removal on drinking water quality produced by conventional treatment C/F/S by Serrão Sousa, Vânia, Corniciuc, Claudia, Ribau Teixeira, Margarida

“…Nanoparticles, namely titanium dioxide (TiO2), are emerging contaminants widely used to commercial and industrial applications, are a potential hazard and can…”
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Effects of Copper Oxide Nanoparticles on Tissue Accumulation and Antioxidant Enzymes of Galleria mellonella L by Sezer Tuncsoy, Benay, Tuncsoy, Mustafa, Gomes, Tânia, Sousa, Vânia, Teixeira, Margarida Ribau, Bebianno, Maria João, Ozalp, Pinar

“…Effects of copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs) were investigated in the midgut and fat body of Galleria mellonella . Fourth instar larvae were exposed to…”
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Chronic toxicity of polystyrene nanoparticles in the marine mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis by Gonçalves, Joanna M., Sousa, Vânia Serrão, Teixeira, Margarida Ribau, Bebianno, Maria João

“…Nanoplastics (NP) (1–100 nm) are a growing global concern, and their adverse effects in marine organisms are still scarce. This study evaluated the effects of…”
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Ecotoxicological impact of engineered nanomaterials in bivalve molluscs: An overview by Rocha, Thiago Lopes, Gomes, Tânia, Sousa, Vânia Serrão, Mestre, Nélia C., Bebianno, Maria João

“…The increasing production and application of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) in consumer products over the past decade will inevitably lead to their release…”
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Fouling of nanofiltration membrane: Effects of NOM molecular weight and microcystins by Teixeira, Margarida Ribau, Sousa, Vânia Serrão

“…Toxic cyanotoxins such as microcystins represent a human health risk in water bodies. Nanofiltration is an effective technology to remove these…”
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A multi-biomarker approach in cross-transplanted mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis by Serafim, Angela, Lopes, Belisandra, Company, Rui, Cravo, Alexandra, Gomes, Tânia, Sousa, Vânia, Bebianno, Maria João

“…The present work integrates the active biomonitoring (ABM) concept in mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis from the South coast of Portugal transplanted during…”
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Toxicokinetics and tissue distribution of cadmium-based Quantum Dots in the marine mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis by Rocha, Thiago Lopes, Gomes, Tânia, Pinheiro, José Paulo, Sousa, Vânia Serrão, Nunes, Luís Miguel, Teixeira, Margarida Ribau, Bebianno, Maria João

“…Environmental health hazards of Quantum Dots (QDs) are of emergent concern, but limited data is available about their toxicokinetics (TK) and tissue…”
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Nanofibrillated cationic cellulose derivatives as flocculants for domestic wastewater treatment by Ribau Teixeira, Margarida, Ismail, Abdullah, Medronho, Bruno, Alves, Luís, Pedrosa, Jorge F.S., Ferreira, Paulo J.T., Serrão Sousa, Vânia, Rosa da Costa, Ana M.

“…Natural-based coagulants have emerged as a reliable option to implement more sustainable operations and management of wastewater treatment plants. This work…”
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Development of Drinking Water Treatment Processes for Nanoparticles Removal by de Sousa, Vânia Sofia Serrão

“…The ability of drinking water treatments (DWT) to remove ENPs from water is crucial to ensure the safety of public water supply. This thesis assessed the…”
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