Garcia Rodríguez, Aida (Date of defense: 2016-09-23)
Emerging organic contaminants (EOCs), like pharmaceuticals and endocrine disrupting compounds, are continuously introduced into the environment. Some 2/2 have been found in water bodies, posing a risk ...
Colon i Bosch, Mireia (Date of defense: 2011-02-11)
In this thesis, simple methods to determine sulfide at low levels (µg L-1) in aqueous samples and sediments by water free hydrogen sulfide vapor generation using a commercially available vapor generation ...
Torrent Fàbrega, Laura (Date of defense: 2019-10-09)
The production of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) has grown in last years due to their special physicochemical properties in respect to their bulk counterparts, derived from their small size (1-100 nm). ...
Güell Martí, Raquel (Date of defense: 2011-10-07)
The chemical contamination of natural waters is a global problem with a worldwide impact. Considering the relevance of this problem, this thesis is intended, on one hand, to develop different ...
Bhowmick, Subhamoy (Date of defense: 2013-10-31)
Arsenic (As) is one of the common cancers causing contaminant in groundwater of West Bengal, India along with other regions of the world. Scientists believe that As contamination in groundwater of these ...
Castro Aguilera, Abril Carolina (Date of defense: 2017-11-17)
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is an indispensable structural tool in the modern analytical arsenal of chemists and structural biologists. The present thesis is a computational study of ...
Sagristà i Puig, Ester (Date of defense: 2012-11-23)
Extensive amounts of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (organic emerging pollutants) are introduced into the environment mainly through wastewater treatment plants discharges either effluent ...
Majumder, Santanu (Date of defense: 2013-10-30)
Apart from the geological controls that can cause As mobilization in groundwater in the Bengal Delta Plain, local anthropogenic factors may also contribute to some extent. Investigations showed that ...
Godayol Boix, Anna (Date of defense: 2014-03-27)
Different analytical methodologies have been developed for the determination of odorous compounds and synthetic fragrances in water and air WWTP samples from Girona and Tarragona provinces. With regards ...
Alonso Roura, Mònica (Date of defense: 2012-12-14)
Hippocrates predicted many years ago that breath could tell something related with our health. On his treaties, he indicated that when the body starts moving after sleeping, and breathe with more ...