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We are happy to announce our last publication, gathering the results of our experience harvesting and thickening microalgal biomass at demonstrative scale by gravity thickening. Click on the link to open access:

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A new article published on pharmaceutical removal in aerated constructed wetlands.
https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1cXBB15DSlJ~pL

A recent publication of the GEMMA group on the HRAP removal capacity against personal care products.

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Are constructed wetlands capable to remove antibiotics and antibiotic resistant genes from wastewater? The GEMMA group and ICRA have evaluated the capacity of these systems to tackle this serious environmental threat. Click on the link below for free access.

New insights on the combined removal of antibiotics and ARGs in urban wastewater through the use of two configurations of vertical subsurface flow constructed wetlands The occurrence and removal of 49 antibiotics and 11 selected antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) were investigated in 2 vertical subsurface flow (VF) c…

A new research study of the GEMMA group, focusing on the removal of sunscreens and pharmaceuticals in semi-closed PBRs. This is the result of a fruitful, great collaboration with IDAEA-CSIC and Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG). Click on the link below for free access.

Bioremediation of emerging micropollutants in irrigation water. The alternative of microalgae-based treatments The present study evaluated the efficiency of a semi-closed horizontal tubular photobioreactor (PBR) at demonstrative scale to remove a total of 35 ta…

New publication of the GEMMA group on constructed wetlands C footprint. An output of the WETWINE project http://wetwine.eu/en/. Thanks to our partners for wonderful collaboration.
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https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1bSNz3IW-wfbY6

Carbon footprint of constructed wetlands for winery wastewater treatment The aim of this study was to estimate the carbon footprint (CFP) of constructed wetlands for winery wastewater treatment. In particular, a constructed…

A new publication of the GEMMA group on the treatment capacity of microalgae, specifically on the removal of pesticides, in collaboration with IDAEA-CSIC. Click on the link below for free access.

Microalgae-based bioremediation of water contaminated by pesticides in peri-urban agricultural areas The present study evaluated the capacity of a semi-closed, tubular horizontal photobioreactor (PBR) to remove pesticides from agricultural run-off. Th…

The result of a fruitful collaboration combining microalgae cultures, respirometry and models.
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Bioremediation of aquaculture wastewater with the microalgae Tetraselmis suecica: Semi-continuous experiments, simulation and photo-respirometric tests Tetraselmis suecica was cultivated in a semi-continuously operated tubular photobioreactor fed on aquaculture wastewater (AW) testing two hydraulic re…

The result of a long time effort trying to cultivate cyanobacteria at full scale for wastewater treatment and production of polyhydroxybutyrate. Click the link below to get free access

Bioremediation of agricultural runoff and biopolymers production from cyanobacteria cultured in demonstrative full-scale photobioreactors The present work evaluated polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) and carbohydrates production by wastewater borne cyanobacteria at demonstrative-scale (three phot…

A review on removal of antibiotic resistant bacteria. A successful collaboration. Click the link below to get access

A review of emerging organic contaminants (EOCs), antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB), and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in the environment: Increasing removal with wetlands and reducing environmental impacts Emerging organic contaminants (EOCs) include a diverse group of chemical compounds, such as pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs), pestic…