Publications

Nireas-IWRC has accumulated a voluminous Body of Knowledge on a variety of water-related research topics, manifested through peer-reviewed scientific journals, conference proceedings, books and technical reports.

Below is a partial list of the work done by the Nireas-IWRC research teams on a variety of water-related topics. The list is updated frequently, providing short abstracts and links to the full-length manuscripts. For more focused lists please use the side menu to narrow the search of the Nireas-IWRC knowledge repository.

Selected Journal Publications

Solar photo-Fenton oxidation followed by adsorption on activated carbon for the minimisation of antibiotic resistance determinants and toxicity present in urban wastewater
S. Michael, I. Michael-Kordatou, V. Beretsou, T. Jäger, C. Michael, T. Schwartz, D. Fatta-Kassinos
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 244, 871-880 (2019)
Solar photo-Fenton oxidation for the removal of ampicillin, total cultivable and resistant E. coli and ecotoxicity from secondary-treated wastewater effluents
L. Ioannou-Ttofa, S. Raj, H. Prakash, D. Fatta-Kassinos
Chemical Engineering Journal, 355, 91-102. (2019)
Antibiotic resistance in European wastewater treatment plants mirrors the pattern of clinical antibiotic resistance prevalence
K.M.M. Pärnänen, C. Narciso-da-Rocha, D. Kneis, T.U. Berendonk,C. Elpers, D. Fatta-Kassinos, et al.
Science advances 5 (3), eaau9124 (2019)
Continuous ozonation of urban wastewater: removal of antibiotics, antibiotic-resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes and phytotoxicity
I.C. Iakovides, I. Michael-Kordatou, N.F.F. Moreira, A.R. Ribeiro, T. Fernandes, M.F.R. Pereira, O.C
Water Research 159, 333-347 (2019)
Spatio-temporal assessment of illicit drug use at large scale: evidence from seven years of international wastewater monitoring
I. González-Mariño, J. A. Baz-Lomba, N. Alygizakis, et al.
Addiction (Accepted) (2019)
Recommendations to derive quality standards for chemical pollutants in reclaimed water intended for reuse in agricultural irrigation
Geneviève Deviller, Lian Lundy, Despo Fatta-Kassinos
Chemosphere Available online 24 September 2019 (2019)
Antibiotic resistance genes in treated wastewater and in the receiving water bodies: A pan-European survey of urban settings
Damiano Cacace, Despo Fatta-Kassinos, Celia M Manaia, Eddie Cytryn, Norbert Kreuzinger, Luigi Rizzo,
Water Research, 162, 320-330 (2019)
Ranking of crop plants according to their potential to uptake and accumulate contaminants of emerging concern
A. Christou, G. Papadavid, P.Dalias, V.Fotopoulos,C.Michael,J.M.Bayona, B.Piña, D. Fatta-Kassinos
Environmental Research, 17, 422-432 (2019)
Decontamination of antibiotics and inactivation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in urban MBR wastewater using novel graphence-based composites
P.Karaolia, I.Michael-Kordatou, E.Hapeshi, C.Drosou, Y.Bertakis, D.Christofilos,
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 224, 810-824 (2018)
Performance of secondary wastewater treatment methods for the removal of contaminants of emerging concern implicated in crop uptake and antibiotic resistance spread: A review
P. Krzeminskia, M. ConcettaTomei, P. Karaolia, A.Langenhoff, C. Marisa R.Almeidae, E. Felis, Fany
Science of the Total Environment (2018)
Removal of antibiotics, antibiotic-resistant bacteria and their associated genes by graphene-based TiO2 composite photocatalysts under solar radiation in urban wastewaters
P. Karaolia, I. Michael-Kordatou, E. Hapeshi, C. Drosou, Y. Bertakis, D. Christofilos, G. S. Armatas
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 224, 810-824 (2018)
The effect of advanced treatment technologies on the removal of antibiotic resistance
P Karaolia, S Michael, D Fatta‐Kassinos
Antimicrobial Resistance in Wastewater Treatment Processes, 179 (2018)
Consolidated vs new advanced treatment methods for the removal of contaminants of emerging concern from urban wastewater
Luigi Rizzo, PhD; Sixto Malato; Demet Antakyali; Vasiliki G Beretsou; Maja B Đolić; Wolfgang Gernjak
Science of the Total Environment (published) (2018)
Diclofenac biodegradation by newly isolated Klebsiella sp. KSC: microbial intermediates and ecotoxicological assessment
K.Stylianou, E.Hapeshi, M.Vasquez, D.Fatta-Kassinos, I.Vyrides
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 6 (2), 3242-3248 (2018)
Reducing aquatic micropollutants – increasing the focus on input prevention and integrated emission management
K. Kümmerer, D. D. Dionysiou, O. Olsson, D. Fatta-Kassinos
Science of the Total Environment 652, 836-850 (2018)
A path to clean water
K. Kümmerer, D. D. Dionysiou, O. Olsson, D. Fatta-Kassinos
Science, 361, 6399, 222-224. (DOI: 10.1126/science.aau2405) (2018)
Inter-laboratory calibration of quantitative analyses of antibiotic resistance genes
J. Rocha, D. Cacace, I. Kampouris, H. Guilloteau, T. Jäger, R.B.M. Marano, P. Karaolia, ....
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering (accepted) (2018)
The role of operating parameters and oxidative damage mechanisms of Advanced Chemical Oxidation Processes in the combat against antibiotic-resistant bacteria and resistance genes present in urban wastewater
I. Michael-Kordatou, P. Karaolia, D. Fatta-Kassinos
Water Research, 129, 1-23 (2018)
Multi-year interlaboratory exercises for the analysis of illicit drugs and metabolites in wastewater: development of a quality control system
E. Emke, et. al.
Trends in Analytical Chemistry 103, 34-43 (2018)
Advances in Analytical Methods for the Determination of Pharmaceutical Residues in Waters and Wastewaters
D Fatta-Kassinos, A Nikolaou, L Ioannou-Ttofa
Elsevier (2018)
On the contribution of reclaimed wastewater irrigation to the potential exposure of humans to antibiotics, antibiotic resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes – NEREUS COST Action ES1403 position paper
B. Piña, J. M. Bayona, A. Christou, D. Fatta-Kassinos, E. Guillon, D. Lambropoulou, C. Michael, F. P
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, (DOI.org/10.1016/j.jece.2018.01.011) (2018)
Uptake and bioaccumulation of three widely prescribed pharmaceutically active compounds in tomato fruits and mediated effects on fruit quality attributes
A. Christou, M. C. Kyriacou, E. C. Georgiadou, R. Papamarkou, E. Hapeshi, P. Karaolia, C. Michael, V
Science of the Total Environment 647, 1169-1178 (2018)
Can the pharmaceutically active compounds released in agroecosystems be considered as emerging plant stressors?
A. Christou, C. Michael, D. Fatta-Kassinos, V. Fotopoulos
Environment International, 114, 360-364 (2018)
Treatment efficiency and economic feasibility of biological oxidation, membrane filtration and separation processes, and advanced oxidation for the purification and valorization of olive mill wastewater
L. Ioannou-Ttofa, I. Michael-Kordatou, S.C. Fattas, A. Eusebio, B. Ribeiro, M. Rusan, A.R.B. Amer, S
Water Research, 114, 1-13. (2017)
Two important limitations relating to the spiking of environmental samples with contaminants of emerging concern: How close to the real analyte concentrations are the reported recovered values?
C. Michael, J.M. Bayona, D. Lambropoulou, A. Agüera, D. Fatta-Kassinos
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 24, 15202-15205. (2017)
Pharmaceuticals and illicit drugs in wastewater samples in north-eastern Tunisia
B. Moslah, E. Hapeshi, A. Jrad, D. Fatta-Kassinos, A. Hedhili
Environmental Science and Pollution Research 25 (19), 18226-18241, (DOI 10.1007/s11356-017-8902-z) (2017)
Simultaneous Decontamination of Seven Residual Antibiotics in Secondary Treated Effluents by Solar Photo-Fenton and Solar TiO2 Catalytic Processes
B Moslah, E Hapeshi, A Jrad, D Fatta-Kassinos, A Hedhili
Euro-Mediterranean Conference for Environmental Integration, 1517-1518 (2017)
The potential implications of reclaimed wastewater reuse for irrigation on the agricultural environment: the knowns and unknowns of the fate of antibiotics and antibiotic resistant bacteria and resistance genes - A review
A. T. Christou, et. al.
Water Research, 123, 448-467 (2017)
Assessing the presence of enrofloxacin and ciprofloxacin in piggery wastewater and their adsorption behaviour onto solid materials, with a newly developed chromatographic method
A. Parpounas, V. Litskas, E. Hapeshi, C. Michael, D. Fatta-Kassinos
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 24 (29), 23371-23381 (Accepted) (2017)
Significant role of UV and carbonate radical on the degradation of oxytetracycline in UV-AOPs: Kinetics and mechanism
Y. Liu, X. He, X. Duan, Y. Fu, D. Fatta-Kassinos, D. Dionysiou
Water Research, doi:10.1016/j.watres.2016.03.011 (2016)
Effects of wastewater applied with discrete irrigation techniques on strawberry plants productivity and the safety, quality characteristics and antioxidant capacity of fruits
T. Christou, G. Maratheftis; M. Elia, E. Hapeshi, C. Michael, D. Fatta-Kassinos
Agricultural Water Management (accepted) (2016)
Investigation of the potential of a membrane bioreactor followed by solar Fenton oxidation to remove antibiotic-related microcontaminants
P. Karaolia, I. Michael-Kordatou, E. Hapeshi, J. Alexander, T. Schwartz, D. Fatta-Kassinos
Chemical Engineering Journal, 310, 491-502. (2016)
Assessing the mutagenic effect potential of pharmaceuticals and of their transformation products. Implications in the gene expression profiling
M.I.Vasquez, et al.
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (accepted) (2016)
Assessing the potential of pharmaceuticals and of their transformation products to cause mutagenic effects: Implications in the gene expression profiling
M. I. Vasquez, M. Tarapoulouzi, N. Lambrianides, E. Hapeshi, K. Felekkis, M. Saile, C. Sticht, N. Gr
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 9999 (9999), 1-12. (2016)
Life Cycle Assessment of solar-driven oxidation as a polishing step of secondary-treated urban effluents
L. Ioannou-Ttofa, S. Foteinis, E. Chatzisymeon, I. Michael-Kordatou, D. Fatta-Kassinos
Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, doi: 10.1002/jctb.5126 (2016)
The environmental footprint of a membrane bioreactor treatment process through Life Cycle Analysis
L. Ioannou-Ttofa, S. Foteinis, E. Chatzisymeon, D. Fatta-Kassinos,
Science of the Total Environment, 568, 306-318 (2016)
UV-C-driven oxidation of ciprofloxacin in conventionally treated urban wastewater: Degradation kinetics, ecotoxicity and phytotoxicity assessment and inactivation of ciprofloxacin-resistant Escherichia coli
L. Boudriche, I. Michael-Kordatou, S. Michael, P. Karaolia, D. Fatta-Kassinos
Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology (accepted) (2016)
High throughput analysis of integron gene cassettes in wastewater environments
J. Gatica, V. Tripathi, S. Green, C. M. Manaia, T. Berendonk, D. Cacace, C. Merlin, N. Kreuzinger, T
Environmental Science and Technology, 50, 11825-11836. (2016)
On the capacity of ozonation to remove antimicrobial compounds, resistant bacteria and toxicity from urban wastewater effluents
I. Michael-Kordatou, R. Andreou, M. Iacovou, Z. Frontistis, E. Hapeshi, C. Michael,D. Fatta-Kassinos
Journal of Hazardous Materials, doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.02.023 (2016)
Antibiotic resistance in urban aquatic environments: can it be controlled?
C. M. Manaia, G. Macedo, D. Fatta-Kassinos, O. C. Nunes
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology,100 (4), 1543-1557 (2016)
Stress-related phenomena and detoxification mechanisms induced by common pharmaceuticals in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) plants
A.Christou,C.Antoniou,C.Christodoulou,E.Hapeshi,I.Stavrou,C.Michael,D.Fatta-Kassinos,V.Fotopoulos
Science of the Total Environment, 557-558, 652-664. (2016)
Long-term wastewater irrigation of vegetables in real agricultural systems: Concentration of pharmaceuticals in soil, uptake and bioaccumulation in tomato fruits and human health risk assessment
A. Christou, P. Karaolia, E. Hapeshi, C. Michael, D. Fatta-Kassinos
Water Research, 109, 24-34 (2016)
Tackling antibiotic resistance: the environmental framework
T. U. Berendonk, C. M. Manaia, C. Merlin, D. Fatta-Kassinos, E. Cytryn, F. Walsh, H. Bürgmann, H....
Nature Reviews Microbiology, Vol. 13, 2015, 310-317 (2015)
Erythromycin oxidation and ERY-resistant E. coli inactivation in urban wastewater by sulfate radical-based oxidation process under UV-C irradiation
I. Michael-Kordatou, M. Iacovou, Z. Frontistis, E. Hapeshi, D. D. Dionysiou, D. Fatta- Kassinos
Water Research, 85, 346-358 (2015)
Dissolved effluent organic matter: characteristics and potential implications in wastewater treatment and reuse applications
I. Michael-Kordatou, C. Michael, X. Duan, X. He, D.D. Dionysiou, M.A. Mills, D. Fatta-Kassinos
Water Research, (2015), pp. 213-248, DOI:10.1016/j.watres.2015.03.011 (2015)
COST Action ES1403: New and Emerging challenges and opportunities in wastewater REUSe (NEREUS)
D. Fatta-Kassinos, C. Manaia, T.U. Berendonk, E. Cytryn, J. Bayona, B. Chefetz, J. Slobodnik,
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 22, 7183-7186 (2015)
Novel approach to fast determination of cholesterol oxidation products in Cypriot foodstuffs using ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry
C. A. Georgiou, M. S. Constantinou, R. Andreou, E. Hapeshi, D. Fatta-Kassinos, C. P. Kapnissi
Electrophoresis, (DOI:10.1002/elps.201500196) (2015)
UV and simulated solar photodegradation of 17α-ethynylestradiol in secondary-treated wastewater by hydrogen peroxide or iron addition
Z.Frontistis, M.Kouramanos, S.Moraitis, E.Chatzisymeon, E.Hapeshi, D.Fatta-Kassinos,...
Catalysis Today, (DOI:10.1016/j.cattod.2014.10.012) (2014)
Ultraviolet-activated persulfate oxidation of methyl orange: A comparison between artificial neural networks and factorial design for process modelling
Z. Frontistis, E. Hapeshi, D. Fatta-Kassinos, D. Mantzavinos
Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, accepted (2014)
Ultraviolet-activated persulfate oxidation of methyl orange: A comparison between artificial neural networks and factorial design for process modeling
Z. Frontistis, E. Hapeshi, D. Fatta-Kassinos, D. Mantzavinos
Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, accepted. (2014)
Degradation kinetics and mechanism of β-lactam antibiotics by the activation of H2O2 and Na2S2O8 under UV-254 nm irradiation
X. He, S. P. Mezyk, I. Michael, D. Fatta-Kassinos, D. D. Dionysiou
Journal of Hazardous Materials, accepted (2014)
Water and wastewater disinfection by ultrasound irradiation - a critical review
V. Naddeo, A. Cesaro, D. Mantzavinos, D. Fatta-Kassinos, V. Belgiorno
Global NEST Journal, 16 (3), 561-577 (2014)
Solar-induced Heterogeneous Photocatalytic 1 Degradation of Methyl-Paraben
T. Velegraki, E. Hapeshi, D. Fatta-Kassinos, I. Poulios
Applied Catalysis B, accepted (2014)
Reduction of clarithromycin and sulfamethoxazole-resistant Enterococcus by pilot-scale solar-driven Fenton oxidation
P. Karaolia, I. Michael, I. García-Fernández, A. Agüera, S. Malato, P. Fernández-Ibáñez, D. Fatta-K.
Science of the Total Environment, 468-469, 19-27 (2014)
Environmental side effects of pharmaceutical cocktails: What we know and what we should know
M. I. Vasquez, A. Lambrianides, M. Schneider, K. Kümmerer, D. Fatta-Kassinos
Journal of Hazardous Materials, 279, 169-189 (2014)
Treatment of winery wastewater by physicochemical, biological and advanced processes: A review
L. A. Ioannou, G. Li Puma, D. Fatta-Kassinos
Journal of Hazardous Materials, 286, 343-368. (2014)
Kinetic and Mechanism Investigation on the Photochemical Degradation of Atrazine with Activated H2O2, S2O82− and HSO5
J. A. Khan, X. He, N. S. Shah, H. M. Khan, E. Hapeshi, D. Fatta-Kassinos, D. D. Dionysiou
Chemical Engineering Journal, pp. 393-403 DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.04.104 (2014)
Utilizing solar energy for the purification of olive mill wastewater using a pilot-scale photocatalytic reactor after coagulation-flocculation
I. Michael, A. Panayi, L. A. Ioannou, Z. Frontistis, D. Fatta-Kassinos
Water Research, 60, 28-40 (2014)
Proposed transformation pathway and evolution profile of diclofenac and ibuprofen transformation products during (sono)photocatalysis
I. Michael, A. Achilleos, D. Lambropoulou, V. Osorio Torrens, S. Pérez, M. Petrović, D. Barcelo, D.
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 147, 1015-1027. (2014)
Investigating the occurrence and fate of licit and illicit drugs in urban wastewater treatment plants in Cyprus
E.Hapeshi, M.Gros, R.Lopez-Serna, M.R.Boleda, F.Ventura, M.Petrovic, D.Barcelo, D.Fatta-Kassinos
CLEAN-Soil, Air, Water, Accepted (2014)
Spatial and temporal differences in illicit drug use in Europe quantified by sewage analysis
C. Ort et. al.
Addiction, accepted. (2014)
Impact assessment of the reuse of two discrete treated wastewaters for the irrigation of tomato crop on the soil geochemical properties, fruit safety and crop productivity
A. Christou, G. Maratheftis, E. Eliadou, C. Michael, E. Hapeshi, D. Fatta-Kassinos
Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, DOI:10.1016/j.agee.2014.04.007. (2014)
Assessment of long-term wastewater irrigation impacts on the soil geochemical properties and the bioaccumulation of heavy metals to the agricultural products
A. Christou, E. Eliadou, C. Michael, E. Hapeshi, D. Fatta-Kassinos
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, DOI 10.1007/s10661-014-3743-4. (2014)
A consistent velocity approximatino for varible-density flow and transport in porous media
X. Albets-Chico, S. Kassinos
Journal of Hydrology, accepted (2013)
Sequential coagulation-flocculation, solvent extraction and photo-Fenton oxidation for the valorization and treatment of olive mill effluent
P. C. Papaphilippou, C. Yiannapas, M. Politi, V. M. Daskalaki, C. Michael, N. Kalogerakis, D. Mantza
Chemical Engineering Journal, 224, 82-88. (2013)
Is the evaluation of traditional physicochemical parameters sufficient to explain the potential toxicity of the treated wastewater at sewage treatment plants?
M. I. Vasquez, D. Fatta-Kassinos
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, DOI 10.1007/s11356-013-1637-6 (2013)
Winery wastewater purification by reverse osmosis and oxidation of the concentrate by solar photo-Fenton
L.A. Ioannou, C. Michael, N. Vakondios, K. Drosou, N.P. Xekoukoulotakis, E. Diamadopoulos, D. Fatta-
Separation and Purification Technology, 118, 659-669. (2013)
Urban wastewater treatment plants as hotspots for antibiotic resistance spreading into the environment
L. Rizzo, C.M. Manaia, C. Merlin, T. Schwartz, C. Dagot, M.C. Ploy, I. Michael, D. Fatta-Kassinos
Science of the Total Environment, 447, 345-360. (2013)
Sunlight, iron and radicals to tackle the resistant leftovers of biotreated winery wastewater
L. Ioannou, T. Velegraki, C. Michael, D. Mantzavinos, D. Fatta-Kassinos
Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, , 12(4), 664-670 (2013)
Solar photo-Fenton oxidation against the bioresistant fractions of winery wastewater
L. Ioannou, D. Fatta-Kassinos
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 1, 703-712. (2013)
Solar Fenton: From pilot to industrial scale application for polishing winery wastewater pretreated by MBR
L. Ioannou, C. Michael, S. Kuriakou, D. Fatta-Kassinos
Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 89(7), 1067-1076 (2013)
Light-induced catalytic transformation of ofloxacin by solar Fenton in various water matrices at a pilot plant: Mineralization and characterization of major intermediate products
I. Michael, E. Hapeshi, S. Pèrez, M. Petrović, A. Zapata, S. Malato, D. Barceló, D. Fatta-Kassinos
Science of the Total Environment, 461-462, 39-48 (2013)
Sonophotocatalytic treatment of ofloxacin in secondary treated effluent and elucidation of its transformation products
E. Hapeshi, I. Fotiou, D. Fatta-Kassinos
Chemical Engineering Journal, 224, 96, 105. (2013)
Investigating the fate of the iodinated X-ray contrast media iohexol and diatrizoate during microbial degradation in an MBBR system treating urban wastewater
E. Hapeshi, A. Lambrianides, P. Koutsoftas, E. Kastanos, C. Michael, D. Fatta-Kassinos
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, DOI 10.1007/s11356-013-1605-1 (2013)
Role of pH on photolytic and photocatalytic degradation of antibiotic oxytetracycline in aqueous solution under visible/solar light: Kinetics and mechanism studies
C. Zhao, M. Pelaez, X. Duan, H. Deng, K. O’Shea, D. Fatta-Kassinos, D. D. Dionysiou
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 134-135, 83-92. (2013)
Transformation products and reaction pathways of carbamazepine during photocatalytic and sonophotocatalytic treatment
A. Jelic, I. Michael, A. Achilleos, E. Hapeshi, D. Lambropoulou, S. Perez Solsona, M. Petrovic, D. F
Journal of Hazardous Materials, 263, 177-186. (2013)
Fast removal of estrogen hormones from secondary treated wastewater by solar-Fenton oxidation
Z. Frontistis, N. P. Xekoukoulotakis, E. Hapeshi, D. Venieri, D. Fatta-Kassinos, D. Mantzavinos
Chemical Engineering Journal, 178, 2011, 175-182. (2012)
Photocatalytic (UV-A/TiO2) degradation of 17α-ethynylestradiol in environmental matrices: experimental studies and artificial neural network modelling
Z. Frontistis, D. Venieri, E. Hapeshi, C. Drosou, D. Fatta-Kassinos, N.P. Xekoukoulotakis, D. Mantza
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 240, 33-41 (2012)
Photocatalytic degradation of 17α-ethynylestradiol in environmental samples by ZnO under simulated solar radiation
Z. Frontistis, D. Fatta-Kassinos, D. Mantzavinos, N. P. Xekoukoulotakis
Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 87, 2012, 1051-1058 (2012)
Experimental and modeling studies of the degradation of estrogen hormones in aqueous TiO2 suspensions under simulated solar radiation
Z. Frontistis, C. Drosou, K. Tyrovola, D. Mantzavinos, D. Fatta-Kassinos, D. Venieri, N.P. Xekoukoul
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 51 (51), 16552-16563. (2012)
Chronic ecotoxic effects to Pseudomonas putida and Vibrio fischeri, and cytostatic and genotoxic effects to the hepatoma cell line (HepG2) of ofloxacin photo(cata)lytically treated solutions
M.I. Vasquez, M. Garcia-Käufer, E. Hapeshi, J. Menz, K. Kostarelos, D. Fatta-Kassinos, K. Kümmerer
Science of the Total Environment, 450-451, 2013, 356-365. (2012)
Biodegradation potential of ofloxacin and its resulting transformation products during photolytic and photocatalytic treatment
M.I. Vasquez, E. Hapeshi, D. Fatta-Kassinos, K. Kümmerer
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 20, 1302-1309 (2012)
A study on the attitudes and behavioural influence of construction waste management in occupied Palestinian territory
M. Al-Sari’, I. A. Al-Khatib, M. Avraamides, D. Fatta-Kassinos
Waste Management and Research, 32, 122-136. (2012)
Urban wastewater treatment plants as hotspots for the release of antibiotics in the environment: A review
I. Michael, L. Rizzo, C.S. McArdell, C.M. Manaia, C. Merlin, T. Schwartz, C. Dagot, D. Fatta-Kassino
Water Research, 47(3), 957-995 (2012)
Solar photocatalytic treatment of trimethoprim in four environmental matrices at a pilot scale: transformation products and ecotoxicity evaluation
I. Michael, E. Hapeshi, V. Osorio, S. Perez, M. Petrovic, A. Zapata, S. Malato, D. Barcelo, D. Fatta
Science of the Total Environment, 430, 167-173 (2012)
Development and validation of a UPLC-MS/MS method for studying the degradation kinetics of ofloxacin and trimethoprim during the application of solar Fenton process in secondary treated sewage
I. Michael, E. Hapeshi, C. Michael, D. Fatta-Kassinos
Water Science and Technology, 66(7), 2012, 15 (DOIi:10.2166/wst.2012.350) (2012)
Superiority of solar Fenton oxidation over TiO2 photocatalysis for the degradation of trimethoprim in secondary treated effluents: A mechanistic study
I. Michael, E. Hapeshi, C. Michael, D. Fatta-Kassinos
Water Science and Technology, 2013, 67(6), 1260-1271. (2012)
Effectiveness of solar Fenton process on abatement of antibiotics at a pilot plant scale: Degradation kinetics, ecotoxicity assessment and removal of antibiotic resistant enterococci
I. Michael, E. Hapeshi, C. Michael, A.R. Varela, S. Kyriakou, C. Manaia, D. Fatta-Kassinos
Water Research, 46, 5621-5634 (2012)
A Study on the Effects of Intermittent Water Supply on the Vulnerability of Urban Water Distribution Networks
Christodoulou, S. and Agathokleous, A.
Journal of Water Science and Technology, IWA (2012)
Kinetics of UV-A/TiO2 photocatalytic degradation and mineralization of the antibiotic sulfamethoxazole in aqueous matrices
N.P. Xekoukoulotakis, C. Drosou, C. Brebou, E. Chatzisymeon, E. Hapeshi, D. Fatta-Kassinos, D. Mantz
Catalysis Today, Elsevier, 161(1), 163-168. (2011)
Solar/TiO2 photocatalytic decomposition of β-blockers atenolol and propanolol in water and wastewater
L.A. Ioannou, E. Hapeshi, M. I. Vasquez, D. Mantzavinos, D. Fatta-Kassinos
Solar Energy, Elsevier, 85(9), 1915-1926 (2011)
Pharmaceutical residues in environmental waters and wastewater: Current state of knowledge and future research roadmap
D. Fatta-Kassinos, S. Meric, A. Nikolaou
Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 399,251-275 (2011)
Transformation products of pharmaceuticals in surface waters and wastewater formed during photolysis and advanced oxidation processes – degradation, elucidation of byproducts and assessment of their biological potency
D. Fatta-Kassinos, M. Vasquez, K. Kümmerer
Chemosphere, 85, 693-709 (2011)
The risks associated with the wastewater reuse and xenobiotics in the agroecological environment
D. Fatta-Kassinos, I.K. Kalavrouziotis, P.H. Koukoulakis, M.I. Vasquez
Science of the Total Environment, 409, 3555-3563 (2011)
Existence of pharmaceutical compounds in tertiary treated urban wastewater that is utilized for reuse applications
D. Fatta-Kassinos, E. Hapeshi, A. Achilleos, S. Meric, M. Gros, M. Petrovic, D. Barcelo
Water Resources Management, 25, (4), 1183-1193 (2011)
Ant Colony Optimization for Level of Service Improvements in Piping Networks
Christodoulou, S. and Ellinas, E.
(2011)
Water Network Assessment and Reliability Analysis by use of Survival Analysis
Christodoulou, S.
Springer, Water Resources Management, 25(4), 1229-1238 (2011)
Waterloss Modelling for Urban Water Distribution Networks.
Agathokleous, A. and Christodoulou, S.
(2011)
Ultrasonic degradation, mineralization and detoxification of diclofenac in water: optimization of operating parameters
V. Naddeo V. Belgiorno, D. Kassinos, D. Mantzavinos, S. Meric
Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 17, 79-185 (2010)
UV-A/TiO2 photocatalytic decomposition of erythromycin in water: Factors affecting mineralization and antibiotic activity
N. P. Xekoukoulotakis, N. Xinidis, M. Chroni, D. Mantzavinos, D. Venieri, E. Hapeshi, D. Fatta-Kas
Catalysis Today, 151, 29-33 (2010)
Dental solid and hazardous waste management and safety practices in developing countries. Case study: Nablus District, Palestine
I.A. Al-Khatib, M. Monou, S. A. Mosleh, M. M. Al-Subu, D. Kassinos
Waste Management and Research, 28, 436-444 (2010)
Solar Fenton and Solar TiO2 catalytic treatment of ofloxacin in secondary treated effluents: Evaluation of operational and kinetic parameters
I. Michael, E. Hapeshi, C. Michael, D. Fatta-Kassinos
Water Research, 44, 5450-5462 (2010)
Solar Fenton and Solar TiO2 catalytic treatment of ofloxacin in secondary treated effluents: Evaluation of operational and kinetic parameters
I. Michael, E. Hapeshi, C. Michael, D. Fatta-Kassinos
Water Research, 44, 5450-5462 (2010)
Solid waste characterization, quantification and management practices in developing countries. A case study: Nablus district- Palestine
I. A. Al-Khatib, M. Monou, A. S. F. A. Zahra, H. Q. Shaheen, D. Kassinos
Journal of Environmental Management, 91,1131-1138. (2010)
Drugs degrading photocatalytically: kinetics and mechanisms of ofloxacin and atenolol removal on titania suspensions
E. Hapeshi, A. Achilleos, M. I. Vasquez, C.Michael, N.P. Xekoukoulotakis, D.Mantzavinos, D. Kassinos
Water Research, 44, 1737-1746 (2010)
Sonochemical degradation of ofloxacin in aqueous solutions
E. Hapeshi, A. Achilleos, A. Papaioannou, L. Valanidou, N.P. Xekoukoulotakis, D. Mantzavinos, D. F
Water Science and Technology, 61.12, 3141-3146 (2010)
Wireless Sensor Networks for Water Loss Detection.
Christodoulou, S., Agathokleous, A., Kounoudes, A. and Milis, M.
(2010)
Proactive Risk-Based Integrity Management of Deteriorating Water Distribution Networks
Christodoulou, S., Agathokleous, A., Charalambous, C. and Adamou, A.
(2010)
Pipe Network Routing Through Ant Colony Optimization.
Christodoulou, S. and Ellinas, G.
Journal of Infrastructure Systems, ASCE, 16 (2), 149-159, (2010)
A Neurofuzzy Decision Framework for the Sustainable Management of Water Distribution Networks.
Christodoulou, S. and Deligianni, A.
Springer, Journal of Water Resources Management, 24(1), 139-156, (2010)
UV-A and solar photodegradation of ibuprofen and carbamazepine catalysed by TiO2
A. Achilleos, E. Hapeshi, N. P. Xekoukoulotakis, D. Mantzavinos, D. Fatta-Kassinos
Separation Science and Technology, 45, 1564-1570 (2010)
Factors affecting diclofenac decomposition in water by UV-A/TiO2 photocatalysis
A. Achilleos, E. Hapeshi, N. P. Xekoukoulotakis, D. Mantzavinos, D. Fatta-Kassinos
Chemical Engineering Journal, 161, 53-59 (2010)
Degradation of diclofenac during sonolysis, ozonation and their simultaneous application
V. Naddeo, V. Belgiorno, D. Ricco, D. Kassinos
Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 16, 790-794 (2009)
Fate of pharmaceuticals in contaminated urban wastewater effluent under ultrasonic irradiation
V. Naddeo, S. Meric, D. Kassinos, V. Belgriono, M. Guida
Water Research, 43, 4019-4027 (2009)
Direct Simulation of the Limiting Flux: I. Interpretation of the Experimental Results
S. Ma, S.C. Kassinos, D. Kassinos
Journal of Membrane Science, 337,81-91 (2009)
Monitoring of the quality of winery influents/effluents and polishing of partially treated winery flows by homogeneous Fe(II) photo-oxidation
N. Anastasiou, M. Monou, D. Mantzavinos, D. Kassinos
Desalination, 248, 836-842 (2009)
Rapid screening procedure to optimize the anaerobic codigestion of industrial biowastes and agriculture livestock wastes in Cyprus
M. Monou, N. Kythreotou, D. Fatta, S. R. Smith
Waste Management, Vol.29, 712-720 (2009)
Removal of residual pharmaceuticals from aqueous systems by advanced oxidation processes
M. Klavarioti, D. Mantzavinos, D. Kassinos
Environment International, 35, 402-417 (2009)
Heterogeneous photocatalytic degradation kinetics and detoxification of an urban wastewater treatment plant effluent contaminated with pharmaceuticals
L. Rizzo, S. Meric, M. Guida, D. Kassinos, V. Belgiorno
Water Research, 43, 4070-4078 (2009)
Degradation of diclofenac by TiO2 photocatalysis: UV absorbance kinetics and process evaluation through a set of toxicity bioassays
L. Rizzo, S. Meric, D. Kassinos, M. Guida, F. Russo, V. Belgiorno
Water Research, 43, 979-988 (2009)
Homogeneous oxidation of aqueous solutions of atrazine and fenitrothion through dark and photo-Fenton reactions
D. Kassinos, N. Varnava, C. Michael, P. Piera
Chemosphere, 74, 866-872 (2009)
Risk-Based Asset Management of Water Piping Networks Using Neurofuzzy Systems.
Christodoulou, S., Deligianni, A., Aslani, P. and Agathokleous, A.
Elsevier, Journal of Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 32(2), 138-149, (2009)
Mineralisation of the antibiotic amoxicillin in pure and surface waters by artificial UVA- and sunlight-induced Fenton oxidation
Ch. Mavronikola, M. Demetriou, E. Hapeshi, D. Partassides, C. Michael, D. Mantzavinos, D. Kassinos
Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, 84, 8, 1211-1217 (2009)
Modeling the impact of water withdrawal schemes on the transport of pesticides in the Kouris dam (Cyprus)
S. Ma, S.C. Kassinos, D. Kassinos, E. Akylas
Global Nest, Vol. 10, No.3, 350-358 (2008)
Effects of Selective Withdrawal Schemes on Thermal Stratification in Kouris Dam (Cyprus)
S. Ma, S. C. Kassinos, D. Fatta Kassinos, and E. Akylas
Lakes and Reservoirs: Research and Management, 13, 51-61 (2008)
Assessing the impact of concentration-dependent fluid properties on the permeate flux and wall concentration in crossflow membrane systems
S. Ma, S. C. Kassinos, and D. Fatta-Kassinos
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 47, 1636-1649 (2008)
Anaerobic co-digestion of potato processing wastewater with pig slurry and abattoir wastewater
M. Monou, N. Pafitis, N. Kythreotou, S. R. Smith, D. Mantzavinos and D. Kassinos
Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, Vol. 83,1658 - 1663 (2008)
Resource consumption and emissions from olive oil production: a life-cycle inventory case study in Cyprus
M. Avraamides, D. Fatta-Kassinos
Journal of Cleaner Production, 16,809-821 (2008)
Reporting New Degradation Pathways/ Intermediates from the Photocatalytic Degradation of Microcystin-LR
M. Antoniou, J. Shoemaker, A. de la Cruz, and D. Dionysiou
(2008)
Oxidation of pesticides in water by Fenton and photo-Fenton reactions
D. Kassinos, M. Constantinou, N. Varnava, A. Papadopoulos, S. Vlachos, D. Mantzavinos
Journal of Advanced Oxidation Technologies, Vol. 11, No.2, 246-253. (2008)
Rehabilitation and Maintenance of Water Distribution Network Assets.
Christodoulou, S., Charalambous, B., and Adamou, A.
IWA, Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, 8(2), 231-237 (2008)
Mesoporous Nitrogen-doped TiO2 for the Photocatalytic Destruction of the Cyanobacterial Toxin Microcystin-LR under Visible Light
H. Choi, M. Antoniou, M. Pelaez, A. de la Cruz, J. Shoemaker, and D. Dionysiou
(2007)
Minimization of the disperse pollution caused by dairy farms in Cyprus through the development of guidelines for their sustainable operation
D. Fatta, M. Monou, C. Voscos, N. Kythreotou, Ch. Stylianou
Water Science and Technology, 56, 1,80-97 (2007)
Assessing the accuracy of wall concentration estimation based on averaged permeate velocity in spacer-filled reverse osmosis (RO) membrane systems
S. Ma, S. C. Kassinos, and D. Fatta
(2006)