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Frequency and use of pharmaceuticals in selected Slovakian town via wastewater analysis
The aim of this study was to analyze pharmaceuticals in wastewater from eight selected wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in Slovakia. We analyzed 125 pharmaceutical compounds and selected 14 from the most co...
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Monitoring of micropollutants and resistant bacteria in wastewater and their effective removal by boron doped diamond electrode
The first part of our study is focused on the analysis of wastewaters composition from the effluence of four Slovak and three Czech wastewater treatment plants. The presence of 30 psychoactive substances and t...
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Occurrence of pharmaceuticals, illicit drugs, and resistant types of bacteria in hospital effluent and their effective degradation by boron-doped diamond electrodes
Wastewaters are considered as a significant source of pathogenic microorganisms and a wide spectrum of pharmaceuticals. Disinfecting agents and antibiotics in these wastewaters can directly or indirectly influ...
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Determination of illicit drugs and their metabolites contamination on banknotes
In this study, the illicit drug contamination (24 selected psychoactive compounds) of banknotes collected in the Slovakia, Czech Republic, and Austria, and during music festivals, was studied using methanol ex...
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Simultaneous determination of 32 antibiotics in aquaculture products using LC-MS/MS
An analytical multiclass, multi-residue method for the determination of antibiotics in aquaculture products was developed and validated. A fast, cheap, and straightforward extraction procedure followed by liqu...
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Efficiency assessment of wastewater treatment plant based on SPMD sampling
The efficiency of treatment processes forboth municipal and industrial wastewater (treatment plant-Ostrava, Czech Republic) focused on persistent organic pollutants (POPs) was assessed. Semipermeable membrane ...