Assessing the Societal Benefits of Applied Research and Expert Consulting in Water Science and Technology

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Assessing the Societal Benefits of Applied Research and Expert Consulting in Water Science and Technology

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Sunshine and a pinch of tropical soils: A natural, low-cost photo-Fenton variation for safer water, assisted by H2O2 or percabonate

Solar water purification with photocatalytic nanocomposite filter based on TiO2 nanowires and carbon nanotubes

Presence of sub-inhibitory concentrations of quaternary ammonium compounds in water: effects on bacteria and their inactivation by ozone and monochloramine

Irreversible inactivation of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and its genes in water by photo-electro-oxidation and photo-electro-Fenton- Processes action modes

Themed issue on drinking water oxidation and disinfection processes

Relationship Between Inactivation and Genome Damage of Human Enteroviruses Upon Treatment by UV254, Free Chlorine, and Ozone

Behavior of NDMA precursors at 21 full-scale water treatment facilities

Solar heat gains through train windows: a non-negligible contribution to the energy balance

In Situ Formation of Free Chlorine During ClO2 Treatment: Implications on the Formation of Disinfection Byproducts

Microfluidic Energy Conversion Devices

Micropollutant degradation, bacterial inactivation and regrowth risk in wastewater effluents: Influence of the secondary (pre)treatment on the efficiency of Advanced Oxidation Processes

Iron-oxides and iron-citrate as new photocatalysts in solar inactivation of Escherichia coli in water : mechanistic aspects

Evaluation of the efficiency of the photo Fenton disinfection of natural drinking water source during the rainy season in the Sahelian region

Design approach for the improvement of the economic and environmental performances of potable water supply

The diffuse infiltration of road runoff: an environmental improvement

Towards an improved architectural quality of building integrated solar thermal systems (BIST)