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  1. Constructed wetland mesocosms improve the biodegradation of microcystin-LR and cylindrospermopsin by indigenous bacterial consortia

    Article • Harmful Algae, January 2024, Elsevier

    Pedro N Carvalho

  2. Mechanistic studies on the effect of easy degradable carbon on pharmaceuticals removal in intermittently fed moving bed biofilm reactors

    Article • Bioresource Technology, July 2023, Elsevier

    Pedro N Carvalho

  3. Nature-Based Solutions for the Mitigation of Persistent and Emerging Contaminants

    Article • Water, July 2022, MDPI AG

    Pedro N Carvalho

  4. Nature-based solutions addressing the water-energy-food nexus: Review of theoretical concepts and urban case studies

    Article • Journal of Cleaner Production, March 2022, Elsevier

    Pedro N Carvalho, Dr. Attila Toth

  5. Nature-based solutions coupled with advanced technologies: An opportunity for decentralized water reuse in cities

    Article • Journal of Cleaner Production, March 2022, Elsevier

    Pedro N Carvalho

  6. Multi-Soil-Layering Technology: A New Approach to Remove Microcystis aeruginosa and Microcystins from Water

    Article • Water, February 2022, MDPI AG

    Pedro N Carvalho

  7. Potential Use of Plant Biomass from Treatment Wetland Systems for Producing Biofuels through a Biocrude Green-Biorefining Platform

    Article • Energies, December 2021, MDPI AG

    Pedro N Carvalho

  8. Management of Urban Waters with Nature-Based Solutions in Circular Cities—Exemplified through Seven Urban Circularity Challenges

    Article • Water, November 2021, MDPI AG

    Pedro N Carvalho

  9. Towards a Cross-Sectoral View of Nature-Based Solutions for Enabling Circular Cities

    Article • Water, August 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Boldizsár Gergely Megyesi, Pedro N Carvalho

  10. First Report on Cyanotoxin (MC-LR) Removal from Surface Water by Multi-Soil-Layering (MSL) Eco-Technology: Preliminary Results

    Article • Water, May 2021, MDPI AG

    Pedro N Carvalho

  11. A review of the potential of nature-based solutions (NBS) to address the challenges of the water-energy-food nexus (WEF Nexus) in the coming decades

    Article • March 2021, Copernicus GmbH

    Pedro N Carvalho

  12. Concentration dependent degradation of pharmaceuticals in WWTP effluent by biofilm reactors

    Article • Water Research, November 2020, Elsevier

    Pedro N Carvalho

  13. Leaching of herbicidal residues from gravel surfaces – A lysimeter-based study comparing gravels with agricultural topsoil

    Article • Environmental Pollution, November 2020, Elsevier

    Pedro N Carvalho

  14. Hydrothermal liquefaction of sewage sludge; energy considerations and fate of micropollutants during pilot scale processing

    Article • Water Research, September 2020, Elsevier

    Pedro N Carvalho

  15. A review of nature-based solutions for urban water management in European circular cities: a critical assessment based on case studies and literature

    Article • Blue-Green Systems, January 2020, IWA Publishing

    Pedro N Carvalho

  16. Constructed Wetlands and Phytoremediation as a Tool for Pharmaceutical Removal

    Article • January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Pedro N Carvalho

  17. Enhanced removal of pharmaceuticals in a biofilter: Effects of manipulating co-degradation by carbon feeding

    Article • Chemosphere, December 2019, Elsevier

    Pedro N Carvalho

  18. Dose-dependent effects of acetate on the biodegradation of pharmaceuticals in moving bed biofilm reactors

    Article • Water Research, August 2019, Elsevier

    Pedro N Carvalho

  19. Microbial community metabolic profiles in saturated constructed wetlands treating iohexol and ibuprofen

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, February 2019, Elsevier

    Pedro N Carvalho

  20. New insights into the effects of support matrix on the removal of organic micro-pollutants and the microbial community in constructed wetlands

    Article • Environmental Pollution, September 2018, Elsevier

    Pedro N Carvalho

  21. Microbial Electrochemical Technologies for Wastewater Treatment: Principles and Evolution from Microbial Fuel Cells to Bioelectrochemical-Based Constructed Wetlands

    Article • Water, August 2018, MDPI AG

    Pedro N Carvalho

  22. Microbial Electrochemical Technologies for Wastewater Treatment: Principles and Evolution from Microbial Fuel Cells to Bioelectrochemical-Based Constructed Wetlands

    Article • July 2018, MDPI AG

    Pedro N Carvalho

  23. Impacts of design configuration and plants on the functionality of the microbial community of mesocosm-scale constructed wetlands treating ibuprofen

    Article • Water Research, March 2018, Elsevier

    Pedro N Carvalho

  24. Removal of the pesticide tebuconazole in constructed wetlands: Design comparison, influencing factors and modelling

    Article • Environmental Pollution, February 2018, Elsevier

    Pedro N Carvalho

  25. Methodologies for the analysis of pesticides and pharmaceuticals in sediments and plant tissue

    Article • Analytical Methods, January 2018, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Pedro N Carvalho

  26. “WETWALL” - an innovative design concept for the treatment of wastewater at an urban scale

    Article • January 2018, Desalination Publications

    Pedro N Carvalho

  27. Effects of constructed wetland design on ibuprofen removal – A mesocosm scale study

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, December 2017, Elsevier

    Pedro N Carvalho

  28. Enantioselective uptake, translocation and degradation of the chiral pesticides tebuconazole and imazalil by Phragmites australis

    Article • Environmental Pollution, October 2017, Elsevier

    Pedro N Carvalho

  29. Stabilization of Preliminary Anaerobically Digested Slurry in Post-Storage: Dynamics of Chemical Characteristics and Hygienic Quality

    Article • Water Air & Soil Pollution, July 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Pedro N Carvalho

  30. Constructed Wetlands for Water Treatment: New Developments

    Article • Water, June 2017, MDPI AG

    Pedro N Carvalho

  31. Constructed wetlands and solar-driven disinfection technologies for sustainable wastewater treatment and reclamation in rural India: SWINGS project

    Article • Water Science & Technology, June 2017, IWA Publishing

    Pedro N Carvalho

  32. Functionality of microbial communities in constructed wetlands used for pesticide remediation: Influence of system design and sampling strategy

    Article • Water Research, March 2017, Elsevier

    Pedro N Carvalho

  33. Ibuprofen and iohexol removal in saturated constructed wetland mesocosms

    Article • Ecological Engineering, January 2017, Elsevier

    Pedro N Carvalho

  34. Microbial community metabolic function in constructed wetland mesocosms treating the pesticides imazalil and tebuconazole

    Article • Ecological Engineering, January 2017, Elsevier

    Pedro N Carvalho

  35. Phytoremediation of imazalil and tebuconazole by four emergent wetland plant species in hydroponic medium

    Article • Chemosphere, April 2016, Elsevier

    Pedro N Carvalho

  36. Removal of the pesticides imazalil and tebuconazole in saturated constructed wetland mesocosms

    Article • Water Research, March 2016, Elsevier

    Pedro N Carvalho

  37. Sanitation in constructed wetlands: A review on the removal of human pathogens and fecal indicators

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, January 2016, Elsevier

    Pedro N Carvalho

  38. Pathways of nitrobenzene degradation in horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands: Effect of intermittent aeration and glucose addition

    Article • Journal of Environmental Management, January 2016, Elsevier

    Pedro N Carvalho

  39. Constructed Wetlands for Livestock Wastewater Treatment: Antibiotics Removal and Effects on CWs Performance

    Article • January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Pedro N Carvalho

  40. Design and performance evaluation of a highly loaded aerated treatment wetland managing effluents from a food processing industry in Denmark

    Article • Water Practice & Technology, December 2015, IWA Publishing

    Dr Carlos A. Arias, Pedro N Carvalho

  41. Microbial density and diversity in constructed wetland systems and the relation to pollutant removal efficiency

    Article • Water Science & Technology, October 2015, IWA Publishing

    Pedro N Carvalho

  42. Removal of the pharmaceuticals ibuprofen and iohexol by four wetland plant species in hydroponic culture: plant uptake and microbial degradation

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, October 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Pedro N Carvalho

  43. Response of a tidal operated constructed wetland to sudden organic and ammonium loading changes in treating high strength artificial wastewater

    Article • Ecological Engineering, September 2015, Elsevier

    Pedro N Carvalho

  44. Microbial community dynamics associated with veterinary antibiotics removal in constructed wetlands microcosms

    Article • Bioresource Technology, April 2015, Elsevier

    Pedro N Carvalho

  45. A review of plant–pharmaceutical interactions: from uptake and effects in crop plants to phytoremediation in constructed wetlands

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Pedro N Carvalho

  46. Stability of Chlorophenols and Their Acetylated Derivatives in Water: Sample Storage Procedures

    Article • Journal of AOAC International, January 2014, The Journal of AOAC International

    Pedro N Carvalho

  47. Activated sludge systems removal efficiency of veterinary pharmaceuticals from slaughterhouse wastewater

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, June 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Pedro N Carvalho

  48. Potential of constructed wetlands microcosms for the removal of veterinary pharmaceuticals from livestock wastewater

    Article • Bioresource Technology, April 2013, Elsevier

    Pedro N Carvalho

  49. Multi-family methodologies for the analysis of veterinary pharmaceutical compounds in sediment and sludge samples: comparison among extraction techniques

    Article • Analytical Methods, January 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Pedro N Carvalho

  50. Simultaneous determination of several veterinary pharmaceuticals in effluents from urban, livestock and slaughterhouse wastewater treatment plants using a simple chromatographic method

    Article • Water Science & Technology, August 2012, IWA Publishing

    Pedro N Carvalho

  51. Potential of Phragmites australis for the removal of veterinary pharmaceuticals from aquatic media

    Article • Bioresource Technology, July 2012, Elsevier

    Pedro N Carvalho

  52. Can salt marsh plants influence levels and distribution of DDTs in estuarine areas?

    Article • Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, July 2011, Elsevier

    Pedro N Carvalho

  53. A headspace SPME-GC-ECD method suitable for determination of chlorophenols in water samples

    Article • Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Pedro N Carvalho

  54. Ability of salt marsh plants for TBT remediation in sediments

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, March 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Pedro N Carvalho

  55. Organochlorine pesticides levels in Portuguese coastal areas

    Article • Chemosphere, May 2009, Elsevier

    Pedro N Carvalho

  56. Butyltin levels in several Portuguese coastal areas

    Article • Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, November 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Pedro N Carvalho

  57. An expeditious method for the determination of organochlorine pesticides residues in estuarine sediments using microwave assisted pre-extraction and automated headspace solid-phase microextraction coupled to gas chromatography–mass spectrometry

    Article • Talanta, September 2008, Elsevier

    Pedro N Carvalho

  58. Application of SPME to the determination of alkylphenols and bisphenol A in cyanobacteria culture media

    Article • Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, April 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Pedro N Carvalho

  59. Headspace solid-phase micro-extraction and gas chromatography-ion trap tandem mass spectrometry method for butyltin analysis in sediments: Optimization and validation

    Article • Microchemical Journal, December 2007, Elsevier

    Pedro N Carvalho