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  1. Accumulation of toxic metals and organic micro-pollutants in sediments from tropical urban rivers, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Article • Chemosphere, July 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  2. Spatial distribution and biological effects of trace metals (Cu, Zn, Pb, Cd) and organic micropollutants (PCBs, PAHs) in mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis along the Algerian west coast

    Article • Marine Pollution Bulletin, February 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  3. Solar photo-Fenton and UV/H2O2 processes against the antidepressant Venlafaxine in urban wastewaters and human urine. Intermediates formation and biodegradability assessment

    Article • Chemical Engineering Journal, January 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  4. Sources and Fate of Microplastics in Swiss Surface Waters

    Article • January 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  5. Types and Concentration of Microplastics Found on Remote Island Beaches During the Race for Water Odyssey.

    Article • January 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  6. Toxicity Assessment of Pollutants Sorbed on Microplastics Using Various Bioassays on Two Fish Cell Lines

    Article • January 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  7. An in-situ assessment of low-density polyethylene and silicone rubber passive samplers using methods with and without performance reference compounds in the context of investigation of polychlorinated biphenyl sources in rivers

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

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

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

    Article • Water Research, October 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  9. Indirect Evidence Link PCB Dehalogenation with Geobacteraceae in Anaerobic Sediment-Free Microcosms

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, June 2016, Frontiers

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  10. Biodegradability of HCH in agricultural soils from Guadeloupe (French West Indies): identification of the lin genes involved in the HCH degradation pathway

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

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  11. Evaluation of performance reference compounds (PRCs) to monitor emerging polar contaminants by polar organic chemical integrative samplers (POCIS) in rivers

    Article • Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, December 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  12. Effect of advanced oxidation processes on the micropollutants and the effluent organic matter contained in municipal wastewater previously treated by three different secondary methods

    Article • Water Research, November 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  13. Divergent PCB organohalide-respiring consortia enriched from the efflux channel of a former Delor manufacturer in Eastern Europe

    Article • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, October 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  14. An evaluation of surface micro- and mesoplastic pollution in pelagic ecosystems of the Western Mediterranean Sea

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

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  15. Corrigendum to: “Trace metals and persistent organic pollutants in sediments from river-reservoir systems in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): Spatial distribution and potential ecotoxicological effects” [Chemosphere 111 (2014) 485–492]

    Article • Chemosphere, January 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Pius Tshimankinda MPIANA, Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  16. Plastic pollution in Swiss surface waters: nature and concentrations, interaction with pollutants

    Article • Environmental Chemistry, January 2015, CSIRO Publishing

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  17. Low density polyethylene (LDPE) passive samplers for the investigation of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) point sources in rivers

    Article • Chemosphere, January 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  18. The Use of Passive Samplers to Reveal Industrial and Agricultural Pollution Trends in Swiss Rivers

    Article • CHIMIA International Journal for Chemistry, November 2014, Swiss Chemical Society

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  19. Effect of water velocity on the uptake of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) by silicone rubber (SR) and low-density polyethylene (LDPE) passive samplers: An assessment of the efficiency of performance reference compounds (PRCs) in river-like flow condit...

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, November 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  20. Degradation of eight relevant micropollutants in different water matrices by neutral photo-Fenton process under UV254 and simulated solar light irradiation – A comparative study

    Article • Applied Catalysis B Environment and Energy, October 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  21. Evaluation of the risk to groundwater after treating logs with cypermethrin

    Article • Environmental Earth Sciences, September 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  22. Trace metals and persistent organic pollutants in sediments from river-reservoir systems in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): Spatial distribution and potential ecotoxicological effects

    Article • Chemosphere, September 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Pius Tshimankinda MPIANA, Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  23. Degradation of emergent contaminants by UV, UV/H2O2 and neutral photo-Fenton at pilot scale in a domestic wastewater treatment plant

    Article • Water Research, October 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  24. The herbicide glyphosate and its metabolite AMPA in the Lavaux vineyard area, western Switzerland: Proof of widespread export to surface waters. Part II: The role of infiltration and surface runoff

    Article • Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part B, September 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  25. The herbicide glyphosate and its metabolite AMPA in the Lavaux vineyard area, western Switzerland: Proof of widespread export to surface waters. Part I: Method validation in different water matrices

    Article • Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part B, September 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  26. Treatment of micropollutants in municipal wastewater: Ozone or powdered activated carbon?

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, September 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Cornelia Kienle, Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro, Dr Jonas Margot

  27. A high-resolution historical sediment record of nutrients, trace elements and organochlorines (DDT and PCB) deposition in a drinking water reservoir (Lake Brêt, Switzerland) points at local and regional pollutant sources

    Article • Chemosphere, March 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  28. Complex Risks from Old Urban Waste Landfills: Sustainability Perspective from Iasi, Romania

    Article • Journal of Hazardous Toxic and Radioactive Waste, April 2012, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  29. Degradation of 32 emergent contaminants by UV and neutral photo-fenton in domestic wastewater effluent previously treated by activated sludge

    Article • Water Research, April 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  30. Plant uptake of pesticides and human health: Dynamic modeling of residues in wheat and ingestion intake

    Article • Chemosphere, November 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  31. Second interlaboratory exercise on non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug analysis in environmental aqueous samples

    Article • Talanta, June 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  32. Occurrence and fate of micropollutants in the Vidy Bay of Lake Geneva, Switzerland. Part II: Micropollutant removal between wastewater and raw drinking water

    Article • Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, April 2010, Wiley

    Tamar Kohn, Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  33. Determination of Sources and Emissions of Persistent Organic Contaminants by Means of Sewage Sludge: Results from a Monitoring Network

    Article • November 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  34. Chemical, biological, and ecotoxicological assessment of pesticides and persistent organic pollutants in the Bahlui River, Romania

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, February 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  35. Brominated Flame Retardants in Fish of Lake Geneva (Switzerland)

    Article • Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  36. Concentrations and specific loads of brominated flame retardants in sewage sludge

    Article • Chemosphere, April 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  37. Multiresidue analysis of atrazine, diuron and their degradation products in sewage sludge by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry

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

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  38. Concentrations and specific loads of glyphosate, diuron, atrazine, nonylphenol and metabolites thereof in French urban sewage sludge

    Article • Chemosphere, November 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  39. Dioxin contamination in soils of Southern Vietnam

    Article • Chemosphere, April 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  40. Fate and removal of polycyclic musks, UV filters and biocides during wastewater treatment

    Article • Water Research, August 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  41. Trace determination of tamoxifen and 5-fluorouracil in hospital and urban wastewaters

    Article • International Journal of Environmental & Analytical Chemistry, June 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  42. Concentrations and specific loads of UV filters in sewage sludge originating from a monitoring network in Switzerland

    Article • Chemosphere, February 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  43. Occurrence of several acidic drugs in sewage treatment plants in Switzerland and risk assessment

    Article • Water Research, May 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  44. Biocides in Sewage Sludge: Quantitative Determination in Some Swiss Wastewater Treatment Plants

    Article • Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, November 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  45. Urban stormwater contamination by polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and its importance for urban water systems in Switzerland

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, April 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  46. The impact of a sewage treatment plant's effluent on sediment quality in a small bay in Lake Geneva (Switzerland-France). Part 1: Spatial distribution of contaminants and the potential for biological impacts

    Article • Lakes & Reservoirs Science Policy and Management for Sustainable Use, March 2004, Wiley

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  47. Application of Multidimensional (Heart-Cut) Gas Chromatography to the Analysis of Complex Mixtures of Organic Pollutants in Environmental Samples

    Article • CHIMIA International Journal for Chemistry, September 2003, Swiss Chemical Society

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  48. Irgarol 1051, an Antifouling Compound in Freshwater, Sediment, and Biota of Lake Geneva

    Article • Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, September 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  49. Independent Comparison of Soxhlet and Supercritical Fluid Extraction for the Determination of PCBs in an Industrial Soil

    Article • Analytical Chemistry, July 1995, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  50. Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Sulfonylurea Herbicides in Soil Samples

    Article • International Journal of Environmental & Analytical Chemistry, September 1994, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  51. Comparison of four quantification methods for the determination of PCB in transformer oils

    Article • Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, July 1994, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  52. Elevated levels of organotins in Lake Geneva: Bivalves as sentinel organism

    Article • Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, January 1992, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  53. An Improved Quantitation Method Used to Determine the Origin of PCBs in Wastewaters: The Index of Similarity

    Article • International Journal of Environmental & Analytical Chemistry, October 1985, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro

  54. Contamination of silos in Switzerland by PCB residues in coatings

    Article • Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, December 1984, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Luiz Felippe de Alencastro