All Outputs (4)

Aging microplastics enhances the adsorption of pharmaceuticals in freshwater. (2023)
Journal Article
MOURA, D.S., PESTANA, C.J., MOFFAT, C.F., GKOULEMANI, N., HUI, J., IRVINE, J.T.S. and LAWTON, L.A. 2024. Aging microplastics enhances the adsorption of pharmaceuticals in freshwater. Science of the total environment [online], 912, article number 169467. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169467

Plastic pollution is an increasing environmental concern. Pollutants such as microplastics (< 5 mm) and pharmaceuticals often co-exist in the aquatic environment. The current study aimed to elucidate the interaction of pharmaceuticals with microplast... Read More about Aging microplastics enhances the adsorption of pharmaceuticals in freshwater..

Microplastics as a vector for micropollutants in aquatic environments. (2023)
Thesis
SOUZA MOURA, D. 2023. Microplastics as a vector for micropollutants in aquatic environments. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2271475

Poor water quality has been of increasing environmental concern, particularly related to man-made contaminants. It is becoming evident that microplastics can interact with micropollutants when co-existing in the environment. The aim of this thesis wa... Read More about Microplastics as a vector for micropollutants in aquatic environments..

Characterisation of microplastics is key for reliable data interpretation. (2023)
Journal Article
MOURA, D.S., PESTANA, C.J., MOFFAT, C.F., HUI, J., IRVINE, J.T.S. and LAWTON, L.A. 2023. Characterisation of microplastics is key for reliable data interpretation. Chemosphere [online], 331, article number 138691. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138691

Microplastic research has gained attention due to the increased detection of microplastics (<5 mm size) in the aquatic environment. Most laboratory-based research of microplastics is performed using microparticles from specific suppliers with either...

Chiral pharmaceutical drug adsorption to natural and synthetic particulates in water and their desorption in simulated gastric fluid. (2023)
Journal Article
PETRIE, B., MOURA, D.S., LAWTON, L.A. and SANGANYADO, E. 2023. Chiral pharmaceutical drug adsorption to natural and synthetic particulates in water and their desorption in simulated gastric fluid. Journal of hazardous materials advances [online], 9, article 100241. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hazadv.2023.100241

Natural and synthetic particulates in aquatic environments can act as a vector for chiral pharmaceutical drugs. Understanding enantiomer enrichment in the particulate phase of water matrices is essential considering the enantiospecific effects that c... Read More about Chiral pharmaceutical drug adsorption to natural and synthetic particulates in water and their desorption in simulated gastric fluid..