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Deliverables

Report on the effect of SODIS enhancements in rainwater reactors

Final WP1 report demonstrating: 1. The efficacy of the rainwater reactors against target pathogens. 2. Health Impact of rainwater reactors. Deliverable is an output of Tasks 1.3.2, 1.3.3, 1.3.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2 TRL 9

Report on the construction of the theoretical model of SODIS

Deliverable will be in the form of a report describing the theoretical model of SODIS inactivation to include a dynamic model of predicting efficacy of SODIS under the influence of dose at different solar irradiance ranges, for pathogenic surrogate species. The model will include regrowth risks associated with SODIS. TRL 4 This is the output of Tasks 4.1.1, 4.1.2

Report on the health impact assessment of the product under field conditions

Deliverable in the form of a report describing health impact of the TJC on waterborne disease rates in the study area. (RCSI). TRL 9 This is an output of Tasks 2.3.1, 2.3.2

Influence of conflict, gender, and class relations.

Deliverable will be in the form of a written report synthesised from analysis of secondary source data describing the influence and effect of conflict, gender, and class relations on availability of water in the household within n the four case study areas This is an output of Task 5.1

Report: Toxicological evaluation of treated water

Report on Toxicological evaluation of water treated in the new SODIS technolgies. (DCU) TRL 4 Task 4.5

Uptake and Negotiation of Solar Technologies

Deliverable in the form of a qualitative written report describing the outcome of, and feedback from, semi-structured interviews, focus groups and participant observation at critical interfaces of household or community uptake of solar technologies. This is an output of Tasks 5.4, 5.5

Baseline survey report

Deliverable in the form of a baseline survey report on social, political and economic context of water use, needs and vulnerability in the four specific communities. TRL N/A This is an output of Task 5.3

Report: Photocatalytic enhancement by doped TiO2 and Fe- complexes.

Deliverable in the form of a Report describing the effect of Photocatalytic enhancement by doped TiO2 and Fe- complexes on inactivation of target pathogens TRL 3 This is an output of Task 4.3.2

Report on the influence of chemical factors on SODIS inactivation

Deliverable in the form of a report on chemical enhancement of SODIS involving: 1. Naturally occurring groundwater constituents (photoactive NOM and Iron oxides) selected in Task 4.2, in order to generate photosensitized reactive oxygen species (ROS) to enhance bacterial solar disinfection. (EPFL, BU, URJC, CIEMAT-PSA, USC). 2. The influence of oxygen and H2O2 on SODIS. (CIEMAT-PSA, USC, EPFL). This will be investigated in its contribution of inactivating of microbial pathogens in water naturally containing Fe forms, under simulated and natural solar light. Finally, the use of homogenous catalysis has to be considered, given its significant efficiency even in low intensity light. TRL 2 This is an output of Tasks 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.3.1

Health impact assessment of the SODIS-Ceramic prototype with comparisons under field conditions

Deliverable in the form of a report on the results of the Health impact assessments of the SODIS-Ceramic prototype to be carried out in primary schools in Malawi (RCSI) TRL 7 This is an output of Tasks 3.3.1, 3.3.2, 3.3.3

Multi-level governance structures for water resource management

This will be in the form of a written report synthesising and comparing multi-level governance structures for water resource management in the four case study areas. This is an output of Task 5.2

Community Educational Programmes on Solar Technologies Uploaded

Deliverable in the form of a report including educational literature and media developed for Community Educational Programmes on Solar Technologies (NUIM). Samples will be uploaded to the website. This is an output of Tasks 5.5, 5.6

Open Data Research Pilot

Deliverable in the form of section of project website available and populated with non-commercially sensitive data from all websites.

Project website and basic communication material

Deliverable will be in the form of a project website which will be available online to the public. Project communication material and contact details will be included. This is an output of task 6.1

Content Management Sysyem

Deliverable in the form of username/password protected online forums for the Consortium Content management system. This is an output of task 6.3

Publications

Can solar water-treatment really help in the fight against water shortages?

Author(s): Pilar Fernàndez-Ibañez, Kevin G. McGuigan, Despo Fatta-Kassinos
Published in: Europhysics News, Issue 48/3, 2017, Page(s) 26-30, ISSN 0531-7479
Publisher: European Physical Society
DOI: 10.1051/epn/2017304

Validation of a solar-thermal water disinfection model for Escherichia coli inactivation in pilot scale solar reactors and real conditions

Author(s): María Castro-Alférez, María Inmaculada Polo-López, Javier Marugán, Pilar Fernández-Ibáñez
Published in: Chemical Engineering Journal, Issue 331, 2018, Page(s) 831-840, ISSN 1385-8947
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2017.09.015

Solar disinfection is an augmentable, in situ -generated photo-Fenton reaction—Part 1: A review of the mechanisms and the fundamental aspects of the process

Author(s): Stefanos Giannakis, María Inmaculada Polo López, Dorothee Spuhler, Jose Antonio Sánchez Pérez, Pilar Fernández Ibáñez, César Pulgarin
Published in: Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Issue 199, 2016, Page(s) 199-223, ISSN 0926-3373
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2016.06.009

Intracellular mechanisms of solar water disinfection

Author(s): María Castro-Alférez, María Inmaculada Polo-López, Pilar Fernández-Ibáñez
Published in: Scientific Reports, Issue 6/1, 2016, ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/srep38145

Mechanistic model of the Escherichia coli inactivation by solar disinfection based on the photo-generation of internal ROS and the photo-inactivation of enzymes: CAT and SOD

Author(s): María Castro-Alférez, María Inmaculada Polo-López, Javier Marugán, Pilar Fernández-Ibáñez
Published in: Chemical Engineering Journal, Issue 318, 2017, Page(s) 214-223, ISSN 1385-8947
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2016.06.093

Legionella jordanis inactivation in water by solar driven processes: EMA-qPCR versus culture-based analyses for new mechanistic insights

Author(s): María Inmaculada Polo-López, María Castro-Alférez, Samira Nahim-Granados, Sixto Malato, Pilar Fernández-Ibáñez
Published in: Catalysis Today, Issue 287, 2017, Page(s) 15-21, ISSN 0920-5861
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2016.10.029

Mechanistic modeling of UV and mild-heat synergistic effect on solar water disinfection

Author(s): María Castro-Alférez, María Inmaculada Polo-López, Javier Marugán, Pilar Fernández-Ibáñez
Published in: Chemical Engineering Journal, Issue 316, 2017, Page(s) 111-120, ISSN 1385-8947
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2017.01.026

Solar disinfection is an augmentable, in situ-generated photo-Fenton reaction—Part 2: A review of the applications for drinking water and wastewater disinfection

Author(s): Stefanos Giannakis, María Inmaculada Polo López, Dorothee Spuhler, José Antonio Sánchez Pérez, Pilar Fernández Ibáñez, César Pulgarin
Published in: Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Issue 198, 2016, Page(s) 431-446, ISSN 0926-3373
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2016.06.007

Phototransformation of Acesulfame K in surface waters: Comparison of two techniques for the measurement of the second-order rate constants of indirect photodegradation, and modelling of photoreaction kinetics

Author(s): Marco Minella, Stefanos Giannakis, Alice Mazzavillani, Valter Maurino, Claudio Minero, Davide Vione
Published in: Chemosphere, Issue 186, 2017, Page(s) 185-192, ISSN 0045-6535
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.07.128

Comparative effect of growth media on the monitoring of E. coli inactivation and regrowth after solar and photo-Fenton treatment

Author(s): Pilar Valero, Stefanos Giannakis, Rosa Mosteo, María P. Ormad, César Pulgarin
Published in: Chemical Engineering Journal, Issue 313, 2017, Page(s) 109-120, ISSN 1385-8947
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2016.11.126

Effect of μM Fe addition, mild heat and solar UV on sulfate radical-mediated inactivation of bacteria, viruses, and micropollutant degradation in water

Author(s): Miloch Marjanovic, Stefanos Giannakis, Dominique Grandjean, Luiz Felippe de Alencastro, Cesar Pulgarin
Published in: Water Research, Issue 140, 2018, Page(s) 220-231, ISSN 0043-1354
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2018.04.054

Critical role of the light spectrum on the simulation of solar photocatalytic reactors

Author(s): Cintia Casado, Ángela García-Gil, Rafael van Grieken, Javier Marugán
Published in: Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Issue 252, 2019, Page(s) 1-9, ISSN 0926-3373
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2019.04.004

Community-Managed Water Supply Systems in Rural Uganda: The Role of Participation and Capacity Development

Author(s): Daniel Etongo, G. Fagan, Consolata Kabonesa, Richard Asaba B.
Published in: Water, Issue 10/9, 2018, Page(s) 1271, ISSN 2073-4441
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/w10091271

Bacterial disinfection by the photo-Fenton process: Extracellular oxidation or intracellular photo-catalysis?

Author(s): Stefanos Giannakis, Margaux Voumard, Sami Rtimi, Cesar Pulgarin
Published in: Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Issue 227, 2018, Page(s) 285-295, ISSN 0926-3373
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2018.01.044

Inactivation of the waterborne pathogen Cryptosporidium parvum by photo-Fenton process under natural solar conditions

Author(s): María Jesús Abeledo-Lameiro, María Inmaculada Polo-López, Elvira Ares-Mazás, Hipólito Gómez-Couso
Published in: Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Issue 253, 2019, Page(s) 341-347, ISSN 0926-3373
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2019.04.049

Compound parabolic collector solar disinfection system for the treatment of harvested rainwater

Author(s): André Strauss, Brandon Reyneke, Monique Waso, Wesaal Khan
Published in: Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, Issue 4/7, 2018, Page(s) 976-991, ISSN 2053-1400
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/c8ew00152a

Microbiological Evaluation of 5 L- and 20 L-Transparent Polypropylene Buckets for Solar Water Disinfection (SODIS)

Author(s): M. Inmaculada Polo-López, Azahara Martínez-García, Maria Jesus Abeledo-Lameiro, Hipolito H. Gómez-Couso, Elvira E. Ares-Mazás, Aurora Reboredo-Fernández, Tracy D. Morse, Lyndon Buck, Kingsley Lungu, Kevin G. McGuigan, Pilar Fernández-Ibáñez
Published in: Molecules, Issue 24/11, 2019, Page(s) 2193, ISSN 1420-3049
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/molecules24112193

A comprehensive review on the use of second generation TiO2 photocatalysts: Microorganism inactivation

Author(s): Ceyda Senem Uyguner Demirel, Nazmiye Cemre Birben, Miray Bekbolet
Published in: Chemosphere, Issue 211, 2018, Page(s) 420-448, ISSN 0045-6535
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.07.121

A systematic investigation on the bactericidal transient species generated by photo-sensitization of natural organic matter (NOM) during solar and photo-Fenton disinfection of surface waters

Author(s): Mona Kohantorabi, Stefanos Giannakis, Mohammad Reza Gholami, Ling Feng, Cesar Pulgarin
Published in: Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Issue 244, 2019, Page(s) 983-995, ISSN 0926-3373
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2018.12.012

Colonialism and its legacies, as reflected in water, incorporating a view from Malawi

Author(s): Chandana Mathur, Wapulumuka Mulwafu
Published in: Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water, Issue 5/4, 2018, Page(s) e1287, ISSN 2049-1948
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/wat2.1287

Novel procedure for the numerical simulation of solar water disinfection processes in flow reactors

Author(s): Ángela García-Gil, Cintia Casado, Cristina Pablos, Javier Marugán
Published in: Chemical Engineering Journal, 2018, ISSN 1385-8947
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2018.10.131

Risk factors for diarrhoea and malnutrition among children under the age of 5 years in the Tigray Region of Northern Ethiopia

Author(s): Araya Gebreyesus Wasihun, Tsehaye Asmelash Dejene, Mekonen Teferi, Javier Marugán, Letemichal Negash, Dejen Yemane, Kevin G. McGuigan
Published in: PLOS ONE, Issue 13/11, 2018, Page(s) e0207743, ISSN 1932-6203
Publisher: Public Library of Science
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0207743

Solar photo-Fenton disinfection of 11 antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) and elimination of representative AR genes. Evidence that antibiotic resistance does not imply resistance to oxidative treatment

Author(s): Stefanos Giannakis, Truong-Thien Melvin Le, Jose Manuel Entenza, Cesar Pulgarin
Published in: Water Research, Issue 143, 2018, Page(s) 334-345, ISSN 0043-1354
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2018.06.062

EMA-amplicon-based taxonomic characterisation of the viable bacterial community present in untreated and SODIS treated roof-harvested rainwater

Author(s): André Strauss, Brandon Reyneke, Monique Waso, Thando Ndlovu, Casparus J. Brink, Sehaam Khan, Wesaal Khan
Published in: Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, Issue 5/1, 2019, Page(s) 91-101, ISSN 2053-1400
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/c8ew00613j

Fe and Cu in humic acid extracts modify bacterial inactivation pathways during solar disinfection and photo-Fenton processes in water

Author(s): Jazmin Porras, Stefanos Giannakis, Ricardo A. Torres-Palma, Jhon J. Fernandez, Michaël Bensimon, Cesar Pulgarin
Published in: Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Issue 235, 2018, Page(s) 75-83, ISSN 0926-3373
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2018.04.062

Enhancing solar disinfection of water in PET bottles by optimized in-situ formation of iron oxide films. From heterogeneous to homogeneous action modes with H2O2 vs. O2 – Part 1: Iron salts as oxide precursors

Author(s): Sakine Shekoohiyan, Sami Rtimi, Gholamreza Moussavi, Stefanos Giannakis, Cesar Pulgarin
Published in: Chemical Engineering Journal, Issue 358, 2019, Page(s) 211-224, ISSN 1385-8947
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2018.09.219

Solar-assisted bacterial disinfection and removal of contaminants of emerging concern by Fe2+-activated HSO5- vs. S2O82- in drinking water

Author(s): Jorge Rodríguez-Chueca, Stefanos Giannakis, Miloch Marjanovic, Mona Kohantorabi, Mohammad Reza Gholami, Dominique Grandjean, Luiz Felippe de Alencastro, César Pulgarín
Published in: Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Issue 248, 2019, Page(s) 62-72, ISSN 0926-3373
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2019.02.018

Enhancing solar disinfection of water in PET bottles by optimized in-situ formation of iron oxide films. From heterogeneous to homogeneous action modes with H2O2 vs. O2 – Part 2: Direct use of (natural) iron oxides

Author(s): Sakine Shekoohiyan, Sami Rtimi, Gholamreza Moussavi, Stefanos Giannakis, Cesar Pulgarin
Published in: Chemical Engineering Journal, Issue 360, 2019, Page(s) 1051-1062, ISSN 1385-8947
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2018.10.113

Rural households access to water resources under climate impacts based on field evidence in Tigray Region, Ethiopia

Author(s): Honor Fagan G., Etongo Daniel, Zerihun Zenawi, Tafere Kelemewerk
Published in: African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, Issue 13/6, 2019, Page(s) 228-240, ISSN 1996-0786
Publisher: Academic Journals
DOI: 10.5897/ajest2019.2675

Photoinduced disinfection in sunlit natural waters: Measurement of the second order inactivation rate constants between E. coli and photogenerated transient species

Author(s): Efraim A. Serna-Galvis, Jean A. Troyon, Stefanos Giannakis, Ricardo A. Torres-Palma, Claudio Minero, Davide Vione, Cesar Pulgarin
Published in: Water Research, Issue 147, 2018, Page(s) 242-253, ISSN 0043-1354
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2018.10.011

Iron-coated polymer films with high antibacterial activity under indoor and outdoor light, prepared by different facile pre-treatment and deposition methods

Author(s): Laura Victoria Suárez Murillo, Ania Schärer, Stefanos Giannakis, Sami Rtimi, César Pulgarín
Published in: Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Issue 243, 2019, Page(s) 161-174, ISSN 0926-3373
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2018.10.035

Solar water disinfection in high-volume containers: Are naturally occurring substances attenuating factors of radiation?

Author(s): Ángela García-Gil, Rafael Valverde, Rafael A. García-Muñoz, Kevin G. McGuigan, Javier Marugán
Published in: Chemical Engineering Journal, Issue 399, 2020, Page(s) 125852, ISSN 1385-8947
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2020.125852

Kinetic modeling of lag times during photo-induced inactivation of E. coli in sunlit surface waters: Unraveling the pathways of exogenous action

Author(s): Efraim A. Serna-Galvis, Jean Arnaud Troyon, Stefanos Giannakis, Ricardo A. Torres-Palma, Luca Carena, Davide Vione, Cesar Pulgarin
Published in: Water Research, Issue 163, 2019, Page(s) 114894, ISSN 0043-1354
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.114894

A transdisciplinary methodology for introducing SODIS to rural communities in Malawi – formative research findings

Author(s): Tracy Morse, Kondwani Luwe, Kingsley Lungu, Levison Chiwaula, Wapulumuka Mulwafu, Lyndon Buck, Richard Harlow, G. Honor Fagan, Kevin McGuigan
Published in: Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, 2020, ISSN 1551-3777
Publisher: Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
DOI: 10.1002/ieam.4249

Detrimental vs. beneficial influence of ions during solar (SODIS) and photo-Fenton disinfection of E. coli in water: (Bi)carbonate, chloride, nitrate and nitrite effects

Author(s): Elena Rommozzi, Stefanos Giannakis, Rita Giovannetti, Davide Vione, César Pulgarin
Published in: Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Issue 270, 2020, Page(s) 118877, ISSN 0926-3373
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2020.118877

Assessment of a pilot solar V-trough reactor for solar water disinfection

Author(s): Azahara Martínez-García, Martin Vincent, Viviana Rubiolo, Marcelo Domingos, María Cristina Canela, Isabel Oller, Pilar Fernández-Ibáñez, María Inmaculada Polo-López
Published in: Chemical Engineering Journal, Issue 399, 2020, Page(s) 125719, ISSN 1385-8947
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2020.125719

Material selection and prediction of solar irradiance in plastic devices for application of solar water disinfection (SODIS) to inactivate viruses, bacteria and protozoa

Author(s): Ángela García-Gil, Cristina Pablos, Rafael A. García-Muñoz, Kevin G. McGuigan, Javier Marugán
Published in: Science of The Total Environment, Issue 730, 2020, Page(s) 139126, ISSN 0048-9697
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139126

Intestinal parasitosis, anaemia and risk factors among pre-school children in Tigray region, northern Ethiopia

Author(s): Araya Gebreyesus Wasihun, Mekonen Teferi, Letemichal Negash, Javier Marugán, Dejen Yemane, Kevin G. McGuigan, Ronan M. Conroy, Haftu Temesgen Abebe, Tsehaye Asmelash Dejene
Published in: BMC Infectious Diseases, Issue 20/1, 2020, ISSN 1471-2334
Publisher: BioMed Central
DOI: 10.1186/s12879-020-05101-8

Kinetic modeling of the synergistic thermal and spectral actions on the inactivation of viruses in water by sunlight

Author(s): Ángela García-Gil, Azahara Martínez, María Inmaculada Polo-López, Javier Marugán
Published in: Water Research, 2020, Page(s) 116074, ISSN 0043-1354
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.116074

Validation of large-volume batch solar reactors for the treatment of rainwater in field trials in sub-Saharan Africa

Author(s): B. Reyneke, T. Ndlovu, M.B. Vincent, A. Martínez-García, M.I. Polo-López, P. Fernández-Ibáñez, G. Ferrero, S. Khan, K.G. McGuigan, W. Khan
Published in: Science of The Total Environment, Issue 717, 2020, Page(s) 137223, ISSN 0048-9697
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137223

Interactional Co-Design And Co-Production Through Shared Dialogue Workshops

Author(s): Lyndon Buck, Tracy Morse, Kingsley Lungu, Matthew Petney
Published in: International Conference On Engineering And Product Design Education, Issue Annual proceedings, 2017
Publisher: Oslo And Akershus University College Of Applied Sciences, Norway

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