Exposto, BrunoCruz, MarisaBrito, PauloQueiroz, AnaRibeiro, António E.2023-01-312023-01-312022Exposto, Bruno; Cruz, Marisa; Brito, Paulo; Queiroz, Ana; Ribeiro, António E. (2022). Removal of drugs for aqueous matrices by adsorption with activated carbon. In VII Encontro de Jovens Investigadores. Bragançahttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/26703Micropollutants are substances which are found in very low concentration (μg/L or ng/L) in water bodies [1]. However, these compounds are only partially filtered by effluent treatment plants (ETEs), which results in water and soil contamination and can become both an environmental and health hazard [2]. One such micropollutant is naproxen, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), prescribed worldwide to the relief of several inflammatory diseases [2,3]. Naproxen’s chemical structure is presented in the following FigureengNaproxenResearch Subject Categories::TECHNOLOGYconference poster