Publications
Thesis
Ø Pereira, V. R. P. J. 2005. Analytical Methods Validation and Bench Scale UV Treatment of Pharmaceutical Compounds and Contrast Media in Water. A dissertation submitted to the faculty of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Engineering in the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC. 110p.
Ø Pereira, V. R. P. J. 2001. Use of a Chloraminated Drinking Water System to Develop Accurate Predictive Patterns of Exposure to Disinfection-By-Products by Consumers. Report submitted to the faculty of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Environmental Engineering in the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Chapel Hill, NC. 98p.
Book Chapters
Ø Howard S. Weinberg, Vanessa J. Pereira, and Zhengqi Ye. 2008. Drugs in Drinking Water: Treatment Options, p217-228; In: Fate of Pharmaceuticals in the Environment and in Water Treatment Systems; edited by Diana S. Aga; Publisher: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Books; 391p.
Ø Sandra Sanches, Joana Ricardo, Maria C. Leitão, Maria T. Barreto Crespo, Vanessa J. Pereira. 2012. Determination of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Drinking Water Sources, pp17; In: Handbook of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Chemistry, Occurrence and Health Issues; Nova Science Publishers; Editors: Guilherme C. Bandeira and Henrique E. Meneses.
Peer Reviewed Papers
(* Denotes Corresponding Author; ‘denotes student advised)
1. Pereira, Vanessa J., Weinberg, Howard S., Singer, Philip C. 2004. Temporal and Spatial Variability of DBPs in a Chloraminated Distribution System. Journal American Water Works Association. 96 (11). 91-102. – Best Paper Award given by the American Water Works Association (AWWA).
2. Weinberg, Howard S., Pereira, Vanessa R. P. J., Singer, Philip C., Savitz, David A. 2006. Considerations for Improving the Accuracy of Exposure to Disinfection By-Products by Ingestion in Epidemiologic Studies. Science of the Total Environment. 354 (1). 35-42.
3. Pereira, Vanessa J., Weinberg, Howard S., Linden, Karl G., Singer, Philip C. 2007. UV Degradation Kinetics and Modeling of Pharmaceutical Compounds in Laboratory Grade and Surface Water via Direct and Indirect Photolysis at 254nm. Environmental Science & Technology. 41(5). 1682 – 1688.
4. Pereira, Vanessa J., Linden, Karl G., Weinberg, Howard S. 2007. Evaluation of UV irradiation for photolytic and oxidative degradation of pharmaceutical compounds in water. Water Research. 41(19). 4413-4423.
5. Pereira, V. J. , Basílio, M.C., Fernandes, D.’, Domingues, M.’, Paiva, J.M., Benoliel, M. J., Crespo, M. T., San Romão, M. V. 2009. Occurrence of filamentous fungi and yeasts in three different drinking water sources. Water Research. 43(15). 3813-3819.
6. Sanches, S.’, Barreto Crespo, M.T., Pereira, V. J.* 2010. Drinking water treatment of priority pesticides using low pressure UV photolysis and advanced oxidation processes. Water Research. 44(6). 1809-1818.
7. Pereira, V. J.*, Fernandes, D.’, Carvalho, G., Benoliel, M. J., San Romão, M. V., Barreto Crespo, M. T. 2010. Assessment of the presence and dynamics of fungi in drinking water sources using cultural and molecular methods. Water Research. 44 (17). 4850-4859.
8. Sanches, S.’, Penetra, A., Granado, C., Cardoso, V.V., Ferreira, E., Benoliel, M.J., Barreto Crespo,M.T., Pereira, V.J.*, Crespo, J.G. 2011. Removal of Pesticides and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Different Drinking Water Sources by Nanofiltration. Desalination and Water Treatment. 27. 141–149.
9. Sanches, S.’, Barreto Crespo, M. T., Pereira, V. J.* 2011. Fugacity in the environment and wastewater removal predictions of toxic xenobiotics. Global Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. 1 (8). 1–6.
10. Sanches, S.’, Leitão, C., Penetra, A., Cardoso, V. V., Ferreira, E., Benoliel, M. J., Barreto Crespo, M. T., Pereira, V. J.*. 2011. Direct photolysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in drinking water sources. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 192. 1458-1465.
11. Sanches, S.’, Penetra, A., Rodrigues, A., Ferreira, E., Cardoso, V.V., Benoliel, M.J., Barreto Crespo, M.T., Pereira, V.J.*, Crespo, J.G. 2012. Nanofiltration of Hormones and Pesticides in Different Real Drinking Water Sources. Separation and Purification Technology. 94. 44-53.
12. Pereira, V.J., Galinha, J.’, Barreto Crespo, M. T., Matos, C.T., Crespo, J.G. 2012. Integration of Nanofiltration, UV Photolysis, and Advanced Oxidation Processes for the Removal of Hormones from Surface Water Sources. Separation and Purification Technology. 95. 89–96.
13. Pereira, V.J.*, Ricardo, J.’, Galinha, R.’, Benoliel, M.J., Barreto Crespo, M. T. 2013. Occurrence and low pressure ultraviolet inactivation of yeasts in real water sources. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences. 12, 626-630.
14. Pereira, V. J. *, Marques, R.’, Marques, M.’, Benoliel, M.J., Barreto Crespo, M.T. 2013. Free Chlorine Inactivation of Fungi in Drinking Water Sources. Water Research. 47 (2). 517-523.
15. Salgado R., Pereira, V. J., Carvalho G., Soeiro R., Gaffney, V. Almeida, C., Cardoso, V.V, Ferreira, E., Benoliel, M.J., Ternes, T.A., Oehmen, A., Reis, M.A.M., Noronha J.P. 2013. Photodegradation kinetics and transformation products of ketoprofen, diclofenac and atenolol in pure water and treated wastewater. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 244-245. 516-527.
16. Sanches, S.’, Penetra, A., Rodrigues, A., Cardoso, V.V, Ferreira, E., Benoliel, M.J., Barreto Crespo, M.T., Crespo, J.G., Pereira, V.J.*. 2013. Removal of Pesticides from Water Combining Low Pressure UV Photolysis with Nanofiltration. Separation and Purification Technology 115. 73-82.
17. Sanches, S.’, Galinha, C.F., Barreto Crespo, M.T., Pereira, V.J., Crespo, J.G. 2013. Assessment of phenomena underlying the removal of micropollutants during water treatment by nanofiltration using multivariate statistical analysis. Separation and Purification Technology 118. 377-386.
18. Oliveira, B.R.’, Barreto Crespo, M.T., San Romão, M.V., Benoliel, M.J., Samson, R. A. Pereira, V.J.*. 2013. New insights concerning the occurrence of fungi in water sources and their potential pathogenicity. Water Research. 47 (16). 6338-6347.
19. Lopes, M. P., Matos, C. T., Pereira, V. J., Benoliel, M.J., Valério, M. E., Bucha, L. B., Rodrigues, A., Penetra, A. I., Ferreira, E., Cardoso, V. V., Reis, M.A.M., Crespo, J. G. 2013. Production of drinking water using a multi-barrier approach integrating nanofiltration: A pilot scale study. Separation and Purification Technology. 119. 112-122.
20. Diniz, M.S., Salgado R., Pereira, V.J., Carvalho G., Oehmen, A., Reis M.A.M., Noronha, J.P. 2015. Ecotoxicity of ketoprofen, diclofenac, atenolol and their photolysis byproducts in zebrafish (Danio rerio). Science of the Total Environment. 505, 282–289.
21. Mata, A.T., Ferreira, J.P., Oliveira, B.’, Crespo, M. T. B., Pereira, V. J., Bronze, M.R. 2015. Bottled water: analysis of mycotoxins by LC-MS/MS. Food Chemistry. 176, 455-464.
22. Oliveira, B.R.’, Penetra, A., Cardoso, V.V., Benoliel, M.J., Barreto Crespo, M.T., Samson, R. A., Pereira, V.J.*. 2015. Biodegradation of pesticides using fungi species found in the aquatic environment. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 22 (15), 11781-11791.
23. Sanches, S.’, Rodrigues, A., Cardoso, V.V., Benoliel, M.J., Crespo, J.G., Pereira, V.J.*. 2016. Comparison of UV photolysis, nanofiltration and their combination to remove hormones from a drinking water source and reduce endocrine disrupting activity. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 23(11), 11279-11288.
24. Pereira, V. J. *, Marques, M.’, Marques, R.’, Benoliel, M.J., Barreto Crespo, M.T. 2017. Inactivation of Fungi in Surface Water by Chloramination. Journal American Water Works Association. 109(1) 19-23.
25. Fraga, M.C.’, Sanches, S.’, Pereira, V.J. *, Crespo, J.G., Yuan, L., Marcher, J., de Yuso, M.V.M., Rodríguez-Castellón, E., Benavente, J. 2017. Morphological, chemical surface and filtration characterization of a new silicon carbide membrane. Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 37 (3), 899–905.
26. Sanches, S. ‘, Fraga, M.C. ‘, Silva, N. A., Nunes, P., Crespo, J.G., Pereira, V.J.* 2017. Pilot scale nanofiltration treatment of olive mill wastewater: A technical and economical evaluation. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 24, 3506-3518.
27. Sanches, S. ‘, Nunes, C., Passarinho, P.C., Ferreira, F.C., Pereira, V.J.*, Crespo, J.G. 2017. Development of photocatalytic titanium dioxide membranes for degradation of recalcitrant compounds. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology. 92 (7), 1727-1737.
28. Huertas, R.’, Fraga, M.’, Crespo, J.G., Pereira, V.J.* 2017. Sol-Gel Membrane Modification for Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity. Separation and Purification Technology. 180, 69-81
29. Fraga, M.C.’, Sanches, S.’, Crespo, J.G.*, Pereira, V.J.* 2017. Assessment of a new silicon carbide tubular honeycomb membrane for treatment of olive mill wastewaters. Membranes. 7 (1), 12.
30. Oliveira, B.R.’, Mata, A.T., Ferreira, J.P., Crespo, M. T. B., Pereira, V. J., Bronze, M.R. 2018. Production of mycotoxins by filamentous fungi in untreated surface water. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 25(18), 17519–17528.
31. Monte, J., Sá, M., Parreira, C., Galante, J., Serra, A.R., Galinha, C.F., Costa, L., Pereira, V.J., Brazinha, C., Crespo, J.G. 2019. Recycling of Dunaliella salina cultivation medium by integrated membrane filtration and advanced oxidation. Algal Research. 39, 1014602.
32. M. B. Cristóvão’, J. Torrejais’, R. Janssens, P. Luis, B. V. der Bruggen, K. K. Dubey, M. K. Mandal , M. R. Bronze, J.G. Crespo, V.J. Pereira*. 2019. Treatment of anticancer drugs in hospital and wastewater effluents using nanofiltration. Separation and Purification Technology. 224, 273-280.
33. R. Janssens' , M. B. Cristóvão' , M. R. Bronze, J.G. Crespo, V. J. Pereira, P. Luis. 2019. Coupling of nanofiltration and UV , UV/TiO2 and UV/H2O2 processes for the removal of anti-cancer drugs from real secondary wastewater effluent. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 7, 1033512.
34. C. Fraga’, R. Huertas’, J.G. Crespo, V.J. Pereira* 2019. Novel submerged photocatalytic membrane reactor for treatment of olive mill wastewaters, Catalysts. Special Issue Photocatalytic Membrane Reactors. 9(9), 769.
35. R.M. Huertas’, M.C. Fraga’, J.G. Crespo, V. J. Pereira* 2019. Solvent Free Process for the Development of Photocatalytic Membranes, Molecules. 24, 4481.
36. Janssens, R.', Cristóvão, B.', Bronze, M., Crespo, J., Pereira, V.J., Luis, P. 2020. Photocatalysis using UV-A and UV-C light sources for advanced oxidation of anti-cancer drugs spiked in laboratory grade water and synthetic urine, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 59, 2, 647-653.
37. Oliveira, B.R.’, Crespo, M. T. B., V. J. Pereira* 2020. Small but powerful: light-emitting diodes for inactivation of Aspergillus species in real water matrices, Water Research. Volume 168, 115108.
38. Oliveira, B.R.’, S. Sanches', R. Huertas’, Crespo, M. T. B., V. J. Pereira* 2020. Treatment of a real drinking water matrix inoculated with Aspergillus fumigatus using a photocatalytic membrane reactor, Journal of Membrane Science, Volume 598, 117788.
39. M. B. Cristóvão', R. Janssens, A. Yadav, S. Pandey, P. Luis, B. Van der Bruggen, K. K. Dubey, M. K. Mandal, J.G. Crespo, V.J. Pereira* 2020. Anticancer drugs in the aquatic environment: What should we monitor and where should we treat? Journal of Hazardous Materials. Volume 392, 122330.
40. L. Upadhyaya, B. Oliveira', V. J. Pereira, M. T. B. Crespo, J. G. Crespo, D. Quemener, M. Semsarilar 2020. Nanocomposite membranes from nano-particles prepared by polymerization induced self-assembly and their biocidal activity. Separation and Purification Technology. Volume 251, 117375.
41. M. B. Cristóvão', S. Tela', A. F. Silva, M. Oliveira, A. B. Silva, M. R. Bronze, M. T. B. Crespo, J.G. Crespo, M. Nunes, V.J. Pereira* 2021. Occurrence of Antibiotics, Antibiotic Resistance Genes and Viral Genomes in Wastewater Effluents and Their Treatment by a Pilot Scale Nanofiltration Unit. Membranes. 11, 9.
42. M.B. Cristóvão', A. B. Silva, M. R. Bronze, J.G. Crespo, V.J. Pereira* 2021. Detection of anticancer drugs in wastewater effluents: grab versus passive sampling. Science of the Total Environment. Volume 786, 147477.
43. B.R. Oliveira', A.P. Marques', M. Asif, M.T.B. Crespo, V.J. Pereira* 2021. Light-emitting diodes effect on Aspergillus species in filtered surface water: DNA damage, proteome response and potential reactivation. Environmental Pollution. Volume 287, 117553.
44. B.R. Oliveira', A.P. Marques, M. Ressurreição, C.J.S. Moreira, C.S. Pereira, M.T.B. Crespo, V.J. Pereira* 2021. Inactivation of Aspergillus species in real water matrices using medium pressure mercury lamps. Journal of Photochemistry & Photobiology, B: Biology. Volume 221, 112242.
45. Alexandra Raschitor, Alberto Romero, Sandra Sanches, Vanessa J. Pereira*, Joao G. Crespo, Javier Llanos* 2021. Degradation of Neonicotinoids and Caffeine from Surface Water by Photolysis. Molecules. 26, 7277.
46. Geórgia Labuto, Sandra Sanches', João G. Crespo, Vanessa J. Pereira, Rosa M. Huertas' 2022. Stability of polymeric membranes to UV exposure before and after coating with TiO2 nanoparticles. Polymers. 14(1), 124.
47. Jorge Bernardo', João Sério', Beatriz Oliveira', Ana Paula Marques', Rosa Huertas', João G. Crespo, Vanessa J. Pereira* 2022. Towards a novel combined treatment approach using light emitting diodes and photocatalytic ceramic membranes. Water. 14(3), 292.
48.M. B. Cristóvão', J. Bernardo', A. Bento-Silva, M. Ressureição, M. R. Bronze, J.G. Crespo, V.J. Pereira* 2022. Treatment of anticancer drugs in a real wastewater effluent using nanofiltration: a pilot scale study. Separation and Purification Technology. Volume 288, 120565.
49. Tiago, G.; Cristóvão, M.B.'; Marques, A.P.'; Huertas, R.'; Merino-Garcia, I.; Pereira, V.J.; Crespo, J.G.; Velizarov, S. 2022. A Study on Biofouling and Cleaning of Anion Exchange Membranes for Reverse Electrodialysis. Membranes, 12, 697.
50. Marques, A.P.'; Huertas, R.'; Bernardo, J.'; Oliveira, B.'; Crespo, J.G.; Pereira, V.J.* 2022. Retention and Inactivation of Quality Indicator Bacteria Using a Photocatalytic Membrane Reactor. Catalysts, 12, 680.
51. Sosa, S.M.', Huertas, R., Pereira, V.J.* 2023. Combination of Zinc Oxide Photocatalysis with Membrane Filtration for Surface Water Disinfection. Membranes, 13(1), 56.
52. Sério, J.', Marques, A.P.', Huertas, R.', Crespo, J.G., Pereira, V.J.* 2023. Occurrence and Treatment of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Present in Surface Water. Membranes, 13(4), 425.
53. Gouveia, T.I.A., Cristóvão, M.B.', Pereira, V.J., Crespo, J.G., Alves, A., Ribeiro, A.R., Silva, A., Santos, M.S.F. 2023. Antineoplastic drugs in urban wastewater: Occurrence, nanofiltration treatment and toxicity screening. Environmental Pollution, 332, 121944.
54. Gouveia, T.I.A., Gorito, A.M., Cristóvão, M.B.', Pereira, V.J., Crespo, J.G., Alves, A., Pereira, F.R., Ribeiro, A.R., Silva, A., Santos, M.S.F. 2023. Nanofiltration combined with ozone-based processes for the removal of antineoplastic drugs from wastewater effluents. Journal of Environmental Management. Volume 348, 119314
Contribution to Other Publications
Numerous deliverables, progress reports and final project reports for EU and national funding agencies.
Pereira, V. J., Weinberg, H. S., Singer, P. C. 2003. Evaluating DBP exposure in a Chloraminated Distribution System. ESE Research Notes. The Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, School of Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 1 (2). 6-8.
Safewater Project. 2011. Operating Guidelines for Water Treatment Plants. 3p.
Reviewer
2008 – present – Top journals in the area of environmental/chemical engineering: Water Research, Environmental Science & Technology, Chemical Engineering Journal, Critical Reviews in Environmental Science & Technology, Journal of Membrane Science, Separation and Purification Technology, Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, and Environmental Technology.
2009 – present – International Conferences held by the International Water Association (e.g. World Water Congress and Micropol & Ecohazard).
2010 – 2011 – Editorial Board Member of the Global Journal of Environmental Science and Technology.