Fundamental and holistic investigation of aquatic organic matter fractions for an innovative early warning method to improve ecosystem functioning

During the course of the project, the obtained results were disseminated through papers published in both ISI and non-ISI journals, books, conferences participations, work stages at prestigious foreign laboratories and round tables organized by the team members.

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ISI papers

  1. Characterisation of dissolved organic matter fluorescence properties by PARAFAC analysis and thermal quenching,E.M.Carstea, A. Baker, M. Bieroza, D.M. Reynolds, J. Bridgeman, Water Research, 2014, 61, pp. 152-161 (impact factor 4.655)
  2. Comparison of river and canal water dissolved organic matter fluorescence within an urbanised catchment, E.M. Cârstea, A. Baker, R. Savastru, Water and Environment Journal, 2014, 28, pp. 11–22 (impact factor 0.969)
  3. Fluorescence fingerprints of lake and river aquatic systems using PARAFAC analysis, E.M. Carstea, D. Savastru, S. Dontu, accepted for publication in Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, 2014  (impact factor 1.005)
  4. Determination of changes in wastewater quality through a treatment works using fluorescence spectroscopy, J. Bridgeman, A. Baker, C. Carliell-Marquet, E. Cârstea, Environmental Technology, 2013, 34(23), pp. 3069-3077 (impact factor 1.606)
  5. Real-time monitoring of an urban river contaminated with petroleum products, E.M. Carstea, L. Ghervase, G. Pavelescu, M. Tautan, Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, 2012, 11(2), 279-283 (impact factor 1.117)
  6. Two approaches characterizing the chaotic behavior of neurons, M. Ciobanu, V. Turcus, D. Savastru, A. Ardelean, C. Cotoraci, R. Savastru,  E.M. Carstea, L. Ghervase, Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures, 2012, 7(4), pp. 1519-1525 (impact factor 1.092)
  7. Correlation of dissolved organic matter fluorescence and several metals concentration in a freshwater system, E.M. Carstea, L. Ghervase, G. Pavelescu, C.I. Ioja, Procedia Environmental Sciences, 2012, 14, pp. 41 – 48
  8. Spatial arrangement flaws in rural areas evidenced by dissolved organic matter distribution in groundwater, L. Ghervase, C.I. Ioja, R. Spiridon, G. Pavelescu, Proc. 14th GeoConference on Water Resources. Forest, Marine and Ocean Ecosystems, 2014, vol. II, pp. 625-632

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Other databases

  1. Unconventional water monitoring and early warning system, L. Ghervase, S. Dontu, Nonconventional Technologies Review, in press, 2014
  2. Tunability of hexagonal and triangular photonic crystals, M. Ciobanu,  L. Preda, D. Savastru, R. Savastru, E.M. Carstea, L. Ghervase, S. Dontu, A. Marin, Moldavian Journal of the Physical Sciences, 2012,  11(4), 334-339, ISSN 1810-648X
  3. Photonic band structures of 2D photonic crystals with half-elliptical holes, A. Marin, L.A. Preda, M. Ciobanu, D. Savastru, E.M. Carstea, L. Ghervase, S. Dontu, Moldavian Journal of the Physical Sciences, 2012, 11(4), 340-346, ISSN 1810-648X
  4. Band Gaps for Some Specific Photonic Crystals Structures, M. Ciobanu, L. Preda, D. Savastru, R. Savastru, E.M. Cârstea, Quantum Matter, 2(1), 60-66, 2013.

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Books/book chapters

  1. Fluorescence spectroscopy as a potential tool for in-situ monitoring of dissolved organic matter in surface water systems, E.M. Carstea, Water Pollution, Ed. Nuray Balkis, InTech – Open Access Publisher, 47-68, 2012. ISBN 978-953-307-962-2
  2. Fluorescence Fingerprints in Water Quality Analysis, E.M. Carstea, Editura Technopress, Iaşi, Romania, 107 pages, 2013

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Conferences

  1. Spatial arrangement flaws in rural areas evidenced by dissolved organic matter distribution in groundwater, L. Ghervase, C.I. Ioja, R. Spiridon, G. Pavelescu, International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConferences, 14th GeoConference on Water Resources. Forest, Marine and Ocean Ecosystems, June 2014, Albena, Bulgaria
  2. Identification of Fluorescence Fingerprints using PARAFAC Analysis, E.M. Cârstea, G. Pavelescu, R. Savastru, M. Tăutan, 7th International Conference on Environmental Engineering and Management ICEEM 07, September 2013, 37 - 38, Vienna, Austria
  3. On-line Parafac analysis of fluorescence spectra, E.M. Carstea, S. Mounier, R. Redon, X. Luciani, C. Gadio, A. Baker, International Workshop on Organic Matter Spectroscopy, July 2013, Toulon, France
  4. Evaluation of inner filter effect on the fluorescence excitation emission matrix of a complex mixture of fluorescing and absorbing compounds, S. Mounier, E.M. Carstea, X. Luciani, R. Redon, International Workshop on Organic Matter Spectroscopy, July 2013, Toulon, France
  5. Multivariate analysis of monitoring fluorescence spectra, E.M. Cârstea, D. Savastru, M. Tautan, G. Pavelescu, International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology – ICOEST, June 2013, Ürgüp, Turkey
  6. Band gaps of a 2.5 D photonic crystal, M. Ciobanu, L. Preda, D. Savastru, R. Savastru, 6th International Conference on Materials Science and Condensed Matter Physics – MSCMP, September 2012, Chişinău, Moldavia
  7. Fluorescence evaluation of photocatalysis treatment efficiency on sewage and industrial wastewaters, E.M. Cârstea, C. Uyguner- Demirel, M. Bekbolet, L. Ghervase, C. Iojă, G. Pavelescu, 4th Eastern European Young and Senior Water  Professionals Conference, October 2012, Saint Petersburg, Rusia
  8. Continuous monitoring of dissolved organic matter fluorescence from an urban canal,  E.M. Carstea, L. Ghervase, G. Pavelescu, M. Tautan, M. Ciobanu, Conferinţa Naţionala de Fizică – CNF 2012, July 2012, Constanţa, România
  9. Optical tool for evaluating water pollution,  L. Ghervase, E.M. Cârstea, G. Pavelescu, International Symposium ”The Environment and Industry” - SIMI, November 2011, Bucharest, România.

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Work stages

  1. 2013: Work stage at Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turcia, to study, together with Prof. M. Bekbolet and Dr. C. Uyguner, the capacity of fluorescence spectroscopy to evaluate the eficiency of water treatment through photocatalysis.
  2. 2013: Work stage at Universite de Toulon, France,  envisaging studies with Dr. S. Mounier and Dr. R. Redon, on the PARAFAC analysis of multifluorophoric samples.

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Round tables

  1. "Quality of surface waters from urban areas" - 2011
  2. "Monitoring water quality" -  2012

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Patents

  1. Patent request no. A 2014/00505 “Equipment and method for in situ monitoring of natural aquatic environments’ quality.

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