kinetics was followed, and confirmed that Ofloxacin and trimethoprim were entirely degraded. Among the other subjects she has addressed, includes the implications of reclaimed wastewater (RWW) use for irrigation, and development of analytical methods for tracking pharmaceutical residues in water bodies. Awards and honors 2011 – Nikos Symeonides National Research Award, Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation 2017 – Honored for her her long-standing contribution and activity in the research area of Environmental Protection, Hellenic Open University 2018 – Highly Cited Researcher in Cross-Field, Web of Science, Clarivate Analytics 2019-2022 – Highly Cited Researcher in the field of Environment and Ecology, Web of Science, Clarivate Analytics 2020 – Scientist/Academic Woman of the Year, Madame Figaro Women of the Year Awards 2021 - Selected by the Seneca Foundation - Science and Technology Agency of the Region of Murcia in Spain, among 27 women scientists who can be an example to follow for new generations - European project MEDNIGHT - Mediterranean Researchers’ Night 2022 – Noack Laboratorien Outstanding Science Career Αward, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Bibliography Books Xenobiotics in the Urban Water Cycle: Mass Flows, Environmental Processes, Mitigation, and Treatment Strategies (2010) ISBN 978-9048135080 Wastewater Reuse and Current Challenges, The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry Series, 44, Springer, (2016) ISBN 978-3-319-23892-0, ISSN: 1867-979X (print), ISSN: 1616-864X (electronic). Advanced Treatment Technologies for Urban Wastewater Reuse, The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry Series, 45, Springer, (2016) ISBN 978-3-319-23886-9, ISSN: 1867-979X (print), ISSN: 1616-864X (electronic) The Secret Handbook of the Blue Circle (2019) ISBN 978–1789061086 in English, Turkish and Greek (2019) Selected articles Nikolaou, A., Meric, S., & Fatta, D. (2007). Occurrence patterns of pharmaceuticals in water and wastewater environments. Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, 387, 1225–1234. Klavarioti, M., Mantzavinos, D., & Kassinos, D. (2009). Removal of residual pharmaceuticals from aqueous systems by advanced oxidation processes. Environment international, 35(2), 402–417. Fatta-Kassinos, D., Meric, S., & Nikolaou, A. (2011). Pharmaceutical residues in environmental waters and wastewater: current state of knowledge and future research. Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, 399, 251–275. Rizzo, L., Manaia, C., Merlin, C., Schwartz, T., Dagot, C., Ploy, M. C., ... & Fatta-Kassinos, D. (2013). Urban wastewater treatment plants as hotspots for antibiotic resistant bacteria and genes spread into the environment: a review. Science of the total environment, 447, 345–360. Michael-Kordatou, I., Michael, C., Duan, X., He, X., Dionysiou, D. D., Mills, M. A., & Fatta-Kassinos, D. (2015). Dissolved effluent organic matter: characteristics and potential implications