Olga Arvaniti

Undergraduate Thesis: “Thriasio Plain salinization study”
Master Thesis: “Determination of perfluorinated compounds in aquatic samples using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry”
PhD Thesis: “Occurrence and fate of perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) in wastewater treatment”

• Development & Validation of Analytical Methods using LC-MS, LC-MS/MS and GC/MS, HPLC-DAD and AAS techniques
• Separation & Identification of Degradation Organic By-products using LC-QTOF-MS
• Development & Optimization of Sample Preparation Methods ·Fate of Emerging Contaminants in Biological Wastewater Treatment Processes
• Application of Physico-chemical Wastewater Treatment Processes
• Fate and Behavior of Microplastics in Wastewater Treatment Plants
• Application & Optimization of Anti-inflammatory and Anti-oxidative Assay
• Investigation on the Actions of Platelet-Activating Factor
• Isolation and Purification of Organic Compounds with High Added Value from Wastewaters
• Effect of Salinization in Underground Water
• Risk Assessment of Emerging Contaminants to the Aquatic Environment
• Compilation & Submission of Research Proposals
• ISO 17025 application, method development, and validation

1. Arvaniti, O.S., Gkotsis, G., Nika, M.C., Gyparakis, S., Manios, T., Thomaidis, N.S., Fountoulakis, M.S., Stasinakis, A.S. (2023). Study on the Occurrence of Artificial Sweeteners, Parabens, and Other Emerging Contaminants in Hospital Wastewater Using LC-QToF-MS Target Screening Approach. Water, 15(5), 936. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15050936
2. Arvaniti, O.S., Arvaniti, E.S., Gyparakis, S., Sabathianakis, I., Karagiannis, E., Pettas, E., Stasinakis, A.S. (2023). Occurrence of pharmaceuticals in the wastewater of a Greek hospital: Combining consumption data collection and LC-QTOF-MS analysis. Science of The Total Environment, 858, 160153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160153
3. Ioannidi, A.A., Arvaniti, O.S., Miserli, K., Konstantinou, I., Frontistis, Z., Mantzavinos, D. (2023). Removal of drug dexamethasone from aqueous matrices using low frequency ultrasound: Kinetics, transformation products, and effect of microplastics. Journal of Environmental Management, 328, 117007. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.117007
4. Arvaniti, O.S., Ioannidi, A.Α., Politi, A., Miserli, K., Konstantinou, I., Mantzavinos, D., Frontistis, Z. (2022). Dexamethasone degradation in aqueous medium by a thermally activated persulfate system: Kinetics and transformation products. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 49, 103134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2022.103134
5. Nika, M.C., Alygizakis, N., Arvaniti, O.S., Thomaidis, N.S. (2022). Non-target screening of emerging contaminants in landfills: A Review. Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health, 100430. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coesh.2022.100430
6. Arvaniti O.S., Tsolou, A., Sakantani, E., Milla, S., Kallinikou, E., Fragopoulou, E., Samaras, Y. (2022). Quality characteristics, polyphenol profile and antioxidant capacity in red, rosé and white monovarietal wines from Ionian Islands of Greece. Acta Scientiarum Polonorum Technologia Alimentaria, 21(4), 343-357. https://doi.org/10.17306/J.AFS.2022.1091
7. Lalas, K., Arvaniti, O.S., Zkeri, E., Nika, M.C., Thomaidis, N.S., Mantzavinos, D., Stasinakis, A.S., Frontistis, Z. (2022). Thermally activated persulfate oxidation of ampicillin: Kinetics, transformation products and ecotoxicity. Science of The Total Environment, 157378. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157378
8. Arvaniti, O.S., Ioannidi, A., Mantzavinos, D., Frontistis, Z. (2022). Heat-activated persulfate for the degradation of micropollutants in water: A comprehensive review and future perspectives. Journal of Environmental Management 15, 115568. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115568
9. Arvaniti, O.S., Dasenaki, M.E., Asimakopoulos, A.G., Samaras, V.G., Maragou, N.C., Antoniou, K., Gatidou, G., Mamais, D., Noutsopoulos, C., Frontistis, Z., Thomaidis, N.S., Stasinakis, A.S. (2022). Effectiveness of tertiary treatment processes in removing different classes of emerging contaminants from domestic wastewater. Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering 11, 148. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-022-1583-y
10. Arvaniti O.S., Antonopoulou, G., Gatidou, G., Frontistis Z., Mantzavinos, D., Stasinakis, A.S. (2022). Sorption of two common antihypertensive drugs onto polystyrene microplastics in water matrices. Science of the Total Environment 837. 155786. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155786
11. Pagoni, A., Arvaniti, O.S., Kalantzi O.I. (2022). Exposure to phthalates from personal care products: urinary levels and predictors of exposure. Environmental Research 212, 113194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2022.113194
12. Ioannidi, A., Arvaniti, O.S., Nika, M.C., Aalizadeh, R., Thomaidis, N.S., Mantzavinos, D., Frontistis, Z. (2022). Removal of drug losartan in environmental aquatic matrices by heat-activated persulfate: Kinetics, transformation products and synergistic effects. Chemosphere 287, 131952. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131952
13. Arvaniti, O.S., Konstantinou, I., Mantzavinos, D., Frontistis, Z. (2021). Destruction of valsartan using electrochemical and electrochemical/persulfate process. Kinetics, identification of degradation pathway and application in aqueous matrices. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 9(5), 106265. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2021.106265
14. Arvaniti, O.S., Antonopoulou, G., Tsagkogianni, D., Stasinakis, A.S. (2021). Screening on the sorption of emerging contaminants to polystyrene and polyethylene and use of coagulation-flocculation process for microplastics’ removal. Global NEST Journal 23(2), 303-308. https://doi.org/10.30955/gnj.003854
15. Petala, A., Arvaniti, O.S., Travlou, G., Mantzavinos, D., Frontistis, Z. (2021). Solar light induced photocatalytic removal of sulfamethoxazole from water and wastewater using BiOCl photocatalyst. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A 56(9), 963-972. https://doi.org/10.1080/10934529.2021.1948271
16. Arvaniti, O.S., Kalantzi, O.I. (2021). Determinants of flame retardants in non-occupationally exposed individuals – A review. Chemosphere 263, 127923. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127923
17. Fragopoulou, Ε., Petsini, F., Choleva, M., Detopoulou, M., Arvaniti, O.S., Kallinikou, E., Sakantani, E., Tsolou, A., Samaras, Y., Nomikos, T. (2020). A holistic approach to estimate the biological activity of wine extracts by ten different grape varieties. Molecules 25, 5024. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25215054
18. Arvaniti, O.S., Bairamis, F., Konstantinou, I., Mantzavinos, D., Frontistis, Z. (2020). Degradation of antihypertensive drug valsartan in water matrices by heat and heat/ultrasound activated persulfate: Kinetics, synergy effect and transformation products. Chemical Engineering Journal Advances 4, 100062. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceja.2020.100062
19. Petala, A., Arvaniti, O.S., Christofili, M., Safakas, A., Frontistis, Z., Mantzavinos, D. (2020). Lanthanum Nickel Oxide: An Effective Heterogeneous Activator of Sodium Persulfate for Antibiotics Elimination. Catalysts 10, 1373. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10121373
20. Arvaniti, O.S., Petala, A., Zalaora, A.-A., Mantzavinos, D., Frontistis, Z. (2020). Solar light induced photocatalytic degradation of methylparaben by g-C3N4 in different water matrices. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, 95, 2811-2821. https://doi.org/10.1002/jctb.6564
21. Arvaniti, O.S., Frontistis, Z., Nika, M.-C., Aalizadeh, R., Thomaidis, N.S., Mantzavinos, D (2020). Sonochemical degradation of trimethoprim in water matrices: Effect of operating conditions, identification of transformation products and toxicity assessment. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry 67, 105139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2020.105139
22. Zanias, A., Frontistis, Z., Vakros, J., Arvaniti, O.S., Ribeiro, R.S., Silva, A.M., Faria J.L, Gomes H.T., Mantzavinos, D. (2020). Degradation of methylparaben by sonocatalysis using a Co–Fe magnetic carbon xerogel. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry 64, 105045. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2020.105045
23. Arvaniti O.S., Mitsionis P., Siorokos I., Endrysa Dermishay E., Samaras Y. (2019). Physicochemical Properties and Antioxidant Capacity of Greek Commercial and Homemade Vinegars. Acta Scientiarum Polonorum Technologia Alimentaria 18, 225-234. http://dx.doi.org/10.17306/J.AFS.2019.0669
24. Gatidou G., Arvaniti O.S., Stasinakis A.S. (2019). Review on the occurrence and fate of microplastics in Sewage Treatment Plants. Journal of Hazardous Materials 367, 504-512. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.12.081
25. Arvaniti O.S., Samaras Y., Gatidou G., Thomaidis N.S., Stasinakis A.S. (2019). Review on fresh and dried fig fruits: chemical analysis and occurrence of phytochemical compounds, antioxidant capacity and health effects. Food Research International 119, 244-267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2019.01.055
26. Gatidou G., Arvaniti O.S., Stasinakis A.S., Thomaidis N.S., Andersen H.R. (2016). Using mechanisms of hydrolysis and sorption to reduce siloxanes occurrence in biogas of anaerobic sludge digesters. Bioresource Technology 221, 205-213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2016.09.018
27. Arvaniti O.S., Stasinakis A.S. (2015). Review on the occurrence, fate and removal of perfluorinated compounds during wastewater treatment. Science of the Total Environment 524- 525, 81-92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.04.023
28. Arvaniti O.S., Hwang Y., Andersen H.R., Stasinakis A.S., Thomaidis N.S., Aloupi M. (2015). Reductive degradation of perfluorinated compounds from water using Mg-aminoclay coated nanoscale zero-valent iron. Chemical Engineering Journal 262, 133-139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2014.09.079
29. Arvaniti O.S., Andersen H.R., Thomaidis N.S., Stasinakis A.S. (2014). Sorption of perfluorinated compounds onto different types of sewage sludge and assessment of its importance during wastewater treatment. Chemosphere 111, 405-411. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.03.087
30. Arvaniti O.S., Asimakopoulos A.G., Dasenaki M.E., Ventouri E.I., Stasinakis A.S., Thomaidis N.S. (2014). Simultaneous determination of eighteen perfluorinated compounds in dissolved and particulate phases of wastewater, and in sewage sludge by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Analytical Methods 6, 1341-1349. https://doi.org/10.1039/C3AY42015A
31. Stasinakis A.S., Thomaidis N.S., Arvaniti O.S., Asimakopoulos A.G., Samaras V.G., Ajibola A., Mamais D., Lekkas T.D. (2013). Contribution of primary and secondary treatment on the removal of benzothiazoles, benzotriazoles, endocrine disruptors, pharmaceuticals and perfluorinated compounds in a sewage treatment plant. Science of the Total Environment 463-464, 1067-1075. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.06.087
32. Arvaniti O.S., Ventouri E.I., Stasinakis A.S., Thomaidis N.S. (2012). Occurrence of different classes of perfluorinated compounds in Greek wastewater treatment plants and determination of their solid-water distribution coefficients. Journal of Hazardous Materials 239-240, 24-31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.02.015

1. Antonopoulou G., Arvaniti O.S., Soto Beobide A., Voyiatzis G., Stasinakis A.S. On the occurrence and fate of microplastics in wastewater treatments plants of Greece. Protection and Restoration of the Environment XV, Kalamata, Greece, July 2022
2. Arvaniti O.S., Arvaniti E.S., Gyparakis S., Sabathianakis I., Karagiannis E., Nika M.C., Thomaidis N.S., Manios T., Fountoulakis M.S., Stasinakis A. S. Combining consumption-based approach and chemical analysis for identifying pharmaceuticals occurrence in hospital wastewater. 12th Micropol & Ecohazard Conference, Galicia, Spain, June 2022
3. Iliopoulou A., Arvaniti O.S., Deligiannis M., Gatidou G., Vyrides I., Fountoulakis M.S., Stasinakis A.S. Removal of pharmaceuticals from wastewater in a methanogenic MBBR – aerobic MBR system. 12th Micropol & Ecohazard Conference, Galicia, Spain, June 2022
4. Papadaki M., Koutsochristou E., Escobar-Hernandez H.U., Arvaniti O.S., Quddus N., Sengupta D. “Process Safety and Environment: Are there essential links? The need for integrated choices”. 2021 Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Symposium, |College Station, Texas, October 19-21, 2021 (oral presentation)
5. Iliopoulou A., Gyparakis S., Arvaniti O.S., Sabathianakis I., Karagiannis E., Nika M.C., Mr. Thomaidis N.S., Kanellopoulou N., Manios T., Fountoulakis M.S., Stasinakis A.S. “Combining consumption-based approach and chemical analysis for identifying pharmaceuticals occurrence in hospital wastewater”. 17th Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, Athens, Greece, September 2021
6. Gatidou G., Hatzopoulos P., Chhetri R.K., Kokkoli A., Giannakopoulos A., Arvaniti O.S., Andersen H.A., Stasinakis A.S. “Study on the fate of the chemical uncoupler 3,3′,4′,5- tetrachlorosalicylanilide (TCSA) in activated sludge process and investigation of its effects to different aquatic organisms”. 17 th Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, Athens, Greece, September 2021
7. Tsagkogianni D., Arvaniit O.S., Antonopoulou G., Stasinakis A.S. “Use of coagulationflocculation for the removal of microplastics from water” 7th International Conference on Industrial and Hazardous Waste Management, Crete, Greece, July 2021
8. Petala A., Arvaniti O.S., Travlou G., Mantzavinos D., Frontistis Z. “Photocatalytic performance of BiOCl towards sulfamethoxazole degradation in different water matrices.” 8th International Conference on Environmental Management, Engineering, Planning and Economics, Thessaloniki, Greece, June 2021 (oral presentation)
9. Papadaki M., Lenga V., Annopoulou A., Arvaniti O.S., Giannakopoulos E., Georgopoulos S., M. Antonopoulou M. Towards valorization of agricultural and food waste for the adsorption of pharmaceuticals. 8th International Conference on Environmental Management, Engineering, Planning and Economics, Thessaloniki, Greece, June 2021 (oral presentation)
10. Arvaniti O.S., Antonopoulou G., Stasinakis A.S. “Investigating the sorption of selected pharmaceuticals, personal care products and endocrine-disrupting compounds to different types of microplastics”. 8 th International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management, Thessaloniki, Greece, June 2021
11. Arvaniti O.S., Apostolakou A., Frontistis Z., Mantzavinos D. “Electrochemical mineralization of antihypertensive drug valsartan for wastewater treatment”. 1st International Conference on Environmental Design, Athens, Greece, October 2020
12. Arvaniti O.S., Petala A., Frontistis Z., Travlou G., Kondarides D.I., Mantzavinos D. “BiOCl as a beneficial photocatalyst for pharmaceutical wastewater”. 1st International Conference on Environmental Design, Athens, Greece, October 2020
13. Arvaniti O.S., Frontistis Z., Mantzavinos D. “Removal of trimethoprim from (waste) water with sonolysis”. Protection and Restoration of the Environment XV, Kalamata, Greece, July 2020
14. Vazaiou N., Gatidou G., Arvaniti O.S., Stasinakis A.S. “Investigation of food additives readily biodegradability in respirometric tests”. 16th Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, Rhodes, Greece, September 2019
15. Fragopoulou E., Arvaniti O.S., Choleva M., Detopoulou M., Kallinikou E., Petsini F., Sakantani E., Tsolou A., Samaras Y. “Anti-platelet and anti-inflammatory properties of wines from Ionian Islands”. 30th International Symposium on the Chemistry of Natural Products & 10th International Congress on Biodiversity (ISCNP30 & ICOB10), Athens, Greece, November 2018
16. Fragopoulou E., Arvaniti O.S., Choleva M., Detopoulou M., Kallinikou E., Petsini F., Sakantani E., Tsolou A., Samaras Y. “Study for the existence of PAF inhibitors in wines from Ionian Islands”. Conference Bioactive Lipids (BIOLIP2018), Athens, Greece, March 2018
17. Psoma A.K., Attiti S., Arvaniti O.S., Stasinakis A.S. and Thomaidis N.S. “Fate of selected emerging pollutants and formation of transformation products in activated sludge batch reactors under aerobic/anoxic/anaerobic conditions”. 14th Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, Rhodes, Greece, September 2015
18. Gatidou G., Arvaniti O.S., Salatas A., Stasinakis A.S., Andersen H.R., Thomaidis N.S. “Method development for the determination of selected cyclic siloxanes in wastewater and sludge and study of their hydrolysis at different temperatures”. 14th Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, Rhodes, Greece, September 2015
19. Arvaniti O.S., Asimakopoulos A.G., Samaras V., Antoniou K., Thomaidis N., Mamais D., Stasinakis A.S. “Removal of emerging pollutants through wastewater tertiary treatment”. 4th International Industrial and Hazardous Waste Management, Crete, Greece, September 2014
20. Arvaniti O.S., Hwang Y., Andersen H.R., Thomaidis N.S., Stasinakis A.S. “Removal of perfluorinated compounds using nanoscale zero-valent iron”. Singapore International Water Week, Water Convention 2014, Singapore, Southeast Asia, June 2014
21. Arvaniti O.S., Andersen H.R., Hwang Y., Antoniou M.G., Gatidou G.M., Thomaidis N.S., Stasinakis A.S. “Removal of perfluorinated compounds from water with activated carbon and redox treatments”. 13th Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, Athens, Greece, September 2013
22. Arvaniti O.S., Symsaris E.C., Andersen H.R., Antoniou M.G., Thomaidis N.S., Stasinakis A.S. “Removal of perfluorinated compounds from water with activated carbon and advanced oxidation processes (AOPs)”. 8th IWA Specialized Conference on «Assessment and control of micropollutants and hazardous substances in water»/ Micropol & Ecohazard, Zurich, Switzerland, June 2013
23. Arvaniti O.S., Andersen H.R., Thomaidis N.S., Stasinakis A.S. “Sorption of perfluorinated compounds onto different types of sludge”. 8th IWA Specialized Conference on «Assessment and control of micropollutants and hazardous substances in water»/ Micropol & Ecohazard, Zurich, Switzerland, June 2013
24. Arvaniti O.S., Ventouri M.E., Dasenaki M.E., Stasinakis A.S., Thomaidis N.S. “Development and validation of analytical methods for the determination of perfluorinated compounds in wastewater and sewage sludge samples using liquid chromatography – tandem mass spectrometry”. 8th Aegean Analytical Chemistry Days (AACD2012), Izmir, Turkey, September 2012
25. Arvaniti O.S., Orli E.T., Thomaidis N.S., Stasinakis A.S. “Investigating the Sorption of Perfluorinated Compounds in Different Types of Sludge”. 6th Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), Berlin, Germany, May 2012
26. Arvaniti O.S., Stasinakis A.S., Thomaidis N.S. “Occurrence and Evaluation of the Fate of Perfluorinated Compounds in Wastewater Treatment Plant of Athens (Greece)”. 6th Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), Berlin, Germany, May 2012
27. Thomaidis N.S., Arvaniti O.S., Dasenaki M.E., Stasinakis A.S. “Occurrence and fate of emerging contaminants in sewage treatment plant of Athens”. 12th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, Rhodes, Greece, September 2011 (oral presentation)
28. Arvaniti O.S., Ventouri M.E., Dasenaki M.E., Stasinakis A.S., Thomaidis N.S. “Determination of perfluorinated compounds by LC-MS/MS and evaluation of their fate in two Greek wastewater treatment plants”. 12th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, Rhodes, Greece, September 2011 (oral presentation)
29. Ventouri E.I., Arvaniti O.S., Dasenaki M.E., Thomaidis N.S. “Quantitative determination of perfluorochemicals in environmental solid samples by liquid chromatography-electrospray-tandem mass spectrometry”. 7th Aegean Analytical Chemistry Days (AACD2010), Lesvos, Greece, September 2010

Olga S. Arvaniti
Office: 1^st floor, Wing A, Room 07
Phone: 2228099525
Postal Address: Evripos University Complex of NKUA, Postal Code:34400, Psachna, Evia, Greece
Email: oarvaniti@agro.uoa.gr