Las toallitas húmedas que son de usar y tirar causan un grave impacto al medio ambiente y provocan problemas en las redes de alcantarillado de numerosos países, según señala la...
An EU-funded study is exploring agricultural practices and EU policies related to drinking water quality and the use of pesticides and nitrogen. Results will inform an integrated EU response to...
The latest Commission Report on the implementation of the Nitrates Directive shows that water pollution caused by nitrates has decreased in Europe in the last two decades, but in sectors...
Millions of tonnes of plastic waste enter the world's oceans each year, posing a threat to marine ecosystems and contaminating the food chain with toxic compounds. EU-funded researchers are deploying...
With approximately 340 000 contaminated sites which likely require remediation according to the European Environment Agency (EEA), Miiro Jääskeläinen looks at the issues. With approximately 340 000 contaminated sites which likely require remediation...
La educación ambiental como eje central para el nuevo modelo de sociedad sostenible El Desarrollo Sostenible se define como la satisfacción de las necesidades de la generación presente sin comprometer la...
El Consorcio de Aguas de Busturialdea tiene previsto recordar a los vecinos de Gernika que el inodoro no es un cubo de basura y que hay muchos productos higiénicos que no...
Researchers in Spain have analysed waste water to calculate levels of exposure to phthalates in individuals. The calculations showed that levels of four types of phthalate exceeded safe daily limits...
Investigadores de la Universidad de Salamanca diseñan un sistema para adsorber contaminantes que puede ser utilizado en las industrias alimentaria y farmacéutica. A pesar de que las industrias están obligadas...
Contaminated sites typically contain a variety of chemicals that vary in toxicity. A number of approaches to assessing risk to human health in these cases have been proposed. For example,...