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Last December 11, ICRA researcher Sara Rodríguez participated in the Water Talks of the Catalan Water Partnership (CWP), a new format of technical sessions to discuss technologies, challenges and trends that may be of interest to the sector of water and which, in its first edition, dealt with microplastics.
The session that took place at the University of Barcelona, with the participation of the Water Research Institute of the University of Barcelona (IdRA) , brought together 60 people, among whom many researchers and researchers from the sector stood out of water, who are working or are interested in the study of microplastics.
Plastic fragments, fibers and granules (microplastics) are already considered emerging pollutants, currently among the most important and continuously growing. Microplastics generate a large amount of environmental impacts, especially when they reach continental or oceanic waters, but they are also detected in waste water and even consumption water.
The event was divided into two parts, the first where presentations took place from different entities associated with the cluster such as Laboratorio Dr Oliver Rodés, Aqualia, Leitat and Aigües de Barcelona , where the main challenges of the analysis of microplastics were presented , methods to reduce the risk associated with plastics, past experiences and ongoing projects, and the study of microplastics in drinking water. The second part consisted of a round table in which Sara Rodríguez participated and 5 researchers and researchers from different universities and research centers that are part of the CWP: UB, IDAEA-CSIC, EURECAT, ICTA-UAB, URV and ICRA . The main topics highlighted were future trends and challenges in microplastics.
News source: CWP http://www.cwp.cat/primera-edicio-water-talks-sobre-microplastics/
