Projets financés

Water is the most abundant and indispensable resource of our planet. However, freshwater distribution is very different from region to region, which brings with it a very problematic scenario for drinking water availability, especially following hydro-climatic extreme events. One viable and low-cost

Enteric viruses arising from human sewage spill-over into water catchments represent a threat to human health through water-using food production or water-based recreational activities. Despite continuous efforts in wastewater treatment and microbiological monitoring of water bodies, viral contamina

Managed aquifer recharge (MAR), the purposeful recharge of water to aquifers for subsequent recovery, is used globally to replenish overexploited groundwater resources and prevent saltwater intrusion. Due to water shortage accelerated by climate change, there is a growing interest in using unconvent

The overall goal of DATASET is to propose a tool to protect and regulate coastal aquifers. This goal will be met by promoting the protection of groundwater which constitute a resource of fathomless value for the many anthropic activities and for the fragile environments present in coastal plains. Th

The aim of this proposal consists in the obtaining macroporous photocatalysts based on ecogenic metal oxides (ecoMO) (ZnO/CuO) composites through the robocasting technique, but also the evaluation the synergistic effect induced by the presence of microalgae in the removal of specific pollutants for

In this proposal, we aim to study and understand the effect that climate extremes (droughts and floods, under current and climate change conditions) have on the behaviour of water management systems, to develop optimized management strategies and operation rules that minimize the effects of climate

Future climate, trends in population growth and land use changes are likely to exacerbate the risks associated with environmental and human water security in many parts of the world. For instance, the occurrence of drought events is increasing globally, as shown by recent major droughts in Europe an