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Restoring marine biodiversity in the coastline of Tarragona is a pending task for a city with nearly 15 kilometers of coastline. Previous initiatives have focused on the Miracle beach, where experimental biotopes were submerged three years ago, yielding better-than-expected results with the discovery of over 280 species, including octopuses and squid eggs. Building on this success, TecnATox proposes creating three "boxes" of approximately 200 to 250 meters in length, encompassing the coastal area beyond buoy zones. The goal is to establish regulations preventing recreational fishing and boat mooring in this space, accompanied by a plan to recover a marine ecosystem showing signs of degradation.

The complete article can be read at: https://www.diaridetarragona.com/tarragona/la-urv-propone-generar-tres-reservas-marinas-en-la-costa-de-tarragona-MD18289342

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The problem of pellets is not new in Tarragona. However, it has become a large environmental problem, taking into account the recent episode occurred at the beaches of Galicia, where there was recently a massive arrival of microplastics.

 

Dr. Nora Expósito, an eminent expert of this topic, has attended Tarragona Ràdio, where she participated in a round table together with Jordi Oliva, founder of Good Karma Project, and Maria Ballesteros, member of Surfrider, to talk about this problem.

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The Erasmus + Project “DISCERN-A customised Digital Space to Foster Circular Economy Entrepreneurship with SMEs” has released the latest edition. Remember that you can access all the project results through our Platform: https://discern.erasmus.site/platform/. As our project comes to a close, we reflect on the seventh newsletter the incredible journey we've had in strengthening the quality of start-uppers, young entrepreneurs, and VET providers. DISCERN has been dedicated to enhancing professional development by improving circular economy entrepreneurship competences and providing valuable opportunities to validate these skills. We invite you to read it in Spanish or English by clicking on this news.

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Elena Sánchez Resino, PhD student at TecnATox, presented the preliminary results of the statistical analyses developed during her stay at LABoratoire d'Étude des Résidus et Contaminants dans les Aliments (LABERCA), Nantes. The research meeting was held on 15 December in the French laboratory. In the presented analysis, samples of blood, semen and urine samples from the LED-FERTYL cohort were used, with the main purpose to study the association between exogenous organic compounds identified in those matrices and seminal quality parameters.

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Last December 14, our colleague Lara Dronjak defended her doctoral thesis, entitled Microplastics: An Emerging Contaminant in Environmental Compartments - A Comprehensive Analysis of Distribution and Environmental Impact, at Sescelades campus (URV).

The PhD thesis was supervised by Dr. Nora Expósito, Dr. Joaquim Rovira and Dr. Jordi Sierra, and developed within the Doctoral program of Nanoscience, Materials and Chemical Engineering at URV.

Afterwards, Lara's PhD thesis was awarded with an 'Excellent Cum Laude' grade.
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On December 14th, Ana González Ruiz, PhD student at TecnATox, presented her work titled “Exploring EDC Exposure in Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia: A Case-Control Study” at the Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC) Young Researchers' Day 2023 (YRD2023). 

This opportunity allowed Ana to share her research findings and connect with fellow researchers at IDAEA. Additionally, as part of the event, a workshop on vector design and scientific graphic design for graphical abstracts and figures was conducted by Mikel Rodríguez (Mikel Graphic Science), which we are sure will be of great application in her upcoming projects. 

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