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Cost effective and compatible sensors for the oceans

Projects
CSIC scientists at the Institut de Ciències del Mar in Barcelona and at the Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona will participate in the project “COMMON SENSE: Cost Effective Sensors Interoperable with International Existing Ocean Observing Systems to meet EU policies Requirements”. This project was launched last November 2013 and is funded by the EC Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) within the “Oceans of Tomorrow” program.

Controlling pollutants and algae toxins in real time

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Mariabox project will develop automatic sensors for analyzing pollutants and algae toxins in the sea, as well as the systems of data acquisition and transmission. The goal is to have a real time control on the water quality.

Globaqua: water management and global change

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The new European project Globaqua will focus on the quality and quantity of water in a scenario of global change. The project has a duration of 5 years and scientists of 12 countries are involved. The global budget is 7.5 M€.

Recovery of fish populations in protected areas can take decades

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The populations of some fishes in the Medes islands (Spain) have recovered after more than two decades of protection, according to a study of the CSIC and the University of Barcelona. This study collates valuable information for the governments to design fish recovery strategies. Scientists warn: “Without protection, the destruction of these fish populations is a matter of days”.

Looking inside the La Garrotxa volcanoes

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A study led by the CSIC has applied the electrical resistivity tomography to see the internal structure of volcanoes in the natural park of La Garrotxa, in the northeast of Spain. The method can offer information about the eruptive dynamics of volcanoes in the past, and help to predict future activity in the same volcanic area.

Small labs floating in the sea

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To control the sea pollution with autonomous sensors, mainly in fish farms. This is the goal of two European projects, ‘Sea on a chip’ and ‘BRAAVOO’. They have been recently approved and count on the CSIC’s participation.

The striking and high microbial diversity in the Monegros desert

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Extreme environments hide a rich world of extremophiles microorganisms, which are able to live in conditions impossible for other beings and with a great potential of applications. CSIC scientists have studied the microbial communities in saline lakes of the Monegros Desert, in Spain, and have found a high biodiversity. Up to 35% of the genetic sequences obtained don’t match with anything known; they could be new species for science.

AIRUSE: strategies to reduce air pollution

Projects
Barcelona is these days a laboratory to study the use of Calcium-Magnesium Acetate (CMA) as a tool to reduce pollutant particles in the air, which have important negative effects on health. The experiment is part of the European project AIRUSE.

Are wind farms and protected areas compatible in the sea?

Projects
Scientists at the CSIC participate in the European project COCONET to find out if wind farms and marine protected areas can coexist. It will also establish a net of marine protected areas, which will enable the animals to move safely between them.