Environment Projects
Cost effective and compatible sensors for the oceans
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25 Mar 2014
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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24 Mar 2014
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.
Recovery of fish populations in protected areas can take decades
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25 Oct 2013
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”.
Globaqua: water management and global change
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20 Feb 2014
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€.
Looking inside the La Garrotxa volcanoes
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26 Sep 2013
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.
