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Dr. Margarita Torrente, co-director of Neuropsicology and Emotions area and Neuropsycologyst of "Reus and Baix Camp Alzheimer association", will be leading a round table about stress and emotions of caregivers. The discussion will count with the participation of two relatives of Alzheimer's patients too. It will take place on September 17, at 18PM in "Sala Emili Argilaga, Centre de Lectura" located in Reus (Tarragona).

The Finnish Society of Toxicology (FST) is excited about organizing the congress EUROTOX 2019 in Helsinki, the capital of Finland. The congress will take place from September 8th to 11th. The venue is Finlandia Hall, a building full of European history and at the same time a modern and a highly sophisticated venue even for the most demanding conference delegate.

Prof. Domingo (founder and emeritus director of TecnATox) and Deepika (PhD student) will attend to this conference presenting the following presentations:

P04-039 – Food levels of 9 bisphenol analogues in Catalonia (Spain): Comparing canned vs non-canned foodstuffs (#668)
J. L. Domingo, N. González, S. Cunha, C. Monteiro, J. O. Fernandes, M. Marquès, M. Nadal
Session: PV01 - Poster Viewing 1
Date: Monday, 9 September, 2019, 9:00 a.m.
Room: Veranda Lounge, Piazza (VL)

P12-016 – Integration of PBPK with ROS SB model for PFOS induced Neurotoxicity (#497)
D. Deepika, R. P. Sharma, M. Schuhmacher, V. Kumar
Session: PV02 - Poster Viewing 2
Date: Tuesday, 10 September, 2019, 9:00 a.m.
Room: Veranda Lounge, Piazza (VL)

The TecnATox research area "Ecotoxicology" is leading an important research about the identification of microplastics in the Catalan coast of Tarragona. By now, more than the half part of indentified plastics are clothing fibers. This impacting finding appeared in more than 50 press releases:

https://barcelonadigital24horas.com/mes-de-la-meitat-dels-residus-plastics-del-litoral-de-tarragona-son-fibres-de-roba/

https://infocamp.cat/arxiu-seccio-medi-ambient/item/29896-mes-de-la-meitat-dels-residus-plastics-del-litoral-de-tarragona-son-fibres-de-roba-que-es-desprenen-en-rentar-se

https://www.diarimes.com/noticies/tarragona/2019/06/04/el_dels_residus_del_litoral_tarragona_son_fibres_roba_rentadora_62547_1091.html

http://diaridigital.tarragona21.com/mes-de-la-meitat-dels-residus-plastics-del-litoral-de-tarragona-son-fibres-de-roba/

https://www.aldia.cat/catalunya/territori/noticia-mes-meitat-dels-residus-plastics-litoral-tarragona-son-fibres-roba-desprenen-rentar-20190604191615.html

http://reusdigital.cat/noticies/el-camp/mes-de-la-meitat-dels-residus-plastics-del-litoral-de-tarragona-son-fibres-de-roba

https://www.vilaweb.cat/noticies/mes-de-la-meitat-dels-residus-plastics-del-litoral-de-tarragona-son-fibres-de-roba-que-es-desprenen-en-rentar-se/

https://www.naciodigital.cat/tarragona/noticia/32607/mes/meitat/dels/residus/plastics/litoral/tarragona/son/fibres/roba/rentadora

http://www.noticiestgn.cat/2019/06/04/mes-de-la-meitat-dels-residus-plastics-del-litoral-de-tarragona-son-fibres-de-roba-de-la-rentadora/

https://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20190604/462681428615/mas-de-la-mitad-de-los-plasticos-del-litoral-de-tarragona-son-fibras-de-ropa.html

https://www.elespectador.com/noticias/medio-ambiente/mas-de-la-mitad-de-los-plasticos-en-el-mar-son-fibras-de-ropa-de-la-lavadora-articulo-864345

https://gironanoticies.com/noticia/91964-el-57-de-los-residuos-plasticos-del-litoral-de-tarragona-son-fibras-de-ropa-de-la-lavadora.htm

https://www.residuosprofesional.com/plasticos-mar-fibras-ropa-lavadora/

https://www.abc.es/sociedad/abci-57-por-ciento-plasticos-litoral-tarragona-fibras-ropa-lavadora-201906051651_noticia.html

https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/3661790/0/57-residuos-plasticos-litoral-tarragona-son-fibras-ropa-lavadora/

https://www.europapress.es/catalunya/noticia-57-residuos-plasticos-litoral-tarragona-son-fibras-ropa-lavadora-20190605175039.html

https://cadenaser.com/emisora/2019/06/05/radio_reus/1559734545_670498.html

http://www.gentedigital.es/tarragona/noticia/2650809/el-57-de-los-residuos-plasticos-del-litoral-de-tarragona-son-fibras-de-ropa-de-la-lavadora/

https://www.tercerainformacion.es/articulo/ciencia/2019/06/05/mas-de-la-mitad-de-los-plasticos-en-el-mar-son-fibras-de-ropa-de-la-lavadora

https://www.agenciasinc.es/Noticias/Mas-de-la-mitad-de-los-plasticos-en-el-mar-son-fibras-de-ropa-de-la-lavadora

https://www.lasexta.com/tecnologia-tecnoxplora/sinc/mas-mitad-plasticos-mar-son-fibras-ropa-lavadora_201906055cf78edb0cf2414740a11907.html

https://www.diaridetarragona.com/tarragona/La-mitad-de-residuos-del-litoral-son-fibras-de-ropa-de-lavadora-20190605-0035.html

https://tarragonadigital.com/area-metropolitana/estudi-urv-plastic-platges-fibra-rentadora

https://tarragonadigital.com/area-metropolitana/estudi-urv-plastic-platges-fibra-rentadora

https://www.catalunyapress.es/texto-diario/mostrar/1444799/detectan-niveles-alarmantes-plastico-litoral-tarragona

https://www.catalunyapress.cat/texto-diario/mostrar/1444801/detecten-nivells-alarmants-plstic-litoral-tarragona

https://www.catalunyavanguardista.com/de-la-lavadora-a-la-contaminacion-marina/

https://www.tarragonaradio.cat/noticia/mes_de_la_meitat_dels_residus_plastics_del_litoral_de_tarragona_son_fibres_de_roba_que_es_desprenen_en_rentarse/59687

https://www.meneame.net/story/57-residuos-plasticos-litoral-tarragona-son-fibras-ropa-lavadora

https://anoia.portaldetuciudad.com/es-es/noticias-rss/noticias-catalunya-el_57_de_los_residuos_plasticos_del_litoral_de_tarragona_son_fibras_de_ropa_de_la_lavadora-006_2_8.html

http://biqfr.blogspot.com/2019/06/mas-de-la-mitad-de-los-plasticos-en-el.html

https://iresiduo.com/noticias/espana/agencia-sinc/19/06/05/mas-mitad-plasticos-que-se-hallan-mar-son-fibras-ropa-lavadora

https://www.lasexta.com/tecnologia-tecnoxplora/sinc/mas-mitad-plasticos-mar-son-fibras-ropa-lavadora_201906055cf78edb0cf2414740a11907.html

https://laciutat.cat/mes-de-la-meitat-dels-residus-plastics-del-litoral-de-tarragona-son-fibres-de-roba-que-es-desprenen-en-rentar-se

https://barcelonadigital24horas.com/el-57-de-los-residuos-plasticos-del-litoral-de-tarragona-son-fibras-de-ropa-de-la-lavadora/

https://www.elmercuriodigital.net/2019/06/mas-de-la-mitad-de-los-plasticos-en-el.html

https://www.camaltecpress.com/101832/mas-de-la-mitad-de-los-plasticos-en-el-mar-son-fibras-de-ropa-de-la-lavadora/

https://www.meneame.net/story/mas-mitad-plasticos-mar-son-fibras-ropa-lavadora

https://noticiasdelaciencia.com/art/33063/mas-de-la-mitad-de-los-plasticos-en-el-mar-son-fibras-de-ropa-de-la-lavadora

https://www.diaridetarragona.com/tarragona/Las-obras-en-el-Banc-dEspanya-deben-empezar-en-2020-20190607-0041.html

https://www.retema.es/noticia/la-mayoria-de-los-residuos-plasticos-del-litoral-de-tarragona-son-fibras-de-ropa-de-l-4N2Hn

https://www.ambientum.com/ambientum/residuos/de-donde-vienen-plasticos-del-mar.asp

https://www.elimparcial.es/noticia/202124/sociedad/mas-de-la-mitad-de-los-plasticos-en-el-mar-son-fibras-de-ropa-de-la-lavadora.html

https://www.elestrechodigital.com/2019/06/09/la-mayor-parte-de-los-plasticos-en-el-mar-provienen-de-fibras-de-ropa-de-la-lavadora/

https://www.ticbeat.com/salud/estudio-plastico-tarragona/

https://www.telecinco.es/informativos/sociedad/mitad-plasticos-fibras-ropa-lavadora_18_2767020230.html

http://www.tysmagazine.com/mas-de-la-mitad-de-los-plasticos-del-litoral-preceden-de-nuestra-ropa/

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-06/uriv-a5o061019.php

http://www.mundoacuicola.cl/new/2019/06/11/mas-de-la-mitad-de-los-plasticos-en-el-mar-son-fibras-de-ropa-de-la-lavadora/

https://bioengineer.org/57-of-the-plastic-waste-on-the-tarragona-coast-is-clothing-fibers-from-washing-machines/

https://www.bioportfolio.com/news/article/4008209/57-of-the-plastic-waste-on-the-Tarragona-coast-is-clothing-fibers.html

https://www.manufacturing.net/news/2019/06/57-percent-plastic-waste-tarragona-coast-clothing-fibers

http://www.tucumanoticias.com.ar/noticia/actualidad/mas-de-la-mitad-de-los-plasticos-del-mar-son-fibras-de-ropa-salidas-de-las-maquinas-de-lavar-195119.html

https://muhammadiqbaldar.wordpress.com/2019/06/12/your-synthetic-clothes-may-be-polluting-the-ocean/

Prof. Domingo has been recently interviewed by SINC La Ciencia es Noticia (Science is news) and La Vanguardia. The reason of such interview was the last TecnATox research focused on the occurrence of toxic chemical compounds in clothes and related human health risks.

The textile industry uses toxic compounds affecting the environment, but also the health of such industry workers. Recent studies indicate that depending on the use and kind of clothes, consumers might suffer more than just a cutaneous allergy. These risks are not properly considered by the regulations of textile products. You can read the full press releases in the following links:

La Ciencia es Noticia

La Vanguardia

Radio interview

The Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities has just communicated the provisional resolution of the I+D+i "Retos de investigación" ("Research challenges") of the State program of I+D+i adressed to the society challenges corresponding to the call of 2018.

After 8 months of evaluation process, the proposal entitled "Sources, exposure and human health risks of classic and emerging flame retardants in indoor environments of Spain. Integrated approach of human health risk." presented by Prof. Marta Schuhmacher (IP) has been proposed to be funded.