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Event: The sea turtle on the Catalan coast and environmental volunteering. Book colloquium and presentation

Dr. Jaume Folch, reseacher of the Ecotoxicology area of TecnATox, is going to participate to the round table on the current situation of the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) population on the Catalan coast and in particular in Tarragona. It will take place on July 6 at 6 PM, and the state of this turtle will be discussed, including the latest observations and laying of eggs, the trend that is expected in the coming years and the key role that volunteering has in the protection of this species.

There will be a discussion about plastics and microplastics present in the waters and what effects they can have on these and other animals on our coasts.

Finally, the book "La tortuga marina de La Pineda", by Ferran Aguilar, will be presented about the loggerhead turtle that nested in La Pineda during 2020.

Attendance is limited to 80 people upon registration and seating. The event will be recorded and can be followed live by Teams. If you want to follow the even in streaming, contact mediambient@urv.cat before July 5 at noon.

Teams Link: https://bit.ly/3wcu3HS

* People who have not previously registered will not be allowed to enter. It will not be possible to access the event in the case of presenting COVID symptoms, having a confirmed diagnosis, or being pending diagnostic results.

Posted on 05-07-2021

The 1st SEEDS newsletter has been released

SEEDS - “Substance of circular Economy concept as Efficacious Determinant for the development of Successful entrepreneurship”, a project co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union, has released the first newsletter.

We invite you to read it in Spanish or English by clicking on this news.

Posted on 01-07-2021

Prof. Domingo has recently published three editorials

Núñez-Delgado A, Dominguez JR, Zhou Y, Race M, Domingo JL. New research on water, waste and energy management, with special focus on antibiotics and priority pollutants. Environ Res. 2021, 201:111582.

Scientific Articles 24-06-2021

Domingo JL. SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19: Natural or laboratory origin?. Environ Res. 2021, 201:111542

Scientific Articles 01-10-2021

Núñez-Delgado A, Dominguez JR, Zhou Y, Race M, Domingo JL. New research on reduction and/or elimination of hazardous substances in the design, manufacture and application of chemical products. Environ Res. 2021 Jun 25:111601. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111601.

Scientific Articles 25-06-2021

Posted on 22-06-2021

Our last publication

González N, Marquès M, Nadal M, Domingo JL. Temporal trend of the dietary exposure to metals/metalloids: A case study in Tarragona County, Spain. Food Res Int. 2021, 110469.

Scientific Articles 01-09-2021

Posted on 07-06-2021

Interview by Cadena SER

Dr. Joaquim Rovira, research fellow of TecnATox, was interviewed by Cadena SER (Aquí, amb Josep Cuní). He was talking about the closure of Sant Adrià del Besós beach due to the detection of carcinogenic elements in the sand.

We invite you to listen the full interview.

Posted on 02-06-2021

Associate Editor of Environmental Pollution

Dr. Montse Marquès, research fellow of TecnATox, has been appointed as Associate Editor of Environmental Pollution.

Posted on 27-05-2021

Talking about microplastics in TV3

The working group of microplastics have been interviewed by TV3 (The Catalan Public Television).

Dr. Joaquim Rovira and Nora Expósito presented the interesting (and concering) results regarding the current situation of microplastics in the Tarragona Coast. Check out the full interview here.

Posted on 24-05-2021

New article of TecnATox has been included in PubMed

González N, Correig E, Marmelo I, Marques A, la Cour R, Sloth JJ, Nadal M, Marquès M, Domingo JL. Dietary exposure to potentially toxic elements through sushi consumption in Catalonia, Spain. Food Chem Toxicol. 2021 May 20:112285. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2021.112285.

Scientific Articles 21-05-2021

Posted on 24-05-2021

New article of the Nutrition and Metabolic Disorders Research Group (NuMeD)

Papandreou C, García-Gavilán J, Camacho-Barcia L, Hansen TT, Sjödin A, Harrold JA, Halford JCG, Bulló M. Circulating metabolites associated with body fat and lean mass in adults with overweight/obesity. Metabolites. 2021, 11(5):317.

Scientific Articles 13-05-2021

Posted on 20-05-2021

JRC Summer School

Deepika and Óscar Sabuz, PhD students at TecnATox, are attending the summer school on "Non-animal approach in science: The Three R...evolution" from 17 May to 21 May where they get the opportunity to meet other researchers from more than 30 countries.

Posted on 17-05-2021