Conducting research and development in the area of Environmental and Health protection
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://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://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/
Center of Environmental Food and Toxicological Technology,Rovira i Virgili University (URV)
c. Sant Llorenç, 21 Reus, Catalonia • Spain
Av. Països Catalans, 26Tarragona, Catalonia • Spain
Ctra. de Valls, s/n 26Tarragona, Catalonia • Spain