Abstract Microplastics are small (< 5 mm) fragments of plastic debris that are ubiquitous in
coastal areas and in open ocean. We have investigated the occurrence and composition of …

Flash floods are natural phenomena with environmental, social and economic impacts. To
date, few numerical models are able to simulate hydrological processes at catchment scale …

A combined methodology to identify and quantify farming chemicals in the entire Júcar River
basin has been developed. The procedure consisted of the application of environmental …

Removal of pharmaceuticals from wastewaters is of particular importance nowadays. If
biodegradable molecules can be nearly totally eliminated by biological treatments such as …

Metals in river sediments from a semi-arid Mediterranean basin were investigated from
upstream to downstream during contrasting hydrological conditions in 2014 and 2015. The …

Pollution contributes to the degraded state of continental aquatic ecosystems and
biodiversity. Some species appear to be tolerant to aquatic pollution, yet little is known about …

Freshwater ecosystems face very strong anthropogenic pressures, among which
overexploitation, habitat degradation, flow modification, species invasion, and water …

Several eucalypt species are known for their capacity to massively regenerate through
seeds in recently burned areas, becoming an ecological problem in regions where the …

Concentrations of pharmaceutically active compounds (PACs) in freshwater systems
depend on numerous factors such as land use and hydrometeorological conditions. In the …

The degradation of pesticide diuron has been explored by photoelectrocatalysis (PEC)
under visible light illumination using two different WO 3 nanostructures, obtained by …