How to create green cities for all
There are many reasons why we need our cities to be green: to improve citizen health; to reduce flood risk;
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Circular Economy
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Stakeholder workshop: Advances in the substitution of hazardous flame retardant chemicals in home textilesâ€
The FLAREX Life+ project and EURATEX will organise a workshop in association with the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) to discuss
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Discover the URBAN GreenUP video! New strategy for re-naturing cities through nature-based solutions
URBAN GreenUP is a EU-funded project that aims at developing, applying and validating a methodology for Renaturing Urban Plans to
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RESILTRACK
RESILTRACK Resilience of Railway Infrastructures Against Climate Change ABSTRACT The RESILTRACK project, Resilience of Railway Infrastructures Against Climate Change, has
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2nd Stop of the Ocean Plastics Lab: Paris
The Ocean Plastics Lab opened its doors to the public again this November in Paris, France. With support from theÂ
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Life-Flarex highlighted by its great impact at the legislative level
EASME, the Executive Agency for Small and Medium Enterprises of the European Commission, organized a meeting to initiate all the
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Discover NANOFASE during Connect-EU Event in Barcelona
On the 6th of November, the Connect-EU 2017 event is taking place at the Palau de Congressos de Catalunya in
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Assessing the risk of nanomaterials: GUIDEnano in brief
The EU-funded GUIDENANO project has created an easy-to-use web-based tool to guide users through the risk assessment process for nanomaterials.
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Air could be the world’s next battery
The Sustainability division of LEITAT participates in the European RICAS2020 project, analyzing the environmental and social impact of this new
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LEITAT part of the Ocean Plastics Lab: A Travelling Exhibition
The Ocean Plastics Lab opened its doors to the public for the first time in Turin, Italy! The exhibition was
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A risk governance framework for assessment and management of human and environmental risks of manufactured nanomaterials
caLIBRAte project has now passed its initial phase, having identified existing knowledge, data, and nano-specific risk assessment tools and models
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International Conference on Microplastic Pollution in the Mediterranean Sea
The International Conference on Microplastic Pollution in the Mediterranean Sea – μ MED – was hosted in Capri (NA), Italy, last
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EU Nanosafety Cluster Open Webinar
The EU NanoSafetyCluster is delighted to announce the first in a series of webinars that will introduce its work and
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Results of NOSHAN project exploited by research projects: Feed of the Future
NOSHAN project finished more than 1 year ago and results are being actively used by ongoing research projects. The ProBIO
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How to recover proteins from stickwater to improve the quality of fishmeal
LEITAT and LEF INGENIEROS collaborate to recover proteins from stickwater to improve the quality of fishmeal The REFISHEIN project, the
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NanoFASE in the Horizon Magazine: Nanomaterial tracking to limit impacts on the environment
A new Horizon Magazine feature article discusses how tracking the environmental exposure of the emerging nanomaterial industry could prevent potentially
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IbD project presented at Life Cycle Management Conference 2017 in Luxembourg
From the 3rd to the 6th of September 2017, the Life Cycle Management Conference took place in Luxembourg. The Life
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FIBERCLEAN
FIBERCLEAN Minimization of microfibers in the life cycle of textile products ABSTRACT The FIBERCLEAN project aims to obtain new solutions
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Industrial demonstration of alternative DWOR due to begin in the next months!
MIDWOR-LIFE is already working with the six companies that will participate in the industrial demonstration of the alternative DWOR products
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LEITAT on TV3! Microplastics, from the clothes to the sea
The famous TV show from Catalan TV3 Quèquicom came to LEITAT to learn about the effects of microplastics present in
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Ensuring sustainability of the production of synthetic fuels and green hydrogen
Turning sewage sludge into fuels and hydrogen is a complex task. The TOSYNFUEL project is taking up this challenge and
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GROW GREEN: new partnership to demonstrate benefits of nature-based solutions in cities
Innovation will be the focus of GROW GREEN, which stands for “Green Cities for Climate and Water Resilience, Sustainable Economic
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Starting to BREEZE: a Clean Sky project for a cleaner air in the plane
On the 4th of July 2017, the kickoff meeting of the BREEZE project took place in LEITAT headquarters with the
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COTPA LIPOXIFEED
COTPA LIPOXIFEED Research and valorisation of fatty products and antioxidants for animal production ABSTRACT The final objective of the project
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Barcelona Industry 4.0 Week and Open Innovation Forum: Solutions to Innovation Challenges
From the 1st to the 6th of October 2017, the Barcelona Industry 4.0 Week will take place in the Gran
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URBAN GreenUP: New Strategy for Re-naturing Cities through Nature-Based Solutions
URBAN GreenUP is a project funded under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. Under the coordination of
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GROW GREEN
GROW GREEN Green Cities for Climate and Water Resilience, Sustainable Economic Growth, Healthy Citizens and Environments. growgreenproject.eu The frontrunner
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URBAN GREENUP
URBAN GREENUP New Strategy for Re-Naturing Cities through Nature-Based Solutions urbangreenup.eu Urban GreenUP coordinated by CARTIF aims at obtaining
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COMUNITAT AIGUA
COMUNITAT AIGUA Community for water treatment www.comunitataigua.cat ABSTRACT The RIS3CAT COMUNITAT AIGUA is a community of 56 entities between companies,
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ECHA publishes REACH Guidance for nanomaterials
On the 24th of May 2017, ECHA published five documents that aim to help registrants preparing dossiers that cover nanoforms
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NANoREG: the effects of nanomaterials on human health and the environment and assess their risks
After four years of intense collaboration, eighty nine partners from the EU, Brazil and the Republic of Korea united in
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MERMAIDS in the news! Challenging the economy to reduce microfiber pollution
Last week, an article about the Mermaids project was published in The Guardian. Mermaids deals with the mitigation of microplastics
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Review of the Final Conference of demEAUmed: pre-market technologies for water reuse
The demEAUmed Final Conference was held in Barcelona on the May 18th 2017. Results, benefits and opportunities of demEAUmed technologies in managing,
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€184 million of Horizon 2020 funding for 23 environment & resources projects
The European Commission has selected 23 projects that will receive around €184 million under Horizon 2020’s Societal Challenge “Climate action,
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Starting TOSYNFUEL project : Conversion of sewage sludge into fuel and hydrogen
On May 1, 2017, the Horizon 2020 research project “Demonstration of Waste Biomass to Synthetic Fuels and Green Hydrogen” (acronym:
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caLIBRAte 12M meeting in Barcelona: a risk governance framework for nanomaterials
On the 8th-10th of May 2017, the caLIBRAte consortium met in Barcelona for its 3rd general assembly. The members presented
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NANoREG framework for the safety assessment of nanomaterials published!
A few weeks ago, in April 2017, the NANoREG consortium published the NANoREG framework for the safety assessment of nanomaterials.
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SOIL RESETTING
SOIL RESETTING Innovative biobased Soil Resetting system for European Horticulture Soil Resetting technology is an alternative resource efficient and eco-innovative
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El Foro de la Innovación Tecnológica del Sector del Agua se reúne en Leitat
Hoy se reúne el foro de la innovación tecnológica del sector agua en la sede de LEITAT en Terrassa. Durante
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Final agenda released for the demEAUmed final conference in Barcelona on 18 May
Join us at demEAUmed Final Conference in Barcelona on the 18th ofd May where results, benefits and opportunities of demEAUmed
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BOATCYCLE selected as a best practice for circular economy in LIFE projects
In a recent publication of the European Commission entitled “LIFE and the Circular Economy”, the BOATCYCLE project has been selected
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How are nanomaterials regulated in the EU? Could GUIDEnano project help?
From the EU Science Hub of the European Commission: JRC scientists reviewed the legislation of nanomaterials in the EU and
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New durable water and oil repellent products used in the textile industry
MIDWOR-LIFE is a project cofounded by LIFE+ programme that aims to reduce the impact on the environment, human health and
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