Almerian Ana Agüera, a professor of Chemistry and Physics at the University of Almería with a PhD in Chemical Science by the University of Granada, began to work in this field of science by chance. She leads the Andalusian Investigation Group for Environmental Analysis and Water Treatment and her work is focused on the analysis […]
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Antonio Castillo, research and knowledge dissemination through water landscapes
Water has been part of his life since he was a boy, that’s why he decided to focus his research on it. Antonio Castillo became a geologist and later a hydrogeologist. Knowledge spreading has been a part of his research thanks to several projects, such as ‘Conoce tus fuentes’ (Knowing your sources’, winner of the […]
Antonia Lorenzo, an international shuttle for the talent of companies and researchers
The desire of returning to Spain and the lack of companies with these characteristics in the south of Spain motivated Antonia Lorenzo to leave the research centre where she worked in Germany and set up Bioazul along with two partners. This is a company which supports international projects and looks for European funding for them, but […]
Crustaceans and molluscs to study the effects of pharmaceutical water pollution on the ocean
This research is being conducted by researchers from the Andalusian Centre for Marine Science and Technology and has been financially supported by the Andalusian Government and the European Union. Drugs get to marine environments through waste water because the human body excretes drug particles which can’t be cleared in water treatment plants. The effects of […]