The present study evaluates the removal capacity of microalgae photobioreactors environmental pollutants in wastewater from dry riverbed El Albujón, as a way to minimize eutrophication process Mar Menor. Particularly, four autochthonous consortia collected different locations salty lagoon remove emerging contaminants (simazine, atrazine, terbuthylazine, adenosine and ibuprofen), nitrates, phosp...

Climate projections agree on a dryer and warmer future for the Mediterranean. Consequently, the region is likely to face serious problems regarding water availability and quality in the future. We investigated potential climate change impacts, alone (for three scenario periods) and in combination with four socio-economic scenarios (for the near future) on water resources in a Mediterranean catc...

The Mar Menor coastal lagoon in southeastern Spain has experienced a decline water quality due to increased nutrient input, leading the eutrophication of and occurrence microalgal macroalgal blooms. This study analyzes bloom that occurred during spring-summer 2022. A set machine learning techniques are applied Sentinel-2 satellite imagery order obtain indicators presence macroalgae specific loc...

a Departamento de Pediatría, Facultad de Medicina y Odontología, Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU), San Sebastián, España b Departamento de Pediatría y Neonatología, Hospital Universitario Quirón. Universidad Europea de Madrid, Madrid, España c Servicio de Pediatría, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, España d Servicio de Pediatría, Hospital Universitario Los Arcos del Mar Menor, San Javier, Murci...

The Mar Menor is a coastal lagoon threatened by the development of intensive agriculture in the surrounding areas. Large amounts of pesticides from these areas are discharged into El Albujón, a permanent watercourse flowing into the lagoon. We have used a multi-biomarker approach to assess the biological effects of agricultural pollution on a bivalve species. Biomarkers indicative of neurotoxic...

In coastal lagoons, marine benthic macrophyte meadows can be an important element in the resistance to eutrophication of ecosystem, as they function temporary nitrogen sinks, limiting availability this nutrient for opportunistic organisms. The role sinks two dominant species Mediterranean seagrass Cymodocea nodosa and seaweed Caulerpa prolifera, was analysed by different approaches: (i) studyin...