The LIFE PRISTINE project was presented during the Nutrient Removal and Recovery (NRR) Conference, one of the flagship events organised by the International Water Association (IWA), celebrated from 17 – 21 of May in Delft. During the conference, Maria del Mar Micó, project partner from ACCIONA, presented the results obtained from the LIFE PRISTINE [...]
Cada dia fem servir aigua per cuinar, dutxar-nos, rentar la roba o netejar la llar. Són accions quotidianes i imprescindibles, però sovint oblidem que tot allò que llencem per la pica no desapareix. D’aquesta manera, moltes substàncies acaben incorporant-se al cicle de l’aigua i, amb el temps, poden reincorporar-se al medi ambient a través [...]
ACCIONA, acting as LIFE PRISTINE coordinator, participated in the first InterLIFE event held in Spain, organised by the National Contact Points (NCPs) and the Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge. The event brought together representatives from various LIFE projects to exchange experiences and discuss approaches to sustainability and the replication [...]
On 5 March, ACCIONA took part in the Tecnoaqua technical conference on water distribution and treatment, titled “Advanced management of emerging contaminants”. The event focused on the full chain of emerging contaminants (CECs), from detection and monitoring to advanced (quaternary) treatment solutions. Organised within the water sector knowledge platform Tecnoaqua, the session brough together [...]
The LIFE PRISTINE project has officially joined the ZeroPollution4Water (ZP4W) Cluster, reinforcing its contribution to European efforts aimed at preventing and reducing water pollution and safeguarding water resources. The project was presented during the ZeroPollution4Water Cluster annual event, held on 4 December in Brussels as a side event of Water Knowledge Europe 2025 – [...]
On 4 December, the LIFE PRISTINE project took part of the ZeroPollution4Water (ZP4W) Cluster annual event, organised as a side event of the Water Knowledge Europe 2025 – Winter Edition in Brussels. Mireia Escalé, project coordinator from ACCIONA, attended the event and presented LIFE PRISTINE as a key European project focused on removing contaminants [...]
Els contaminants emergents (CECs) són invisibles però representen un repte creixent pel seu impacte negatiu en els nostres sistemes hídrics. Des de residus farmacèutics fins a químics industrials, aquestes substàncies passen a través dels processos convencionals de tractament i acaben en l’entorn, incloent-hi rius, llacs i fins i tot l’aigua potable. Tot i la [...]
The European project LIFE PRISTINE has launched a comprehensive awareness-raising campaign entitled #PristineWaterResilientFuture in social media and through in-person communication actions. This initiative aims to highlight the growing presence of Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs) in water bodies, encouraging citizens to adopt more mindful habits in their use and discard of products and resources [...]
The LIFE PRISTINE project was presented at the Congress on Social Communication of Science (CCSC25) celebrated in Palma de Mallorca from 28 to 30 October 2025. During the session, Marina Presas head of Research Communication Office at Eurecat, delivered the presentation “Raising Public Awareness of Emerging Contaminants in Water: a 360º Strategy”. The talk [...]
The LIFE PRISTINE project was presented at the IUVA World Congress 2025, organised by the International Ultraviolet Association, celebrated from Sept 7-10 in Lisbon, Portugal. Philipp Sperle, project partner from Xylem delivered the presentation “Photolytic Ozonation, Ozone as Promising Combination with UV-LEDs for Micropollutant Removal and Disinfection”, demonstrating the innovative approach to removing contaminants [...]
