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 [...]
LIFE PRISTINE was presented during the IDEAS25 Conference on innovation, taking place at the Baluarte Conference Center in Pamplona (Spain) on June 26-27. On June 27, Mar Micó, project partner from ACCIONA, hosted the talk “LIFE PRISTINE pursues the elimination of Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the water cycle”, where she introduced the project’s [...]
Miriam Carolina Pérez Cova, project partner from ACCIONA, participated in the XIV International AEDyR Congress, organised by the Spanish Association of Desalination and Water Reuse (AEDyR) and held in Tenerife (Spain) on June 24-26, 2025. On June 26, she delivered the presentation “Life Pristine: A comprehensive solution for the elimination of emerging pollutants in [...]
As part of the EU Green Week 2025, the LIFE PRISTINE project successfully hosted its first Open Days on June 4–5, 2025, bringing together more than 110 participants in Murcia and Ceutí to explore innovative and sustainable solutions to remove Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs) from water. The event was held in a hybrid [...]
We are delighted to invite you to the LIFE PRISTINE Open Day, taking place in Murcia (Spain) and online on June 4th, 2025, as an official partner event of EU Green Week 2025. Organised within the framework of the EU’s flagship environmental policy week, this year’s Green Week is themed “Circular solutions for a [...]
The LIFE PRISTINE project was present at the 7th IWA International Conference on Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOP7), held on April 8-10, 2025, at DECHEMA headquarters in Frankfurt am Main (Germany). Dr. Philipp Sperle from Xylem Water Solutions delivered a presentation entitled “The Combination of Ozone and UV as a Promising Alternative Advanced Oxidation Process [...]
Uwe Hübner, project partner from Xylem, participated in the 14th International Water Association Water Reuse Conference (IWA Reuse 2025), held in Cape Town (South Africa) on March 16-19, 2025. On March 17, he delivered the presentation “Photolytic ozonation as promising alternative advanced oxidation process (AOP) using UV-LEDs”, where he introduced one of the technologies [...]
Míriam Carolina Pérez Cova, researcher from ACCIONA, participated in the 2nd Fresh Water Net clustering event, held in Brussels (Belgium) on March 6th, 2025, where she presented LIFE PRISTINE and the work that the initiative is doing towards removing contaminants of emerging concern from water streams. The workshop showcased pilot freshwater events that have [...]
The LIFE PRISTINE project has been present in the International Water and Irrigation Exhibition (SMAGUA), held in Zaragoza (Spain) from March 4-6, 2025. Visitors to SMAGUA had the opportunity to learn about LIFE PRISTINE through informative brochures containing the project's objectives, innovative technologies, and expected outcomes. Additionally, Eurecat displayed the project’s animated video that [...]
