Every day we use water for cooking, showering, washing clothes, or cleaning our homes. These are everyday and essential actions, but we often forget that everything we pour down the drain doesn’t simply disappear. In this way, many substances end up entering the water cycle and, over time, can return to the environment through [...]
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 [...]
Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs) are invisible yet pose a growing challenge due to their potentially harmful effects to our water systems. From pharmaceutical residues to industrial chemicals, these substances are slipping through traditional treatment processes and ending up in the environment, including rivers, lakes, and even drinking water. While the problem is complex, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
