Exposure to Emerging pollutants in Barcelona’s Drinking Water

Title: Exposure to Emerging pollutants in Barcelona's Drinking Water

Organizers: ISGlobal Barcelona Institute of Global Health

Description: The #AiguaBCN project team has mapped  the levels of fluorinated substances (PFASs), bisphenol A (BPA), nonylphenol (NP), haloacetic acids (HAAs), chlorites and chlorates have been evaluated in 42 points (one per postal code), among other measurements. Now, almost two years after the project started, the research team wants to present the main results and the analytical context in a double shift, The meeting, will begin with the talk "Challenges in the study of quality in the integral water cycle of the metropolitan area of ​​Barcelona, ​​by Maria Indurain and Maria Huerta, on behalf of of the Water Cycle Services of the Metropolitan Area of ​​Barcelona (AMB). Throughout the program, various aspects such as regulations on water for human consumption, the main challenges and uncertainties to achieve its best chemical status, and control, treatment and legislation of some chemical compounds.

Language: SPANISH

When: January 18 and 19, 2022

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https://www.isglobal.org/en/-/jornada-proyecto-aiguabcn-exposicion-contaminantes-agua-consumo-barcelona