The present Special Issue brought together recent research findings on the delicate but ever-growing problem of the impact of urban wastewaters along the Adriatic coasts. The 11 research contributions originated from the two Interreg project AdSWiM and WATERCARE. The published papers highlight several aspects related to the environ-mental protection through cross-cutting technological solutions, to treat wastewater, to control chemical and microbiological pollution, to manage the wastewater with a cross border vision, to share knowledge in order to better manage the bathing waters and protect the Adriatic Sea. This Special Issue also intended to point out the im-portance of communication and knowledge transfer from science and research to the general public as a paramount step to raise people’s awareness about environmental issues.
2022 -
Journal article
Water (Basel) 14 (2022): 2552. doi:10.3390/w14162552
The research activities of the Institute are carried out in the context of research, development and innovation projects, both national and international, based on regional funding programs (POR FEAMPA - Regional Operational Program of the European Maritime Affairs Fisheries Fund and Aquaculture and POR FESR - Regional Operational Program of the European Regional Development Fund) or ministerial (PRIN - Projects of relevant national interest, PNRA - National Research Program in Antarctica, PO FEAMPA - National Operational Program European Maritime Affairs Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund) , programs for European Territorial Cooperation (Interreg), direct funding programs of the European Commission (Horizon2020 and Horizon Europe, Life, JPI - Joint Programming Initiatives, ERA-NET Cofund) and thematic collaboration initiatives managed by international organizations such as, for example , the FAO - GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean). The Institute also develops funded projects in the context of collaborations with private companies in the sectors of the blue economy as well as technology transfer and research results. Research projects, mainly of a collaborative nature, are developed through a wide network of partners that include major Italian and foreign research institutions and universities.
