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Environment

Universidade de Coimbra MARE Team Logs Microplastics at Every Mondego and Vouga Sampling Point — Polyethylene and Polypropylene Lead the Single-Use Signature in 'Moderate' Global Band, Seena Sahadevan Calls for Continuous Monitoring

A Universidade de Coimbra research team operating out of the Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente (MARE) has logged microplastic contamination at every sampling location investigated across the Mondego and Vouga river basins in central Portugal,...

Infrastructure

Caminha Wraps the €150,000 Emergency Moledo Seawall Job Before the Bathing Season — Montenegro Inspects the Paredão on Monday 18 May Ahead of a €4.5 Million October Phase-Two Coastal Defence

APA closed the €150,000 emergency stabilisation of the Praia de Moledo seawall ahead of the bathing season after winter storms tore stones off the paredão. PM Montenegro tours on 18 May; a €4.5 million phase-two coastal defence for Moledo and Vila Praia de Âncora starts in October.