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The research carried out at the URL straddles different scientific fields and seeks to generate new knowledge for a better understanding of the functioning of rivers within our current changing environment. The overarching aim of the research at the URL is to improve the functioning and management of highly altered river systems. The dissemination of the results obtained not only within the scientific community, but also to society at large, is one of the URL’s priorities.
Publications
Ribot, M., Sawyer, A.H., Castelar, S., Casacuberta, A., Nadal-Sala, D., Carballo, G., Ballester-Miró, O., Sabater, F., Sabaté, S., Gil-Solsona, R., Gago-Ferrero, P., Sorolla, A., Martí, E., 2026. Enhancing urban wastewater treatment through nature-based solutions: The role of biofilm–plant development in subsurface retention of multiple solutes. Ecol. Eng. 227, 107956. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2026.107956
Nikolakopoulou, M., A. Argerich, S. Bernal, E. Gacia. M. Ribot, E. Martí, A. Sorolla, and F. Sabater. 2020. Effect of Three Emergent Macrophyte Species on Nutrient Retention in Aquatic Environments under Excess Nutrient Loading. Environmental Sciences & Technology:acs.est.0c03216
Gacia, E., S. Bernal, M. Nikolakopoulou, E. Carreras, L. Morgado, M. Ribot, M. Isnard, A. Sorolla, F. Sabater, and E. Martí. 2019. The role of helophyte species on nitrogen and phosphorus retention from wastewater treatment plant effluents. Journal of Environmental Management 252:109585.
Ribot, M., J. Cochero, T. N. Vaessen, S. Bernal, E. Bastias, E. Gacia, A. Sorolla, F. Sabater, and E. Martí. 2019. Leachates from Helophyte Leaf-Litter Enhance Nitrogen Removal from Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluents. Environmental Science & Technology:acs.est.8b07218.
Nikolakopoulou, M., A. Argerich, J. Drummond, E. Gacia, E. Martí, A. Sorolla, and F. Sabater. 2018. Emergent Macrophyte Root Architecture Controls Subsurface Solute Transport. Water Resources Research. doi: 10.1002/2017WR022381.
Ribot, M., S. Bernal, M. Nikolakopoulou, T. N. Vaessen, J. Cochero, E. Gacia, A. Sorolla, A. Argerich, F. Sabater, M. Isnard, and E. Martí. 2017. Enhancement of carbon and nitrogen removal by helophytes along subsurface water flowpaths receiving treated wastewater. Science of the Total Environment 599–600:1667-1676.
Baranov, V., D. Milošević, M. J. Kurz, J. P. Zarnetske, F. Sabater, E. Marti, A. Robertson, T. Brandt, A. Sorolla, J. Lewandowski, and S. Krause. 2017. Helophyte impacts on the response of hyporheic invertebrate communities to inundation events in intermittent streams. Ecohydrology:e1857-n/a.
Doctoral theses
Myrto Nikolakopoulou. 2021. The functional role of emergent macrophytes in nature-based solutions (NBS) aiming to mitigate nutrient loading in freshwater ecosystems.
URL Technical reports
Volume 1: Efecte de la intermitència de la circulació de l’aigua en la conductivitat hidràulica [Effect of intermittent water circulation on hydraulic conductivity].
Volume 2: Avaluació de la capacitat de retenció de soluts de 6 espècies de macròfits autòctons [Evaluation of the solute retention capacity of 6 native macrophyte species]
Volume 3: Efectes dels rolls de fibra de coco d’alta densitat en la disponibilitat d’aigua en plantacions amb estrès hídric. [Effects of high-density coconut fibre rolls on water availability in water-stressed plantations].
Volume 4:Els halòfits contribueixen a reduir la intrusió salina [Halophytes may contribute to reduce saline intrusion].
Volume 5: Efecte del temps de residència hídrica sobre la
qualitat de l’aigua en ecosistemes aquàtics
receptors d’aigües residuals tractades [Effect of water residence time on the water quality in aquatic ecosystems receiving wastewater].
Volume 6: Avaluació de sistemes de depuració d’aigües
residuals alternatius per a tractar cases aïllades [Evaluation of alternative systems to tread wastewater from isolated houses].
Volume 7: Capacitat de retenció de nutrients de 3 espècies de ribera en condiciones d’aigua intermitent [Nutrient uptake capacity of 3 riparian species under intermittent water conditions].
The research projects carried out at the URL cover broad aspects of waterway ecology encompassing basic science and applied research originating in competitive national and international calls as well as public and/or private institutions.
Preventing the presence of recalcitrant mobile organic industrial chemicals in the soil-sediment-water system to promote the circular economy.
Bioreactive role of intermittent waterway ecosystems in the mitigation of the impact of WWTP effluents
Bioreactive paper in intermittent river ecosystems in the mitigation of the impact of WWTPs.
Outdoor laboratories as a tool for managing hydro-meteorological risks using nature-based solutions.
Development and diversification project for the cultivation of useful native aquatic plants.
Research network to improve the understanding of the complex interactions between physical, chemical and biological process.
Evaluation of the nitrification capacity of sediments of rivers receiving effluent from household wastewater treatment plants.
Improving the management of water resources in Mediterranean basins with high demand and water scarcity from a single-health-based approach.
Eco-hydrological interfaces as key points of transformations and exchange flows between ecosystems.
Treatment of run-off from ornamental and horticultural plant nurseries using flood basins combining sand filtration systems and horizontal subsurface flows.
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