The present project addresses a problem related to the erosion effects on a breakwater barrier due to waves which leads to its degradation and that may eventually lead to lack of functionality of the structure. In the ...

This paper describes a laboratory study on chlorination of a treated effluent from a wastewater treatment plant in Lisbon, assessing the changes in water composition promoted by the chlorine reaction, including the formation ...

Water treatment improvement is mandatory to face current water quality challenges, being a focus of EU societal challenges. While the presence of micropollutants in natural waters, e.g. pharmaceutical compounds (PhCs) that ...

Wave-induced flooding represents a threat and sea-level risk will exacerbate the problem.

The final technical report of the project Mosaic.pt – multi-source flood risk analysis for safe coastal communities and sustainable development (ref. PTDC/CTA-AMB/28909/2017) is presented. The project was funded by the ...

Entre 2016 e 2020 foram realizados os Estudos e Projetos e Estudos de Impacto Ambiental (EIA) dos projetos do Prolongamento do Quebra-mar Exterior e das Acessibilidades Marítimas do Porto de Leixões, os quais envolveram ...

Storms impacting sandy coastal areas produce hazard such as erosion as overwash, in turn, promote risk to life and property damage in occupied areas.

A numerical model of a dual-chamber Oscillating Water Columns (OWC) Wave Energy Converter (WEC) is built through the DualSPHysics software. This code is based on the Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) model, a ...

Urban drainage systems are one of the essential infrastructures in our societies. These network systems are capital intensive infrastructures, mostly buried, and crucial to ensure the health and safety of populations, ...

According to the CSA project plan, WP5.2 task objective is to organize technical tours that feature attractive and interactive showcases aiming at engaging participants into novel technologies for all transport modes and ...