RESEARCH  PROJECTS

• Research topics:

Water quality. Water pollution. Microplastic. Wetlands. Drinking water. Public health. MPs in food. MPs and human health

• Research projects

Assessing the Potential Microplastic Sources and Retention Efficiency in Valencia's Tancat de la Pipa Wetland.  

Scientific article: Caprar, I., Monerris, M. M., Hernandez-Crespo, C., Cabrera, D. C., & Baciu, C. (2026). Assessing the Potential Microplastic Sources and Retention Efficiency in Valencia's Tancat de la Pipa Wetland. Applied Sciences, 16(17), 8748. https://doi.org/10.3390/app16178748 

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Characteristics and retention of microplatics in the Monasterios–Puçol constructed wetland, Valencia, Spain

Scientific article: Caprar I., Monerris M.M., Hernandez-Crespo C., Cabrera D.C., Baciu C., 2026, Characteristics and retention of microplatics in the Monasterios–Puçol constructed wetland, Valencia, Spain. Environmental Science Journal - Studia UBB Ambientum, 1-2 issue/ November 2026, ISSN 2065-9490, https://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/subbambientum

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Microplastics in Drinking Water Fountains at the Polytechnic University of Valencia: Presence, Distribution, and Implications

(ongoing project) 

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Albufera of Valencia: Traditional Food Systems Under Pressure from Emerging Microplastic Pollution

(ongoing project)

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Main-author: Ioana Caprar

Faculty of Environmental Science, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Research Institute of Water and Environmental Engineering (IIAMA), Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain

Content: Ioana Caprar, from 27.05.2025