Less than half of Portugal's water bodies are in good environmental condition. Various pollutants compromise aquatic ecosystems, with nitrates being a key concern. These nitrogen compounds can lead to anoxia, or a lack of oxygen in the water, endangering biodiversity. On this topic, the Biosfera programme interviewed Catarina Teixeira, a researcher at CIIMAR and a visiting assistant professor at ICBAS.
See the full program here.
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