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Beach Wrack Compost to Mitigate Methane Emissions?
CONTRA project partner, the University of Southern Denmark has started a trial to test if compost made out of beach wrack can be used to mitigate methane emissions….
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The Effect of Mechanical Beach Cleaning on Wildlife
The University of Rostock has been researching the impact that mechanical beach cleaning has on local wildlife, particularly coastal birds. Four different managed beaches along the German Baltic Sea…
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CONTRA research activities on German television
As reported earlier, students of the University of Rostock has been researching the impact that mechanical beach cleaning has on local wildlife, particularly coastal birds along the German Baltic…
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CONTRA and beach wrack in the media
CONTRA project partners Linnaeus University in Sweden as well as University of Rostock and
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Beach wrack residence time successfully monitored by the Institute of Oceanology Russian Academy of Sciences
Knowledge of the beach wrack residence time on the seashore is an important aspect when it comes to understanding its role in coastal ecosystems and the potential…
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Island of Poel provides fresh beach wrack for composting trials
With the tourists’ return, the municipality Spa Administration on the Island of Poel in northern Germany, has also started to prepare the island’s beaches for the summer season. In the…
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On The Road to Recovery of Organic Waste into a Growth Substrate – Öland, Sweden
Beach wrack refers to the piles of seagrass, reeds, and marine algae that are found alongside beaches worldwide and are most commonly associated with sandy beaches. As…
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CONTRA partners held online meeting on soil improvement products
German and Swedish CONTRA partners KS-VTCtech GmbH, Hanseatische Umwelt, Linnaeus University and Krinova Incubator and Sience Park met online to discuss ways of making soil improvement products from beach…
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CONTRA online partner meeting mastered
Due to the current challenging situation, CONTRA has conducted its partner meeting on the 25th and 26th of March online via video-conferencing instead of meeting in person in Odense,…
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Beach wrack as an inspiration for the development of subsequent water projects
On the 12-13th of February, 2020, stakeholders from the Euroregion Baltic Water Core Group, Polish partners, as well as other partners from the CONTRA and Umbrella project convened…
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