outreach activity 3: visits to end users · i contacted the farmers and agricultural engineers...
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H2020-MSCA-ITN-2015/675530
“This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 675530”
ANtibioticS and mobile resistance elements in WastEwater Reuse
applications: risks and innovative solutions
H2020-MSCA-ITN-2015/675530 - ANSWER
Outreach Activity 3:
"Visits to End Users"
ESR6: Francisco Diogo de Almeida Cerqueira
Insitute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA), Spanish Council
For Scientific Research (CSIC)
H2020-MSCA-ITN-2015/675530
“This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 675530”
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Description
- The Visits took place in the municipalities of Mafra, Alenquer and Vila Franca de Xira, in the Lisbon
District, Portugal, on the 24th and 25th of May 2017.
( from:https://pt.slideshare.net/martaisabel1044/concelho-de-sintra-pwp)
- Audience Details: There were 8 participants, men and women, from 30 to 65 years of age.
- Description: I visited the farmers and talked about bacteria and bacterial resistance to antibiotics, the
misusage of antibiotics that leads to the increase of antibiotic resistance, and the spread of antibiotics
into environment. I also talked about the ANSWER project and the research performed. We discussed
the quality of the irrigation water used in those fields.
Announcement of the (i.e. café scientific) event
I contacted the farmers and agricultural engineers (phone calls) individually to ask for a visit to discuss
antibiotic resistance, and talk about the ANSWER project.
Dissemination material distributed during the event
I distributed flyers in Portuguese to the farmers.
English version:
H2020-MSCA-ITN-2015/675530
“This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 675530”
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H2020-MSCA-ITN-2015/675530
“This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 675530”
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“This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 675530”
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Portuguese version:
H2020-MSCA-ITN-2015/675530
“This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 675530”
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“This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 675530”
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Photos of the event
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“This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 675530”
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“This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 675530”
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Final Remarks
During the visit I talked about the ANSWER project and the research that I am doing. Farmers were
informed about antibiotics usage and their impact. Moreover, I also talked about bacterial communities in the
soil and plants. When we discussed the irrigation used in those fields, they informed me that most water used
comes from deep aquifers (in the three municipalities), and that they need to do deep drills to access it.
The fields located in Vila Franca de Xira municipality are the most problematic ones. These fields are
not far from the mouth of river Tejo, and from the coastline. During droughts, or when too much water is taken
from those aquifers, salt water will intrude, and then they are not able to use that water for irrigation.
Consequently, they use riverwater, and they know that the quality of the riverwater varies throughout the
seasons. They acknowledge that, it might affect the crops. They also agreed, that policy makers and local
authorities should make an effort to create legislation and implement some measures to keep high water
quality in the rivers.
In conclusion, the farmers were interested in the subject, especially in the water sources and water
quality due to its potential effects in the crops.