{"id":3228,"date":"2026-03-08T21:16:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T21:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2qua.fc.up.pt\/?page_id=3228"},"modified":"2026-10-26T12:01:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T12:01:49","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/2qua.fc.up.pt\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"P\u00c1GINA INICIAL"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3228\" class=\"elementor elementor-3228\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46a5fc6c e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"46a5fc6c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae5748a\" data-id=\"ae5748a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d08f75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0d08f75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Water Quality and Quantity, the challenge for the present and future.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe0145e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe0145e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A project that assesses the quality and quantity of water in reservoirs, promoting awareness among local populations about this problem.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05a7b34 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"05a7b34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/2qua.fc.up.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_7538.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5081\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2qua.fc.up.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_7538.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/2qua.fc.up.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_7538-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/2qua.fc.up.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_7538-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/2qua.fc.up.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_7538-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/2qua.fc.up.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_7538-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/2qua.fc.up.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/elementor\/thumbs\/IMG_7538-rqfpcdhxnx6ry1l9ee1pqopz3fg317y4en5jwni5y8.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Aguieira Reservoir. \u00a9 Photograph by Tiago Paralta<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5092517 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5092517\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The 2Qua project assesses the quality and quantity of water in reservoirs and raises awareness among local populations about this issue. A multidisciplinary team will conduct an integrated assessment with various ecological analyses complemented by remote sensing tools to identify responsive indicators of water quality and quantity. Stakeholders in this issue will be engaged through a citizen science plan.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5f0685 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d5f0685\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/2qua.fc.up.pt\/en\/sobre-nos\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30127d83 elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30127d83\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-651d3a8\" data-id=\"651d3a8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38d7740e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38d7740e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Main objectives<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78cb0a65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78cb0a65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The main objective of project 2Qua is to address the integrated evaluation of water quality and quantity in freshwater reservoirs (See ODS n\u00ba 6). In this regard, we aim to:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1029a5ec\" data-id=\"1029a5ec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46578127 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"46578127\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1181\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1181\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Assessment of ecological potential according to the WFD<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1181\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1181\"><p>To assess the ecological potential of the target reservoirs (Aguieira and Rabag\u00e3o), following the WFD approach, and to evaluate the contribution of information from the assessment of zooplankton community dynamics to the assessment of water quality.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1182\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1182\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Microplastic contamination<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1182\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1182\"><p>To assess microplastic contamination in target reservoirs, going beyond legislation in ecological assessments, in order to identify potential sources of this contamination.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1183\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1183\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Remote sensing applied to water quality and quantity<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1183\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1183\"><p>To assess the ecological potential of the target reservoirs using remote sensing tools already employed in inland waters. Furthermore, we also intend to use remote sensing tools to evaluate the amount of water available in each reservoir.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1184\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1184\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Integrative analysis of indicators<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1184\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1184\"><p>Perform an integrative analysis, using the data collected in the previous tasks to identify sensitive indicators that allow establishing a positive correlation between water quality and quantity.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1185\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1185\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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data-widget_type=\"ha-card.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ha-card-figure\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/2qua.fc.up.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/foto_2Qua1-1-1024x640.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4640\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2qua.fc.up.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/foto_2Qua1-1-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/2qua.fc.up.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/foto_2Qua1-1-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/2qua.fc.up.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/foto_2Qua1-1-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/2qua.fc.up.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/foto_2Qua1-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-badge ha-badge--top-right\">General news<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ha-card-body\">\n\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"ha-card-title\">Project to assess water quantity and quality held its first meeting at FCUP<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The project \"2Qua: Water Quality and Quantity, the Challenges of the Present and the Future\" officially began last Friday, October 24th, with an initial meeting that brought together...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a class=\"ha-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/sigarra.up.pt\/fcup\/pt\/noticias_geral.ver_noticia?p_nr=130860\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"ha-btn-text\">Read more<\/span><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d51b799\" data-id=\"d51b799\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78dd9cad ha-card--top ha-card--tablet-top ha-card--mobile-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-card happy-addon ha-card\" data-id=\"78dd9cad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-card.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ha-card-figure\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/2qua.fc.up.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iStock-1169840024-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3419\" alt=\"istock 1169840024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2qua.fc.up.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iStock-1169840024-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/2qua.fc.up.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iStock-1169840024-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/2qua.fc.up.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iStock-1169840024-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/2qua.fc.up.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iStock-1169840024-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/2qua.fc.up.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iStock-1169840024-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-badge ha-badge--top-right\">Training<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ha-card-body\">\n\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"ha-card-title\">FCUP is hosting a webinar on water monitoring using the Copernicus Browser.<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The 2QUA project, led by the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (FCUP), is promoting the webinar \"Practical Tools for Monitoring Water with the Copernicus Browser\".<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a class=\"ha-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/sigarra.up.pt\/fcup\/pt\/noticias_geral.ver_noticia?p_nr=135521\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"ha-btn-text\">Read more<\/span><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-794afae0\" data-id=\"794afae0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d708a24 ha-card--top ha-card--tablet-top ha-card--mobile-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-card happy-addon ha-card\" data-id=\"5d708a24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-card.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ha-card-figure\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"712\" src=\"https:\/\/2qua.fc.up.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-24-at-13.10.02-1-2-e1784117809374-1024x712.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5263\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2qua.fc.up.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-24-at-13.10.02-1-2-e1784117809374-1024x712.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/2qua.fc.up.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-24-at-13.10.02-1-2-e1784117809374-300x209.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/2qua.fc.up.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-24-at-13.10.02-1-2-e1784117809374-768x534.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/2qua.fc.up.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-24-at-13.10.02-1-2-e1784117809374-1536x1068.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/2qua.fc.up.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-24-at-13.10.02-1-2-e1784117809374.jpeg 2040w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-badge ha-badge--top-right\">Scientific events<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ha-card-body\">\n\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"ha-card-title\">FCUP project represented at conference of the Iberian Limnology Association<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Special Session \u201cReservoirs at risk: emerging challenges and solutions for water quality management\u201d at the XXIII Congress of the Iberian Limnology Association, with proponents...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a class=\"ha-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/sigarra.up.pt\/fcup\/pt\/noticias_geral.ver_noticia?p_nr=139161\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"ha-btn-text\">Read more<\/span><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ef5108c elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ef5108c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-351df953\" data-id=\"351df953\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25af3728 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25af3728\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>2Qua project - Water Quality and Quantity, the challenge for the present and future<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-797d87b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"797d87b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Project 2Qua (Operation nr. 15807 | COMPETE2030-FEDER-00691600) is supported by European funds, through COMPETE2030, and national funds, through the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (https:\/\/doi.org\/10.54499\/2023.17517.ICDT).<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58d32a1e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"58d32a1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4713565 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4713565\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3726\" src=\"https:\/\/2qua.fc.up.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2QUA_logo-150x150.png\" alt=\"2qua logo\" width=\"76\" height=\"76\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6bc16d7 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6bc16d7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e722d3a\" data-id=\"7e722d3a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fc7ca2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7fc7ca2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>2Qua project - Water Quality and Quantity, the challenge for the present and future<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a005a1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a005a1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Project 2Qua (Operation nr. 15807 | COMPETE2030-FEDER-00691600) is supported by European funds, through COMPETE2030, and national funds, through the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (https:\/\/doi.org\/10.54499\/2023.17517.ICDT).<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36feb49c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"36feb49c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-794da0e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"794da0e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3726\" src=\"https:\/\/2qua.fc.up.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2QUA_logo-150x150.png\" alt=\"2qua logo\" width=\"76\" height=\"76\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-74b0beda elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74b0beda\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4adb2daa\" data-id=\"4adb2daa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-420ca239 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"420ca239\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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