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Background Urban water activities ensure both a reliable supply of drinking water and compliance with regulations for discharging water into water bodies. However, the processes involved in the urban water cycle also have environmental impacts, as they consume electricity, use chemicals and generate waste. There is, therefore, a need to improve understand ...

The escape of fish from sea-cage aquaculture is perceived as a serious threat to natural biodiversity in Europe's marine waters. Escaped fish may cause undesirable genetic effects in native populations through interbreeding, and ecological effects through predation, competition and the transfer of diseases to wild fish. Technical and operational failures of fish farming technology cause escapes. C ...