[ES]. This work is carried out at TORRECID S.A in Alcora, province of Castellón. This company is a multinational chemical company that supplies products mainly to the glass and ceramics sectors. Products are traded internationally, which requires compliance with the legislation of the country of ori...

[EN] The need for the environment to be incorporated in companies and in the administration has entailed the development of Environmental Management Systems, which allow them to improve their environmental and operational performance. This paper develops an implementation plan for an Environmental M...

[EN] Natural enemies of pests are affected by the use of chemical substances in agriculture, which can have lethal and various sub-lethal effects and disrupt their biocontrol service. In this work, I investigated how the pesticide Quasin may affect the adaptive prey selection of the spider P. cespit...

This Final Work of Grado (TFG) aims to establish the basis for an Environmental Management System under the guidelines of international standard ISO 14001: 2015 for the Municipality of Serra (Valencia). This GGF sets out the requirements for setting up an environmental management system enabling the...

Eutrophication is a problem that affects much of the freshwater of our country and makes it difficult to use. This problem that can occur naturally, has been aggravated by spills that make the human being of the nutrients that favors this process, such as phosphorus and nitrogen. The phosphorus is c...

[EN] Trampling is one of the most visible forms of disturbance to vegetation as a result of recreational use resulting in loss of vegetation height and cover and changes in plant community composition. In order to identify and quantify such impacts, a study on Capo Sant Elia, a calcareous promontory...

Paulownia spp. is the only genus with tree species of the Scrophulariaceae family, which are mainly herbaceous. Originating in East Asia and grown for 2000 years, the industrial and commercial interest of this species has increased in recent decades due to its good adaptability and rapid growth, mak...

The soil represents an essential component in a forest ecosystem. Forest fires are the cause that generates the greatest negative impact on the soil as a result of the elimination of the Flora and due to the alteration of the biogeochemical processes causing some changes to the soil properties. This...

Current society is totally dependent on energy supply for all types of activities, from our daily personal consumption to the most basic systems such as food production or water management. The finite nature of natural resources and the exponential growth of the population make energy consumption a...

[ES] Mining activity is of great economic importance in the Autonomous Community of Valencia. This importance is due to the fact that, in addition to offering the products obtained from it to different sectors of industry, it also offers everyday products. However, mining activity can have negative...

The main objective of the study is to obtain data concerning the use of photovoltaic (PV) systems in two European locations with distinct conditions, not only climatic but also economic. This locations have been set as Gandía, east coast of Spain, with Mediterranean climate and high amount of solar...

[ES]. This work concerns the implementation of a business model based on the production of organic oil. The company’s bases were first considered, based on the quantity of product that can be obtained, and then the requirements for obtaining the organic product certificate will be met. Companies in...

[ES] Analysis of organic pollutants in environmental samples usually requires the use of separation techniques, given the complexity of the samples and the large number of relevant compounds present in the samples. High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) is the preferred technique, but the dev...

The common octopus (Scopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797) is a fishing species of high commercial value. This study focuses on catches of the coastal population close to Gandy, in the Northwest Mediterranean Sea, and analyses a series of data obtained by fishing octopus with deciphes for 9 days between May...

[ES] The Ullal Fosc is located in the municipality of Gandy in the Marjal de la Safor, one of the most important coastal wetlands in the Autonomous Community of Valencia included in the Valencian Catalogue of Húmedas Zones. It was also designated as Sites of Community Importance (SCI) Dunes de la Sa...

[ES] The municipality of Sagunto does not have an updated file showing the complete sewerage system. This makes it difficult to maintain the network and repair it. Aigües de Sagunt has therefore put out to tender a job offer to prepare this information. The company selected was the company for which...

[EN] The growth of the energy consumption in our society is not sustainable, fossil fuel reserves are limited and its combustion is largely responsible for the climatic change and the atmospheric pollution in many cities. Then it is necessary the change to a new energetic system based on the efficie...

The Guide to the Municipal Action Plan for Flood Risk is a document drawn up by the municipalities affected by this type of risk, such as Cullera, in order to meet the organisational and planning needs in the event of flooding. The importance of this guide lies in the climatic characteristics of the...

[ES] This study carried out an analysis of the microbiological quality present in bathing and transition waters on the mouth and coastal zone of the Serpis river. In particular, six sampling points were analysed (current exit from the outfall, 1 km south of the current outflow from the outfall, in t...

In this work, the root characterisation was carried out and the nodulation of two legumes characteristic of the Autonomous Community of Valencia was analysed: Medicago sativa L. and Onobrychis viciifolia Scop. Subsequently, a method of isolation and identification of rhizobians housing the nodules f...

[ES] A study has been carried out to see the viability of an organic horticultural crop in Western Sahara, specifically in one of the Saharauis refugee camps called Aaiún (Laayoune), a depressed and underdeveloped area with serious problems in certain areas, such as food. The soil has a clay content...

The blue crab, Callinectes sapidus (Rathbun 1896), originating in the western coasts of the Atlantic Ocean, has been introduced into Mediterranean waters since the middle of the twentieth century, where it is now considered to be an invasive species. This study provides information on the sizes, abu...

The aim of this Final Grado Work (TFG) is to study and analyse the evolution of Mediterranean vegetation, specifically the vegetation present in the Sierra de Mariola after a disturbance, which in this work corresponds to forest fires. These have for thousands of years modelled the plant communities...

This final work was carried out at the plant Fitonutrient S.L., which is involved in the production of conventional fertilisers. This company was interested in adapting some of its products for use in organic farming. In order to be able to adapt these products, a procedure must be followed to obtai...

This work monitors the water quality of the urban lake of La Goleta (Tavernes de la Valldigna) at two sampling points called G2 and G4. On the other hand, it is also intended to carry out an initial diagnosis of the lake prior to restoration measures and to identify the most suitable variables for m...