Research Fellow- Water Resource Management Unit, United Nations University
Tamara Avellán is a Research Fellow in the Water Resource Management Unit at the United Nnations University Institute for Integrated Mnagement of Material Fluxes and of Resource (UNU-FLORES). A biologist by profession, she has conducted research on the ecological impacts of water quality in aquatic life and on the effects of excess nutrient loads on plant morphology. AtUNU-FLORES, Dr Avellán focuses on the linkages of water, soil, and waste for reducing resource loses.
How recycled water could revolutionise sustainable development
Mar 22, 2017 08:32 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
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