The HRT science programme Prometej reported on the Was2Grow project on 11 December 2024. In a short clip, viewers can discover how sheep wool can be transformed into an innovative hydroponic solution and how converting waste resources into products with added value can alter conventional agriculture by making it more sustainable.
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Interdisciplinary lecture “The fate of pesticides after their application in agriculture”
A group of undergraduate students of the Phytomedicine and Landscape Architecture study program at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, visited the Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, one of the partners of the Was2Grow project, on November 25, 2024. The host was Assist Prof Sanja Stipičević, who gave the students an interdisciplinary …
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Invited lecture of Assist. Prof. Sanja Stipičević, PhD entitled “Pesticides in the soil”
On November 7, 2024 in the Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health Assist. Prof. Sanja Stipičević, PhD presented the objectives of the Was2Grow project as part of her invited lecture entitled “Pesticides in the soil” for the course “Geological aspects of waste disposal” at the University of Zagreb’s Faculty of Science. The lecture was …
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Information Day for the Was2Grow Project – Transforming Bio-Waste to Innovative Hydroponic Solutions
Organized by the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture, the Information Day for the project “Transforming of Bio-Waste to Innovative Hydroponic Solutions” was held on October 29, 2024, in the Great Hall of Pavilion VI at Svetošimunska cesta 25. The project leader Prof. Gabrijel Ondrašek PhD, welcomed all partners and collaborators and provided an overview …
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Information Day for the Was2Grow Project – Transforming Bio-Waste to Innovative Hydroponic Solutions
The University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture, is organizing an Information Day as part of the project “Conversion of Bio-Waste into Innovative Hydroponic Solutions”, which will take place on October 29, 2024, at the Faculty of Agriculture, VI Pavilion – Velika vijećnica, Svetošimunska cesta 25. We invite all interested parties to join us and learn …
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Analysis of Organic Pollutants in the Service of Melioration Innovations
A colloquium titled Analysis of Organic Pollutants in the Service of Melioration Innovations was held by Assist. Prof. Sanja Stipičević, PhD from Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health on October 16, 2024, in the institute’s lecture hall. The aim was to present a project of targeted research cooperation between science and industry that responds …
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XV. International Agriculture Symposium”AGROSYM 2024″
At the XV. International Agricultural Symposium AGROSYM 2024, an abstract entitled “Biochar-Mediated Remediation of Metal-Contaminated Soils: Impact on Cadmium, Zinc & Lead Mobility“ was presented by authors Gabrijel Ondrašek, Jonti Shepherd, and Jelena Horvatinec. The research highlights that the remediation of metal-contaminated soils using specific types of biochar can significantly reduce the transfer of harmful …
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Innovation of the Year 2023
On September 25, 2024, at the SEECEL building of the University of Zagreb, the prestigious “Innovation of the Year” award was presented to an international team for their work on the innovation “Innovative Composites Based on Bio-Waste”. The award-winning team included Carlos Manterola-Barrosa, Gabrijel Ondrašek, Jelena Horvatinec, and Christian Merino-Gergichevich. The annual “Innovation of the …
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INSORE 2024 International Summit on Renewable Energy
From September 19 to 21, 2024, the International Summit on Sustainable Energy Sources (INSORE 2024) was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. One of the notable speakers at the event was Prof. Gabrijel Ondrašek, who presented the innovative Was2Grow project – focusing on the conversion of bio-waste into hydroponic solutions. The main goal of the Malaysia …
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