ISGlobal
ISGlobal is a research center that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.
Arctic sea ice loss drives drier weather over California and wetter over Spain and Portugal
A study led by researchers from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre supported by the "la Caixa" Foundation, has used a novel approach to unravel the influence of the loss of Arctic sea ice on the planet's climate, isolating it from other factors related to climate change. The study, published in the journal Communications Earth and […]
Environmental impact of bottled water up to 3,500 times higher than tap water
A new study compares the health and environmental impacts of individual water consumption choices in Barcelona.
Chemicals in drinking water linked with 5% of annual bladder cancer in Europe
Each year, more than 6,500 cases of bladder cancer—nearly 5% of all cases in Europe— can be attributed to exposure to trihalomethanes (THMs) in drinking water. This is one of the conclusions of a large-scale study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre supported by ”la Caixa”, that analysed for the first time the […]