Obiettivo Mercury contamination in water due to mining, forest burning and industrial activities is a serious threat to aquatic and human life in South America. Typical examples are the Amazon Basin in Brazil (mercury levels in human hair reach up to 170 pip while at critical levels of 50 pip, first intoxication symptoms appear), the Manu and the Chilli rivers in Peru and several areas in Argentina. Mercury contamination in water is also found in Europe (several regions of Spain). Water treatments are almost non-existent in South America. On the other hand, existing technologies for mercury removal lack efficiency due to poor selectivity of materials used. Therefore the main aim of this proposal is to design selective, recyclable and low cost receptors fori) 'on site' monitoring of mercury in water,ii)developing of a viable technology for mercury removal to be tested against phytoremediation agents based on natural resources of the region, andiii) exploring their potential for therapeutic use. Results expected arei) a new method for mercury detection,ii) novel receptors for mercury removal from water, andiii) background information required for a more efficient treatment for mercury intoxication in humans. Campo scientifico engineering and technologyenvironmental biotechnologybioremediationphytoremediationnatural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrytransition metals Programma(i) FP5-INCO 2 - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Confirming the international role of Community research,1998-2002" Argomento(i) Data not available Invito a presentare proposte Data not available Meccanismo di finanziamento CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinatore UNIVERSITY OF SURREY Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo GU2 5XH GUILDFORD Regno Unito Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Partecipanti (4) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA Perú Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Urb. San Jose s/n Umacollo 1350 AREQUIPA Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR Argentina Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Avenida Alem 1253 8000 BAHIA BLANCA Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato UNIVERSIDADE DE SAO PAULO Brasile Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Avenida Trabalhador Saocarlense 400 - Centro 13566-590 SAN CARLOS Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA Spagna Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Avinguda Diagonal 645 08028 BARCELONA Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato