Description du projet
Mettre en place des collaborations et des réseaux dédiés aux solutions PFAS
Les plastiques, les lubrifiants et d’autres matériaux contiennent des substance per et polyfluoroalkylée (PFAS), des produits chimiques synthétiques utilisés depuis les années 1960 pour créer des articles capables de résister à l’exposition à l’eau et aux taches. Les PFAS fissent toutefois par se retrouver dans l’environnement et dans le corps humain, et les informations concernant la manière de traiter ces produits chimiques font cruellement défaut. Le projet PFAStwin, financé par l’UE, aidera la Faculté de chimie de l’Université de Belgrade (UBFC), en Serbie, à élaborer une stratégie scientifique pour le transfert de connaissances relatives aux PFAS, à promouvoir la mise en réseau et les recherches conjointes, à renforcer les capacités du bureau des subventions de l’UBFC et à soutenir la diffusion et la communication des connaissances. Outre le fait de mettre en place des canaux optimisés de mise en réseau, les travaux du projet amélioreront la réputation de l’UBFC ainsi que son profil de recherche et administratif.
Objectif
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are synthetic chemicals widely used for more than 60 years to make plastics, firefighting foams, and lubricants, and help create stain-resistant, waterproof, and nonstick products. However, they ended up in the environment and now can be found in the soil, water, sediment, accumulated in human bodies and represent a worldwide challenge. The Serbian national chemicals legislation recognizes these chemicals, but none of the existing scientific or governmental institutions analyze these compounds. In addition, a solution to the challenge of remediation is not in sight. Based on a number of publications in peer-reviewed journals, a number of international projects, and a number of students, the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Chemistry (UBFC) is one of the leading scientific institutions in Serbia. This project aims to enhance networking activities between UBFC and two top-class counterparts, who are leaders in PFAS analysis (CSIC from Spain) and innovative (bio)remediation of emerging pollutants (BRGM from France). In addition, this project will focus on strengthening the research management capacities and administrative skills of the Grant Office from UBFC. This will be conducted through the development of a scientific strategy for dealing with PFAS (WP1), knowledge transfer in the field of analysis and (bio)remediation of emerging pollutants (WP2), networking and promoting joint research integrating creativity and developing new approaches for PFAS remediation (WP3), capacity building of the UBFC Grant Office (WP4), and through dissemination, exploitation and communication (WP5). The expected impact of PFASTwin is to enhance the reputation, research and administrative profile, and networking channels of UBFC and improve its capability to compete successfully for national, EU, and international research funding while simultaneously benefiting partner institutions through new contacts, skills, and collaborations.
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11001 Beograd
Serbie