Project description
A deep dive into historical pollution in Europe’s seas
Pollution is a critical environmental issue globally, with Europe’s seas and coastal zones being heavily impacted by human activities, particularly since the industrial age began around 1900. This pollution has prompted cycles of development, followed by the identification of pollution risks and the implementation of legal restrictions. However, gaps in knowledge hinder effective policy justification and implementation, particularly regarding the long-term impacts of these regulations. In this context, the EU-funded PANDORA project aims to address these issues by providing high-resolution data on historical heavy metal and microplastic concentrations. By analysing time-resolved stratigraphic archives from the northern Alboran Sea, PANDORA will identify the sources of contamination and their effects on marine life, offering insights for future environmental policies.
Objective
All over the world, pollution is one of the ultimate environmental concerns. Europe’s seas and coastal zones are heavily impacted by human activities, resulting in significant pollution since the beginning of the industrial age and particularly since 1900. In Europe, this major concern is linked to cycles of development and use of new elements and compounds, followed by identification of pollution levels and risks, eventually leading to the implementation of restrictions on their use, often through national, European and international legal instruments. Yet there are critical knowledge gaps that can interfere with the justification and implementation of such policies. One is the provision of stratigraphic data on the long-term (historical) impacts of such regulations on widespread environmental concentrations of target pollutants. The PANDORA project will fill this void by providing an innovative approach, combining high-resolution data on heavy metal and microplastic concentrations, over time, determining possible sources of contamination, and quantifying their effects on benthic foraminifera growth patterns and calcification. The scope of this project is a shelf-to-slope transect of time-resolved stratigraphic archives recovered in the northern margin of the Alboran Sea (western Mediterranean).
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HORIZON.4.1 - Widening participation and spreading excellence
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HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF - HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
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(opens in new window) HORIZON-WIDERA-2023-TALENTS-02
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8005 139 Faro
Portugal
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