Contaminant-specific isotope analyses as sharp environmental-forensics tools for site characterisation, monitoring and source apportionment of pollutants in soil

Objective

Conventional remediation-monitoring programmes, i.e. analysis of contaminant and metabolite concentrations over time and space, often provide inconclusive assessments due to inability to resolve among mixing of several contaminant sources, degradation, dispersion and other redistribution processes. The isoSoil objective is to firmly establish concentration-independent contaminant-specific isotope analysis (CSIA) as a novel, user-friendly and powerful tool for both degradation monitoring and source apportionment of organic contaminants in soil. The balanced isoSoil consortium with world-leading CSIA research groups, progressive remediation-focused and analytical services companies and experienced software enterprises will enable a) applications of multiple CSIA systems (13C/12C, 2H/1H, 15N/14N and 37Cl/35Cl) for improved site-specific characterization and monitoring of microbial and abiotic degradation, b) applications of CSIA “isotopic fingerprinting” (14C/12C, 2H/1H, 37Cl/35Cl, and 81Br/79Br) for source apportionment of both regional diffuse and locally mixed contamination scenarios (i.e., environmental forensics) and, c) emphasis on development and demonstration of web-based commercial software to aid soil managers in sampling and interpretation of CSIA results. The CSIA concept provides a well-defined and improved tool to for assessment and monitoring of the 3.5 mill contaminated soil sites in EU. Application of multi-element CSIA enables enhanced power to resolve between the many co-occurring processes. CSIA-based DEGRADATION MONITORING answers to Call Topic “improved tools for site characterization and monitoring of contaminated soils including chemical analysis”. CSIA-based SOURCE APPORTIONMENT answers to Call Topic “development of tools for detection of local, primary, or secondary sources”.

Field of science

• /natural sciences/computer and information sciences/software
• /social sciences/sociology/governance/public services

Programme(s)

• FP7-ENVIRONMENT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Environment (including Climate Change)

Topic(s)

• ENV.2007.3.1.2.2. - Development of technologies and tools for soil contamination assessment and site characterization, towards sustainable remediation

Call for proposal

FP7-ENV-2007-1
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Funding Scheme

CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project

Coordinator

STOCKHOLMS UNIVERSITET

Address

Universitetsvagen 10
10691 Stockholm
Sweden

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

EU contribution

€ 583 507,16

Administrative Contact

Charline Wiegert (Ms.)

Participants (11)

ALS SCANDINAVIA AB

Sweden

EU contribution

€ 20 700

Address

Aurorum 10
977 75 Lulea

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Douglas Baxter (Dr.)

HELLENIC CENTRE FOR MARINE RESEARCH

Greece

EU contribution

€ 137 254,75

Address

Leoforos Athens Sounio 46 7Km
19013 Attikia Anavissos

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Stylianos Kastrinakis (Mr.)

EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZUERICH

Participation ended

Switzerland

EU contribution

€ 76 514,40

Address

Raemistrasse 101
8092 Zuerich

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Thomas Hofstetter (Dr.)

Masarykova univerzita

Czechia

EU contribution

€ 202 320

Address

Zerotinovo Namesti 9
60177 Brno Stred

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Roman Hladik (Mr.)

AECOM CZ SRO

Czechia

EU contribution

€ 93 225

Address

Trojska 92
171 00 Prague 7

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Jirina Machackova (Dr.)

POLITECHNIKA LODZKA

Poland

EU contribution

€ 183 200

Address

Ulica Zeromskiego 116
90 924 Lodz

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Piotr Paneth (Prof.)

UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 422 157,40

Address

Beacon House Queens Road
BS8 1QU Bristol

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Mike Hobbs (Mr.)

FQS POLAND SP. Z O.O.

Poland

EU contribution

€ 54 960

Address

Ulica Parkowa 11
30 538 Krakow

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Jerzy Rudzinski (Dr.)

MakoLab S.A.

Poland

EU contribution

€ 47 910

Address

Ul. Demokratyczna 46
93 430 Lodz

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Miroslaw Sopek (Dr.)

IVL SVENSKA MILJOEINSTITUTET AB

Sweden

EU contribution

€ 45 593,75

Address

Po Box 21060
100 31 Stockholm

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Mats Ridner (Mr.)

EIDGENOESSISCHE ANSTALT FUER WASSERVERSORGUNG ABWASSERREINIGUNG UND GEWAESSERSCHUTZ

Switzerland

EU contribution

€ 232 615,60

Address

Uberlandstrasse 133
8600 Dubendorf

Activity type

Other

Administrative Contact

Laura Klein (Ms.)