METABOLOMICS OF TIDAL ORGANISMS TO INDICATE OIL POLLUTION

Informations projet

METOIL

N° de convention de subvention: 273643

Projet clôturé

Date de début 1 Juin 2011

Date de fin 31 Mai 2014

Financé au titre de

• Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Coût total € 230 627,20

Contribution de l’UE € 230 627,20

Coordonné par

KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET
Danemark

Objectif

"Metabolomics is a new research field that evaluates the changes in the metabolite profiles within organisms as a result of normal physiological processes, from onset of disease, or from exposure to environmental toxins or other stressors. The goal of the METOIL is to understand the metabolomic state of a subject by extracting, identifying and quantifying all the small molecule compounds (metabolites) to assess the toxicological risk and consequences of environmental pollution by polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) and other oil hydrocarbons. Metabolomic profiles of different marine organisms (seaweeds, polychaetes and mussels) will be studied to determine whether they can be used as pollution indicators and sentinel biosensors. The analytical methods implemented to characterise the metabolomes of the study organisms will be cutting-edge, powerful, reliable, and so far they are only possible in very few European laboratories. Advanced chemometric methods will be applied to develop a systematic methodology to ascertain how the metabolomes of the study species are affected and the metabolites that mostly determine that trends. METOIL is highly interdisciplinary as it involves analytical chemists, biologist, environmental metabolomics, ecotoxicological risk and chemometricians. METOIL implies cutting-edge, novel research with the ambition of building and applying a new approach for risk assessment related to contamination by spilled hydrocarbons. It is worth noting that METOIL can be applied to monitor the environmental situation of the Galician coast (NW Spain) and other affected areas strongly affected by chronic hydrocarbon spillages caused by the intense traffic of oil tankers navigating through the International Corridor for the Navigation of Special Goods. METOIL will, thus, be relevant to protect intertidal areas which are relevant for seafood and seaweed growing and collection which are intended for human consumption."

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• ingénierie et technologie › génie électrique, génie électronique, génie de l’information › ingénierie électronique › capteurs › biocapteurs
• sciences naturelles › sciences chimiques › chimie organique › hydrocarbures
• sciences naturelles › sciences de la Terre et sciences connexes de l'environnement › sciences de l'environnement › pollution
• sciences naturelles › sciences chimiques › chimie organique › composé aromatique

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Programme(s)

• FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Thème(s)

• FP7-PEOPLE-2010-IEF - Marie-Curie Action: "Intra-European fellowships for career development"

Appel à propositions

FP7-PEOPLE-2010-IEF
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Régime de financement

MC-IEF -

Coordinateur

KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET

• Contribution de l’UE: € 230 627,20
• Adresse: NORREGADE 10 ; 1165 Kobenhavn ; Danemark
• Région: Danmark › Hovedstaden › Byen København
• Type d’activité: Établissements d’enseignement supérieur ou secondaire
• Coût total: Aucune donnée