Objective
The AquaTRAIN research training network addresses key research issues underpinning the European Legislative Framework on groundwater and soil protection as highlighted in FP6 sub-priority 1.1.6.3 II 2.2b. The objectives of AquaTRAIN are to provide early stage researchers with
(a) analytical, geochemical, microbiological and environmental management training necessary for the technical implementation of EU policies on groundwater and soil protection;
(b) exposure to innovative developments in our understanding of
(i) the biogeochemical processes controlling the cycling of chemicals in groundwater/soil systems;
(ii) novel protection and remediation technologies;
(iii) the biochemistry of chemical uptake in humans and in the food chain; and
(iv) human health and environmental impacts arising from trace concentrations of chemicals in ground waters.
Geogenic chemicals (i.e. of natural origin) will be the research focus because of the potential for breakthroughs in understanding microbiological controls on their mobility and for developing novel remediation/protection technologies. The objectives will be met by a coherently structured multi-disciplinary team of internationally recognised researchers providing training for early stage researchers through a joint innovative research programme involving individualised training plans, mentoring and network-wide training workshops with international speakers. The RTN will link with existing FP6 research and training projects, notably BRIDGE, AQUATERRA, COST, MOSES and MESPOM.
AquaTRAIN will serve the EU by addressing fragmentation and training future scientists who will have a sound multi-disciplinary grounding in the factors required to implement existing and forthcoming EU policy on groundwater protection, as well as having exposure to state-of-the-art technologies and ideas that may inform future developments in EU policy and regulation aimed at protecting a vital and irreplaceable resource for the EU.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: https://op.europa.eu/en/web/eu-vocabularies/euroscivoc.
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: https://op.europa.eu/en/web/eu-vocabularies/euroscivoc.
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesbiochemistry
- social sciencessociologygovernance
- engineering and technologycivil engineeringwater engineeringirrigation
- natural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrymetalloids
You need to log in or register to use this function
We are sorry... an unexpected error occurred during execution.
You need to be authenticated. Your session might have expired.
Thank you for your feedback. You will soon receive an email to confirm the submission. If you have selected to be notified about the reporting status, you will also be contacted when the reporting status will change.
Call for proposal
FP6-2005-MOBILITY-1
See other projects for this call
Funding Scheme
RTN - Marie Curie actions-Research Training NetworksCoordinator
MANCHESTER
United Kingdom