Objective ASSESSMENT OF THE PRESENT STATUS OF ACIDIFICATION IN HIGH ALTITUDE LAKES AND THE SUSCEPTIBILITY OF THEIR CATCHMENTS TO ACIDIFICATION. THE JOINT RESEARCH PROJECT BETWEEN THE ITALIAN INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY (PALLANZA), THE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY OF THE PROVINCE BOLZANO (LAIVES, ITALY), THE UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK (AUSTRIA) AND ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY OF THE CANTON TESSIN (BELLINZONA, SWITZERLAND) IS INVESTIGATING THE ACIDIFICATION IN HIGH ALTITUDE LAKES OF THE ALPINE MOUNTAINS. PARTICULAR EMPHASIS IS GIVEN TO: -THE CLASSIFICATION OF ALPINE LAKES ON THE BASIS OF THE GEOLOGY AND SOIL IN THEIR WATERSHEDS, AND THEIR HYDROCHEMISTRY; - THE IDENTIFICATION OF CLASSES OF LAKES MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO ACIDIFICATION DUE TO PARAMETERS MENTIONED ABOVE; - THE ESTABLISHMENT OF METHODS MOST USEFUL FOR COMMON USE IN THIS PROJECT TO QUANTIFY LEVELS OF ACIDIFICATION IN SUSCEPTIBLE LAKES; - THE QUANTIFICATION OF SO-CALLED "CRITICAL ACID LOADS" FOR EACH CLASS OF ALPINE LAKES. SUPPORTING DATA COLLECTED IN PREVIOUS STUDIES WILL BE CRITICALLY ASSESSED AND INCLUDED AS FAR AS POSSIBLE IN A DATA BASE ON THE ACIDIFICATION OF LAKES IN THIS GEOGRAPHICAL AREA. Fields of science natural sciencesearth and related environmental scienceshydrologydrainage basinsnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesgeology Programme(s) FP1-ENVPROT 4C - Multiannual research and development programmes (EEC) in the field of the environment - Protection of the environment -, 1986-1990 Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator PROVINCIA AUTONOMA DI BOLZANO - REG.ALTO ADIGE Address Unterbergstrasse, 2 39055 Laives Italy See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (2) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address Via salaria km 29.300 00016 Montelibretti roma See on map UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK Switzerland EU contribution € 0,00 Address Bellinzona See on map
