Water catchment areas: tools for management and control of hazardous compounds (WATCH)

Objective

In site on-line sensors for general hydrocarbon pollution (including BTEX, MTBE and ETBE) in soil and groundwater will be deployed at contaminated sites owned by end users within the consortium. Robust immunoassay kits for the target analytes will be designed and tested on-site. A target compound database for environmental degradation behaviour, inhibiting and stimulating effects and ecotoxicological assessment will provide a basis for signal assessment and decision/management support. The sensor and management system will be installed and tested at three sites of two end users in order to prove the early warning and management system.
Deliverables will include
(1), an integrated management tool for coast areas with contaminant sources, including a risk management and reduction strategy; environmental impacts, economical and socio-economical effects and
(2), in-site sensors and rapid in field immunoassay kits for target analytes.

Programme(s)

• FP5-EESD - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.4.-1. - Key action Sustainable Management and Quality of Water

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

DECHEMA GESELLSCHAFT FUER CHEMISCHE TECHNIK UND BIOTECHNOLOGIE E.V.

Address

Theodor-heuss-allee 25
60486 Frankfurt Am-main
Germany

Participants (7)

CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS

Spain

Address

Jordi Girona 18-26
08034 Barcelona

CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY

United Kingdom

Address

Wharley End
MK43 0AL Cranfield,bedford

DHI - INSTITUTE OF WATER & ENVIRONMENT

Denmark

Address

Agern Allee 11
2970 Hoersholm

DIACLONE

France

Address

Boulevard Alexandre Fleming 1
25020 Besancon

DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Germany

Address

15,Helmholtzstr. 10, Huelsse-bau
01069 Dresden

SALZBURG AG FUER ENERGIE, VERKEHR UND TELEKOMMUNIKATION

Austria

Address

Strubergasse 21
5020 Salzburg

STADTWERKE DUESSELDORF AG

Germany

Address

Luisenstrasse 105
40215 Duesseldorf