An integrated approach to assess the mercury cyclying in the mediterranean basin

Objective

The overall goal of the proposed project is to develop an integrated modelling system aimed to assess the relative contributions of different processes involved in the cycling of mercury in the Mediterranean Basin. It will involve experimental and modelling integrated tasks aimed to investigate key mechanisms that may affect the cycle of mercury within and between the marine environment and the atmosphere. Therefore the modelling tasks will be supported with ad-hoc integrated atmospheric and water measurements performed at coastal and offshore sites as well as controlled experiments carried out in the laboratories. The integrated modelling system will integrate socio-economic analysis and will allow to support the implementation of the EU Directive on Mercury and EU Framework Water Directive at country and European level.

Programme(s)

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

Topic(s)

• 1.1.4.-3. - Key action Sustainable Marine Ecosystems

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF ITALY

Address

Unical-polifunzionale
87036 Rende
Italy

Participants (10)

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE

France

Address

Helioparc Pau-pyrénées 2, Av. Pierre Angot
64053 Pau

GOETEBORG UNIVERSITY

Sweden

Address

3,Kemigaarden 3
412 96 Goeteborg

INSTITUTE FOR ECOLOGY OF INDUSTRIAL AREAS

Poland

Address

Ul. Kossutha 6
40844 Katowice

INSTITUTE OF ACCELERATING SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS

Greece

Address

University Campus, Building 9
10024 Athens

JOZEF STEFAN INSTITUTE

Slovenia

Address

Jamova 39
3000 Ljubljana

NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF ITALY

Italy

Address

Area Della Ricerca, Via Alfieri 1
56010 Mezzana

NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH

Norway

Address

Instituttveien 18
2027 Kjeller

SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE LTD-IVL SVENSKA MILJOININSTITUTET AB

Sweden

Address

43,Valhallavagen 81
11427 Stockholm

UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA

Slovenia

Address

Jamova 2
1000 Ljubljana

UNIVERSITÉ DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L'ADOUR

France

Address

Helioparc Pau-pyrenees, 2 Avenue Du President Ango
64053 Pau