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

Project Information

MERCYMS

Grant agreement ID: EVK3-CT-2002-00070

Project closed

Start date 1 October 2002

End date 30 November 2005

Funded under

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

Total cost € 2 490 641,00

EU contribution € 1 446 655,00

Coordinated by

NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF ITALY
Italy

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.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › chemical sciences › inorganic chemistry › transition metals
• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › software › software applications › simulation software

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

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF ITALY

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Unical-Polifunzionale ; 87036 RENDE ; Italy
• Total cost: No data

Participants (10)

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Helioparc Pau-Pyrénées 2, Av. Pierre Angot ; 64053 PAU
• Total cost: No data

GOETEBORG UNIVERSITY

Sweden

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 3,Kemigaarden 3 ; 412 96 GOETEBORG
• Total cost: No data

INSTITUTE FOR ECOLOGY OF INDUSTRIAL AREAS

Poland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: UL. KOSSUTHA 6 ; 40844 KATOWICE
• Total cost: No data

INSTITUTE OF ACCELERATING SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS

Greece

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: University Campus, Building 9 ; 10024 ATHENS
• Total cost: No data

JOZEF STEFAN INSTITUTE

Slovenia

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Jamova 39 ; 3000 LJUBLJANA
• Total cost: No data

NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF ITALY

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Area della Ricerca, Via Alfieri 1 ; 56010 MEZZANA
• Total cost: No data

NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH

Norway

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Instituttveien 18 ; 2027 KJELLER
• Total cost: No data

SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE LTD-IVL SVENSKA MILJOININSTITUTET AB

Sweden

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 43,VALHALLAVAGEN 81 ; 11427 STOCKHOLM
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA

Slovenia

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Jamova 2 ; 1000 LJUBLJANA
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UNIVERSITÉ DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L'ADOUR

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Helioparc Pau-Pyrenees, 2 avenue du President Ango ; 64053 PAU
• Total cost: No data