Objetivo Heavy metals from different sources accumulate in the environment. From a policy point of view, it has-been difficult to tackle the environmental problems due to heavy metals partly because the problem has been viewed from different policy domains (air, water, soils etc.). Thus, it is not guaranteed that the policy mix applied under environmental regulation is optimal. A systems analysis would be required to define the sources of heavy metals, how they are dispersed in the environment and which adverse effects they might cause on human and ecosystems health. From a policy point of view, it is also important to identify what kinds of policy responses would be most cost-effective to reduce the impacts of heavy metals. Such information is required for carrying out cost-benefit analyses of reducing the occurrence of heavy metals in our society. Identifying the benefits would include a monetary valuation of the impacts with contingent valuation (CV) approaches (e.g. assessing the willingness-to-pay,WTP). The focus of the work described will be on priority metals, which are mercury, cadmium, chrome, nickel, arsenic and lead. Core aim of the research is to to carry out cost-effectiveness (CEA)and cost-benefit analyses (CBA) for reducing the heavy metals occurrence, in the EU Member States and candidate countries, including damage assessment to the environment and human health in the long term following the impact pathway analysis which assesses the impacts and damages of pollutants from their emissions over their dispersion to exposure and impacts. Finally, feasibility study will be conducted to identify the potentials, strengths and weaknesses and uncertainties of currently available macro-economic models to identify further research needs in this field. Ámbito científico natural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrytransition metalsnatural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystemsnatural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrymetalloids Palabras clave Cost-Benefit Analysis Heavy Metals Programa(s) FP6-POLICIES - Policy support: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Tema(s) POLICIES-1.6 - Assessment of environmental technologies for support of policy decisions Convocatoria de propuestas FP6-2002-SSP-1 Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoria Régimen de financiación STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinador UNIVERSITAET STUTTGART Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Kepplerstrasse 7 STUTTGART Alemania Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos Participantes (9) Ordenar alfabéticamente Ordenar por aportación de la UE Ampliar todo Contraer todo CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE Italia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Piazzale Aldo Moro 7 ROMA Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos CZECH HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE Chequia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección NA SABATCE 17 PRAGUE 4 Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos ETZEL MÜSZAKI SZOLGÁLTATÓ BT Hungría Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Ménesi ut 38. BUDAPEST Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos INSTITUTE FOR ECOLOGY OF INDUSTRIAL AREAS Polonia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección KOSSUTHA 6 KATOWICE Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE Reino Unido Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección 8 ROXBURGH PLACE EDINBURGH Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos IVL SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE LTD. Suecia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Haelsingegatan 43 STOCKHOLM Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos METEOROLOGICAL SYNTHESIZING CENTRE - EAST OF EMEP Rusia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Arhitektor Vlasov, 51 MOSCOW Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos NILU POLSKA Polonia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Barbary 21A KATOWICE Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos NORSK INSTITUTT FOR LUFTFORSKNING Noruega Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Instituttveien 18 100 KJELLER Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos