METTRANS
Metal Transport in the Environment
| Coordinatore |
Organization address
address: University Offices, Wellington Square contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Non specificata |
| Totale costo | 0 € |
| EC contributo | 0 € |
| Programma | FP7-PEOPLE
Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) |
| Anno di inizio | 2012 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2012-02-01 - 2016-01-31 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
Organization address
address: University Offices, Wellington Square contact info |
UK (OXFORD) | coordinator | 1˙027˙994.00 |
| 2 |
LANDSVIRKJUN SAMEIGNARFELAG
Organization address
address: HAALEITISBRAUT 68 contact info |
IS (REYKJAVIK) | participant | 417˙080.00 |
| 3 |
UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM
Organization address
address: STOCKTON ROAD THE PALATINE CENTRE contact info |
UK (DURHAM) | participant | 405˙481.00 |
| 4 |
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
Organization address
address: Rue Michel -Ange 3 contact info |
FR (PARIS) | participant | 266˙824.00 |
| 5 |
LULEA TEKNISKA UNIVERSITET
Organization address
address: University Campus, Porsoen contact info |
SE (LULEA) | participant | 246˙302.00 |
| 6 |
NATURHISTORISKA RIKSMUSEET
Organization address
city: STOCKHOLM contact info |
SE (STOCKHOLM) | participant | 246˙302.00 |
| 7 |
SVENSK KARNBRANSLEHANTERING AB
Organization address
address: BLEKHOLMSTORGET 30 contact info |
SE (STOCKHOLM) | participant | 246˙302.00 |
| 8 |
ALS SCANDINAVIA AB
Organization address
address: AURORUM 10 contact info |
SE (LULEA) | participant | 246˙301.00 |
| 9 |
AMPHOS 21 CONSULTING SL
Organization address
address: Passeig de Garcia Faria 49-51 contact info |
ES (BARCELONA) | participant | 240˙933.00 |
| 10 |
UNIVERSITAT AUTONOMA DE BARCELONA
Organization address
address: Campus UAB -BELLATERRA- s/n contact info |
ES (CERDANYOLA DEL VALLES) | participant | 240˙933.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'Understanding the processes that control the transport of metals in the environment is essential for a wide range of fields, including environmental protection and remediation, mineral resources, climate change. Through recent analytical developments, it is possible, using natural variations in metal isotopes, to identify and quantify how metal concentrations in natural waters are controlled by interactions with mineral surfaces, microbially-mediated reactions, and release during mineral weathering, and so significantly advancing our understanding of the fate and consequences of metal transport in the environment However, such applications have not been extensively exploited. The proposed MetTrans scientific and training Network will address a range of critical societal and industrial applications. This includes the abiotic and microbial immobilization of contaminants, the role of metals in carbon sequestration, and the response of metal transport to climate change. This requires interdisciplinary input, from chemistry, geology, physics, biology, hydrology, and engineering, and the solution to many of these problems requires close academic-industrial collaboration – academia will provide the scientific expertise and state-of-the-art analytical techniques to the practical applications confronted by industry. Although the particular research questions considered are diverse, the underlying scientific principles and analytical techniques are similar. This therefore provides an excellent platform to train young scientists in using of isotopic methods, understanding metal behaviour, and utilizing skills broadly. The Network focuses on providing training on analytical skills, on understanding fundamental principles, and on modelling, and exposes young scientists to a wide range of opportunities for applying this training in research and industry.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
New methods will show the influence of various natural processes on metal transport and concentrations in aquatic environments.
Descrizione progetto (Article)
Metals found in natural waters are an important area of research on climate change and environmental protection, and are a source of valuable minerals in industry. The natural processes that govern the transport of metals in the environment are however poorly understood.
To address this problem, the EU-funded 'Metal transport in the environment' (http://www.mettrans-itn.eu/ (METTRANS)) project aims to apply new technologies to understand how naturally occurring metals behave. It constitutes various PhD projects, bringing together a network of leading European research groups.
So far, scientists have developed a wide variety of novel techniques to track metals. This allows researchers to explore the dynamic relationship between metals and their geographical and living surroundings.
Future analytical methods will further characterise environmental processes in entire watersheds. Ultimately, researchers will be able to see how metals travel from various continental water sources into the ocean basins.
The METTRANS project will be a rich source of information for various future scientific endeavours. Furthermore, it will strengthen research collaborations between relevant academic and industry partners.
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