METTRANS

Metal Transport in the Environment

Coordinatore	more  Organization address address: University Offices, Wellington Square city: OXFORD postcode: OX1 2JD contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Gill Cognome: Wells Email: send email Telefono: +44 1865 289800 Fax: +44 1865 289801
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

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD  Organization address address: University Offices, Wellington Square city: OXFORD postcode: OX1 2JD contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Gill Cognome: Wells Email: send email Telefono: +44 1865 289800 Fax: +44 1865 289801	UK (OXFORD)	coordinator	1˙027˙994.00
2	LANDSVIRKJUN SAMEIGNARFELAG  Organization address address: HAALEITISBRAUT 68 city: REYKJAVIK postcode: 103 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Oli Cognome: Sveinsson Email: send email Telefono: +354 515 8980 Fax: +354 515 8905	IS (REYKJAVIK)	participant	417˙080.00
3	UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM  Organization address address: STOCKTON ROAD THE PALATINE CENTRE city: DURHAM postcode: DH1 3LE contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Wendy Cognome: Harle Email: send email Telefono: +44 191 3344635 Fax: +44 191 3344634	UK (DURHAM)	participant	405˙481.00
4	CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE  Organization address address: Rue Michel -Ange 3 city: PARIS postcode: 75794 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Armelle Cognome: Barelli Email: send email Telefono: 33561336080 Fax: 33562172901	FR (PARIS)	participant	266˙824.00
5	LULEA TEKNISKA UNIVERSITET  Organization address address: University Campus, Porsoen city: LULEA postcode: SE97187 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Johan Cognome: Sterte Email: send email Telefono: 46920491608	SE (LULEA)	participant	246˙302.00
6	NATURHISTORISKA RIKSMUSEET  Organization address city: STOCKHOLM postcode: SE 114 18 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Per Cognome: Andersson Email: send email Telefono: +46 8 5195 4038 Fax: +46 8 5195 4031	SE (STOCKHOLM)	participant	246˙302.00
7	SVENSK KARNBRANSLEHANTERING AB  Organization address address: BLEKHOLMSTORGET 30 city: STOCKHOLM postcode: 101 24 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Desirée Cognome: Sundman Email: send email Telefono: +46 8 57938698 Fax: +46 8 54738614	SE (STOCKHOLM)	participant	246˙302.00
8	ALS SCANDINAVIA AB  Organization address address: AURORUM 10 city: LULEA postcode: 977 75 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Ilia Cognome: Rodushkin Email: send email Telefono: +46 920 28 99 89	SE (LULEA)	participant	246˙301.00
9	AMPHOS 21 CONSULTING SL  Organization address address: Passeig de Garcia Faria 49-51 city: BARCELONA postcode: 8019 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Vicenç Cognome: Polo Email: send email Telefono: 34935830500	ES (BARCELONA)	participant	240˙933.00
10	UNIVERSITAT AUTONOMA DE BARCELONA  Organization address address: Campus UAB -BELLATERRA- s/n city: CERDANYOLA DEL VALLES postcode: 8193 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Queralt Cognome: Gonzalez Matos Email: send email Telefono: 34935812854 Fax: 34935812023	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.