Objectives:
The polyphenols and metals from fruits have an important role in maintaining a good function of the organism. The benefic or negative role of these compounds on the organism is given by the concentration level in which they are found in fruits. The concentration level is strongly influenced by the cultivation area, grower, the pollution level in the area, environmental factors and other less important factors.
Assessment of metals bioavailability in soils and sediments using Diffusive Gradients in Thin-films technique, chemical extractions and biological methods , BIOMET
Objectives:
Studies have demonstrated that biological effects are not related to the total concentration of a contaminant in the environment. Biological responses of organisms have been shown to be related to the concentration of labile metal species in environment and, at international level is expressed the need to evaluate risk of exposure to toxic metals in terms of their bioavailability.
Integration of metrological principles to environmental analysis, METROMED
Objectives:
Measurement traceability, uncertainty evaluation, method validation, interlaboratory comparisons and quality assurance and quality control are integral part of accreditation of laboratories. They must be implemented in order to fulfill requirements of the ISO/IEC 17025.
Metal solubility responses in the rhizosphere of metal hyperaccumulator and non-accumulator plants grown to various pollutant levels in soil , MERLIN
Objectives:
The MERLIN project proposes the study of metal mobilisation/immobilization mechanisms of hyperaccumulator and non-accumulator plants grown on soils with different metal pollution levels by joint research efforts of Romanian and Austrian researchers. The necessity for the project accomplishment is determined by the existence of nearly 3 million potentially polluted sites in Europe that need remediation, thus the better understanding of the processes from the soil-plant interface represent an important step in the development of practicable phytoremediation technologies.
Advanced oxidation processes for removal of hazardous pollutants from landfill leachate , APOLLO
Objectives:
In European Union it is expected that landfills will remain the major waste disposal method. The increase of the public awareness and the legislative pressure, after accession of both partner countries to EU, led to development of modern landfill design and management concepts.
The migration and transformation of chlorpyrifos in river water environment, MIRYOS
Objectives:
Chlorpyrifos [O,O-diethyl O-(3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinyl)-phosphorothioate] is one of the most widely used organophosphate pesticides. Its massive application has led to the contamination of water and soil, and disruption of biogeochemical cycles, resulting in a risk to the ecological balance.
Comparison of metal pollution patterns in soils from industrial areas of France and Romania (ECOMIN)
Objectives:
The project’s main objective is the comparative evaluation of soil contamination with metals in industrial areas of France and Romania, using multi-elemental and isotopic fingerprinting.
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