A new methodological approach for identification of industrial pollution: Isotope fingerprinting and bacterial community changes
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Updated 23-12-2014
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| Region | National coverage |
|---|---|
| Title of the Programme | Czech-Norwegian Research Programme |
| Title of the Project | A new methodological approach for identification of industrial pollution: Isotope fingerprinting and bacterial community changes |
| Number of the Project | 7F14330 |
| Project Promoter |
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague |
| Name of Norwegian Partner(s) |
Bioforsk The Geological Survey of Norway (NGU) |
| Objective of the Project |
The project will develop a methodology based on metal isotope fingerprinting using various environmental samples, such as snow samples, lichens and mosses, soil profiles and peat cores coupled with microbial analyses and focuses on two polluted areas in Norway and the Czech Republic, more precisely the Barents region and in the Upper Silesian region. The time- and area-dependent evolution of the pollution will be assessed using the analyses of “non-traditional” (Ni, Cd, Cu) and “traditional” (Pb) isotope systems. In addition, new methods using soil microbial communities as indicators of metal pollution will be used. |
| Approved grant |
648 075 EUR |
| Project Duration | Start date: 1st August 2014, End date: 30th April 2017 |