Contaminant-specific isotope analyses as sharp environmental-forensics tools for site characterisation, monitoring and source apportionment of pollutants in soil
Public support
Provider
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports
Programme
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Call for proposals
FP7-ENV-2007-1
Main participants
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Contest type
RP - Co-financing of EC programme
Contract ID
1088/2011-321
Alternative language
Project name in Czech
Contaminant-specific isotope analyses as sharp environmental-forensics tools for site characterisation, monitoring and source apportionment of pollutants in soil
Annotation in Czech
Conventional remediation-monitoring programmes, i.e. analysis of contaminant and metabolite concentrations over time and space, often provide inconclusive assessments due to inability to resolve among mixing of several contaminant sources, degradation, dispersion and other redistribution processes. The isoSoil objective is to firmly establish concentration-independent contaminant-specific isotope analysis (CSIA) as a novel, user-friendly and powerful tool for both degradation monitoring and source apportionment of organic contaminants in soil. The balanced isoSoil consortium with world-leading CSIA research groups, progressive remediation-focused and analytical services companies and experienced software enterprises will enable a) applications of multiple CSIA systems (13C/12C, 2H/1H, 15N/14N and 37Cl/35Cl) for improved site-specific characterization and monitoring of microbial and abiotic degradation, b) applications of CSIA ?isotopic fingerprinting? (14C/12C, 2H/1H, 37Cl/35Cl, and 81Br/79Br) for source apportionment of both regional diffuse and locally mixed contamination scenarios (i.e., environmental forensics) and, c) emphasis on development and demonstration of web-based commercial software to aid soil managers in sampling and interpretation ofCSIA results. The CSIA concept provides a well-defined and improved tool to for assessment and monitoring of the 3.5 mill contaminated soil sites in EU. Application of multi-element CSIA enables enhanced power to resolve between the many co-occurring processes. CSIA-based DEGRADATION MONITORING answers to Call Topic ?improved tools for site characterization and monitoring of contaminated soils including chemical analysis?. CSIA-based SOURCE APPORTIONMENT answers to Call Topic ?development of tools fordetection of local, primary, or secondary sources?.
Scientific branches
R&D category
ZV - Basic research
CEP classification - main branch
DK - Contamination and decontamination of soil including pesticides
CEP - secondary branch
CB - Analytical chemistry, separation
CEP - another secondary branch
DF - Pedology
OECD FORD - equivalent branches <br>(according to the <a href="http://www.vyzkum.cz/storage/att/E6EF7938F0E854BAE520AC119FB22E8D/Prevodnik_oboru_Frascati.pdf">converter</a>)
10406 - Analytical chemistry<br>10511 - Environmental sciences (social aspects to be 5.7)<br>40104 - Soil science
Completed project evaluation
Provider evaluation
U - Uspěl podle zadání (s publikovanými či patentovanými výsledky atd.)
Project results evaluation
Following the condition that the candidate of financial contribution was evaluated and afterwards selected by international provider in accordance with the rules of the program the Ministry of Education, Youth ans Sports does not realize the evaluation of project results. The project is evaluated only after its approval by an international provider.
Solution timeline
Realization period - beginning
Feb 1, 2009
Realization period - end
Jan 31, 2012
Project status
U - Finished project
Latest support payment
Apr 18, 2012
Data delivery to CEP
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data delivery code
CEP13-MSM-7E-U/01:1
Data delivery date
Jun 28, 2013
Finance
Total approved costs
1,559 thou. CZK
Public financial support
1,559 thou. CZK
Other public sources
0 thou. CZK
Non public and foreign sources
0 thou. CZK