H2020Индивидуална стипендия2018–2020

NonlinearEBM · Nonlinearity of Key Economic and Environmental Variables in Coastal/Marine Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM)

„Хоризонт 2020“ — Действия „Мария Склодовска-Кюри“

Период: 2018-09-01 → 2020-08-31
Финансиране от ЕС: 195 455 €
Участници: 1
Схема: MSCA-IF-EF-ST

Линиите свързват координатора с партньорите.

Накратко на български

Лекарствата и микрозагрязняващите вещества в морските организми в Южната Балтика се анализират, за да се установи дали натрупването им става линейно или по друг начин. Това помага за по-точно определяне на човешкото влияние върху екосистемите и оптимизиране на разходите за пречиствателни станции.

Този кратък обзор е генериран от изкуствен интелект

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Резултати накратко

Nonlinearity of Key Economic and Environmental Variables in Coastal/Marine Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM)

The occurrence of pharmaceuticals and other micropollutants in our water bodies worldwide is well known. It is widely acknowledged that most of these enter the environment via our wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), mainly due to inability of existing technologies to remove them from then wastewater stream and pollution caused by some pharmaceuticals presents substantial risk to the environment and human health (e.g, leading to antimicrobial resistance). Residues of several pharmaceuticals have been found in surface and ground waters, soils and animal tissues worldwide at varying concentrations, including certain painkillers, antimicrobials, antidepressants, contraceptives and antiparasitics. The purpose of this study is to quantify the shape of a trade-off between investment in technology in WWTP and the potential for pharmaceutical bioaccumulation in marine organisms in Southern Baltic (North Europe: Skane (Sweden), Mecklenburg (Germany), Klaipeda (Lithuania) and Pomerania (Poland)). Lack of data leads to an assumption that the concentration of the pharmaceuticals in marine organism tissues changes LINEARLY depending on the pharmaceutical concentration after wastewater treatment at the WWTPs. If incorrect, such assumption can lead to a significant OVER- or UNDER-estimation of the human impact on coastal/marine ecosystems. This project aims to provide a quantitative, science-based foundation/roadmap for controlling the pharmaceutical pollution and optimizing the use of financial resources for the coastal natural capital conservation.

Текст от CORDIS, на английски · Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз

Цел на проекта

Traditional approaches of natural resource management that focus on a single species or sector is widely seen as insufficient/ineffective in protecting coastal/marine systems from human pressures. As a result, ecosystem-based management (EBM) has been proposed as a benefit optimization and decision-making strategy that combines often conflicting human development and ecosystem conservation goals. EBM has recently gained momentum in coastal/marine management initiatives in both United States and European Union. In assessing trade-offs during EBM analysis, due to the lack of data it is frequently assumed that the key ecosystem variables change linearly with the change of key economic variables. If incorrect, such assumptions can lead to a significant overestimation or underestimation of the human impact on coastal/marine ecosystems. Validation of such mathematical relationships/trade-offs would be instrumental in further advancing EBM approach and its practical implication around the world as well as natural resource management in general. This study would focus on mercury (Hg), lead (Pb) and Cadmium (Cd), three heavy metals that are of primary concern in European marine environments because of their toxicity, ability to bio-accumulate and bio-concentrate in marine organisms/humans, and its wide presence in industrial wastewater which is discharged into coastal waters. The proposed project would utilize a modeling approach combined with validation of model data with previously published field data. Three models would be applied: Natural Capital Project CWQ, CAESAR Bioconcentration and KABAM Bioaccumulation. This study would contribute to the building of foundation for mainstreaming natural capital into decisions for numerous marine coastal social-ecological systems in Europe and worldwide by providing evidence based, quantitative basis to make informative decisions in optimizing the economic development and sustainability goals.

Оригинален текст от CORDIS (на английски).

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