6th Framework Programme on Research, Technological Development and Demonstration

Specific Support Action
FP6-2002-INCO-Russia+NIS/SSA-4
Project: Generic Model Simulations (GMS) of spreading of marine pollutants in the Arctic environment during the 21st Century "GMS application"
Proposal no.: PL012002
Project Duration: August 2005 - July 2006
The 5FP INCO2 RADARC project (2002-2004) created for the first time a Generic Model System (GMS) for simulations of global change scenarios in the 21st Century for potential spreading radioactive contaminants in the Arctic Ocean from European and land-based sources in Siberia.
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This SSA will demonstrate and extend the GMS applications for the management of environmental risks associated with man-made changes and industrial wastes in the Arctic regions. The development of methods of risk assessments using mathematical simulation models are extremely important, especially development of models for the anthropogenic waste concerned with persistent organic pollutants (POPs), industrial chemicals (PCP's), heavy metals and accidental releases of hydrocarbon pollutants s well as radioactivity waste demonstrated in RADARC. |
The project as a whole seeks to promote both the integration of the EU and Russian approaches of environmental risks management associated with man-made changes and industrial wastes in the Arctic region as well as to increase the efficiency of future European and Russian environmental protection-focused monitoring and scientific projects. Emphasis will be on spreading in the Arctic water environment persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals and petroleum hydrocarbons
Objectives:
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To demonstrate and extend the uses of GMS applications for assessments of a potential radioactive spreading in the Arctic Ocean from European plants and relevant land-based sources in Siberia as obtained under the completed under INCO-2 "RADARC" project, in order to demonstrate and assess the potential of GMS applications for simulations of marine man-made and industrial wastes pollutants (persistent organic pollutants (POPs), industrial chemicals (e.g. PCP's), heavy metals and accidental releases of hydrocarbon pollutants) in the Arctic environment. To validate, assess and integrate the use of GMS in the existing EU and Russian approaches to the monitoring of environmental risks management associated with man-made changes and industrial wastes in the Arctic region. |
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Participants:
The scientific foundation "Nansen International Environmental and Remote Sensing Center" (NIERSC), St. Petersburg, Russia - Coordinator > more...
The Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Centre (NERSC), Bergen, Norway > more...
Ukrainian Center of Environmental and Water Projects of Academy of Technological Sciences (UCEWP) > more...
Map of Arctic (source: CIA Fact Book)