Project record of Impulsprogramme "Marine Sciences"

Information

Type
Project
Name
Impulsprogramme "Marine Sciences"
Name @nl
Impulsprogramma "Zeewetenschappen" (1992 - 1996)
Acronym
IMPULS
Description @en
In July 1990, the Council of Ministers approved the support and the implementation of the "Impulsprogramme Marine Sciences" with a budget of 4,6 MEURO. The objective of the programme was to give several research groups a renewed stimulus to lay the groundwork for better understanding of the marine environment and the natural and human factors that influence it. The programme aimed to contribute to international research efforts regarding the protection and sustainable use of the North Sea and Scheldt estuary and to assist the process of policy decision making at national level. The programme enabled 18 research teams working on 12 projects to conduct research from September 1992 to December 1996.
Start date
1992-10
End date
1996-9

Sub-projects

Definition and application of ecological criteria and economic indicators for the impact study and cost determination of various types of pollution in the North Sea
Dynamics of eutrophicated coastal systems
Effects of pollution on macrozoobenthos communities in the Scheldt estuary
Intercompartmental distribution of monoaromatic hydrocarbons (MAKĀ“s) and C1-C2 organochlorinated compounds in the North Sea environment. I
Marine ecotoxicology: distribution, flows and biological effects of metal pollutants in the Asterias rubens, a key species of the coastal biotopes of the North Sea
Modelling and simulation of the grazing pressure of zooplankton in the ecosystem of the North Sea. Practical and theoretical approach
Molecular dynamics of the absorption, accumulation and elimination of metals in marine organisms from the North Sea
Pathological and ecotoxicological study of sea birds and sea mammals in the North Sea and adjoining areas
Structure and function of the benthos in estuarine and coastal ecosystems in relation to current and future anthropogenic influences
Study of the geochemical cycles of particulate heavy metals and organic micropollutants in the North Sea environment
Towards a future Belgian policy for protecting the North Sea. Social and economic consequences
Transfer and behaviour of trace metals in the estuary of the Scheldt

Institutes & people involved

Belgian Science Policy
role: Sponsor

special collections

Biomare
Governance and law
Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning
ScheldeMonitor

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date created: 2003-12-23
date modified: 2007-11-12