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These hazards don't stop at borders and require a strategy of transnational dimension, moving from the North Sea Wrecks project analytic approach to remediation.&nbsp;<br>REMARCO aims to reduce pollution and contribute to marine ecosystem protection by 1) increasing the capacity of authorities with a systematized risks assessment strategy within the MFSD and enhanced methodology, 2) promoting the adoption of transnationally validated remote and automated solutions for NSR authorities and supra-national bodies to monitor and remediate risks, 3) promoting a change of behaviour of responsible stakeholders leading to the improvement of policy instruments.&nbsp;<br>To make the proposed change happen, we structure the work into experimental development activities, surveying &amp; laboratory analysis of toxic compounds, test solutions in selected locations, strategies and policy recommendations, promotion and lobbying activities for reaching decision makers.&nbsp;</p>","AbstractOtherLang":"<p>Na tientallen jaren in zeewater te hebben doorgebracht, bevinden munities uit wereldoorlogen zich momenteel in verschillende stadia van afbraak. Rond oorlogswrakken en stortplaatsen zijn er lekkages van giftige en kankerverwekkende stoffen ontdekt. Naast het risico op ongecontroleerde explosies, hebben monsters genomen tijdens mariene expedities en laboratoriumanalyses ook gelekte giftige stoffen aangetroffen in organismen, wat de schade aan de gezondheid van blootgestelde wezens verklaart. Deze bevindingen baren zorgen over de voedselveiligheid in zee. Er ontbreekt echter een gemeenschappelijke systematische aanpak om de benodigde controle- en herstelmaatregelen te beoordelen of implementeren om de gevaren te beperken. Deze gevaren kennen geen grenzen en vereisen een transnationale strategie, waarbij wordt overgestapt van de analytische benadering van het Noordzeewrakkenproject naar sanering.&nbsp;<br><br>REMARCO streeft ernaar de vervuiling te verminderen en bij te dragen aan de bescherming van het mariene ecosysteem door middel van de volgende maatregelen: 1) het vergroten van de capaciteit van de autoriteiten met een systematische risicobeoordelingsstrategie binnen het MFSD en een verbeterde bemonsteringsmethodologie, 2) het bevorderen van het gebruik van transnationaal gevalideerde, op afstand bediende en geautomatiseerde oplossingen voor autoriteiten van NSR en supranationale instanties om risico's te bewaken en sanering uit te voeren, 3) het bevorderen van gedragsverandering bij verantwoordelijke belanghebbenden, wat zal leiden tot de verbetering van beleidsinstrumenten.&nbsp;<br><br>Om deze voorgestelde verandering te realiseren, zullen we het werk structureren in de volgende activiteiten: experimentele ontwikkeling, onderzoek en laboratoriumanalyses van giftige stoffen, het testen van oplossingen op geselecteerde locaties, het ontwikkelen van strategieën en beleidsaanbevelingen, en promotie- en lobbyactiviteiten om beleidsmakers te bereiken.</p>","DateLastModified":{"date":"2025-04-23 13:32:29.327575","timezone_type":1,"timezone":"+02:00"},"ParentProID":null,"BeginYear":2023,"EndYear":2027,"BMonth":7,"EMonth":6,"BeginMonth":"July","EndMonth":"June","OrigTitleLangCode":null,"OrigTitleLangID":null,"OrigTitleLangNL":null,"OrigTitleLang":null,"OtherAbstractLangCode":"nl","OtherAbstractLangID":41,"OtherAbstractLang":"Dutch","OtherAbstractLangNL":"Nederlands","Progress":"In Progress","ProgressNL":"Gestart","PublicFlag":1,"CheckedFlag":1,"ND":"2025-04-22","UD":"2025-04-23","DMPFlag":0,"Budget":4495127,"BudgetCurrency":null},"parent":null,"persons":null,"projects":null,"events":null,"datasets":null,"institutes":[{"instituterec":{"Acronym":"VLIZ","ProPartID":19698,"PublicFlag":1,"OrigNameLangCode":"en","OrigNameLangID":15,"FullOrigName":"Flanders Marine Institute","Line1":"VLIZ – InnovOcean Campus","Line2":"Jacobsenstraat 1","Line3":"8400 Oostende","Line4":null,"InsID":36,"FullStandardName":"Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee","Role":null,"RoleID":null,"EncAddress":"VLIZ – InnovOcean Campus, Jacobsenstraat 1, 8400 Oostende, Belgium"},"parent":null,"institutes":null,"references":null,"conferences":null,"datasets":null,"persons":[{"Surname":"De Rijcke","Firstname":"Maarten","Initials":"M.","LeaderFlag":0,"PersID":25439,"Role":"Principal Investigator","RoleID":59,"PastInstitute":0,"BeginDay":1,"BeginMonth":5,"BeginYear":2017,"EndDay":null,"EndMonth":null,"EndYear":null}],"pastpers":null,"subpers":null,"projects":null,"urls":null,"pictures":null,"published":null,"affrefs":null,"collections":null,"thesterms":null,"taxterms":null,"geoterms":null,"thestermsFRIS":null,"nXtins":null,"previns":null,"spcols":null,"resmessage":"no id specified","complete":0,"participantrec":null,"peerrevs":null,"urlmaps":null},{"instituterec":{"Acronym":"AWI","ProPartID":19699,"PublicFlag":1,"OrigNameLangCode":"de","OrigNameLangID":13,"FullOrigName":"Alfred Wegener Institut für Polar- und Meeresforschung","Line1":"Am Handelshafen 12","Line2":"Postfach 120161","Line3":"27570 Bremerhaven","Line4":null,"InsID":950,"FullStandardName":"Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar- and Marine Research","Role":null,"RoleID":null,"EncAddress":"Am Handelshafen 12, Postfach 120161, 27570 Bremerhaven, Germany"},"parent":null,"institutes":null,"references":null,"conferences":null,"datasets":null,"persons":[],"pastpers":null,"subpers":null,"projects":null,"urls":null,"pictures":null,"published":null,"affrefs":null,"collections":null,"thesterms":null,"taxterms":null,"geoterms":null,"thestermsFRIS":null,"nXtins":null,"previns":null,"spcols":null,"resmessage":"no id specified","complete":0,"participantrec":null,"peerrevs":null,"urlmaps":null}],"refs":null,"urls":null,"thesterms":[{"ThesaurusTerm":"Environmental monitoring","ThestID":2811,"ThesTypID":1,"ThesType":"ASFA Thesaurus List","OrigThesTerm":"Environmental monitoring","DutchTerm":"Milieumonitoring","Code":"c_37876"},{"ThesaurusTerm":"Marine pollution","ThestID":179132,"ThesTypID":23,"ThesType":"Flemish Research Disciplines","OrigThesTerm":"Marine pollution","DutchTerm":"Mariene vervuiling","Code":"01050505"},{"ThesaurusTerm":"PRINC_FUND - 3899 - Other EU initiatives out of framework","ThestID":177565,"ThesTypID":21,"ThesType":"FRIS Principal Funding Codes","OrigThesTerm":"PRINC_FUND - 3899 - Other EU initiatives out of framework","DutchTerm":"PRINC_FUND - 3899 - Andere Eu-programma's en intiatieven","Code":"3899"}],"taxterms":null,"geoterms":null,"funderids":[{"FunderID":"41-2-61-22","ThestID":181471,"FunderType":"EU contract id"}],"othtermsFRIS":null,"pictures":[],"spcols":null,"resmessage":"","complete":1}
