Funder identifier: MAS3-CT98-00178 (Other contract id)
Acronym: ACE
Period: February 1999 till January 2002
Status: Completed
Thesaurus terms Biocides; Coastal environment; Fouling
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| Institute | Top | - University of Ioannina; Laboratory of Environmental Technology and Pollution Control, more, partner
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| Abstract | This project will redress this situation and through multidisciplinary research will provide:
- Information on usage and geographical differences in usage of antifouling agents and products in Europe.
- Suitably sensitive analytical (chemical) techniques for quantifying antifouling ""booster"" biocides.
- An assessment of the extent of contamination of European harbours and marinas and coastal waters through chemical surveys.
- Information concerning the dissipation, transport and ecotoxicological effects of ""booster"" biocides (through experimentation under laboratory and field conditions).
- Models which predict environmental concentration and impact.
- A critical comparison of products regarding environmental impact.
Results will provide essential information upon which National and International Authorities and the Commission can consider and provide well-founded advice (and hence management options) on the topic of antifouling agents. |
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