SoilCAM
SoilCAM - Soil Contamination: Advanced integrated characterisation and time-lapse Monitoring is a project in the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7).
The goal of the SoilCAM project is to improve methods for monitoring contaminant distribution and biodegradation in sediments/deposits. Currently proven methods are GeneRally not able to give sufficient information AbOUT contaminant situation. The two field sites in the project are Trecate (northern Italy) and Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (Norway). Trecate was chosen because of a large oil spill over a large agricultural area in 1994 caused by an oil well blow-out crude oil, and Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, because of the large quantities of organic deicing chemicals used during winter. Both areas have been studied prior to SoilCAM, thus knowledge and data are already available to the researchers.
Total Cost: 4.195.700 €
EC Contribution: 3.177.000 €
Duration: 48 months (start 1. June 2008)
Partners
- Bioforsk - Norwegian institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research (Coordinator)
- AMRA - Analysis and Monitoring of Environmental Risk
- POLITO - Politecnico di Torino
- WU-SEG - Wageningen University, Soil Physics, Ecohydrology and Groundwater Management Group
- FSU - Friedrich-Schiller-Universtät Jena, Institute of Geosciences
- ICIM - The National Research-Development Institute for Environmental Protection
- RISSAC - Research institute for Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry of Hung. Acad.Sci.
- UMS GmbH - Umweltanalytische Mess-Systeme GmbH
- Iris Instruments
- UU - Uppsala University