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Project Code [2006-S-ET-9]
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Project title
Passive Samplers for Water Quality Monitoring of Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Marine Environment
Primary Funding Agency
Environmental Protection Agency
Co-Funding Organisation(s)
n/a
Lead Organisation
Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT)
Lead Applicant
Patrice Behan
Project Abstract
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are internationally considered as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) which can be mutagenic carcinogenic and may accumulate in aquatic organisms and potentially in the human chain. PCBs and PAHs are thus listed as priority pollutants in the Water Framework Directive (WFD) and under the Convention for the protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (Oslo Paris Convention: OSPAR). Currently most marine monitoring programmes involving such compounds rely on the collection and analysis of discrete water/sediment grab samples or on the analysis of filter feeding indicator organisms e.g. mussels. Such measurements can provide unrepresentative pictures regarding seasonal variations and point source discharges of contaminants.
Grant Approved
�40,000.00
Research Hub
Natural Environment
Research Theme
Protecting our Water Resources
Initial Projected Completion Date
n/a