Project Overview
Global climate change might intensify the hazardous effects of anthropogenic metal contamination in terms of soil toxicity risks and thus effects of loss of soil functionality and sustainability. The scientific research performed in this field has been mostly focused on the effects of single climate factors, while less attention has been paid to the combination of multiple climate factors.
The overarching objective of METOXCLIM is to assess how biotic and abiotic components of anthropogenic metal-contaminated soils may be affected by climate change, by using toxicity to biota (measured by means of soil invertebrates) and the associated changes in soil parameters (physico-chemical and microbiological properties) as (bio)indicators. The specific objectives established are:
Global climate change might intensify the hazardous effects of anthropogenic metal contamination in terms of soil toxicity risks and thus effects of loss of soil functionality and sustainability. The scientific research performed in this field has been mostly focused on the effects of single climate factors, while less attention has been paid to the combination of multiple climate factors.
The overarching objective of METOXCLIM is to assess how biotic and abiotic components of anthropogenic metal-contaminated soils may be affected by climate change, by using toxicity to biota (measured by means of soil invertebrates) and the associated changes in soil parameters (physico-chemical and microbiological properties) as (bio)indicators. The specific objectives established are:
- Assess the sensitivity of different soil parameters to changes induced by single climate factors (atmospheric CO2, air temperature, ultraviolet radiation and soil moisture) in anthropogenic metal-contaminated soils.
- Assess the sensitivity of different soil invertebrate species to toxicity changes induced by single climate factors (atmospheric CO2, air temperature, ultraviolet radiation and soil moisture) in anthropogenic metal-contaminated soils.
- Assess how the toxicity of anthropogenic metal-contaminated soils may be affected under different climate change scenarios, simulated by multiple climate factors (atmospheric CO2, air temperature, ultraviolet radiation and soil moisture), using soil invertebrates as bioindicators and their relation to changes in soil parameters.
Project ID
Duration: 01.06.2018 – 31.05.2021 (36 months)
Budget: 239105 €
Funding Entity: FEDER through COMPETE 2020 and National Portuguese Funding FCT
Grant Agreement No.: POCI-01-0145-FEDER-029557
Host Institution: Center for Environmental & Marine Studies-CESAM, University of Aveiro (Portugal)
Coordinator: M. Nazaret González Alcaraz
Tel: +351 234 247 304
Email: [email protected]
Duration: 01.06.2018 – 31.05.2021 (36 months)
Budget: 239105 €
Funding Entity: FEDER through COMPETE 2020 and National Portuguese Funding FCT
Grant Agreement No.: POCI-01-0145-FEDER-029557
Host Institution: Center for Environmental & Marine Studies-CESAM, University of Aveiro (Portugal)
Coordinator: M. Nazaret González Alcaraz
Tel: +351 234 247 304
Email: [email protected]
This project receives funding from the European Regional Development Fund (FEDER) through the Operational Thematic Program for Competitiveness and Internationalization (COMPETE 2020) and by Portuguese funds through FCT-Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia.