THE CONSORTIUM
Partner 1:
Aalborg University
Tasks
- Coordination of internal administrative and financial management (including reporting and monitoring);
- Scientific management of the project;
- Compilation of progress reports;
- Monitoring of progress;
- External Progress reporting and evaluation.
- Improving and complementing methods for analysis of tyre abrasion material and nanoparticles.
- Contributing to analysing microplastics and nanoplastics obtained in joint sampling campaigns.
Work Packages
Partner 2:
Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar und Meeresforshung
Tasks
- Co-Leader of FACTS
- Supervision, support and maintenance of FTIR & Raman analyses and facilities. Software development
- Supervision, support and maintenance of nanoFTIR analyses and facilities.
Work Packages
Partner 3:
Norwegian Institute of Air research
Tasks
- Conduct work on WP1.3 The atmosphere as a diffuse source.
- Assistance in sampling and modelling of atmospheric transport
Work Packages
Partner 4:
ICBM, Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg
Tasks
- SML and subsurface water sampling,
- MP extraction;
- Qualitative/mass quantitative trace analysis of individual MP (Py-GCMS) in atmospheric, SML and subsurface water samples;
- Mesocosm experiments (MP transition atmosphere – water);
- MP extraction & purification, qualitative/ mass quantitative trace analysis of individual MP (Py-GCMS) in proportional samples from project tasks;
- Inter-lab comparisons of MP analysis in environmental samples;
- Contribution result synthesis & reports.
Work Packages
Tasks
- Study by FTIR the distribution of surface MP samples collected in the Artic in 2018.
- Explore horizontal transport by a realistic hi res (Δx~250 meter) non-hydrostatic MITgcm model including Fram Strait and Yermak Plateau.
- Study vertical export trough re-analysis of time series of sediment trap samples from the South Western Svalbard and a 3D transport model based upon high resolution hydrodynamical model of Fram Strait.
Work Packages
Partner 5:
National Research Council of Italy
Tasks
- WP1 Large Scale Transport – South to North (Task 1 From the North Sea to the Arctic and Task 4 Biota analysis linking MP distribution)
- WP2 Intermediate scale transport and fate
- WP4 New challenges (Task 2 NP in different matrices)
- WP5 Coord.: Sampling, extraction, analysis
- WP6 Coord.: Project, integration, synthesis
Work Packages
Partner 6:
Institute of Marine Research
Tasks
- Method development for micro- and nanoplastics quantification in marine and terrestrial environments. He will participate in WP2 & 4.
- Method development for extraction and characterization of MPs in various environmental matrices. She will participate to WP1 & 2
- Numerical ocean modelling, co-developer of the Bergen Ocean Model, experience from several EU and NRC projects on ocean dispersion, will contribute in WP2
Work Packages
Partner 7:
Norwegian Research Center
Tasks
- Contributes to WP 3, leads T3.1 'Aggregation of micro- and nanoplastics' and
- Participates in T3.2 'Vertical distribution: Water column'. HWU will be in kind partner for T3.1.
- GEOMAR collects sinking particles in the field using drifting and moored sediment traps, and Marine Snow Catcher.
- GEOMAR and HWU conduct Couette Flow experiments to determine coagulation efficiencies and investigate biofilms and EPS using CLSM, SEM, and microbiological and molecular approaches (CARD/CLASI-FISH)
Work Packages
Partner 8:
GEOMAR Helmholtz Zentrum für Ozeanforschung
Tasks
- Lleading the sediment sampling together with MH and new postdoc.
- Work on analyses of MP in sediments and MP&NP in water samples. Contributions will be to WP1, 3, 4, 5. Unique expertise to contribute with on NP processes and analyses in WP3 and 4.
- Working on physical oceanography modelling and simulations in WP1
Work Packages
Partner 9:
University of Gothenburg
Tasks
- Participates in field sampling of airborne MP with High-Volume sampler (own contribution) and portable cascade impactor (requested)
- Field sampling of MP in atmospheric dry deposition (WP1 T1.3).
- Contributes to development of sampling strategy for atmospheric samples along S/N transect.
Work Packages
Partner 10:
Technische Universität Berlin
Tasks
- Analysing a limited number of selected samples with high loads of tyre wear particles applying microXRF (samples selected based on analysis by GCMS)
Work Packages
Partner 11:
Sigray
Tasks
- Provide a PhD position that will work on the enclosed fjord study. The aim is to build a framework consisting of procedures to build current statistics, based in input from general circulation models, and a reduced model that will be used to run scenarios in a Monte Carlo fashion. The purpose is to find potential aggregation zones that can assist in designing a measurement program.
Work Packages
Partner 12:
Universitet i Bergen
Tasks
- Experience in rubber research, production and use
- Knowledge on rubber chemistry and composition, rubber analysis, abrasion of tread, and aging of rubber
- Contribute to the project providing rubber material samples different in composition as e.g. rubber powder or generated by abrasion processes (e.g. lab, indoor, outdoor)
- Can support, if jointly concluded as being beneficial, with lab tests using rubber specific analytical or microscopic methods
Work Packages
Partner 13:
Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH
Partner 14:
Ocean Scientific International Limited
Tasks
- OSIL have just release a new microplastics sampler for the collection of water samples for the analysis of microplastics, which is going to be used in FACTS. It is a large volume sampler that allows researchers to collect and characterise suspended and sinking particles in the water column.
Tasks
- Work on T3.1 'Aggregation of micro- and nanoplastics' in close collaboration with GEOMAR
- GEOMAR and HWU conduct together Couette Flow experiments to determine coagulation efficiencies and investigate biofilms and EPS using CLSM, SEM, and microbiological and molecular approaches (CARD/CLASI-FISH).
Work Packages
Partner 15:
Heriot-Watt University
Partner 16:
Fraunhofer Center for Applied Nanotechnology
Work Packages
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