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Research Institute for Soil Science and Agrochemistry
ICPA Bucharest |
Research Collaboration Interest
in the Key Action of the EC's Fifth Framework Programme
"Sustainable Management and Quality of Water"
(Specific Programme "Preserving the Ecosystem")
Development of integrated approaches for the management of water resources and wetlands:
- tools and methodologies for cost-effective and sustainable integrated water resources and wetlands management;
- effective transfer of knowledge and skills to water users;
- development of real scale applications across Europe with a view to supporting EU policy;
- optimisation of technologies to minimise use and pollution of water;
- process-integrated treatment of waste water at source.
Technologies for monitoring and prevention of pollution, protection and management of groundwater and surface water resources
(including the development of technologies for assessing and treating pollution originating from contaminated sites and waste disposal sites):
- improved methods of measuring water quality and quantity and techniques for analysing pollutant flows and development of techniques for integrated assessment of soil pollution treatment methods;
- predictive models and advanced pollution impact assessment methodologies.
Surveillance, early warning and communication systems
(including early warning systems with direct feedback to pollution sources):
- surveillance systems for point and diffuse pollution sources and for the various environmental recipient systems;
- control and data management systems, including leakage detection and stormwater management and systems for floods and drought assessment.
Technologies for the regulation of stocks and technologies for arid and semi-arid regions and generally water-deficient regions:
- integrated approaches at catchment and collection point level incorporating the various political, social, economic and environmental interactions;
- improved systems for management of water resources and their use at EU, national, regional and local level to assist decision making.