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UrbanVOC
Measurements and modelling for advancing knowledge of NMVOC concentrations in urban air and associated emission sources in Berlin and Barcelona
Non-methane hydrocarbons (NMVOCs) are trace gases of anthropogenic and biogenic sources. They are important precursors for the formation of secondary pollutants, such as ozone and secondary organic aerosol, which is a component of particulate matter. Some NMVOCs, such as benzene, also have direct adverse health effects. There are a number of research gaps related to NMVOCs and their role in urban air pollution. For one, there is a lack of measurements of NMVOCs in urban areas. This limits understanding of source sector contributions to total NMVOC emissions. Furthermore, the limited number of individual NMVOCs typically measured means that speciation profiles used for understanding source contributions and representation of NMVOCs in emission inventories needs improvement. Emission inventories are critical input for air quality models, important tools for atmospheric science research and policy support for mitigation air pollution. This combination of research gaps has resulted in limited capacity for assessing model performance for capturing NMVOCs. In the UrbanVOC project, we are bringing together expertise in measurements, modelling, and emissions, to make a coordinated effort to address the research gaps outlined above. Parallel measurement campaigns in Berlin and Barcelona will be carried out, that will allow for source apportionment analysis and new insights into source sector contributions and speciation. The measurement data and source apportionment results will also inform an assessment of the representation of NMVOCs in emission inventories. Two state-of-the-art air quality models will be run and evaluated at regional and local scale using the campaign data and improved emission inventory information. Finally, having two cities and two models will allow for comparisons and sensitivity analyses that will advance knowledge beyond that possible without this cooperation. Results will be broadly applicable to the European research community.
Project PCI2024-155057-2 funded by MICIU/AEI /10.13039/501100011033 and the European Union NextGenerationEU/PRTR
Start Date: 31/12/2024 – End Date: 30/12/2027
MULTISCALE PRESSURE-STRESS IMPACTS ON FAULT INTEGRITY FOR MULTI-SITE REGIONAL CO2 STORAGE
PCI2024-155067-2
La captura y secuestro de carbono (CCS) es fundamental para lograr la neutralidad climática en 2050, requiriendo la reducción de gigatoneladas de CO2 anuales. Sin embargo, el almacenamiento masivo conlleva riesgos complejos, especialmente cuando coexisten múltiples sitios de inyección dentro de una misma unidad hidrológica, ya que las operaciones de un punto alteran las condiciones de los demás. Ante esta problemática, el proyecto MUPSI surge con el objetivo de diseñar flujos de trabajo y herramientas de simulación que permitan a operadores y reguladores gestionar estos riesgos acumulados de manera conjunta, garantizando la seguridad del proceso y protegiendo al mismo tiempo la confidencialidad de los datos propietarios de cada empresa. La investigación se centrará específicamente en el impacto que tiene la sobrepresión acumulada sobre la integridad de las fallas geológicas, un factor crítico que puede desencadenar sismicidad o fugas de gas. Para mitigarlo, MUPSI desarrollará modelos hidro-geomecánicos y herramientas de código abierto compatibles con la industria que conecten la escala regional con la escala local de la falla, facilitando una transferencia de datos fluida y precisa. Los nuevos métodos desarrollados se validarán mediante casos de estudio reales en el mar del Norte y Estados Unidos, con la meta de elevar la madurez tecnológica del sistema hasta un nivel TRL 6 a través de su demostración en entornos operativos relevantes.
Proyecto PCI2024-155067-2 financiado por MICIU/AEI /10.13039/501100011033 y Cofinanciado por la Unión Europea
Start Date: 31/12/2024 – End Date: 30/12/2027
Efecto de compuestos aNtIfouling sobre la estructura y funconamiento de las comunidades de microorGanismos MArinos (ENIGMA)
20243M783
The study will provide insights into the resilience, resistance, or sensitivity of Cabrera and Islas Atlánticas (Cíes) Marine-Terrestrial National Parks to antifouling pollutants. By analysing metabolic activity, prokaryotic community dynamics, and gene transcription in relation to environmental conditions and the composition of antifouling compounds, it will identify marker genes linked to the metabolism of these pollutants. These markers can serve as indicators of ecosystem health and response capacity. This comprehensive approach will enhance our ability to predict the effects of antifouling compounds on marine organisms and ecosystems, aiding in the development of conservation and management strategies for Marine-Terrestrial National Parks.
Funding: Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico. Red de Parques Nacionales
Start Date: 12/12/2024 – End Date: 11/12/2027
The Environmental Exposome And Health
101157269
ENVESOME aims to elucidate mechanistically the role of air, noise, light, and hazardous waste pollution in non-communicable disease development. The project addresses the need to strengthen the knowledge available to policymakers regarding pollution-disease associations and causal mechanisms at different phases throughout the human lifecycle. ENVESOME proposes to develop an exposome and citizen-science-based framework for assessing the risks of emerging environmental health stressors. This will be achieved by fusing environmental monitoring and personal exposure data and models through AI tools. Human and cell biology knowledge, human biomonitoring, and in vitro data will be used to determine adverse outcome pathways and networks associated with environmental stressors. Particular focus will be paid to intersecting pathways relevant to cardiorespiratory disease; metabolic syndrome; neurotoxicity; immunotoxicity; sleep, and mental health disorders.
We aim to elucidate the main sources of environmental exposure and drivers of the adverse outcomes above. This will allow for the articulation of cost-effective mitigation strategies that will be applied in select case studies. Their efficacy will be evaluated using environmental and exposure indicators together with early effect biomarkers (EEB). Methodological and technical innovations and the respective scientific evidence regarding the causal links between emerging environmental stressors and human health will be translated into policy proposals supporting the articulation of strategies for country- or city-specific, targeted and cost-effective interventions, thus promoting effective public health protection, as well as guidelines and updated limit values as needed. Environmental management for public health protection will be supported by a decision support system (for policy makers), a chatbot (for health practitioners), and a mobile app (for citizens). Training on novel tools will be given to all relevant actors.
Start Date: 01/12/2024 – End Date: 30/11/2028
https://envesome.eu/
Development of a management and optimization tool for deep geothermal resources using Artificial Intelligence (GeotermIA)
MMT24-IDAEA-01
Deep geothermal energy has the potential to provide sustainable, clean and long-lasting energy resources. Therefore, it plays a strategic role in the energy policies for the coming years. Maximizing the efficiency of this technology and ensuring its profitability is a challenge due to the inaccessibility and uncertainty of the geology consisting of highly heterogeneous fractured rocks, and due to the complexity of the coupled physical processes involved of flow, heat transport and mechanical deformation. The expected growth of this technology manifests the need to manage multiple projects optimally and quickly. The GeotermIA project proposes to develop a tool for the real-time management and optimization of deep geothermal resources through the use of AI, which contributes to the development of digital twins of geothermal facilities.
GeotermIA will develop a deep learning algorithm informed by physics. Training in the identification of patterns and trends useful to improve the efficiency of the geothermal system will be based on historical and synthetic data from simplified, high-fidelity and stochastic numerical models. The tool will allow to evaluate the performance of geothermal systems in real time, identify possible problems and propose optimization solutions, thus providing solid assistance in the decision-making process and contributing to the transition towards more sustainable and clean energy sources.
Funding: Programa Momentum CSIC, Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia - Financiado por la Unión Europea – NextGenerationEU - Ref. MMT24-IDAEA-01
Start Date: 20/11/2024 – End Date: 19/03/2028
Innovative Solutions across the MEDiterranean for mitigation of Climate change-related heaLth rIsks and enhancing health systeM resilience
101156653
The ISMED-CLIM project addresses the health challenges posed by climate change in the Mediterranean, a region facing rising temperatures, air pollution, and extreme weather. Vulnerable groups, such as outdoor workers and older adults, are at significant risk, making targeted solutions essential.
Through five Living Labs in eight Mediterranean sites, ISMED-CLIM tests early warning tools and health interventions. These efforts aim to reduce climate-related health risks and strengthen healthcare systems’ resilience.
Start Date: 01/11/2024 – End Date: 31/10/2028
https://ismed-clim.eu/
ESTUDIO DE CONTRIBUCIÓN DE FUENTES DE EMISIONES ATMOSFÉRICAS EN EL ENTORNO DEL PARQUE TECNOLÓGICO DE VALDEMINGÓMEZ
20246565
Empresa financiadora: EUROFINS CONTROL AMBIENTAL S.L
Start Date: 16/10/2024 – End Date: 15/10/2027
CONTAMINACION ATMOSFERICA:MEDIDA DE NUEVAS METRICAS Y CONTRIBUCION DE FUENTES
202430E200
PROYECTOS INTRAMURALES CSIC(2022)
Start Date: 01/10/2024 – End Date: 30/09/2029
Recoveries from pollution in water, organisms, air and food in the Ebro River after remediation of chlor-alkali wastes (Flix Reservoir): Extrapolation to other river systems
PID2023-146639NB-I00
The Ebro River has received large amounts of industrial waste, particularly in the Flix reservoir area, where a chlor-alkali plant accumulated around 500,000 tonnes of contaminated materials containing compounds such as PCBs, DDT, polychlorinated naphthalenes, hexachlorobenzene (HCB), pentachlorobenzene, and mercury, as well as phosphate residues. The river flow contributed to the dispersion and erosion of these contaminants, which were subsequently detected in water, sediments, soils, fish, and birds, in some cases at very high concentrations. Many of these compounds are regulated under the Stockholm Convention and are associated with harmful effects such as cancer, endocrine disruption, reproductive disorders, oxidative stress, immunotoxicity, and developmental defects.
In addition to aquatic contamination, atmospheric impacts were also detected, including the presence of volatile organic compounds such as trichloroethylene, tetrachloroethylene, and HCB in the air of the area, as well as their dispersion over several kilometres, reflected even in vegetation contamination and elevated levels in the local population. Following the implementation of a remediation programme that culminated in the complete removal of the waste in 2023, the project aims to assess the environmental recovery of the river system 12 years after the isolation of the residues. To this end, different environmental compartments (water, sediments, air, soils, and biota), as well as food products and emerging contaminants, will be analysed in order to determine the current environmental health status of the lower Ebro River, the degree of recovery, and any remaining risks to ecosystems and human health.
Project PID2023-146639NB-I00 funded by MICIU/AEI /10.13039/501100011033 and FEDER, UE
Start Date: 01/09/2024 – End Date: 31/12/2027
Analisis el efecto adverso de los contaminantes neurotóxicos en la función motora de los organismos acuáticos mediante el uso de innovadoras plataformas de análisis del compor
PID2023-148502OB-C21
La función motora es esencial para la vida y está modulada por las neuronas dopaminérgicas del sistema nervioso central. Se ha demostrado que la exposición accidental o laboral a determinadas sustancias químicas neurotóxicas puede provocar un síndrome parkinsoniano, caracterizado por movimientos lentos, marcha alterada, rigidez, temblores y pérdida de equilibrio. Además, existen evidencias de que algunos organismos acuáticos también son sensibles a estos compuestos, mostrando disminución de dopamina e hipolocomoción tras la exposición.
El proyecto TOXIPARK plantea la hipótesis de que la exposición de organismos acuáticos a niveles ambientales de neurotóxicos podría inducir síndromes similares al parkinsoniano, incluyendo efectos motores y no motores. Para comprobarlo, se desarrollarán y validarán herramientas de seguimiento por vídeo para analizar la cinemática del movimiento en pez cebra y Daphnia, así como alteraciones fisiológicas asociadas. Posteriormente, se generarán modelos experimentales con distintos compuestos y se combinarán con análisis ómicos para identificar mecanismos moleculares. Además, se evaluarán muestras reales de agua dulce para detectar mezclas o sustancias responsables de los efectos observados, con el objetivo final de determinar el riesgo ecológico y potencial impacto en la salud humana.
Proyecto PID2023-148502OB-C21 financiado por MICIU/AEI /10.13039/501100011033 y por FEDER, UE
Start Date: 01/09/2024 – End Date: 31/12/2027
