U.S.-Hungary Workshop on Natural Attenuation of Metals along the Tisza River's Floodplain-Wetlands Continuum

美国-匈牙利蒂萨河漫滩湿地连续体金属自然衰减研讨会

• 批准号: 0121402
• 负责人: Domy Adriano
• 金额: $ 4.85万
• 依托单位: University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2001
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2001-08-01 至 2004-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0121402&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: U.S.; Hungary; Workshop; Natural; Attenuation

This U.S.-Hungary workshop will bring together expert scientists and engineers as well as postdoctoral associates and students to examine the environmental issues associated with metal contamination of the Hungarian Tisza River throughout its floodplain and wetlands. The organizers are Prof. Domy Adriano of the University of Georgia and Prof. Nemeth Tamas, of the Hungarian Research Institute for Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry. Their objective is to determine the key scientific issues and to help define research priorities that are longer-term and cross-disciplinary. To accomplish this, workshop discussions will feature pollutant cycling and the effects on local aquatic and terrestrial environments.Specifically, the U.S. and Hungarian organizers intend to use this forum to: 1) formulate hypotheses regarding the rates and mechanisms of natural attenuation, from the landscape to molecular levels; 2) determine bio-availability and the natural attenuation of metals in the Tisza's chronically contaminated landscape; 3) relate the kinetics of metal attenuation to biological responses and chemical indices; and 4) develop novel monitoring protocols and enhanced predictive models for managing ecological habitats, in the context of land use and water management policies. Overall the participants are motivated by the goal of defining suitable environmental management and mitigation strategies. If successful, this workshop should lead to the delineation of collaborative and linked US-Hungarian subprojects on ecological and engineering topics that will yield results applicable to the metal pollution problems found in big rivers around the world. This workshop in environmental engineering fulfills the program objective of advancing scientific knowledge by enabling experts in the United States and Central Europe to combine complementary talents and share research resources in areas of strong mutual interest and competence.

这次美国-匈牙利研讨会将汇集专家科学家和工程师以及博士后助理和学生，研究与匈牙利蒂萨河整个洪泛区和湿地的金属污染有关的环境问题。组织者是乔治亚大学的Domy Adriano教授和匈牙利土壤科学与农业化学研究所的Nemeth Tamas教授。他们的目标是确定关键的科学问题，并帮助确定长期和跨学科的研究重点。为此，讲习班将讨论污染物循环及其对当地水生和陆地环境的影响。具体来说，美国和匈牙利的组织者打算利用这个论坛：1)从景观到分子水平，就自然衰减的速率和机制提出假设；2)确定Tisza长期污染景观中金属的生物利用度和自然衰减；3)将金属衰减动力学与生物反应和化学指标联系起来；4)在土地利用和水资源管理政策的背景下，开发新的监测协议和增强的预测模型来管理生态栖息地。总体而言，与会者的动机是确定适当的环境管理和缓解战略。如果取得成功，该研讨会将导致美国和匈牙利在生态和工程主题方面的合作和联系子项目的划定，这些子项目将产生适用于世界各地大河中发现的金属污染问题的结果。这次环境工程研讨会通过使美国和中欧的专家能够在共同感兴趣和能力强的领域结合互补的人才和共享研究资源，实现了推进科学知识的计划目标。