Tracing the Fate of Contaminants in a Model Ecosystem

来自巴勒斯坦权力机构、以色列和德国的科学家都参与了不同方面的分析研究，以便进行一项环境研究，旨在了解模型生态系统中选定污染物的命运。为此，在中东选择了两个典型的陆地遗址，一个在巴勒斯坦权力机构，另一个在以色列，包括一个部分污染的地区和一个作为参考的自然保护区。在这些地区，将研究典型污染物的去向(化学和物理转化)，如重金属(铅、铜、锌、镉、铁)、类金属(砷、锡、锑)、有机染料和空气污染物(臭氧、氮氧化物、二氧化硫)。这还将涉及确定化学转化的所有环境条件，这应该会对生态系统的动态有所了解。与此同时，将开发新的廉价传感器和分析程序，这是分析这一地区污染物所必需的。这些目标将在所有合作伙伴的共同努力下实现。

Scientists from the Palestinian authority, Israel and Germany, all involved in different aspects of analytical research, have joined in order to conduct an environmental study, which aims to understand the fate of selected contaminants in a model ecosystem. For this purpose, two typical terrestrial sites in the Middle East, one in the Palestinian authority and the other in Israel, have been selected, comprising a partially polluted area and a natural reserve as a reference. In these areas, the fate (chemical and physical transformations) of typical pollutants such as heavy metals (Pb, Cu, Zn, Cd, Fe), metalloids (As, Sn, Sb), organic dyes and air contaminants (O3, NOx, SO2) will be studied. This will also involve the determination of all the environmental conditions for the chemical transformation, which should shed some light on the dynamics of the ecosystems. At the same time novel inexpensive sensors and analytical procedures will be developed, which are necessary for the analysis of contaminants in this area. The goals will be accomplished by combined efforts of all partners.