Biomarker-Based Contaminant Assessment Framework for Water Quality Management
This framework developed by Dr. Anna Farkas at the ELKH Centre for Ecological Research focuses on utilizing biomarkers to assess contaminants in water ecosystems. The framework includes tasks such as identifying pollutants, characterizing hazards to aquatic life, and evaluating risks using quantitative approaches. Collaboration with expert groups from multiple countries is sought to enhance water quality monitoring efforts. The research expertise of the center spans biodiversity assessment, environmental toxicology, and ecological studies, with past projects addressing water quality, ecosystem services, and biodiversity conservation.
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Biomarker based contaminant assessment framework to support water quality management Anna Farkas PhD ELKH Centre for Ecological Research, Balaton Limnological Institute
Topic: Area 8: Zero-pollution, toxic-free environment Design, testing and performance evaluation of an alternative aquatic pollution assessment framework based on biomarkers of exposure and effect Specific tasks: Identification and quantification of persistent pollutants present in the abiotic compartments (water, sediment) of aquatic habitats by chemical analysis Hazard characterization of contaminant mixtures to aquatic biota by means of: linkages found between biomarkers of exposure and effect, ecotoxicological investigations on complex contaminant mixtures, biological responses at population level in resident sentinel species, community-wide status assessment of aquatic biota Risk characterization by implementing quantitative Weight of Evidence approaches. Requirements for additional partnership/consortium: consortium partners are expected to come from at least four additional countries, comprising expert groups who have already contributed in water quality monitoring activities stipulated by the EC s Water Framework Directive the expert groups possess the basic infrastructure required to solve tasks to be undertaken within such a cooperative program
Expertise ELKH Centre for Ecological Research Research fields: biological diversity assessment of terrestrial- and aquatic ecosystems, conservation- and community ecology studies environmental toxicology- and ecotoxicological investigations to rate contaminant impacts to biota evolutionary ecology research Previous/ongoing projects: HU NKFI 2018-1.2.1-NKP-2018-00011 (2018 2021) Drinking water: multidisciplinary assessment of secure supply from the source to the consumers ED_18-1-2018-0003 (2116) (2018 - 2021) IPBES 2.0: Facilitating Hungarian contribution to the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services GINOP 2.3.2 15 2016 00019 (2016 - 2020) Sustainable use of ecosystem services - research for mitigating the negative effect of climate change, land use change and biological invasion NVKP_16-1-2016-0003 (2017-2019) Water quality, ecological, and food safety risks of some endocrine disruptors (EDCs) found in treated and untreated sewage of Budapest Metropolitan Region and risk mitigation developments FP7-SPACE INFORM (2014 - 2018) Improved monitoring and forecasting of ecological status of European Inland waters by combining Future earth ObseRvation data and Models (INFORM) OTKA 112712 (2014 - 2018) Identification of metabolites of biologically active ingredients and characterization of their chemical/ecotoxicological effects LIBERATION EU FP7 (2013 2017) Linking farmland Biodiversity to Ecosystem seRvices for effective ecofunctional intensificATION (2013-2017) GloboLakes (2012 2016) Global Observatory of Lake Responses to Environmental Change
Contact details Anna Farkas PhD Postal address: Centre for Ecological Research, Balaton Limnological Institute H-8237, Tihany, Klebelsberg K. 3., Hungary e-mail: farkas.anna@okologia.mta.hu ELKH, Centre for Ecological Research academic institution https://okologia.mta.hu
