1. Project: EST.CLG.977811
2. Title: The Evaluation of the Impact of the Atmospheric Inputs of Trace Metals to the Eastern Mediterranean
3. Participants:
- Institute of Marine Sciences, Middle East Technical University, Turkey
- National Institute of Oceanography, Haifa, Israel
- University of Plymouth, United Kingdom
4. Codirectors:
- Dr. Nilgün Kubilay
Institute of Marine Sciences, Middle East Technical University
P. O. Box 28
TR 33731 Erdemli-Içel, Turkey
Tel : (90) 324.521.24.06
Fax : (90) 324.521.23.27
E-mail: kubilay@ims.metu.edu.tr - Dr. Herut Barak
Israel Oceanographic & Limnological Research,
National Institute of Oceanography,
P. O. Box 8030, Haifa 31080, Israel - Dr. Nimmo Malcolm
Department of Environmental Sciences
University of Plymouth, Drake Circus
Plymouth, PL4 8AA, England
5. Status: on going
6. Period (start/end): May 2001, durability -2 years.
7. Objectives: The objectives of the study will be:
- To define the temporal (seasonal and inter-annual) and spatial variation in trace metal concentrations in the Eastern Mediterranean aerosol from samples collected two coastal sampling site (one at Erdemli, Turkey and the other at IOLR, Haifa, Israel)
- To evaluate the sources to the Eastern Mediterranean atmosphere of aerosol associated trace metals using back trajectory analysis
- Laboratory simulations will be carried out on the contrasting aerosol samples to evaluate the seawater solubility of the trace metals Pb, Cu, Zn, Ni, Co and Fe and the factors influencing this process.
- Calculation of the atmospheric flux and the subsequent input of the seawater soluble ("bioavailable") trace metal fraction to the Eastern Mediterranean.