Post by pling on Nov 24, 2015 18:15:13 GMT
Environmental Waste Management (EWMA) is a competence cluster focusing on research and education related to petroleum-and mineral- industry in cold environment.
EWMA is funded by the Research Council of Norway and Eni Norway.
WP 2: DEPOSITION OF DRILL CUTTINGS AND MINE TAILING
The overall objective is to advance the knowledge of spreading of drill cuttings/mine tailing related contaminants after their discharge to the marine environment. This shall be achieved through:
– filling of major gaps in the knowledge of the present sea-bottom contamination
– investigation of the influence of drill cuttings/mine tailing in the past
– improved predictions of future environmental consequences related to pollutant loadings
To answer these questions an integrated, multidisciplinary study will be performed on a selection of sediment surface and core samples. This study will include two research scientists Juho Junttila and Matthias Forwick (Department of Geology, UiT), Prof. II. Jolynn Carroll, two post.doc positions focusing on deposition of drill cuttings and mine tailings. One assistant professor and one post.doc position will connect WP2 with WP1 on Life-Cycle Analysis (LCA) and modelling connected to mine tailings/oil industry related drill cuttings.
Task I: Effect of deposition of submarine tailings placements from mining activities on fjord systems in northern Norway
Task II: Relations between benthic communities and bottom sediment (substrate) including the imprint of natural/ anthropogenic environmental changes on benthic foraminifera.
Task III: LCA and modelling of sediment pathways, geo-bio coupling and transport of pollutants by ocean currents.
EWMA is funded by the Research Council of Norway and Eni Norway.
WP 2: DEPOSITION OF DRILL CUTTINGS AND MINE TAILING
The overall objective is to advance the knowledge of spreading of drill cuttings/mine tailing related contaminants after their discharge to the marine environment. This shall be achieved through:
– filling of major gaps in the knowledge of the present sea-bottom contamination
– investigation of the influence of drill cuttings/mine tailing in the past
– improved predictions of future environmental consequences related to pollutant loadings
To answer these questions an integrated, multidisciplinary study will be performed on a selection of sediment surface and core samples. This study will include two research scientists Juho Junttila and Matthias Forwick (Department of Geology, UiT), Prof. II. Jolynn Carroll, two post.doc positions focusing on deposition of drill cuttings and mine tailings. One assistant professor and one post.doc position will connect WP2 with WP1 on Life-Cycle Analysis (LCA) and modelling connected to mine tailings/oil industry related drill cuttings.
Task I: Effect of deposition of submarine tailings placements from mining activities on fjord systems in northern Norway
Task II: Relations between benthic communities and bottom sediment (substrate) including the imprint of natural/ anthropogenic environmental changes on benthic foraminifera.
Task III: LCA and modelling of sediment pathways, geo-bio coupling and transport of pollutants by ocean currents.