Geo-Bio Hazards in the Arctic Region

Programme 2014 - 2020 Kolarctic ENI CBC

Date of latest update: 2023-10-30

Description

Description (EN):

HazArctic –project approaches environmental problems and risks of geo-bio hazards in the Arctic Region. It will study areal extension, mechanism and risk for oxidation of environments which can produce hazardously acid substances, both in man-made mining areas and potentially hazardous sulfur bearing Litorina clay sediments. Also the role of microbes in the geo-bio interaction in possible hazardous environments will be studied. In addition, studies related to the mine environments, for example stability of closed and open mines and mine tailings reuse, will be carried out. Project will also focus on training and analyzing of best practices

Achievements (EN):

WP 1: Overall understanding of acid sulfate soils (AS) and their classification among the partners has improved due to the research done in the project. The classification of AS soils has been harmonized among the Scandinavian geological surveys, which will enable future comparison of collected AS soil data in each country. WP 2: This work package suffered probebly most of the unexpected situations during the project duration. Two mine excursions were carried out, and appropriate reports and workshops were held. WP 3: This study has improved our understanding of the huge diversity and complexity of the microbial communities related to acid sulfate soils and the processes driven by them. Bacterial community structure was analyzed from the DNA of a total of 211 soil samples collected from Finland, Sweden and Norway in co-operation with the WP1’s studies. Impacts of the project: Partners of the project will utilize the outputs in their own future projects and disseminate the new knowledge and lessons learnt. There will be some scientific publications published during 2022 of WP1 and WP3 work. The data from these WPs has already been submitted to GTK, SGU and European nucleotide archive databases from where it will be in use for researchers around the world. The acid sulphate soil distribution data is available as a map service to the public and it can be used for example in the municipalises land use planning and decision-making processes. The data script written during the project will be in use of SGU, NGU and GTK researchers. For WP3 this was the first step of studying microbiology in the acid sulphate soils. More research is required. There will be publications later 2022 and that will hopefully start the conversations in the scientific community of microbiology.

Themes

Managing natural and man-made threats, risk management

Thematic Objective: Environmental protection, climate change mitigation and adaptation

Partners (6)

Lead Partner: Geological Survey of Finland

Address: Lähteentie 2, 96101 Rovaniemi, Finland

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 521 085.00

ERDF budget: EUR 134 150.00

ENI budget: EUR 134 150.00

Geological Survey of Norway

Name: Geological Survey of Norway

Address: Leiv Eirikssons vei 39, 7041 Trondheim, Norway

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 110 000.00

Geological Survey of Sweden

Name: Geological Survey of Sweden

Address: Villavägen 18, 75128 Uppsala, Sweden

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 126 496.00

ERDF budget: EUR 27 611.50

ENI budget: EUR 27 611.50

Mining Institute of the Kola Science Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Name: Mining Institute of the Kola Science Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Address: Fersman Street 24, 184209 Apatity, Russia

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 231 260.00

ERDF budget: EUR 57 815.25

ENI budget: EUR 57 815.25

Geological Institute of the Kola Science Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Name: Geological Institute of the Kola Science Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Address: Fersman Street 14, 184209 Apatity, Russia

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 109 906.00

ERDF budget: EUR 27 476.50

ENI budget: EUR 27 476.50

Luonnonvarakeskus

Name: Luonnonvarakeskus

Address: Latokartanonkaari 9, 00790 Helsinki, Finland

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 196 003.00

ERDF budget: EUR 49 134.50

ENI budget: EUR 49 134.50

Summary

Project name (EN): Geo-Bio Hazards in the Arctic Region

Project acronym: HazArctic

Period: 2014-2020

Website: https://kolarctic.info/

Project start date: 2019-01-14

Project end date: 2022-04-30

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 1 294 750.00

European Union funding: EUR 592 375.00

Co-financing sources:

ERDF (amount: EUR 296 187.00 )
ENPI/ENI/NDICI (amount: EUR 296 187.50 )

Third-country contribution: Norway: EUR 55 000.00 (ERDF equivalent only)

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Geological Survey of Norway

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Geological Survey of Sweden

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Mining Institute of the Kola Science Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences

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Геологический Институт Кольского Научного Центра Российской Академии Наук

Geo-Bio Hazards in the Arctic Region

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Natural Resources Institute Finland

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Geologian tutkimuskeskus

Geo-Bio Hazards in the Arctic Region

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2014 - 2020 Kolarctic ENI CBC

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2023-10-30

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

44 / 44 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

233 / 233 (100%)

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Information provided by the Programme. Achievements were retrieved by Interact from the Programme website (https://kolarctic.info/), or a website directly linked from it, on 2023-01-09.

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Geo-Bio Hazards in the Arctic Region

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