Aims
- Assesment of current status of recent sediments in the Gulf of Gdansk and Oslofjord/Drammensfjord (southern Norway) in terms of pollution, eutrophication effects and primary production
- Determination of the presence of biotoxins and toxin-producing phytoplankton organisms in old and recent sediments using specific gene sequences and metabolite profiles
- Assesment of the mutagenic, genotoxic and endocrine-disrupting activity of sediments
- Assessment of the biogeochemical sedimentary record over the last millennia in the Gulf of Gdansk and Oslofjord/Drammensfjord as well as in the Arctic region (Norway) in terms of carbon input, eutrophication, primary production and oxygen depletion
- Identification of major organic carbon sources and potential impact of changing climatic conditions on carbon input and biogeochemical status
- Recognition of correlation between multiproxy recent and old sediment characterizing data and contaminants, depending on different climate and hydrological conditions in different locations – southern Baltic and fjords in southern Norway as well as the arctic region
