Mercury is a pollutant of global concern. Released to the atmosphere from several anthropogenic and natural sources, it deposits to oceans and terrestrial ecosystems affecting the food chain and ultimately human health. Its effects potentially impact on both human health and the environment, so it is necessary to take into consideration the pathways of exposure for people, and to implement a surveillance for the protection of human beings and of the environment.
Efforts at European level have been aimed to develop a Transnational Environmental Observation System in Support of European & International Policies through the Integration of real-time monitoring data from various platforms, modelling tools and an advanced global cyber-infrastructure for data sharing and interoperability. EC has also been supporting the activity of the Expert Group on Effectiveness Evaluation of the Minamata Convention, for which the Showcase Coordinator has been nominated as European Representative.
CNR, HZG, UNICAL, PLANETEK
Farmers, Agri-consultants, Policy Makers, Agricultural Cooperatives (Green farm), Industry, Interested citizens
GOS4M databases (AWSB), multispectral high-resolution images (A), Sentinels satellite imagery (A)
Two kinds of product are being delivered: data catalog and services.
Produced data are catalogued in a framework linked to GEOSS. Data are related to mercury deposition scenarios (model run outputs) and to parameters defined for a statistical emulator.
A Knowledge Hub has been developed and constantly updated to provide knowledge on mercury fate at global scale. Services provided by the Knowledge Hub are catalogued and shared.
The e-shape project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement 820852