AQUATERRA - Integrated modelling of the river-sediment-soil-groundwater system
Abstract
OBJECTIVES ·To provide better understanding of the river-sediment-soil-groundwater system at various temporal and spatial scales ·To provide the scientific basis for improved river basin management .To develop specific tools for water and soil quality monitoring ·To develop integrated modelling for impact evaluation of pollution aswell as climate and land-use changes for definition of long-term management schemes. The objectives will be achieved through 10 sub-projects: BASIN investigating selected sites in five contrasting European river basins (Brévilles, Ebro, Meuse, Elbe and Danube). This sub-project concentrates on soil–groundwater–river as well as floodplain–sediment–river interactions. Building on this, BIOGEOCHEM investigates soil-filter and transport functions, the fate of pollutants in soils and sediments in order to determine impacts on water quality. This work combines with FLUX that investigates transport and turnover of inorganic and organic solids and solutes in order to evaluate effects of changes in land use. It is also linked to HYDRO that investigates impacts of climate change on the water cycle through water balance and quality parameters. A further sub-project, TREND (lead by M.H. Gerzabek, BOKU), will yield improved understanding in soil and water quality trends by extrapolating from the past to the future and by recognising adverse trends. In collaboration with the above modules, MONITOR will develop and validate new analytical techniques by focussing on emerging compounds such as pharmaceuticals and pesticides in the environment and by providing new protocols for non-regulated pollutants. Results from the above sub projects will be used in COMPUTE to model fate and transport of pollutants at different scales. EUPOL and INTEGRATOR disseminate results to be used in future environmental EU policies andintegrate the results of the various AquaTerra sub-projects. Finally, KNOWMAN disseminates results to scientific and stakeholder communities through workshops, seminars, publishing activities and summer schools. EXPECTED RESULTS Adjusted and validated soil-water numerical models applicable at different operational scales (from the local to river basin scale) ·Databases on biogeochemical parameters relevant for modelling the groundwater-soil-sediment-river system as a whole ·New and reliable tools for the analysis of identified and non-identified contaminants (organic and inorganic) in water / sediment / soil compartments ·Conceptual impact assessment integrated models for characterising and assessing direct (physico-bio-chemical processes) and indirect (social and economical processes) impact of Global Change ·Tools for monitoring changes and for an integrated management of the river-sediment-soil-groundwater system ·Training courses for the dissemination of the results
keywords soil ground water sediment manangement of river catchments
Publikationen
Sorption behaviour of Cu, Cd and Zn in soils influenced by long-term management – an empirical case study
Autoren: Lair, G., Gerzabek, M.H., Haberhauer, G. Jahr: 2005
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Response of the sorption behaviour of Cu, Cd and Zn to different soil management
Autoren: Lair, G.J., Gerzabek, M.H., Haberhauer, G., Jakusch, M., Kirchmann, H. Jahr: 2006
Journal articles
Response of sorption properties of soils to soil development, land-use and management.
Autoren: Gerzabek, M.H., Lair, G.J., Winkler, P., Novoszad, M., Haberhauer, G., Lischka, H., Tunega, D. Jahr: 2006
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Bulk and clay mineralogy of stream sediments of the rivers Danube, Ebro and Elbe
Autoren: Haslinger, E., Ottner, F., Lair, G.J., Gerzabek, M.H. Jahr: 2006
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Sorption of heavy metals to organic and inorganic soil constituents
Autoren: Lair, G.J., Gerzabek, M.H., Haberhauer, G. Jahr: 2007
Journal articles
Verwitterung von Auböden in verschiedenen klimatischen Regionen Europas
Autoren: Lair, G J; Gerzabek, M H; Fiebig, M; Zehetner, F : Jahr: 2007
Journal articles
From sediment to soil: floodplain phosphorus transformations at the Danube River
Autoren: Zehetner F., Lair G.J., Maringer F.-J., Gerzabek M.H., Hein T. Jahr: 2008
Journal articles
Retention of heavy metals in soils under fast-flow conditions
Autoren: Lair, G J, Gerzabek, M H Jahr: 2008
Journal articles
Influence of progressing pedogenesis on the buffer function of floodplain soils
Autoren: Lair, G., F. Zehetner, A. Mentler, M. Graf, M.H. Khan, M.H. Gerzabek Jahr: 2008
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Distribution of cadmium among geochemical fractions in floodplain soils of progressing development.
Autoren: Lair, GJ; Graf, M; Zehetner, F; Gerzabek, MH; Jahr: 2008
Journal articles
Contaminant dynamics in floodplain soils and sediments
Autoren: Gerzabek, M.H., Lair, G.J., Zehetner, F., Hohensinner, S., Fiebig, M., Koelmans, A.A., Poot, A., Ahlf, W., Hsu, P., van Gestel C.A.M., Bleeker, E.A.J., Jones, K.C., Jordan, G., Totsche, K.-U., Slijkerman, D., Barth, J. Jahr: 2009
Journal articles
Dating of soil layers in a young floodplain using iron oxide crystallinity
Autoren: Lair, GJ; Zehetner, F; Hrachowitz, M; Franz, N; Maringer, FJ; Gerzabek, MH Jahr: 2009
Journal articles
Mobility, turnover and storage of pollutants in soils, sediments and waters: achievements and results of the EU project AquaTerra. A review
Autoren: Barth, JAC; Grathwohl, P; Fowler, HJ; Bellin, A; Gerzabek, MH; Lair, GJ; Barcelo, D; Petrovic, M; Navarro, A; Negrel, P; Petelet-Giraud, E; Darmendrail, D; Rijnaarts, H; Langenhoff, A; de Weert, J; Slob, A; van der Zaan, BM; Gerritse, J; Frank, E; Gutierrez, A; Kretzschmar, R; Gocht, T; Steidle, D; Garrido, F; Jones, KC; Meijer, S; Moeckel, C; Marsman, A; Klaver, G; Vogel, T; Burger, C; Kolditz, O; Broers, HP; Baran, N; Joziasse, J; Von Tumpling, W; Van Gaans, P; Merly, C; Chapman, A; Brouyere, S; Aguilar, JB; Orban, P; Tas, N; Smidt, H Jahr: 2009
Journal articles
Phosphorus sorption-desorption in alluvial soils of a young weathering sequence at the Danube River
Autoren: Lair, GJ; Zehetner, F; Khan, ZH; Gerzabek, MH Jahr: 2009
Journal articles
The integrated project AquaTerra of the EU sixth framework lays foundations for better understanding of river-sediment-soil-groundwater systems.
Autoren: Gerzabek, MH; Barceló, D; Bellin, A; Rijnaarts, HH; Slob, A; Darmendrail, D; Fowler, HJ; Négrel, P; Frank, E; Grathwohl, P; Kuntz, D; Barth, JA Jahr: 2007
Journal articles
How do long-term development and periodical changes of river-floodplain systems affect the fate of contaminants? Results from European rivers.
Autoren: Lair, GJ; Zehetner, F; Fiebig, M; Gerzabek, MH; van Gestel, CA; Hein, T; Hohensinner, S; Hsu, P; Jones, KC; Jordan, G; Koelmans, AA; Poot, A; Slijkerman, DM; Totsche, KU; Bondar-Kunze, E; Barth, JA; Jahr: 2009
Journal articles
Bodenentwicklung im Bereich der Donauauen und Veränderungen der Retentionseigenschaften für Schadstoffe mit der Zeit
Autoren: Gerzabek, M.H., Lair, G.J., Zehetner, F., Hohensinner, S., Fiebig, M., Jordan, G. Jahr: 2009
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Rapid carbon accretion and organic matter pool stabilization in riverine floodplain soils
Autoren: Zehetner, F; Lair, GJ; Gerzabek, MH Jahr: 2009
Journal articles
Rates of biogeochemical phosphorus and copper redistribution in young floodplain soils
Autoren: Zehetner, F; Lair, GJ; Graf, M; Gerzabek, MH Jahr: 2009
Journal articles
Development of soil properties in a riverine floodplain with time – results from a chronosequence study in the National Park Donau-Auen in Austria
Autoren: Gerzabek, M.H., Lair, G.J., Fiebig, M., Zehetner, F. Jahr: 2010
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Project staff
Martin Gerzabek
Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Dr.h.c.mult. Martin Gerzabek
martin.gerzabek@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-91112
Project Leader
01.06.2004 - 31.03.2009
Markus Fiebig
Univ.Prof. Dipl.Geol. Dr.rer.nat. Markus Fiebig
markus.fiebig@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-87212
Project Staff
01.06.2004 - 31.03.2009
Franz Zehetner
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Franz Zehetner
franz.zehetner@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-91118
Project Staff
01.06.2004 - 31.03.2009
BOKU partners
External partners
Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle_x000D_
none
partner
Institute of Catalysis and Petrochemistry_x000D_ CSIC - Spanish Council for Scientific Research
Prof. Dr. Damia Barcelo
partner
ATTEMPTO Service GmbH
Ms. Elisabeth Frank, tel.: ++49/7071-910360
coordinator
University of Tübingen
Prof. Dr. P. Grathwohl; tel.: +49/7071-29 7 54 29; email: peter.grathwohl@uni-tuebingen.de
partner
Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières
none
partner
Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research
Dr Huub H.M. Rijnaarts
partner
Czech Technical University of Prague
none
partner
Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg, Department of Environmental Science and Technology
Prof. Dr. -Ing. Wolfgang Calmano, tel.: +49/40 42878 3108; email: calmano@tu-harburg.de
partner
University of Newcastle upon Tyne, School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Water Resource Systems Research Laboratory
Dr. H. J. Fowler, tel.: +44 (0)191 222 7113; email: h.j.fowler@ncl.ac.uk
coordinator
Lancaster University, Institute of Environmental and Natural Sciences at Lancaster
Prof. Dr. Kevin Jones
partner
Technical University of Denmark
Ass.Prof. Hans-Joergen Albrechtsen Ph.D., tel.: +45/4525-1586; email: hja@er.dtu.dk
partner
Wageningen University
none
partner