Application of biological effects methods in monitoring and assessment of contaminants in the Baltic Sea
BEACON
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BEACON

PROGRAMME 2021-2027
priority
2 Water-smart societies
objective
2.1 Sustainable waters
Project type
Small Project
Implementation
October 2022 - September 2024
Technical details

BEACON

In the project BEACON, public authorities and governmental organisations develop harmonised methods to assess contamination in the Baltic Sea waters, sediment and biota.
The BEACON project will address the biological effects of contaminants, a key topic that provides an understanding of the broad impact of multiple mixed effects of contaminants on Baltic Sea biota. The project partnership includes national organisations responsible for monitoring, brings together Ministry and Agency level associate partners, and includes the HELCOM Regional Sea Commission (RSC) Secretariat. National institutions for which the work is expected to be relevant (e.g. industry, waste water treatment, fire/emergency response organisations, port authorities) will be targeted. The project will take direct contact with stakeholders, practitioners and managers to evaluate their needs and barriers in addressing mixed effects of contaminants, will summarise available methodologies and carry out a pilot evaluation of an integrated biological effects of contaminants, and finally return all findings and recommendations to the stakeholders. By providing the information to those stakeholders identified in the project and relevant RSC groups (e.g. HELCOM State and Conservation, EG Hazardous substances, and EG Economic and Social Analyses) it will set the scene for recommendations on harmonised procedures to be implemented at the municipal, national or regional level, increasing the capacity of these organisations, and establishing the foundations of a long-term practical approach for addressing the multiple mixed effects of contaminants on Baltic Sea biota.
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Budgets

BEACON
in numbers.
  • 0.49
    Million
    Total
  • 0.39
    Million
    Erdf
  • 0.00
    Million
    Norway

Success indicators

BEACON
in numbers.
20 Organisations reached with 1 Solutionsin use 10 Organisationsin the project
  • 60.229698625.0197849
  • 59.394974124.66761888709302
  • 56.949397724.1051846
  • 59.367103818.0536296
  • 57.707232611.9670171
  • 60.166835724.9610081
Lead partnerFinnish Environment Institute
  • Town
    Helsinki
  • Region
  • Country
    Finland
  • Region
    Helsinki-Uusimaa
Total partner budget
120,023.20
Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech)
  • Town
    Tallinn
  • Region
  • Country
    Estonia
  • Region
    Põhja-Eesti
Total partner budget
79,982.00
Latvian Institute of Aquatic Ecology, Agency of Daugavpils University (LIAE)
  • Town
    Riga
  • Region
  • Country
    Latvia
  • Region
    Rīga
Total partner budget
70,022.40
University of Stockholm
  • Town
    Stockholm
  • Region
  • Country
    Sweden
  • Region
    Stockholms län
Total partner budget
99,999.20
University of Gothenburg
  • Town
    Göteborg
  • Region
  • Country
    Sweden
  • Region
    Västra Götalands län
Total partner budget
99,998.82
The Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission - Helsinki Commission
  • Town
    Helsinki
  • Region
  • Country
    Finland
  • Region
    Helsinki-Uusimaa
Total partner budget
22,327.20

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