CE12010 ECO2@NorthSea

We intend to quantify fluxes of key chemical parameters and potentially toxic metals and study the mechanisms determining the migration of CO2, CH4, and formation waters through the sedimentary overburden by a variety of novel monitoring techniques. Included in the study are investigations of seawater chemistry together with the near-field dispersion processes as key input parameters for our environmental studies and numerical model simulations.

We will also carry out the assessment of the distribution of sensitive megafauna and will use fingerprinting of microbial community diversity as a key indicator of environmental impacts (for more details see the uploaded scientific project description).