| Abstract | Microbial communities are the base of the food web pyramid, representing about 50% of the total biomass on Earth. They are responsible for the geochemical cycles and bio-removal of organic compounds and xenobiotics playing a key-role in the ecosystem function. Their capability to adapt quickly not only to the changes but also to take the advantages, makes them the drivers of the aquatic and terrestrial ecosystem and the human health.
In Europe, the good quality of surface waters is established under the Water Framework Directive (WFD) based either on the chemical monitoring, or on the ecological status and pathogen detection in drinking and bathing waters. However, no indicator is foreseen which would provide a link between ecological and chemical pollutants and other anthropogenic pressures; currently water quality monitoring are either focused on ecological parameters or only chemical pollutants.
The MicroCokit Project, a Marie Curie Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IAPP), a close collaboration of Academic groups with European Commission Joint Research Centre and leading private Enterprises, has been conceived to i) investigate and identify complex stressor indicators based on microbial communities; ii) foster the transfer of knowledge among the partners with the final goal to bring to market faster, more sensitive and robust tools as bioindicators of water quality. The tools will be developed according different kinds of bioindicators, targeting microbial community, pathogen and specific microorganisms. For this purpose the river Tiber has been chosen as a pilot case study and sampling sites were selected based on different anthropogenic pressures which they are exposed to. For each site water sample will be analyzed for both microbiological (Microarray, Metagenomic and FISH analysis) and chemical analysis (organic and inorganic compounds, including emerging pollutants). Following the validation, these data could be then integrated in a modeling system to predict, prevent and mitigate the impact of anthropogenic pressure on water management. |
| Authors | Barra Caracciolo A, Grenni P, Foy C, Mengs G, Garbi C, Martin M, Medlin L, Ferrero V, Ademollo N, Patrolecco L, Pinto Grande J, Lettieri T |
| Text | 299455 2014 MicroCokit Microbial Community based indicator of water quality to integrate in a modeling scenario Barra Caracciolo A, Grenni P, Foy C, Mengs G, Garbi C, Martin M, Medlin L, Ferrero V, Ademollo N, Patrolecco L, Pinto Grande J, Lettieri T Barra Caracciolo A, Grenni P, Ademollo N, Patrolecco L IRSA CNR Foy C LGC, Queens Road Teddington Middlesex TW11 0LY, UK Mengs G, Garbi C Natural Biotec SL , Ctra Colmenar Viejok K 15, Madrid, Spain Martin M Complutense University, Madrid Spain Avenida Puerta de Hierro s/n Madrid Medlin L The Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom Plymouth Devon PL1 2PB UK Ferrero V, Pinto Grande J, Lettieri T European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Environment and Sustainability Via E. Fermi, 2749 21027 Ispra VA Italy Microbial communities are the base of the food web pyramid, representing about 50% of the total biomass on Earth. They are responsible for the geochemical cycles and bio removal of organic compounds and xenobiotics playing a key role in the ecosystem function. Their capability to adapt quickly not only to the changes but also to take the advantages, makes them the drivers of the aquatic and terrestrial ecosystem and the human health. In Europe, the good quality of surface waters is established under the Water Framework Directive WFD based either on the chemical monitoring, or on the ecological status and pathogen detection in drinking and bathing waters. However, no indicator is foreseen which would provide a link between ecological and chemical pollutants and other anthropogenic pressures; currently water quality monitoring are either focused on ecological parameters or only chemical pollutants. The MicroCokit Project, a Marie Curie Industry Academia Partnerships and Pathways FP7 PEOPLE 2012 IAPP , a close collaboration of Academic groups with European Commission Joint Research Centre and leading private Enterprises, has been conceived to i investigate and identify complex stressor indicators based on microbial communities; ii foster the transfer of knowledge among the partners with the final goal to bring to market faster, more sensitive and robust tools as bioindicators of water quality. The tools will be developed according different kinds of bioindicators, targeting microbial community, pathogen and specific microorganisms. For this purpose the river Tiber has been chosen as a pilot case study and sampling sites were selected based on different anthropogenic pressures which they are exposed to. For each site water sample will be analyzed for both microbiological Microarray, Metagenomic and FISH analysis and chemical analysis organic and inorganic compounds, including emerging pollutants . Following the validation, these data could be then integrated in a modeling system to predict, prevent and mitigate the impact of anthropogenic pressure on water management. Science across bridges, borders and boundaries, Abstract Book SETAC EUROPE https //c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.setac.org/resource/resmgr/Abstract_Books/SETAC Basel abstracts.pdf ISSN 2309 8031 24th SETAC Europe Annual Meeting Basel, Switzerland 11 15 May 2014 Internazionale Contributo ABSTRACT BOOK SETAC_Basel_abstractBookISSN 1.pdf Contributo in atti di convegno luisa.patrolecco PATROLECCO LUISA anna.barracaracciolo BARRA CARACCIOLO ANNA paola.grenni GRENNI PAOLA nicoletta.ademollo ADEMOLLO NICOLETTA MICROCOKIT Microbial Community based sequencing analysis linked to anthropogenic pressures MicroCoKit to address the water quality TA.P04.005.011 Vulnerabilita degli ecosistemi delle acque sotterranee e attenuazione naturale degli inquinanti nel suolo e nel sottosuolo |
