In HADAL-POP we will perform a cruise to hadal trenches, which represent the deepest part of the ocean, to investigate the occurrence of persistent organic pollutants and how biogeochemistry governs the sediment capacity to accumulate these pollutants.
This project will validate contaminant-sensitive indicators needed in environmental monitoring and in the Marine Directive, with recommendations for risk analysis and “good environmental status” values for chemical monitoring in the Baltic Sea.
