Acronym iCod 2.0
Category
Fisheries
Title Integrative environmental genomics of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua); a holistic approach to characterize the biological effects of new environmental toxins and blending effects Programme National Programme
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
NA
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
NA
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source National Coordinator Odd André Karlsen Coordinator email NA
Coordinator institution
UiB - University of Bergen (Norway)
Institutions involved
NA
Start year 2015 End year 2020 Funding (€) € 831,000 Website https://prosjektbanken.forskningsradet.no/project/FORISS/192441?Kilde=FORISS&distribution=Ar&chart=bar&calcType=funding&Sprak=no&sortBy=date&sortOrder=desc&resultCount=30&offset=0 Summary Increasing numbers of structurally diverse chemicals have been identified in biota as emerging contaminants, including in remote and sensitive areas such as the Arctic and Polar regions. Many of these compounds appear to have characteristics of persistent organic pollutants as they are resistant to physical, chemical and biochemical degradation, and therefore available for uptake and bioaccumulation for a long period of time. For the majority of these compounds, knowledge regarding their impacts on species and ecosystems is limited, and even less is known about their potential mixture (also with legacy pollutants) and multiple stressor effects (e.g. climate changes). Thus, it is a timely demand to address this lack of knowledge and provide new data that can shed light on the ecological risks and putative adverse effects of such environmental pollutants on nature and wildlife. To target this important challenge, we will in this project use the commercially important Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) as a model species, and a holistic toxicogenomic approach to obtain in-depth knowledge of the physiological effects (including endocrine disruption) of a selected set of emerging contaminants and contaminant mixtures. We will focus on compounds that have recently been detected in coastal and Arctic species, as well as their putative interactions with abundant legacy pollutants. Importantly, this integrative holistic approach is not only expected to provide data of the individual characteristics of the different contaminants, their similarities and their interplay, but also provide an important framework that aid in elucidating phenotypic outcomes as a first step towards a thorough ecotoxicological understanding of contaminant exposures.
Keywords
Impacts;
Toxic substances;
Pollution;
Cod;
Fish biology;
Fish;
Marine Region
41
Norwegian Sea (27.IIa)
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