Abstract
Key Customer Purpose The Oslo and Paris (OSPAR) Commission in 2006 requested that ICES, through the Working Group on the Biological Effects of Contaminants (WGBEC), consider and assess the long term impact of oil spills on marine and coastal life. Summary Objective The primary objective of this proposal is to develop fingerprinting tools for heavy oils and new products (Hazardous Noxious Substances) and to assess their risk in spills in different european regional seas scenarios. The proposal is closely aligned with the TOXPROF proposal and will provide data and use the same protocols where necessary as TOXPROF in order to maximize synergy. TOXPROF and RAMOCS will as far as possible work on the same oils and hazardous and noxious substances (HNS) and all workshops will be common to the two projects.
United Kingdom