EU-FP 7: SCHeMA - Integrated In Situ CHemical MApping Probes

Marine environments are highly vulnerable and influenced by a wide diversity of anthropogenic and natural substances and organisms that may have adverse effects on the ecosystem equilibrium, on living resources and, ultimately, on human health. Identification of relevant types of hazards at the appropriate temporal and spatial scale is crucial to detect their sources and origin, to understand the processes governing their magnitude and distribution, and to ultimately evaluate and manage their risks and consequences preventing economic losses.

SCHeMA aims at providing an open and modular sensing solution for in situ high resolution mapping of a range of anthropogenic and natural chemical compounds that may have feedback (synergic) interaction: toxic and/or essential Hg, Cd, Pb, As and Cu trace metal species; nitrate, nitrite, and phosphate nutrients; species relevant to the carbon cycle; volatile organic compounds; potentially toxic algae species and toxins.

The SCHeMA system will consist of a plug-and-play adaptive wired/wireless chemical sensor probe network serving as a front-end for gathering detailed spatial and temporal information on water quality and status based on a range of hazardous compounds.

A brief summary is launched by CORDIS-EU here and the final SCHeMA brochure outlining highlights of the project is now available - click here for downloading.

Collaboration partners

This project is a collaborative project with

University of Geneva (Coordinator)
Idronaut S.r.l.
University of Ulm
École politechnique fédérale de Lausanne EPFL - SAMLAB
nanoMyP
University of Bordeaux
ETT S.p.a.
UNIGE-IT

Publications

2018

Zieger, S., Seoane, S., Laza-Martínez, A., Knaus, A., Mistlberger, G. & Klimant, I.
Spectral characterization of eight marine phytoplankton phyla and assessing a pigment-based taxonomic discriminant analysis for the in-situ classification of phytoplankton blooms.

Environ. Sci. Technol. (submitted)

Zieger, S., Mistlberger, G., Troi, L., Lang, A., Confalonieri, F., Klimant, I.
Compact and low-cost fluorescence based flow-through analyzer for in situ quantification and early-stage classification of toxic algal blooms.

Environ. Sci. Technol.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b00578

Akter, M.; Auguste, M.; ... Zieger, S.; Tercier-Waeber, M.; Nardin, C.;
SCHeMA EU Project Summer School Report (Bilbao June 16 – 17, 2016).

CHIMIA International Journal for Chemistry
DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2017.607

2017

B.J. Müller, G. Mistlberger, I. Klimant
Insights in the determination of Saxitoxin with fluorogenic crown ethers.

Chemical Monthly
DOI: 10.1007/s00706-017-2074-x

B.J. Müller, T. Rappitsch, Ch. Staudinger, Ch. Rüschitz, S.M. Borisov, I. Klimant
Sodium-Selective Fluoroionophore-based Optodes for Seawater Salinity Measurements.

Analytical Chemistry
DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b01373

2016

B.J. Müller, S.M. Borisov, I. Klimant
Red- to NIR-Emitting, BODIPY-Based, K+-Selective Fluoroionophores and Sensing Materials.

Advanced functional materials
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201603822

B.J. Müller, N. Steinmann, S.M. Borisov, I. Klimant
Ammonia sensing with fluoroionophores – A promising way to minimize interferences caused by volatile amines.

Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2017.08.209

2015

M.-L. T. Waeber, E. Bakker, C. Nardin, S. Mongin, E. Prado, M. C. Botia, B. Mazaikoff, F. Luxenburger, I. Klimant, G. Mistlberger, B. Mueller, …
FP7-OCEAN-2013 — SCHeMA: Integrated in situ chemical mapping probes.

IEEE, pages 1–5
DOI: 10.1109/OCEANS-Genova.2015.7271560

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