Project: Traceability for mercury measurements

Mercury is highly toxic to humans, animals and the environment. Its long lifetime and ability to be transported in the air over large distances and accumulate in the ecosystem make it a pollutant of global concern. Human activity has increased mercury levels in the environment over the past 100 years. For example, mercury concentrations in indoor air have increased due to the use of certain types of energy-saving light bulbs. The assessment of its effects depends on accurate measurements of concentrations and trends over time. However, traceable measurements are lacking and new technologies are needed for the next generation of advanced mercury measurements. This project will develop a metrological infrastructure for mercury measurements in the environment to support European legislation as part of the treaty aimed at reducing global mercury emissions. New traceable measurements will enable better understanding of human and environmental exposure to mercury, trends in mercury concentrations and legislative requirements, improving human and economic health.

Acronym	ENV51 MeTra (Reference Number: ENV51)
Duration	01/10/2014 - 30/09/2017
Project Topic	Metrology
Project Results (after finalisation)	See Website
Website	visit project website
Network	EMRP
Call	EMRP Call 2013 - Energy and Environment

Project partner

Number	Name	Role	Country
1	Laboratoire national de métrologie et d'essais	Coordinator	France
2	Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung	Partner	Germany
3	Institut Jožef Stefan	Partner	Slovenia
4	LGC Limited	Partner	United Kingdom
5	NPL Management Limited	Partner	United Kingdom
6	Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt	Partner	Germany
7	Suomen ymparistokeskus	Partner	Finland
8	Turkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu	Partner	Türkiye
9	Umweltbundesamt	Partner	Germany
10	VSL B.V.	Partner	Netherlands
11	Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche		Italy
12	Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique		France