details
- Name
- Aarhus University, Department of Bioscience, Arctic Environment
- Address
- Frederiksborgvej 399 P.O. Box 358
- Zipcode
- DK-4000
- City
- Roskilde
- Country
- Denmark
- Phone
- +45 8715000
- Fax
- +45 87154326
- Centre Website
- http://bios.au.dk/en/
organisation profile
The department conducts research on issues related to environmental management of mineral and petroleum exploration and exploitation in Greenland. Research also includes monitoring and assessment of contaminants in the environment, particularly related to AMAP, and studies related to the impact of global climate change on Arctic ecosystems. Based on this research the department is environmental advisor to the Government of Greenland, Bureau of Minerals and Petroleum. The department also conducts research and monitoring of marine mammals in Danish waters, including environmental impact assessment of offshore windmills.
The department has a staff of about 23, of which 18 have an academic background in biological, environmental-chemical and geographical science. At the moment 5 ph.d. projects are conducted within the department. Research has been conducted within the terrestrial, limnic, marine and atmospheric environments of Greenland during the past 25 years. The staff has significant experience in conducting field work, often in harsh environments in remote areas of Greenland. The use of GIS coupled with remote sensing techniques has become an important tool in analysing and presenting data. A modern trace element laboratory is available in the department, which has proven a high quality of its analyses in international laboratory performance studies.
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edmo metadata
- EDMO record id
- 793
- Collating centre
- Aarhus University, Department of Bioscience, Marine Ecology Roskilde
- Latest update
- 11 September 2012 2:14:42 PM