During the project we will explore open questions in the field of physical oceanography of the Adriatic Sea.

The SPHERE as an extension and continuation of the project „Nature of organic matter, interaction with traces and surfaces in environment“ aims to study sulphur (S) and carbon (C) dynamics between different environmental compartments (atmosphere, water, sediment, biota) of the sea- and fresh-water environment including distribution between organic, inorganic, dissolved, colloidal and nanoparticulate fractions. 

Themain goal of the project is to develop a robust toxicity sensor device for the detection of a wide range of important biomolecules, toxins andpollutants, which canbe used for rapid in situ measurementsin the field. The sensor is based on the modification of membrane organizationusing a phospholipid mixed layer supported on amercury-on-platinum (Hg/Pt) microelectrode array.

Organske tvari imaju ključnu ulogu u složenim biogeokemijskim procesima u vodenom okolišu: (i) u formiranju površinskog mikrosloja mora koji utječe na izmjenu tvari i energije između atmosfere i mora, (ii) u agregacijskim procesima i nastajanju želatinoznih makroagregata tijekom cvata mora u Jadranu, (iii) u eutrofikacijskim procesima, gdje prekomjernim trošenjem kisika nastaju hipoksični i anoksični uvjeti.