There is also the Istituto Superiore di Sanità on board the training ship Amerigo Vespucci which has just rounded Cape Horn for the first time in its history. The two young researchers Giorgia Mattei and Lorenza Notargiacomo are on board as part of the Sea Care project, which collects samples along the routes of both the Vespucci and other naval units of the Navy in order to collect data on the health of the oceans. The researchers are on board with the aim of carrying out water sampling in the area, a very difficult task given the often adverse environmental conditions.
"Congratulations to the Navy and the crew for this historic achievement - comments Andrea Piccioli, Director General of the ISS, who coordinates Sea Care activities for the Institute -. The ISS is proud to collaborate with the Navy for this project visionary and important for the health of the planet, and we are happy to be present also in this historic moment for the Italian Navy. The sea has a central role in the balance of the ecosystem, which also concerns our health and well-being".
The objective of Sea Care is the analysis of contamination profiles from persistent chemical substances of anthropogenic origin and the investigation of the risks associated with the quality of the marine environment in relation to anthropogenic impacts and climate change. The ambition of the project is to create a country research model, so as to be able to explore the complex scenarios of the oceans, both in terms of extension and dynamics, in a harmonized and holistic way, as well as economically sustainable, explains the ISS.
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