About the Department
We have a unique national responsibility for assessing the condition of Swedish surface waters with respect to both water chemistry and the aquatic biota. The mission of the department is to provide the knowledge about human impacts on aquatic ecosystems that society needs to achieve its environmental goals for surface waters.
This mission involves the design and implementation of long-term monitoring programs across a range of spatial and temporal scales, studies of the chemical and ecological processes underlying environmental change, as well as the knowledge and tools needed to interpret environmental data and assess management alternatives.
Our staff consist of somewhat more than 100 employees, and our work is performed in three research units;
- Geochemistry and hydrology
- Ecology and biodiversity
- Environmental chemistry and ecotoxicology.
Additionally, we have supporting units for IT- and databases, GIS, administration, and our own workshop and caretakers.