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Cyclically low-intensity monitored lakes

April 2025

Metadata

Publisher
Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment
Funding agency
Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management
Keywords
lakes, water chemistry, metals, nutrients, pH, acidification, eutrophication
Data citation

Miljödata-MVM [yyyy]. Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet (SLU). Datavärdskap sjöar och vattendrag, samt Datavärdskap jordbruksmark, https://miljodata.slu.se/mvm/ [yyyy-mm-dd].

File format
csv, xlsx
Language
Swedish
Data access service
REST, SOAP
Subject area
  • Environmental toxins and toxicology
  • Water chemistry and hydrology
Habitat type
  • Lakes and streams
Swedish environmental objectives
  • Natural acidification only
  • A non-toxic environment
  • Zero eutrophication
  • Flourishing lakes and streams
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Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment

Contact

Jens Fölster

The lake monitoring programme consists of a national part that includes sampling of 4,800 lakes, and a regional part that includes another 480 lakes. The total of 5 256 lakes are representative of Swedish lakes.

The results are used to follow up on environmental quality objectives, monitoring under the the Ordinance on Water Management, and work under the Nitrates Directive, the Water Framework Directive, the UN Convention on Air Pollution Control (CLRTAP) and other international agreements.

The programme started in 2007 and involves sampling the water chemistry of 800 lakes per year. After six years, 4,800 lakes have been sampled, with the first 800 lakes starting again.

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Data can be downloaded from Miljödata MVM.

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