Department of Aquatic Siences and Assessment
The Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment is a research center for applied environmental research with national responsibility for monitoring the environmental status of lakes and watercourses. Research is mainly focused on aquatic ecology and biodiversity, geochemistry and hydrology and aquatic ecotoxicology and environmental chemistry.
Adding Water to mires Doesn’t Always Boost Carbon Uptake
Adding water to mires does not always boost carbon uptake. New SLU research shows that mineral-rich water can reduce a mire’s ability to store carbon—challenging assumptions about wetland restoration
Climate changes threatens Lake Mälaren's ecosystem
Lake Mälaren’s environmental condition continues to concern researchers. The Focus on Mälaren 2024 report shows that the lake’s surface water temperature continues to increase, which makes it harder
Five projects granted seed funding at SLU Urban Futures
To enhance the urban discourse at SLU and support landscape-oriented urban research, SLU Urban Futures has awarded seed funding to five projects focused on publishing inter- and transdisciplinary
Diss Valentina Ugolini
Antimicrobial resistance in on-site sewage facilities Environmental impact on receiving waters and mitigation strategies charlotta.eriksson@slu.se Valentina Ugolini defends her thesis "
Long-term environmental change
Long-term and large-scale environmental change, such as climate change, eutrophication (nutrient enrichment), oligotrophication (nutrient depletion), brownification and acidification, affects
Marcus Wallin new director of the research infrastructure SITES
Marcus Wallin, researcher at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), has been appointed as the new director of the national research infrastructure SITES (Swedish Infrastructure for
Functional microbial ecology
Microorganisms are diverse and can have multifaceted and unexpected impacts on ecosystems and the cycling of carbon and other bioactive elements. Understanding the functional ecology and diversity of
Lake sediments reveal ecosystem change
By analysing sediment from the subarctic lake Diktar-Eriks sjö, researchers can describe how climate variations have impacted the lake ecosystem. This knowledge is crucial for understanding how
Archive of Measurement Uncertainties
Below are the accredited analytical methods and their measurement uncertainties listed, since November 2017. For information about earlier analytical methods from 1960s and onwards, see each method .
Geochemical laboratory
The laboratory works with chemical analyses of freshwater. We strive to make a good estimate of the actual concentrations of chemical substances in the environment and thereby gain knowledge of the
Sensitivity testing of Aquatic Fungi to Fungicides (Master)
In this project, we will develop bioassays to evaluate the impact of fungicides on aquatic fungi. The study will focus on single-species, single-fungicide exposure, assessing key endpoints such as
Interdisciplinary insights into navigating the maze of landscape multifunctionality
Interdisciplinary insights into navigating the maze of landscape multifunctionality futurefood@slu.se Welcome to a new inspirational lunch webinar about interdisciplinarity! In this webinar a