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 "
One Health Breakfast Club#26
The One Health Breakfast Club #26: Sustainable tomato production in Tanzania: a strategy to reduce pesticides impact on human health and the environment futureonehealth@slu.se Welcome to the One
Workshop with The Baltic Sea Nitrogen Cycle Network (BSNCN)
vattenmiljo-webb@slu.se Welcome to our workshop that aims to increase the participants' knowledge and network about the nitrogen cycle in the Baltic Sea. About the project Rapid climate and
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
water themed exhibition in Uppsala
Opening of the exhibition ‘SLU ArtSci: H2O - From source to sea’ in Uppsala bib-webbredaktionen@slu.se Art meets science in an exhibition where the students and staff of SLU have been invited to
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
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
Tobias Vrede
tobias.vrede@slu.se I am a researcher at the Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment. My expertise includes ecology in limnic ecosystems (especially lakes), with a main focus on plankton,
WRAM workshop
henrik.j.persson@slu.se Want to know how you can store and make your sensor data available in a safe and convenient way? Then welcome to our WRAM workshop. Do you have sensor data, like position,