NIVA Region East

Primary areas of work and projects

• Monitoring of metal pollution from firing ranges
• Effects of regulations and climate variations on fish in lakes and mountain reservoirs
• National survey of heavy metals in lake sediments
• Survey of mercury concentrations in freshwater fish - effects of forestry
• Operational monitoring of Lake Mjøsa
• Time series analysis of monitoring data 1972-2010
• Monitoring of environmental conditions in streams and rivers for municipalities in the region around Lake Mjøsa
• Combating the salmon parasite Gyrodactylus salaris with acid and aluminium
• In which lakes can liming be terminated because of reduced acid deposition?
• Effects of air pollution on water chemistry
• Using hydroacoustics to  monitor fish resouces and ecological status in freshwater
• Studies of fish communities in freshwater environments for the assessment of ecological status and effects of human activities
  
  

Regional manager: Øyvind Garmo