Institute F.-A. FOREL, University of Geneva

At the laboratory of the Institute
- Person in charge of the protection against radiation.
- Person in charge of the chemistry laboratory of the nutrients.
- Proportioning of phosphorus, carbon and carbonates in water and in the sediments.
- Analysis of water by photometry, Spectroquant method (more than 50 measurable parameters).
- Person in charge of “TOC 5000 has Shimadzu” (proportioning TC, TOC, DOC. and IC)
- Practical works of 3^rd years (measurements of phosphorus, calcimetry…) Preparation of the samples (sifting, drying, crushing, freeze-drying). .
- Person in charge stock chemicals, gas…, recycling and waste.
- Person in charge for boats and vehicles.

On the field
- Sampling campaign on the rivers and the lakes..
- Taking away of water (pump or bottle), of MES by centifugation in continuous flow, of sediments of funds (bucket or coring)..
- Use of a probe multiparameters recording in situ the physicochemical parameters of the lakes.
- Piloting of boat with positioning GPS (3D campaigns seismic, bathymetric acquisition campaign)