NADUF – National long-term surveillance of Swiss rivers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.25678/00036W

The “National Long-term Surveillance of Swiss Rivers” (NADUF) program was initiated in 1972 as a cooperative project between three institutes:

• Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)
• Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (EAWAG)
• Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) (since 2003)

The following institutes participated later:

• Amt für Umwelt und Energie des Kantons Basel-Stadt (AUE)
• Federal Institute of Metrology (METAS)

With the NADUF program, the chemical-physical state of Swiss rivers as well as intermediate-term and long-term changes in concentration are observed. Furthermore, it provides data for scientific studies on biological, chemical and physical processes in river water. The NADUF network serves as a basic data and sampling facility to evaluate the effectiveness of water protection measures and for various scientific projects.

Additional Info

Field	Value
Author_1	Eawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Author_2	Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)
Keywords	NADUF,Swiss Rivers,chemical state,physical state,long-term,monitoring
Timerange	1974 TO *