Central Environmental Laboratory

Central Environmental Laboratory

About us

The Central Environmental Laboratory (GR-CEL) conducts research and provides services in the fields of environmental analytical chemistry and molecular biology.

About us
  • Nano- and microplastics in the environment
  • Analysis of organic and inorganic micropollutants
  • Antibiotic resistance in the environment
  • Microbial communities in water, soils and sediments

The GR-CEL is equipped with cutting-edge instruments for the analysis of organic and inorganic compounds in various matrices.

© 2024 EPFL

The CEL took part in the 2024 edition of the Night of Science

Events

Organised by the City of Geneva's Museum of the History of Science, the Night of Science attracts more than 30,000 curious onlookers and science enthusiasts every year, with around fifty stands, workshops and other events where scientists can meet the general public. The 2024 event took place on 6 and 7 July in Geneva at the Parc de la Perle du Lac.

Photo caption and credit are indicated in the text below © City of Lausanne digitization workshop.

On the trail of pollution in Lausanne

Research

A team of researchers from EPFL, UNIL, and Unisanté have published a report about the legacy of pollution from a trash incinerator that burned in the Lausanne Vallon neighborhood from 1958 to 2005.

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Plastic in Lake Geneva

EPFL

Lake Geneva is heavily contaminated by macro- and microplastics. Some solutions exist, but it will be very complicated to get rid of it. 

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