Course
Limnology (ENV-425)
Limnology is a master course taught during the spring semester. It focuses on lakes, rivers and reservoirs as aquatic systems. Specific is the quantitative description / analyse of physical, biological, biogeochemical and sedimentological processes and interactions. The goal is to understand the relevant processes (focus on water quality) from a practical point.
Learn more about the course here
Student projects
Master Project at EPFL, Fall 2022
Analysis of the effects of methane extraction on the stratification in Lake Kivu
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Master Project at EPFL, Spring or Fall 2023
Characterisation of the lake snow in Lake Geneva
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