Design of programs for water quality assessment and water quality monitoring in rivers, lakes and groundwater for different uses according to international guidelines:

• public drinking water supplies
• recreational uses
• irrigation
• livestock
• industrial uses
• aquatic life protection

linked to the presence of different kinds of contaminants:

• heavy metals
• hydrocarbons and other organic substances
• pesticides

in different compartments of the aquatic environment;

• water column
• bottom sediments
• aquatic biota

Trophic status assessment of lakes and reservoirs:

• diagnosis
• nutrient sources assessment
• forecast