Norway’s leading multidisciplinary research institute in the field of use and protection of water bodies

and water quality

Water Research & Development,Environmental monitoring,

Advisory service, Innovation

• Established by the Research Council in 1958

• A private foundation since 1986

• A staff of 226, of whom 122 are research scientists

• Competes in the open national and international markets

• Approximately 20% of our activities are conducted in international projects

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NIVA’s qualities

From the mountains to the fjords and the ocean

– NIVA’s knowledge of freshwater and marineecosystems gives us a holistic perspective on aquatic ecosystems.

Experience from more than 70 countries

Basic funding

NIVA receives an annual basic funding from the Research Council of Norway.

The basic funding, 12% of total turnover, is intended for:

specific research tasks to ensure competence in line with NIVA strategy

National monitoring programmes

• Marine Coastal Monitoring Programme

• Effects of long-range transported air pollutants

• Riverine inputs and direct discharges to Norwegian coastal waters

• Contaminants in harbours and fjords

• Contaminants in freshwater fish and lake sediments

Marine Ecology

Freshwater

Physical processes

and modelling

Foto: StatoilHydro v/Øyvind Hagen

Oil and gas

Aquaculture

Foto: Statkraft

Effects of hydropower production

Treatment and transport of waste water and drinking water

NIVA chemistry labs

In addition to the analysis results we offer:

• Development of methods/R&D

• Interlaboratory comparisons• Quality Assurance

(Accredited according to NS-EN ISO/IEC 17025)

• Standardization • Passive samplers• Assessment of results

Ocean monitoring using Ships of Opportunity (Ferrybox)

Cooperation and contacts

• BG02 Integrated marine and Inland Water Management• Institute of Oceanology

Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

• BG03 Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services