194 Uniled Kingdom, England 







WATEK I'OLLUTION KHSFAKCH I. ABOR ATOK Y. sn-VHNAI.H 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: None. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Moderately complete 

 library; small aquarium tanks, supply of unchlorinated 

 well water; machine and wood shop, electrical and 

 electronic shop, skilled shop workmen available; small 

 boats and ou board motors. 



SIZE OF staff: Ninety at professional level; 50 tech- 

 nicians. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS: 



Biochemistry and bacteriolot;y of treating liquids con- 

 taining organic matter 

 Fiocculation and sedimentation of suspended matter 

 Factors affecting aeration of liquids 

 Factors affecting drying of organic sludges 

 Digestion of sewage sludge and industrial wastes 

 Comparison of the efficiency of different types of 



filtering material 

 Study of oxygen balance of fresh-water streams 

 Effects of polluting substances on fish 

 Study of coastal pollution 



PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: 



Water Polliilion Abstracts (published monthly) 

 Notes on Water Pollution (published quarterly) 

 Technical Papers (published occasionally) 



The Fresh-Water Biological Association, Win- 

 dermere Laboratory 



POSTAL ADDRESS: The Ferry House, Far Sawrey, Amble- 

 side, Westmorland, England. 



LOCATION: Near Kendal, England. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Mr. H. C. Gilson, Director and 

 Secretary. 



SPONSORING agency: The Fresh- water Biological As- 

 sociation. 



YEAR founded: 1931. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on fresh- 

 water biology; undergraduate instruction. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Windermere 



and other local eutrophic and oligotrophic lakes, 



mountain streams. 

 PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research and 



living space for up to 5-6 visitors; fees charged for 



research space unless visitors' organization maintains 



a table at the laboratory. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Very 



extensive library; usual variety of small aquarium 

 tanks; research and identified reference collections of 

 MoUusca, Plecoptera, Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Ephe- 

 meroptera (including nymphs), Trichoptera, Coleop- 

 tera, Chironomidae, Calcidae, Bryozoa, Crustacea and 

 Pisces; machine and wood shop, electrical and elec- 

 tronic shop, skilled shop workman available; small 

 boats and outboard motors; one 30 ft LOA motor 

 launch Vtlia. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Annual l4-day course on 

 fresh-water biology. 



SIZE OF staff: Fifteen at professional level; 24 tech- 

 nicians. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 



studies: A wide variety of fresh-water species is 

 readily available for experimental work. A catalog 

 of specimens offered for sale is available from the 

 Director. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Taxonomy and ecology of fresh-water algae (J. W. G. 

 Lund) 



Biology of invertebrates (T. T. Macan) 



Biology of pike {Esox) and char (Salvelinns) (Wini- 

 fred E. Frost) 



Population dynamics of perch and trout (E, D. Le 

 Cren) 



Bacteriology of fresh-waters (V. G. Collins) 



Mycology of fresh-waters (L. G, Willoughby) 



Primary production in lakes (J. F. Tailing) 



WINDERMHRE LABORATORY, AMBLESIDE 



