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SSLA@MM - Sea Waters Sensing Laboratory @MIO Marseille

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The marine environment is extremely dynamic and relies on automated analyses to resolve its variability.é time. The study of physical-chemical and microbiological interactions, as well as the possibility of validating automated procedures, requires access to natural seawater. The SSL@MM is a joint service and research laboratory belonging to the MIO, and located in building 4 of the Endoume marine station. A controlled hydraulic network distributes seawater taken from the middle of the sea. Calanque aux cuivres vers le laboratoire, fonctionnant en circuit continu. The aim of SSL@MM is to provide a range of functions for the deployment of instruments to support research, observation and technical and methodological development.
It is open to research programmes and international collaborations. It hosts themed schools and national and international workshops.

Scientific Committee

  • Melilotus Thyssen
  • Lars-Eric Heimburger
  • Gerald Gregori
  • Dominique Lefèvre

 

Engineering and technical manager : Olivier Grosso

Le SSL@MM is 4 years old!

In September 2023, the SSL@MM (Sea Water Sensing Laboratory @ MIO Marseille, MIO's technical platform), run by Olivier Grosso and Melilotus Thyssen, and recently by Clémentine Gallot (CNRS IR CDD), has celebrated its 4th year of operation and is now part of MIO's shared technical resources. The continuous and gentle pumping of seawater from the Calanque aux Cuivres to taps under laboratory conditions is a success, validated by its almost continuous operation. Similarly, the method of cleaning the seawater inlet pipes is a well-managed routine. The high-frequency, long-term strategy enables the diurnal and seasonal cycles of a coastal marine ecosystem to be studied, and aims to capture the effects of impulse events such as gales, storms and rainfall on phytoplankton communities, certain chemical and hydrological elements, and their transformation products.

 

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