Flume tank

Description

Type of entity	Equipment
Main activity	Flume tank able to recreate natural phenomena such as the wind, currents, surface agitation, temperature, salinity, sunlight, etc. Located in a air-conditionned room (1-30 °C)
Keywords	Flume Tank, Wind, Current, Behaviour of Pollutants, Behaviour of Benthic Organisms
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Study of pollutant behaviour and small aquatic organisms Entreprise

Reproduction of natural phenomena Entreprise

Definition of an appropriate response strategy Entreprise

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Website Cedre

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Study of pollutant behaviour and small aquatic organisms Entreprise

Concerned publics	Companies Research partners Other researchers All Institutions Others
Terms of access	Research collaboration access Full service access
Movable ?	yes no
Description	Study of the behaviour of oil and chemicals during the first few hours following a spill. The proportions of the substance which have dispersed, evaporated, spread at the surface and emulsified can thus be determined

Reproduction of natural phenomena Entreprise

Concerned publics	Companies Research partners Other researchers All Institutions Others
Terms of access	Research collaboration access Full service access
Movable ?	yes no
Description	Reproduction of the various phenomena influencing pollutant behaviour liable to occur in the natural environment

Definition of an appropriate response strategy Entreprise

Concerned publics	Companies Research partners Other researchers All Institutions Others
Terms of access	Research collaboration access Full service access
Movable ?	yes no

Description

Certification, standardization, calibration
Category	Land-based tests and test sites for engineering and ocean observation Current and waves hydraulic channels
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Scientific disciplines	Marine biochemistry / Marine biogeochemistry / Marine chemistry Bioinformatics Microbiology Biological oceanography
Strategic areas of action	Maritime safety and security Maritime ports, infrastructure and transport Shipbuilding and leisure boatbuilding
Examples of work
URL works	https://www.campusmer.fr/files/3411/Docs_telechargeables/Cedre_Oil_Weathering.pdf

Owned/operated by

Website Cedre
International experts in accidental water pollution, we have five main activities: response support, contingency planning, training, analysis and testing and research. We are also a recognized resource centre.