Laboratoires

Laboratories missions

The quality of our bathing water is becoming more and more under threat.  

Surfrider Foundation Europe is putting in place action plans to provide users of the Coastline with better information and also to ensure that watersports enthusiasts are not forgotten.
Throughout Europe, Surfrider is collaborating with independent Laboratories to better understand the pollution problems of the Coastline.
In this way we can monitor the quality of water in bathing zones and watersports zones, in conjunction with existing networks, all year around; which is not currently required by the 2006 directive on "bathing water".

Our Laboratories in this way provide independent Scientific data which encourages communication between local contributors and helps to resolve contamination problems.

[Translate to en:] Laboratoire Pays-Basque

[Translate to en:] Grégory Le Moigno - Chargé de mission Pays-Basque

120 avenue de Verdun
64200 Biarritz
Port. : 06 12 17 17 16 - Tél. : 05 59 23 54 99
Email : glemoigno@surfrider.eu

Laboratoire Méditerrannée

Mediterranean Laboratory

Marc Valmassoni - Mediterranean Laboratory manager

Maison de la mer - Plage du Prophète
Corniche du président John Fitzgerald Kennedy
13007 Marseille - FRANCE
Mobil. : +0033(0)6 60 69 01 39 - Phone. : +0033(0)4 88 04 32 98
Email : mvalmassoni(at)surfrider.eu

South Atlantic Laboratory

Grégory Le Moigno - South Atlantic Laboratory Manager

Surfrider Foundation Europe
Calle Zabaleta 42, bajo 11
20 002 Donostia / San Sebastián
Mobil. : +(0033) 608 57 77 40 - Tel: +(0034) 943 577 878
Email: glemoigno(at)surfrider.eu

Brittany Laboratory

Marie-Amélie Néollier - Brittanny Laboratory Manager

Surfrider Foundation Europe – coordination Bretagne
4 rue Corot – RDC 
29200 BREST - FRANCE
Mobil. : +(0033) 0625 24 74 25 - Tel: +0033(0)2 98 41 61 57
Email: mneollier(at)surfrider.eu

Methodology

More than 30 volunteers, called watermen testers, participate in these samples. They are part of club surfing, bodyboarding, sailing, diving, associations ...

Samples collected by watermen testers are analyzed in laboratories of Surfrider. In accordance with regulations applicable to bathing water, the concentrations of Escherichia coli and Enterococci are analyzed.

Join Watermen testers

Surfrider needs you, member or volunteer, to take samples on a regular basis on your beach or your water sport area.

You are motivated and want to act, feel free to contact one of our laboratories.