Geological Survey of Sweden

not to be confused with the Geologiska föreningen (Swedish: Geologiska föreningen)

Swedish Geological Survey, Uppsala

Geological Survey of Sweden (Swedish: Sveriges geologiska undersökning, SGU) is a Swedish government agency that was founded by Axel Erdmann in 1858, that supervises all mineral deposits activities (surveys and extractions) in Sweden, and further the development of knowledge in the field of geology.[1] The institution also has the right to issue instructions regarding groundwater administration in Sweden.[2]

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  2. ^ Rosén, Lars; Persson, Kenneth M.; Sparrenbom, Charlotte; Gustafsson, Mattias (2022). "Förvaltning och skydd av grundvatten". In Sparrenbom, Charlotte (ed.). Grundvattenboken (in Swedish). Studentlitteratur. p. 553. ISBN 978-91-44-13592-2.