The competencies of the network includes amongst others the areas of
- Marine and environmental technology
- Monitoring of waters
- Polymer chemistry
- Nanotechnology and precision engineering
- Environmental chemistry
- Instrumental trace analysis
- Ecology and ecotoxicology
- Spectroscopy
- Remote sensing
- Wastewater management and recycling technology
- Data and image procession
- Filter technology
- Mechanical engineering
as well as project management, public relations, film and photo documentation. The network bundles these manifold competencies in the projects.