Abstract: An automatic water sampler apparatus which comprises at least one movable injection unit that can be positioned in order to inject the sample in a specific vial disposed on a tray of the apparatus, the tray being on the base of the apparatus. The positioning is done by two positioning units. The input unit of the apparatus comprises at least one water collector, but can also comprise four or more water collectors. The invention is also directed to a method of sampling water from a predetermined water body, where a plurality of samples can be collected thanks to the automatic water sampler apparatus.

Abstract: A method for determining in situ and in real time at least one suspended sediment property in a medium, the suspended sediment comprising a mineral and an organic fraction. The method comprises the steps of (a) measuring light absorbance with a submersible ultraviolet-visible spectrometer, the ultraviolet-visible spectrometer being configured to analyse to analyse light absorbance at wavelengths which are comprised between 220 nm and 730 nm and of (b) correlating the light absorbance to the properties of the suspended sediment, in various instances by using the Beer-Lambert's law. The method is remarkable in that the step (b) is performed by using one model calibrated for deriving the properties of the suspended sediment from the light absorbance.