Ritva Britschgi
Content page | Published: 2023-05-25

Leading hydrogeologist © Kai Widell Email: firstname.lastname@syke.fi Phone: +358 295 251 089 Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) Built environment solutions Sustain......

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Anna-Kaisa Ronkanen
Content page | Published: 2023-04-11

Development manager PhD (Environmental Engineering, University of Oulu) Associate Professor (Water and Environmental Engineering, University of Oulu) Contact firstname.......

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Taina Nystén
Content page | Published: 2023-02-16

© Kari Kallio Leading expert, PhD Contacts firstname.lastname@syke.fi +358 295 251 470 Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) Circular economy solutions Contaminant......

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Environmental quality standards in the management of groundwater pollution
Project | Published: 2023-02-10

Background In Finland, groundwater comprises 65 % of the household water distributed by waterworks. Groundwater is typically covered only with thin soil layers; this enables the migration of har...

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Vuokko Laukka
Content page | Published: 2023-01-26

Leading Researcher, D.Sc Contact information firstname.lastname@syke.fi +358 295 251 047 Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) Built environment solutions  Sustainable ......

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Sirkku Tuominen
Content page | Published: 2023-01-03

Core competence groundwater modeling...

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Towards arsenic safe drinking water in Nepal (NeAs)
Project | Published: 2020-07-02

NeAs project brochures © Anu Eskelinen (GTK) Shortcut:  www.syke.fi/projects/neas NeAs project brochure (pdf, 3780 kB) As removal report Video on groundwater ...

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Assessment of the status of Finland’s waters: Status of lakes and rivers about the same as before, coastal waters have deteriorated
Press release | Published: 2019-08-27

A new assessment of the ecological status of surface waters in Finland shows that 87% of the surface area of our lakes and 68% of our rivers are in good or very good condition. Eutrophication is still......

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Low exposure of people to microplastics through drinking water
Press release | Published: 2018-11-16

According to a preliminary study, Finnish household water contains only small amounts of microplastics. Water treatment processes effectively remove particles from the raw water that is used in the pr......

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Groundwater resources in Blue Bioeconomy – Possibilites to multipurpose utility (POSIBILITI)
Project | Published: 2018-06-27

  Current The final seminar of the project will be held on 18th of March 2019 in Kuusamo (in Finnish) Backgrou...

Research & development > Research and development projects > Projects > Groundwater resources in Blue Bioeconomy – Possibilites to multipurpose utility (POSIBILITI)
Groundwater Checklist
Content page | Published: 2018-08-31

Shortcut: http://syke.fi/groundwaterchecklist The Groundwater checklist is a groundwater protection tool for use by companies, government agencies, consultants and researchers. It compris...

Research & development > Water > Models and tools > Groundwater Checklist
Doctoral dissertation: Enhancing microbial activity contributes to the remediation of soil and groundwater contaminated with pesticides
Press release | Published: 2015-02-10

The addition of carbon, which is required as a nutrient by the microorganisms in soil and groundwater, was found to be the most promising remediation method in the remediation of soil and groundwater ......

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Research & development > Consumption and production > Doctoral dissertation: Enhancing microbial activity contributes to the remediation of soil and groundwater contaminated with pesticides
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Elimination of nitrate in soil and groundwater at fur farm (NITROS)
Project | Published: 2013-04-18

Shortcut: http://syke.fi/projects/nitros Background Research objectives and methods Investigations at the field site Conclusions from the field study Project organ...

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Main publications on the effect of de-icing chemicals on ground water
Content page | Published: 2013-04-16

Lindroos, N. & Nystén, T. 2015. The trends of chloride concentrations of groundwater and factors affecting them in the first Salpausselkä ice-marginal formation. (In Finnish with English and Swed...

Research & development > Research and development projects > Projects > Migration of alternative de-icing chemicals in aquifers (MIDAS) > Main publications on the effect of de-icing chemicals on ground water
Migration of alternative de-icing chemicals in aquifers (MIDAS)
Project | Published: 2013-04-17

Shortcut: http://syke.fi/projects/midas Background Studies on laboratory scale and in sand columns (1998-2001) Full scale studies (2002-2010) Key conclusions and applica...

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