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Introduction
The occurrence of hazardous substances in the environment, assessment of the loads and the environmental impacts, risks, control and management options. Good knowledge on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), WFD priority substances, substances under REACH and RoHS directives, pharmaceuticals & heavy metals. Expertise on possible risks related to the use of sewage sludge. Expertise on occurrence of certain harmful additives related to plastics.
Additional affiliations
June 2006 - January 2009
Position
- Researcher
Description
- Obligatory monitoring of the Helsinki-Espoo sea and coastal areas. Participation to the international Baltic Sea research project, Alg@line, within the maintenance of the automatic measuring devices placed on the ferries and cargo ships, data handling and management. Drawing up press releases, updating the internet pages and maintaining databases. Identification of the phytoplankton- and benthic animal samples and other laboratory work (chlorophyll-a, turbidity-analyses), assisting in sampling.
Education
August 2000 - June 2006
Publications
Publications (5)
Waste electronic and electric equipment (WEEE) are collected in high amounts in the EU. However, in order to enable safe and effective recycling of their plastic fraction, harmful additives inside the plastics need to be identified. In this study, two spectroscopic methods, laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) and Raman spectroscopy were emp...
One of the targets of the circular economy is to keep different materials and substances in circulation for as long as possible. The need for fossil-based virgin materials is efficiently reduced by substituting them with recycled materials. The European Union has set recycling targets for different waste materials. To achieve these ambitious circul...
Plastic enters the environment from various emission sources. In particular, light plastics may be transported long distances from their original emission sources. Plastics may also carry alien species, pathogens, and hazardous substances. Plastics are released into the environment from all stages of their life cycle, but one of the most significan...
Pharmaceutical packaging is a complex group of products, the main purpose of which is to protect the medicine and forward information. Pharmaceutical packaging waste is generated and accumulated along the various phases and practices of the value chain. In general, the amount of packaging has been growing during the increasing political pressure to...
