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Ongoing projects/Funding:

• Entre-Scheme to provide training and assistance for researchers and doctoral students to strengthen their entrepreneurial skills: Technology transfer in the area of environmental sciences and technology. In co-operation of EnSte graduate school, Helsinki Business School and University of Kuopio. 2004-2005
• PCB –compounds in buildings: Risk reduction of occupational hazards. The Finnish Work Environmental Fund
• Appropriation to senior scientist from the Academy of Finland 1.8.2003-31.12..2004: Technology assessment of micropollutant and macropollutant removal from drinking water
  - solvents and pesticides in ground water and the risk control strategy
  - fate and characteristics of DNOM in groundwater
  - effect of wastewater infiltration into the ground water
• In-situ treatment of PAH and PCB contaminates soil by Fenton treatment, Academy of Finland (2002-2004)
  Decrease of the environmental load of sanitation in Finnish rural areas (2002-2004) Researcher Riikka Rinne, South –West Environmental Center, Environmental Center of Finland.
• TRITON Scheme to provide training and assistance for research players for the assessment of the fate and removal of pharmaceuticals and estrogenic compounds released into the environment. EU program. Co-coordinator. (2002-2004)
• POSEIDON Assessment of technologies for the removal of pharmaceutical and personal care products in sewage and drinking water facilities to improve the indirect potable water reuse, EU 5th framework project, Finish partner, M.Sc Niina Lindqvist, Ph.D Susanna Korhonen (2000-2004)
• ECWT Enhancement of the removal of natural and synthetic organic matter in the water work, M.Sc Niina Lindqvist, Ph.D Susanna Korhonen, Anu Matilainen
• Occurance of PCB in paints in buildings and the risk assessment remediation techniques

Past projects:

• Development of soil vapour extraction technique for the response of accidental spills. Lic.Tech. Sakari Halmemies, Emergency Service College, M.Sc students Mikko Vuorinen, Siri Gröhndahl
• The use of ozone and oxygen chemicals in the forest industry for environmental technology applications. Ph.D Susanna Korhonen, TEKES; Cactus-program, Kemira Chemicals, Mikkeli AMK
  • Removal of extractives
  • desinfection of white water of paper machine
  • ozonation as a pre or post-treatment of biological purification
• The development of process automation for the ozonation of water and waste water, Mikkeli Polytechnics, Mipro Oy, TEKES
• Purification of industrial landfill leachates with chemical and biological oxidation (Mikkeli AMK, Enso Gutzeit) M.Sc Pia Haapea
• The development of environmentally friendly chelate-molecules: abiotic and biotic degradation, degradation kinetics and pathways. Ph.D. -student Sirpa Metsärinne, researcher Erja Ronkainen Kemira Chemicals, TEKES, University of Kuopio
• Chemical oxidation of PCDD/PCDF-contaminated soil, Ph.D-student Pirjo Isosaari, Finish Academy of Science, National Public Health Institute, Kuopio