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Research projects 2006

Atmospheric hydrogen, methane and ozone - new challenges to air pollution control in changing society
FT, dos. Tuula Aalto & Research Group
Finnish Meteorological Institute
Total 17 282 €

Ordinary consumption and environmental policy of everyday life
MMM Sanna Ahonen
Dep. of Social Policy, University of Helsinki
Total 8 389 €

Contaminated sediments: From sink to source
FT Jarkko Akkanen & Research Group
University of Joensuu, Dep. of Biology
Total 19 782 €

Dynamics of vegetation, carbon and nitrogen as indicators for peatland buffer operation
FT, dos Jukka Alm & Research Group
Finnish Forest Research Institute
Total 21 532 €

Representativeness of Traditional and Remote Sensing Measurements in the Water Quality Monitoring of Lakes and Coastal Areas
FM Saku Anttila & Research Group
University of Helsinki, Dep. of Ecological and Environmental Sciences
Total 4 207 €

A field comparison of the action spectra used in UV-B research with plants
PhD, dos. Pedro J Aphalo & Research Group
University of Jyväskylä
Total 21 532 €

Fragmentation of Seagrass Habitats: Mechanisms and Effects on Associated Animal Communities
FM Heidi Arponen & Research Group
Åbo Akademi
Total 18 922 €

Three-dimensional geological modeling and groundwater flow modeling
FM (väit.) Aki Artimo & Research Group
Turun Seudun Vesi Oy
Total 18 002 €

Development and use of EURAD/MADE2 regional transport model for environmental research
FM Ari Asmi
Dep. of Physical Sciences, University of Helsinki
Total 19 782 €

Effects of climatic warming on winter active plants in the boreal zone
Ph.D. Helena Åström & Research Group
Univ. of Helsinki, Dep't of Biol. and Env. Sciences
Total 11 415 €

Symposium on Environmental Microbiology
FL Irina Bergström & Research Group
Mikrobiologikilta-Mikrobiologillet ry
Total 1 000 €

Green Space and Sport: International Conference
MA Peter Clark
History Dept., University of Helsinki
Total 4 000 €

Modelling of thermodynanic balance in activated sludge plan
TkT Olli Dahl & Research Group
TKK
Total 20 782 €

New particle formation in the boreal forest
FM Miikka Dal Maso & Research Group
University of Helsinki
Total 16 782 €

Computational design of proton-conducting polyelectrolytes suitable for zero emission electrical vehicles
FT Jaana Ennari & Research Group
University of Helsinki
Total 14 782 €

Empirically evaluating habitat models and re-introduction as a tool for conservation
PhD Marianne Fred
Helsinki University
Total 20 532 €

Effects of fragmentation and wear on the vegetation of urban forests and the structure and activity of soil microbial communities
FT, dosentti Hannu Fritze & Research Group
Finnish Forest Research Institute
Total 10 873 €

Urban Space, Everyday Experience and Welfare
PhD Arto Haapala & Research Group
University of Helsinki
Total 6 110 €

Salmon Action Plan - Reviewing the conflict between salmon stock rebuilding and fishing
FM Päivi Haapasaari
Oulu university
Total 14 782 €

Ecological conditions of suburban planning. Suburban nature as providing potential and as requiring protection
FT Yrjö Haila & Research Group
University of Tampere
Total 15 357 €

Effects of stump harvesting on forest decomposer and vegetation
FT, Dos. Jari Haimi & Research Group
University of Jyväskylä, Dep. of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Total 26 410 €

Global warming and ice-breeding seals
FM Antti Halkka & Research Group
University of Helsinki
Total 18 688 €

Composting of biowaste and sludges. Phytotoxicity of compost on different stages of maturity
FT Kari Hänninen & Research Group
University of Jyväskylä
Total 16 620 €

Barnacle goose and water contamination by zoonotic pathogens
ELT, dos Marja-Liisa Hänninen & Research Group
University of Helsinki
Total 11 520 €

Emissions and dynamics of naturally occuring volatile halogenated carbon compounds on coastal regions
Professori Helinä Hartikainen
University of Helsinki
Total 17 782 €

Importance of habitat quality, management and landscape structure for vegetation and persistence of plant species in semi-natural grasslands
FT Risto Heikkinen & Research Group
Finnish Environment Institute
Total 22 832 €

Roots, mycorrhizas and their external mycelia in carbon dynamics in forest soil, International Workshop, Rovaniemi, Finland 9-13.9.2006
Dos., MMT Heljä-Sisko Helmisaari & Research Group
Finnish Forest Research Institute
Total 5 000 €

The Liability for Soil Remediation
OTK Casper Herler & Research Group
University of Helsinki, Dep. of Private Law
Total 11 220 €

Environmentally friendly award criteria in procurement procedure and contract clauses
OTK Riikka Hietanen
Berkeley, California, USA
Total 4 000 €

Development of biodiversity conservation capabilities: an institutional analysis of actors and practices
PhD Mikael Hildén & Research Group
Finnish Environment Institute
Total 15 463 €

Formation mechanisms of aerosol particles in different environments: measurements on the ground and in the boundary layer
FM Anne Hirsikko & Research Group
Dep. of Physical Sciences, University of Helsinki
Total 19 782 €

Intensifying reintroduction methods to supplement endangered fish stocks: Why do survival skills degenerate in captive rearing?
FT, dosentti Heikki Hirvonen & Research Group
Dep. of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki
Total 23 982 €

Early climatological and phenological observations and tree-rings as indicator of the climate change in Finland
FL Jari Holopainen
University of Helsinki iLeaps/ Dep. of Physical Sciences.
Total 6 000 €

Clarification and securing of prerequisites of natural life cycle in endangered river spawning densely-rakered whitefish
FT, dosentti Hannu Huuskonen & Research Group
University of Joensuu
Total 15 104 €

Development of novel analytical techniques for comprehensive determination of organic compounds in urban samples
dos. Tuulia Hyötyläinen & Research Group
Dep. of Chemistry, University of Helsinki
Total 22 282 €

Effect of land-use and climate change on discharge and nutrient leaching in rural and urban catchments
FT, dos. Marko Uolevi Järvinen & Research Group
University of Helsinki, Dep. of Ecological and Environmental Sciences
Total 21 100 €

Developing a new appliance for reducing fine particles and enhancing heat efficiency in small scale wood combustion
Professori Jorma Jokiniemi & Research Group
University of Kuopio
Total 17 206 €

Impacts of biomanipulation on lake ecosystem structure
DPhil Roger Jones & Research Group
University of Jyväskylä
Total 17 062 €

Seal blubber - a source of ecotoxicological information
FT, dos. Reijo Käkelä & Research Group
University of Joensuu, Dep. of Biology
Total 21 082 €

Nitrogen retention processes in river ecosystems
Professor Tuomo Karvonen & Research Group
TKK, Water Res. Engineering
Total 16 282 €

Parameterization of aerosol processes for atmospheric models
FT, tutkimusprof. Veli-Matti Kerminen & Research Group
Finnish Meteorological Institute
Total 16 782 €

Bioaccumulation of Dioxin-Like Organochlorines in Baltic Fish
FM Mikko Kiljunen & Research Group
University of Jyväskylä
Total 11 220 €

Optimization of biogas upgrading method and treatment of process rejects
FM Saija Kinnunen (Rasi) & Research Group
University of Jyväskylä, Dep. of Biol. and Environ.
Total 20 482 €

Erosion and Transport of Sediments in Forestry Dredged Small Headwater Streams: Hydraulic Criteria for Restoration
professor, PhD Björn Klöve & Research Group
University of Oulu
Total 22 832 €

Defence chemistry of Fucus vesiculosus and eutrofication - environmental and genetic variation
FM Riitta Koivikko
University of Turku
Total 19 957 €

Finnish forests and wood products in climate change mitigation
oikeustiet. tri Kai Kokko & Research Group
Institute of Intern. Econ. Law, University of Helsinki
Total 11 220 €

Diversity of bryophytes in urban ecosystems
FT, dosentti Helena Korpelainen & Research Group
University of Helsinki
Total 20 782 €

Effect of Restoration on the Structure and Function of Mire Ecosystems Drained for Forestry
FT Janne Kotiaho & Research Group
University of Jyväskylä, Dep. of Biol. and Environ.
Total 21 622 €

Photolytic decomposition of Flame retardants in environment
PhD Tapio Kotiaho & Research Group
University of Helsinki, Dep. of Chemistry
Total 14 782 €

The effects of habitat edges and trampling intensity on vegetation in urban forests
FT/Ph.D. Johan Kotze & Research Group
Dep. of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki
Total 16 245 €

Decline and recovery of mountain birch populations in contaminated areas: Relative importance of abiotic and biotic stressors
Doc. Mikhail Kozlov & Research Group
University of Turku
Total 21 382 €

Subacute genomic responses of salmonid fish brown trout to aquatic pollutants
PhD Aleksei Krasnov & Research Group
University of Kuopio, Inst. Applied Biotech.
Total 25 738 €

Determination of Endocrine Disruters in Municipal Waste Waters
Doc. Leif Kronberg & Research Group
Åbo Akademi
Total 22 982 €

Global change in the Arctic - past, present and future - seminar
FT Seija Kultti & Research Group
University of Helsinki/HERC
Total 3 000 €

The effects of restoration fellings and burning on epixylic species
FT Sanna Laaka-Lindberg & Research Group
Lammi Biological Station
Total 15 501 €

Gas-aerosol partitioning of atmospheric organic compounds
FT Ari Laaksonen & Research Group
University of Kuopio
Total 16 782 €

Phosphorus utilization of bloom-forming cyanobacteria in the Baltic Sea
FT Maria Laamanen & Research Group
Finnish Institute of Marine Research
Total 17 032 €

Phototoxicity of Resin Acid-derived Compounds and Heavy Metals in Benthic Macroinvertebrates of Running Waters
FM Heli Lassila
University of Jyväskylä, Dep. of Biol. and Environ.
Total 19 294 €

Description of aerosol size distributions in climate change models
TkT, tutkimusprof. Kari Lehtinen & Research Group
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Kuopio
Total 18 782 €

Novel measuring techniques for dissolved metals, phosphorus and sulfide in the Baltic Sea sediments pore waters
Ph.D. Mirja Leivuori & Research Group
Finnish Institute of Marine Research
Total 22 094 €

Oil spill model for winter conditions in the Gulf of Finland
FT Matti Leppäranta & Research Group
University of Helsinki
Total 17 760 €

Interaction between atmospheric aerosols and clouds at northern latitudes
FT Heikki Lihavainen & Research Group
Finnish Meteorological Institute
Total 18 782 €

Bioremediation of oil-contaminated soil
MMT, dos. Kristina Lindström & Research Group
University of Helsinki, Dep. of Applied Chemistry and Microbiology
Total 29 950 €

Why are forest grouse populations declining in managed forests?
FM Gilbert Ludwig & Research Group
University of Jyväskylä, Dep. of Biol. and Environ.
Total 8 415 €

Membrane bioreactor potential for small scale industrial wastewaters in Finnish conditions
TkL Antero Luonsi & Research Group
Pirkanmaa Environment Center
Total 21 182 €

Effects of iron, sulphur and manganese as well as reducing and oxidicingbacteria on sediment processes of P on low oxygen bottom areas of the Baltic Sea
FT Christina Lyra & Research Group
HEBIOT/Dep. of Applied Chemistry and Microbiology, University of Helsinki
Total 17 082 €

Effects of UVB radiation on disease resistance and immune functions of fish
FM Eveliina Markkula
University of Jyväskylä, Dep. of Biol. and Environ.
Total 8 415 €

Air quality and pollution in the city of Helsinki since 1945: a multidisciplinary study
VTT, Prof. Ilmo Massa & Research Group
Dep. of Social Policy, University of Helsinki
Total 17 657 €

The effects of new forest management methods, especially retention-tree groups, on spiders and ground beetles
FM Katja Matveinen-Huju & Research Group
University of Helsinki, Dep. of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Total 7 390 €

Experiencing Urban Nature and the Environment: Green Space and Soundscape in Helsinki during the 20th century
FT Henrik Meinander & Research Group
University of Helsinki, Dep. of History
Total 18 282 €

The consequences of forest fragmentation and inbreeding on the vitality of Siberian jay populations in southern Finland
PhD Juha Merilä & Research Group (Click here for Siberian jay -homepage)
University of Helsinki, Dep. of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Total 19 507 €

Valuing biodiversity in optimal reserve site selection
FT, TkL, doc. Atte Moilanen & Research Group
University of Helsinki, Dept. of Biological and Environmental
Total 16 782 €

Introduced brook trout in boreal streams: interspecific interactions and ecosystem-level effects
FT Timo Muotka & Research Group
Oulu university, Dep. of Biology
Total 23 928 €

Chemical Fouling of Heat Exchangers
TkT Esa Muurinen & Research Group
Oulu university
Total 19 497 €

Management of seashore meadows and their threatened species
FM Marika Niemelä
MTT
Total 15 182 €

The effect of coarse woody debris and forest fragmentation on the population dynamics of small mammals and diprionid sawflies
FT Pekka Niemelä & Research Group
University of Joensuu
Total 17 782 €

The role of autotrophic picoplankton (APP) as a componenet of microbial loop in food webs of changing lacustrine ecosystems, especially in lakes under restoration
PhD Anne Ojala & Research Group
University of Helsinki, Dep. of Ecological and Environmental Sciences
Total 25 232 €

The effect of environmental contaminants to the D-vitamin levels in Baltic ringed and grey seals
prof., dos., FT Kimmo Peltonen & Research Group
EELA
Total 8 219 €

Ecotoxicity of metals and organometals in soils and aquatic environments
FT, dos. Olli-Pekka Penttinen & Research Group
Dep. of Ecol. and Environ. Sc., University of Helsinki
Total 20 969 €

Soil hydrofobicity and micropedological properties for erosion control
MMT, dosentti Liisa Pietola & Research Group
University of Helsinki
Total 25 282 €

Nitrous oxide emissions from soils and vegetation
MMM, MSc Mari Pihlatie & Research Group
Dep. of Physical Sciences, University of Helsinki
Total 16 282 €

Greening the chemical industry - Resources use optimization by the use of membrane technologies
TkT Eva Pongrácz & Research Group
Oulu university
Total 25 000 €

Temporal and spatial variation in the genetic structure of Atlantic salmon in the river Teno -implications for conservation
dos. Craig Primmer & Research Group
University of Turku, Dep. of Biology
Total 23 982 €

Distribution of aluminium and iron in natural waters and in water treatment processes
TkT Jaakko Rämö & Research Group
Oulu university
Total 19 931 €

Passive monitoring methods in studying endocrine disrupters in a sewage treatment plant and in the receiving river
FT Anna-Lea Rantalainen & Research Group
University of Helsinki, Dep. of Ecological and Environmental Sciences
Total 21 532 €

Particulate formation in combustion engines: Control of particulate formation and their health effects
Dosentti, LKT Arja Rautio & Research Group
Oulu university
Total 20 532 €

Invasive insects of wooden plants in Europe and affect of climatic change on habitat range of potential invasive insect species
FT Heikki Roininen & Research Group
University of Joensuu
Total 17 782 €

Organic carbon in atmospheric aerosol particles: properties and sources
FM Sanna Saarikoski & Research Group
Finnish Meteorological Institute
Total 16 782 €

The effects of mowing on roadside biodiversity (NIINI)
FT Kimmo Saarinen & Research Group
South Karelian Allergy and Environment Institute
Total 15 182 €

The return of top predators and reconstruction of food webs: a solution to problems with alien predators and decreasing small game populations?
FM Pälvi Salo
University of Turku
Total 7 892 €

Operational detection of cyanobacterial biomass in the Baltic Sea
MMM Jukka Seppälä
Finnish Institute of Marine Research
Total 19 088 €

Combined ultrasound and electro-treatment of organic contaminants: chemical and analytical approach
Professor, PhD Mika Sillanpää & Research Group
University of Kuopio
Total 21 107 €

Landfilling of Waste Incineration Bottom Ash- Emissions and Their Management
FM Leena Sivula & Research Group
University of Jyväskylä
Total 18 202 €

Climate change favors deciduous tree species: How changes in plant secondary compounds affect soil processes and environment
Dosentti Aino Smolander & Research Group
Finnish Forest Research Institute
Total 20 407 €

Bioremediation of soils in a shooting range
FT Rauni Strömmer & Research Group
University of Helsinki, Dep. of Ecological and Environmental Sciences
Total 23 263 €

Lidar in aerosol research
FM Anu-Maija Sundström & Research Group
University of Helsinki
Total 8 415 €

Biogenic aerosol production in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
FT Tanja Suni
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Australia
Total 14 000 €

Environmental Education: Creating Sustainable Futures. Multidisciplinary Research on Environmental Values, Active Citizenship, and Multiculturalism
FT Sirpa Tani & Research Group
Dep. of Applied Sciences of Education, University of Helsinki
Total 17 657 €

Fish epidermal papillomatosis as a water quality indicator
FT, Dos. Jouni Taskinen & Research Group
University of Joensuu
Total 11 220 €

Ecological Tax Reform in Finland - Analysis on the Concept, Implementation and Political Discussion
VTM Sarianne Tikkanen
Dep. of Social Policy, University of Helsinki
Total 11 220 €

Endophytic fungi in grasses: natural frequency, more tolerant grass populations to aerial pollution, and the adaption rate of grass-endophyte combination to heavy metals
FT Eija Toivonen & Research Group
University of Turku
Total 15 757 €

Sustainable ecotourism
FT Anne Tolvanen & Research Group
Finnish Forest Research Institute, Muhos
Total 12 120 €

Dissolved Natural Organic Matter (DNOM) and micropollutants in groundwater and wells--evaluation of contamination-risks
Professor Tuula Tuhkanen & Research Group
Tampere University of Technology
Total 19 957 €

The 2nd International Dry Toilet Conference
FT, prof. Tuula Anneli Tuhkanen & Research Group
Tampere University of Technology
Total 3 000 €

Social values and meanings of urban green areas
MMT, prof. Liisa Tyrväinen & Research Group
Finnish Forest Research Institute /University of Helsinki
Total 16 277 €

The adaptation of insect life-history and immune defence traits to its host-plant and heavy metal pollution
FM Tapio van Ooik
University of Turku, Dep. of Biology
Total 15 082 €

Wind power policy and the future of wind power in Finland
MMM Vilja Varho
University of Helsinki, Dep. of Biol. and Environ. Sc.
Total 4 208 €

Formation of the aerosols in the boreal forest of the Siberia
FM Eija Vartiainen
Helsinki
Total 1 000 €

Measurement and modelling of aerosol particle dry deposition into forest
FT, prof. Timo Vesala & Research Group
Dep. of Physical Sciences, University of Helsinki
Total 22 666 €

Pelagic food web interactions and dynamics in large lakes - estimation of zooplankton abundance, distribution patterns and patchiness by Optical Plankton Counter (OPC) and comparison with the traditional microscopic analyses
dosentti Markku Viljanen & Research Group
University of Joensuu
Total 9 875 €

Organisation of the Seminar on Large Lakes 2006
dosentti Markku Viljanen & Research Group
University of Joensuu
Total 5 000 €

Accumulation of persistent environmental contaminants to osprey in Finland: Time trends, sources of emission and toxic effects
FT, dos. Matti Viluksela & Research Group
National Public Health Institute, Kuopio
Total 30 000 €

Density analysis of atmospheric aerosols: new method and its application
TkT Annele Virtanen & Research Group
Tampere University of Technology
Total 17 463 €

Values and conservation of urban environments
FT, dos. Timo Vuorisalo & Research Group
University of Turku
Total 17 082 €

Biomethanation of crops and crop residues: Molecular approaches to the microbial community structure
Ph.D. Hong Wang & Research Group
Dept. of Biol. and Environ. Sc., University of Jyväskylä
Total 21 052 €

Endophytic bacteria for enhancement of phytoremediation
FT Kim Yrjälä & Research Group
Dep. of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki
Total 23 982 €

Thermal processing of problematic solid wastes
PhD, dos. Ron Zevenhoven & Research Group
TKK
Total 20 000 €

Why leaf beetle Chrysomela lapponica outbreaks in polluted areas?
FT Elena Zvereva
University of Turku
Total 24 908 €