Many targets have been set for the circular economy including reductions in the use of natural resources, keeping products in the cycles for as long as it is environmentally arguable and recycling ...

Various products have been developed for agricultural use to facilitate cultivation, increase yields and improve the profitability of agriculture, but which, on the other hand, can act as sources of ...

Wednesday May 13 Scientific presentations and messages from other ICPs  EU 2030 biodiversity strategy , Anne Teller  Current and emerging activities in ICP Forests, Anne-...

Views on environmental policy: Ecological compensations are worth taking into use      SYKE Policy Brief is a concise summary of a particular issue, the po...

Monitoring activities related to the theme generate basic information on the current state of species and their habitats, all over Finland. SYKE gathers observations pertaining to cormorants, barnacl...

The formation as well as the mitigation measures of street dust have been extensively studied in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area for several years. However, the results and lessons learned from these ...

Picture: Roosa Ritola Street dust contributes significantly to coarse fraction of ambient PM 10 and thus has a negative effect on air quality in Finnish cities especially during spring m...

Most important peer-reviewed publications Stojiljkovic, A., Kauhaniemi, M., Kukkonen, J., Kupiainen, K., Karppinen, A., Denby, B.R., Kousa, A., Niemi, J.V., Ketzel M. 2019. The...

Ongoing research projects NORDUST-2  - Nordic road dust research project. Development of emission modelling and optimization of abatement measures by improved emission mode...

Picture: Roosa Ritola   Street dust refers to particles generated by vehicle induced wear (road, tyre and brake wear) and dust accumulated on the road surface from other s...

Picture: Roosa Ritola WDS SYKE owns and operates a measuring device developed at the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute VTI (VTI, Statens väg- och transportfors...

The Finix project will co-create new textile business in Finland in ways that promote global sustainable development. The dominant textile industry relies on low-quality products and fast-fashion bus...