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    Potential impacts of a future Nordic bioeconomy on surface water quality

    Nordic water bodies face multiple stressors due to human activities, generating diffuse loading and climate change. The ‘green shift’ towards a bio-based economy poses new demands and increased pressure on the...

    Hannu Marttila, Ahti Lepistö, Anne Tolvanen, Marianne Bechmann, Katarina Kyllmar in Ambio (2020)

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    A synthesis of the impacts of ditch network maintenance on the quantity and quality of runoff from drained boreal peatland forests

    Drained peatlands are an important source of forest biomass in boreal regions and ditch network maintenance (DNM) operations may be needed to restore the drainage functions of ditches. By reviewing the availab...

    Mika Nieminen, Marjo Palviainen, Sakari Sarkkola, Ari Laurén, Hannu Marttila in Ambio (2018)

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    Ditch network maintenance in peat-dominated boreal forests: Review and analysis of water quality management options

    The objective of this study was to evaluate the potential of different water management options to mitigate sediment and nutrient exports from ditch network maintenance (DNM) areas in boreal peatland forests. ...

    Mika Nieminen, Sirpa Piirainen, Ulf Sikström, Stefan Löfgren, Hannu Marttila in Ambio (2018)

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    Assessment of uncertainty in constructed wetland treatment performance and load estimation methods

    Constructed wetlands (CWs) are commonly established to reduce pollution load from different sources. In environmental permits, the load remaining after CW purification is typically estimated through concentrat...

    Riku Eskelinen, Anna-Kaisa Ronkanen in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (2016)