The discharge and environmental impacts of SBR granules from artificial turfs (TEKONURMI)
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Published: 2021-03-17
The most common infill material used in the constructions of artificial football turfs is styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) granulate. Evaluations from other Nordic countries suggest that artificial tur...
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The discharge and environmental impacts of SBR granules from artificial turfs (TEKONURMI)
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Indicators for sustainable urban development - KEKANUA
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Published: 2021-02-23
Background
The New Urban Agenda (NUA) was adopted at the United Nations Conference Habitat III in Quito 2016 to guide sustainable urban development. It supports the implementation of the Ag...
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Management system assessment
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Published: 2021-02-23
Finnish Environment Institute’s (Syke) management team is responsible for Syke’s management system. The management team assesses the appropriateness and suitability of Syke’s activities and managemen...
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Circular Design Network (CircDNet)
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Published: 2021-02-18
Project background and objectives
With increasing environmental pressures and decreasing resources, we need a transition to a circular economy. When enabling and speeding up circular tran...
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CONSOLCA – an LCA consolidation project
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Published: 2021-02-18
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a widely accepted methodological approach for assessing the environmental impacts of products and services over their life cycle and it is incr...
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CONSOLCA – an LCA consolidation project
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Snow Cover/Extent Demonstrator from optical Sensors (SEDOS)
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Published: 2021-01-25
The objective of SEDOS is to develop, implement and validate snow cover/extent product and the prototype system for their production covering Europe, as a preparative actin for the future EUMETSAT ME...
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Snow Cover/Extent Demonstrator from optical Sensors (SEDOS)
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Taxa Identification with Machine Learning Enhanced by DNA Metabarcoding (TIMED)
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Published: 2021-02-01
Project description
Taxa Identification with Machine Learning Enhanced by DNA Metabarcoding (TIMED) proposes combining DNA metabarcoding and optical machine learning in a novel interleaved way t...
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Taxa Identification with Machine Learning Enhanced by DNA Metabarcoding (TIMED)
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Director General and management team
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Published: 2023-01-09
Operational management group
Mr Leif Schulman , director general (chairman)
Ms Eeva Primmer , research director
Ms Heli Karjalainen , service development director
Ms Terhi Wa...
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Evaluation of the environmental effects of piping materials used in buildings
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Published: 2021-01-07
At the moment, copper pipes are not allowed in domestic water networks in eco-labelled houses according to the Swan label. The criteria are the same in all Nordic countries. Dissenting views have bee...
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Evaluation of the environmental effects of piping materials used in buildings
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ESA Snow Climate Change Initiative (Snow cci)
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Published: 2021-01-04
Snow_cci project focuses on generation of homogeneous multi-sensor time series for the main parameters of global snow cover focusing on snow extent and snow water equivalent. To accomplish this, reli...
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Mixed use indices and urban fabrics supporting urban planning
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Published: 2020-11-27
Objectives
Mixed use development refers to a practice where more than one type of activity, such as housing, jobs or services are assigned to the same building, groups of buildings, or area. ...
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Satellite Snow Product Intercomparison and Evaluation Exercise (SnowPEx)
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Published: 2020-12-22
The main objective of the SnowPEx project is to perform the intercomparison and validation of publicly available global/regional remotely sensed snow products (Snow Cover Extent, Snow Water Equivalen...
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Satellite Snow Product Intercomparison and Evaluation Exercise (SnowPEx)
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Global taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity of stream macroinvertebrate communities (GloBioTrends)
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Published: 2020-12-10
Anthropogenic activities threaten biodiversity at global, regional and local scales. Addressing this situation requires knowledge of the main mechanisms underlying biodiversity patterns. While the th...
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Global taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity of stream macroinvertebrate communities (GloBioTrends)
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Contact information
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Published: 2013-10-29
Tel (switchboard): +358 295 251 000
E-mail: firstname.surname@syke.fi
Syke's visiting and mailing address and business ID
Latokartanonkaari 11, 00790 Helsinki
Business ID: 09961...
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Advisory board
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Published: 2013-05-06
© Maija Airos
The advisory board has been appointed by the Ministry of the Environment until 31.12.2026. The advisory board evaluates environmental research and development, sup...
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Offices
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Published: 2018-11-05
Main office, Viikki campus, Building D, Helsinki
Laboratory Centre , Viikki campus, Kaaritalo, Helsinki
Marine Research Laboratory, Viikki campus, Building EE, Helsi...
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Assessing and valuing ecosystem services for managing hydropower constructed rivers systems - (ECORIVER)
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Published: 2020-09-10
Background and aims
Rivers developed for hydropower production are important part of electricity supply with increasing role as a balancing power source in energy systems worldwide. Regulated ri...
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Assessing and valuing ecosystem services for managing hydropower constructed rivers systems - (ECORIVER)
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Vitality from the Kainuu Lakes to the Gulf of Bothnia - Oulujoki watershed vision 2035 (ARVOVESI)
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Published: 2020-09-09
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River Oulujoki is one of the largest rivers in Northern Finland and is intensively used in hydroelectric power production. The Oulujoki watershed reaches from the eastern Finnish bord...
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Vitality from the Kainuu Lakes to the Gulf of Bothnia - Oulujoki watershed vision 2035 (ARVOVESI)
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Towards arsenic safe drinking water in Nepal (NeAs)
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Published: 2020-07-02
NeAs project brochures © Anu Eskelinen (GTK)
Shortcut: www.syke.fi/projects/neas
NeAs project brochure (pdf, 3780 kB)
As removal report
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Towards arsenic safe drinking water in Nepal (NeAs)
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DRYvER - DRYing riVER networks
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Published: 2023-09-12
Short address: syke.fi/projects/DRYvER
Background
Rivers, streams, lakes, wetlands and other aquatic environments are among the world’s most biodiverse ecosystems. They are also thos...
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