Sarah Lindfors

About

Sarah Lindfors’ main research field is about stormwater quality and pollution transport in stormwater. More specifically, Sarah is investigating the presence of metals, nutrients and microplastics in stormwater from different urban surfaces, where particle size distribution, chemical composition and bioavailability is of particular interest. How these characteristics are effected by external factors och changes during transport in stormwater systems are of importance in environmental risk assessments and questions regarding suitable treatment methods.

Sarah holds a M.Sc. in Environmental Engineering named Natural Resources and Engineering from LTU (Sweden) with specialisation in Water and Environmental Science. Her master thesis was written as a project within the Urban Water Engineering research group at LTU and was aimed at investigating metals’ fractionation and their bioavailability in snowmelt using two techniques, ultrafiltration and DGT (diffusive gradients in thin films).

Sarah presented her licentiat thesis in 2021 “Characterisation of dissolved metals in urban runoff: Fractionation, lability and bioavailability”. The overall aim of this thesis is to advance the understanding of dissolved metal characteristics, including the distribution of sub-dissolved metal fractions (i.e. fractions contributing to the dissolved fraction), in urban runoff with a focus on factors affecting metal transport and environmental impact.

Research Projects

• Stormwater&Sewers External link.
• DRIZZLE External link.
• FanpLESStic-sea External link, opens in new window.
• Nutrients in stormwater External link, opens in new window.