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In the media: Collaborative doctoral student gives Lumire a direct link to research

Ulrika Larsson is urban water strategist and mentor at Lumire for collaboration doctoral student Emelie Hedlund Nilsson, who works 20 percent in Lumire's operations and 80 percent with research studies at Luleå University of Technology.

"I have always had an interest in architecture and design"

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"Take every chance you can to visit interesting buildings"

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"The education had the combination of courses that I was looking for"

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Digitization for construction is an area of ​​interest where I developed courses for our students

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"It's very important to believe in yourself"

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How much can stormwater biofilters reduce environmental risks due to organic micropollutants?
18 Apr. 2023 10:00 – 11:00 :

Ali Beryani presents a field study on a pre-sedimentation–biofilter treatment train.

The spread of micropollutants from a drain field
28 Mar. 2023 10:00 – 11:00 :

Rasmus Klapp will talk about micropollutant concentrations in groundwater downstream a drain field for treatment of wastewater, and how the ground properties impact the spread.

Gully pot sediment sampling in Stockholm and Luleå – key findings
21 Feb. 2023 10:00 – 11:00 :

Haoyu Wei will present important results in terms of sediment mass, sediment accumulation rate and sediment-bond contaminants among the investigated gully pots in both cities.

Stormwater bioretention: Metals and organic micropollutants in filter materials and forebays
24 Jan. 2023 10:00 – 11:00 :

Robert Furén presents a study of 29 bioretention sites in the United States where all examined metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn) and 34 of 38 organic micropollutants were detected.

Lic. seminar with Saida Kaykhaii in Urban Water Engineering
17 Feb. 2023 10:00 – 12:00 , A117:

Urban Stormwater treatment with ultrafiltration and pulsatile fluid flow

AquaClim - Water Research School

The consortium for the water research school applied for new funding from the Swedish Research Council Formas. Now the new research school, AquaClim, has been granted about 40 million for the next five years!

Urban Water Engineering seminar and industry day
23 Feb. 2023 13:00 – 17:00 , C305:

February 23 is the time for the annual Urban water seminar at LTU. This year's theme is Wastewater. The seminar and Industry Day are organized in collaboration with the research center of excellence Stormwater&Sewers at Luleå University of Technology and the national national organization Swedish Water.

GREW – a new Formas project on gray water reuse

GREW is a five-year interdisciplinary research project, funded by Formas. The project examines various aspects of greywater reuse.

Sustainability of blue-green(-white) infrastructure

On December 15, 2022, Pär Öhrn Sagrelius presented his licentiate thesis "Sustainability performance of blue-green infrastructure across seasons and with various designs " at Luleå University of Technology. Erik Glaas from Linköping University was the discussion leader.

DRIZZLE granted another five years

Following an international, independent review of its activities, we are delighted to announce that VINNOVA has awarded the DRIZZLE Centre of Excellence for Stormwater Management a further five years innovation funding.

Lic.seminar with Mashreki Sami in Urban Water Engineering
28 Feb. 2023 10:00 – 12:00 , E632:

Preformance of on-site systems and a green wall for greywater treatment

New staff at Urban Water Engineering research laboratory

Maria Gelfgren has been employed as Senior Research Engineer at Urban Water Engineering since October 2022.

New knowledge on the sources of urban runoff pollution

On November 25th, Alexandra Müller defended her doctoral thesis “An evaluation of sources contributing to urban runoff pollution”. The opponent at the public defence was Shirley E. Clark from Penn State University, USA, and the members of the examining committee were Marie-Christine Gromaire from Ecole des Ponts, ParisTech/Leesu, France, Kim Paus from The Norwegian University of Life Sciences and Mike Revitt from Middlesex University, United Kingdom.

Vatten Avlopp Kretslopp – VAK 2023

15 Mar. 2023 08:00 – 16 Mar. 2023 16:00 , Helsingborg:

Several of LTU's researchers will participate and give presentations at the Water Sewage Cycle conference, the annual national conference for everyone who works with small sewers, stormwater and water planning. The upcoming conference will take place on 15-16 March 2023 in Helsingborg.

New projects financed by Formas

This year's call from Formas was successful for The Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering at Luleå University of Technology.

Guest researcher from Ukraine strengthening Stormwater&Sewers

In November 2022, Kateryna Utkina has been hired as guest researcher within Stormwater&Sewers, where she will work with a socio-economic evaluation of blue-green infrastructure.

Agatino Rizzo, professor in Architecture, attended the joint Japanese-Swedish event MIRAI 2.0

Agatino Rizzo, professor in Architecture, attended the joint Japanese-Swedish event MIRAI 2.0 to establish links between researchers in the two countries.

Swedish research front at wetlands conference ICWS 2022

In early November, the PhD candidates Rasmus Klapp and Mashreki Sami went by train and plane to the international ICWS 2022 conference on wetlands for water pollution control in Lyon, France to present their research and take part of international results.

Towards a Zero-Pollution Strategy for Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Urban Water Cycle

As part of its ambition to achieve a Water-Smart Society, Water Europe recently published a White Paper that presents a collective opinion of stakeholders from the European water sector on achieving zero pollution in water.

Lecture at SOS | School of Sustainability

On November 9th Agatino Rizzo, professor in architecture at Luleå University of Technology, held a lecture in the SOS - School of Sustainability as a part of the lecture series on Environmental Design led by Emanuele Naboni.

EURO-SAM workshop 2023
15 Feb. 2023 09:30 – 16 Feb. 2023 16:30 , Vetenskapens hus:

The next EUROSAM (European Sewer Asset Management) workshop will be held on February 15th and 16th, 2023 in Luleå, Sweden, hosted by Luleå University of Technology. After two years of pandemic and online meetings, the workshop will finally provide the possibility to meet in person again. Come and see the northern lights through the prism of sewer asset management!

Master’s thesis on pollutant removal performance of biofilter materials in a Swedish climate

Anna Träff has completed her master's studies of Natural Resource Engineering, specializing in Environment and Water, at Luleå University of Technology.

How does blue-green infrastructure contribute to health and recreation?

Within Luleå University of Technology's investment in future research areas, Godecke Blecken has been granted funding by PRECISE for the project "Which blue-green infrastructure implementation scenarios are best tailored to support public health?".

First projects funded within PRECISE

The first research projects within the Future area of sustainable precision health, PRECISE, are now starting. Close to SEK 5 million is distributed among 28 approved start-up projects. Together, the projects represent many aspects of precision health, from early diagnosis on molecular level to health promoting measures when renovating buildings.

Methods for flow measurement in small watercourses

Linus Nyström, who studied the Master Programme in Natural Resources Engineering, tested in his master thesis project "Acoustic Doppler Current Profiling for streamflow measurements in subarctic climate" different methods for flow measurement in several small watercourses in Norrbotten.

Green roofs for reduced runoff in a subarctic climate?

How well do green roofs work to reduce runoff in subarctic climates? This is the question that Dag Schéele, student in Master Programme in Architectural Engineering at LTU, investigated in his master thesis project "Rainwater management with green roofs in subarctic climate".

PFAS in wastewater and sewage sludge at Uddebo treatment plant, Luleå

Jonatan Forsberg, who studied Natural resources engineering with a focus on environment and water, has now completed his degree project "PFAS in a Swedish wastewater treatment plant: An analysis of the effectiveness of major treatment steps on 33 PFAS".

Lic. seminar with Pär Öhrn Sagrelius in Urban Water Engineering
15 Dec. 2022 10:00 – 12:00 , B192:

Sustainability performance of blue-green infrastructure across seasons and with various designs

Summer School of the European Membrane Society (EMS) 2022

At the end of May 2022, Saida Kaykhaii participated in the 37th Summer School of the European Membrane Society (EMS) held in Alentejo, Portugal, this time. Students and experts from different countries working with membranes in different applications came together for discussions, exchange of knowledge and experiences.

IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition 2022, Copenhagen

On September 11-15, the World Water Congress WWC&E 2022 took place at the Bella Center in Copenhagen after two years of waiting due to the pandemic. The interest in the congress and fair was enormous, which was reflected in the large number of participants, exhibitors and sessions.

European Geosciences Union 2022

The European Geosciences Union conference EGU 2022 was held between May 23-27 in Vienna, Austria. The conference is a multidisciplinary platform within the various branches of geoscience.

10th International Conference on Sewer Processes and Networks

The triennial SPN conference was this time held in Graz, Austria, from the 24th – 26th of August 2022. Both Emmanuel Okwori, Annelie Hedström and Ico Broekhuizen attended SPN10 and Emmanuel presented some preliminary results from an ongoing study.

Nutrient recovery from blackwater

The most important substances for producing fertilizers are nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium (NPK). Nitrogen is mostly obtained from a combination of natural gas and air to produce ammonium. Further processes are required to convert it into urea, nitric acid, and finally ammonium nitrate. On the other hand, phosphorus and potassium are minerals that are obtained from mines. So, the three main components of today’s conventional fertilizers come from non-renewable resources.

Improving the knowledge about small sanitation systems

The PhD student Brenda Vidal from the Urban Water Engineering research group present her doctoral dissertation on the 21st of October 2022 at Luleå University of Technology. The dissertation’s opponent was Günter Langergraber from the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (Vienna, Austria) and the examining committee was formed by Talis Juhna (Riga technical university, Latvia), Berit Balfors (KTH, Sweden) and Gustaf Olsson (Lund university, Sweden).

DRIZZLE's annual General Meeting 2022

On September 1-2, DRIZZLE's annual General Meeting was hosted by Stockholm Vatten & Avfall, Bromma, with many participants from DRIZZLE's partner organizations.

Course on Micropollution November 2022

For everyone interested in the water and sewerage industry, a range of continued education courses is offered through the Water Research School. The next course will be about micropollutants and given in November. A few places on the course are still vacant. So, take the opportunity to learn more about the subject!

In-catchment stormwater quality treatment using nature-mimicking biofilter systems

During recent decades, blue-green infrastructures (BGI) have been developed to control stormwater quality and quantity. Among BGIs, biofilter technology is a nature-mimicking, engineered system that has high potential to improve stormwater quality inside the catchment. Lately, several studies to assess the performance of stormwater treatment under actual conditions are carried out by Stormwater&Sewers testing various biofilter systems across Sweden in different urban areas of Stockholm, Malmö, Sundsvall and Växjö.

New projects from the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

During the summer, Stormwater&Sewers got funding for three new projects from the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency.

Norra Scen: Where will everyone live?

Panel discussion at Vetenskapens hus 2022 09 229

Alexandra Müller is defending her dissertation in Urban Water Engineering
25 Nov. 2022 10:00 – 12:00 , E632:

Arctic Five Chair and Architecture Students symposium in Haparanda-Tornio

The Arctic is home to over 4 million people of which about 3 millions live in urban areas. However, little urban-sustainability research is devoted to this part of the world.

Creating sustainable sanitation systems in rural Mexico

3.6 billion people, nearly half the world’s population, do not have access to safely managed sanitation in their home. How can you solve this problem in areas without running water and sanitation systems?

Awarded publication from Urban Water Engineering

The 2022 Best Case Study Award for the publication "Valuing the Multiple Benefits of Blue-Green Infrastructure for a Swedish Case Study: Contrasting the Economic Assessment Tools B£ST and TEEB" was granted by the Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment to researchers from the Urban Water Engineering research group. The award ceremony was part of the 2022 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress in Atlanta, in the session for Urban Water Resources Research Council Awards and Lecture.

Norra Scen: Where will everyone live?
29 Sep. 2022 12:00 – 13:00 :

This event is in Swedish.

Granted to study the fishing communities along Tornio River

Meet Stefano Tornieri from the University of Venice in Italy. He will spend some time with the Arctic Five Chair of Architecture and Planning in research group in architecture at Luleå University of Technology.

City in the north - Umeå 400 years
19 Aug. 2022 13:00 – 14:00 , Kulturhuset Väven:

Agatino Rizzo, arctic five chair in architecture and planning at Lulea University of Technology, was invited to a panel discussion within the conference "Stad i norr" organized by Umeå University and The Institute of Urban History at Stockholm University.

In the media: Purification of microplastics from road stormwater

Evaluation of stormwater filters at E4.

Master’s thesis about liquid composting of blackwater in Hölö, Södertälje

Charlotta Jernå has studied Natural Resource Engineering, specializing in environment and water at Luleå University of Technology. She has now published her Master’s thesis. The study aimed to evaluate the liquid compost in Södertälje, which is part of the municipality's nutrient recirculation system.

Climate-adapted design criteria for green infrastructure

In the context of increasing urbanisation and global warming, there is a growing interest in the implementation of green infrastructure (GI) across different climates and regions. Identifying an appropriate GI design criteria is essential to ensure that the design is tailored to satisfy local environmental requirements.

Courses on Micropollutants and Water & Energy

The Water Research School will provide courses in the autumn of 2022

The Network on infiltration, inflow and overflow

On 31 May, the third online seminar was held within the framework of the Network for infiltration, inflow and overflow. The theme of this seminar was overflows.

Report within the SVU project on LPS systems published

The SVU project ”Erfarenheter av LTA-system - En kunskapssammanställning” has now been completed.

DRIZZLE is recommended to be continued

After the 5-year evaluation of the 8 competence centres that started in 2017, Vinnova has made a recommendation to continue financing “DRIZZLE - Centre for Stormwater Management” for another 5 years.

Utsaw Adhikari new PhD in Urban Water Engineering

Utsav Adhikari joined the Urban Water Engineering group at Luleå University of Technology as PhD candidate in May 2022

The Water Research School's annual seminar 2022

After two years of being online, the Water Research School’s annual seminar was held in person on 8-9 June 2022 at Uppsala University, providing an opportunity for PhD students and supervisors to not only learn but also to build their networks

Pollutants in biofilters and long-term function in cold climates

In the autumn of 2022, Robert Furén will present his licentiate thesis within DRIZZLE - center for stormwater management with the title “Storm water bioretention: Pollutant occurrence and accumulation in filter material and forebay” at Luleå University of Technology. The results highlight the importance of planned systematic maintenance and well considered design to achieve good function over time

When Blue-green infrastructure turns white

Urban planning and the design of urban environments have often been based on an economic and location-optimizing perspective. But since the introduction of the concept of ecosystem services, infrastructure that contributes with multiple benefits has received more attention

Suna Ekin Kali employed as a Ph.D. student

Suna Ekin Kali was employed as a Ph.D. student in Urban Water Engineering at the Luleå University of Technology in April 2022. Her research focuses on investigating the impact of stormwater on receiving water bodies and stormwater quality modeling

European Junior Scientist Workshop 2022 on Monitoring Urban Drainage Systems and Rivers

The 25th EJSW workshop took place 16 – 20 May 2022, in the small village of Saint Maurice, France, with a surrounding landscape characteristic of the French Alps.

Final conference in ONSITE

The ONSITE project carried out by Luleå University of Technology / Stormwater&Sewers in cooperation with the University of Oulu and the Finnish Environment Institute held its final conference on 29 March 2022, in digital form.

LESAM 2022

The international conference LESAM 2022 (Leading Edge Strategic Asset Management) was held on 11-13 May 2022 in Bordeaux, France.

Seminar with Oana Tiganea, Politecnico di Milano, about Ştei, the Secret Uranium City
1 Jun. 2022 10:30 – 12:00 , T3109:

Oana Tiganea is a guest researcher in architecture at Luleå University of Technology. She will present her research with special focus on her ongoing project on the Rumanian mining town of Ştei.

Research for sustainable stormwater management

Within Sweden, temperatures are predicted to increase by 3-5°C by 2080, with more rainfall occurring in autumn, winter and spring. This has major implications for urban areas.

In the media: How to reduce the effects of dirty snow in nature

New method tested in Luleå when clearing snow • Heavy metals in the snow can damage animals and sea life, features on TV4.

Future fossil-free passenger transport - Workshop - Kittelfjäll
7 Jun. 2022 13:00 – 14:30 , Folketshus:

Passenger transport, rural areas and fossil freedom What are your experiences and thoughts?

Future fossil-free passenger transport - Workshop - Lavsjö
10 May. 2022 19:30 – 21:00 , Folketshus:

Passenger transport, rural areas and fossil freedom What are your experiences and thoughts?

How to absorb water masses after heavy rainfall?

Climate change has made cloud-bursts with subsequent floods more common. Researchers at Luleå University of Technology are now investigating whether it is possible to find new ways to capture large amounts of water by placing materials that absorb stormwater in cities.

Italian expert on Ralph Erskine's architecture in the north

Andrea Luciani, senior lecturer in architecture at Luleå University of Technology, is a great admirer of Ralph Erskine's architecture in northern Sweden. But not everything was a success for Erskine.

Lecture: Erskine and his arctic architecture in Norrbotten
20 Apr. 2022 13:00 – 14:00 , Norrbottens museum:

Ralph Erskine (24 February 1914 – 16 March 2005) was a British architect and planner who lived and worked in Sweden for most of his life. (Wikipedia)

The use of normalization to better understand trends in the concentrations of SARS-CoV-2 in sewage

Frida Isaksson has now finished her research project as part of her degree in Natural Resource Engineering at Luleå University of Technology (LTU). Her study aimed to increase knowledge on factors that affect the concentrations of non-infectious SARS-CoV-2 RNA fragments in sewage and to show the impact of using alternative normalization methods on interpreting viral concentrations in sewage samples.

In the media: Luleå University of Technology educates water engineers

A new master's degree program at Luleå University of Technology will contribute to the regrowth of new water engineers for the Swedish water and urban water industry.

"The water sector needs more engineers"

"Solving the technical challenges in the water sector will require many new engineers", says Stefan Indahl, CEO of Aarsleff rörteknik AB.

New reports on stormwater research in Sweden and microplastics in stormwater

In autumn 2021 and winter 2022 respectively, three new stormwater reports have been produced and published on behalf of the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency.

Transport and composition of sediment in gully pots

Haoyu Wei will present his licentiate thesis "Evaluating the transport and composition of sediments in gully pots – under varying anthropogenic activities and precipitation regimes" on May 20 at Luleå University of Technology. Discussion leader is Damien Tedoldi from Insa Lyon, France.

Inga Herrmann appointed to chairman of the IWA expert group

At the beginning of 2022, Inga Herrmann has been chairman of the International Water Association's expert group for Small Water and Wastewater Systems Specialist Group for two years.

Appointment of Arctic Five Chairs

Luleå University of Technology is pleased to announce the appointment of three Chairs to The Arctic Five network: Christina Allard, Agatino Rizzo and Karolina Parding.

Future fossil-free passenger transport - Workshop - the villages in the Gunnarsby area
23 Nov. 2021 19:00 – 22:00 , Folketshus:

Passenger transport, rural areas and fossil freedom What are your experiences and thoughts?

"I want to contribute with both current research and experience from the industry"

"The program's focus on our water systems from a resource perspective is unique"

Stormwater&Sewers seminar at World Water Day 22 March

On World Water Day 2022, which had as its theme "Groundwater: making the invisible visible", it was the start-up of Stormwater&Sewers new seminar series within the themes Sewers and Resource Efficient Small Sanitation Systems.

Digital member meeting with MSVA 17-18 March

In mid-March, Stormwater&Sewers made a digital visit to MittSverige Vatten & Avfall (MSVA). Invited to the meeting were also the municipality's other departments that work with issues of stormwater, sewer networks and small wastewater systems, as well as the boards of MSVA and the owner companies in Timrå, Sundsvall and Nordanstig.

Vatten Avlopp Kretslopp 2022

The national conference VAK (Vatten Avlopp Kretslopp) was held on March 16-17 2022 with more than 420 participants who followed the presentations online.

Network meeting on overflows on May 31, 2022

At the end of May, the network on infiltration, inflow and overflow will have its next meeting online on Zoom. The topic to be discussed at the meeting is overflows.

Green walls for greywater treatment – how effective are they?

At Recolab, a test bed and research facility in Helsingborg that is run by Nordvästra Skånes Vatten och Avlopp (NSVA), a study on green walls for greywater treatment is carried out by Mashreki Sami, PhD candidate at Stormwater&Sewers, in collaboration with NSVA.

Industry day and seminar - Stormwater

On February 24, the annual seminar was held for students and professionals in the urban water sector. After almost two years of seminars online, this event was organized on site at Luleå University of Technology with some speakers and also external listeners online.

New seminar series within Sewers and Resource Efficient Small Sanitation Systems

Starting in March 2022, Stormwater&Sewers is initiating a new seminar series where results from current research in Sewers and Resource Efficient Small SanitationSystems will be presented and discussed. The seminars are open for everyone who is interested in the field and you are warmly welcome to participate.

New master programme in Water and Environmental Engineering

Luleå University of Technology will offer a new master programme giving its students solid knowledge and skills to work with the major challenges that the water sector is facing now and in the future.

To what extent should the renewal of water supply and sewerage pipes and roads in residential areas be coordinated?
26 Apr. 2022 10:00 – 11:00 :

At seminar 2 in the new Stormwater&Sewers seminar series on Sewers and Resource Efficient Small Sewerage Systems, Youen Pericault, Luleå Municipality / Luleå University of Technology, talks about the method and the digital tool he has developed in order to take into account both synergy effects and negative effects, as well as to model the annual economic, environmental and social costs when coordinating the renewal of both sewage, water and road infrastructure.

World Water Day 2022 - seminar on wastewater volumes and dimensioning of LPS systems
22 Mar. 2022 10:00 – 11:00 :

Celebrating World Water Day on 22 March, focusing this year on Groundwater - to make the invisible visible, Stormwater&Sewers invites to the seminar "How much wastewater is generated from individual properties - guidance for dimensioning LPS systems?". Also, this seminar is the first in a new series of Stormwater&Sewers seminars within the fields of Sewers and Resource Efficient Small Wastewater Systems.

New report: Governance of on-site sanitation in Finland, Sweden and Norway

How are small sewers handled in Sweden, Norway and Finland? A new report compares how the three countries proceed with testing and supervision.

Webinar on On-Site Wastewater Treatment in Cold Climate
29 Mar. 2022 12:00 – 14:30 , On-line:

Arranged by University of Oulu (Finland), Luleå University of Technology (Sweden) and the Finnish Environment Institute within the project "ON-SITE - Small-scale wastewater treatment systems:

Going circular with small sanitation systems
25 Mar. 2022 11:30 – 12:15 , Vetenskapens hus or digitally:

To save the Earth's resources and counteract global warming, we need to become better at taking advantage of the resources available in our wastewater.

What does stormwater and snow in our cities contain – pollutants, their sources and pathways
25 Mar. 2022 12:30 – 13:15 :

Heritage and Heritagisation

6 films from Jennie Sjöhom, senior lecturer in architecture at Luleå University of Technology.

Published:22 October 2013
Updated: 17 October 2016
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