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.

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".

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.

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.

Degree project on measures at wastewater treatment plant

Oskar Bäck, who studied the master programme Natural Resources Engineering at Luleå University of Technology, has now completed his student thesis project. He carried out the study on behalf of Roslagsvatten AB. The aim of the work was to contribute knowledge so that the flotation process at Margretelund's wastewater treatment plant can be improved.

Master’s thesis on sorption of stormwater pollutants for different material mixtures

Fredrik Rydholm has completed his master's studies in Natural Resource Engineering with a specialization in Environment and Water at Luleå University of Technology

Student thesis project about urban stormwater ponds

Felix Karlsson, who has studied Natural Resources Engineering with a specialization in Environment and Water, has recently published his student thesis project ”Urban stormwater ponds: Evaluation of heavy metals and organic pollutants in stormwater and stormwater sediments”

What impact does a gross pollutant trap have on the treatment in a stormwater biofilter?

Sofia Fahlbeck Carlsson, who has studied the master's program Natural Resource Technology with specialization in environment and water, has now published her thesis "Evaluation of a gross pollutant trap biofilter stormwater treatment train: The role of calcium carbonate, vegetation and pre-treatment facility".

Degradation of macroplastics to microplastics upon exposure to sunlight

Jonathan Svedin who studied the master's engineering program Natural Resources Engineering with specialization on Environment and Water at Luleå University of Technology has now completed his master's degree. He has conducted a laboratory study investigating the extent to which different types of plastic debris are degraded due to UV light.

Sensitivity analysis of pluvial flood modelling tools for dense urban areas

Johanna Eriksson has now finalised her masters’ thesis work. She has carried out a project related to flood modelling at the Department of Sustainable Waste and Water in the City of Gothenburg.

Interpolation of probing data for groundwater modelling

Frida Agerberg who has studied the master´s programme Natural Resource Engineering specializing in environment and water recently published her master’s thesis “Data interpolation for groundwater modelling - How choice of interpolation method and sample size affect the modelling results” that she had worked on during the spring semester 2020.

Swedish Water Award for best master's thesis

Emelie Hedlund Nilsson, former student at Luleå University of Technology Master Programme in Natural Resources Engineering, wins the Swedish Water Award for best master's thesis in urban water engineering. The winner is awarded SEK 25,000.

Master's thesis on the impact of grate inlets on flood simulation models

Daniel Lundqvist has studied the master´s programme Natural Resource Engineering specializing in environment and water. During the spring semester 2019, he wrote his master’s thesis ”Sensitivity analysis of grate inlet representation and a comparison of two coupled hydraulic models for urban flood simulation”.

Master's thesis published on water supply in the archipelago

Ronja Eränen has studied the master program Natural Resource Engineering at Luleå University of Technology and has now finalized her master’s thesis about water supply in the archipelago.

Master's thesis publication on drinking water treatment

Emelie Hedlund Nilsson completed her studies in Natural Resource Technology at Luleå University of Technology before the summer with a master's project in drinking water treatment; "Biological separation of iron and manganese in groundwater works: A study in Klöverträsk with regard to treatment periods and seasonal variations". The work was carried out in collaboration with Luleå municipality.

Engineering degree with a MSc thesis about green roof functionality on cold climates

Jonathan Hjelm has completed his studies in Natural Resources Technology with a thesis on green roofs.

Micro litter in urban environment: Analysis of anthropogenic particles accumulated in snow

Lovisa Renberg, who studied environment and water in the Civil Engineering Engineering program at Natural Resources Engineering at Luleå University of Technology, has now completed her thesis "Micro-litter in urban environment: Analysis of anthropogenic particles accumulated in snow".

How municipalities can work with design of environmental goals

Elvira Lindström, studying Environment and Water at The Master Program Natural Resources Engineering at Luleå University of Technology, has now finalised her master thesis work Design of environmental target model, from global to local scale – Case study with focus on selection of indicators and water related environmental targets.

How to prioritize where the pipeline for water and sewage is to be renewed?

Andreas Nilsson och Fredrik Stoltz have studied Master Programme in Civil Engineering at Luleå University of Technology. The have now finalized and published their Master Thesis work. The thesis is about how water utilities can prioritize in which areas the pipe system needs to be renewed.

Treatment of faecal sludge with urea and lime

Emma Lindberg and Anna Rost have now finalized their Master thesis work as the last part of the master program Natural Resources Engineering. They have carried out a study in Uganda with the aim to investigate how to treat faecal sludge with urea and lime. They have studied the die-off of pathogens and assessed the implications of implementing such treatment in full-scale.

Swedish Water & Wastewater Association´s Award for Best Thesis to LTU

Luleå University of Technology's graduate Mårten Winkler has been awarded the Swedish Water & Wastewater Association´s Award for Best Thesis.

Filter materials for sorption of Cu and Zn in stormwater treatment

Per-Albin Norman has now finalised his master thesis ”Filter materials for sorption of Cu and Zn in stormwater treatment: a batch equilibrium and kinetic study”. The thesis work has been carried out together with Stormwater&Sewers within the Formas project Area-efficient stormwater treatment - Where? When? How?

Thermal desalination of seawater by using industrial residual heat

Daniela Backlund and Jenny Palmenäs have now finalized their Master thesis work. They have studied how brackish Baltic seawater can be desalinated by using residual heat from a cement industry and infiltrate the treated water into a groundwater aquifer.

Biological rawwater treatment with respect to iron and manganese

Mårten Winkler has now finalized his master thesis which focuses on biological treatment of iron and manganese at water works.

Swedish Water prize for best thesis in 2017 - Ida Sandström, Luleå University of Technology

The Swedish Water & Wastewater Association SWWA has instituted a prize for "best thesis within the Urban Water Area" to create more attention and attraction for the area. Ida Sandström, student of the Master Programme in Natural Resources Engineering with focus on environment and water, is awarded this prize for her thesis "Multi-criteria analyzis - Assessment tools for future drinking water supply".

New master thesis about raw water control

Johan Sandberg has now finalized his master thesis work “Swedish raw water control – case study Rökebo water work”. In this project the raw water control has been evaluated, based on a specific water work with induced infiltration and then a comparison with other water works has been done. Johan has, for instance compared the frequency of control and exemplified how the control can be performed by systematical management and use of statistical methods. He also indicates the benefits of geohydrology modeling to increase the knowledge of raw water quality changes.

Prize for the best master thesis

During her studies Natural Resources Engineering at LTU, Helena Marttala specialised in Environment and Water and has now been awarded Ramböll's prize for the best master thesis in Urban Water Engineering 2016. The extensive work she carried out has been compiled in the report "Hydrological models for estimating pollutant loads of stormwater in an urban catchment".

How can we work out a future water strategy?

Ida Sandström, MSc Natural Resources Engineering, LTU, has now completed her thesis "Multi-Criteria Analysis - Tools for assessment of future drinking water supply." In this work, she has studied how to use an approach that includes a multi-criteria analysis in order to develop a municipality's strategy for future water supply.

Published:7 May 2020
Updated: 25 November 2022
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