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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 Wat...

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 enviro...

How well do zeolite filters treat runoff from copper roofs?
25 Oct. 2022 10:00 – 11:00 :

Ivan will present findings from his research project treatment of copper roof runoff by a zeolite filter.

Stormwater micropollutants in runoff from building surface materials
22 Nov. 2022 10:00 – 11:00 :

Stormwater micropollutants in runoff from building surface materials: development over a five-year period

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

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 import...

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.

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.

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.

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 imp...

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.

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

Pollutants are released from melting urban snow

What's hidden in the snow? Pollutants like microplastics, zinc, copper and lead, according to analyses.
– It is often the most polluted snow that is cleared from heavily trafficked roads. Awareness needs to increase about the fact that when you remove snow, then you also remove pollutants, says He...

Registration for Stormwater course online 22-24 February, 2022 is open

It is high time to register for the Stormwater course taking place in February 2022. Due to the pandemic, the course is given online.

In this course you will learn about stormwater in urban areas focusing on sustainable and modern stormwater management including blue-green infrastructure.

Metal and microplastic treatment in stormwater bioretention

On December 10, 2021, Katharina Lange defended her PhD in Urban Water Engineering at Luleå University of Technology presenting her thesis "Metals and microplastic treatment in stormwater bioretention". Bioretention cells are increasingly being used for stormwater treatment. The overall aim of the do...

Storage procedures and associated changes in stormwater quality

Stormwater sample collection and their subsequent dispatch for analyses may be delayed due to issues such as the remoteness of sampling sites, duration of transportation, limited local laboratory facilities and sometimes – duration of laboratory experiments. Such delays provide an opportunity for ch...

Urban Water Engineering annual seminar for students and professionals

On February 24, it is time for the annual urban water seminar at Luleå University of Technology. This year's theme is Stormwater. The seminar and Industry Day are arranged in collaboration with the research center of excellence Stormwater&Sewers at Luleå University of Technology and the national wat...

Published:21 March 2017
Updated: 20 June 2022
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