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Sara Malmheden
Press officer
Phone: +46(0) 10-788 65 10
E-mail: sara.malmheden@ivl.se
Press releases and news
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2017-10-11Press release
Why are Swedish lakes turning brown?
Lakes and streams are turning browner. In a new report to the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management, researchers at IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute have summarized about a hundr...
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2017-10-10Press release
Cultivation of Japanese giant oysters in new innovation project
Can Japanese giant oysters increase the profitability of Swedish mussel and oyster farms and contribute to sustainable aquaculture? Outside Lysekil on the west coast of Sweden an innovation project i...
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2017-10-04Press release
Hazardous substances must be phased out during recycling
Increased recycling leverages a suite of environmental benefits, but may also mean a heightened risk of recycling hazardous substances in society. IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute and the...
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2017-09-29Press release
The government appoints IVL’s Åsa Stenmarck to investigate the impact of plastic on the environment
IVL waste expert Åsa Stenmarck has been appointed special investigator tasked with reviewing the possibilities of reducing negative environmental effects of plastic.
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2017-08-31Press release
Smart cities can heat themselves
Every year, an enormous amount of energy is wasted across the EU. The new EU Reuseheat project aims to demonstrate four different scalable systems designed to reuse and recycle unused heat streams in...
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2017-08-29News
Twelve million SEK to digital environmental monitoring
Vinnova has awarded the Luft och Vatten (LoV-IoT) project, one of eight hubs in Sweden, 12 million Swedish crowns to further develop digital environmental monitoring. IVL Swedish Environmental Resear...
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2017-07-04Press release
Continued high emissions from new diesel cars
Diesel cars adhering to the latest environmental class legislation, Euro 6, release about five times as much nitrogen oxides in real mileage as is required by law. This according to a survey conducte...
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2017-07-03News
IVL comments to reactions in media on battery study
IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute recently carried out a study estimating CO2 emissions from lithium-ion battery production and their recycling, aiming to provide a better understanding of...
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