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Sara Malmheden
Press officer
Phone: +46(0) 10-788 65 10
E-mail: sara.malmheden@ivl.se
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2025-10-28NewsHarmful environmental toxins still present two years after oil spill
Hazardous substances are still being released from the oil that leaked when the Marco Polo ran aground in Pukavik Bay in Blekinge Sweden two years ago. This is the finding of a study conducted by ...
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2025-10-24NewsTurning research into action – habits and behaviour in focus for new projects on sustainable textile consumption
How can personal stories and experiences of owning and using clothes contribute to reducing textile consumption and climate impact – and how can people’s habits around textile use and waste be influe...
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2025-10-03NewsHow to calculate the environmental impact of zero-emission vehicles – the first joint guidelines
Europe's first harmonized guidelines for calculating the environmental impact of zero-emission vehicles have now been issued. They are intended to increase transparency and comparability, and are...
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2025-10-01NewsShaping the future of urban agriculture in Stockholm
As cities around the world face increasing pressures from climate change, population growth, and food insecurity, urban agriculture is emerging as a promising solution. In Stockholm, interest in grow...
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2025-09-23NewsHammarby Sjöstad becomes a test area for sustainable textile use
How can we influence consumers to take better care of and reuse their textiles? IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute will investigate this in a project funded by the research and innovation p...
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2025-09-16Press releaseReduced ozone levels may lead to more carbon being absorbed by Europe's forests
In a new scientific study, researchers have calculated how reduced ozone formation could affect carbon uptake in Europe's forests. The study states that if exposure to ground-level ozone were eli...
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2025-09-02Press releaseSwedish “Blood Brownie” tackles iron deficiency and food waste
Blood is one of the most nutrient-dense foods we have – yet more than 95 percent of all cattle blood in Sweden goes to waste. At the same time, nearly one in three women suffer from iron deficiency. ...
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2025-09-01NewsFrom theory to practice when young researchers visited IVL
An innovative flood warning system earned Germany this year’s Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP). The competition is part of World Water Week, which is under way in Stockholm. On Wednesday, the youn...
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