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2017-12-19 | Press release 1,000 environmental product declarations now registered There is a growing need for information describing the impact that goods and services have on the environment. This is made clear by the rapid rise in the number of registrations in the international ... Read more
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2017-12-18 | Press release Inauguration of pilot plant for Stockholm’s future water treatment solutions In a few years’ time, the world's biggest sewage treatment plant based on membrane technology will open in Stockholm. The projected facility will substantially increase the rapidly expanding city’s se... Read more
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2017-12-18 | Press release New report targets nanomaterials in the work environment During the last decade, the use of nanomaterials has become widespread in a wide range of applications, they are ubiquitous in medicine, cosmetics, building materials and other industrial products. Bu... Read more
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2017-12-13 | Press release Environmental technology companies need lengthier support if they are to grow A new study from IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute indicates that it takes more than five years for the average Swedish environmental technology company to reach the expansion phase. For th... Read more
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2017-12-12 | Press release Gotland to be platform for developing innovative smart solutions to reduce water shortages For some years Gotland has suffered from a scarcity of drinking water. IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, together with Region Gotland, has been awarded funding from Sweden’s Innovation Aut... Read more
Publications
- Utvärdering av samordnad varudistribution i Södertörns kommuner I den här rapporten presenteras en samhällsekonomisk utvärdering av projektet Samordnad varudistribution i Södertörns kommuner. Samordnad varudistribution i kommunal regi har testats i flera kommuner i Sverige, och trots att intresset för konceptet växer i landet finns det brist på grundliga utvärderingar om hur den här typen av logistikförändringar påverkar miljön. This report is only available in Swedish. English summary is available in the report. Read more
- Early life exposure to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs): A critical review Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) is a collective term for several subclasses of manmade chemicals, which have been produced for decades and are still being produced in high tonnages. Due to their unique physicochemical properties, these chemicals are applied in multiple products including paints, packaging materials and textiles. Human exposure can be investigated by biomonitoring or by combining external exposure media levels with knowledge of intake or uptake processes. In this critical review, we focus on the exposure during early life-stages of humans, which we refer to as infants, toddlers, other children and adolescents based on definitions by the European Food Safety Authority. Read more
- Historical human exposure to perfluoroalkyl acids in the United States and Australia reconstructed from biomonitoring data using population-based pharmacokinetic modelling Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) are found in the blood of humans and wildlife worldwide. In this study, we reconstruct the past human exposure trends in two different regions, USA and Australia, by inferring the historical intake from cross-sectional biomonitoring data of PFOS, PFOA and PFHxS using a population-based pharmacokinetic model. Read more
- Processes and technologies for environmentally friendly recovery and treatment of scrap In the frame work of this research project the possibility to promote synergetic use of low-value energy rich waste combined with cleaning and preheating of zinc-containing steel scrap has been studied. Result from this study indicate that the new proposed zinc recovery methods make it possible to recover the zinc in the steel scrap in the steel process with reduced or without an increase of energy and environmental load. Read more
- Översikt koppar - koppar i byggprodukter I denna rapport ges en kunskapsöversikt avseende förekomst av koppar i den svenska miljön, gränsvärden för koppar, samt byggprodukters betydelse för spridning av koppar i miljön. Syftet är att klargöra hur koppar i byggprodukter omfattas av Bastasystemet i dagsläget. Basta-systemet syftar till att fasa ut särskilt farliga ämnen från bygg- och anläggningsprodukter. This report is only available in Swedish. English summary is available in the report. Read more
IVL video
Sea squirts-breeding increases
the environmental benefits
The idea behind growing sea squirts started with producing natural gases. You harves sea squirts in order to putrefy them int o natural gas. Hear Anna-Sara Krång about the project.
In focus
Recycling and reuse - by hook or by crook
The production and trading of clothes, is one of the world’s largest industries and its ecological footprint is huge. And there seems to be no end to how much we consume. In Sweden we buy on average 13 kilos of clothing per person per year.