Tuula Tuhkanen
No active affiliation
Previous, inactive or other affiliations
- Department of Biological and Environmental Science (University of Jyväskylä), Professor, Ended
Research interests
High quality drinking water from your own tap and the disappearance of wastewater to the centralized treatment system are considered as granted in Finland. Tuula Tuhkanen is studying the fate of organic matter and nutrients in the urban hydrological cycle. Most of the matter is harmless and can be considered as a resource but some compounds, such as pharmaceuticals, can cause a potential risk.
Fields of science
Follow-up groups
Projects as Principal investigator
- JyU Summer School course Risk Based Remediation of Contaminated environment
- Maa- ja vesitekniikan tuki ry
- Multidisciplinary digital learning in sustainability challenges – flexible study paths to the working
- Ministry of Education and Culture
- Treatment of pharmaceutical waste water
- Ekokem Ltd