Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences - News

The use of nanomaterials remains challenging to regulate because of their small size.

Time plays an important role when modelling the influx and accumulation of microplastics, as well as in predicting any environmental risks they might cause in the future.

The aim of MSc Mustafa Munawar’s dissertation is to develop rapid detection means for strawberry Phytophthora pathogens which can assist in halting the spread of the pathogens.

The University of Eastern Finland’s doctoral conferment ceremony at the Kuopio Campus is postponed to 9–11 June 2022 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

MSc Maya Deepak's results imply that within-tree variation should be taken into account in studies on tree spectral reflectance and designing representative leaf sampling for research. 

MSc Anna Toljamo's doctoral thesis provides new insights into Fragaria - P. cactorum pathosystem at molecular level.

MSc Anu Hangas's thesis aims to understand tissue-specific aspects of mtDNA replication and the role topoisomerases play in the maintenance of this tiny but important genome.  

The results of MSc Paula Thitz's doctoral thesis may be applied, for example, in the development of pesticides with less unwanted side effects, or in the selection of better silver birch lines for breeding purposes.

M.Sc. Teemu Rönkkö studied the relationships between particle composition and toxicological effects of inhalable urban ambient air particulate matter collected in Nanjing, China.