ACES research collaboration drives major government investment to reduce pharmaceuticals in the marine environment
The Swedish Government pledges 180 million SEK (€18 million) for the coming 3 years to implement advanced wastewater treatment methods for reducing the amount of pharmaceutical residues in the marine environment. In an official memo, the Government acknowledged the findings of the MistraPharma research program, which was hosted and lead by ACES researchers, as being influential in the decision to …
Sweden safest country in world, according to 2017 Social Progress Index
Sweden tops the list when it comes to personal safety, according to the 2017 Social Progress Index, published 20 Jun 2017. The index aims to move “beyond GDP” as a measure of a country’s success, and focuses instead on the “social and environmental elements of the performance of countries”. In the area of environmental quality, Sweden is global number two, …
Is sea spray losing its sparkle?
Atmospheric aerosols are tiny particles that scatter and absorb sunlight but also influence climate indirectly through their role in cloud formation. One of the largest sources of aerosols is sea spray which is produced over the world’s oceans. Understanding how these particles take up water from the atmosphere, their so-called hygroscopicity, is important because it determines how much sunlight they …
