The best way to measure air pollution
How much nitrogen oxide or asphalt particles are there in the air at a certain location in Trelleborg, Sundsvall or Stockholm? This is something that is recorded by different measurement stations located in urban environments around Sweden. But is the measurement station located in the right place along the street? Are the instruments approved? Researchers at ACES make sure that …
International statement for actions on highly fluorinated chemicals
A group of more than 30 academic and government scientists, as well as regulators from various regulatory agencies across the globe have jointly outlined a set of needs, goals, and actions to help assess and manage per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in the future. Professor Ian Cousins at the Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry (ACES) is a co-author …
Research about paternal epigenetic inheritance receives ERC Starting Grant
Three researchers at Stockholm University, including Oskar Karlsson at ACES, receive the prestigious Starting Grant from the European Research Council, ERC. Project funding amounts to up to 1.5 million euros each. The European Research Council allocates different types of funding and the purpose of the ERC Starting Grant is to encourage talented young research leaders in Europe to become independent …
