Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences - News

The composition of wood chemicals is very complex, which complicates their extraction and further application.

Starting from 2023, UEF will be offering two degree programmes in the field of technology: one in technical physics and the other in sustainable materials and products.

The fertilisers may be harmful for organisms due to harmful organic substances, microplastics, and even genotoxic compounds. The harmful substances can accumulate in the field, plants, and soil organisms.

In a viewpoint article published in Environmental Science & Technology, researchers address regulatory concerns related to intentionally produced nanoplastics.

​​​​​​​“In the wake of climate change and excessive environmental pollution, it is vital to develop new methods for effective agricultural and horticultural practice,” James Blande, Professor of Chemical Ecology, says.

Craig Michell, MSc, used genome sequencing to explore the speciation process of willow-galling sawflies.

A previously unknown source of the strong greenhouse gas nitrous oxide has been found in East Siberian Yedoma permafrost. Published in Nature Communications today, the observation was made by an international group of researchers, with the lead of researchers from the University of Eastern Finland.

The findings of MSc Norul Sobuj's thesis suggest that climate warming would stimulate the growth and decrease the concentration of defensive phenolics in P. tremula in the future. The magnitude of the warming effect may reduce to some extent due to possible long-term temperature acclimation.