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Policy Brief: Limiting sulphate load of wastewaters calls for environmental quality standards (sttinfo.fi)

 

Press release 2024-11-7
The clean energy transition and the green transition are bringing mining and battery technology industries to Finland. As a result, sulphate discharges into inland waters and the Baltic Sea will increase. Sulphate also has beneficial effects in water bodies, and it is not currently classified as a harmful substance. However, a high local load may adversely affect aquatic organisms, especially in lakes with a naturally low sulphate concentration. In its new Policy Brief, the Finnish Environment Institute issues recommendations for reducing the harmful effects of the sulphate load in wastewaters.

Results released: The fuel tanks of coastal defence ship Ilmarinen can be emptied in a controlled way (sttinfo.fi)

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Press release 2024-11-5
The investigation of the wreck of coastal defence ship Ilmarinen continued in the northern Baltic Sea in the Finnish Exclusive Economic Zone from 12 to 19 August 2024. The objective of the expedition made to the Ilmarinen shipwreck was to determine whether authorities could extract the oil from the wreck and how. The expedition was carried out in cooperation between authorities, including the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke), the Finnish Navy, and Border Guard.

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• Policy Brief: Limiting sulphate load of wastewaters calls for environmental quality standards 2024-11-07
• Results released: The fuel tanks of coastal defence ship Ilmarinen can be emptied in a controlled way 2024-11-05
• Baltic Sea monitoring cruises: Poor oxygen conditions in the northern Baltic Sea and the open Gulf of Finland 2024-10-30

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Okko Outinen: The spread of aquatic non-indigenous species via international shipping continues despite the implementation of the Ballast Water Management Convention

Ecological roulette is a term occasionally used to describe the human-induced spread of aquatic non-indigenous species (NIS), since all new species introductions do not necessarily cause harm to the recipient environment, but it is impossible to predict which species will be harmful – and where, and when. This roulette is still very much alive, as a relatively new study on NIS introductions to Finnish marine waters indicates that new species continue to arrive through anthropogenic means, writes Okko Outinen in the Ratkaisuja blog.