Personal profile
Education/Academic qualification
Master's degree, Engineering and Technology, Helsinki University of Technology
Award Date: 29 Mar 1999
Keywords
- Wastewater Treatment
- Water and Environmental Engineering
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
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SDG 13 Climate Action
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SDG 14 Life Below Water
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SDG 15 Life on Land
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SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Fungal Cultivation in a Dairy Side Stream : Valorisation Potential of Whey into Added-Value Biomass and By-Products
Bansfield, D., Spilling, K., Mikola, A. & Piiparinen, J., Mar 2026, In: Waste and Biomass Valorization. 17, 3, p. 1543-1558 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Multi-Method analysis including 57Fe Mössbauer Spectroscopy to quantify vivianite for phosphorus recovery in real wastewater environments
Amin, L., Lindroos, F., Rautama, E. L., Al-Juboori, R. A., Graan, M., Guerin, S., Lindén, J., Sperandio, M. & Mikola, A., Apr 2026, In: Cleaner Engineering and Technology. 31, 11 p., 101166.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Simulating phosphorus precipitation in the form of vivianite in wastewater treatment plant with full plant model
Wang, J., Amin, L., Hauduc, H., Graan, M., Guerin, S., Mikola, A. & Sperandio, M., 1 Jan 2026, In: Water Research X. 30, 10 p., 100482.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Circular economy for water education: Job market expectations and higher educational offerings in Finland
Baldasso, V., Peña Torres, D., Sundman, J., Taka, M. & Mikola, A., 2025, SEFI 53rd Annual Conference. European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI). Société européenne pour la formation des ingénieurs, 11 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference article in proceedings › Scientific › peer-review
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Integrating data-driven models and process expertise in soft-sensor design for a wastewater treatment digital twin application
Haimi, H., Awaitey, A., Kiran, A., Larsson, T., Blomberg, K., Elvander, F., Petaja, E., Mulas, M., Sahlstedt, K. & Mikola, A., 22 Oct 2025, In: Water Science and Technology. 92, 9, p. 1308-1327 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Red-SuN: Sustainable nitrogen management under the revised directive on urban wastewater treatment
Mikola, A. (Principal investigator)
01/01/2026 → 31/12/2028
Project: RCF + EU
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VEJALAVarma (MVTT): Ensuring good quality of distributed drinking water a novel combined approach
Mikola, A. (Principal investigator)
01/01/2025 → 31/12/2027
Project: Other Domestic (10 AC)
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COLDREFINERY (NordForsk): Cold-adapted biorefinery concept for energy efficient and carbon neutral valorization of waste from food systems
Mikola, A. (Principal investigator), Haimi, H. (Project Member), Baldasso, V. (Project Member) & Peña Torres, D. (Project Member)
02/09/2024 → 01/09/2027
Project: Other Foreign (20 FC)
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Mobility grant UKR/Tsytlishvili: Inactivation of the antibiotics by combination biosorption method and advanced oxidation processes (AOP) from Nordic wastewater
Mikola, A. (Principal investigator)
01/01/2024 → 31/12/2026
Project: RCF Researcher Mobility
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Lietetyökalu - Varalta (MVTT): Lietteen käytön optimointityökalu
Mikola, A. (Principal investigator), Barkoumi, A. (Project Member) & Varalta, F. (Project Member)
01/01/2024 → 31/12/2026
Project: Other Domestic (10 AC)
Datasets
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Growth of fungi and yeasts in food production waste streams: a feasibility study
Bansfield, D. (Creator), Spilling, K. (Creator), Mikola, A. (Creator) & Piiparinen, J. (Creator), figshare, 16 Aug 2024
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.6915266.v1, https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/Growth_of_fungi_and_yeasts_in_food_production_waste_streams_a_feasibility_study/6915266/1
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Original data for article: Particle balance and return loops for microplastics in a tertiary-level wastewater treatment plant
Salmi, P. (Creator), Ryymin, K. (Creator), Karjalainen, A. K. (Creator), Mikola, A. (Creator), Uurasjarvi, E. (Creator) & Talvitie, J. (Creator), University of Jyväskylä, 3 Sept 2020
DOI: 10.17011/jyx/dataset/71624
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Prizes
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Kemira-palkinto Vesilaitosyhdistys, Kemira, Finland
Mikola, A. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Activities
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Sylvie Gillot
Mikola, A. (Host)
3 Apr 2023 → 24 Nov 2023Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Hosting an academic visitor
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Etude de la biofiltration en assainissement: Recherche des conditions optimales pour limiter le colmatage irréversible et les émissions de protoxyde d'azote
Mikola, A. (Examiner)
15 Oct 2021Activity: Academic assessments › Pre-examination of doctoral thesis or acting as opponent to doctoral students or membership of doctoral thesis committee or board
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Gdańsk University of Technology
Mikola, A. (Visiting researcher)
4 Nov 2021 → 18 Nov 2021Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
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Continuous Electrochemical Activation of Peroxydisulfate Mediated by Single-Electron Shuttle
Mikola, A. (Examiner)
30 Mar 2021Activity: Academic assessments › Pre-examination of doctoral thesis or acting as opponent to doctoral students or membership of doctoral thesis committee or board
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Ewa Zaborowska
Mikola, A. (Host)
9 Mar 2020 → 13 Mar 2020Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Hosting an academic visitor
Press/Media
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Mistä tulee meidän juomavesi, ja mistä ihmiset ovat saaneet sen ensimmäisen veden?
13/03/2026
1 item of Media coverage
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Itämeren veden saaminen juomakelpoiseksi on haastavaa, mutta ei mahdotonta – jos siinä onnistutaan, koko Suomi hyötyy
15/10/2025
1 item of Media coverage
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Kuinka haavoittuva on Päijännetunneli, jota pitkin juomavesi virtaa pääkaupunkiseudulle?
28/08/2024
1 item of Media coverage
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Vesihuoltolaitoksia uhkaa iso riski – ulkomaille iskeneellä ryhmällä epäilty yhteys Venäjän sotilastiedusteluun
11/07/2024
1 item of Media coverage
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Etelä-Suomessa 100 m peruskallion sisässä kulkee erittäin kriittinen tunneli, jonka Venäjä voisi sabotoida ilman yhtäkään pommia – Vaikuttaisi yli miljoonan ihmisen elämään
07/07/2024
1 item of Media coverage
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