Field trips
The last day of the conference will be dedicated to field trips. The participants can choose between three alternatives:
Djurö Marine Field Station is situated at Djurö, Värmdö municipality and is a result of the Värmdö municipality and KTH partnership. The field station is located 50 min from Stockholm city centre and has an on-land facility and a boat for on-site testing.
This field trip is free for the participants. Please register your intention to visit Djurö Marine Station in the registration form. The field trip will be 3 hours from 9 am to 12 pm on 25 April 2024.
Utö is a small island in the southwestern part of the Stockholm archipelago. On this island, the Utö initiative was formed to help the Baltic Sea and four wetlands have been running since 2015, each with its own unique character. KTH conducts research at Utö on water purification, how to extract phosphorus from water and bottom sediments, and how sensors can send data in real time. CANCELLED
To go and see this amazing island and research initiative, a bus plus ferry is needed and one-way travel takes around two hours. The field trip will be from 9 am to 4 pm on 25 April 2024 and lunch is included for the participants. This visit has an extra cost of 450 sek per participant and a minimum of 10 participants should be registered in order to keep this activity.
SWIC, Sjöstadsverket Water Innovation Centre is a test facility, where different techniques are developed and studied to reuse and make use of purified wastewater. This is a joint research centre from IVL Swedish Environmental Institute and KTH. National and international research projects have been running at this centre since 2008. SWIC’s research centre is located at Loudden in Stockholm.
This field trip is free for the participants. Please register your intention to visit SWIC in the registration form. The field trip will be 3 hours from 9 am to 12 pm on 25 April 2024.
