Environmental Safety and Water Technology

Promoting environmental safety

In Xamk, environmental safety means sustainable use of natural resources, increasing the eco-friendliness of business life and ensuring a clean and healthy living environment. 

The key areas of Xamk’s Environmental Safety and Water Technology group are clean technological solutions for bio-, water and circular economy as well as intelligent monitoring practices and management of environmental safety and health risks. These help to promote, for example, sustainable water treatment and the profitability of clean-tech-related businesses in the region.

Xamk’s Environmental Safety and Water Technology group specialises in measuring, monitoring, modelling and treatment of different storm water, natural waterways, wastewater and industrial waters. The aim of testing and piloting different kinds of waters is to improve environmental safety and minimize health risks. Intelligent monitoring and water process optimization and management (ground water, wastewater and process water) also increases business opportunities in the region.

Blue economy testing and piloting in Xamk

The work promotes the cleanliness of water systems and the closed circulation of nutrients and contributes to translating the water expertise in the region into business activities. Xamk is a BEM Mikkeli Water Cluster member and Water Smart Territories (WST) partner.

Cooperation is carried out with the BEM Mikkeli cluster, companies, other research institutes and municipalities to meet objectives related to water management and the circular economy both regionally in South Savo and nationally and internationally in the Baltic Sea region. The research is supported by the Degree Programme in Environmental Technology, the environmental laboratory, the Vesikko and Bioluuppi demonstration environments, and other BEM actors.