Kemakta presented a poster last week at the EnvironChemTox Symposium 2025 in Amsterdam on risk assessment of exposure to PFAS in the air at a water treatment plant.Guideline values for PFAS-4 in air were derived from EFSA’s toxicity data. The measured concentrations in different parts...
Kemakta has been working on an SBUF project for the past year to develop proposals for industry-wide benchmarks for rock materials. The report (only available in Swedish) summarizing the results was published today at this link: SBUF 14260 Enjoy reading!...
Kemakta is presenting its work on Malmö-specific guideline values for contaminated land at Renare Mark. The project is a collaboration between the City Planning Office and the Environmental Department in Malmö. Two different approaches have been used in calculating the guideline values. The consequences of...
Kemakta has secured a framework agreement with Kristinehamn Municipality for work on contaminated sites and remediation projects. Kemakta is currently engaged in a project where the municipality is remediating a contaminated land area. We are supporting the municipality with supplementary sampling and have also developed site-specific...
Kemakta welcomes Fabian Osslund, whose experience will further strengthen the field team and environmental group. With three years in the industry, Fabian brings a broad knowledge of the field and has worked on projects including environmental soil investigations, monitoring programs, remediation, and environmental inspections. Fabian...
In 2023, Kemakta worked on a guide regarding waste classification for Avfall Sverige. It has now been published and can be downloaded by Avfall Sverige members, see further on Avfall Sverige's website. The target group for the guidance is: Waste industry Operators Others...
Some representatives from Kemakta have participated in Renare Mark's annual spring meeting, which this time took place in Karlstad on 13–14 March. This year's spring meeting offered many interesting presentations under the main theme of the meeting "obstacles and opportunities in contaminated areas". Kemakta participated...
Obtaining a representative level of the contamination level in the soil is crucial for correct assessments to be made regarding risks associated with the contamination and how any future action can be followed up. Uncertainties exist along the entire chain – from sampling to the...
Within the contaminated sites industry, sustainable remediation methods are increasingly being discussed. This is something that our colleague Astrid has highlighted in her recently published thesis. The work deals with the environmental impact of different remediation methods, where she has focused on the most common...
