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16 GTK completed a nationwide survey of the quality of well water used as household water in sparsely populated areas. The survey, which covered 1 000 wells, provided information about a number of elements on which no comprehensive information has previously been available. These include iodide, bromide, barium, lithium, rubidium, arsenic, antimony, beryllium, thallium, tin and thorium. It was found that the condition of wells in Finland has improved. For example, there were fewer wells with a high nitrate content than in previous surveys. Geologist Tarja Hatakka examining water samples. Photo: Jari Väätäinen
LAND USE AND ENVIRONMENT The 5-year Barents Ecogeochemistry project, a neighbouring areas cooperation project, was concluded and results of international importance were published in St Petersburg and Espoo. Strontium content in stream waters in the Barents survey area. Areas marked in red have a high content, while those marked in blue have a low content. The extensive final report of the project covering the development and life span of the stone production environmental information system was published in the Finnish Environment series. The EU-funded MINEO project (Assessing and monitoring the environmental impact of mining activities in Europe using advanced Earth observation techniques) was concluded. A new three-year project “Environmental technology in mining” involving business groups was launched during the year. The project is coordinated by Outokumpu Oyj and partly funded by TEKES and the aim is to develop technology and know-how in the field of mine closures that would have export potential. The surveys on regional land use carried out during the year covered a wide variety of areas. The PERMAFROST project on the permafrost phenomenon, part of the research on the final disposal of nuclear waste, continued in the international research network in collaboration with power companies. The FEMMA project on methods for assessing the environmental impacts of forestry continued as an undertaking funded by the Academy of Finland, and the project “Tools for combating water pollution caused by forest drainage” a new project on the topic, was granted funding as part of the “Ecoefficient Society” research programme financed by different ministries and the Academy of Finland. Measuring water alkalinity in Eastern Karelia. LAND USE AND ENVIRONMENT 2003 2003 planned implemented Groundwater reservoirs, assessments on availability 10 12 Peat inventory, km 2 300 274 Reported marketable amount of peat, million m 3 90 148 Peat surveys, spot data 12 500 11 119 Surficial mapping 1:20 000/1:50 000, km 2 1 500 1 151 Surficial maps 1:20 000/1:50 000 100 183 Spot data on surficial mapping 1 300 2 190 Marine geological mapping, km 2 700 550 Marine geological sounding, line km 1 000 1 600 Marine geological assessments 6 8 Environmental assessments 75 90 A small river in the central Russian taiga from which samples were taken. 17
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