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Helinä Hartikainen

Helinä Hartikainen

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
45
Citations
8374
World Ranking
6364
National Ranking
96

Overview

Helinä Hartikainen is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland and conducts research primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their work spans several subfields, including Water Science and Technology, Pollution, Plant Science, Ecology, and Food Science.

The research topics covered by Hartikainen involve Integrated Water Resources Management, Botany and Plant Ecology Studies, Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology, Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies, Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety, Analytical Chemistry Methods Development, and Heavy Metals in the Environment.

Hartikainen has published multiple papers, with recent works including:

  • "Phosphorus sorption properties in podzolic forest soils and soil solution phosphorus concentration in undisturbed and disturbed soil profiles," 2024, published in Jukuri (Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke))
  • "Lead in various chemical pools in soil depth profiles on two shooting ranges of different age," 2024, published in Helda (University of Helsinki)
  • "Emissions of volatile halogenated compounds from a meadow in a coastal area of the Baltic Sea," 2024, published in Helda (University of Helsinki)
  • "Persistence of fluazinam in soil under boreal conditions," 2020, published in Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part B
  • "Effects of freeze-drying and use of artificial seawater on phosphorus exchange isotherms in brackish water sediments," 2022, published in SN Applied Sciences

Frequent co-authors of Hartikainen include Riitta Väänänen, Johanna Hristov, Niina Tanskanen, Mika Nieminen, and Hannu Ilvesniemi.

Most publications appear in venues such as Helda (University of Helsinki), Jukuri (Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)), Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part B, and SN Applied Sciences.

Best Publications

  • Biogeochemistry of selenium and its impact on food chain quality and human health

    Helinä Hartikainen

  • Antioxidative and growth-promoting effect of selenium on senescing lettuce

    Tailin Xue;Helinä Hartikainen;Vieno Piironen

  • Selenium as an anti-oxidant and pro-oxidant in ryegrass

    Helinä Hartikainen;Tailin Xue;Vieno Piironen

  • Effect of selenium on macro- and microelement distribution and physiological parameters of rape and wheat seedlings exposed to cadmium stress

    Maria Zembala;Maria Zembala;Maria Filek;Maria Filek;Stanisław Walas;Halina Mrowiec

  • The Promotive Effect of Selenium on Plant Growth as Triggered by Ultraviolet Irradiation

    Helinä Hartikainen;Tailin Xue

  • Effects of land use on the level, variation and spatial structure of soil enzyme activities and bacterial communities

    K. Wallenius;H. Rita;A. Mikkonen;K. Lappi

  • Fractionation of sediment phosphorus revisited. I: Fractionation steps and their biogeochemical basis

    Kaarina Lukkari;Helinä Hartikainen;Mirja Leivuori

  • Comparison of methods for inhibiting bacterial activity in sediment.

    Liisa Tuominen;Timo Kairesalo;Helinä Hartikainen

  • Assessment of the risk of phosphorus loading due to resuspended sediment.

    J. Koski-Vähälä;H. Hartikainen

  • Phosphorus mobilization from various sediment pools in response to increased pH and silicate concentration

    Jukka Koski-Vähälä;H Hartikainen;P Tallberg

  • Assessment of soluble phosphorus load in surface runoff by soil analyses

    Markku Yli-Halla;Helinä Hartikainen;Petri Ekholm;Eila Turtola

  • Impact of soil pH and organic matter on the chemical bioavailability of vanadium species: The underlying basis for risk assessment.

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  • Contribution of ferric iron to light absorption by chromophoric dissolved organic matter

    Yi-Hua Xiao;Timo Sara-Aho;Helinä Hartikainen;Anssi V. Vähätalo

  • The combined effects of enhanced UV-B radiation and selenium on growth, chlorophyll fluorescence and ultrastructure in strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) and barley (Hordeum vulgare) treated in the field

    Elena Valkama;Minna Kivimäenpää;Helinä Hartikainen;Anu Wulff

  • Co-occurrence and potential chemical competition of phosphorus and silicon in lake sediment

    Helinä Hartikainen;Marja Pitkänen;Timo Kairesalo;Liisa Tuominen

  • Plant availability of soil selenate additions and selenium distribution within wheat and ryegrass

    Riikka Keskinen;Marja Turakainen;Helinä Hartikainen

  • Influence of selenium (Se) on carbohydrate metabolism, nodulation and growth in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)

    Anthony Owusu-Sekyere;Juha Kontturi;Roghieh Hajiboland;Somaieh Rahmat

  • The interactions of buffer zones and phosphorus runoff

    Jaana Uusi-Kämppä;Eila Turtola;Helinä Hartikainen;Toivo Yläranta

  • Phosphorus removal in a wetland constructed on former arable land.

    Anu Liikanen;Markku Puustinen;Jari Koskiaho;Tero Väisänen

  • Efficiency of different methods in extracting selenium from agricultural soils of Finland.

    Riikka Keskinen;Päivi Ekholm;Markku Yli-Halla;Helinä Hartikainen

  • Influence of no-tillage on the distribution and lability of phosphorus in Finnish clay soils

    Paula Muukkonen;Helinä Hartikainen;Kirsti Lahti;Asko Särkelä

  • Oxidation-induced leaching of sulphate and cations from acid sulphate soils

    Helinä Hartikainen;Markku Yli-Halla

  • Biomass yield and quality of bioenergy crops grown with synthetic and organic fertilizers

    Mahmoud F. Seleiman;Arja Santanen;Seija Jaakkola;Päivi Ekholm

Frequent Co-Authors

Frederick L. Stoddard
Frederick L. Stoddard University of Helsinki
Timo Kairesalo
Timo Kairesalo University of Helsinki
Roghieh Hajiboland
Roghieh Hajiboland University of Tabriz
Minna Kivimäenpää
Minna Kivimäenpää Natural Resources Institute Finland
Kristiina Regina
Kristiina Regina Natural Resources Institute Finland
Brian Kronvang
Brian Kronvang Aarhus University
Paul J. A. Withers
Paul J. A. Withers Lancaster University
Kristina Lindström
Kristina Lindström University of Helsinki
Riitta Julkunen-Tiitto
Riitta Julkunen-Tiitto University of Eastern Finland
Seija Jaakkola
Seija Jaakkola University of Helsinki

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