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Overview

Juhani Ruuskanen is affiliated with the University of Eastern Finland in Finland and works primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their research spans several subfields including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Automotive Engineering, Atmospheric Science, Environmental Engineering, and Speech and Hearing.

Their main research topics include Air Quality and Health Impacts, Vehicle Emissions and Performance, Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosols, Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting, and Noise Effects and Management.

Ruuskanen has contributed to recent publications such as:

  • Comparison of multivariate source apportionment of urban PM2.5 with chemical mass closure, 2024, Helda (University of Helsinki)
  • Air pollution and PEF measurements of children in the vicinity of a steel works, 2024, Helda (University of Helsinki)

Frequent publication venues include Helda (University of Helsinki), where multiple papers have been published.

Ruuskanen's collaborative efforts involve coauthors such as Marko Vallius, Juha Pekkanen, Kati Oravisjärvi, Arja Rautio, and Pekka Tiittanen.

Best Publications

  • Methods for imputation of missing values in air quality data sets

    Heikki Junninen;Harri Niska;Kari Tuppurainen;Juhani Ruuskanen

  • Ultrafine particles in urban air and respiratory health among adult asthmatics

    Penttinen P;Timonen Kl;Tiittanen P;Mirme A

  • Formation of PCDDs and PCDFs in municipal waste incineration and its inhibition mechanisms: A review

    Kari Tuppurainen;Ismo Halonen;Päivi Ruokojärvi;Juhani Tarhanen

  • Effects of ultrafine and fine particles in urban air on peak expiratory flow among children with asthmatic symptoms.

    Juha Pekkanen;Kirsi L. Timonen;Juhani Ruuskanen;Auvo Reponen

  • Neural networks and periodic components used in air quality forecasting

    M Kolehmainen;H Martikainen;J Ruuskanen

  • Extensive evaluation of neural network models for the prediction of NO2 and PM10 concentrations, compared with a deterministic modelling system and measurements in central Helsinki

    Jaakko Kukkonen;Leena Partanen;Ari Karppinen;Juhani Ruuskanen

  • Evolving the neural network model for forecasting air pollution time series

    Harri Niska;Teri Hiltunen;Ari Karppinen;Juhani Ruuskanen

  • Number concentration and size of particles in urban air: effects on spirometric lung function in adult asthmatic subjects.

    Pasi Penttinen;Kirsi Liisa Timonen;Pekka Tiittanen;Aadu Mirme

  • Concentrations of ultrafine, fine and PM2.5 particles in three European cities

    J Ruuskanen;Th Tuch;H Ten Brink;A Peters

  • Sources and elemental composition of ambient PM2.5 in three European cities

    M. Vallius;N.A.H. Janssen;J. Heinrich;G. Hoek

  • Street level versus rooftop concentrations of submicron aerosol particles and gaseous pollutants in an urban street canyon

    M. Väkevä;K. Hämeri;M. Kulmala;R. Lahdes

  • Fine particulate air pollution, resuspended road dust and respiratory health among symptomatic children

    P Tiittanen;KL Timonen;J Ruuskanen;A Mirme

  • Source apportionment of urban ambient PM2.5 in two successive measurement campaigns in Helsinki, Finland

    Marko Vallius;Timo Lanki;Pekka Tiittanen;Kimmo Koistinen

  • Airborne pollutants along a roadside: Assessment using snow analyses and moss bags

    E.-L. Viskari;R. Rekilä;S. Roy;O. Lehto

  • Source contributions to PM2.5 particles in the urban air of a town situated close to a steel works

    K Oravisjärvi;K.L Timonen;T Wiikinkoski;A.R Ruuskanen

  • Perspectives on the formation of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans during municipal solid waste (MSW) incineration and other combustion processes.

    Kari Tuppurainen;Arja Asikainen;Päivi Ruokojärvi;Juhani Ruuskanen

  • Oxidation of gas mixtures containing dimethyl sulfide, hydrogen sulfide, and methanethiol using a two-stage biotrickling filter.

    Arja Ruokojärvi;Juhani Ruuskanen;Pertti J. Martikainen;Minna Olkkonen

  • Methane oxidation in soil profiles of Dutch and Finnish coniferous forests with different soil texture and atmospheric nitrogen deposition

    A. Saari;P.J. Martikainen;A. Ferm;J. Ruuskanen

  • Sources of fine particulate matter in personal exposures and residential indoor, residential outdoor and workplace microenvironments in the Helsinki phase of the EXPOLIS study.

    Kimmo J. Koistinen;Rufus D. Edwards;Patrick Mathys;Juhani Ruuskanen

  • Sulfuric Acid and Sulfuric Acid Hydrates in the Gas Phase: A DFT Investigation†

    Anas Al Natsheh;Alexey B. Nadykto;Kurt V. Mikkelsen;Fangqun Yu

  • Effect of Gaseous Inhibitors on PCDD/F Formation

    Päivi H. Ruokojärvi;Ismo A. Halonen;Kari A. Tuppurainen;Juhani Tarhanen

  • Carbon disulfide and hydrogen sulfide removal with a peat biofilter.

    Tarja Hartikainen;Juhani Ruuskanen;Pertti J. Martikainen

Frequent Co-Authors

Juha Pekkanen
Juha Pekkanen University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Kurt V. Mikkelsen
Kurt V. Mikkelsen University of Copenhagen
Fangqun Yu
Fangqun Yu University at Albany, State University of New York
Ari Karppinen
Ari Karppinen Finnish Meteorological Institute
Matti Jantunen
Matti Jantunen Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Pertti J. Martikainen
Pertti J. Martikainen University of Eastern Finland
Sirpa Kärenlampi
Sirpa Kärenlampi University of Eastern Finland
Terttu Vartiainen
Terttu Vartiainen Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Riitta L. Keiski
Riitta L. Keiski University of Oulu
Jaakko Kukkonen
Jaakko Kukkonen Finnish Meteorological Institute

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