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Olli Sippula is affiliated with the University of Eastern Finland in Finland and conducts research primarily within environmental science, engineering, and earth and planetary sciences. Their work covers a range of topics centering on atmospheric chemistry, aerosols, and the interactions between air quality and health.

The main topics of Sippula's research include:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Vehicle emissions and performance
  • Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Energy and Environment Impacts
  • Coal and Its By-products

Their publications contribute to several fields of study, with a focus on subfields such as Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Atmospheric Science, Automotive Engineering, Materials Chemistry, and Environmental Engineering.

Frequent publication venues where Sippula has contributed include:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Environmental Science Atmospheres
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Sippula are:

  • "Variation of Absorption Ångström Exponent in Aerosols From Different Emission Sources," 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • "Influence of wood species on toxicity of log-wood stove combustion aerosols: a parallel animal and air-liquid interface cell exposure study on spruce and pine smoke," 2020, Particle and Fibre Toxicology
  • "Thermal treatment of municipal solid waste incineration fly ash: Impact of gas atmosphere on the volatility of major, minor, and trace elements," 2020, Waste Management
  • "Photochemical transformation of residential wood combustion emissions: dependence of organic aerosol composition on OH exposure," 2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • "Phytoextraction and recovery of rare earth elements using willow (Salix spp.)," 2021, The Science of The Total Environment

Their research collaboration network includes frequent co-authors such as Hendryk Czech, Ralf Zimmermann, Mika Ihalainen, Pasi Yli-Pirilä, and Miika Kortelainen, reflecting interdisciplinary and team-based approaches to complex environmental questions.

Best Publications

  • Potentials and challenges in lignocellulosic biofuel production technology

    M. Raud;T. Kikas;O. Sippula;N.J. Shurpali

  • Fine particle and gaseous emissions from normal and smouldering wood combustion in a conventional masonry heater

    J. Tissari;Jussi Lyyränen;K. Hytönen;O. Sippula

  • Effect of Wood Fuel on the Emissions from a Top-Feed Pellet Stove

    Olli Sippula;Kati Hytönen;Jarkko Tissari;and Taisto Raunemaa

  • Physicochemical characterization of fine particles from small-scale wood combustion

    Heikki Lamberg;Kati Nuutinen;Jarkko Tissari;Jarno Ruusunen

  • Comparison of particle emissions from small heavy fuel oil and wood-fired boilers

    Olli Sippula;Jouni Hokkinen;Harri Puustinen;Pasi Yli-Pirilä

  • Particle emissions from a marine engine: chemical composition and aromatic emission profiles under various operating conditions.

    O Sippula;B Stengel;M Sklorz;T Streibel

  • Fine Particle and Gas Emissions from the Combustion of Agricultural Fuels Fired in a 20 kW Burner

    Jarkko Tissari;Olli Sippula;Jyrki Kouki;Kari Vuorio

  • Effect of wood combustion conditions on the morphology of freshly emitted fine particles.

    T. Torvela;J. Tissari;O. Sippula;T. Kaivosoja

  • Particulate matter from both heavy fuel oil and diesel fuel shipping emissions show strong biological effects on human lung cells at realistic and comparable in vitro exposure conditions

    Sebastian Oeder;Tamara Kanashova;Olli Sippula;Sean C. Sapcariu

  • The effects of operating conditions on emissions from masonry heaters and sauna stoves

    Jarkko Tissari;Kati Hytönen;Olli Sippula;Jorma Jokiniemi;Jorma Jokiniemi

  • PARTICLE EMISSIONS FROM SMALL WOOD-FIRED DISTRICT HEATING UNITS

    Olli Sippula;Jouni Hokkinen;Harri Puustinen;Pasi Yli-Pirilä

  • Effects of Air Staging and Load on Fine-Particle and Gaseous Emissions from a Small-Scale Pellet Boiler

    Heikki Lamberg;Olli Sippula;Jarkko Tissari;Jorma Jokiniemi;Jorma Jokiniemi

  • Effects of chlorine and sulphur on particle formation in wood combustion performed in a laboratory scale reactor

    Olli Sippula;Terttaliisa Lind;Jorma Jokiniemi;Jorma Jokiniemi

  • Aerosol emissions of a ship diesel engine operated with diesel fuel or heavy fuel oil.

    Thorsten Streibel;Jürgen Schnelle-Kreis;Hendryk Czech;Horst Harndorf

  • Characteristics and temporal evolution of particulate emissions from a ship diesel engine

    Laarnie Mueller;Gert Jakobi;Hendryk Czech;Benjamin Stengel

  • Fine particle emissions in three different combustion conditions of a wood chip-fired appliance – Particulate physico-chemical properties and induced cell death

    J. Leskinen;J. Tissari;O. Uski;O. Uski;A. Virén

  • Variation of Absorption Ångström Exponent in Aerosols From Different Emission Sources

    Aku Helin;Aki Virkkula;John Backman;Liisa Pirjola;Liisa Pirjola

  • Transformation of logwood combustion emissions in a smog chamber: formationof secondary organic aerosol and changes in the primary organic aerosol upondaytime and nighttime aging

    Petri Tiitta;Ari Leskinen;Ari Leskinen;Liqing Hao;Pasi Yli-Pirilä

  • Comparison of emissions and toxicological properties of fine particles from wood and oil boilers in small (20–25 kW) and medium (5–10 MW) scale

    T. Kaivosoja;P.I. Jalava;H. Lamberg;A. Virén

  • Fine Particle and Gaseous Emissions from a Small-Scale Boiler Fueled by Pellets of Various Raw Materials

    Heikki Lamberg;Jarkko Tissari;Jorma Jokiniemi;Jorma Jokiniemi;Olli Sippula

  • Volatile Organic Compounds from Logwood Combustion: Emissions and Transformation under Dark and Photochemical Aging Conditions in a Smog Chamber

    Anni Hartikainen;Pasi Yli-Pirilä;Petri Tiitta;Afi Leskinen;Afi Leskinen

Frequent Co-Authors

Jorma Jokiniemi
Jorma Jokiniemi University of Eastern Finland
Maija-Riitta Hirvonen
Maija-Riitta Hirvonen University of Eastern Finland
Ralf Zimmermann
Ralf Zimmermann University of Rostock
Kari E. J. Lehtinen
Kari E. J. Lehtinen University of Eastern Finland
Mika Komppula
Mika Komppula Finnish Meteorological Institute
Gunnar Dittmar
Gunnar Dittmar Luxembourg Institute of Health
Bernhard Michalke
Bernhard Michalke Helmholtz Zentrum München
Annele Virtanen
Annele Virtanen University of Eastern Finland
André S. H. Prévôt
André S. H. Prévôt Paul Scherrer Institute
Risto Hillamo
Risto Hillamo Finnish Meteorological Institute

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