Kenneth M. Persson

Head of research Sydvatten

Kenneth M Persson is focus area leader of Drinking water in a changing climate.

Involved in project

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Ongoing Projects

Murån river, drainage and ecology

Additionally, the lake’s ecology undergoes changes as a consequence of increased browning. Measures aimed at…

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Ongoing Projects

Phosphorous dynamics in Vombsjön

PHD PROJECT Eutrophication is today a large problem in many lakes in the world as…

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Ongoing Projects

Future water management for Lagan

PHD PROJECT How much water is there really in Lagan’s catchment area and how do…

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Ongoing Projects

Evaluation of the bacterial content in sediments in connection to bathing water quality

PHD PROJECT The project focuses on investigating the source of poor bathing water quality using…

Completed Projects

Rational microbial analysis for distribution of biostable quality drinking water

The aim of the project is to show and investigate the microbiological status of the…

Completed Projects

PhD project: The influence of hydrodynamic processes on the brownification of rivers and lakes

This project investigates how brown water is distributed in rivers and lakes and how its dynamics are influenced by the hydrodynamics of this water bodies. Moreover, it aims to provide information of brownification sources.

Completed Projects

Membrane against brownification – ”GenoMembran”

Since lakes and rivers are very important for the water supply in Sweden, the drinking…

Relaterade publikationer

Lidén A., Lavonen E., Persson K. M. & Larson M. (2016) Integrity breaches in a hollow fiber nanofilter – effects on natural organic matter and virus-like particle removal. Water Research 105,

Lidén A. & Persson K. M. (2016) Comparison between ultrafiltration and nanofiltration hollow-fiber membranes for removal of natural organic matter – a pilot study Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-AQUA 65(1), pp. 43-53.

Lidén A. & Persson K. M. (2016) Feasibility study of advanced NOM-reduction by hollow fiber ultrafiltration and nanofiltration at a Swedish surface water treatment plant. Water 8, pp. 150.

Sörensen J., Persson A., Sternudd C., Aspegren H., Nilsson J., Nordstrom J., Jonsson K., Mottaghi M., Becker P., Larsson R., Berndtsson R., & Mobini S. (2016) Re-thinking urban flood management – Time for a regime shift. Water 8(8), pp. 332.

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Lidén A., Keucken A. & Persson K. M. (2015) GenoMembran. Final report on project 2012–2015 (In Swedish). Swedish Water and Wastewater Association (SVU) report no. 2012-15.,

Lührig K. (2016) Bacterial communities in drinking water biofilms. Doctoral thesis, Division of Applied Microbiology, Department of Chemistry, Lund University.,

Chan S., Persson K., Rådström P. & Paul C. (2016) Biofilms in infiltration ponds and the impact of raw water and organic matter. 10th Nordic Drinking Water Conference, Reykjavik, Iceland, September 28-30, 2016.,

Chan S., Pullerits K., Persson K., Rådström P. & Paul C. (2016) Impact of washing on the bacterial community in produced drinking water from new and existing sand filters. 10th Nordic Drinking Water Conference, Reykjavik, Iceland, September 28-30, 2016.,

Chan S., Rådström P., Persson K. & Paul C. (2016) The establishment of bacterial community in two new slow sand filters. 10th Nordic Drinking Water Conference, Reykjavik, Iceland, September 28-30, 2016.,