EILA TORVINEN

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RESEARCH GROUPS - UEF

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  Water Chemistry and Microbiology Research Group
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  Water research

Publications

• Inkinen, Jenni; Siponen, Sallamaari; Jayaprakash, Balamuralikrishna; Tiwari, Ananda; Hokajärvi, Anna-Maria; Pursiainen, Anna; Ikonen, Jenni; Kauppinen, Ari; Miettinen, Ilkka T.; Paananen, Jussi; Torvinen, Eila; Kolehmainen, Mikko; Pitkänen, Tarja. 2021. Diverse and active archaea communities occur in non-disinfected drinking water systems - Less activity revealed in disinfected and hot water Water research X 12: 100101. 2021
• Pradhan, Surendra K; Heinonen-Tanski, Helvi; Veijalainen, Anna-Maria; Peräniemi, Sirpa; Torvinen, Eila. 2021. Phosphorus recovery from sewage sludge using Acidithiobacilli International journal of environmental research and public health 18 13: 7135. 2021
• Kauppinen, Ari; Siponen, Sallamaari; Pitkänen, Tarja; Holmfeldt, Karin; Pursiainen, Anna; Torvinen, Eila; Miettinen, Ilkka T. 2021. Phage Biocontrol of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Water Viruses 13 5: 928. 2021
• Brester, C; Ryzhikov, I; Siponen, S; Jayaprakash, B; Ikonen, J; Pitkänen, T; Miettinen, IT; Torvinen, E; Kolehmainen, M. 2020. Potential and limitations of a pilot-scale drinking water distribution system for bacterial community predictive modelling Science of the total environment 717: 137249. 2020
• Inkinen, J; Jayaprakash, B; Siponen, S; Hokajärvi, AM; Pursiainen, A; Ikonen, J; Ryzhikov, I; Täubel, M; Kauppinen, A; Paananen, J; Miettinen, IT; Torvinen, E; Kolehmainen, M; Pitkänen, T. 2019. Active eukaryotes in drinking water distribution systems of ground and surface waterworks Microbiome 7 1: 99. 2019
• Martikainen, Kati; Kauppinen, Ari; Matikka, Ville; Veijalainen, Anna-Maria; Torvinen, Eila; Pitkänen, Tarja; Miettinen, Ilkka T; Heinonen-Tanski, Helvi. 2018. Efficiency of private household sand filters in removing nutrients and microbes from wastewater in Finland Water 10 8: 1000. 2018
• Ikonen Jenni Meirami, Hokajärvi Anna-Maria, Heikkinen Jatta, Pitkänen Tarja, Ciszek Robert, Kolehmainen Mikko, Pursiainen Anna, Kauppinen Ari, Kusnetsov Jaana, Torvinen Eila, Miettinen Ilkka T. 2017. Drinking water quality in distribution systems of surface and ground waterworks in Finland. Journal of water security 3: jws2017004. 2017
• Zyara Alyaa M, Heinonen-Tanski Helvi, Veijalainen Anna-Maria, Torvinen Eila. 2017. UV-LEDs Efficiently Inactivate DNA and RNA Coliphages. Water 9 1: 46. 2017
• Zyara Alyaa M, Torvinen Eila, Veijalainen Anna-Maria, Heinonen-Tanski Helvi. 2016. The Effect of UV and Combined Chlorine/UV Treatment on Coliphages in Drinking Water Disinfection. Water 8 4: 130. 2016
• Zyara AM, Torvinen E, Veijalainen A-M, Heinonen-Tanski H. 2016. The effect of chlorine and combined chlorine/UV treatment on coliphages in drinking water disinfection. JOURNAL OF WATER AND HEALTH 14 4: 640-9. 2016
• Pradhan SK, Torvinen E, Siljanen HMP, Pessi M, Heinonen-Tanski H. 2014. Iron flocculation stimulates biogas production in Microthrix parvicella -spiked wastewater sludge. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - -: -. 2014
• Torvinen E, Suomalainen S, Paulin L, Kusnetsov J. 2013. Mycobacteria in Finnish cooling tower waters. APMIS: ACTA PATHOLOGICA ET MICROBIOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA - [Epub ahead of print]: -. 2013
• Orumwense PO, Torvinen E, Heinonen-Tanski H. 2013. The survival of mycobacteria in pure human urine. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 67 8: 1773-1777. 2013
• Räsänen NHJ, Rintala H, Miettinen IT, Torvinen E. 2013. Comparison of culture and qPCR methods in detection of mycobacteria from drinking waters. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY 59: 280-286. 2013
• Hokajärvi A-M, Pitkänen T, Siljanen HMP, Nakari U-M, Torvinen E, Siitonen A, Miettinen IT. 2012. Occurrence of thermotolerant Campylobacter spp. and adenoviruses in Finnish bathing waters and purified sewage effluents. JOURNAL OF WATER AND HEALTH 11 1: 120-134. 2012
• Torvinen E, Torkko P, Nevalainen A & Rintala H. 2010. Real-time PCR detection of environmental mycobacteria in house dust JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS 82: 78-84. 2010
• Kusnetsov J, Torvinen E, Tran Minh NN. 2008. Jätevedet legionellojen ja ympäristömykobakteerien uusia potentiaalisia ympäristölähteitä KANSANTERVEYS 2: 14-15. 2008
• Lehtola MJ, Torvinen E, Kusnetsov J, Pitkänen T, Maunula L, Bonsdorff von C-H, Martikainen PJ, Wilks SA, Keevil CW, Miettinen IT. 2007. Survival of Mycobacterium avium, Legionella pneumophila, Escherichia coli, and caliciviruses in drinking water-associated biofilms grown under high-shear turbulent flow. APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY 73 9: 2854-2859. 2007
• Kaliste E, Linnainmaa M, Meklin T, Torvinen E, Nevalainen A. 2004. The bedding of laboratory animals as a source of airborne contaminants. LABORATORY ANIMALS 38: 25-37. 2004
• Huttunen K, Ruotsalainen M, Iivanainen E, Torkko P, Katila M-L, Hirvonen M-R. 2000. Inflammatory responses in RAW264.7 macrophages caused by mycobacteria isolated from moldy houses. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 8: 237-244. 2000
• Torkko P, Suomalainen S, Iivanainen E, Suutari M, Tortoli E, Paulin L, Katila M-L. 2000. Mycobacterium xenopi and related organisms isolated from stream waters in Finland and desciption of Mycobacterium botniense sp. nov. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY 50: 283-289. 2000