Tarja Yli-Tuomi

Tarja Yli-Tuomi

Name: Tarja Yli-Tuomi
Official title: Senior Researcher
Tel. +358 29 524 6302
E-mail: [email protected]

Expertise

  • Exposure to air pollutants and environmental noise
  • Exposure modelling (PMF, ME, LUR, SoundPLAN)
  • Geographical information system

Primary duties

  • Research
  • Expert work on environmental noise modelling

Education

  • 2002, Doctor of Philosophy, Engineering Science, Clarkson University, USA
  • 1995, Master of Science, Environmental Sciences, University of Kuopio, Finland

Additional education

  • Information Technology, University of Jyväskylä, Finland, 13.8.98–31.7.01
  • ERASMUS Studies, Loughborough University of Technology, UK, 1.3.-31.8.1994

Professional background

  • 2013 -, Senior Researcher, THL
  • 2003 – 2012, Research Scientist, KTL and THL
  • 2000 - 2002, Research Assistant, Clarkson University

Publications and research

Scientific research articles

  • Yli-Tuomi, Tarja et al. (2015) Impact of wood combustion for secondary heating and recreational purposes on particulate air pollution in a suburb in Finland. Environmental Science & Technology 49(7), 4089-4096.
  • Yli-Tuomi, Tarja et al. (2008) Determination of the sources of indoor PM2.5 in Amsterdam and Helsinki. Environmental Science & Technology 42(12), 4440-4446. 
  • Yli-Tuomi, Tarja et al. (2005) Emissions of fine particles, NOx, and CO from on-road vehicles in Finland. Atmospheric Environment 39(35), 6696-6706.
  • Yli-Tuomi, Tarja et al. (2003) Atmospheric aerosol over Finnish arctic: Source analysis by the multilinear engine and the potential source contribution function. Atmospheric Environment 37(31), 4381-4392.
  • Yli-Tuomi, Tarja et al. (2003) Composition of the Finnish arctic aerosol: Collection and analysis of historic filter samples. Atmospheric Environment 37(17), 2355-2364.

Dissertation

  • Yli-Tuomi, Tarja (2002) Changes in the Concentration and Composition of Anthropogenic and Biogenic Aerosols in the Finnish Arctic. Thesis for Doctor of Philosophy Degree, Clarkson University, USA.

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