Emma Elmi Lannergård

I am a researcher at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) with a background in environmental assessment and modelling. I am coordinating an international project and work closely with stakeholders, building strong experience not only in my discipline but also in communication and applied research. My interdisciplinary training allows me to bridge scientific knowledge and practical implementation, ensuring that research outputs remain relevant for both science and decision-making.

My research is structured around three overarching themes:

1. Environmental assessment and monitoring data. I work with high-frequency monitoring from in-situ sensors describing water chemistry, including deployment, quality assurance, data management and analysis (Lannergård et al. 2019; Fölster et al. 2019; Lannergård et al. 2021; Lannergård & Fölster 2023; Fölster & Lannergård 2023; Lannergård et al. 2024). I am also interested in efficient design of monitoring programs and use long-term datasets to detect trends and effects of mitigation measures (e.g. Sandström 2024).

2. Best management practices to reduce environmental impact. This theme spans landscapes from agriculture to forests. I study ponds and wetlands with focus on trade-offs between hydrology and chemistry (e.g. Geranmayeh et al. 2024), phosphorus transport at catchment scale (Lannergård 2021), and water-related ecosystem services in forested systems (current project FESTiVAL).

3. Catchment-scale hydrological and geochemical modelling. I apply and develop models for nutrients and carbon (e.g. Crossman et al. 2021), including phosphorus dynamics and climate change scenarios on extreme precipitation (Laguna-Marin 2022) and management actions to reduce flood risk (Djodjic et al. 2025).