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Mikael Säberg

PhD student

Artificial turfs and their environmental impacts have created a debate since the EU has decided to ban the sale of rubber infills in 2031. From a system perspective, how great are the environmental impacts considering different environmental factors?

Publications

2026

Emma Lindkvist, Patrik Thollander, Mikael S盲berg (2026) FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABILITY, Vol. 7, Article 1845069 (Article in journal)

2025

Mikael S盲berg, Emma Lindkvist, Roozbeh Feiz, Patrik Thollander (2025) Cleaner Environmental Systems, Vol. 19, Article 100369 (Article in journal)

Research

soccer game.

Sustainable football pitches

In this project, we focus on the environmental impact of both artificial and natural grass pitches, as well as their energy usage throughout their life cycle.

Organisation

solar panels.

Energy Systems (ENSYS)

The division of Energy Systems is involved in research, undergraduate and graduate education and collaboration with industry and public sector organisations in the field of energy.
Campus Valla overview.

Department of Management and Engineering (IEI)

The Department of Management and Engineering (IEI) strengthens and develops tomorrow鈥檚 industry, business world and society by ground-breaking research, education and innovation.
Studenthuset on Campus Valla in Link枚ping

About LiU

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News

A man kneeling down on a field holding a grass mat.

Artificial turf in the Nordic climate 鈥� a question of sustainability

Artificial turf football pitches are better than natural turf from a sustainability perspective 鈥� with some reservations. This is demonstrated by researchers at LiU in a new study using life cycle analyses.