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In the recent century, a process of urbanization has increased globally. Previously rural or natural land have been converted into impervious surfaces to make way for housing, industries, and roads. This anthropogenic process has resulted in an increased amount of surface runoff from precipitation, so-called stormwater. Stormwater can accumulate a range of pollutants when it flows over the impervious surfaces of our cities. These pollutants can have a negative impact on the lakes and streams that receive the stormwater from the urban environments. To reduce the environmental problems associated with the content of stormwater, various techniques have been developed for stormwater treatment, with the aim of reducing the pollutant load in the runoff before it enters the receiving waterbody. One such technology is stormwater biofiltration, also known as bioretention. Stormwater biofilters were developed in the USA in the early 90's and they utilize the natural water remediation properties of plant-soil systems. They are generally characterized by a vegetated submerged filter bed with an underlying drainage layer. They have shown to be an effective method for stormwater pollutant removal. The treatment processes take place both in the vegetation and in filter material. As th ematerial choices and design of the biofilters can vary, so can its treatment performance. Stormwater biofilters have grown in popularity in the last decades since their development and numerous studies have been conducted to evaluate the systems’ treatment efficiency. However, knowledge gaps still exist regarding their implementation in colder climates and the suitability of different configurations and materials. This study examines the removal performance of total and dissolved heavy metals (Cd (cadmium),Cu (copper), Pb (lead) and Zn (zinc)), phosphorus, nitrogen and total suspended solids (TSS) in three stormwater biofilters in a Swedish climate, located in central Malmö. The current biofilters a

I Sverige finns 36 neonatalavdelningar, där vårdas spädbarn som kräver högspecialiserad vård. Sjuksköterskor som arbetar inom neonatalvården behöver därför ha adekvat utbildning och vara kunniga inom sitt område. I nuläget bedriver inte alla neonatalavdelningar familjecentrerad enkelrumsvård. Familjecentrerad enkelrumsvård innebär att föräldrarna tar hand om sitt barn under hela dygnet med stöd av sjuksköterskor. Syftet med studien var att beskriva sjuksköterskors erfarenhet av familjecentrerad enkelrumsvård på en neonatalavdelning. Semistrukturerade intervjuer genomfördes med sju sjukskörskor och analyserades med kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Ur resultatet kom tre kategorier att växa fram; sjuksköterskan och familjecentrerad enkelrumsvård, föräldrarna och familjecentrerad enkelrumsvård samt barnet och familjecentrerad enkelrumsvård. I resultatet beskriver sjuksköterskor att familjecentrerad enkelrumsvård är att föredra, både för sjuksköterskor och familjer. Erfarenhet visar på att sjuksköterskors roll förändrats, från att vara den som står barnet närmast och utför omvårdnaden till att lämna över ansvaret till föräldrarna och istället inta en undervisande roll, vilket tillåter föräldrarna att växa i sina roller och stärker anknytningen till barnet. Kommunikationen mellan sjuksköterskor och familjer är en viktig del för att vårdformen ska lyckas och behöver därför belysas, samt lyftas upp i kommande specialistsjuksköterskeutbildningar mot barn och ungdom. Dessutom behövs det på neonatalavdelningar diskuteras och struktureras upp hur kommunikationen på arbetsplatsen bör fungera., There are 36 neonatal wards in Sweden, which demands a highly specialized healthcare. Therefore, neonatal nurses need to have adequate education and have good knowledge within their field. Not every ward in Sweden conducts family centered single-room care. This care-model means that parents take care of their child throughout the day with the support from nurses. The aim of this study was to highlight nurses’ experience of family-centered single-room care in a neonatal ward. Semi-structured interviews were conducted and were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. From the result three categories emerged; nurses and family-centered single-rooms care, parents and family-centered single rooms care and children and family-centered single room. The result showed that family-centered single-room care is preferred from both nurses and families. Experience shows that nurses’ role has changed from being the one closest to the child and performs nursing care, to leave that responsibility to the parents and instead assume a teaching role. This allows parents to grow in their roles and strengthens the connection with the child. Communication between nurses and families is important for this form of care to succeed, and therefore needs to be highlighted in future educations. Neonatal wards need to discussed communication and structured up how it should be carried out on the workplace.