Frederico is a Doctoral Researcher working on the hypolimnetic withdrawal and treatment pilot project at Lake Kymijärvi, Lahti. His interests are primarily in the mechanisms of phosphorus retention and capture in filtration systems. He is performing column experiments to study the capture of precipitates in porous media in the context of filtration of nutrient-rich hypolimnetic water. Data from field and laboratory experiments will be used to build a hydrogeochemical model to simulate processes in the treatment units. His work aims to support optimization of infrastructure operation in future applications of hypolimnetic withdrawal and therefore to improve strategies for lake restoration. Frederico's work is supported by EDUFI, K.H. Renlund Foundation and the Doctoral program in Geosciences.