Annika Saarto
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Biodiversity Unit annika.saarto@utu.fi +358 29 450 3982 +358 50 442 0249 Vesilinnantie 5 Turku ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1568-3495 |
Areas of expertise
Aerobiology; Pollen and spore monitoring; Biodiversity
Aerobiology; Pollen and spore monitoring; Biodiversity
Biography
Research
On-going projects and collaborations:
Aeroallergens and immunological preparedness for future climate scenarios: implications for public health promotion (ALL-IMPRESS), Academy of Finland, 2020-2023. Coordination: University of Eastern Finland (prof. Marjut Roponen). Partner: Finnish Meteorological Institute (doc. Mika Komppula).
Pedagogics of Biodiversity and Environmental Sustainability (PEBES), Finnish Agency for Education, 2022-2024. Coordination: University of Turku. Parners: Humak University of Applied Sciences, Bostwana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Namibia. http://sites.utu.fi/pebes
A System for real-time observation of Aeroallergens (SYLVA), Horizon Europe, 2023-2026. Coordination: Finnish Meteorological Institute (prof. Mikhail Sofiev).
New approaches in detection of pathogens and aeroallergens, COST action, The European Cooperation in Science and Technology, 2019-2023. Coordination: Aarhus University (prof. Carsten Skjøth).
Biodiversity Education Network, Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture, 2021-2022. Coordination: University of Eastern Finland (prof. Elina Oksanen). https://www.biodiversityeducation.fi/ (only in Finnish)
Publications 
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- Integrating Sustainability-Oriented Ecologies of Practice Across the Learning Cycle: Supporting Transformative Behaviours in Transgenerational, Transnational and Transdisciplinary Spaces (2021)
- Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Unusually high birch (Betula spp.) pollen concentrations in Poland in 2016 related to long-range transport (LRT) and the regional pollen occurrence (2021)
- Aerobiologia
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Airborne Pollen Observed by PollyXT Raman Lidar at Finokalia, Crete (2020)
- EPJ Web of Conferences
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Incorporation of pollen data in source maps is vital for pollen dispersion models (2020)
- Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Lidar Observations of Birch and Spruce Pollen in Finland (2020)
- EPJ Web of Conferences
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Optical characterization of pure pollen types using a multi-wavelength Raman polarization lidar (2020)
- Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Pollen season is reflected on symptom load for grass and birch pollen‐induced allergic rhinitis in different geographic areas ‐ an EAACI Task Force Report (2020)
- Allergy
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Siitepölyt ja sieni-itiöt (2020) Allergiset sairaudet ja astma Saarto Annika
(D2 Article in a professional compilation book) - Tärkeimmät siitepölyallergiaa aiheuttavat kasvit ja sieni-itiöt (2020) Allergiset sairaudet ja astma Saarto Annika
(D2 Article in a professional compilation book) - Detection and characterization of birch pollen in the atmosphere using a multiwavelength Raman polarization lidar and Hirst-type pollen sampler in Finland (2019)
- Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Laboratoriomittauksia mineraalikuitujen emissioista sisäkatosta (2019) Sisäilmastoseminaari 2019 Kilpikari J, Koskela H, Saarto A
(D3 Article in a professional conference publication) - MALDI-TOF-massaspektrometria mikrobitunnistuksessa: oikotie parempaan asumisterveysdiagnostiikkaan? (2019) Sisäilmastoseminaari 2019 Pessi Anna-Mari, Kankaanpää Santeri, Harju Inka,Eerola Erkki, Saarto Annika, Hakanen Antti
(D3 Article in a professional conference publication) - Near-ground effect of height on pollen exposure (2019)
- Environmental Research
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Temperature-related changes in airborne allergenic pollen abundance and seasonality across the northern hemisphere: a retrospective data analysis (2019)
- The Lancet Planetary Health
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Tree pollen modifies throughfall biochemistry during spring (2019) Verstraeten A, Gottardini E, Bruffaerts N, De Vos B, Vanguelova E, Cristofolini F, Benham S, Rautio P, Ukonmaanaho L, Merilä P, Saarto A, Waldner P, Hendrickx M, Genouw G, Roskams P, Cools N, Neirynck J, De Haeck A, De Bodt Y, Nussbaumer A, Neumann M, Clarke N, Timmermann V, Hansen K, Dietrich HP, Nicolas M, Schmitt M, Thimonier A, Meusburger K, Schüler S, Kowalska A, Vesterdal L, Thomsen IM, Manninger M, Titeux H
(Other publication) - A statistical model for predicting the inter-annual variability of birch pollen abundance in Northern and North-Eastern Europe (2018)
- Science of the Total Environment
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Mikrobien tuottamien toksiinien biomonitorointi sukkulamatojen avulla (2018) Sisäilmastoseminaari 2018 Sari Paavanen-Huhtala, Karuna Kalichamy, Anna-Mari Pessi, Sirkku Häkkilä, Annika
Saarto, Raimo Mikkola, Maria A. Andersson, Päivi J. Koskinen
(D3 Article in a professional conference publication) - Alder pollen in Finland ripens after a short exposure to warm days in early spring, showing biennial variation in the onset of pollen ripening (2017)
- Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Luontoyhteys tukee allergikon vastustuskykyä (2017)
- Turun Sanomat
(E1 Popularised article) - Sukkulamadot sisäilmaongelmien bioindikaattoreina (2017) Sisäilmastoseminaari 2017 Sari Paavanen-Huhtala, Karuna Kalichamy, Sirkku Häkkilä, Anna-Mari Pessi, Annika Saarto, Päivi Koskinen
(D3 Article in a professional conference publication)
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