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 |
Aerobiology; Pollen and spore monitoring; Biodiversity
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)
- 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) - The grass pollen season 2015: a proof of concept multi-approach study in three different European cities (2017)
- World Allergy Organization Journal
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Airborne daily pollen concentrations in Turku Finland 1974-2013 (2016) Mäkinen Yrjö, Rantio-Lehtimäki Auli, Saarto Annika, Pessi Anna-Mari, Häkkila Sirkku, Saaranen Satu, Pätsi Sanna, Reiniharju Jukka, Ilmanen Raisa, Häkkilä Tuija
(Other publication) - First comparison of symptom data with allergen content (Bet v 1 and Phl p 5 measurements) and pollen data from four European regions during 2009–2011 (2016)
- Science of the Total Environment
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Grass pollen season 2015 in Vienna (Austria), Berlin (Germany) and Turku (Finland): spatial and temporal variation in pollination of different grass species and their impact on pollen allergy sufferers (2016)
- Allergy
(Other publication) - Enviro-HIRLAM Birch Pollen Modelling for Northern Europe (2015) Proceedings of the 1st Pan-Eurasian Experiment (PEEX) Conference and the 5th PEEX Meeting Kurganskiy AR, Nuterman RB, Mahura AG, Saarto A, Baklanov AA, Rasmusse A, Smyshlyaev SP, Kaas E
(B3 Non-refereed article in a conference publication)
