How does local biodiversity affect the development of the human immune system? (sttinfo.fi)

© Antti Leskinen

Press release 2024-09-05
Jenni Lehtimäki, a senior research scientist at the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke), has received €1.73 million in research funding from the European Research Council (ERC). The research aims to investigate how organisms other than bacteria influence the development of the human immune system and children’s health.

Summary of the national blue-green algae monitoring June-August 2024: This year, blue-green algae blooms were observed especially in open sea and coastal areas, whereas the blue-green algae situation in inland waters varied (sttinfo.fi)

© Ilkka Lastumäki

Press release 2024-08-29
The warm weather in early summer brought forward blue-green algae observations, especially in the sea areas of the Gulf of Finland. In southern and south-west coastal and open sea areas, the peak of blue-green algae blooms was in June and July. The blue-green algae situation in inland waters varied, as a result of varying weather during the summer, and the most abundant blue-green algae blooms were observed mainly in Southern and Central Finland.

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