8.30-8.35    Welcome
                   Soile Juuti, Coordinator of SYTTY
 8.35-9.00    Goals and the present states of the SYTTY-consortium: Moisture, mould and health 
                   and the Danish Programme: Moulds in buildings
                   Aino Nevalainen and Suzanne Gravesen

   9.00-9.30   PLENARY: A REVIEW ON MYCOTOXINS IN THE INDOOR ENVIRONMENT
                    (Kristian Fog Nielsen, Denmark)
  9.30-9.45    Genotoxins of the indoor air microbes 
                     (Susanna Nieminen, Riikka Kärki, Atte von Wright, Finland)
  9.45-10.00   Volatile metabolite patterns for the identification of common indoor mould species 
                      (Ken Wilkins, Denmark)

10.00-10.30   Coffee break

10.30-10.45   Microbial growth on six plasterboards and biological activity of the spores 
                     (Timo Murtoniemi, Finland)
10.45-11.00   Streptomycetes in water-damaged buildings
                      (Helena Rintala, Finland)
11.00-11.15   Identification and purification of Stachybotrys chartarum antigenic components 
                     (Marja Kärkkäinen, Finland)
11.15-11.30   The "box-method" - a single way to measure  longterm exposure
                      (Helle Würtz, Denmark)

11.30-11.45   Discussion
 

SESSION II: EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES  Diseases and perceptions

               Chairperson: Aino Nevalainen

11.45-12.00    Dampness in buildings and health. An interdisciplinary epidemiological study 
                     on associations between indoor environment and allergies and airway
                     infections in 14000 children in Sweden
                       (Carl-Gustav Bornehag, Denmark)

12.00-13.00    Lunch

13.00-13.15     Indoor dampness problems in the workplace and development of adult-onset asthma 
                       (Maritta S. Jaakkola, Finland)
13.15-13.30    Concern about moisture and mould in buildings
                       (Aija Kettunen, Finland)
 

SESSION III: HEALTH EFFECTS  Human and experimental studies

                     Chairperson: Aino Nevalainen

13.30-13.45    Moisture damage in schools – indoor air microbes and respiratory symptoms of children 
                       (Teija Meklin, Finland)
13.45-14.00    Respiratory infections among children in moisture damaged schools
                       (Tuula Husman, Finland)
14.00-14.15     Building related symptoms in Danish schools with and without water-damages
                      - and associations to specific building factors
                       (Harald Meyer, Denmark)
14.15-14.30    Symptoms on airway hyperresponsiveness in children from mouldy versus dry schools
                       (Karin Plesner, Denmark)

14.30-15.00    Coffee break

15.00-15.15    Moisture and microbes in school kitchen and symptoms of the kitchen personnel
                      (Ulla Lignell, Finland)
15.15-15.30     Lung function in damp and mouldy buildings
                      (Niels E Ebbehøj, Annemarie Lyng Svensson, Harald W Meyer and the DAMIB-group, Denmark)
15.30-15.45    IgE sensitisation towards moulds and common allergens in dry and damp schools 
                      (Torben Sigsgaard, Karin Plesner, Arne Høst, Denmark)
15.45-16.00    Mould-specific IgG antibodies in students 
                      (Johanna Immonen, Finland)
16.00-16.15    Allergy to Stachybotrys chartarum - a case study 
                      (Lisbeth Larsen , Birgitte Friis, Denmark)

16.15-16.45   General discussion

19.00 -          Conference Dinner at Restaurant Musta Lammas
 
 

Wednesday, May 16

 

SESSION III: HEALTH EFFECTS continues

             Chairperson: Maija-Riitta Hirvonen

   8.15-8.45   PLENARY: INFLAMMATORY AND CYTOTOXIC EFFECTS
                     Maija-Riitta Hirvonen, Finland
   8.45-9.00   In vitro studies on the effects of fumonisin B1 on neuronal and glial cells
                     (Helene Stockmann-Juvala, Finland)
   9.00-9.15   Comparison of mycobacteria induced cytotoxicity and inflammatory responses
                    in human and mouse cell lines
                     (Kati Huttunen, Finland)
   9.15-9.30    Mycobacterium terrae isolated from indoor air of a moldy building induce 
                     delayed inflammatory response in mouse lungs
                      (Juha Jussila, Finland)
   9.30-9.45    Ex vivo studies of inflammatory responses upon exposure to moulds 
                      (Eva C.Bonefeld-Jørgensen, Tanja Krüger, Lisbeth Larsen, Suzanne Gravesen, Torben Sigsgaard, Denmark)

   9.45-10.15    Coffee break

  10.15-10.30   Inflammatory mediators in nasal lavage, induced sputum and serum of 
                     employees with rheumatic and respiratory disorders 
                      (Marjut Roponen, Finland)
 10.30-10.45   Changes in proinflammatory cytokines in nasal lavage fluid and induced sputum 
                     associated with mouldy building microbes 
                      (Minna Purokivi, Finland)
 10.45-11.00    A cluster of autoimmune diseases in a moisture damaged building
                     (Riitta Myllykangas-Luosujärvi)
 
 

SESSION IV: OCCURRENCE OF MOISTURE AND MOULD IN BUILDINGS

                Chairperson: Tuula Husman

11.00-11.15    Special requirements in solving moisture and mould problems in hospital buildings
                      (Ulla Haverinen, Finland)
11.15-11.30    Occurrence of visible microfungi in Danish apartments - an observational  study 
                      (Lars Gunnarsen, Denmark) 
11.30-11.45    Risk assessment of exposure to moulds in buildings
                      (Ole Valbjørn, Denmark)

11.45-12.45     Lunch

             Chairpersons: Aino Nevalainen and Suzanne Gravesen

12.45-13.45   GENERAL DISCUSSION: IMPLEMENTATION OF RESULTS.
 

14.00-                 Transportation to the airport (Flight AY506 at 14.50 to Helsinki)