FINNISH RESEARCH PROGRAMME
ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
SYTTY




                            SYTTY 1
                            Opening symposium of 
    the Finnish Research Programme on Environmental Health
                                25-26 August 1998, 
                              University of Kuopio, 
        TietoTeknia-building (address: Savilahdentie 6)


 
You are kindly welcome to
The Opening Symposium of The SYTTY programme.
The purpose of this meeting is to present the programme and the individual research projects,
and to advance cooperation between the researchers.

The number of persons attending the symposium is over 80.
 

 Further information: Soile Juuti tel. 017-201163 or  040-5651529
or  sytty@ktl.fi

FINAL PROGRAMME

Tuesday, 25 August

09.00-10.00   Registration and coffee

10.00-10.15   Opening of the symposium, rector of the University of Kuopio Petteri Paronen

10.15-10.50   Presentation of SYTTY, coordinator prof. Jouko Tuomisto

10.50-11.15   SYTTY in practice, executive coordinator FT Soile Juuti

 
Session 1. Urban Air And Fine Particles
                       Chairperson: Jaakko Kukkonen

11.15-11.45    Juhani Ruuskanen: Consortium ‘Urban air particles and environmental health’

11.45-12.00    Taisto Raunemaa: ‘Transformation and assessment of exposure to organic compounds in combustion derived fine particles’ and ‘
                          Urban PM10 and PM2.5 concentrations in Finland and traffic related exposure to small particles’

 12.00-13.00   Lunch

Session 2. Indoor Air
                         Chairperson:

13.00-13.35   Aino Nevalainen: Consortium ‘Mould, health and houses’

13.35-13.50   Hannu Arvela: 'Radonsafe foundation, moisture prevention and air exchange in a healthy building'

13.50-14.05   Pertti Pasanen: ‘Adsorption, desorption and chemical reactions in the particulate matter collected on air filters and ducts’

14.05-14.20   Anna-Liisa Pasanen: ‘Fungal allergens and antigens - their characterization and biological effects in mice after inhalation exposure’

14.20-14.35   Jarek Kurnitski: ‘Mold and moisture transfer in building structure and buildings with particular regard to the prevention of health hazards’

14.35-15.00   Coffee

 15.00-16.30   Paneelikeskustelu:
                         "Sisäilma/ulkoilma: Missä olemme SYTTY-ohjelman jälkeen?"

Puheenjohtaja prof. Hilkka Riihimäki
Lyhyet alustukset:
Dos. Jaakko Kukkonen, IL, ‘Kaupunki-ilman tutkimus: missä mennään?’
Dos. Matti Jantunen, KTL: ‘Yhteistyö on voimaa’
Dos. Anna-Liisa Pasanen, KY: ‘Parempiin materiaaleihin'
Dos. Juha Pekkanen, KTL: 'Mitä hyötyä?'
Yleiskeskustelua
 
(Transportation to Hotel Savonia after the panel)

(Transportation at 17.30 from the hotel to the Kuopio passenger harbour)

18.00-21.00 Steamship cruise and dinner, visit to Alahovi wineyard.
           (Transportation to hotel)
 

Wednesday, 26 August
 

(Transportation at 8.10 from hotel Savonia to Teknia)
Session 3. Drinking Water and Food
                         Chairperson: Carl-Henrik von Bonsdorff:

08.30-08.55   Pertti Martikainen: Consortium ‘Drinking water and health’

08.55-09.20   Marja-Liisa Hänninen: Consortium ‘Microbial risks of drinking water contaminated with protozoans, viruses or cyanobacterial toxins’

09.20-09.35     Markku Larmas: ‘The effects of high fluoride concentration of drinking water on human dental and musculoskeletal health. A preliminary study’

09.35-09.50     Sinikka Pelkonen: ‘Hazard of animal shigatoxic escherichia coli for human health’

09.50-10.10     Coffee
 
Session 4. Environmental and Occupational Chemicals
                          Chairperson: Juha Kämäri

10.10-10.40   Raimo Pohjanvirta: Consortium ‘Environmental health risk of dioxins’

10.40-10.55   Satu Alaluusua: ‘Developing tooth as an indicator of and organ model for dioxin exposure’

10.55-11.10   Kari Hänninen: ‘The occupational hygiene in the waste treatment plants using state-of-the-art technology’

11.10-11.25   Juha Kämäri: ‘The possible risks of gene technology on environmental health - the impact of herbicide resistance on the herbicide use in sugarbeet cultivation’

11.25-12.25   Lunch

Session 4. (continue)
 
12.25-12.40   Arja Tervahauta: ‘Phytoremediation of metal polluted soils’

12.40-12.55   Kimmo Peltonen: ‘The molecular dosimetry of an environmental carcinogen 1,3-butadiene, a model compound for human risk extrapolations’

12.55-13.10   Antti Penttinen: ‘Small-area analyses of cancer incidence around a point source’

13.10-13.25   Petri Peltonen: ‘Environmental and occupational health risks of recycled materials in asphalt production’

13.25-13.40   Closing of the symposium: prof. Jouko Tuomisto
 
 

(Transportation to the railway station)
 

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