FINNISH RESEARCH PROGRAMME
ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
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THE MID-TERM SYMPOSIUM
of
29-30 March, 2000
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All the researchers of the SYTTY projects and all other interested in
the topic
are kindly welcome to the SYTTY 2 -symposium.
The aim of this scientific meeting is to present the progress of the
SYTTY projects
and an overview of the results obtained so far.
SYTTY 2 is organized by the coordination of the Finnish Research Programme on Environmental Health.
| PROGRAM |
Recent results and findings of all ongoing SYTTY projects will be presented.
The presentations are either oral or posters.
| Wednesday, March 29, 2000 |
08.00 – 09.00 Registration and coffee
09.00 – 09.10 Welcome, Reijo Vihko, The president of the Academy of Finland
09.10 – 09.30 Opening remarks: SYTTY in 2000, Jouko Tuomisto, programme director
09.30 - 10.10 KEYNOTE LECTURE: European trends in environmental
health research
Helmut Greim, GSF, Germany
SESSION I: URBAN AIR AND FINE PARTICLES
Chairman: Juhani Ruuskanen
10.10 - 10.20 CONSORTIUM: URBAN AIR PARTICLES AND ENVIRONMENTAL
HEALTH
Juhani Ruuskanen, University of Kuopio
10.20 - 10.40 Development of a population exposure model,
using atmospheric dispersion modeling together
with measured concentrations and personal exposures - EXPAND
Ari Karppinen, Finnish Meteorological Institute
10.40 - 11.00 The relationship between aerosol concentrations
in indoor and outdoor air
and transport from outdoor to indoor
Markku Kulmala, University of Helsinki
11.00 - 11.20 Effects of fine and ultrafine particles on respiratory
and cardiovascular health
Juha Pekkanen, National Public Health Institute
SESSION II: OTHER TOPICS
Chairman: Juhani Ruuskanen
11.20 - 11.40 Health, environment and social change, Finland
1750-2000
Pertti Haapala, University of Tampere
11.40 - 12.00 Immunosuppressive, carcinogenic and metastasis-related
effects of solar UV radiation
Christer Jansen, University of Turku
Dariuz Leszczynski, Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority
12.00 - 13.00 Lunch
SESSION III: INDOOR AIR
Chairperson: Aino Nevalainen
13.00 - 13.10 CONSORTIUM: MOISTURE, MOULD AND HEALTH
Aino Nevalainen, National Public Health Institute
13.10 - 13.30 Mechanisms of adverse health effects of mouldy
house microbes: in vitro and in vivo studies
on toxic effects and inflammatory responses
Maija-Riitta Hirvonen, National Public Health Institute
13.30 - 13.50 Schools, mould and health - an intervention
study
Teija Meklin, National Public Health Institute
13.50 - 14.10 Environment, decicion-making and well-being
- insecurity, uncertainty and crisis of expertise
Aija Kettunen, University of Kuopio
14.10 - 14.30 Fungal allergens and antigens - their characterization
and biological effects in mice
after inhalation exposure
Anne Korpi, University of Kuopio
14.30 - 15.00 Coffee
15.00 - 15.20 Adsorption, desorption, and chemical reactions
in the particulate matter collected on air filters and ducts
Marko Hyttinen, University of Kuopio
15.20 - 15.40 Radonsafe foundation, moisture prevention and
air exchange in a health building
Hannu Arvela, Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority
15.40 - 16.00 Indoor air quality control
Kristina Saarela, Technical Research Centre of Finland
16.00 - 16.20 Mould and moisture transfer in building structure
and buildings with particular regard
to the prevention of health hazards
Jarek Kurnitski, Helsinki University of Technology
16.20 - 16.40 Discussion
16.40 - 18.00 POSTERS AND COCKTAIL
19.30 - Symposium
dinner in
Restaurant
Töölönranta (Helsinginkatu 56; near the Opera)
| Thursday, March 30, 2000 |
SESSION IV: DRINKING WATER AND FOOD
Chairman: Carl-Henrik von Bonsdorff
08.30 - 08.40 CONSORTIUM: DRINKING WATER AND HEALTH
Pertti Martikainen, University of Kuopio
08.40 - 09.00 Microbially available phosphorus in drinking
water
Markku Lehtola, National Public Health Institute
09.00 - 09.10 CONSORTIUM: MICROBIAL RISKS OF DRINKING WATER
Marja-Liisa Hänninen, University of Helsinki
09.10 - 09.30 Cyanobacterial toxins - occurrence and levels
in raw water sources and removal in waterworks
Kirsti Lahti, Finnish Environment Institute
09.30 - 09.50 Waterborne virus infections
Carl-Henrik von Bonsdorff, University of Helsinki
09.50 - 10.10 Undesirable microbial biomass in drinking water
distribution system
Mirja Salkinoja-Salonen, University of Helsinki
10.10 - 11.10 Coffee and POSTERS
11.10 - 11.30 Hazard of animal shigatoxic Escherichia coli
for human health
Sinikka Pelkonen, National Veterinary and Food Research Institute
11.30 - 11.50 Food associated listeriosis, yersinosis and
botulism: new DNA-based methods for studying
the infection routes, controlling the spread and assessing the risks in
food production
Janne Lunden, University of Helsinki
11.50 - 12.00 Discussion
12.00 - 13.00 Lunch
SESSION V: ENVIRONMENTAL AND OCCUPATIONAL CHEMICALS
Chairman: Jorma Toppari
13.00 - 13.10 CONSORTIUM: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RISK OF DIOXINS
Terttu Vartiainen, National Public Health Institute
13.10 - 13.30 Developing tooth as an indicator of and organ
model for dioxin exposure
Pirjo-Liisa Lukinmaa, University of Helsinki
13.30 - 13.50 Male reproductive health and environmental endocrine
disruption
Jorma Toppari, University of Turku
13.50 - 14.10 Sedimentation, transport and fate of organic
pollutants in the Gulf of Finland
Pirjo Isosaari, National Public Health Institute
14.10 - 14.30 The possible risks of gene technology on environmental
health -
the impact of herbicide resistance on the herbicide use in sugarbeet cultivation
Juha Kämäri, Finnish Environment Institute
14.30 -15.00 Coffee
15.00 - 15.20 Phytoremediation of metal polluted soils: mechanisms
and manipulation of metal tolerance
and hyperaccumulation in plants
Arja Tervahauta, University of Kuopio
15.20 - 15.40 The molecular dosimetry of an environmental
carcinogen 1,3-butadiene,
a model compound for human risk extrapolations
Pertti Koivisto, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
15.40 - 16.00 Small-area analyses of cancer incidence around
a point source
Esa Kokki, National Public Health Institute
16.00 - 16.10 Closing remarks, Jouko Tuomisto, programme
director
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
The length of an oral presentation is 20 minutes, including discussion.
Audiovisual aids include overhead-, slide and dataprojectors. If you'll
need slide- or dataprojector, please contact the conference staff during
the preceding break.
| LIST OF POSTERS |
The maximum dimensions for the posters are 100 cm x 140 cm (width
x height). Those presenting a poster are kindly asked to stay in the vicinity
of it during the poster sessions (Wednesday at 16.40-18.00 and Thursday
at 10.10-11.10).
| ABSTRACTS |
All SYTTY financed projects are requested to submit an extended abstract
by January 31, 2000.
Instructions for preparing the extended
abstracts.
| REGISTRATION |
| VENUE - HOW TO GET THERE |
The symposium venue is VALKEA TALO, located in Pohjois-Haaga (Ilkantie 4), about 7 km from the centre of Helsinki.
Busses 40, 41, 43 and 43B leave at the main bus station of Helsinki, and M-, L- and E-trains (from the railway station) to Huopalahti with a short walking distance to Valkea Talo.
Bus transportation (free) will be arranged for those SYTTY researchers
coming from Kuopio. (Bus schedule: March 28 Kuo-Hki: 16.00-21.00; March
30 Hki-Kuo: 16.30-21.30).
SYTTY will reimburse the travelling costs of maximum of two SYTTY researchers
per project coming from elsewhere on the basis of public transportation
(train, bus). Those participants are kindly asked to arrange their travelling
to Helsinki themselves.
| ACCOMMODATION |
Information of accommodation in Helsinki.
SYTTY will pay the accommodation cost of maximum of two SYTTY researchers per project (project located outside of Helsinki). Participants are accommodated in double rooms in Hotel Haaga (Nuijamiestentie 10).
| CONTACT ADDRESS |
Finnish Research Programme on Environmental Health
Coordination
P.O.Box 95, 70701 Kuopio, Finland
tel: 017-201321
fax: 017-201265
email: sytty@ktl.fi
Further information: Scientific coordinator
Soile
Juuti tel. 017-201163
Practical arrangements: Heli
Leinonen tel. 017-201321
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