FINNISH RESEARCH PROGRAMME
ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
SYTTYSYTTY|
CLOSING SYMPOSIUM of
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The results obtained in the SYTTY-projects during 1998-2001
presented during the closing symposium of the SYTTY.
SYTTY is a multidisciplinary research programme in the field of environmental health. 46 research projects are funded jointly by six public funding agencies. SYTTY is coordinated by the Academy of Finland.
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Results of SYTTY projects were presented either orally or as posters.
| Wednesday, May 29, 2002 |
08.00 - 09.00 Registration
09.00 - 09.05 Welcome
Lars-Axel Lindberg, chair of the steering committee of SYTTY, Academy of
Finland
09.05 - 09.25 Overview of the SYTTY -programme
(1998-2001)
Jouko Tuomisto, programme director
09.25 - 09.40 Coordinator's
comments: Implementation and experiences
Soile Juuti, coordinator
SESSION I: WATER
Chair: Carl-Henrik von Bonsdorff
09.40 - 10.00 Chlorinated impurities in drinking water - mutagenic
compounds
and the mechanisms of cancer.
Hannu Komulainen, National Public Health Institute
10.00 - 10.20 Brominated disinfection by-products: formation and
control
during drinking water disinfection.
Tiia Myllykangas, National Public Health Institute
10.20 - 10.50 COFFEE AND POSTERS
10.50 - 11.10 Giardia and Cryptosporidium in the Finnish environment.
Methods of detection and sources of contamination
Marja-Liisa Hänninen, University of Helsinki
11.10 - 11.30 Cyanobacterial toxins - occurrence and levels in raw
water sources
and removal in waterworks
Jarkko Rapala, Finnish Environment Institute
11.30 - 11.50 Waterborne virus infections
Carl-Henrik von Bonsdorff, University of Helsinki
11.50 - 12.00 Discussion
12.00 - 13.00 Lunch
SESSION II: CHEMICALS AND OTHER THEMES
Chair: Terttu Vartiainen
13.00 - 13.20 Long-wave UV radiation increases melanoma metastasis:
An in vitro and in vivo study
Dariuz Leszczynski, Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority
13.20 - 13.40 Fetal environment and early life factors and the development
of asthma and allergy.
Juha Pekkanen, National Public Health Institute
13.40 - 14.00 Developing tooth as an indicator of an organ model
for dioxin exposure
Satu Alaluusua, University of Helsinki
14.00 - 14.50 POSTER SESSION with COFFEE
14.50 - 15.10 Sedimentation, transport and fate of organic pollutants
in the Gulf of Finland
Pirjo Isosaari, National Public Health Institute
15.10 - 15.30 Determinants of sensitivity to dioxin-induced health
effects.
Matti Viluksela, National Public Health Institute
15.30 - 15.50 Phytoremediation of metal polluted soils: mechanisms
and manipulation
of metal tolerance and hyperaccumulation in plants
Arja Tervahauta, University of Kuopio
15.50 - 16.10 Small-area analyses of cancer incidence around
a point source
Esa Kokki, National Public Health Institute
18.30 - Symposium
dinner (Scandic Hotel Kuopio, Satamakatu 1)
| Thursday, May 30, 2002 |
SESSION III: INDOOR AIR
Chair: Aino Nevalainen
09.00 - 09.20 Mechanisms of adverse health effects of mouldy house
microbes: in vitro studies
on toxic effects and inflammatory responses
Kati Huttunen, National Public Health Institute
09.20 - 09.40 Mechanisms of adverse health effects of mouldy house
microbes: in vivo studies
on toxic effects and inflammatory responses
Juha Jussila, National Public Health Institute
09.40 - 10.00 Exposure to bioaerosols
Mika Toivola, National Public Health Institute
10.00 - 10.20 Schools, mould and health - an intervention study
Teija Meklin, National Public Health Institute
10.20 - 10.30 Discussion
10.30 - 11.00 COFFEE
11.00 - 11.20 Adsorption, desorption, and chemical reactions in the
particulate matter
collected on air filters and ducts
Marko Hyttinen, University of Kuopio
SESSION IV: OUTDOOR AIR
Chair: Juhani Ruuskanen
11.20 - 11.40 Development of a population exposure model, using atmospheric
dispersion modeling together with measured concentrations
and personal exposures - EXPAND
Jaakko Kukkonen, Finnish Meteorological Institute
11.40 - 12.00 The relationship between aerosol concentrations in
indoor and outdoor air
and transport from outdoor to indoor
Tareq Hussein, University of Helsinki
12.00 - 13.00 Lunch
13.00 - 13.40 POSTER SESSION
13.40 - 14.00 Effects of fine and ultrafine particles on respiratory
and cardiovascular health
Kirsi Timonen, National Public Health Institute
14.00 - 14.20 Chemical and in-vitro toxicological characterisation
of winter and
spring PM2.5 in Helsinki
Raimo O. Salonen, National Public Health Institute
14.20 - 14.40 Urban PM10 and PM2.5 concentrations in Finland and
traffic related
exposure to small particles.
Taisto Raunemaa, University of Kuopio
14.40 - 15.00 General discussion
15.00 - 15.15 Evaluator's comments
15.15 - 15.30 Closure of SYTTY, Jouko Tuomisto
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The symposium venue is the Tietoteknia building (auditorium, 1st floor),
at the campus area of the University of Kuopio (Savilahdentie 6) in
Kuopio, Finland.
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SYTTY
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: Coordinator
Soile
Juuti tel. +358-(0)17-201163, GSM +358-(0)40-5651529
Practical arrangements: Heli
Leinonen tel. +358-(0)17-201321
The Academy of Finland
The National Technological Agency (Tekes)
The Finnish Work Environment Fund
The Ministry of Environment
The Ministry of Transport and Communications
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
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