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Annika
Saarto

Unit Manager, Department of Biodiversity Sciences
Docent, Department of Biodiversity Sciences
Docent, Department of Biodiversity Sciences
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Contact

+358 29 450 3982
+358 50 442 0249
Vesilinnantie 5
20500
Turku

Areas of expertise

Aerobiology
Pollen and spore monitoring
Biodiversity

Research

On-going projects and collaborations:

Aeroallergens and immunological preparedness for future climate scenarios: implications for public health promotion (ALL-IMPRESS), Academy of Finland, 2020-2023. Coordination: University of Eastern Finland (prof. Marjut Roponen). Partner: Finnish Meteorological Institute (doc. Mika Komppula).

Pedagogics of Biodiversity and Environmental Sustainability (PEBES), Finnish Agency for Education, 2022-2024. Coordination: University of Turku. Parners: Humak University of Applied Sciences, Bostwana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Namibia. http://sites.utu.fi/pebes

A System for real-time observation of Aeroallergens (SYLVA), Horizon Europe, 2023-2026. Coordination: Finnish Meteorological Institute (prof. Mikhail Sofiev).

New approaches in detection of pathogens and aeroallergens, COST action, The European Cooperation in Science and Technology, 2019-2023. Coordination: Aarhus University (prof. Carsten Skjøth).

Biodiversity Education Network, Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture, 2021-2022. Coordination: University of Eastern Finland (prof. Elina Oksanen). https://www.biodiversityeducation.fi/ (only in Finnish)

Publications

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Depolarization ratio of smoke and volcanic ash aerosol particles at 1565 nm using a HALO Doppler lidar (2026)

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Filioglou, Maria; Luoma, Krista; Asmi, Eija; Le, Viet; Haikarainen, Klaus; Brus, David; Mielonen, Tero; Komppula, Mika; Virtanen, Annele; Sippula, Olli; Pullinen, Iida; Buchholz, Angela; Miettinen, Pasi; Kommula, Snehitha; Peltokorpi, Saara; Hao, Liqing; Köster, Kajar; Saarto, Annika; Pätsi, Sanna; van Zyl, Pieter G.; Bredenkamp, Liezl; Vakkari, Ville
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )