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New research shows areas where offshore wind power can be built without major damage to marine nature
Areas suitable for offshore wind power have been mapped in a new study. In the best areas, the production of wind energy is profitable, but the disadvantages for both people and marine nature remain s...
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2022-01-21
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Soil improving agents reduce water pollution from agricultural soils – a new guide is now available for farmers
Soil improving agents may quickly and effectively reduce the water pollution from agricultural land. Gypsum, pulp mill fibre, and structural lime have been studied comprehensively, and based on the re...
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2021-12-08
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Baltic Sea monitoring cruises in August 2021: Signs of recovery in the Gulf of Finland, situation in the Bothnian Sea cause for concern
Monitoring cruises show that the Gulf of Finland has recovered from the deterioration caused indirectly by salt pulses in the Baltic Sea in the mid-2010s. Weather-regulated flows between the Gulf of F...
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2021-09-24
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Dissertation: Micro- and mesoplastics in the northern Baltic Sea: their fate in the seafloor and effects on benthic fauna
In her doctoral dissertation, Pinja Näkki, a researcher at the Finnish Environment Institute, has studied risks that organisms such as bivalves living on the seafloor face from microplastics. As much ...
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2021-09-07
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Summary of algal bloom monitoring June-August 2021: The hot weather boosted the growth of cyanobacteria in the early summer – still the amount of cyanobacterial blooms was below average since mid-July
During the summer, the cyanobacterial situation has varied in both Finnish lakes and sea areas. The amount of cyanobacteria was exceptionally at its peak in the sea areas already in mid-July. Even in ...
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2021-08-30
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The cyanobacterial situation is calm in lakes and sea areas
The amounts of blue-green algae in lakes and coastal areas are still smaller than average. Only in some areas of the Archipelago Sea have abundant cyanobacteria been observed in coastal areas. As is t...
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2021-08-19
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Moderate amounts of cyanobacteria in lakes and coastal areas, increased observations in open sea areas of the Gulf of Finland
The cyanobacterial situation har remained calm in lakes and coastal areas. The amounts of cyanobacteria in inland waters are small compared with the average. In the open sea areas of the Gulf of Finla...
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2021-08-12
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The cyanobacterial situation has calmed down both in inland waters and sea areas
The number of cyanobacterial observations has started to decline in inland waters and on the coasts of the Baltic Sea. The situation in inland waters is calmer than usual. Usually, August is the month...
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2021-08-05
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Cyanobacterial observations have increased in both lakes and sea areas; the situation is typical for the late summer
Larger amounts of cyanobacteria have been observed in inland waters than in the previous week. The observations are concentrated in eutrophic lakes and bays in the southern parts of Finland. Cyanobact...
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2021-07-29
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The cyanobacterial situation has calmed down, small amounts of cyanobacteria in lakes and sea areas
The cyanobacterial situation has calmed down both in inland waters and sea areas. Almost all cyanobacterial observations concern small amounts of cyanobacteria. In lakes, storm Riikka stirred up the s...
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2021-07-22
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Widespread cyanobacteria in the open areas of the Bothnian Sea, the warm weather has contributed to the growth of cyanobacteria in lakes
Along the coast and in the open sea areas varying amounts of cyanobacteria have been observed. On the coast, observations continue to centre around the Archipelago Sea. The hot weather has contribute...
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2021-07-15
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Abundant cyanobacteria in sea areas, in lakes the amounts of cyanobacteria have increased in places
The warm and calm weather has contributed to the growth of cyanobacteria, especially in the sea areas. On the coasts, cyanobacterial observations have been made particularly in the Gulf of Finland and...
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2021-07-08
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In the Archipelago Sea abundant cyanobacteria in places, in lakes the cyanobacterial situation is mostly normal
In the coastal areas of Finland, the cyanobacterial situation is progressing quietly despite the individual abundant cyanobacterial occurrences in the Archipelago Sea. In lakes, the cyanobacterial sit...
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2021-07-01
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During the Midsummer week, cyanobacterial observations have increased in sea areas and lakes in Southern and Central Finland
During the Midsummer week, more and more blue-green algae have been observed in both lake and sea areas. The hot weather in June has boosted the growth of blue-green algae, especially in Southern and ...
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2021-06-24
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Actions to reduce pharmaceutical emissions in the Baltic Sea region
Since 2017 CWPharma project has worked to gather and produce data on the consumption of pharmaceuticals and their concentrations in the environment, to identify the most problematic compounds and to f...
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2021-06-21
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Slight increase in cyanobacterial observations in lakes, Storm Vieno curbed the growth of cyanobacteria in sea areas
In lakes, more cyanobacterial observations have been made than during the previous week, but the observed amounts of cyanobacteria have been small. In sea areas, the cyanobacterial situation is still ...
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2021-06-17
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The cyanobacterial situation is calm, with sporadic observations in lakes and sea areas
In lakes, cyanobacterial observations are slightly up compared to last week, but abundant cyanobacterial blooms have not been observed. In the Finnish sea areas, some cyanobacterial observations have ...
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2021-06-10
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Cyanobacterial blooms observed at only one observation site in the Finnish sea areas, a few observations in lakes.
The Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) has started reporting observations of summer 2021 cyanobacteria blooms this week. Some cyanobacteria has been observed at one observation site in the eastern p...
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2021-06-03
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As in the previous year, the risk of cyanobacterial blooms in the Finnish sea areas is considerable or moderate – the summer weather determines the actual situation
The risk of significant and widespread cyanobacterial blooms this summer in the eastern Gulf of Finland and the main basin of the Baltic Sea is slightly higher than in summer 2020.
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2021-06-03
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Aranda’s monitoring cruise: Spring bloom peak in Gulf of Finland and Baltic Proper
The annual spring monitoring cruise of R/V Aranda took place in late April. This time the researchers ventured into new fields, as they also took genetic samples for phytoplankton. During the cruise t...
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2021-05-18
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