Press release 2017-06-29 at 13:09
© Photo: Ilkka Lastumäki / itameri.kuvat.fi
Cyanobacterial abundances have been influenced by cool weather also this week. In inland waters a little over ten observations of low amounts of cyanobacteria have been made, as well as one observation of an abundant bloom. In Finnish sea areas no cyanobacterial blooms have been observed.
Large map of the week's 26 algal situation
Risk assessment of blue-green algae blooms:
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Lakes
Researcher Minna Kuoppala, Finnish Environment Institute SYKE (till June 30)
Tel +358 295 251 324, firstname.lastname@ymparisto.fi
Limnologist Sari Mitikka, Finnish Environment Institute SYKE (from July 3)
Tel +358 295 251 430, firstname.lastname@ymparisto.fi
Sea areas
Cyanobacterial bloom situation
Researcher Heidi Hällfors, Finnish Environment Institute SYKE (till June 30)
Tel +358 295 251 114, firstname.lastname@ymparisto.fi
Researcher Sirpa Lehtinen, Finnish Environment Institute SYKE (from July 3)
Tel +358 295 251 353, firstname.lastname@ymparisto.fi
State of the Baltic Sea
Senior Research Scientist Seppo Knuuttila, Finnish Environment Institute SYKE (till June 30)
Tel +358 295 251 286, firstname.lastname@ymparisto.fi
Senior Researcher Antti Räike, Finnish Environment Institute SYKE (from July 3)
Tel +358 295 251 586, firstname.lastname@ymparisto.fi
Communications
Communications Assistant Suvi-Anne Kinnunen, Finnish Environment Institute SYKE (till June 30)
Tel +358 295 251 840, firstname.lastname@ymparisto.fi
Communication Specialist Hannele Ahponen, Finnish Environment Institute SYKE (from July 3)
Tel +358 50 327 5997, firstname.x.lastname@ymparisto.fi