Erschienen in:
29.10.2013 | Kongressabstracts / 9th European Pollen Symposium
Pollen report - from public service to commercial concepts
verfasst von:
Sanna Pätsi, A.-M. Pessi
Erschienen in:
Allergo Journal
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Ausgabe 7/2013
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Excerpt
Finnish Aerobiology Group was founded in 1971 in order to study basic aerobiological methods. Funding was granted by the Academy of Finland. This study resulted continuous Burkard trapping of pollen and spores in Turku, started in 1974. In 1976 two more sampling sites were established in Oulu (Northern Finland) and Kevo (the Northernmost Lapland), and broadcasting of the national pollen reports were started same year. The pollen information was distributed by publishing a weekly newsletter, The Finnish Pollen Bulletin for medical authorities, and by a weekly pollen report for public. The pollen reports were provided for free of charge, as public service, and broadcasted by Finland’s national public service broadcasting company (YLE). A private news agency, STT, distributed the pollen reports to national newspapers. …