Previous event: 2019.09.17
National Science festival “Spaceship Earth” events took place in the Nature Research Centre on 17th September 2019. During the lectures “Blooms in freshwaters: is it safe to bath in Lithuanian lakes? and workshops for 53 participants, dr. J. Karosienė, dr. J. Koreivienė, dr. J. Kasperovičienė and D. Morudov introduced the mysterious world of algae and cyanobacteria in freshwaters, demonstrated how to determine the main water quality parameters and to assess the ecological status of the lakes. The mobile application of the project AlgaeService for LIFE “Mark a blooming water body” and the interactive map of blooming ecosystems were presented. Participants were invited to observe and mark changes in the water bodies in their surroundings.
The biomass of Cladophora macroalgae was collected in the summer of 2024 in the Kaunas reservoir near the Pažaislis bathing area and in the river Nevėžis. A total of 1.5 tons of macroalgae biomass was collected and dried to be used for the production of valuable bioproducts.
Four researchers—Stina Krings, Franz Weinland, Tillmann Westphal, and Till Ider—from the University of Applied Sciences Lübeck (THL) visited the Nature Research Centre (NRC) from September 3 to 5, 2024. This visit provided a valuable opportunity for exchanging knowledge and experiences with the Laboratory of Algology and Microbial Ecology, especially regarding similar projects undertaken by the […]
The Nature Research Center and UAB Baltic UAV Services have patented the AS-LAND prototype for the collection of cyanobacteria biomass (Patent No. 7081, 12.08.2024).
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