2020.08.26
The 8th progress meeting of the project management group took place in Anykščiai. The Polish partners were unable to attend this meeting due to the COVID-19. The communication event “Demonstration of algae harvesting in the River Šventoji”, logistics of collection of biomass of cyanobacteria and macroalgae and other relevant issues were discussed.
Communication event with stakeholders “Demonstration of algae harvesting in the River Šventoji” took place in Anykščiai on 12th of August 2020. Project objectives and activities were presented during this seminar. Also problems of water blooms, improvement of water quality and use of algal biomass as a green fertilizer were discussed together with partners from Poland. Distant methods in the field using unmanned systems and macroalgae harvesting using prototype AS-S in the River Šventoji were demonstrated.
Presentations:
2020.06.02
2020.05.04
The project “AlgaeService for LIFE”, the results of biodiversity research and planned activities in Šventoji River were presented during the meeting. Possibilities to cut club-rushes and other helophytes as well as collect macroalgae mats at the end of July in the Šventoji River at central part of Anykščiai using the prototype AS-S constructed during the project was discussed. Also organization of demonstrational event of the LIFE project which will be held on 12th August 2020 was discussed.
Seminar-meeting was organized at the Nature Research Centre on 28th February 2020. It was attended by scientists from Flora and Geobotany, Evolutionary Ecology of Hydrobionts, Fish Ecology Laboratories and project experts (13 participants in total). The results of the biodiversity research obtained in the rivers that are tested in the project were presented and the potential impact of collection of Cladophora macroalgae biomass in rivers on species and habitat diversity was discussed.
The project “AlgaeService for LIFE” was presented during the event. Executors of LIFE projects discussed topical issues of project implementation, shared experience in solving problems arising during project implementation.
Seminar “Innovations of the Renewable Energy: What Does Business Choose?” was organized by the Lithuanian Business Support Agency and was held in Vilnius for business representatives on 12th February 2020. Dr. Judita Koreivienė gave the presentation “Microorganisms – the future of energy”. The energy-related activities of the project “AlgaeService for LIFE” were presented. The seminar was attended by more than 30 professionals and business representatives.
Link to the presentation: https://bit.ly/2YuXTKz
Gražvydė Norkienė (Head of the Environmental Health Department of the Center for Health Education and Diseases Prevention), member of the monitoring committee of the project “AlgaeService for LIFE” presented project objectives and the development of special prototypes for water quality improvement at 8th meeting of the Nordic/Baltic experts for water and Health which took place in Riga on 12-13th December 2019.
2019.11.26
The first meeting of the Project Steering Committee was held on 21st November 2019. The rules of procedure of the Steering Committee and the Report of the project results for period 2018-2019 was approved.
The Center of Health Education and Disease Prevention organised the seminar “Issues of bathing water quality management in the municipality” for the administration leaders and representatives responsible for administration of beaches and bathing area from municipalities, which took place on 14 November 2019 in Trakai. Dr. Jūratė Karosienė gave a lecture about cyanobacteria toxicity and effect on human health. The information concerning recommendations of World Health Organisation, approaches of cyanobacteria monitoring in bathing waters in European countries and Lithuania was provided also. Participants answered the questionnaire about cyanobacteria blooms. 38 specialists attended the seminar. More information.
The Project was announced at the fourth Baltic Networking meeting, which took place on 7-8 November, 2019 in Sigulda, Latvia. The main project results were presented and the issues of LIFE projects implementations were discuss with the representatives from other LIFE projects. Also, the implementation place of the project LIFE PHIPP was visited. More information.
2019.11.18
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.
2019.07.04
The project “AlgaeService for LIFE” was advertised for scientific public at the 7th European Phycological Congress that took place in Zagreb, (Croatia) in 25-30 August, 2019. J. Koreivienė presented the information in a poster entitled ‘’Algae Service for LIFE project: creation of ecological service tools to mitigate cyanobacteria and algal blooms in freshwaters”.
The project “AlgaeService for LIFE” was advertised for scientific society at the 11th Symposium for European Freshwater Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia, June 30 – July 05, 2019. J. Kasperovičienė presented the information in a poster entitled “EU LIFE project “ALGAE – ECONOMY-BASED ECOLOGICAL SERVICE OF AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS” (AlgaeService for LIFE) filling gaps in a circular economy”.
Project assumptions and preliminary results of analyses were presented during the 38th International Conference of Polish Phycological Society “Evolution and Biodiversity of Algae”, 4-7 June 2019, Kielce-Sandomierz, Poland organized by Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, Institute of Nature Conservation, Polish Academy of Sciences and Polish Phycological Society. Two poster presentations.
The project ideas and lecture on eutrophication and its consequences – harmful blooms, the training seminar on water quality determination using different methods were presented to 10th class pupils of Simnas Gymnasium. The water quality issues in Lake Simnas, possible pollution sources of nitrogen and phosphorus to the lake were discussed with the community of gymnasium. The pupils and community were invited actively to participate and mark blooming water bodies via the created mobile application “Mark a blooming water body”, https://algaeservice.gamtostyrimai.lt/lt/
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