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Achieving a radical improvement in availability of bioaerosol information across Europe!
🆕 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲! 🆕

Last week, MeteoSwiss installed a new site as part of the SwissPollen network. 🌿

It’s their 3rd site in the Italian part of Switzerland, situated at the crossroads of two major valleys, so it should provide some interesting data!

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘀 from all of us at SYLVA!

📸: Fiona Tummon
November 14, 2025 at 7:55 AM
📧 The fourth edition of the SYLVA @sylvabioaerosols.bsky.social newsletter is out! 📧

Read it & subscribe here!
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November 13, 2025 at 8:18 AM
🌿More diversity, more data: 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴! 🌿

The next BAA500 dataset release brings 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘁𝗮𝘅𝗮 from Central & Southern Europe. Coming soon — Stay tuned!

#allergy #bioaerosol #horizoneurope #EUgreenresearch

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📸: Colourbox
November 7, 2025 at 9:40 AM
🤩 Northern lights alert! 🤩

This GIF of the northern lights was captured by a camera set up by the Poleno Jupiter monitoring instrument at SYLVA bioaerosols' Northern pilot site in Sammaltunturi, Finnish Lapland.

The images were captured between Sept 28 and Oct 1 during a G3 geomagnetic storm.
November 3, 2025 at 11:36 AM
🆕Newsflash!

Our expert team at ZAUM in Munich has developed a new algorithm for Pomo — now capable of detecting southern species and a wider range of spore types!

Stay tuned for results! 🛜

#allergy #bioaerosol #horizoneurope #EUgreenresearch #PollenMonitoring
October 29, 2025 at 11:37 AM
@sylvabioaerosols.bsky.social is thrilled to welcome 2 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 — in Puy-de-Dôme, France & in Stockholm, Sweden!

With these new sites, our network can capture even more #pollen across Europe.

𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺! 🥳
#allergy #bioaerosol #horizoneurope #EUgreenresearch @tum.de
October 24, 2025 at 7:28 AM
💡Last week, SYLVA was represented by Mikhail Sofiev at the #ENBEL2025 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.

🤧Mikhail gave a talk about 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀, followed by a panel discussion (pictured).

#allergy #bioaerosol #horizoneurope #EUgreenresearch @ilmatieteenlaitos.fi
October 23, 2025 at 9:57 AM
👋Say hi to the wonderful SYLVA team, collaborating for a better life for all those with pollen allergy out there!

💚On the 2nd & final day of our General Meeting, we have discussed management, finances, progress and deliverables.

📱Maybe there will be a SYLVA app in the future?

📸: Qasim Farooq
October 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM
☀️𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 from warm and sunny Spain, where the University of Córdoba is hosting the 𝟯𝗿𝗱 @sylvabioaerosols.bsky.social 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴.

On this 1st day, our team will be discussing our findings and results so far, among them our IT structure, eDNA, lidar pollen algorithms.

Follow for updates!
October 7, 2025 at 8:11 AM
🛰️ 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗯𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘂 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 & forecast the onset of birch and olive pollen seasons?

An important question for a lot of people with allergies!

Overall, our findings indicate that 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 is a promising proxy for both kinds of pollen.
October 3, 2025 at 7:48 AM
☀️New #𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁!

At the EAS Basic Course on Aerobiology, Branko Sikoparija held the lecture 𝘈𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨.

Sikoparija talked about the different types of pollen monitors out there, and showed ZAUM's 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗮𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱

#allergy #bioaerosol #horizoneurope
October 1, 2025 at 8:26 AM
☀️A new #𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 from our partner FMI! 🏘️

2 July, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗮𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗼 𝗝𝘂𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝘆𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 at the Vehmasmäki measurement station in Kuopio, Eastern Finland. It will provide 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 atmospheric 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗮𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀.
September 19, 2025 at 11:13 AM
☀️Yet another #𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 from the Sphinx Observatory on #Jungfraujoch, 5 August! 🏔️

The SwisensPoleno Jupiter instrument was due a maintenance, but despite the wintery conditions it was 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆, 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 #𝗮𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘀 as part of SYLVA's high-altitude pilot. 🌿
September 17, 2025 at 7:40 AM
☀️Another #𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 – this time from Germany!

On 31 July 2025, a 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 were set up by @sylvabioaerosols.bsky.social partner Helmut Hund GmbH.

The BAA500e monitors will measure concentrations for 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘀. Very useful information!
September 12, 2025 at 8:54 AM
🌿 Climate change & air pollution worsen the impacts of #pollen on health. Longer seasons, more pollen, stronger allergies. WHO’s brief 👉 www.who.int/publications... reminds us projects like SYLVA are vital to track & predict pollen in Europe. 💚
September 10, 2025 at 12:53 PM
We’ve been a bit quiet, but our summer buzzed with science and collaborations! With SPORELIFE, Met Éireann & SYLVA, we launched a campaign to track fungal spores across the Atlantic — aiming for better methods, richer data & new insights.
Stay tuned for more #SummerHighlights!
September 5, 2025 at 10:56 AM
🤝✨ It’s #𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆! 🥳

📌 Meet our Swiss partner 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀, supporting our northern, high-altitude, and southern pilot sites with operations and data management.

📆 Follow along every Friday to meet the partners making 𝗦𝗬𝗟𝗩𝗔 a European success story.

#bioaerosol #horizoneurope #EUgreenresearch
August 29, 2025 at 11:36 AM
🤝✨ #𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆! 🥳

Today, we say hi to our partner 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗺𝘂𝘁 𝗛𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗺𝗯𝗛, which has developed the 1st-ever automated pollen monitor, POMO® BAA500, and brought it to the next level under SYLVA's Northern & High-Altitude Pilots!

📆Follow every Friday to meet the partners making 𝗦𝗬𝗟𝗩𝗔 a success story.
August 22, 2025 at 11:46 AM
🤝✨ #𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆! 🥳
Today, we say hi to our partner 𝗡𝗜𝗟𝗨. NILU hosts the EBAS database, gap-fills pollen data based on satellite data, and leads SYLVA’s dissemination, exploitation and communication efforts.

📆 Follow along every Friday to meet the partners making 𝗦𝗬𝗟𝗩𝗔 a European success story.
August 15, 2025 at 8:13 AM
🤝 It’s #𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆! 🥳

Today, we say hi to 𝗘𝗨𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗡𝗘𝗧, a collaborative network comprising 33 European National Meteorological Services, supporting SYLVA’s dissemination, exploitation and communication efforts.

📆 Follow along every Friday to meet the partners making 𝗦𝗬𝗟𝗩𝗔 a success story.
August 8, 2025 at 7:24 AM
🤝✨ It’s #𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆! 🥳

📌 Last Friday was summer break, but today we are back with the 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗸𝘂, supporting 𝗦𝗬𝗟𝗩𝗔's Northern pilot.

📆 Follow along every Friday to meet the partners making 𝗦𝗬𝗟𝗩𝗔 a European success story.

#allergy #bioaerosol #horizoneurope #EUgreenresearch @utu.fi
August 1, 2025 at 6:11 AM
🤝✨ It’s #𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆! 🎉

📌 Today, we say hi to Vilnius University! Among other tasks, they participate in eDNA analysis for multi-species detection.

📆 Follow along every Friday to meet the partners making SYLVA a European success story.

#allergy #bioaerosol #horizoneurope #EUgreenresearch
July 18, 2025 at 6:02 AM
🤝✨ It’s #𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆! 🎉

📌 Today's partner is the 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗼𝗯𝗮 (𝗨𝗖𝗢). They demonstrate automatic bioaerosol monitoring tech in Southern Europe.

📆 Follow along every Friday to meet the partners making SYLVA a European success story.

#allergy #bioaerosol #horizoneurope #EUgreenresearch
July 11, 2025 at 10:05 PM
🤝✨ It’s #𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 🎉

📌 Today, meet our Italian partner, 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 (𝗖𝗡𝗥). They take part in the Southern Europe regional demonstrations!

📆 Follow along every Friday to meet the partners making SYLVA a European success story.

#allergy #bioaerosol #horizoneurope #EUgreenresearch
July 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
🌞 Summer break? Pollen's still in the air!
Why not build a training dataset for your favorite bioaerosol?
SYLVA shows you how—collect, prepare, atomize, and create a dataset with SwisensPoleno.
Full tutorial here: youtu.be/gKUQpYjjCxM

Get hands-on this summer!
June 30, 2025 at 7:32 AM