RESEARCH PROJECT
Climate adaptation and mapping of algal toxins
Updated: June 2025
Project overview
The official name official name of the project:
Climate adaptation and mapping of algal toxins associated with mussel farms
Project manager:
Elin Dahlgren
Contact:
Elin Dahlgren
Funded by:
Swedish Board of Agriculture
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Global goals
- 6. Clean water and sanitation
- 14. Life below water
Short summary
Since mussels filter water when they eat, algae are part of their diet. This makes mussels highly interesting for learning more about toxic algal blooms. Therefore, this project follows mussel farms to answer questions about when and how much algal toxins are present in the water during a year. The project includes two PhD students who will study two groups of toxins, cyanotoxins and brominated substances, to increase understanding of their occurrence and production.
In this project, we work together with Ecopelag mussel farm.