Characterization of Allergen Emission Sources in Urban Areas

Journal of Environmental Quality
Paloma CariñanosManuel Casares-Porcel

Abstract

Pollen released by urban flora-a major contributor to airborne allergen content during the pollen season-has a considerable adverse impact on human health. Using aerobiological techniques to sample and characterize airborne biological particulate matter (BPM), we can identify the main species contributing to the pollen spectrum and chart variations in counts and overall pollen dynamics throughout the year. However, given the exponential increase in the number of pollen allergy sufferers in built-up areas, new strategies are required to improve the biological quality of urban air. This paper reports on a novel characterization of the potential allergenicity of the tree species most commonly used as ornamentals in Mediterranean cities. Values were assigned to each species based on a number of intrinsic features including pollination strategy, pollen season duration, and allergenic capacity as reported in the specialist literature. Findings were used to generate a database in which groups of conifers, broadleaves, and palm trees were assigned a value of between 0 and 36, enabling their allergenicity to be rated as nil, low, moderate, high, or very high. The case study presented here focuses on the city of Granada in southern Spain...Continue Reading

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Feb 24, 2017·Environmental Research·Paloma CariñanosAna Mª Vega Maray
Apr 13, 2017·Clinical Reviews in Allergy & Immunology·Denis CharpinPascal Poncet
Mar 21, 2017·Environmental Monitoring and Assessment·Barbora WerchanKarl-Christian Bergmann
Jun 24, 2020·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Kathleen L WolfAdrina C Bardekjian
Apr 18, 2019·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Paloma CariñanosUrsa Vilhar
Oct 9, 2020·PloS One·Zoey R WerbinLucy R Hutyra
Jan 20, 2021·Journal of Environmental Management·Paloma CariñanosConsuelo Díaz de la Guardia
Apr 14, 2021·Environmental Research·Chiara SuannoStefano Del Duca
Jun 12, 2020·The Science of the Total Environment·Paloma CariñanosConsuelo Díaz de la Guardia
Jun 5, 2021·Environmental Research·Chiara SuannoStefano Del Duca

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