Concomitant occurrence of anthropogenic air pollutants, mineral dust and fungal spores during long-distance transport of ragweed pollen

Environmental Pollution
Lukasz GrewlingMatt Smith

Abstract

Large-scale synoptic conditions are able to transport considerable amounts of airborne particles over entire continents by creating substantial air mass movement. This phenomenon is observed in Europe in relation to highly allergenic ragweed (Ambrosia L.) pollen grains that are transported from populations in Central Europe (mainly the Pannonian Plain and Balkans) to the North. The path taken by atmospheric ragweed pollen often passes through the highly industrialised mining region of Silesia in Southern Poland, considered to be one of the most polluted areas in the EU. It is hypothesized that chemical air pollutants released over Silesia could become mixed with biological material and be transported to less polluted regions further North. We analysed levels of air pollution during episodes of long-distance transport (LDT) of ragweed pollen to Poland. Results show that, concomitantly with pollen, the concentration of air pollutants with potential health-risk, i.e. SO2, and PM10, have also significantly increased (by 104% and 37%, respectively) in the receptor area (Western Poland). Chemical transport modelling (EMEP) and air mass back-trajectory analysis (HYSPLIT) showed that potential sources of PM10 include Silesia, as well a...Continue Reading

References

May 1, 1997·International Archives of Allergy and Immunology·H BehrendtJ Ring
Aug 22, 2001·International Journal of Biometeorology·C Troutt, E Levetin
Mar 7, 2002·JAMA : the Journal of the American Medical Association·C Arden PopeGeorge D Thurston
Oct 6, 2005·Archives of Environmental Health·Richard T BurnettTom Dann
Jan 31, 2006·Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology : Official Publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology·Lorenzo CecchiOrlandini Simone
Nov 23, 2006·International Journal of Biometeorology·A StachJ Brandt
Sep 15, 2008·Allergy, Asthma, and Clinical Immunology : Official Journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology·Matthew L Oswalt, Gailen D Marshall
Mar 4, 2011·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·Lewis ZiskaDavid Frenz
Jul 5, 2012·Microbial Ecology·David J SmithMichael S Roberts
Jul 17, 2012·Environment International·A KaranasiouX Querol
Oct 22, 2013·Environment International·M SmithB Šikoparija
Apr 8, 2014·International Journal of Biometeorology·M A Hernández-CeballosC Galán
Jan 17, 2015·Environmental Science and Pollution Research International·Idalia KasprzykMalgorzata Jedryczka
Apr 5, 2015·Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Research·Teresa E TwarochInes Swoboda
Jul 15, 2015·The Science of the Total Environment·Santiago Fernández-RodríguezÁngela Gonzalo-Garijo
Feb 5, 2016·International Journal of Biometeorology·Ł GrewlingM Smith
Feb 15, 2016·Environmental Pollution·Helena KrasnovMichael Friger
Apr 29, 2016·International Journal of Biometeorology·Letty A de WegerMatt Smith
Aug 25, 2016·Environmental Health Perspectives·Iain R LakeMichelle M Epstein
Oct 11, 2016·International Journal of Biometeorology·Danuta StępalskaWeryszko-Chmielewska Elżbieta
Feb 2, 2017·Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology : Official Publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology·Giovanna SchiavoniClaudia Afferni
Mar 1, 2017·International Journal of Biometeorology·Sevcan Celenk, Hulusi Malyer
Apr 21, 2018·Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Research·Young Jin ChoiWon Gi Baek
Aug 16, 2018·Environmental Monitoring and Assessment·Joanna KobzaLechosław Dul
Nov 19, 2018·Environmental Science and Pollution Research International·Jana KozákováJaroslav Schwarz

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Apr 14, 2020·Environmental Pollution·Chongchong QiZaher Mundher Yaseen
Jun 2, 2021·Environmental Pollution·Jesús RojoRosa Pérez-Badia

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.