Atmospheric pollutants and their association with olive and grass aeroallergen concentrations in Cordoba (Spain).

ABSTRACT: Cumulative data indicate that pollen grains and air pollution reciprocally interact. Climate changes seem also to influence pollen allergenicity. Depending on the plant species and on the pollutant type and concentration, this interaction may modify the features and metabolism of the pollen grain. Previous results revealed a significant positive correlation between pollen and aeroallergen, even using two different samplers. However, some discrepancy days have been also detected with low pollen but high aeroallergen concentrations. The main aim of the present paper is to find how the environmental factors, and specially pollutants, could affect the amount of allergens from olive and grass airborne pollen. Pollen grains were collected by a Hirst-type volumetric spore trap. Aeroallergen was s

SUBMITTER: Plaza MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8197725 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature