Cupressaceae pollen is responsible for winter respiratory allergies in the Mediterranean area. Pollen grains of this diverse family share same characteristics under light microscopy. Consequently, partial contribution each species to airborne spectrum cannot be determined with conventional aerobiological methods. Studies on major aeroallergens offer better information allergic sensitization and...

In this research, Medwave air and surface disinfection system (model:Klin20)selected to investigation effect , towards aerosolised enveloped viruses in room air. Phi6Pseudomonas syringae phage, a surrogate for coronavirus influenza, was used the trials Viral suspensions of Phi6 were within ukas accreditation Campden BRI aerobiology laboratory achieve initial levels ~106PFU/m3, representing very...

Fungi represent relevant allergens and plant pathogens that can disperse on long ranges, potentially producing severe consequences public health agriculture. Up to 11% of the bioaerosol particles are fungal spores mycelium fragments. Estimation species diversity in time space is decisive but may be biased by abiotic conditions sampling methods. Traditional morphological analyses have been widel...

Alternaria conidia are among the airborne biological particles known to trigger allergic respiratory diseases. The presented paper reports on a study of seasonal variations in airborne Alternaria conidia concentrations in 2 cities in the central Spanish region of Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete and Toledo. The influence of weather-related variables on airborne conidia levels and distribution was a...

The world total of passenger cars is expected to go from the current one billion to >2.5 billion by 2050. Cars for domestic use account for ~74% of the world's yearly production of motorized vehicles. In North America, ~80% of the commuters use their own car with another 5.6% travelling as passengers. With the current life-expectancy of 78.6 years, the average North American spends 4.3 years dr...

PREMISE OF THE STUDY DNA metabarcoding has broad-ranging applications in ecology, aerobiology, biosecurity, and forensics. A bioinformatics pipeline has recently been published for identification using a comprehensive database of ITS2, one of the common plant DNA barcoding markers. There is, however, no corresponding database for rbcL, the other primary marker used in plants. METHODS Using pu...

The aerobiology of fungi in the genus Fusarium is poorly understood. Recent work has highlighted the role of Lagrangian coherent structures (LCSs) in the movement of fusaria in the lower atmosphere. Here, we extend this work by examining the relationship between the length of atmospheric sampling intervals with autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and the recovery of fusaria. UAVs were eq...

--As a result of aerobiological samples taken on the Costa del Sol (S. Spain), Cannabis sativa L. (marihuana) pollen was detected from May to September 1991-1996, always sporadically and usually during the afternoons. Sampling was by two volumetric spore traps set up in Malaga and Estepona, two coastal towns approximately 90 km apart. A study of the days when this pollen was recorded points to ...

This study presents the results of a Europe-wide training and Quality Control (QC) exercise carried out within framework European Aerobiology Society’s QC Working Group. The main aim this was to examine feasibility carrying for fungal spore monitoring in Europe, using similar methodology one previously used pollen. survey conducted two parts: (1) Coordinators national regional aerobiological ne...