Pollen allergy: Developing multi-sectorial strategies for its prevention and control in lower and middle-income countries

K Ravindra, A Goyal, S Mor - … Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 2022 - Elsevier
Pollen allergy is considered a major public health problem that causes morbidity and
subsequently affects a patient's quality of life. Pollen due to their large size cannot enter the …

Interaction between air pollutants and pollen grains: Effects on public and occupational health

P Capone, A Lancia, MC D'Ovidio - Atmosphere, 2023 - mdpi.com
There has been an insurgence of allergic respiratory diseases such as asthma and rhinitis in
industrialized countries in the last few decades as a result of the interaction between air …

Bioaerosols in urban environments: Trends and interactions with pollutants and meteorological variables based on quasi-climatological series

P Cariñanos, I Foyo-Moreno, I Alados… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Pollen grains emitted by urban vegetation are the main primary biological airborne particles
(PBAPs) which alter the biological quality of urban air and have a significant impact on …

Influence of meteorological parameters and air pollutants on the airborne pollen of city Chandigarh, India

K Ravindra, A Goyal, S Mor - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Pollen, climatic variables and air pollutants coexist in nature with the potential to interact with
one another and play a crucial role in increasing allergic diseases. The current study …

Assessing pollination disservices of urban street-trees: The case of London-plane tree (Platanus x hispanica Mill. ex Münchh)

P Cariñanos, S Ruiz-Peñuela, AM Valle… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Platanusx hispanica (London plane) is a tree species widely used in urban areas due to the
diversity of ecosystem services it provides. However, its functions also have some negative …

Pollen Calendar to depict seasonal periodicities of airborne pollen species in a city situated in Indo-Gangetic plain, India

K Ravindra, A Goyal, S Kumar, A Aggarwal… - Atmospheric Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
The growing incidences of asthma, allergic rhinitis/hayfever, and other pollen-associated
allergenic diseases have become an important issue in recent years. A qualitative and …

Assessing pollen extreme events over a Mediterranean site: Role of local surface meteorology

P Cariñanos, JL Guerrero-Rascado, AM Valle… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - Elsevier
The presence of very high pollen levels in the atmosphere is associated with a strong impact
on health and a worsening of symptoms in people who already have a respiratory disease …

Long-term trends in ambient air pollutants and the effect of meteorological parameters in Tabriz, Iran

V Barzeghar, MS Hassanvand, S Faridi, S Abbasi… - Urban Climate, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Long-term trends (2006–2017) and spatial variations of four ambient gaseous air
pollutants (NO 2, NO, SO 2, and CO) in Tabriz, Iran were analyzed via the nonparametric …

Unusual winter Saharan dust intrusions at Northwest Spain: Air quality, radiative and health impacts

F Oduber, AI Calvo, C Blanco-Alegre, A Castro… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Saharan air masses can transport high amounts of mineral dust particles and biological
material to the Iberian Peninsula. During winter, this kind of events is not very frequent and …

Occurrence, spatial distribution, seasonal variations, potential sources, and inhalation-based health risk assessment of organic/inorganic pollutants in ambient air of …

M Kermani, Z Asadgol, M Gholami, AJ Jafari… - … geochemistry and health, 2021 - Springer
The present study evaluated the concentrations, spatial distribution, seasonal variations,
potential sources, and risk assessment of organic/inorganic pollutants in ambient air of …