Bioaerosol field measurements: Challenges and perspectives in outdoor studies

T Šantl-Temkiv, B Sikoparija, T Maki… - Aerosol Science and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Outdoor field measurements of bioaerosols are performed within a wide range of basic and
applied scientific disciplines, each with its own goals, assumptions, and terminology. This …

Bioaerosol nexus of air quality, climate system and human health

F Shen, M Yao - National Science Open, 2023 - nso-journal.org
Aerosols of biological origins, known as bioaerosols, in addition to having the aerosol
properties, have those of a living system that offers them some enabling functionalities. From …

[HTML][HTML] Towards European automatic bioaerosol monitoring: comparison of 9 automatic pollen observational instruments with classic Hirst-type traps

JM Maya-Manzano, F Tummon, R Abt, N Allan… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
To benefit allergy patients and the medical practitioners, pollen information should be
available in both a reliable and timely manner; the latter is only recently possible due to …

On the measurement uncertainty of Hirst-type volumetric pollen and spore samplers

S Adamov, N Lemonis, B Clot, B Crouzy, R Gehrig… - Aerobiologia, 2024 - Springer
Hirst-type volumetric spore traps are used across the globe and are the current standard
instrument for monitoring pollen. While they suffer from various issues related to sampling …

Climate change impact on fungi in the atmospheric microbiome

MC Hanson, GM Petch, TB Ottosen… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The atmospheric microbiome is one of the least studied microbiomes of our planet. One of
the most abundant, diverse and impactful parts of this microbiome is arguably fungal spores …

Trends and future projections of Olea flowering in the western Mediterranean: The example of the Alentejo region (Portugal)

A Picornell, I Abreu, H Ribeiro - Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 2023 - Elsevier
Olives are one of the most economically relevant crops in the Mediterranean area but this
region is experiencing a strong warming due to climate change. Therefore, it would be of …

[HTML][HTML] Microscale pollen release and dispersal patterns in flowering grass populations

CA Frisk, GP Apangu, GM Petch, S Creer… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Characterizing pollen release and dispersion processes is fundamental for knowledge
advancement in ecological, agricultural and public health disciplines. Understanding pollen …

Building an automatic pollen monitoring network (ePIN): Selection of optimal sites by clustering pollen stations

J Oteros, M Sofiev, M Smith, B Clot, A Damialis… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Airborne pollen is a recognized biological indicator and its monitoring has multiple uses
such as providing a tool for allergy diagnosis and prevention. There is a knowledge gap …

Atmospheric transport reveals grass pollen dispersion distances

CA Frisk, GP Apangu, GM Petch… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Identifying the origin of bioaerosols is of central importance in many biological disciplines,
such as human health, agriculture, forestry, aerobiology and conservation. Modelling …

The need for Pan‐European automatic pollen and fungal spore monitoring: A stakeholder workshop position paper

F Tummon, LA Arboledas, M Bonini… - Clinical and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Information about airborne pollen concentrations is required by a range of end
users, particularly from the health sector who use both observations and forecasts to …