Near-ground effect of height on pollen exposure.

Autor: Rojo J; Center of Allergy & Environment (ZAUM), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Technical University and Helmholtz Center Munich, Germany; University of Castilla-La Mancha Institute of Environmental Sciences (Botany), Toledo, Spain. Electronic address: jesus.rojo.ubeda@gmail.com., Oteros J; Center of Allergy & Environment (ZAUM), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Technical University and Helmholtz Center Munich, Germany., Pérez-Badia R; University of Castilla-La Mancha Institute of Environmental Sciences (Botany), Toledo, Spain., Cervigón P; Complutense University of Madrid, Spain., Ferencova Z; Complutense University of Madrid, Spain., Gutiérrez-Bustillo AM; Complutense University of Madrid, Spain., Bergmann KC; Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany., Oliver G; Réseau National de Surveillance Aérobiologique, Brussieu, France., Thibaudon M; Réseau National de Surveillance Aérobiologique, Brussieu, France., Albertini R; Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Italy., Rodríguez-De la Cruz D; University of Salamanca, Spain., Sánchez-Reyes E; University of Salamanca, Spain., Sánchez-Sánchez J; University of Salamanca, Spain., Pessi AM; University of Turku, Turun yliopisto, Aerobiology Unit, Finland., Reiniharju J; University of Turku, Finland., Saarto A; University of Turku, Turun yliopisto, Aerobiology Unit, Finland., Calderón MC; National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico., Guerrero C; National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico., Berra D; Ospedale di Circolo, ASST Valle Olona, Italy., Bonini M; Local Health Authority ATS della Città Metropolitana di Milano, Italy., Chiodini E; Ospedale di Circolo, ASST Valle Olona, Italy., Fernández-González D; University of León, Spain., García J; University of Malaga, Spain., Trigo MM; University of Malaga, Spain., Myszkowska D; Jagiellonian University Medical College, Poland., Fernández-Rodríguez S; University of Extremadura, Spain., Tormo-Molina R; University of Extremadura, Spain., Damialis A; Chair and Institute of Environmental Medicine, UNIKA-T, Technical University of Munich and Helmholtz Zentrum München, Research Center for Environmental Health, Augsburg, Germany., Kolek F; Chair and Institute of Environmental Medicine, UNIKA-T, Technical University of Munich and Helmholtz Zentrum München, Research Center for Environmental Health, Augsburg, Germany., Traidl-Hoffmann C; Chair and Institute of Environmental Medicine, UNIKA-T, Technical University of Munich and Helmholtz Zentrum München, Research Center for Environmental Health, Augsburg, Germany; CK CARE Crhistine Kühne Center for Allergy Research and Education, Switzerland., Severova E; Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia., Caeiro E; Sociedade Portuguesa de Alergologia e Imunologia Clínica, Lisboa, Portugal., Ribeiro H; Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal., Magyar D; National Public Health Center, Hungary., Makra L; University of Szeged, Hungary., Udvardy O; National Public Health Center, Hungary., Alcázar P; University of Córdoba, Spain., Galán C; University of Córdoba, Spain., Borycka K; University of Rzeszów, Poland., Kasprzyk I; University of Rzeszów, Poland., Newbigin E; University of Melbourne, Australia., Adams-Groom B; University of Worcester, UK., Apangu GP; University of Worcester, UK., Frisk CA; University of Worcester, UK., Skjøth CA; University of Worcester, UK., Radišić P; BioSense Institute, University of Novi Sad, Serbia., Šikoparija B; BioSense Institute, University of Novi Sad, Serbia., Celenk S; Uludag University, Turkey., Schmidt-Weber CB; Center of Allergy & Environment (ZAUM), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Technical University and Helmholtz Center Munich, Germany., Buters J; Center of Allergy & Environment (ZAUM), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Technical University and Helmholtz Center Munich, Germany.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Environmental research [Environ Res] 2019 Jul; Vol. 174, pp. 160-169. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Apr 29.
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.04.027
Abstrakt: The effect of height on pollen concentration is not well documented and little is known about the near-ground vertical profile of airborne pollen. This is important as most measuring stations are on roofs, but patient exposure is at ground level. Our study used a big data approach to estimate the near-ground vertical profile of pollen concentrations based on a global study of paired stations located at different heights. We analyzed paired sampling stations located at different heights between 1.5 and 50 m above ground level (AGL). This provided pollen data from 59 Hirst-type volumetric traps from 25 different areas, mainly in Europe, but also covering North America and Australia, resulting in about 2,000,000 daily pollen concentrations analyzed. The daily ratio of the amounts of pollen from different heights per location was used, and the values of the lower station were divided by the higher station. The lower station of paired traps recorded more pollen than the higher trap. However, while the effect of height on pollen concentration was clear, it was also limited (average ratio 1.3, range 0.7-2.2). The standard deviation of the pollen ratio was highly variable when the lower station was located close to the ground level (below 10 m AGL). We show that pollen concentrations measured at >10 m are representative for background near-ground levels.
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