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Airborne Alternaria and Cladosporium fungal spores in Europe: Forecasting possi...
Grinn-Gofroń, Agnieszka; Nowosad, Jakub; Bosiacka, Beata; Camacho, Irene; Pashley, Catherine; Belmonte, Jordina; De Linares, ConcepciónAirborne fungal spores are prevalent components of bioaerosols with a large impact on ecology, economy and health. Their major socioeconomic effects could be reduced by accurate and timely prediction of airborne spore concentrations. The main aim of this study was to create and evaluate models of Alternaria and Cladosporium spore concentrations based on data on a continental scale. Additional goals included ass...
Madeira-a tourist destination for asthma sufferers
Camacho, Irene; Grinn-Gofroń, Agnieszka; Camacho, Roberto; Berenguer, Pedro; Sadyś, MagdalenaMadeira Island is a famous tourist destination due to its natural and climatic values. Taking into account optimal weather conditions, flora richness and access to various substrates facilitating fungal growth, we hypothesised a very high risk of elevated fungal spore and pollen grain concentrations in the air of Funchal, the capital of Madeira. Concentration levels of the most allergenic taxa were measured fro...
Spatial and temporal variations in the Annual Pollen Index recorded by sites be...
Camacho, Irene Câmara; Caeiro, Elsa; Ferro, Raquel; Camacho, Roberto; Câmara, Rita; Grinn-Gofroń, Agnieszka; Smith, Matt; Strzelczak, AgnieszkaThis study presents the findings of a 10-year survey carried out by the Portuguese Aerobiology Network (RPA) at seven pollen-monitoring stations: five mainland stations (Oporto, Coimbra, Lisbon, E´ vora and Portima˜o) and two insular stations [Funchal (Madeira archipelago) and Ponta Delgada (Azores archipelago)]. The main aim of the study was to examine spatial and temporal variations in the Annual Pollen Index...
Monitoring of anamorphic fungal spores in Madeira region (Portugal), 2003–2008
Sousa, Lisandra; Camacho, Irene Câmara; Grinn-Gofroń, Agnieszka; Camacho, RobertoSeven years of aeromycological study was performed in the city of Funchal with the purpose to determine the anamorphic spore content of this region and its relationship to meteorological factors. The sampling was carried out with a Hirst-type volumetric spore trap following well-established guidelines. A total of 17,586 anamorphic fungal spores were recorded during the studied period, attaining an annual averag...
Fluctuation of birch (Betula L.) pollen seasons in Poland
Puc, Małgorzata; Wolski, Tomasz; Camacho, Irene Câmara; Myszkowska, Dorota; Kasprzyk, Idalia; Grewling, Łukasz; Nowak, MałgorzataBirch pollen grains are one of the most important groups of atmospheric biological particles that induce allergic processes. The fluctuation pattern of birch pollen seasons in selected cities of Poland is presented. Measurements were performed by the volumetric method (Burkard and Lanzoni 2000 pollen samplers). The distributions of the data were not normal (Shapiro–Wilk test) and statistical error risk was esti...