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Pollen Nightmare: Elevated Airborne Pollen Levels at Night

Grewling, Ł., Bogawski, P. and Smith, Matt ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4170-2960 (2016) Pollen Nightmare: Elevated Airborne Pollen Levels at Night. Aerobiologia, 32 (4). pp. 725-728. ISSN Print: 0393-5965 Online: 1573-3025

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Abstract

High airborne pollen concentrations are generally associated with daylight hours when it is sunny and warm and plants release pollen into the air (Alcázar et al. 1999; Dahl et al. 2013). In contrast, cooler night-time periods are usually considered to be the time of low-allergy risk. This opinion is often reflected in pollen allergy avoidance strategies presented by the media, where the most commonly repeated recommendation is to stay indoors during the day and plan outdoor activities for the evening. However, there is evidence to suggest that elevated concentrations of airborne pollen might also occur during the evening (e.g. Norris-Hill and Emberlin 1991). So, is the night really a time of low-allergy risk? We present the results of the comparative analysis of pollen concentrations during daytime and night-time hours for five allergenic pollen types (Burbach et al. 2009), i.e. alder (Alnus sp.), birch (Betula sp.), grasses (Poaceae), mugwort (Artemisia sp.) and ragweed (Ambrosia sp.).

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Uncontrolled Discrete Keywords: airborne pollen concentration, day time, night, elevated concentration of pollen during the evening, Alnus, Betula, Poaceae, Artemisia, Ambrosia
Subjects: G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences
Q Science > Q Science (General)
Divisions: College of Health, Life and Environmental Sciences > School of Science and the Environment
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Depositing User: Karol Kosinski
Date Deposited: 05 Jan 2017 14:01
Last Modified: 08 Sep 2020 04:00
URI: https://eprints.worc.ac.uk/id/eprint/5188

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