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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY
卷 60, 期 11, 页码 1739-1751出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-016-1163-6
关键词
Allergy; Aerobiology; Meteorological parameters; Holiday; Circular statistics
资金
- Unit of Management of Patients and Statistic of Hospital Central of Funchal
- Portuguese Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology (SPAIC)
- Meteorological Observatory of Funchal
Madeira 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 from 2003 to 2009, using a 7-day volumetric air sampler, followed by microscopy analysis. Dependence of bioaerosols on the weather conditions and land use were assessed using spatial and statistical tools. Obtained results were re-visited by a comparison with hospital admission data recorded at the Dr. N,lio Mendon double dagger a Hospital in Funchal. Our results showed that despite propitious climatic conditions, overall pollen grain and fungal spore concentrations in the air were very low and did not exceed any clinically established threshold values. Pollen and spore peak concentrations also did not match with asthma outbreaks in the winter. Identification of places that are free from biological air pollution over the summer, such as Madeira Island, is very important from the allergic point of view.
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