Urban airborne pollen in a semiarid environment

The present investigation was conducted to determine the pollen types and their quantities in the atmosphere of Obregón City (a semiarid region) and establish the relationship with meteorological parameters in 2008 and 2011. A bimodal pattern with peaks in dry warm (spring) and late rainy (autumn) s...

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Published in:Aerobiologia 2016-06, Vol.32 (2), p.363-370
Main Authors: Moreno-Sarmiento, Maribel, Peñalba, M. Cristina, Belmonte, Jordina, Rosas, Irma, Ortega-Nieblas, M. Magdalena, Villa-Ibarra, Martín, Lares-Villa, Fernando, Pizano-Nazara, L. Julián
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Allergology
Amaranthaceae
Asteraceae
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
Brief Communication
Chenopodiaceae
Earth and Environmental Science
Environment
Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology
Environmental Health
Parkinsonia
Plant Pathology
Pneumology/Respiratory System
Poaceae
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Summary:The present investigation was conducted to determine the pollen types and their quantities in the atmosphere of Obregón City (a semiarid region) and establish the relationship with meteorological parameters in 2008 and 2011. A bimodal pattern with peaks in dry warm (spring) and late rainy (autumn) seasons was observed. The highest monthly pollen indexes were observed in October 2008 and September 2011. Precipitation in 2008 was 2.6 times higher than in 2011, beginning in June in both years, and ending in November (2008) and September (2011). Main pollen types were Poaceae, Chenopodiaceae/Amaranthaceae, Asteraceae and Parkinsonia (the latter was dominant in the dry warm season). Statistical correlations (Spearman’s rank-order correlation p  
ISSN:0393-5965
1573-3025
DOI:10.1007/s10453-015-9401-7