Allergenic Pollen

This book summarizes all aspects of contemporary understanding of allergenic pollen: production, atmospheric distribution, and health impacts, and reviews the latest technological means of detecting, monitoring and forecasting these phenomena.

This is the first book to summarize all aspects of allergenic pollen: production, atmospheric distribution, and health impacts, as well as the means of monitoring and forecasting these phenomena. Based on a four-year effort by a large group of leading European scientists, this book highlights the new developments in research on allergenic pollen, including the modelling prospects and effects of climate change. The multidisciplinary team of authors offers insights into the latest technology of detection of pollen and its allergenic properties, forecasting methods, and the influence of allergenic pollen on the population. The comprehensive coverage in this book makes it an indispensible volume for anyone dealing with allergenic pollen worldwide. Readers involved in environmental health, aerobiology, medicine, and plant science will find this book of interest.

First book ever to summarize all aspects of allergenic pollen Based on a 4-year effort by multinational, multidisciplinary scientists Ties climate change to this research science

Inhalt
Foreword.- Introduction.- Pollen sources.- The onset, course, and intensity of the pollen season.- Monitoring, modelling and forecasting of the pollen season.- Airborne pollen transport.- Impact of pollen.- Presentation and dissemination of pollen information.