Automatic detection of airborne pollen: an overview

J Buters, B Clot, C Galán, R Gehrig, S Gilge, F Hentges… - Aerobiologia, 2024 - Springer
Pollen monitoring has traditionally been carried out using manual methods first developed in
the early 1950s. Although this technique has been recently standardised, it suffers from …

Antibiotic resistance genes in bioaerosols: Emerging, non-ignorable and pernicious pollutants

P Chen, X Guo, F Li - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Harmful effects of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in water and soil have been widely
studied. However, the transmission and hazards of airborne ARGs has attracted insufficient …

Airborne fungal spore review, new advances and automatisation

M Martinez-Bracero, E Markey, JH Clancy… - Atmosphere, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fungal spores make up a significant portion of Primary Biological Aerosol Particles (PBAPs)
with large quantities of such particles noted in the air. Fungal particles are of interest …

[HTML][HTML] Bioaerosol exposure from composting facilities and health outcomes in workers and in the community: A systematic review update

S Robertson, P Douglas, D Jarvis, E Marczylo - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Rapid population growth and urbanisation around the world has led to
increasing waste generation rates. Composting of organic waste in large-scale facilities is …

[HTML][HTML] Size fractionation of bioaerosol emissions from green-waste composting

RMW Ferguson, CEE Neath, ZA Nasir… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
Particle size is a significant factor in determining the dispersal and inhalation risk from
bioaerosols. Green-waste composting is a significant source of bioaerosols (including …

A first evaluation of multiple automatic pollen monitors run in parallel

F Tummon, S Adamov, B Clot, B Crouzy, M Gysel-Beer… - Aerobiologia, 2021 - Springer
A range of commercially available automatic pollen monitors were run in parallel and
evaluated for the first time during the 2019 spring season; this includes the Droplet …

A modified spectroscopic approach for the real-time detection of pollen and fungal spores at a semi-urban site using the WIBS-4+, Part I

E Markey, J Hourihane Clancy, M Martínez-Bracero… - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
The real-time monitoring of primary biological aerosol particles (PBAP) such as pollen and
fungal spores has received much attention in recent years as a result of their health and …

Recent developments in monitoring and modelling airborne pollen, a review

JM Maya-Manzano, M Smith, E Markey… - Grana, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Public awareness of the rising importance of allergies and other respiratory diseases has
led to increased scientific effort to accurately and rapidly monitor and predict pollen, fungal …

Challenges and perspectives for biosensing of bioaerosol containing pathogenic microorganisms

M Li, L Wang, W Qi, Y Liu, J Lin - Micromachines, 2021 - mdpi.com
As an important route for disease transmission, bioaerosols have received increasing
attention. In the past decades, many efforts were made to facilitate the development of …

Spatial and temporal variations in the distribution of birch trees and airborne Betula pollen in Ireland

JM Maya-Manzano, CA Skjøth, M Smith… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2021 - Elsevier
In an Irish context, and indeed in Northern Europe, one of the most important allergenic
pollen types is birch (Betula spp.). Thus, forecasts of such atmospheric pollen are important …