Ambient Ole e 1 Aeroallergen and Pollen Counts of Olea europaea L. from 2009 un...

• Author(s): C. M. Antunes ; Lopes, Ana F. ; Moreira, José E. ; Coelho, Cátia ; R. Ferro ; Rita Ribeiro ; Caeiro, E. ; Lopes, M.L. ; Brandao, R. M.
• Date: 2012
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10174/7361
• Origin: Repositório Científico da Universidade de Évora
• Subject(s): aeroallergens; evora; outdoor environment; Hialine project; Ole e; pollen
• Document Type: Article
• Language: Portuguese

Description

These resulls show thal Ole e 1 is preferenlially associaled wilh pollen grains, allhough a small percenlage may also be found in submicronic particies. It was recorded a yeariy variation in airborne pollen and Ole e1. The highesl polency pollen and the highesl allergen index were recorded in 2010, a season wllh lhe lowesl pollen index. ln conclusion, aeroallergen quanlification may contribute togelher with airbome pollen counts, to a betler understanding 01 lhe exposure leveis lo airbome pollen allergens. Acknowledgments: This study is integraled in the European project HIALlNE (Executive Agency for Health and Consumers, grant agreemenl No 20081107)