Effects of meteorological conditions on spore plumes

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 107-117

  Burch, M ^a   Levetin, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Fungal spores; Hay fever; Meteorological conditions; Spore plumes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; FUNGUS SPORE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MICROBIOLOGY; TIME; UNITED STATES;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS; OKLAHOMA; SPORES, FUNGAL; TIME FACTORS;

ALTERNARIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLADOSPORIUM; CURVULARIA; DRECHSLERA; EPICOCCUM; FUNGI; PITHOMYCES;

EID: 0036688286     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-002-0127-1     Document Type: Article

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