The role of clothing fabrics as passive pollen collectors in the north-eastern United States

Grana

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 285-291

  Zavada, Michael S ^a,b   McGraw, Stephanie M ^b   Miller, Melissa A ^b  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PROVIDENCE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergies; Fabrics; Forensic palynology; Indoor contamination; Pollen

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DIURNAL VARIATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; PALYNOLOGY; POLLEN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUBURBAN AREA; TRAP (EQUIPMENT); URBAN AREA;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 49649087983     PISSN: 00173134     EISSN: 16512049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00173130701780104     Document Type: Article

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