Air pollutant deposition effect and morphological change of Cryptomeria japonica pollen during its transport in urban and mountainous areas of Japan

WIT Transactions on Biomedicine and Health

Volumn 14, Issue , 2009, Pages 77-89

  Wang, Q ^a   Gong, X ^a   Nakamura, S ^a   Kurihara, K ^a   Suzuki, M ^a   Sakamoto, K ^a   Miwa, M ^b   Lu, S ^c  

^a SAITAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Center for Environmental Science   (Japan)

^c SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Allergen; Cryptomeria japonica pollen; Gaseous pollutants; Ionic and crustal components; Perigonium; Suspended particulate matter

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANTS; BIOREACTIVITY; CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA; GASEOUS POLLUTANTS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IONIC COMPONENT; METALLIC COMPONENT; MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES; MOUNTAINOUS AREA; POLLEN ALLERGEN; POLLEN GRAINS; RESPIRATORY TRACT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTERS; URBAN AREAS;

AIR POLLUTION; ANIMALS; DEPOSITS; FOG; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

EID: 72249088596     PISSN: 17433525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2495/EHR090081     Document Type: Conference Paper

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