Use of personal sporetraps to complement continuous aerobiological monitoring

Grana

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 134-141

  Molina, Rafael Tormo ^a   Palacios, Inmaculada Silva ^a   Garijo, Ángela Gonzalo ^b   Rodríguez, Adolfo F Muñoz ^c   Rodríguez, Santiago Fernández ^a   Aguado, Delfina Recio ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL INFANTA CRISTINA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aerobiology; Airborne sampling; Personal sporetrap; Pollen; Spores

Indexed keywords

AEROBIOLOGY; AIR SAMPLING; DECIDUOUS TREE; GRASS; PALYNOLOGY; POLLEN; SAMPLER; SAMPLING; SPORE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TERRACE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CUPRESSACEAE; PLANTAGO; PLATANUS; POACEAE; QUERCUS;

EID: 77952574400     PISSN: 00173134     EISSN: 16512049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00173131003617390     Document Type: Article

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