Size-segregated allergenic particles released from airborne Cryptomeria japonica pollen grains during the Yellow Sand events within the pollen scattering seasons

Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 191-198

  Wang, Qingyue ^a   Gong, Xiumin ^a   Suzuki, Miho ^a   Lu, Senlin ^b   Sekiguchi, Kazuhiko ^a   Nakajima, Daisuke ^c   Miwa, Makoto ^d  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^c CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE IN SAITAMA   (Japan)

^d SAITAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cryptomeria japonica pollen; Japanese cedar pollinosis; Size segregated Allergenic Species; Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR); Yellow Sand events

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893421746     PISSN: 19766912     EISSN: 22871160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5572/ajae.2013.7.4.191     Document Type: Article

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