Wind-induced mechanical rupture of birch pollen: Potential implications for allergen dispersal

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 89, Issue , 2015, Pages 77-84

  Visez, Nicolas ^a   Chassard, Guillaume ^a   Azarkan, Najiha ^a   Naas, Oumsaad ^b   Sénéchal, Hélène ^c   Sutra, Jean Pierre ^c   Poncet, Pascal ^c,d   Choël, Marie ^a  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DJELFA   (Algeria)

^c ARMAND TROUSSEAU HOSPITAL   (France)

^d INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Aerobiology; Bioaerosol; Pollen Allergy; Thunderstorm related Asthma

Indexed keywords

ALLERGENS; DISEASES; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THUNDERSTORMS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AEROBIOLOGY; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; BIOAEROSOLS; MECHANICAL SHOCK; NEW APPROACHES; POLLEN GRAINS; SMALL PARTICLES; URBAN ENVIRONMENTS;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

POLLEN ANTIGEN;

AEROBIOLOGY; AEROSOL; ASTHMA; DISPERSAL; POLLEN; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; URBAN ECOSYSTEM; WIND VELOCITY;

AEROSOL; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BETULA PENDULA; BIRCH; CELL GRANULE; FLOW RATE; GRAIN; MECHANICAL STRESS; POLLEN; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; URBAN AREA; VELOCITY; WATER CONTENT; WIND;

EID: 84938899482     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: 18791964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2015.07.005     Document Type: Article

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