Assessing allergenicity in urban parks: A nature-based solution to reduce the impact on public health

Environmental Research

Volumn 155, Issue , 2017, Pages 219-227

  Cariñanos, Paloma ^a,b   Casares Porcel, Manuel ^a   Díaz de la Guardia, Consuelo ^a   Aira, María Jesús ^c   Belmonte, Jordina ^d   Boi, Marzia ^e   Elvira Rendueles, Belén ^f   De Linares, Concepción ^d   Fernández Rodriguez, Santiago ^g   Maya Manzano, José María ^g   Pérez Badía, Rosa ^h   Rodriguez de la Cruz, David ⁱ   Rodríguez Rajo, Francisco Javier ^j   Rojo Úbeda, Jesús ^h   Romero Zarco, Carlos ^k   Sánchez Reyes, Estefanía ⁱ   Sánchez Sánchez, José ⁱ   Tormo Molina, Rafael ^g   Vega Maray, Ana Mª ^l  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b Centro Andaluz de Medio Ambiente   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^d INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^f TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^g UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^j UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^k UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^l UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

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Author keywords

Allergenic flora; Ecosystem disservices; Index of allergenicity; Nature based solutions; Pollen allergy; Urban Parks

Indexed keywords

ALLERGY; ASSESSMENT METHOD; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FLORA; GREENSPACE; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; INDEX METHOD; OPEN SPACE; POLLEN; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPECIES RICHNESS; SYMPTOM; TREE; URBAN AREA; URBAN PLANNING;

ALLERGENICITY; ARTICLE; BETULACEAE; BIODIVERSITY; CUPRESSACEAE; DENSITY; LANDSCAPE; MORACEAE; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATIONAL PARK; SPECIES RICHNESS; ANALYSIS; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; POLLUTANT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SPAIN; TREE;

SPAIN;

ALLERGEN; POLLUTANT;

ALLERGENS; BIODIVERSITY; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; PARKS, RECREATIONAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SPAIN; TREES;

EID: 85013177232     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2017.02.015     Document Type: Article

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