Allergenic Pollen

A Review of the Production, Release, Distribution and Health Impacts
2013
ISBN: 978-94-017-8483-2
Verlag: Springer Netherlands

Buch, Englisch, 252 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 4044 g

This is the first book to summarize all aspects of allergenic pollen: production, atmospheric distribution, and health impacts, as well as the means of monitoring and forecasting these phenomena. Based on a four-year effort by a large group of leading European scientists, this book highlights the new developments in research on allergenic pollen, including the modelling prospects and effects of climate change. The multidisciplinary team of authors offers insights into the latest technology of detection of pollen and its allergenic properties, forecasting methods, and the influence of allergenic pollen on the population. The comprehensive coverage in this book makes it an indispensible volume for anyone dealing with allergenic pollen worldwide. Readers involved in environmental health, aerobiology, medicine, and plant science will find this book of interest.

Zielgruppe

Graduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bergmann, Karl-Christian

Sofiev, Mikhail

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Allergologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Umweltmedizin, Arbeitsmedizin, Tropenmedizin, Sportmedizin Umweltmedizin
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik Pflanzenreproduktion, Verbreitung, Genetik
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Biogeographie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword.- Introduction.- Pollen sources.- The onset, course, and intensity of the pollen season.- Monitoring, modelling and forecasting of the pollen season.- Airborne pollen transport.- Impact of pollen.- Presentation and dissemination of pollen information.