Airborne pollen of Brisbane, Australia: a five-year record, 1994-1999

B J Green; M E Dettman; S Rutherford; Rodney W Simpson

doi:10.1080/001731302321012031

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Airborne pollen of Brisbane, Australia: a five-year record, 1994-1999

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Airborne pollen of Brisbane, Australia: a five-year record, 1994-1999

B J Green, M E Dettman, S Rutherford and Rodney W Simpson

Grana, Vol.41(4), pp.242-250

2002

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/001731302321012031

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airborne pollen

pollen season

The seasonal incidence of pollen in the atmosphere of Brisbane has been established from a near-continuous, volumetric trapping program over the five-year period, July 1994-June 1999. Grass pollen accounts for 71.6% of the average annual pollen load with highest densities (up to 150 grains/m 3 ) recorded in summer and autumn. Significant contributions were also made by taxa of the Cupressaceae (8.7%) and Urticaceae (1.8%) during spring and of the Pinaceae (4.5%) during winter. Pollen seasons of the Casuarinaceae (6.5%) and Myrtaceae (3.2%) are more extended, the former peaking in late winter and the latter in late spring. The onset and duration of the Poaceae and Urticaceae seasons varied from year to year, being later when precipitation levels were low in the late spring-early summer months. Total pollen numbers and grass pollen densities are substantially less than those recorded from southern Australia. Nevertheless, respiratory disease in Brisbane affects up to 10% of the population, and airborne pollen of Poaceae, Urticaceae, Cupressaceae, Pinaceae, and Myrtaceae have been implicated in the release of allergens.

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Title: Airborne pollen of Brisbane, Australia: a five-year record, 1994-1999
Authors: B J Green (Author) - University of Sydney
M E Dettman (Author) - University of Queensland
S Rutherford (Author) - Griffith University
Rodney W Simpson (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health and Education
Publication details: Grana, Vol.41(4), pp.242-250
Publisher: Taylor & Francis A S
Date published: 2002
DOI: 10.1080/001731302321012031
ISSN: 0017-3134; 0017-3134
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99447764402621
Output Type: Journal article

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