Monitoring indoor pollen over two years
- Author(s)
- Philipp Preusche, Martina Weber
- Abstract
The present study monitored a private apartment for pollen that had settled on the floor. Pollen was sampled and analysed from two rooms over a period of two years. The study showed that pollen accumulations indoors are dominated by wind-pollinated species reflecting the current flowering season. The adjacent vegetation and the cleaning activities influenced the pollen content. Pollen from zoophilous plants mostly originated from ornamental plants within the flat. Similarities and differences between the two rooms and the two years were observed. These findings have implications for forensic investigations as well as allergological research.
- Organisation(s)
- Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research
- Journal
- Grana: an international journal of palynology and aerobiology with world pollen and spore flora
- Volume
- 53
- Pages
- 133-146
- No. of pages
- 14
- ISSN
- 0017-3134
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00173134.2014.911954
- Publication date
- 04-2014
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 106049 Ultrastructure research, 106008 Botany
- Keywords
- ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science
- Portal url
- https://ucris.univie.ac.at/portal/en/publications/monitoring-indoor-pollen-over-two-years(f022ba06-77ca-4910-a90e-fc6aa75d17cb).html