Allergenic fungal spores in the air of urban parks
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Materia
Aerobiology Allergy Biological air pollutant Fungal spores Urban ecosystem disservices Urban parks
Fecha
2020Referencia bibliográfica
Kasprzyk, I., Grinn-Gofroń, A., Ćwik, A. et al. Allergenic fungal spores in the air of urban parks. Aerobiologia (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10453-020-09671-7
Resumen
Urban green spaces, especially urban
parks, are essential for the proper functioning of
cities, but they can be a serious source of airborne
fungal spores. Aerobiological monitoring was carried
out in urban parks of different typology to estimate the
risk associated with fungal spores for citizens. Volumetric method was applied with the use of
portable Burkard Sampler. In the air of the studied
parks, the most dominant spores are strong allergenic
or considered as potentially allergenic. Cladosporium
spores were found in enormous concentrations in all
studied parks, and it affected the low biodiversity of
fungal spores in the parks. Compared to Cladosporium, concentrations of Alternaria spores in the air
were several dozen times lower, but still a risk for
people who are allergic. The fungal spores spectra and
their seasonal occurrence in each park were similar.
The highest similarities in the patterns of the season
were found in the case of Cladosporium, Alternaria,
Epicoccum, and the lowest in the case of Torula and
Drechslera type. Due to the fact that allergy sufferers
are most often polysensitized, the period when they
should limit long visits in the urban parks is July–
August, when the concentration of allergenic fungal
spores of many taxa is the highest.