Related Publications
Here you will find some informative supplementary publications that were important to us throughout our research. If you are interested in learning more about the relationships between pollen, allergies, climate change and lifestyle, please feel free to give these a read, or reach out to our team for more information. We will update this page with more articles as needed throughout our project.
Clinical pattern and risk factors of respiratory allergies due to Ambrosia (ragweed) pollen: Experience of one Allergy center from Bucharest
This article was written by our collaborator Dr. Leru, in this paper she recognized that ragweed pollen in Europe actively contributes to an increase in air pollution and respiratory disease in urban areas. The goal of this retrospective study was to evaluate from a clinical prospective to find which risk factors had the greatest impact on patients who were diagnosed with ragweed pollen allergies.
Five-Year Data on Pollen Monitoring, Distribution and Health Impact of Allergenic Plants in Bucharest and the Southeastern Region of Romania
This article discusses Dr. Leru's findings after the first five years of collecting pollen counts from her allergy center in Bucharest. This study reviews the trends in pollen counts and health impacts during this period, with the main focus on the impact of ragweed pollen levels.
First allergenic pollen monitoring in Bucharest and results of three years collaboration with European aerobiology specialists
This article reviews the results of the first-year of pollen collection in Bucharest, which previously had no aerobiology network. Before 2014, pollen levels in Bucharest had never been tracked, so this publication brings to light information that Bucharest was lacking.
Assessment of the risks associated with the invasive weed Ambrosia artemisiifolia in urban environments in Romania
This paper, written by our collaborator Dr. Leru reviews data surrounding the spread of ragweed in Bucharest. It also analyzes strategies that are currently in place to reduce the effects of ragweed. The data showed that Ambrosia is a real danger for human health in Romania due to its rapid spread and increasing number of affected persons in urban areas such a s Bucharest. There is an urgent need for further efforts and sustainable management to reduce impact of ragweed in Bucharest and other urban areas. In addition, this study concludes that there is a great need to establish a national aerobiology network in Romania to communicate with collaborators in other parts of Europe.
https://www.ecocycles.net/ojs/index.php/ecocycles/article/view/142
Analysis of airborne allergenic pollen spectrum for 2009 in Timisoara, Romania
This article contains pollen information gathered from the city of Timsoara in western Romania. Before 2014, Timisoara was the only city in Romanian that tracked pollen data. The goal of this study was to identify the overall pollen types and the allergenic pollen content in Timisoara, and with this information, discover how pollen amounts varies over many pollen seasons.