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The results of 2-year pollen monitoring of an urban network in Perugia, Central Italy

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Continuous pollen monitoring of an urban network consisting of three stations has been undertaken for a period of 2 years in Perugia, central Italy. The aim has been to establish whether the Perugia pollen trap, active since 1983, is still representative of the area following recent urbanisation. Quantitative differences were found between the stations, reflecting different vegetational areas, but only slight differences were detected in relation to the timing of the principal period of pollination. Therefore, although individual pollen traps are necessary to characterize fully the different areas, one trap is sufficient to determine the key allergenic thresholds in the studied area.

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  1. Department of Plant Biology, University of Perugia, Borgo XX Giugno 74, I-06121, Perugia, Italy

    Marco Fornaciari, Emma Bricchi, Giuseppe Frenguelli & Bruno Romano

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Fornaciari, M., Bricchi, E., Frenguelli, G. et al. The results of 2-year pollen monitoring of an urban network in Perugia, Central Italy. Aerobiologia 12, 219–227 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02446278

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