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The pollator: a personal pollen sampling device

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  1. Foundation German Pollen Information Service, Berlin, Germany

    Matthias Werchan

  2. Bluestone Technology, Woerrstadt, Germany

    Torsten Sehlinger & Frank Goergen

  3. Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Matthias Werchan &  Karl-Christian Bergmann

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T. Sehlinger and F. Goergen are members of Bluestone Technology GmbH. K.‑C. Bergmann is working together with Bluestone Technology GmbH. M. Werchan has no conflict of interest.

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Werchan, M., Sehlinger, T., Goergen, F. et al. The pollator: a personal pollen sampling device. Allergo J Int 27, 1–3 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40629-017-0034-y

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