Tag Archives: Pollen

Air Pollutants And Meteorological Variables Influence Pollen Concentration: Study

Posted on December 29, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

Scientists have found that air pollutants influence pollen concentration and different types of pollens have a unique response to weather conditions. Pollens remain suspended in the air and form part of the air we breathe. When inhaled by humans, they … Continue reading →

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Pollen season grows 20 days in 30 years as climate crisis hits hay fever sufferers

Posted on February 15, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

Pollen released by plants is also more intense than in 1990 in bad news for those with allergies, research in US and Canada finds The climate crisis is multiplying the miseries faced by people with allergies, with new research finding … Continue reading →

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Allergies: Mugwort pollen as main source of airborne endotoxins

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

A wide range of airborne substances can cause respiratory problems for asthma sufferers. These include bacteria and their components, which can trigger inflammations. How they become airborne has not been fully explained up to now. A science team from the … Continue reading →

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Delhi to start monitoring pollen pollution

Posted on April 12, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

Delhi constantly struggles with air pollution arising from harmful gases and particulate matter. In addition, pollen grains of different plant species spread in the air during early winter and spring, affecting people suffering from respiratory diseases. But now, a digital pollen count … Continue reading →

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Why this may be the year you get hay fever for the first time 

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

There’s been worrying news for allergy sufferers recently, with reports that so-called ‘super allergies’ are on the way. Not only will these allergic reactions last longer – depressing enough for the estimated 21 million allergy sufferers in the UK – … Continue reading →

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NO2 air pollution increases allergenicity in ragweed pollen

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

HELMHOLTZ ZENTRUM MÜNCHEN – GERMAN RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Together with the Research Unit Protein Science and the Institute for Environmental Medicine of Technische Universität München as well as the research consortium UNIKA-T and the Christine Kühne – Center … Continue reading →

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Pollen in the UK

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Source: metoffice.gov.uk

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Richmond has highest pollen and air pollution: study

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Pollen- and pollution-ravaged Richmond, Memphis and Oklahoma City are the three “sneeziest and wheeziest” cities in the U.S., a new study says. New York City didn’t even make the Natural Resources Defense Council’s list of the 35 worst cities for … Continue reading →

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