Grass Gazers: Using citizen science as a tool to facilitate practical and online science learning for secondary school students during the COVID‐19 lockdown
S Van Haeften, A Milic, B Addison‐Smith… - Ecology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic has impacted educational systems
worldwide during 2020, including primary and secondary schooling. To enable students of a …
worldwide during 2020, including primary and secondary schooling. To enable students of a …
[HTML][HTML] Characterising non-linear associations between airborne pollen counts and respiratory symptoms from the AirRater smartphone app in Tasmania, Australia: A …
Pollen is a well-established trigger of asthma and allergic rhinitis, yet concentration-
response relationships, lagged effects, and interactions with other environmental factors …
response relationships, lagged effects, and interactions with other environmental factors …
Tracking seasonal changes in diversity of pollen allergen exposure: Targeted metabarcoding of a subtropical aerobiome
BC Campbell, J Al Kouba, V Timbrell, MJ Noor… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The importance of grass pollen to the global burden of allergic respiratory disease is well
established but exposure to subtropical and temperate pollens is difficult to discern. Current …
established but exposure to subtropical and temperate pollens is difficult to discern. Current …
The AusPollen partnership project: Allergenic airborne grass pollen seasonality and magnitude across temperate and subtropical eastern Australia, 2016–2020
JM Davies, BA Smith, A Milic, B Campbell… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Allergic rhinitis affects half a billion people globally, including a fifth of the
Australian population. As the foremost outdoor allergen source, ambient grass pollen …
Australian population. As the foremost outdoor allergen source, ambient grass pollen …
Floating in the air: forecasting allergenic pollen concentration for managing urban public health
The presence of airborne allergenic pollen causes a variety of immune reactions and
respiratory diseases, threatening human life in severe cases. Climate change is …
respiratory diseases, threatening human life in severe cases. Climate change is …
A pilot forecasting system for epidemic thunderstorm asthma in southeastern Australia
T Bannister, EE Ebert, T Williams… - Bulletin of the …, 2021 - journals.ametsoc.org
In November 2016, an unprecedented epidemic thunderstorm asthma event in Victoria,
Australia, resulted in many thousands of people developing breathing difficulties in a very …
Australia, resulted in many thousands of people developing breathing difficulties in a very …
Airborne grass pollen and thunderstorms influence emergency department asthma presentations in a subtropical climate
Background Grass pollen is considered a major outdoor aeroallergen source worldwide. It is
proposed as a mechanism for thunderstorm asthma that lightning during thunderstorms …
proposed as a mechanism for thunderstorm asthma that lightning during thunderstorms …
Metabarcoding airborne pollen from subtropical and temperate eastern Australia over multiple years reveals pollen aerobiome diversity and complexity
Abstract eDNA metabarcoding is an emergent tool to inform aerobiome complexity, but few
studies have applied this technology with real-world environmental pollen monitoring …
studies have applied this technology with real-world environmental pollen monitoring …
Children with food allergy are at risk of lower lung function on high-pollen days
Background Grass pollen exposure is a risk factor for childhood asthma hospital
attendances. However, its short-term influence on lung function, especially among those …
attendances. However, its short-term influence on lung function, especially among those …
Combined synoptic and regional weather patterns affecting atmospheric Poaceae pollen concentrations in Sydney, Australia
Inhalation of grass pollen can result in acute exacerbation of asthma, prompting questions
about how grass pollen reaches metropolitan areas. We establish typical atmospheric …
about how grass pollen reaches metropolitan areas. We establish typical atmospheric …