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Madeira-a tourist destination for asthma sufferers

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dc.contributor.authorCamacho, Irene
dc.contributor.authorGrinn-Gofroń, Agnieszka
dc.contributor.authorCamacho, Roberto
dc.contributor.authorBerenguer, Pedro
dc.contributor.authorSadyś, Magdalena
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-05T10:38:18Z
dc.date.available2021-01-05T10:38:18Z
dc.date.issued2016-11
dc.description.abstractMadeira Island is a famous tourist destination due to its natural and climatic values. Taking into account optimal weather conditions, flora richness and access to various substrates facilitating fungal growth, we hypothesised a very high risk of elevated fungal spore and pollen grain concentrations in the air of Funchal, the capital of Madeira. Concentration levels of the most allergenic taxa were measured from 2003 to 2009, using a 7-day volumetric air sampler, followed by microscopy analysis. Dependence of bioaerosols on the weather conditions and land use were assessed using spatial and statistical tools. Obtained results were re-visited by a comparison with hospital admission data recorded at the Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital in Funchal. Our results showed that despite propitious climatic conditions, overall pollen grain and fungal spore concentrations in the air were very low and did not exceed any clinically established threshold values. Pollen and spore peak concentrations also did not match with asthma outbreaks in the winter. Identification of places that are "free" from biological air pollution over the summer, such as Madeira Island, is very important from the allergic point of view.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationCamacho, I., Grinn-Gofroń, A., Camacho, R. et al. Madeira: a tourist destination for asthma sufferers. Int J Biometeorol 60, 1739–1751 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-016-1163-6pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00484-016-1163-6pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.13/3064
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherSpringerpt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectAllergypt_PT
dc.subjectAerobiologypt_PT
dc.subjectMeteorological parameterspt_PT
dc.subjectHolidaypt_PT
dc.subjectCircular statisticspt_PT
dc.subjectMadeira (Portugal)pt_PT
dc.subject.pt_PT
dc.subjectFaculdade de Ciências da Vidapt_PT
dc.titleMadeira-a tourist destination for asthma suffererspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage1751pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue11pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage1739pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleInternational journal of biometeorologypt_PT
oaire.citation.volume60pt_PT
person.familyNameCamacho
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person.familyNameBerenguer
person.givenNameIrene
person.givenNameRoberto
person.givenNamePedro Henrique Fernandes da Silva
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