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{{Short description|Study of airborne organisms}} |
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[[File:Spores Trapped From Ambient Air.jpg|250px|thumb|Some common air-borne spores]] |
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'''Aerobiology''' (from [[Ancient Greek|Greek]] [[wiktionary:ἀήρ|ἀήρ]], ''aēr'', "[[air]]"; [[wiktionary:βίος|βίος]], ''bios'', "[[life]]"; and [[wiktionary:-λογία|-λογία]], ''[[wiktionary:-logia|-logia]]'') is a branch of [[biology]] that studies the passive transport of organic particles, such as [[bacteria]], fungal [[spore]]s, very small [[insects]], [[pollen]] grains and [[viruses]].<ref name="RSB">{{cite web|url=https://www.rsb.org.uk/biologist-features/158-biologist/features/795-spotlight-on-aerobiology |access-date=26 October 2017 |title=Spotlight on: Aerobiology |website=The Biologist |publisher=Royal Society of Biology}}</ref> Aerobiologists have traditionally been involved in the measurement and reporting of airborne pollen and fungal spores as a service to those with [[allergy|allergies]].<ref name=RSB/> However, aerobiology is a varied field, relating to environmental science, plant science, meteorology, phenology, and climate change<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Lancia |first=Andrea |last2=Capone |first2=Pasquale |last3=Vonesch |first3=Nicoletta |last4=Pelliccioni |first4=Armando |last5=Grandi |first5=Carlo |last6=Magri |first6=Donatella |last7=D’Ovidio |first7=Maria Concetta |date=2021-01 |title=Research Progress on Aerobiology in the Last 30 Years: A Focus on Methodology and Occupational Health |url=https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/8/4337 |journal=Sustainability |language=en |volume=13 |issue=8 |pages=4337 |doi=10.3390/su13084337 |issn=2071-1050}}</ref>. |
'''Aerobiology''' (from [[Ancient Greek|Greek]] [[wiktionary:ἀήρ|ἀήρ]], ''aēr'', "[[air]]"; [[wiktionary:βίος|βίος]], ''bios'', "[[life]]"; and [[wiktionary:-λογία|-λογία]], ''[[wiktionary:-logia|-logia]]'') is a branch of [[biology]] that studies the passive transport of organic particles, such as [[bacteria]], fungal [[spore]]s, very small [[insects]], [[pollen]] grains and [[viruses]].<ref name="RSB">{{cite web|url=https://www.rsb.org.uk/biologist-features/158-biologist/features/795-spotlight-on-aerobiology |access-date=26 October 2017 |title=Spotlight on: Aerobiology |website=The Biologist |publisher=Royal Society of Biology}}</ref> Aerobiologists have traditionally been involved in the measurement and reporting of airborne pollen and fungal spores as a service to those with [[allergy|allergies]].<ref name=RSB/> However, aerobiology is a varied field, relating to environmental science, plant science, meteorology, phenology, and climate change<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Lancia |first=Andrea |last2=Capone |first2=Pasquale |last3=Vonesch |first3=Nicoletta |last4=Pelliccioni |first4=Armando |last5=Grandi |first5=Carlo |last6=Magri |first6=Donatella |last7=D’Ovidio |first7=Maria Concetta |date=2021-01 |title=Research Progress on Aerobiology in the Last 30 Years: A Focus on Methodology and Occupational Health |url=https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/8/4337 |journal=Sustainability |language=en |volume=13 |issue=8 |pages=4337 |doi=10.3390/su13084337 |issn=2071-1050}}</ref>. |
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The first mention of "aerobiology" was made by Fred Campbell Meier in the 1930s<ref name=":0" />. The particles generally range in size from nanometer to micrometers which makes them challenging to detect<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Hofmann |first=Frieder |last2=Otto |first2=Mathias |last3=Wosniok |first3=Werner |date=2014-10-17 |title=Maize pollen deposition in relation to distance from the nearest pollen source under common cultivation - results of 10 years of monitoring (2001 to 2010) |url=https://doi.org/10.1186/s12302-014-0024-3 |journal=Environmental Sciences Europe |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=24 |doi=10.1186/s12302-014-0024-3 |issn=2190-4715}}</ref>. |
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[[Aerosolization]] is the process of a small and light particle becoming suspended in moving air. Pollen and fungal spores can be transported across the ocean, or even travel around the globe<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Malard |first=Lucie A. |last2=Avila-Jimenez |first2=Maria-Luisa |last3=Schmale |first3=Julia |last4=Cuthbertson |first4=Lewis |last5=Cockerton |first5=Luke |last6=Pearce |first6=David A. |date=2022-11-01 |title=Aerobiology over the Southern Ocean – Implications for bacterial colonization of Antarctica |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412022004196 |journal=Environment International |language=en |volume=169 |pages=107492 |doi=10.1016/j.envint.2022.107492 |issn=0160-4120}}</ref>. |
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*[[Aeroplankton]] |
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Aerobiology (from Greek ἀήρ, aēr, "air"; βίος, bios, "life"; and -λογία, -logia) is a branch of biology that studies the passive transport of organic particles, such as bacteria, fungal spores, very small insects, pollen grains and viruses.[1] Aerobiologists have traditionally been involved in the measurement and reporting of airborne pollen and fungal spores as a service to those with allergies.[1] However, aerobiology is a varied field, relating to environmental science, plant science, meteorology, phenology, and climate change[2].
The first mention of "aerobiology" was made by Fred Campbell Meier in the 1930s[2]. The particles generally range in size from nanometer to micrometers which makes them challenging to detect[3].
Aerosolization is the process of a small and light particle becoming suspended in moving air. Pollen and fungal spores can be transported across the ocean, or even travel around the globe[4].
See also
References
- ^ a b "Spotlight on: Aerobiology". The Biologist. Royal Society of Biology. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ a b Lancia, Andrea; Capone, Pasquale; Vonesch, Nicoletta; Pelliccioni, Armando; Grandi, Carlo; Magri, Donatella; D’Ovidio, Maria Concetta (2021-01). "Research Progress on Aerobiology in the Last 30 Years: A Focus on Methodology and Occupational Health". Sustainability. 13 (8): 4337. doi:10.3390/su13084337. ISSN 2071-1050.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help)CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ Hofmann, Frieder; Otto, Mathias; Wosniok, Werner (17 October 2014). "Maize pollen deposition in relation to distance from the nearest pollen source under common cultivation - results of 10 years of monitoring (2001 to 2010)". Environmental Sciences Europe. 26 (1): 24. doi:10.1186/s12302-014-0024-3. ISSN 2190-4715.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ Malard, Lucie A.; Avila-Jimenez, Maria-Luisa; Schmale, Julia; Cuthbertson, Lewis; Cockerton, Luke; Pearce, David A. (1 November 2022). "Aerobiology over the Southern Ocean – Implications for bacterial colonization of Antarctica". Environment International. 169: 107492. doi:10.1016/j.envint.2022.107492. ISSN 0160-4120.
External links
- International Society of Aerobiology Archived 28 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- https://www.knowmold.com/know-your-mold.html
