Biomonitoring of pollen grains of a river bank suburban city, Konnagar, Calcutta, India, and its link and impact on local people

Introduction and objectives Pollen grains released by plants are dispersed into the air and can become trapped in human nasal mucosa, causing immediate release of allergens triggering severe Type 1 hypersensitivity reactions in susceptible allergic patients. Recent epidemiologic data show that 11–12...

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Main Authors: Kavita Ghosal, Naren Pandey, Swati Gupta Bhattacharya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Rural Health 2015-05-01
Series:Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.journalssystem.com/aaem/Biomonitoring-of-pollen-grains-of-a-river-bank-suburban-city-Konnagar-Calcutta-India-and-its-link-and-impact-on-local-people,72266,0,2.html