The role of clothing fabrics as passive pollen collectors in the north‐eastern United States

Zavada, Michael S.; McGraw, Stephanie M.; Miller, Melissa A.

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“…Riding and his colleagues define how pollen is trapped and replaced on footware. Zavada et al (2007) demonstrated the importance of cloth as pollen traps. All of these forensic applications could be applied to archaeological materials.…”

Section: Transferring Archaeopalynology Methods To Forensic Palynologymentioning

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Dietary analysis of Piraino 1, Sicily, Italy: the role of archaeopalynology in forensic science

Piombino‐Mascali

Zink

Reinhard

et al. 2013

Journal of Archaeological Science

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Section: Transferring Archaeopalynology Methods To Forensic Palynologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Dietary analysis of Piraino 1, Sicily, Italy: the role of archaeopalynology in forensic science

Piombino‐Mascali

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Reinhard

et al. 2013

Journal of Archaeological Science

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“…The actual numbers of pollen on clothes can be considerably higher. Takahashi et al (2008) counted 2-3 million pollen grains on laundry, and Zavada et al (2007) estimated that a large t-shirt can trap 7 million grains during a peak pollen day. These studies, however, were carried out using a different collection method that often leads to quantitative differences (Frenz 1999;Piotrowska and WeryszkoChmielewska 2003).…”

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“…It is often suggested that clothes constitute an important entry route. Yet pollen has been searched for and counted on fabrics in only a few studies (Kiyosawa and Yoshizawa 2002;Zavada et al 2007;Takahashi et al 2008). We evaluated the importance of clothes on pollen transport into houses by studying different types of fabrics after the clothes had been aired or worn outdoors.…”

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Pollen transport by clothes

Jantunen

Saarinen

2011

Aerobiologia

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Pollen transport into houses via clothing was studied on different types of fabrics after clothing was aired or worn outdoors. After walking through grassland, 68 pollen grains/cm 2 were found on clothes (tape samples). The amount of grass pollen, and especially pollen from insect-pollinated plants, increased from the shirt towards the shoes. The amount of pollen on clothes aired outdoors in a yard depended on the concentration in the ambient air and the texture of the fabrics. On vacuumed samples, 1.2 grains/cm 2 /h adhered to the furry fabric of fleece and wool, whereas only 0.3 grains/cm 2 /h adhered to a tight weave polyamide coat and a denim jacket. A moist cotton shirt gave slightly higher pollen counts in both the tape (8.6 grains/cm 2 /h) and the vacuumed samples (1.0 grains/cm 2 /h) compared to a dry shirt (5.6 and 0.6 grains/cm 2 /h), but the difference was not significant. Tape samples gave tenfold higher pollen numbers compared to vacuumed samples, probably due to the more optimal location of the tape sampling area on top of the shoulders. We conclude that clothing constitutes an important route for carrying allergenic pollen into houses. Pollen transport can be decreased by shaking outdoor clothing before entering a residence. In our case, shaking removed 68% pollen grains from trousers.

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“…A análise polínica de sedimentos aéreos nos fornece, de maneira específica, dados sobre a chuva polínica da vegetação circundante ou da vegetação dos arredores, sujeita às variações sazonais (Zavada et al, 2007).…”

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Dados da Chuva Polínica no Parque Nacional Serra da Capivara (PNSC), Piauí, Brasil

Chaves

2013

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ResumoO presente trabalho foi desenvolvido no Parque Nacional Serra da Capivara (PNSC), que ocupa um total de 130.000 ha na região sudeste do Estado do Piauí. Durante quatro anos (1998 a 2001), foi coletada e analisada a chuva polínica local, visando caracterizá-la e também para melhorar nosso atual conhecimento da flora para um futuro monitoramento dessa vegetação do semiárido. Os resultados apontam para uma nítida dissociação entre as épocas de precipitação e a abundância de floração. Palavras-chave: Aeropalinologia; chuva polínica; grãos de pólen AbstractThe present work was developed in the Serra da Capivara National Park (PNSC) that occupies a total of 130,000 ha in the southeastern region of the State of Piauí. For four years (1998 to 2001) the local pollen rain was collected and analyzed to establish the local pollen rain and improve our current flora knowledge for a future plant management in this semi-arid vegetation. The results indicate sharply dissociation between different flowering times and season time rain.

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The role of clothing fabrics as passive pollen collectors in the north‐eastern United States

Cited by 37 publications

References 24 publications

Dietary analysis of Piraino 1, Sicily, Italy: the role of archaeopalynology in forensic science

Dietary analysis of Piraino 1, Sicily, Italy: the role of archaeopalynology in forensic science

Pollen transport by clothes

Dados da Chuva Polínica no Parque Nacional Serra da Capivara (PNSC), Piauí, Brasil

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