James M. House

TL;DR: This system was developed to classify 12 categories of particles found in human urine; it achieves a 93.2% correct classification rate in this application and this performance is considered good.

TL;DR: This review outlines the mechanism of pollen fragmentation and possible pathophysiology of pollen fragment-induced asthma and examines synergistic effects and enhanced immune response from interaction in the atmosphere, or from co-deposition in the airways, of pollen allergens, endogenous pro-inflammatory agents, and the particulate and gaseous fraction of combustion products.

TL;DR: In this paper, a dual-excitation-wavelength Particle Fluorescence Spectrometer (DPFS) was used for real-time classification of airborne pollens, fungal materials, and other airborne particles.

TL;DR: The rupture of Chinese elm pollen under controlled laboratory conditions and in the outdoor atmosphere is examined, indicating that pollen counts underestimate total atmospheric pollen allergen concentrations and raises the possibility of exposure of sensitive individuals to pollen allergens in the form of fine particles that can penetrate into the lower airways and pose potentially severe health risks.

TL;DR: A regional-scale pollen emission and transport modeling framework was developed that treats allergenic pollens as non-reactive tracers within the WRF/CMAQ air-quality modeling system and shows reasonable agreement with observed birch, olive, and mulberry tree pollen concentrations.