The impact of air pollution on the concentration of allergenic fungal spores
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Fungal spores are an important component of bioaerosol and also considered to act as indicator of the level of atmospheric bio-pollution. In addition to meteorological factors that affect the level of spore concentrations in the air, an important factor, especially in big cities are air pollutions. Their impact on the level of spore concentrations is not well understood yet.
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