Papers Relating to Birch Pollen Exposure

Anderson HR, Ponce de Leon A, Bland JM, Bower JS, Emberlin J, Strachan DP.  Air Pollution, pollens, and daily admissions for asthma in London 1987-92.  Thorax 1998; 53:  842-848.  

Riediker M, Monn C, Koller T, Stahel WA, Wuthrich, R. Air pollutants enhance rhinoconjunctivitis symptoms in pollen-allergic individuals. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2001; 87: 311-318.

Schappi GF, Suphioglu C, Taylor PE, Knox RB.  Concentrations of the major birch tree allergen Bet v 1 in pollen and respirable fine particles in the atmosphere.  J Allergy Clin Immunol 1997; 100: 656-661.

Schappi GF, Taylor PE, Staff IA, Rolland JM, Suphioglu C.  Immunologic significance of respirable atmospheric starch granules containing major birch allergen Bet v 1.  Allergy 1999; 54: 478-483.

Spieksma FThM, Nikkels AH. Similiarity in seasonal appearance between atmospheric birch-pollengrain and allergen in paucimicronic, size-fractionated ambient aerosol. Allergy 1999, 54: 235-241.

Taylor PE, Flagan RC, Miguel AG, Valenta R, Glovsky MM. Birch pollen rupture and the release of aerosols of respirable allergens. Clin Exp Allergy 2004; 34:1591-1596.