Multiple Monitoring Stations in Big Cities: First Example of Three Spore Traps in Rome

Annarosa Miraglia, Maria Antonia Brighetti, Denise De Franco, Alessandro Di Menno di Bucchianico, Francesca Froio and Alessandro Travaglini ()
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Annarosa Miraglia: Ph.D. Program in Evolutionary Biology and Ecology, Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
Maria Antonia Brighetti: Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
Denise De Franco: Ph.D. Program in Evolutionary Biology and Ecology, Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
Alessandro Di Menno di Bucchianico: Ph.D. Program in Evolutionary Biology and Ecology, Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
Francesca Froio: Allergology Centre, San Pietro-Fatebenefratelli Hospital, 00189 Rome, Italy
Alessandro Travaglini: Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 5, 1-14

Abstract: (1) Background: Rome is a municipality with an area of 1287 km 2 and presents floristic-vegetational complexity that is reflected in the composition of aerospora, which are responsible for pollinosis. The presence of airborne pollen can be detected by pollen monitoring. The large extent of the city’s territory makes it possible to verify possible changes in pollen composition in different sites of the city. With this in mind, a study was conducted to assess the differences in airborne pollen concentration, considering phenological and production indicators at three different sites in the city. (2) Methods: Pollen data of eight taxa were considered, Alnus spp., Castanea sativa Miller, Cupressaceae-Taxaceae, Olea europaea L., Platanaceae, Poaceae, Quercus spp., and Urticaceae, during 2020 and 2021, using three monitoring samplers. The airborne pollen concentration and the seasons of the three centers were calculated and compared with each other. (3) Results: The diversity between the three samplers shows a phenological succession in accordance with the microclimatic diversity present in the city. The heterogeneity of the airborne pollen concentration reflects the floristic-vegetational diversity, while qualitative and quantitative parameters indicate a homogeneous flowering trend reflecting the seasonality of the various species. (4) Conclusions: The present work and the Italian geographic context suggest the need for a greater number of sampling points to guarantee a true localization of the data. Having several sampling stations also contributes to the protection of health and green areas, which are difficult to manage, conserve, and maintain.

Keywords: pollen; aerobiology; allergens; pollen trap; urban flora (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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