ESA 2016

Registration

LECTURE 2 - Challenges in aerobiology

Bernard Clot (Payerne, Switzerland)

SESSION Aerobiology

Chairs: J. Belmonte / E. Severova

• O13 - Airborne Pollen and Fungal Spores in Garki, Abuja (North-Central Nigeria)
  H.-O. Adekanmbi
• O14 - Short seasons and nightly atmospheric circulation of allergenic pollen in Augsburg, Germany: is it really good news?
  A. Damialis

Discussion

• O15 - Winter Pollination of Betula in South Anatolia - Is it Fact or Fiction?
  A. Tosunoglu
• O16 - Case Study France: Analysis of plant occupation of public green spaces
  S. Monnier

Discussion

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Green Room

SESSION Environmental studies: pollution, meteorology

Chairs: D. O’Connor / B. Crouzy

• O27 - Impact of meteorological conditions on seasonal pollen index: outcome of 35 years of pollen re-analysis
  M. Sofiev
• O28 - Controversial study: autumn vs spring conditions
  L. Sukiene

Discussion

• O29 - Survey of biological ice nucleators in precipitation at the rural site of Opme, Puy-de-Dôme, France
  P. Amato
• O30 - Estimating the bacterial source strength and the downwind influence of outdoor composting platforms
  Y. Brunet

Discussion

LECTURE Ragweed - Has allergy to pollen not increased the spread of common ragweed?

Bruno Chauvel (Dijon, France)

SESSION Ragweed IRS/Cost SMARTER

Chairs: M. Bonini / H. Müller-Schärer

• O17 - Analysis of airborne Ambrosia pollen in Europe within the framework of Cost SMARTER
  M. Smith
• O18 - Risk assessment of the leaf beetle Ophraella communa, a biological control candidate for Ambrosia artemisiifolia
  H. Müller-Schärer

Discussion

• O19 - The potential impact of an exotic beetle on ragweed pollen in Europe
  S. Lommen
• O20 - Ophraella communa and ragweed pollen reduction in the air of Northern Italy
  M. Bonini
• O21 - Italian ragweed pollen inventory
  C. Skjoth

Discussion

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Green Room

SESSION Modeling/Forecasting

Chairs: R. Gehrig / M. Sadys

• O31 - How to predict the shape of pollination season? Approaches to model calibration for birch and grass
  M. Sofiev
• O32 - Modelling the intra- and inter- seasonal variations of birch pollen concentrations
  O. Ritenberga
• O33 - Progress, status and plans of MACC/CAMS pollen forecasting
  M. Sofiev

Discussion

• O34 - Pollen forecasts for alder, birch, grasses and ragweed based on the numerical pollen dispersion model cosmo-art at 1 km resolution
  A. Pauling
• O35 - Operational ragweed forecasting over the Rhone-Alpes region
  F. Troude
• O36 - From the Smart Pollen - project to the Norkko-pollen service: Results and experiences of the new kinds of pollen forecasts in Finland
  P. Siljamo
• O37 - Emissions of ryegrass pollen in South Eastern Australia
  J. Silver

Discussion

SESSION Ragweed IRS/Cost SMARTER

Chairs: M. Bonini / H. Müller-Schärer

• O22 - Estimating the economic effects of Ophraella communa on common ragweed pollen risks in South-Eastern France
  R. Mouttet, B. Chauvel
• O23 - Results of the European Quality Control exercise for Ambrosia pollen
  B. Sikoparija
• O24 - Relationships between ragweed and mugwort pollen seasonal parameters and assessment of their potential impact on health
  C. Testoni, M. Bonini
• O25 - Stability of ragweed populations in Central Russia: self-maintenance or seed import?
  E. Severova
• O26 - 2015: evolution of Ambrosia pollen concentration in 5 traps in the Rhone-Alpes Region by AFEDA
  C. Déchamp

Discussion

POSTERS Ragweed

Chairs: M. Bonini / H. Müller-Schärer

Title in bold letters = short oral presentation

• PR34 - Comparative study of Ambrosia pollen and Amb a 1 allergen in Turkey
  A. Acar
• PR35 - Temporal Changes of Ragweed (A. artemisiifolia, A. trifida, A. psilostachya) Pollen Concentration In Latvia
  O. Ritenberga
• PR36 - Pollen of common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.): Illumina-based de novo sequencing and differential transcript expression upon elevated NO₂/O₃
  F. Zhao, D. Ernst
• PR37 - Effects of NO2 on the pollen/seed production and flavonoid amount of common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.)
  F. Zhao, D. Ernst
• PR38 - First volumetric data on ragweed pollen in Ryazan’ (Central Russia)
  I. Posevina
• PR39 - Regional pollen counts reflect local loads of Ambrosia spp. but not of Xanthium ssp.
  F. Zemmer
• PR40 - Can pollen concentrations measured at roof level represent local exposure to Ambrosia pollen in an urban area?
  M. Atalgic
• PR41 - The interactive platform ‘Signalement-Ambroisie’ a participative tool for the fight against ragweed
  S. Monnier

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Green Room

COST-Core Group meeting

IRS Committee meeting