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The Air Spora - A manual for catching and identifying airborne biological particles
Edited by Lacey, Maureen E., West, Jonathan S.
Springer
2006
Hardcover 150 p. ISBN 0387302522
£69.00
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The Air Spora is an illustrated guide to trapping, identifying and quantifying airborne biological particles such
as fungus and plant spores and pollen. This book will be of use to anyone interested in
aerobiology or studying applied aspects such as dispersal and effect of allergens, or human,
animal and plant pathogens. Including a comprehensive review of what is in the air and detailing
the historical development of theories leading to modern aerobiology, the book explains the fundamental
processes behind airborne dispersal and techniques used to sample, identify and quantify biological particles.
Methods are explained in a step-by-step guide for the use of standard air sampling devices. Although
formats applicable to modern molecular and immunological techniques are described, the emphasis of the
book is on simple visual identification of particles in air samples using traditional microscopy. Consequently
a chapter on setting-up and using a light microscope is included, although experienced researchers can skip
to chapters showing photographs of examples of the Air Spora and nine colour plates of paintings of airborne
particles at a magnification of x1000.
Of interest to university and institute research scientists, plant pathologists, those making the daily pollen
count and working on airborne allergens and diseases; libraries.
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction to Aerobiology
- What is aerobiology
- The Air Spora
- What is in the air
- Early history of aerobiology
- Aerobiology as a discipline
- Aerobiology in action
Chapter 2 The Aerobiology Pathway
- Introduction
- Take-off (Release)
- Dispersal
- Deposition - sedimentation and impaction
- Impact
- Interpreting spore trap data
- Dispersal by rain splash and aerosol
Chapter 3 Air Sampling Techniques
- Introduction
- Passive traps
- Cascade impactor
- Andersen sampler
- Whirling arm trap
- Burkard trap
- Cyclone and minature cyclone samplers
- Virtual impactors and liquid impingers
- Filters
Chapter 4 Using a Burkard Trap
- Introduction
- Siting the trap
- Running the trap
Chapter 5 Using a microscope
- Introduction
- Microscope structures
- Using a microscope
- Measuring and calibration
Chapter 6 Pollen and spore counts
- Introduction
- Counting pollens and spores from a Burkard trap
- Counting pollen and spores from a whirling arm trap
Chapter 7 Identification
- Introduction
- Particle types
- Useful references
- Paintings € x1000
Appendix
Glossary
References
Index
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