A new adhesive for airborne pollen sampling |
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Authors: | Purficacion Alcazar Paul Comtois |
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Affiliation: | (1) Division de Botanica, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal y Ecologia Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Cordoba, Avda San Alberto Magno, s/n, E-14004, Spain;(2) Laboratoire d'aérobiologie, département de géographie, Université de Montréal, CP 6128, Montréal, Canada, H3C 3J7 |
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Abstract: | There is a spreading interest to establish networks of information exchange on aerobiological data in order to carry out comparative studies of the biological air content of different regions. For this kind of study, it is of primary importance that the methods used are being standardized. Since most national networks are now made of comparable Hirst-type samplers, the second most important factor to consider will be the efficiency of the adhesive used on the Melinex tape. In this study, we report conclusive results using a double-side self adhesive acrylic tape (Scotch 3M 9425). Our results show higher capture efficiency (+20%) for the 3M tape as compared to the glycerine/gelatine coating traditionally used in Montréal for the capture of airborne pollen on the Melinex tape of Hirst samplers. |
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Keywords: | capture media Hirst sampler self adhesive tape |
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