Clinical Department 5, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.
Department of Allergology, Colentina Clinical Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Aug 25;19(17):10613. doi: 10.3390/ijerph191710613.
Ragweed pollen is an important component of biological pollution in the urban environment, responsible for increasing respiratory allergies and significant contribution to the health impact of air pollution in the Bucharest area. The aim of this paper is to present the eight-year ragweed pollen monitoring data from Bucharest, to place them in the context of local air pollution, public health regulations and available data on the health impact of ragweed pollen in the urban environment. Our pollen data were correlated with major air pollutant concentrations and with meteorological factors in a recently published local paper and the clinical data of patients with ragweed-induced respiratory symptoms were collected and published in 2019. The ragweed pollen monitoring data, correlated with field data reported by patients and plant specialists confirm the rapid spread of in the Bucharest city area, in addition to some stringent environmental local problems due to air pollution. The number of patients addressed to allergists almost doubled from one year to another, confirming the real alarming health impact of this environmental hazard. Our study confirms the need for more coherent strategies to control ragweed spread, based on application of existing local and international regulations, air pollution control and evaluation of consequences on human health.
豚草花粉是城市环境中生物污染的一个重要组成部分，它会导致呼吸道过敏增加，并对布加勒斯特地区空气污染的健康影响有重大贡献。本文旨在展示布加勒斯特的豚草花粉监测数据，将其置于当地空气污染、公共卫生法规以及豚草花粉在城市环境中对健康影响的可用数据的背景下。我们的花粉数据与主要空气污染物浓度以及最近发表的当地一篇论文中的气象因素相关联，同时还收集并发表了 2019 年豚草引起的呼吸道症状患者的临床数据。豚草花粉监测数据与患者和植物专家报告的现场数据相关联，证实了豚草在布加勒斯特市区的快速传播，除了一些由于空气污染导致的严格的环境当地问题。向过敏症专家咨询的患者数量从一年到另一年几乎翻了一番，证实了这种环境危害对健康的真正令人震惊的影响。我们的研究证实，需要根据现有地方和国际法规、空气污染控制以及对人类健康的影响评估，制定更协调的策略来控制豚草的传播。
