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Preliminary Study of Allergenic Algae of Air At Human Breathing Level From Nagpur

Jogita T. Pandkar

Department of Botany, Fergusson College, Pune - 4 India.

Corresponding Author E-mail:Jogita_pandkar@yahoo.co.in

ABSTRACT: Daily sampling of air at human breathing level was done for 11 months to study aero-algal forms and their possible impact on human health. For collecting daily air samples, a modified sampler (smaller version of Aeroscope) specially designed for collecting samples near ground level was developed. This modified sampler was mounted on a vespa scooter front, to collect average daily sample of Nagpur city. Such investigation of algae present in the air, at human breathing level has been attempted for the first time. Cyanophyta was found to be dominant group, followed by Bacillariophyta, Chlorophyta and Euglenophyta. Total 16 algal genera were identified, out of which algal forms such as Phormidium, Lyngbya, Anabaena, Scytonema, Microcoleus and Fragilaria known to be allergenic to human beings were also reported.

KEYWORDS: Aero-algae; Human breathing; Aeroscope; Allergenic

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