The study of pollen at the tabletop SEM illustrated in the film "Le Peuple des Airs" directed by Claude-Julie Parisot

Our colleagues, Marie Choël and Nicolas Visez from LASIRE are studying the alteration of pollen gain by atmospheric pollution. Their work aims to better understand the exacerbation of pollen allergy by pollutants but also to better understand the reproduction of plants in the context of global changes. Their work is illustrated in the documentary 'Le peuple des airs' directed by Claude-Julie Parisot, in co-production ARTE France, Les Films en Vrac, CNRS.

Link: http://www.les-films-en-vrac.com/le-peuple-des-airs/

ARTE broadcast:  https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/093653-000-A/le-peuple-des-airs/

Equipment: SEM FLEXSEM 1000

Publications:

1. M. Choël, A. Ivanovsky, A. Roose, M. Hamze, A.-M. Blanchenet, N. Visez, Quantitative assessment of coagulation of atmospheric particles onto airborne birch pollen grains, Journal of Aerosol Science 161, 105944 (2022), [doi: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2021.105944]

2. M. Choël, A. Ivanovsky, A. Roose, M. Hamze, A.-M. Blanchenet, K. Deboudt, N. Visez, Evaluation of hirst-type sampler and PM10 impactor for investigating adhesion of atmospheric particles onto allergenic pollen grains, Aerobiologia (2020), [doi: 10.1007/s10453-020-09662-8,]