Title: Silver Birch (Betula pendula) Pollen and Human Health: Problems for an Exotic Tree in New Zealand.
Authors: Spellerberg, Ian F.; Eriksson, Nils E.; St. A. Crump, Vincent
Abstract: The article discusses the health problems human's get by inhaling pollens from betula pendula. According to the author, birch trees are used as street trees in temperate climatic regions such as New Zealand. The reported health conditions include hayfever, asthma, and others. Allergies were commonly observed to occur most in urban areas.
Subjects: NEW Zealand; EUROPEAN white birch; URBAN trees; ALLERGIES; OBSTRUCTIVE lung diseases
Publication: Arboriculture & Urban Forestry, 2006, Vol 32, Issue 4, p133
ISSN: 1935-5297
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.48044/jauf.2006.018

Silver Birch (Betula pendula) Pollen and Human Health: Problems for an Exotic Tree in New Zealand.

Spellerberg, Ian F.; Eriksson, Nils E.; St. A. Crump, Vincent