Research and publications
New scientific publications and projects
- PoCHAS – Effects of airborne pollen on cardiorespiratory health and allergic symptoms (Marloes Eeftents, Swiss TPH, 2019-2024)
- EPOCHAL – Beyond seasonal suffering: Effects of Pollen on Cardiorespiratory Health and Allergies (Marloes Eeftens, Swiss TPH, 2020-2025)
Luyten A, Bürgler A, Glick S, Kwiatkowski M, Gehrig R, Beigi M, Hartmann K, Eeftens M. Ambient pollen exposure and pollen allergy symptom severity in the EPOCHAL study. Allergy. 2024;79(7):1908-1920. DOI: 10.1111/all.16130
Bürgler A, Glick S, Hartmann K, Eeftens M. Rationale and design of a panel study investigating six health effects of airborne pollen: the EPOCHAL study. Front Public Health. 2021;9:689248. DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.689248
Glick S, Gehrig R, Eeftens M. Multi-decade changes in pollen season onset, duration, and intensity: a concern for public health?. Sci Total Environ. 2021;781:146382. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146382
Valipour Shokouhi B, de Hoogh K, Gehrig R, Eeftens M. Estimation of historical daily airborne pollen concentrations across Switzerland using a spatio temporal random forest model. Sci Total Environ. 2024;906:167286. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167286
- EU-Horizon Project: SYLVA – A System for Real-Time Observation of Aeroallergens (2023-2026): The overall goal of SYLVA is to achieve a radical improvement and fill gaps in temporal resolution, timeliness, coverage, and availability of information about aeroallergens and other bioaerosols (MeteoSwiss)
- EUMETNET AutoPollen: Developing an automatic monitoring network in Europe for real-time pollen and fungal spores observations (MeteoSwiss). List of AutoPollen publications
- Eeftens M, Tummon F (2024) Pollen allergy and the impact of a changing climate. Swiss Academies Factsheets 19 (1)