Ragweed pollen collected along high-traffic roads shows a higher allergenicity than pollen sampled in vegetated areas
Allergy, 06/12/2012
Ghiani A et al. – The findings show that pollen collected at different sites contains different amount and number of allergens and suggest that traffic–related pollution enhances ragweed pollen allergenicity, which may contribute to the increasing prevalence of ragweed allergy in Lombardy plain.



