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Hi Everyone, SOCAAR is pleased to announce our next Seminar ONLINE. Here is our Seminar for December 2020: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 3:00 - 4:00PM Dr. Eric Lavigne Senior Epidemiologist Air Health Science Division Health Canada Spatiotemporal variations in aeroallergens in the City of Toronto It is estimated that 2.5 million Canadians suffer from asthma, this corresponds to 8.4% of the total population. Additionally, respiratory allergies such as allergic rhinitis affect 1 in 5 Canadians. Exposure to aeroallergens, such as pollen, has been associated with the exacerbation of allergic rhinitis and asthma. It is known that the quantity and timing of pollen dispersal, can be influenced by the tree canopy, level of urbanization, atmospheric conditions and number of source plants in the area, among other factors. In order to better understand the spatiotemporal distribution of aeroallergens, measurements of pollen and spore concentration from the pollen season in 2018 at 18 sites distributed across Toronto were taken. The purpose of this seminar is to present findings on predictors of intra-urban variation in aeroallergens in the City of Toronto and to present how environmental and urban land-use factors may influence the concentration of aeroallergens. ________________________________________________________________________________ Microsoft Teams meeting Join on your computer or mobile app Click here to join the meeting<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MWNiNWJkMGUtMjBiZC00YTE1LWI5ZWYtNzA1MDE0OGJiODM5%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2278aac226-2f03-4b4d-9037-b46d56c55210%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2276a2f469-c5cc-446a-8132-c4bf6f5856ed%22%7d> Or call in (audio only) +1 647-794-1609,,816370353#<tel:+16477941609,,816370353#> Canada, Toronto Phone Conference ID: 816 370 353# Find a local number<https://dialin.teams.microsoft.com/d82c5eb5-d575-428c-bac3-869ecf09d547?id=816370353> | Reset PIN<https://mysettings.lync.com/pstnconferencing> Learn More<https://aka.ms/JoinTeamsMeeting> | Meeting options<https://teams.microsoft.com/meetingOptions/?organizerId=76a2f469-c5cc-446a-8132-c4bf6f5856ed&tenantId=78aac226-2f03-4b4d-9037-b46d56c55210&[log in to unmask]&messageId=0&language=en-US> ________________________________________________________________________________