Hi Everyone, please see the updated poster. 

Thank you.

Natalie

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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

Sara Zapata-Marin
PhD candidate

Quantitative Life Sciences
McGill University

 

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.