Potencial alergénico de los espacios verdes del barrio de Santa María de Gracia (Murcia, SE España)
- Ana Munuera-Gázquez 1
- Manuel Munuera-Giner 2
- Magdalena Martínez-Boscadas 1
- 1 Instituto de Educación Secundaria Infante D. Juan Manuel, Murcia
- 2 Departamento de Ciencia y Tecnología Agraria, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Murcia.
ISSN: 1138-3399, 1989-2128
Year of publication: 2017
Issue: 39
Pages: 177-190
Type: Article
More publications in: Anales de biología
Abstract
Urban green zones can negatively affect pollen allergy sufferers. A new formula has been recently proposed to estimate the potential allergenicity of urban green zones. After identify and measure the vegetal elements present in the parks, gardens and streets of Santa María de Gracia neighborhood (Murcia, SE Spain), real and potential allergenicity indexes (IUGZA) were calculated. Obtained allergenicity indexes (IUGZA) range from 0.05 to 0.25, with a mean of 0.15 for the whole neighborhood. Being 0.30 a threshold value enough to cause allergy symptoms in the population can be concluded that the neighbourhood and some of their main parks and streets are safe places for pollinosis sufferers and risk of suffering allergies is low or very low