Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Uluslararası küresel İklim değişikliği Kongresi, Çanakkale, Türkiye, 3 - 05 Haziran 2021, ss.101-107
In the current century, climate change and global warming are one of the
biggest problems in the world. The impact of climate change on the environment,
biosphere and biodiversity has become more evident in recent years. Climate
change and the resulting global warming affect the amount, density and
frequency of precipitation, as well as the frequency of extraordinary natural
events such as heat waves, storms, floods, hurricanes and droughts. As a result
of the increase in human activities, the amount of greenhouse gases such as
carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), ozone (O3), water vapor (H2O) in the
atmosphere also increases, and as a result, the temperature of the earth
increases.
With the effect of global climate change, the pollen grains and allergy
at the beginning of the pollen season, its duration and intensity are also changing.
Studies have shown that plants exhibit improved photosynthesis and reproductive
activities and produce more pollen grains in response to high atmospheric
carbon dioxide (CO2) levels. As a result of heavy rains and high temperatures,
fungal density also increases and rainy storms are responsible for severe
asthma. In addition, this increase in fungal density causes respiratory and
asthma-related conditions as well as many other allergic symptoms (allergic
bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, allergic fungal rhinosinusitis and
hypersensitivity pneumonia, etc.). Pollen allergy and fungal allergy is often
used to evaluate the relationship between air pollution and allergic
respiratory diseases such as rhinitis and asthma. Storms that occur during the
pollen seasons can aggravate respiratory allergy and asthma in patients with
hay fever. Airborne fungal spores are usually found in high numbers in the
outdoor air throughout the year and often exceed pollen grains concentrations
100 to 1,000 times depending on environmental factors such as water-nutrient
availability, temperature and wind.
As a result, it is observed that the time, duration and density of
pollen grains and fungal spores, which are allergy factors in humans, change in
the atmosphere with changing climatic conditions, and accordingly, allergy
seasons are prolonged and changed. While this situation indirectly affects
allergies and asthma in people with high sensitivity to fungal spores and
pollen grains, it may create serious respiratory hazards in terms of health.
For this, taking a series of measures to reduce the emission of greenhouse
gases in the atmosphere is also important in terms of health.
Key words : allergy,
pollen grains, fungal spore, global warming, biodiversity