8th Basic Course on Aerobiology
Basic Courses on Aerobiology aim for the scientific and technical training of students, graduates and researchers for performing aerobiological monitoring. The Courses are organized biannually by the European leading authorities in aerobiology.
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The 8th Basic Course on Aerobiology took place in Novi Sad, Serbia from 12-18 July 2007. 26 students from 10 european countries attended and succesfully completed 8th BCA 2007.
LECTURES (15 hours) which covered topics such as:
airborne particles (aerodynamics, dispersal); plant identification; pollen (development, biology, function, production, release, structure, morphology); fungal spores (development, biology, function, production, release, structure, morphology); allergy; sampling in aerobiology (Hirst volumetric trap, microscopy); analysis of samples collected by Hirst volumetric trap; basic statistics in aerobiology; forecasting in aerobiology (methods, pollen and meteorology); EAN (European Aerobiological Networks) and EPI (European Pollen Information System); quality control in routine aerobiological monitoring
PRACTICAL EXCERCISES (25 hours) covered:
operation of volumetric trap; sampling surface and slide preparation; Airborne pollen/spores concentration calculation; data presentation; pollen identification (Alnus, Corylus, Betula, Cupressaceae, Taxaceae, Populus, Salix, Pinaceae, Quercus, Platanus, Carpinus, Poaceae, Plantago, Fraxinus, Olea, Ligustrum, Fagus, Rumex, Castanea, Chenopodiaceae, Amaranthaceae, Asteraceae Liguliflorae, Artemisia, Ambrosia, Mercurialis); fungal spore identification (Aspergillus, Alternaria, Cladosporium, Epicoccum, Stemphylium, Penicillium, Polythriuncium, Torula, Fusarium, Dydimella, Drechslera, Pleospora); scanning and counting of slides; Data input software (also suitable for input directly during your work at the microscope) with the option for automated data transfer in suitable format for EAN database.
EXAMINATION (theoretical test; scanning, identification and counting of test slides)
The course was orgaized by:
Prof. C. Galan (Spain)
Prof. G. Frenguelli (Italy)
Prof. M. Smith(United Kingdom)
Prof. S. Jäger (Austria)
Dr. A. Stach (Poland)
Dr. B. Clot (Switzerland)
Dr. D. Jaric (Serbia)
Dr. I. Bustos Delgado (United Kingdom)
Dr. M. Thibaudon (France)
Mrs A. Kofol-Seliger (Slovenia)
Mr C. Lanzoni (Italy)
Mr P. Radisic (Serbia)
Mr B. Sikoparija (Serbia)
Mrs A. Dedijer (Serbia)
Mrs M. Mitrovic-Josipovic (Serbia)
Ms N. Camprag (Serbia)
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