[CANUFNET] London Plane trees and asthma

[Naomi Zurcher via CANUFNET]

The prevalence of asthma among disenfranchised communities has often been used as an excuse to not plant trees in these neighborhoods, thus compounding the problem’s instigation.

Asthma is caused by pollutants and can be exacerbated by pollen. Pollen is not a CAUSE of asthma. If you are doing research into this, you should be aware of the cause of the problem so you are able to evaluate papers that discuss the problem

I live in a city that has a very large population of Platanus x acerifolia and there is no indication whatsoever of a high incidence of asthma.

> On Oct 19, 2018, at 3:04 PM, Mark B via CANUFNET <canufnet at list.web.net> wrote:
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> What about all the asthmatic people like me who suffer from pollution without trees in over heated urban climates?  
> As a long term asthmatic I know that an allergen of tree species pollen does not cause and asthma attack. It is a series of allergens from many different types of pollen 
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> I think spending money on reducing pollution would be a better use of funds. 
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> Plantanus species produce pollen therefore it will cause some asthmatics to have a pollen allergy. 
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> Allergists doctors conduct tests on individuals who suffer and then if required, have a series of injections of the small amount allergens, this treatment had a great deal of success. 
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> Good luck with you studies, I will be interested in read your results. 
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> Mark Burleton 
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> On 19 Oct 2018, at 18:51, Verna Mumby via CANUFNET <canufnet at list.web.net <mailto:canufnet at list.web.net>> wrote:
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>> Request to the network for research papers on Platanus pollen causing asthma in North America.
>> I found research papers from many countries but none from USA or Canada.  
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>> Regards,
>> Verna
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