Recent Publications
Apangu, Godfrey, Frisk, Carl, A. , Adams-Groom, Beverley, Satchwell, J., Pashley, C. H and Skjoth, C. (2020) Air mass trajectories and land cover map reveal cereals and oilseed rape as major local sources of Alternaria spores in the Midlands, UK. Atmospheric Pollution Research. ISSN 1309-1042 (In Press)
Adams-Groom B, Skjoth C, Selby K, Pashley C, Satchwell J, Head K, Ramsay G. 2020. Regional calendars and seasonal statistics for the United Kingdom’s main pollen allergens. Allergy, 75 (6): 1492-1494. https://doi.org/10.1111/all.14168
Adams-Groom B, Martin P, Sierra-Banon A-L. 2019. Pollen characterization of English honey from Worcestershire, West Midlands (UK). Bee World, 97 (2): 53-56 https://doi.org/10.1080/0005772X.2019.1698105
Rojo J, Oteros J, Pérez-Badia R, Cervigón P, Ferencova Z, Gutiérrez-Bustillo AM, Bergmann K-C, Oliver G, Thibaudon M, Albertini R, Rodríguez-De la Cruz D, Sánchez-Reyes E, Sánchez-Sánchez J, Pessi AM, Reiniharju J, Saarto A, Galderón MC, Guerrero C, Berra D, Bonini M, Chiodini E, Fernández-González D, García J, Trigo MM, Myszkowska D, Fernández-Rodríguez S, Tormo-Molina R, Damialis A, Haering F, Traidl-Hoffmann C, Severova E, Caeiro E, Ribeiro H, Magyar D, Makra L, Udvardy O, Alcázar P, Galán C, Borycka K, Kasprzyk I, Newbigin E, Adams-Groom B, Apangu G, Frisk CA, Skjøth C, Radisic P, Šikoparij B, Celenk S, Schmidt-Weber C & Buters J. 2019. Near-ground Effect of Height on Pollen Exposure. Environmental Research. 174: 160-169 http://eprints.worc.ac.uk/7928/
Brennan GL, Potter C, de Vere N, Griffith GW, Skjoth CA, Osborne NJ, Wheeler BW, McInnes RN, Clewlow Y, Barber A, Hanlon HM, Hegarty M, Jones L, Kurganskiy A, Rowney FM, Armitage C, Adams-Groom B, Ford Col R, Petch GM, The PollerGEN Consortium & Creer S. 2019. Temperate airborne grass pollen defined by spatio-temporal shifts in community composition. Nature Ecology and Evolution. 3 (5): 750-754 doi: 10.1038/s41559-019-0849-7. Epub 2019 Apr 8.
Grundström M, Adams-Groom B, Pashley CH, Dahl Å, Rasmussen K, de Weger LA, Thibaudon M, Fernández-Rodríguez S, Silva-Palacios I, Skjøth CA. 2019. Oak pollen seasonality and severity across Europe and modelling the season start using a generalized phenological model. Science of the Total Environment, 663: 527-536
Wakeham A, Keane G, John S, Adams-Groom, B and Kennedy R. 2018. CP 137 - Cucumber: Development and Testing of a Lateral Flow Device For Both Gummy Stem Blight and Powdery Mildew in Bio-aerosols During Cucurbit Production. Final Report. Project Report. Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, Warwickshire, UK.
Adams-Groom B, Skjoth CA, Baker M & Welch T. 2017. Modelled and observed surface soil pollen deposition distance curves for isolated trees of Carpinus betulus, Cedrus atlantica, Juglans nigra and Platanus acerifolia. Aerobiologia, 33(3): 407-416
Adams-Groom B. Assessment of pollen assemblages on footwear for evidence of pollen deriving from a mock crime scene: a contribution to forensic palynology. Grana, DOI: 10.1080/00173134.2017.1310293
Newsome N, Adams-Groom B. 2017. Seasonal variation in surface soil pollen taxa over twelve months in three English mature woodlands. Grana,56(6): 377-385
Khwarahm NR, Dash J, Skjoth CA, Newnham RM, Adams-Groom B, Caulton E & Atkinson PM. 2016. Mapping the birch and grass pollen seasons in the UK using satellite sensor time-series. Science of the Total Environment, 578: 586-600
Sadys M, Adams-Groom B, Herbert RJ & Kennedy R. Comparisons of fungal spore distributions using air sampling at Worcester, England (2006-2010). Aerobiologia, published online 30th March 2016. DOI 10.1007/s10453-016-9436-4
Skjoth CA, Bilinska D, Werner M, Malkiewicz M, Adams-Groom B, Kryza M & Drzeniecka-Osiadacz A. Footprint areas of pollen from alder (Alnus) and birch (Betula) in the UK (Worcester) and Poland (Wroclaw) during 2005-2014. Acta Agrobotanica, 68(4): 315-324 DOI: 10.5586/aa.2015.044
Skjoth, C.A, Werner M, Kryza M, Adams-Groom B, Wakeham A, Lewis M, Kennedy R. 2015. Quality of the Governing Temperature Variables in WRF in relation to Simulation of Primary Biological Aerosols. Advances in Meteorology. doi:10.1155/2015/412658
Hawkins J, d Vere N, Griffith A, Ford R, Allainguillaume J, Hegarty M, Baillie L, Adams-Groom B. 2015. Using DNA metabarcoding to identify the floral composition of honey: A new tool for investigating honey bee foraging preferences. PLOS One, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0134735
Adams-Groom B. 2015. Frequency and abundance of pollen taxa in crime case samples from the United Kingdom, Grana, 54,2: 146-155
Skjoth, C.A., Baker, P., Sadys M., Adams-Groom, B. 2015. Pollen from alder (Alnus sp.), birch (Betula sp.) and oak (Quercus sp.) in the UK originate from small woodlands. Urban Climate, 14, 414-428
Fernández Rodriguez S, Adams-Groom B, Silva Palacios I, Caeiro E, Brandao R, Ferro R, Gonzalo Garijo Á, Smith M & Tormo Molina R. (2014). Comparison of Poaceae pollen counts recorded at sites in Portugal, Spain and the UK. Aerobiologia. Online: April 2014
Khwarahm N, Dash J, Atkinson P.M, Newnham R.M, Skjoth C.A, Adams-Groom B, Caulton E & Head K. 2014. Exploring the spatio-temporal relationship between two key aeroallergens and meteorological variables in the United Kingdom. Int. J. Biomet., 58,4:529-545
Newnham RM, Sparks TH, Skjoth CA, Head K, Adams-Groom B & Smith M. 2013. Pollen season and climate: Is the timing of birch pollen release in the UK approaching its limit? Int J Biometeorol., 57, 3: 391-400
Adams-Groom B. Forensic Palynology. In: Marquez-Grant N & Roberts J (Eds). 2012. Forensic Ecology Handbook. Wiley-Blackwell