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Keywords

Forecasting; Pollen; Pollen Allergy

Research interests

My focus is on the combination of science with service as well as on science communication. My research interests lie on the improvement of pollen forecasts for the public and phenology as essential part of pollen monitoring.

Techniques, methods & infrastructure

We apply standard light microscopy to determine and count pollen and spores from aerobiological samples. I also have experience in microwear analysis (light microscope), phenological monitoring and forecasting (pollen forecasts).

Selected publications

1. Bastl, K. et al. (2020) ‘Translating the Burden of Pollen Allergy Into Numbers: 10-Year Observational Study of Electronically Generated Symptom Data From the Patient’s Hayfever Diary in Austria and Germany’, Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22(2), p. e16767. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/16767.
2. Bastl, K. et al. (2023) ‘Phenology as a tool to gain more insights into the grass pollen season’, Allergo Journal International [Preprint]. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40629-023-00264-7.
3. Bastl, K., Kmenta, M. and Berger, U.E. (2018) ‘Defining Pollen Seasons: Background and Recommendations’, Current Allergy and Asthma Reports, 18(12). Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11882-018-0829-z.
4. Bastl, K. et al. (2016) ‘The medical and scientific responsibility of pollen information services’, Wiener klinische Wochenschrift, 129(1–2), pp. 70–74. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00508-016-1097-3.
5. Bastl, K., Kmenta, M. and Berger, U. (2015) ‘Unusually early flowering of alder in Vienna: first report of Alnus × spaethii in Austria, combined LM and SEM study of alder species and impact on pollen allergy sufferers’, Aerobiologia, 31(4), pp. 515–524. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10453-015-9383-5.