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Convective storms alter bioaerosol populations through cold pools and precipitation

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: < 0.01). This study found convective storms can greatly increase boundary-layer concentrations of fungal spores and warm-temperature biological INPs, leading to high exposure risks for sensitized populations and the potential for bioaerosols to influence cloud processes.

Source: Environmental Science Atmospheres

DOI: 10.1039/d5ea00129c

Authors: Teresa K. Feldman, Chamari B. A. Mampage, Nicholas M. Falk, Janeshta C. Fernando, Brian Heffernan, Thomas C. J. Hill, Drew Juergensen, Claudia Mignani, Marina Nieto-Caballero, Leah D. Grant, Susan C. van den Heever, Paul J. DeMott, Sonia M. Kreidenweis, Russell J. Perkins, Elizabeth A. Stone

Institutions: University of Iowa, Colorado State University, University of Augsburg

Language: English

Topic: Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure

Subfield: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Battelle, Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Awards: Collaborative Research: Interactions and Feedbacks between Storms and Bioaerosols, Collaborative Research: Interactions and Feedbacks between Storms and Bioaerosols, Environmental Health Sciences Research Center

OpenAlex ID: W7119083566

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