The coastline of Florida has been formed by geomorphic processes which have created suitable habitats for certain vegetation and organisms. One type of vegetation is the mangrove; this plant has a latitudinal range of 24° to 32° N latitude which is associated with local climatic changes (Mitsch 2000). There are three species of mangrove found in Florida: red (Rhizophora), black (Avicennia), and white (Languncularia) (USGS 2006). Mangroves have adapted overtime to live in different ecosystems which cause mangroves, along the Florida coast, of the same species not be the same. Climatic variation causes individual mangrove trees have structural differences such as: tree height, diameter, and density; these variations are related to geographic location (Pool 1997, Schaeffer-Novelli 1990). Tree height is the measurement from the base of the tree trunk of the ground to the top of the tree. The diameter, also known as diameter at breast height (DBH), is the circumference of the tree trunk 1.21 meters from the ground. Density is the frequency of individual tress within predetermined distance. Florida's southwest coast has one of the world's biggest mangrove swamps called Ten Thousand Islands (Mitsch 2000). In northern Florida the mangrove swamps begin to mix with salt marsh vegetation, here mangroves are more like shrubs than trees (Mitsch 2000). The changes in individual mangrove structure could be a result of available freshwater and temperature. This project was a quantitative analysis using published and original data for graph production to understand the structural variation of mangroves on Florida's gulf coast at different latitudes. Study sites were located in bays along the Gulf of Mexico. The gulf coast of Florida was the study area of this project because it is the northern latitudinal limit for mangroves and as the latitude changes mangrove plant structure changes (Mitsch 2000). The tree height, diameter, basal area, biomass, and densities were compared to the precipitation and temperature values to understand the effect climate has on mangroves.

The United States Environmental Protection Agency acknowledges that indoor environments can impact the health of students and can affect concentration, attendance, and student performance (USEPA 2008). In a school year, children are required by the Florida Department of Education to be in school for a total of 180 days, which is 795 hours spent in a classroom (FLDOE 2008). In the elementary school setting, kindergarten classes typically spend a portion of the school day with floor-based activities. The American Lung Association (ALA) states that over 6.8 million children under the age of 18 are affected by asthma (ALA 2008). Allergic reactions and/or sensitization to allergens such as dust, animal dander, and cockroaches are among triggers associated with asthma cases. Literature suggests looking at the areas where individuals spend a considerable amount of time to identify potential exposure sources. Currently, many of these studies have been done regarding the home indoor environment; however, few specifically document the concentrations in carpeting in elementary schools and the exposure time associated with floor-based activities. The objective of this research was to quantify the concentrations of cat (Felis domesticus I), dust mite (Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus I, Dermatophagoides farinae I), and cockroach (Blatella germanica) allergens in carpeting in an elementary school kindergarten class and to document and quantify student group activities that are floor-based. One Florida elementary school classroom was identified as the study site. A total of eight reservoir dust samples were collected during the school year to be analyzed for Felis domesticus I, Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus I, Dermatophagoides farinae I, and Blatella germanica allergens. The sampling reservoir was the carpeting used for group floor-based activities by the school children. Dust samples from the carpet were analyzed by The Johns Hopkins University Reference Laboratory for Dermatology, Allergy, and Clinical Immunology (DACI). The sample collection methodology followed the "Dust Analysis Instructions for Use" provided by the DACI laboratory, along with the "nozzle sock" sampling media. Following discussions with the kindergarten teacher regarding curriculum and scheduled classroom activities, group floor activities were identified. The kindergarten class was observed periodically throughout a school year to document and quantify classroom activities that were floor-based. The information documented includes: occupancy of classroom, occupied floor area, occupant density, and time spent on carpeting. Felis domesticus I (Fel d I) measurements ranged from 2,206 - 10,558 ng of allergen/g of settled dust, Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus I (Der p I) measurements ranged from 3,408 - 86,704 ng/g and Dermatophagoides farinae I (Der f I) measurements ranged from 704 - 6,720 ng/g, and Blatella germanica (Bla g I) measurements were below detection limits. Based upon the DACI criteria, dust mite concentrations were moderate to high and cat concentrations were low to moderate. Kindergarten children spent approximately 38% of classroom time in floor-based activities.

京都大学 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(農学) / 甲第24656号 / 農博第2539号 / 新制||農||1097(附属図書館) / 学位論文||R5||N5437(農学部図書室) / 京都大学大学院農学研究科森林科学専攻 / (主査)教授 北山 兼弘, 教授 田中 千尋, 教授 松浦 健二 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Agricultural Science / Kyoto University / DGAM

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Resumo: O objetivo do trabalho foi avaliar a mortalidade de duas populações de Blattella germanica em função da área e do tempo de exposição a inseticidas. Os experimentos foram realizados no Depto. Fitossanidade, UNESP-Jaboticabal. Os inseticidas foram aplicados em torre de Potter, com volume de 1 mL sobre placas de Petri, em exposições de 2, 8 e 32 min, no primeiro experimento; e volume de 0,5 mL em áreas de exposição de 25, 50, 75 e 100%, no segundo experimento. No terceiro experimento foram tratadas superfícies revestidas por azulejos, com um pulverizador pressurizado (CO2). Foram utilizados os inseticidas gammacialotrina, bendiocarb, deltametrina, lambdacialotrina CS, lambdacialotrina CE, alfacipermetrina e cipermetrina nas dosagens recomendadas pelos fabricantes, comparados a uma testemunha sem aplicação. Foram confinadas cinco baratas adultas sobre a placa para os dois primeiros experimentos e dez baratas adultas nas superfícies de azulejo para o terceiro experimento. A mortalidade foi avaliada 0, 1, 2, 4, 24, 48 e 72 h após confinamento na superfície tratada. Verificou-se que os inseticidas foram eficientes para os três períodos de exposição. Para a área de exposição o inseticida cipermetrina apresentou a maior mortalidade que ocorreu na maior área. Na avaliação antes da lavagem os produtos resultaram em alta mortalidade, sendo a maior eficiência para o bendiocarb. Após a lavagem da superfície a maior eficiência foi do alfacipermetrina. A população de campo demonstrou ser mais resistente aos inseticidas do que a sensível. / Abstract: This work goes evaluate the mortality of two Blattella germanica populations due insecticide treatments, treated area and exposition times. The experiments were in Dept. Fitossanidade at UNESP-Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil. The application of insecticides was realized in Potter's tower over Petri plates with times exposition of 2, 8 and 32 min, to insects, spraying volume of 1 mL per plate; in another test it was evaluate exposition sizes of 25, 50, 75 and 100% areas to B. germanica and spraying volume of 1 mL per plate. Another application was over surfaces coverage with tile using a knapsack sprayer to test effect for washing in the tiles. For this, cockroaches (sensitive and field populations) were exposed before and after tiles had been washed. The products were: gammacyalotrine, bendiocarb, deltametrina, lambdacialotrina CS, lambdacialotrina CE, alfacipermetrina and cipermetrina, plus one check without application. Five cockroaches were confined over treated plates (first and second experiments) and ten over tile (third experiment). The mortality evaluation was 0, 1, 2, 4, 24, 48 and 72 h after cockroaches exposure. In the first experiment the insecticides was efficient to cipermetrina that promoted higher mortality. In relation of exposure periods, in all times it was observed high mortality of cockroaches. To areas, the higher was in the bigger area of exposure. In the third experiment, insects exposed before washing it was verify high mortality of cockroaches, mainly with bendiocarb, while after that the higher mortality was verified with alfacipermetrina. Field cockroaches survived more than sensitive population. / Orientador: Marcelo da Costa Ferreira / Coorientadora: Nilza Maria Martinelli / Banca: Marcos Roberto Potenza / Banca: Sérgio Antonio de Bortoli / Mestre