Study of primary biological aerosols to characterize their diversity in particulate matter over the Indian tropical region: assessment for climatic and health impact

Hema Priyamvada R1, Akila Muthalagu1, Ravikrishna R2, Rama Shankar Verma3, Ligy Philip1, Viviane Desprès4, Ulrich Pöschl5 and Sachin S Gunthe6, (1)Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India, (2)Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chemical Engineering, Chennai, India, (3)Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Department of Biotechnology, Chennai, India, (4)Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Botany, Mainz, Germany, (5)Max- Planck- Institut fur Chemie, Multiphase Chemistry, Mainz, Germany, (6)Indian Institute of Technology Madras, EWRE Division, Department of Civil Engineering, Chennai, India