Advanced statistical models commonly applied in aerobiology cannot accurately predict the exposure of people to Ganoderma spore-related allergies

- We studied the concentrations of Ganoderma basidiospores captured in air samples.
- We compared meteorological parameters affecting Ganoderma spores at two heights.
- Modelling used the artificial neural networks and multivariate regression trees.
- Results obtained at 1 and 18 m above ground level significantly differed.
- Sampling at 18 m a.g.l. does not predict people's exposure to allergenic Ganoderma.