Ash pollen count in the air of selected Polish cities in 2017

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Kornel Szczygielski
Małgorzata Puc
Alina Stacewicz
Elżbieta Weryszko-Chmielewska
Krystyna Piotrowska-Weryszko
Monika Ziemianin
Kazimiera Chłopek
Katarzyna Dąbrowska-Zapart
Grzegorz Siergiejko
Ewa M. Świebocka
Dorota Myszkowska
Adam Rapiejko
Małgorzata Malkiewicz
Ewa Kalinowska
Dariusz Jurkiewicz
Agnieszka Lipiec

Abstract

The aim of the study was to compare the pollen season of ash in Bialystok, Bydgoszcz, Cracow, Drawsko Pomorskie, Lublin, Olsztyn, Sosnowiec, Szczecin, Warsaw, Wroclaw and Zielona Gora in 2017 year. Measurements of pollen concentration were performed by the use of volumetric method (Burkard or Lanzoni pollen sampler). The pollen season of ash started in all measurement sites in the last week of March and first week of April. The peak values of seasonal pollen count occurred between 31st March and 10th April in all cities. The highest concentration of 772 pollen grains × m-3 was noted in Cracow, and the lowest of 45 pollen grains × m-3 in Bialystok. The risk of pollen allergy because of the presence in the air the high concentrations of ash pollen grains was the biggest in Cracow (10 days) and in Zielona Gora (9 days). The highest annual sum (SPI, Seasonal Pollen Index) of ash pollen grains was recorded in Cracow (1928), and it was over 9 times higher than in Bialystok (218).

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Szczygielski , K., Puc , M., Stacewicz , A., Weryszko-Chmielewska , E., Piotrowska-Weryszko , K., Ziemianin , M., Chłopek , K., Dąbrowska-Zapart , K., Siergiejko , G., Świebocka , E. M., Myszkowska , D., Rapiejko , A., Malkiewicz , M., Kalinowska , E., Jurkiewicz , D., & Lipiec , A. (2017). Ash pollen count in the air of selected Polish cities in 2017. Alergoprofil, 13(2), 85-90. Retrieved from https://journalsmededu.pl/index.php/alergoprofil/article/view/894
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