Alternaria spores in the air of selected Polish cities in 2008

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Published: Dec 10, 2008
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aeroallergens, spores, mould, Alternaria, 2008

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Agnieszka Grinn-Gofroń
Katedra Taksonomii Roślin i Fitogeografii Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Agnieszka Lipiec
Zakład Profilaktyki Zagrożeń Środowiskowych Warszawskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego
Piotr Rapiejko
Klinika Otolaryngologii Wojskowego Instytutu Medycznego w Warszawie
Kazimiera Chłopek
Katedra Paleontologii i Biostratygrafii Uniwersytetu Śląskiego w Sosnowcu
Dorota
Zakład Alergologii Przemysłowej Collegium Medicum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Izabela Winnicka
Poradnia Epidemiologiczna Wojskowego Instytutu Higieny i Epidemiologii w Warszawie
Małgorzata
Zakład Paleobotaniki Instytutu Nauk Geologicznych Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego
Ewa Kalinowska
Ośrodek Badania Alergenów Środowiskowych w Warszawie
Beata
Oddział Laryngologiczny Szpitala Dziecięcego w Warszawie
Tomasz Wolski
Instytut Oceanografii Fizycznej Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego

Abstract

The aim of the study was to compare the concentration of Alternaria spores in the cities of Szczecin, Warsaw, Sosnowiec, Olsztyn, Krakow, Wroclaw, Bialystok, Bydgoszcz and Opole in 2008. Measurements were performed by the volumetric method (Burkard and Lanzoni pollen and spores sampler). Alternaria season was defined as the period in which 90% of the annual total catch occurred. The Alternaria season started first in Bydgoszcz on the 25th May and in the other cities it started during the next four weeks. The highest airborne concentration of 903 Alternaria spores × m-3 was noted in Szczecin on the 26th of July.


 

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Grinn-Gofroń , A., Lipiec , A., Rapiejko , P., Chłopek , K., Dorota, Winnicka , I., Małgorzata, Kalinowska , E., Beata, & Wolski , T. (2008). Alternaria spores in the air of selected Polish cities in 2008. Alergoprofil, 4(4), 25-29. Retrieved from https://journalsmededu.pl/index.php/alergoprofil/article/view/105
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