Cladosporium spores in the air of selected Polish cities in 2008
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The aim of the study was to compare the concentration of Cladosporium spores in the cities of Szczecin, Warsaw, Sosnowiec, Olsztyn, Krakow, Wrocław, Białystok, Bydgoszcz and Opole in 2008. Measurements were performed by the volumetric method (Burkard and Lanzoni pollen and spores sampler). Cladosporium season was defined as the period in which 90% of the annual total catch occurred. The Cladosporium season started first in Sosnowiec on the 2nd May and in the other cities it started during the next days. The latest the fungal season started in Szczecin. The highest airborne concentration of 106 836 Cladosporium spores × m-3 was noted in Szczecin on the 29th of June.
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