Analysis of the concentration of Tilia sp. pollen in selected Polish cities in 2020 Original article

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Published: Dec 31, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24292/01.AP.164311220.4
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aeroallergens, airborne pollen, concentrations, lime, Tilia, 2020

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Aneta Sulborska
Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7720-0719
Krystyna Piotrowska-Weryszko
Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3827-3218
Elżbieta Weryszko-Chmielewska
Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8410-2757
Agnieszka Lipiec
Department of Prevention of Environmental Hazards and Allergology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3037-2326
Grzegorz Siergiejko
Pediatrics, Gastroenterology and Allergology Department, University Children Hospital, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4084-8332
Monika Ziemianin
Department of Clinical and Environmental Allergology, Medical College, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4568-8710
Katarzyna Dąbrowska-Zapart
Department of Paleontology and Stratigraphy, Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia, Sosnowiec, Poland
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8976-7739
Ewa Kalinowska
Allergen Research Center, Warsaw, Poland
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4821-6882
Dariusz Jurkiewicz
Department of Otolaryngology with Division of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery in Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3729-2679
Małgorzata Puc
Institute of Marine & Environmental Sciences, University of Szczecin, Poland
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6734-9352
Piotr Rapiejko
Allergen Research Center, Warsaw, Poland
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3868-0294

Abstract

With their numerous natural and functional values, lime trees are recommended for planting in urban greenery. However, the allergenic properties of lime pollen should be taken into account. The aim of the study was to analyze the concentration of airborne lime pollen and the course of pollen seasons in this taxon in 10 cities in Poland in 2020. The aerobiological analyses were carried out in Bialystok, Bydgoszcz, Cracow, Lublin, Olsztyn, Opole, Piotrkow Trybunalski, Sosnowiec, Szczecin, and Warsaw.


The investigations were conducted with the volumetric method using Burkard or Lanzoni pollen samplers. The 98% method was employed to determine the length of the pollen season. The earliest onset of the lime pollen season was recorded in Opole and Warsaw (June 14th), and the latest date was noted in Sosnowiec (June 23rd). The maximum lime pollen concentrations were reported between July 1st and July 6th in most cities and on June 24th only in Lublin and Opole. The highest annual pollen sums were recorded in Lublin (738), similar to those reported in 2018 and 2019, whereas the lowest values were noted in Bialystok (20), Sosnowiec (145), and Olsztyn (149). The annual sums of lime pollen in the other measurement sites located in the different regions of Poland were in the range of 180–308.


In the discussion, the results from 2020 for Lublin are compared with data from the previous 19 years collected in this city. The data suggest that the increase in the airborne lime pollen concentration recorded in Lublin in recent years may be associated with climate change.

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Sulborska , A., Piotrowska-Weryszko , K., Weryszko-Chmielewska , E., Lipiec , A., Siergiejko , G., Ziemianin , M., Dąbrowska-Zapart , K., Kalinowska , E., Jurkiewicz , D., Puc , M., & Rapiejko , P. (2020). Analysis of the concentration of Tilia sp. pollen in selected Polish cities in 2020. Alergoprofil, 16(4), 21-26. https://doi.org/10.24292/01.AP.164311220.4
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Vol 16 No 4 (2020)
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MEDICAL AEROBIOLOGY
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