Alder pollen in the air of selected Polish cities in 2009
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The aim of the study was to compare the pollen season of alder in the cities of Szczecin, Warsaw, Cracow, Lublin, Wrocław, Białystok and Bydgoszcz in 2009. Measurements were performed by the volumetric method (Burkard and Lanzoni pollen sampler). Pollen season was defined as the period in which 98% of the annual total catch occurred. Seasonal Pollen Index (SPI) was estimated as the annual sum of daily average pollen concentrations. The pollen season of alder started first in Szczecin on the 3rd of February and in the other cities it started during the next 3–4 weeks. The differences of pollen seasons duration were considerable. The highest, record airborne concentration of 778 pollen grains/m3 was noted in Szczecin on the 17th of March. In Szczecin statistically significant correlation was found between the pollen count of alder versus the relative humidity, wind speed and air temperature. Flowering and pollination are a dynamics and complex phenomenon and it is difficult to separate individual effects of different meteorological parameters.
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