Hornbeam pollen in the air of Poland in 2018

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Published: Sep 30, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24292/01.AP.291918
Keywords:
aeroallergens, pollen count, hornbeam

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Małgorzata Puc
1. Department of Botany and Nature Conservation, Faculty of Biology, University of Szczecin. 2. Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Centre, Faculty of Biology, University of Szczecin, Poland
Daniel Kotrych
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Pomeranian Medical University of Szczecin, Poland
Krystyna Piotrowska-Weryszko
Department of Botany, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland
Elżbieta Piotrowska-Weryszko
Department of Botany, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland
Agnieszka Lipiec
epartment of Prevention of Environmental Hazards and Allergology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
Grzegorz Siergiejko
Pediatrics, Gastroenterology and Allergology Department, University Children Hospital, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland
Małgorzata Malkiewicz
Department of Palaeobotany, Institute of Geological Sciences, University of Wroclaw
Katarzyna Dąbrowska-Zapart
Department of Paleontology and Stratigraphy, Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia
Kazimiera Chłopek
Department of Paleontology and Stratigraphy, Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia
Monika Ziemianin
Department of Clinical and Environmental Allergology, Jagiellonian University, Medical College
Artur Górecki
Institute of Botany, Jagiellonian University
Dariusz Jurkiewicz
Department of Otolaryngology with Division of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery in Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
Agnieszka Świdnicka-Siergiejko
Department of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Bialystok
Adam Rapiejko
1. Oxford Archaeology Ltd., Oxford, England. 2. Allergen Research Center, Warsaw, Poland
Kornel Szczygielski
Department of Otolaryngology with Division of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery in Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
Ewa Kalinowska
Allergen Research Center, Poland
Piotr Rapiejko
Department of Otolaryngology with Division of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery in Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
Alina Stacewicz
1. Department of Botany and Nature Conservation, Faculty of Biology, University of Szczecin, Poland. 2. Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Centre, Faculty of Biology, University of Szczecin, Poland

Abstract

The study compares the hornbeam pollen seasons in Bialystok, Bydgoszcz, Drawsko Pomorskie, Zielona Gora, Opole, Sosnowiec, Cracow, Piotrkow Trybunalski, Warsaw, Lublin, Olsztyn and Szczecin in 2018. The investigations were carried out using the volumetric method (Hirst type pollen sampler). Seasonal Pollen Index was estimated as the sum of daily average pollen concentrations in the given season. Pollen season was defined as the period in which 98% of the annual total catch occurred. The pollen season of hornbeam started first in Bialystok, on the April 3rd. At the latest, a pollen season ended in Lublin and Sosnowiec at the beginning of May. However, in most other cities the season lasted till the end of April. The differences of pollen seasons duration were considerable, from 16 to 36 days. The highest airborne concentration of 168 pollen grains/m3 was noted in Lublin on the April 14th. The maximum values of seasonal pollen count occurred between April 12th and 16th. The highest hornbeam pollen allergen hazard occurred in 2018 in Lublin, Warsaw and Piotrkow Trybunalski.

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Puc , M., Kotrych , D., Piotrowska-Weryszko , K., Piotrowska-Weryszko , E., Lipiec , A., Siergiejko , G., Malkiewicz , M., Dąbrowska-Zapart , K., Chłopek , K., Ziemianin , M., Górecki , A., Jurkiewicz , D., Świdnicka-Siergiejko , A., Rapiejko , A., Szczygielski , K., Kalinowska , E., Rapiejko , P., & Stacewicz , A. (2018). Hornbeam pollen in the air of Poland in 2018. Alergoprofil, 14(3), 72-76. https://doi.org/10.24292/01.AP.291918
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