Pollen of plane in the air of selected cities of Poland in 2018

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Published: Dec 31, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24292/01.AP.144271218
Keywords:
pollen count, plane tree, allergens

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Barbara Gałusza
Department of Otolaryngology with Division of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery in Military Institute of Medicine
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9594-5108
Agnieszka Lipiec
Department of Prevention of Environmental Hazards and Allergology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3037-2326
Małgorzata Puc
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
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6734-9352
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
Zenon Siergiejko
aboratory of Respiratory Diagnostics and Bronchoscopy, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland
Adam Rapiejko
1. Oxford Archaeology Ltd., Oxford, England. 2. Allergen Research Center, Warsaw, Poland
Krystian Tywoniuk
Department of Otolaryngology, Audiology and Phoniatrics, Children’s Hospital of Bydgoszcz, Poland
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4610-0002
Kornel Szczygielski
Department of Otolaryngology with Division of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery in Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3717-5424
Dariusz Jurkiewicz
Department of Otolaryngology with Division of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery in Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
Grzegorz Siergiejko
The Medical University of Bialystok Children’s Clinical Hospital, Poland
Ewa M. Świebocka
The Medical University of Bialystok Children’s Clinical Hospital, Poland
Piotr Rapiejko
1. Department of Otolaryngology with Division of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery in Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland. 2. Allergen Research Center, Warsaw, Poland
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3868-0294

Abstract

The course of plane pollen season in Bialystok, Bydgoszcz, Drawsko Pomorskie, Olsztyn, Opole, Szczecin, Warsaw and in Zielona Gora in the year 2018 was presented. Measurements were performed by the volumetric method (Lanzoni or Burkard pollen sampler). Pollen season was defined as the period in which 98% of the annual total catch occurred. In most of the cities, the plane pollen season in 2018 started in the second decade of April. The highest airborne concentration of 87 pollen grains/m3 was noted in Zielona Gora on the April 28th and in Opole (85 pollen grains/m3) on the April 29th. The high pollen count of plane has a local character resulting from the number of trees in cities. The highest risk of pollen allergy associated with the presence of airborne plane pollen was found in Zielona Gora, Opole, Warsaw and Szczecin.

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Gałusza , B., Lipiec , A., Puc , M., Stacewicz , A., Siergiejko , Z., Rapiejko , A., Tywoniuk , K., Szczygielski , K., Jurkiewicz , D., Siergiejko , G., Świebocka , E. M., & Rapiejko , P. (2018). Pollen of plane in the air of selected cities of Poland in 2018. Alergoprofil, 14(4), 101-104. https://doi.org/10.24292/01.AP.144271218
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