Analysis of mugwort (Artemisia) pollen seasons in selected cities in Poland in 2018

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Published: Dec 31, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24292/01.AP.144381218
Keywords:
aeroallergens, pollen count, mugwort, 2018

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Elżbieta Weryszko-Chmielewska
Department of Botany, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8410-2757
Krystyna Piotrowska-Weryszko
Department of Botany, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3827-3218
Anna Woźniak
Department of General Ophthalmology, Medical University of Lublin, Poland
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0865-6541
Aneta Sulborska
Department of Botany, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7720-0719
Agata Konarska
Department of Botany, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2174-7608
Katarzyna Dąbrowska-Zapart
Department of Paleontology and Stratigraphy, Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia, Poland
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8976-7739
Kazimiera Chłopek
Department of Paleontology and Stratigraphy, Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia, Poland
Małgorzata Malkiewicz
Department of Palaeobotany, Institute of Geological Sciences, University of Wroclaw, Poland
Ewa Kalinowska
Allergen Research Center Ltd., Warsaw, Poland
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4821-6882
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
Agnieszka Lipiec
Department of Prevention of Environmental Hazards and Allergology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3037-2326
Beata Żuraw
Department of Botany, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland
Daniel Kotrych
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Pomeranian Medical University of Szczecin, Poland
Dariusz Jurkiewicz
Department of Otolaryngology with Division of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery in Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
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
Grzegorz Siergiejko
Pediatrics, Gastroenterology and Allergology Department, University Children Hospital, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland
Zenon Siergiejko
Laboratory 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
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4610-0002
Dorota Myszkowska
Department of Clinical and Environmental Allergology, Jagiellonian University, Medical College
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1493-3990
Monika Ziemianin
Department of Clinical and Environmental Allergology, Jagiellonian University, Medical College
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4568-8710
Barbara Gałusza
Department of Otolaryngology with Division of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery in Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9594-5108
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 aim of the present study was to compare the mugwort pollen season in 2018 in Bialystok, Bydgoszcz, Cracow, Drawsko-Pomorskie, Lublin, Olsztyn, Opole, Sosnowiec, Szczecin, Warsaw, Wroclaw, and Zielona Gora. Pollen concentration measurements were made by the volumetric method using Burkard or Lanzoni pollen samplers. The pollen season was considered as the period during which 98% of the total annual pollen count occurred. The Seasonal Pollen Index (SPI) was calculated as the sum of the average daily pollen concentrations throughout the season determined for the individual cities. The mugwort pollen season started earliest in Bialystok (June 21st) and Bydgoszcz (June 25th), while in the other cities its onset occurred in the first 10 days of July. Significant differences were found in season duration (68–110 days), SPI, and peak value. The longest season occurred in Zielona Gora and Bydgoszcz, while the shortest one in Wroclaw. The highest SPI and maximum concentration values were observed in Lublin and Zielona Gora. In most of the cities, the peak value was recorded in the first 10 days of August. The highest risk of allergy in people sensitive to the pollen of this taxon was found in Zielona Gora, Lublin, and Warsaw.

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Weryszko-Chmielewska , E., Piotrowska-Weryszko , K., Woźniak , A., Sulborska , A., Konarska , A., Dąbrowska-Zapart , K., Chłopek , K., Malkiewicz , M., Kalinowska , E., Puc , M., Lipiec , A., Żuraw , B., Kotrych , D., Jurkiewicz , D., Szczygielski , K., Siergiejko , G., Siergiejko , Z., Rapiejko , A., Tywoniuk , K., Myszkowska , D., Ziemianin , M., Gałusza , B., & Rapiejko , P. (2018). Analysis of mugwort (Artemisia) pollen seasons in selected cities in Poland in 2018. Alergoprofil, 14(4), 117-122. https://doi.org/10.24292/01.AP.144381218
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