Alternaria spores in the air of northern Poland cities in 2016

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Published: Mar 31, 2017
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aeroallergens, spores, mould, Alternaria

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Aldona Chloupek
Department of Otolaryngology with Division of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery in Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
Piotr Rapiejko
Department of Otolaryngology with Division of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery in Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
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
Alina Stacewicz
Department of Botany and Nature Conservation, Faculty of Biology, University of Szczecin, Poland
Agnieszka Lipiec
Department of Prevention of Environmental Hazards and Allergology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
Grzegorz Siergiejko
Pediatrics, Gastroenterology and Allergology Department, Children’s Clinical Hospital, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland
Ewa Świebocka
Pediatrics, Gastroenterology and Allergology Department, Children’s Clinical Hospital, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland
Dariusz Jurkiewicz
Department of Otolaryngology with Division of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery in Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland

Abstract

This paper presents the course of the spore season of Alternaria in Białystok, Bydgoszcz, Drawsko Pomorskie, Olsztyn, Szczecin and Warsaw in 2016. Measurements were performed by the volumetric method. Alternaria spore season was defined as the period in which 90% of the annual total catch occurred. The Alternaria season started first in Szczecin on the 31th March and lasted till the 22nd May in Białystok. The highest airborne concentration of 678 Alternaria spores × m-3 was noted in Białystok on the 11th July. The highest annual sum of Alternaria spores (SSI) was observed also in Białystok (16 921 spores).

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Chloupek , A., Rapiejko , P., Puc , M., Stacewicz , A., Lipiec , A., Siergiejko , G., Świebocka , E., & Jurkiewicz , D. (2017). Alternaria spores in the air of northern Poland cities in 2016. Alergoprofil, 13(1), 40-43. Retrieved from https://journalsmededu.pl/index.php/alergoprofil/article/view/176
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