Oak pollen season in selected cities in Poland in 2022 Original article

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Published: Sep 30, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24292/01.AP.183301922
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oak (Quercus), allergens, pollen season, 2022

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Anna Kopacz-Bednarska
Department of Environmental Biology, Institute of Biology, Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0664-1450
Joanna Ślusarczyk
Department of Environmental Biology, Institute of Biology, Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8022-3244
Krystyna Piotrowska-Weryszko
Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3827-3218
Monika Ziemianin
Department of Clinical and Environmental Allergology, Medical College, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4568-8710
Anna Rapiejko
Allergen Research Center, Warsaw, Poland
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8906-2405
Małgorzata Malkiewicz
Laboratory of Paleobotany, Department of Stratigraphical Geology, Institute of Geological Sciences, University of Wroclaw, Poland
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6768-7968
Kazimiera Chłopek
Faculty of Natural Sciences, Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
Grzegorz Siergiejko
Pediatrics, Gastroenterology and Allergology Department, University Children Hospital, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4084-8332
Dariusz Jurkiewicz
Department of Otolaryngology with Division of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3729-2679
Tomasz Wolski
Institute of Marine and Environmental Sciences, University of Szczecin, Poland
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1368-6107
Agnieszka Lipiec
Department of Prevention of Environmental Hazards, Allergology and Immunology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3037-2326

Abstract

Oak (Quercus sp.) is a common species in Poland. Que a 1, which triggers allergic reactions in spring, is the main oak allergen. The aim of the study was to compare the oak pollen season in 13 Polish cities in 2022. Pollen was monitored with the volumetric method. The analyses determined the annual sum of pollen grains, the length of the pollen season (using the 98% method), the highest peak pollen concentrations, the dates of maximum pollen concentrations, and the number of days with pollen concentrations above threshold values causing clinical allergy symptoms. The earliest onset of the oak pollen season was noted in Szczecin (April 11th), and the latest beginning was recorded in Lublin and Kielce (May 5th). The shortest and the longest pollen seasons were recorded in Cracow (22 days) and in Szczecin (48 days), respectively. The highest total daily concentration of pollen grains was recorded in Opole (5083) and the lowest value was noted in Bialystok (112) and Szczecin (328). The highest maximum concentration of oak pollen was recorded in Sosnowiec and Kielce (625 and 543 grains/m3, respectively), whereas the lowest values were noted in Bialystok and Szczecin (27 and 47 grains/m3, respectively). In most of the analyzed cities in Poland, the peak oak pollen release was recorded between May 7th and 12th. The highest risk of allergic reactions caused by oak pollen allergens was reported from Opole, Piotrkow Trybunalski, and Zielona Gora.

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Kopacz-Bednarska, A., Ślusarczyk, J., Piotrowska-Weryszko, K., Ziemianin, M., Rapiejko, A., Malkiewicz, M., Chłopek, K., Siergiejko, G., Jurkiewicz , D., Wolski, T., & Lipiec , A. (2022). Oak pollen season in selected cities in Poland in 2022. Alergoprofil, 18(3), 6-12. https://doi.org/10.24292/01.AP.183301922
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Vol 18 No 3 (2022)
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MEDICAL AEROBIOLOGY
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