Cladosporium spores in the air of selected Polish cities in 2007
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The aim of the study was to compare the concentration of Cladosporium spores in the cities of Szczecin, Warsaw, Sosnowiec, Olsztyn and Cracow in 2007. Measurements were performed by the volumetric method (Burkard and Lanzoni pollen and spores sampler). Cladosporium season was defined as the period in which 90% of the annual total catch occurred. The Cladosporium season started first in Krakow on the 29th April and in the other cities it started during the next days. The highest airborne concentration of 21 042 Cladosporium spores × m-3 was noted in Szczecin on the 13nd of July.
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