Grass pollen in the air of selected Polish cities in 2012
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This paper presents the course of grass pollen season in selected cities in Poland in 2012. The samples for investigation were taken in Białystok, Bydgoszcz, Drawsko Pomorskie, Lublin, Olsztyn, Piotrków Trybunalski, Sosnowiec, Szczecin, Warszawa and Wrocław. Volumetric method with the use of Burkard or Lanzoni Spore Trap was implemented. Pollen season was defined with the 95% method. The grass pollen appeared at first in Białystok (15 May) and Sosnowiec (19 May), at the end in Olsztyn (27 May). The highest 24-hour average pollen count was recorded in Białystok and Lublin, next in Warsaw and Wroclaw, respectively: 564, 430, 269, 165 grass pollen grains in 1 m3 . Annual pollen counts were the highest in the sampling sites located in the eastern part of Poland.
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