Birch pollen in the air of selected Polish cities in 2013
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The aim of the study was to compare the pollen season of birch in the cities of Szczecin, Bydgoszcz, Katowice, Warsaw, Piotrków Trybunalski, Lublin, Olsztyn, Opole and Wrocław in 2013. Measurements were performed by the volumetric method (Burkard and Lanzoni pollen sampler). Pollen season was defined as the period in which 98% of the annual total catch occurred. Seasonal Pollen Index (SPI) was estimated as the annual sum of daily average pollen concentrations. The pollen season of birch started first in Szczecin, Opole and Wrocław on the 19th of April and in the other cities it started during the next 4 days. The differences of pollen seasons duration were considerable. The highest, record airborne concentration of 1432 pollen grains/m3 was noted in Olsztyn on the 26th of April. The maximum values of seasonal pollen count occurred between 23rd and 26th of April in all cities.
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