Pollen of selected allergenic plants and Alternaria spores in the air of Szczecin in 2013
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The course of hazel, alder, birch, grass, mugwort pollen seasons in Szczecin (Western Pomerania) in the year 2013 were presented. Measurements were performed by the volumetric method. Pollen season was defined as the period in which 98% of the annual total catch occurred. The threat of pollen allergens of plants analysed in this study was significantly higher in 2013 than in 2012, whereas the threat of Alternaria spores was lower than in the previous year. Similarly, the number of days with daily concentration over the threshold value was, in each case, larger in 2013 than in 2012. In 2013, the growing season began later than in 2012; and the pollen season of birch was very short and began one week later than in the previous year. Hazel and alder pollen occurred in the air 3–4 weeks longer in 2013 than in 2012.
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