Biological and particulate pollutants threatening human health in the atmospheric air
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The article presemts results of examinations of bioaerosol and particulate matter in the atmospheric air in Lublin conducted between late April and mid-July 2009. Samples of solid elements of air pollution were collected with the Durham apparatus in 3 districts of the city. Microscopic analyses were performed using a scanning electron microscope (SEM). The results indicate that soil dust particles, which most frequently occurred in a dispersed form and less frequently formed aggregates, accounted for the greatest proportion of air pollution in all of the city districts analysed. The pollen grains observed were distorted or damaged and had various types of contaminants on their surface. Fungal spores formed aggregates with soil and industrial pollution particles. An interaction between biological, industrial, and soil particles is under consideration.
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