Cladosporium spores in the air of selected Polish cities in 2015

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Published: Mar 31, 2016
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aeroallergens, spores, mould, Cladosporium, 2015

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Aleksandra Bednarz
Department of Plant Taxonomy and Phytogeography, Faculty of Biology, University of Szczecin, Poland
Agnieszka Lipiec
1. Department of Prevention of Environmental Hazards and Allergology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland. 2. Allergen Research Center Ltd., Warsaw, Poland
Piotr Rapiejko
1. Department of Otolaryngology with Division of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland. 2. Allergen Research Center Ltd., Warsaw, Poland
Dorota Myszkowska
Department of Clinical and Environmental Allergology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland
Monika Ziemianin
Department of Clinical and Environmental Allergology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland
Adam Rapiejko
1. Oxford Archaeology Ltd., Oxford, England. 2. Allergen Research Center, Warsaw, Poland
Kazimiera Chłopek
Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia, Sosnowiec, Poland
Dariusz Jurkiewicz
Department of Otolaryngology with Division of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery in Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland

Abstract

The aim of the study was to compare the concentration of Cladosporium spores in the cities of Katowice, Cracow, Olsztyn, Piotrkow Trybunalski, Szczecin, Warsaw, and Zielona Gora in 2015. 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 Zielona Gora on the 27th April and in the other cities it started during the next days. The latest the fungal season started in Szczecin. The number of days with spores count above 2800 spores in 1 m3 ranged from 15 to 63.

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Bednarz , A., Lipiec , A., Rapiejko , P., Myszkowska , D., Ziemianin , M., Rapiejko , A., Chłopek , K., & Jurkiewicz , D. (2016). Cladosporium spores in the air of selected Polish cities in 2015. Alergoprofil, 12(1), 36-40. Retrieved from https://journalsmededu.pl/index.php/alergoprofil/article/view/857
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