The analysis of alder pollen season in northern Poland in 2016

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Published: Jun 30, 2016
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allergens, pollen count, alder (Alnus), 2016

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Małgorzata Puc
1. Department of Botany and Nature Conservation, Faculty of Biology, University of Szczecin, Poland. 2. Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Centre, Faculty of Biology, University of Szczecin, Poland
Agnieszka Lipiec
Department of Prevention of Environmental Hazards and Allergology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
Alina Stacewicz
Department of Botany and Nature Conservation, Faculty of Biology, University of Szczecin, Poland
Piotr Rapiejko
Department of Otolaryngology with Division of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery in Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
Tomasz Wolski
Coastal Marine Hydrography Unit, Department of Geosciences, Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, University of Szczecin, Poland
Grzegorz Siergiejko
Pediatrics, Gastroenterology and Allergology Department, University Children Hospital, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland
Ewa M. Świebocka
Pediatrics, Gastroenterology and Allergology Department, University Children Hospital, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland
Jarosław Kosek
Allergen Research Center Ltd., Warsaw, Poland
Dariusz Jurkiewicz
Allergen Research Center Ltd., Warsaw, Poland
Agata Szymańska
Laboratory of Aeropalynology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland

Abstract

This paper presents the course of the pollen season of alder (Alnus spp.) in Szczecin, Poznan, Drawsko Pomorskie, Bydgoszcz, Olsztyn, Piotrkow Trybunalski, Warsaw and Bialystok in 2016. In northern Poland, the genus Alnus Mill is represented by only the two species, A. glutinosa (L.) Gaertner and A. incana (L.) Moench. Measurements were performed by the volumetric method (Burkard and Lanzoni pollen samplers). 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 alder started first in Szczecin, on the 3rd February, and the lasted till the 29th March in Bydgoszcz and Piotrkow Trybunalski. The differences of pollen seasons duration ware considerables. The highest, record airborne concentration of 1324 pollen grains/m3 was noted in Piotrkow Trybunalski on the 11th and 13th March. The maximum values of seasonal pollen count occurred between of 7th February and 22nd March in all cities.

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Puc , M., Lipiec , A., Stacewicz , A., Rapiejko , P., Wolski , T., Siergiejko , G., Świebocka , E. M., Kosek , J., Jurkiewicz , D., & Szymańska , A. (2016). The analysis of alder pollen season in northern Poland in 2016. Alergoprofil, 12(2), 92-95. Retrieved from https://journalsmededu.pl/index.php/alergoprofil/article/view/865
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