Betula pollen season in southern Poland in 2016

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Published: Jun 30, 2016
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aeroallergens, pollen concentracion, birch (Betula), 2016

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Elżbieta Weryszko-Chmielewska
Department of Botany, University of Life Sciences, Lublin, Poland
Krystyna Piotrowska-Weryszko
Department of General Ecology, University of Life Sciences, Lublin, Poland
Weronika Haratym
Department of Botany, University of Life Sciences, Lublin, Poland
Beata Żuraw
Department of Botany, University of Life Sciences, Lublin, Poland
Agnieszka Lipiec
1. Department of Prevention of Environmental Hazards and Allergology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland. 2. Allergen Research Center Ltd., Warsaw, Poland
Radosław Gawlik
Department and Clinic of Internal Medicine, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
Kazimiera Chłopek
Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia, Sosnowiec, Poland
Małgorzata Malkiewicz
Department of Paleobotany, Institute of Geological Sciences, University of Wroclaw, Poland
Monika Ziemianin
Department of Clinical and Environmental Allergology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland
Ewa Maciejewska
Roztocze Research Station, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin, Poland

Abstract

The paper presents a comparison of birch pollen seasons in 2016 in study sites located in the southern part of Poland: Zielona Gora, Opole, Wroclaw, Sosnowiec, Cracow, Lublin, and Guciow in the Roztocze National Park. The pollen concentrations were measured with the volumetric method using Burkard or Lanzoni pollen samplers. The annual pollen sum was calculated for each measurement site. In 2016, the birch pollen season started at a similar time, i.e. between 4th and 6th April in all the localities. The highest annual sums and maximum pollen concentrations were recorded in Lublin and Guciow. The maximum concentrations of birch pollen were noted from 5th and 15th April, with the highest value in Lublin, i.e. 8573 P/m3 (14.04).

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Weryszko-Chmielewska , E., Piotrowska-Weryszko , K., Haratym , W., Żuraw , B., Lipiec , A., Gawlik , R., Chłopek , K., Malkiewicz , M., Ziemianin , M., & Maciejewska , E. (2016). Betula pollen season in southern Poland in 2016. Alergoprofil, 12(2), 96-100. Retrieved from https://journalsmededu.pl/index.php/alergoprofil/article/view/866
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