Ash pollen in the air of selected Polish cities in 2008
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The aim of the study was to compare the pollen season of ash in the cities of Szczecin, Warsaw, Krakow, Lublin, Sosnowiec, Białystok and Bydgoszcz in 2008. Measurements were performed by the volumetric method (Burkard and Lanzoni pollen sampler). Pollen season was defined as the period in which 95% of the annual total catch occurred. The start of the season was also determined by the 30 grains method. Seasonal Pollen Index (SPI) was estimated as the annual sum of daily average pollen concentrations. The pollen season of ash started first in Sosnowiec on the 11th of March and in the other cities it started during the next 2–3 weeks. The differences of pollen seasons’ duration were considerable. The highest, record airborne concentration of 454 pollen grains × m-3 was noted in Lublin on the 15th of April. In Szczecin statistically significant correlation was found between the pollen count of ash pollen versus the relative humidity, wind speed, rainfall and air temperature.
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