The analysis of birch pollen season in northern Poland in 2017

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Published: Dec 23, 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24292/01.AP.231217.1
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allergens, pollen count, birch, Betula

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Agnieszka Lipiec
Department of Prevention of Environmental Hazards and Allergology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
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
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
Zbigniew Sankowski
Allergy Clinic Alergosan Ltd., Koszalin, Poland
Ewa Kalinowska
Allergen Research Center, Poland
Piotr Rapiejko
Department of Otolaryngology with Division of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery in Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland

Abstract

This paper presents the course of pollen season of birch in Bialystok, Bydgoszcz, Drawsko Pomorskie, Koszalin, Olsztyn and Szczecin in 2017. Measurements were performed by the volumetric method (Burkard and Lanzoni pollen samplers). Pollen season was defined as the period in which 95% of the annual total catch occurred. Seasonal Pollen Index (SPI) was estimated as the annual sum of daily average pollen concentrations. Birch pollen season started first in Szczecin, on the 1st of April, lasted till the 9th of May and was the longest one in northern Poland. The highest recorded airborne concentration of 1575 pollen grains/m3 was noted in Olsztyn on 10th of April. The maximum values of seasonal pollen count occurred between 9th and 10th of April in all monitoring sites. Birch pollen season of 2017 was much less intense than the one of 2016.

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Lipiec , A., Puc , M., Siergiejko , G., Świebocka , E. M., Sankowski , Z., Kalinowska , E., & Rapiejko , P. (2017). The analysis of birch pollen season in northern Poland in 2017. Alergoprofil, 13(4), 149-153. https://doi.org/10.24292/01.AP.231217.1
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Vol 13 No 4 (2017)
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