The analysis of grass pollen season in northern Poland in 2017

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Published: Dec 15, 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24292/01.AP.151217
Keywords:
allergens, pollen count, grass, Poaceae, 2017

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Piotr Rapiejko
Department of Otolaryngology with Division of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery in Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
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
Ewa Świebocka
Pediatrics, Gastroenterology and Allergology Department, University Children Hospital, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland
Zbigniew Sankowski
Allergy Clinic Alergosan Ltd., Koszalin, Poland
Grzegorz Siergiejko
Pediatrics, Gastroenterology and Allergology Department, University Children Hospital, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland
Dariusz Jurkiewicz
Department of Otolaryngology with Division of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery in Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland

Abstract

This paper presents the course of the pollen season of grass (Poaceae) in Szczecin, Drawsko Pomorskie, Olsztyn, Bydgoszcz, Warsaw and Bialystok in 2017. Grass are typical wind-pollinated plants and the most important agent causing pollinosis in Europe. Seasonal Pollen Index (SPI) was estimated as the annual sum of daily average pollen concentrations. The highest, recorded airborne concentration of 132 pollen grains/m3 was noted in Warsaw on the 24th of June. The maximum values of seasonal pollen count occurred between of 9th June and 8th of July in all cities. The highest grass pollen allergen hazard occurred in 2017 in Warsaw, Szczecin, Drawsko Pomorskie and Olsztyn.

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Rapiejko , P., Lipiec , A., Puc , M., Świebocka , E., Sankowski , Z., Siergiejko , G., & Jurkiewicz , D. (2017). The analysis of grass pollen season in northern Poland in 2017. Alergoprofil, 13(4), 154-156. https://doi.org/10.24292/01.AP.151217
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Vol 13 No 4 (2017)
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