Oak blossoming period and the threat to pollen allergens that tree in selected Polish cities in 2009

Journal Title: Alergoprofil - Year 2009, Vol 5, Issue 2

Abstract

This paper presents the course of oak pollination season in selected cities of Poland in 2009. The measurements were performed in Wrocław, Sosnowiec, Kraków, Lublin, Bydgoszcz, Białystok, Drawsko Pomorskie, Olsztyn, Warszawa and Szczecin. Volumetric method with the use of Volumetric Spore Trap (Burkard, Lanzoni) was implemented. Pollen season was defined as the period in which 95% of the annual total catch occurred. Pollen season of oak in 2009 started ealier in comparison to 2008. The season started first in Szczecin (14 April). The highest 24- -hour average pollen count was recorded in Lublin on 30 April (454 oak pollen grains/1 m3).

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Małgorzata Malkiewicz, Kazimiera Chłopek, Elżbieta Weryszko-Chmielewska

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Małgorzata Malkiewicz, Kazimiera Chłopek, Elżbieta Weryszko-Chmielewska (2009). Oak blossoming period and the threat to pollen allergens that tree in selected Polish cities in 2009. Alergoprofil, 5(2), 44-49. https://www.europub.co.uk/articles/-A-160163