Mugwort pollen season in the air of Poland in 2019

Abstrakt

The Asteraceae family is one of the largest families, comprising 67 genera and 264 species in Poland. However, only a few genera, including Artemisia, are potential allergenic sources. The aim of the study was to compare the mugwort pollen seasons in Bialystok, Bydgoszcz, Sosnowiec, Lublin, Piotrkow Trybunalski, Opole, Olsztyn, Szczecin, Warsaw and Wroclaw in 2019. The investigations were carried out using the volumetric method. Seasonal Pollen Index was estimated as the sum of daily average pollen concentrations in the given season. The mugwort pollen season is mainly observed in June, July and at the beginning of September. In 2019 the pollen season of mugwort started first in Opole, on the June 26th. At the latest, a pollen season ended in Bydgoszcz and Warsaw, at the end of September. The differences of pollen seasons duration were extremely considerable, from 35 to 83 days. The highest airborne concentration of 97 pollen grains/m3 was noted in Lublin on the July 31st. The maximum values of seasonal pollen count in Polish cities occurred between July 28th and August 12th, most often between in late July and early August. The highest mugwort pollen allergen hazard occurred in 2019 in Lublin, Warsaw, Opole and Wroclaw, and was 2–3 times higher than in other cities. The highest variability in the analysed seasons was found in start date, while the lowest in the peak value and SPI value. In the pollen season in 2019, 2 peaks of Artemisia pollen concentrations were observed as a result of the order of flowering of A. vulgaris and A. campestris. Information on the pollination of various Artemisia species will be used to avoid excessive exposure to allergens of these pollen grains

Autorzy

Małgorzata Puc
Małgorzata Puc
Piotr Rapiejko
Piotr Rapiejko
Agnieszka Lipiec
Agnieszka Lipiec
Małgorzata Malkiewicz
Małgorzata Malkiewicz
Katarzyna Dąbrowska-Zapart
Katarzyna Dąbrowska-Zapart
Grzegorz Siergiejko
Grzegorz Siergiejko
Alina Stacewicz
Alina Stacewicz
Dariusz Jurkiewicz
Dariusz Jurkiewicz
Ewa Kalinowska
Ewa Kalinowska
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Alergoprofil
Angielski
2019
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otwarte czasopismo
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