Cladosporium spores in the air of selected Polish cities in 2007

Celem pracy było porównanie wartości stężeń zarodników grzybów mikroskopowych z rodzaju Cladosporium w 2007 r. w powietrzu Szczecina, Warszawy, Sosnowca, Olsztyna i Krakowa. Pomiary stężenia zarodników prowadzono metodą objętościową z zastosowaniem aparatu Burkard oraz Lanzoni 2000. Sezon zarodnikowy wyznaczono jako okres, w którym w powietrzu występuje 90% rocznej sumy zarodników grzybów z rodzaju Cladosporium. Sezon zarodnikowy najwcześniej rozpoczął się w Krakowie, zaś w pozostałych miastach nastąpiło to w ciągu kilku następnych dni. Najwyższe wartości stężeń zanotowano w Szczecinie i Sosnowcu, a maksymalne stężenie (21 042 zarodniki × m-3) zaobserwowano w Szczecinie.The aim of the study was to compare the concentration of Cladosporium spores in the cities of Szczecin, Warsaw, Sosnowiec, Olsztyn and Cracow in 2007. Measurements were performed by the volumetric method (Burkard and Lanzoni pollen and spores sampler). Cladosporium season was defined as the period in which 90% of the annual total catch occurred. The Cladosporium season started first in Krakow on the 29th April and in the other cities it started during the next days. The highest airborne concentration of 21 042 Cladosporium spores × m-3 was noted in Szczecin on the 13nd of July

A study on the spatial and temporal variability in airborne Betula pollen concentration in five cities in Poland using multivariate analyses

During the spring period, Betula pollen is the main cause of inhalant allergies in Poland and therefore it is impor- tant to monitor and forecast airborne pollen concentrations of this taxon. This study conducted a comparative analysis of the basic characteristics of Betula pollen seasons at the regional scale. The study was carried out from 2001 to 2016 in fi ve cities in Poland: Lublin, Warsaw, Cracow, Sosnowiec, and Szczecin. To fi nd the attri- butes of birch pollen seasons that mostly differentiated the individual cities, a general discriminant analysis (GDA) was performed, while a principal component analysis (PCA) allowed us to reduce the data space and pres- ent a scatterplot of PCA scores in order to compare pollen seasons in the individual cities. The contingency table was also analyzed to check whether there was a signi fi cant relationship between pollen counts in the studied years and cities. At most of the sites, biennial cycles of low and high pollen concentrations can be observed. Due to the high variation in seasons in each of these cities, two data groups were distinguished: Group 1 was composed of seasons with high pollen deposition (2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016), and Group 2 comprising the other seasons. Multivariate analyses were performed on both these groups as well as in the entire dataset. End98, Peak Value, and Annual Total had the highest discriminant power. In Group 1, Warsaw and Sosnowiec differed the most in the investigated parameters, while Cracow and Szczecin differed the least. In both groups, most seasons with the highest pollen birch concentration were observed in Lublin, followed by Warsaw, while in Cracow, the number of such seasons was the smallest

Alder pollen season in selected cities of Poland in 2020

This paper presents the course of alder pollination season in Poland in 2020. The measurements were performed in Bydgoszcz, Bialystok, Lublin, Olsztyn, Opole, Piotrkow Trybunalski, Sosnowiec, Szczecin, Warsaw, Wroclaw and Zielona Gora. 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. The alder pollen season in 2020 started about 10–30 days earlier compared to 2017–2019. The pollen season started first in Szczecin, Opole and Zielona Gora (in the second half of January). In the other cities alder pollen season started in first half of February. The highest daily pollen count was recorded in Lublin (1211 P/m3). In other cities the maximum concentrations ranged from 160 P/m3 in Sosnowiec to 465 P/m3 in Piotrkow Trybunalski. The highest alder pollen concentrations were detected in the first decade of March (March 1st–3rd). Only in Zielona Gora, Wroclaw, Opole and Sosnowiec the maximum concentration was recorded in the third decade of February. The annual pollen sum of Alnus in 2020 was even 5–10 times lower than in years 2019

Yew and juniper pollen in the air of selected Polish cities in 2008

Celem pracy było porównanie sezonu pyłkowego cisa i jałowca w 2008 r. w Szczecinie, Wrocławiu, Krakowie, Lublinie, Warszawie i Sosnowcu. Pomiary stężenia pyłku prowadzono metodą objętościową z zastosowaniem aparatu Burkard oraz Lanzoni 2000. Sezon pyłkowy wyznaczono jako okres, w którym w powietrzu występuje 95% rocznej sumy ziaren pyłku. Początek sezonu pyłkowego wyznaczono również metodą 30 ziaren. Indeks SPI obliczono jako sumę średnich dobowych stężeń pyłku w danym sezonie. Sezon pyłkowy cisa i jałowca rozpoczął się najwcześniej w Warszawie, 17 lutego, a w pozostałych miastach w ciągu dziesięciu kolejnych dni. Zanotowano znaczne różnice w czasie trwania sezonu. Najwyższe, rekordowe wartości stężeń zaobserwowano w Szczecinie, maksymalne stężenie wynoszące 256 ziaren × m-3 zarejestrowano 27 lutego.The aim of the study was to compare the pollen seasons of yew and juniper in the cities of Szczecin, Wroclaw, Krakow, Lublin, Warszawa and Sosnowiec in 2008. Measurements were performed by the volumetric method (Burkard and Lanzoni 2000 pollen sampler). Pollen season was defined as the period in which 95% of the total annual 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 yew and juniper started first in Warsaw on the 17th of February and in the other cities it started during the next ten days. The differences of pollen seasons duration were considerable. The highest, record airborne concentration of 256 pollen grains × m-3 was noted in Szczecin on the 27th of February

Maple pollen season in selected cities of Poland in 2018

The study compares the maple pollen seasons in Bialystok, Bydgoszcz, Cracow, Drawsko Pomorskie, Sosnowiec, Lublin, Olsztyn, Opole, Piotrkow Trybunalski, Szczecin, Warsaw and Zielona Gora in 2018. The investigations were conducted using the volumetric method. The maple season started in all sites in the first decade of April, with the exception of Sosnowiec, where the season began already on March 16th. The peak values of seasonal pollen count occurred between 12th–20th April in all cities. The highest daily pollen count was recorded in Sosnowiec and in Lublin on the same day (12th April) in both cities. The greatest risk of allergies caused by the presence of airborne maple pollen was observed in Sosnowiec, Lublin and Opole

Yew and juniper pollen in the air of selected Polish cities in 2009 : the influence of meteorological factors and air pollution

Celem pracy było porównanie sezonu pyłkowego cisa i jałowca w 2009 r. w Szczecinie, Wrocławiu, Bydgoszczy, Lublinie, Krakowie, Warszawie i Sosnowcu oraz badanie wpływu warunków pogodowych i zanieczyszczeń powietrza na koncentracje pyłku w Szczecinie. Pomiary stężenia pyłku prowadzono metodą objętościową z zastosowaniem aparatu Burkard oraz Lanzoni 2000. Sezon pyłkowy wyznaczono jako okres, w którym w powietrzu występuje 98% rocznej sumy ziaren pyłku. Indeks SPI obliczono jako sumę średnich dobowych stężeń pyłku w danym sezonie. Sezon pyłkowy cisa i jałowca najwcześniej rozpoczął się w Szczecinie i we Wrocławiu, 14 marca, a w pozostałych miastach w ciągu dziesięciu kolejnych dni. Zanotowano znaczne różnice w czasie trwania sezonu. Najwyższe, rekordowe wartości stężeń zaobserwowano w Szczecinie, maksymalne stężenie wynoszące 505 ziaren × m-3 zarejestrowano 31 marca.The objective of the studies was to compare the pollen seasons of yew and juniper in the cities of Szczecin, Wrocław, Bydgoszcz, Lublin, Kraków, Warsaw and Sosnowiec in 2009 and to determinate an influence of meteorological parameters and air pollution on pollen concentration in Szczecin. Measurements were performed by the volumetric method (Burkard and Lanzoni 2000 pollen sampler). Pollen season was defined as the period in which 98% of the annual total catch occurred. Seasonal Pollen Index (SPI) was estimated as the annual sum of daily average pollen concentrations. The pollen season of yew and juniper started first in Szczecin and Wroclaw on the 14th of March and in the other cities it started during the next ten days. The differences of pollen seasons duration were considerables. The highest, record airborne concentration of 505 pollen grains × m-3 was noted in Szczecin on the 31st of March

Forecasting model of Corylus, Alnus, and Betula pollen concentration levels using spatiotemporal correlation properties of pollen count

The aim of the study was to create and evaluate models for predicting high levels of daily pollen concentration of Corylus, Alnus, and Betula using a spatiotemporal correlation of pollen count. For each taxon, a high pollen count level was established according to the first allergy symptoms during exposure. The dataset was divided into a training set and a test set, using a stratified random split. For each taxon and city, the model was built using a random forest method. Corylus models performed poorly. However, the study revealed the possibility of predicting with substantial accuracy the occurrence of days with high pollen concentrations of Alnus and Betula using past pollen count data from monitoring sites. These results can be used for building (1) simpler models, which require data only from aerobiological monitoring sites, and (2) combined meteorological and aerobiological models for predicting high levels of pollen concentration

The analysis of alder pollen count in selected Polish cities in 2007

Praca przedstawia przebieg sezonu pylenia olszy w wybranych punktach pomiarowych większych miast Polski w 2007 r. Pomiary wykonywano we Wrocławiu, Sosnowcu, Krakowie, Lublinie, Bydgoszczy, Warszawie i Szczecinie. Badania prowadzono metodą objętościową przy wykorzystaniu aparatów firmy Burkard i Lanzoni. Sezon pyłkowy wyznaczono jako okres, w którym w powietrzu występuje 95% rocznej sumy ziaren pyłku olszy. Pylenie olszy w 2007 r. rozpoczęło się z dużym przyśpieszeniem (1,5 do 2 miesięcy wcześniej) w stosunku do 2006 r. Najwcześniej pyłek olszy zarejestrowano w Sosnowcu, bo już 18 stycznia. Najpóźniej pyłek tego taksonu pojawił się w Warszawie, Bydgoszczy i Lublinie – dopiero w drugiej połowie lutego. Najwyższe wartości średniodobowych stężeń pyłku olszy odnotowano w Lublinie, gdzie 12 marca wystąpiło stężenie 829 z/m3 powietrza.This paper presents the course of alder pollination season in selected cities of Poland in 2007. The measurements were performed in Wroclaw, Sosnowiec, Krakow, Lublin, Bydgoszcz, 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 alder in 2007 started on the average 1.5 months earlier in comparison to 2006. The season started first in Sosnowiec (18 January). The highest 24-hour average pollen count was recorded in Lublin on 12 March (829 alder pollen grains/1m3)

Hornbeam pollen in the air of Poland in 2018

The study compares the hornbeam pollen seasons in Bialystok, Bydgoszcz, Drawsko Pomorskie, Zielona Gora, Opole, Sosnowiec, Cracow, Piotrkow Trybunalski, Warsaw, Lublin, Olsztyn and Szczecin in 2018. The investigations were carried out using the volumetric method (Hirst type pollen sampler). Seasonal Pollen Index was estimated as the sum of daily average pollen concentrations in the given season. Pollen season was defined as the period in which 98% of the annual total catch occurred. The pollen season of hornbeam started first in Bialystok, on the April 3rd. At the latest, a pollen season ended in Lublin and Sosnowiec at the beginning of May. However, in most other cities the season lasted till the end of April. The differences of pollen seasons duration were considerable, from 16 to 36 days. The highest airborne concentration of 168 pollen grains/m3 was noted in Lublin on the April 14th. The maximum values of seasonal pollen count occurred between April 12th and 16th. The highest hornbeam pollen allergen hazard occurred in 2018 in Lublin, Warsaw and Piotrkow Trybunalski

Analysis of Fraxinus pollen seasons in selected cities of Poland in 2018

The study compares the ash pollen seasons in Szczecin, Drawsko Pomorskie, Bydgoszcz, Zielona Gora, Wroclaw, Opole, Sosnowiec, Cracow, Piotrkow Trybunalski, Warsaw, Lublin, Olsztyn and Bialystok in 2018. The investigations were carried out using the volumetric method. The ash pollen season began between April 7th and April 10th. Maximum daily pollen concentrations were noted earliest on April 10th and latest on April 17th. The greatest risk of allergies caused by the presence of airborne ash pollen was observed in Lublin