Ragweed (Ambrosia L.) pollen in aeroplankton of Lublin (Poland) and Lviv (Ukraine)

Krystyna Piotrowska-Weryszko, Elżbieta Weryszko-Chmielewska, Kateryna Voloshchuk, Aneta Sulborska, Nataliya Kalinovych, Nataliya Vorobets

Abstract


In Europe Ambrosia is included in invasive species. Its pollen contains very strong allergens that can be the cause of pollinosis at the turn of summer and autumn. The aim of the present study was to compare Ambrosia pollen concentrations in the air of Lublin and Lviv and to analyse the effect of weather conditions on Ambrosia pollen content in the air. The study was carried out in 2011 and 2012. In Lublin the volumetric method was applied using a Lanzoni VPPS 2000 trap, whereas in Lviv the gravimetric method was applied using a Durham trap. To make the results comparable, the data obtained by the gravimetric method were properly counted and expressed as the number of pollen grains per 1 m3 of air. This research shows that the Ambrosia pollen season started about a month earlier in Lviv and lasted longer than in Lublin. In Lviv ragweed pollen was recorded from the beginning of July, while in Lublin from the second week of August. The pollen season in both cities ended on different days of October. The seasonal peaks in both years and the annual pollen count in 2011 were much higher in Lublin than in Lviv. In both cities air temperature was the most important meteorological factor affecting pollen concentrations. During the pollen season in Lublin, the wind was predominantly from NE and E directions, whereas in Lviv from N and SE.

Keywords


aerobiology; Ambrosia; pollen season; meteorological factors; Poland; Ukraine; 2011–2012

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