Variability in pollen concentration of twenty arboreal and herbaceous taxa in Warsaw, Poland (2023)
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Twenty pollen taxa were characterized based on the Hirst-type in-situ measurements in 2023 in Warsaw, Poland: Corylus (hazel), Alnus (alder), Populus (poplar), Ulmus (elm), Salix (willow), Carpinus (hornbeam), Acer (maple), Fagus (beech), Betula (birch), Fraxinus (ash), Taxus/Cupressaceae (yew), Quercus (oak), Pinaceae (pine/spruce), Poaceae (grass), Rumex (sorrel), Plantago (plantain), Urtica (nettle), Chenopodiacea (blite), Artemisia (mugwort), and Ambrosia (ragweed). Pollen season for each taxa was defined using the 98 percent method. The characteristics of pollen season, including start date, end date, the day of the peak concentration, and its value, were described for each taxon. An additional focus was dedicated to hazel, birch, grass, and ragweed, as one of the most allergenic pollen in Poland. The number of days in 2023 when the susceptible population could experience the first symptoms of the allergy we evaluated based on the concentration thresholds for the taxa. The obtained results indicated that during the respective pollen season, people allergic to birch, grass, hazel and ragweed, were exposed to concentrations above the threshold capable of triggering the first symptoms of rhinitis on approximately 80%, 38%, 13%, and 8% of the days, respectively.
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