Airborne pollen from allergenic herbaceous plants in urban and rural areas of Western Pomerania, NW Poland

Kruczek, A.; Puc, Małgorzata; Wolski, Tomasz

doi:10.1080/00173134.2016.1145251

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“…The impact of which has been well document in literature (Aulirantio-Lehtimäki et al, 1991;Fernández-Rodríguez et al, 2014;Kolek et al, 2021;Rojo et al, 2019Rojo et al, , 2020Xiao et al, 2013). Many studies corroborate the findings that the concentration of grass and other herbaceous pollen can be several times higher when sampled closer to the ground (Aulirantio-Lehtimäki et al, 1991;Kruczek et al, 2017;Spieksma et al, 2000). It is a combination of these factors that led to a lack of significant correlation between the sites for both total and Poaceae pollen concentrations for 2019 (shown in Table S1).…”

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“…Higher concentrations of Urticaceae pollen were observed in Dublin in 2019 as certain Urticaceae species, namely Urtica dioca, are nitrophilous and are often more closely associated with urban sites (Kasprzyk, 2006). Similar trends in grass and herbaceous pollen abundance when comparing urban and rural sites have been documented throughout Europe (Antón et al, 2020;Hugg et al, 2017;Kasprzyk, 2006;Kruczek et al, 2017;Rodríguez-Rajo et al, 2010). There is one other factor that likely influenced the comparison between the two sampling locations: the sampling height of the Hirst traps.…”

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A comprehensive aerobiological study of the airborne pollen in the Irish environment

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Respiratory allergies triggered by pollen allergens represent a significant health concern to the Irish public. Up to now, Ireland has largely refrained from participating in long-term aerobiological studies. Recently, pollen monitoring has commenced in several sampling locations around Ireland. The first results of the pollen monitoring campaigns for Dublin (urban) and Carlow (rural) concerning the period 2017–2019 and 2018–2019, respectively, are presented herein. Additional unpublished pollen data from 1978–1980 and, 2010–2011 were also incorporated in creating the first pollen calendar for Dublin. During the monitoring period over 60 pollen types were identified with an average Annual Pollen Integral (APIn) of 32,217 Pollen × day/m3 for Dublin and 78,411 Pollen × day/m3 for Carlow. The most prevalent pollen types in Dublin were: Poaceae (32%), Urticaceae (29%), Cupressaceae/Taxaceae (11%), Betula (10%), Quercus (4%), Pinus (3%), Fraxinus (2%), Alnus (2%) and Platanus (1%). The predominant pollen types in Carlow were identified as Poaceae (70%), Urticaceae (12%), Betula (10%), Quercus (2%), Fraxinus (1%) and Pinus (1%). These prevalent pollen types increased in annual pollen concentration in both locations from 2018 to 2019 except for Fraxinus. Although higher pollen concentrations were observed for the Carlow (rural) site a greater variety of pollen types were identified for the Dublin (urban) site. The general annual trend in the pollen season began with the release of tree pollen in early spring, followed by the release of grass and herbaceous pollen which dominated the summer months with the annual pollen season coming to an end in October. This behaviour was illustrated for 21 different pollen types in the Dublin pollen calendar. The correlation between ambient pollen concentration and meteorological parameters was also examined and differed greatly depending on the location and study year. A striking feature was a substantial fraction of the recorded pollen sampled in Dublin did not correlate with the prevailing wind directions. However, using non-parametric wind regression, specific source regions could be determined such as Alnus originating from the Southeast, Betula originating from the East and Poaceae originating from the Southwest.

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A comprehensive aerobiological study of the airborne pollen in the Irish environment

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“…Their regulation is very difficult as well as eventual reduction of their producing allergenic pollen. This was confirmed in the study carried out by Kruczek et al [58].…”

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Influence of a Municipal Solid Waste Landfill on the Surrounding Environment: Landfill Vegetation as a Potential Risk of Allergenic Pollen

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Adamcová

Winkler

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When the landfill use comes to end, important subsequent steps include aftercare, safety assurance, and ecological regeneration. Landfill revegetation is cost-effective and eco-friendly approach in the management of landfill areas, which serves the purpose of stabilization and provides a pleasant landscape. There are various vegetation types that can be planted, yet grass species are often used for low-cost reasons. Plants can be important sources of air pollution, particularly by grass pollen. The main goal of our study was to identify plant species that produce allergenic pollen. Long-term vegetation monitoring took place on three sites in the growing seasons of years 2008–2018. Studied objects were landfills located in the Czech Republic. The vegetation was assessed using a floristic survey of identified plant species. Plant species that produced allergens were recorded. During the monitoring, 298 plant species were determined. Plant species with allergenic pollen have a considerable share in the landfill vegetation. Thus, landfills are potential sources of various kinds of allergenic pollen. Moreover, our results indicated that there are three periods of pollen production: early spring, late spring, and early summer; late summer; and autumn. The second period is typical for the production of highly allergenic pollen by grasses. Most detected plant species with allergenic pollen are common for all monitored sites, which demonstrates that the vegetation of landfills is a significant source of allergenic pollen.

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“…However, these anemophilous trees are also commonly found in forested areas surrounding Central European cities and as such it is likely that the majority of airborne pollen from these species recorded in Munich come from outside of the city [44,45]. It has also been shown that different levels of urbanization lead to differences in airborne pollen levels, with the lowest pollen concentrations generally registered in the most urban sites following an urban-rural gradient [42,46,47]. A better knowledge of this effect could be achieved by studying the local vegetation around the pollen traps in Munich in a more detailed way [12,48].…”

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Land-Use and Height of Pollen Sampling Affect Pollen Exposure in Munich, Germany

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Airborne pollen concentrations vary depending on the location of the pollen trap with respect to the pollen sources. Two Hirst-type pollen traps were analyzed within the city of Munich (Germany): one trap was located 2 m above ground level (AGL) and the other one at rooftop (35 m AGL), 4.2 km apart. In general, 1.4 ± 0.5 times higher pollen amounts were measured by the trap located at ground level, but this effect was less than expected considering the height difference between the traps. Pollen from woody trees such as Alnus, Betula, Corylus, Fraxinus, Picea, Pinus and Quercus showed a good agreement between the traps in terms of timing and intensity. Similar amounts of pollen were recorded in the two traps when pollen sources were more abundant outside of the city. In contrast, pollen concentrations from Cupressaceae/Taxaceae, Carpinus and Tilia were influenced by nearby pollen sources. The representativeness of both traps for herbaceous pollen depended on the dispersal capacity of the pollen grains, and in the case of Poaceae pollen, nearby pollen sources may influence the pollen content in the air. The timing of the pollen season was similar for both sites; however, the season for some pollen types ended later at ground level probably due to resuspension processes that would favor recirculation of pollen closer to ground level. We believe measurements from the higher station provides a picture of background pollen levels representative of a large area, to which local sources add additional and more variable pollen amounts.

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Airborne pollen from allergenic herbaceous plants in urban and rural areas of Western Pomerania, NW Poland

Cited by 8 publications

References 29 publications

A comprehensive aerobiological study of the airborne pollen in the Irish environment

A comprehensive aerobiological study of the airborne pollen in the Irish environment

Influence of a Municipal Solid Waste Landfill on the Surrounding Environment: Landfill Vegetation as a Potential Risk of Allergenic Pollen

Land-Use and Height of Pollen Sampling Affect Pollen Exposure in Munich, Germany

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