An aerobiological study on pollen grains in the atmosphere of North-West Turkey
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2009-11
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A continuous aerobiological survey of the atmosphere of Bursa was carried out from 1st January 2003 to 31st December 2004 by means of the volumetric method using a Lanzoni trap. During 2 years, a total of 57,124 pollen grains/m(3), which belonged to 66 taxa and 869 unidentified pollen grains, were recorded. In the region investigated, Pinus sp., Olea sp., Platanus sp., Cupressaceae/Taxaceae, Quercus sp., Poaceae, Moraceae, Urticaceae, and Castanea sp. were responsible for the greatest amounts of pollen. During the study period, the pollen concentration reached the highest level in May. A correlation analyses was made between the daily fluctuations of the main pollen types and meteorological parameters.
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Aeropalynology, Bursa, Meteorological factors, Pollen, Spearman correlation test, Turkey, Airborne, Fall, Temperature, Allergy, Alnus, Environmental sciences & ecology, Bursa [Turkey], Turkey, Castanea, Moraceae, Platanus, Poaceae, Quercus, Urticaceae, Correlation analysis, Daily fluctuations, Meteorological factors, Meteorological parameters, Moraceae, Pinus sp, Poaceae, Pollen grains, Quercus sp, Spearman correlation, Volumetric methods, Aerobiology, Correlation, Meteorology, Palynology
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Çelenk, S. vd. (2009). "An aerobiological study on pollen grains in the atmosphere of North-West Turkey". Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 158(1-4), 365-380.