The impact of Sharav weather conditions on airborne pollen in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv (Israel)

Helfman-Hertzog, Ilanit; Kutiel, H.; Levetin, Estelle; Galán, Carmen; Hefer, T.

doi:10.1007/s10453-018-9526-6

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“…The phenomenon of the long-range transport (LRT) of pollen has been known since the 1930s (Erdtman 1937). Such LRT events depend on the pollen morphological features (size, density and shape), the prevailing meteorological conditions and the synoptic situation (Fernández-Rodríguez et al 2015;Helfman-Hertzog et al 2018;Kasprzyk 2003Kasprzyk , 2011Puc 2014;Puc & Wolski 2002;Robledo-Arnuncio 2011;Szczepanek 2003;Szczepanek et al 2017). In general, a distance of 50-100 km is assumed to be the natural dispersal rate of airborne pollen grains; however, most of them descend before reaching this distance (Puc 2014).…”

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Unusually high birch (Betula spp.) pollen concentrations in Poland in 2016 related to long-range transport (LRT) and the regional pollen occurrence

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In 2016, the highest birch (Betula spp.) pollen concentrations were recorded in Kraków (Poland) since the beginning of pollen observations in 1991. The aim of this study was to ascertain the reason for this phenomenon, taking the local sources of pollen in Poland and long-range transport (LRT) episodes associated with the pollen influx from other European countries into account. Three periods of higher pollen concentrations in Kraków in 2016 were investigated with the use of pollen data, phenological data, meteorological data and the HYSPLIT numerical model to calculate trajectories up to 4 days back (96 h) at the selected Polish sites. From 5 to 8 April, the birch pollen concentrations increased in Kraków up to 4000 Pollen/m3, although no full flowering of birch trees in the city was observed. The synoptic situation with air masses advection from the South as well as backward trajectories and the general birch pollen occurrence in Europe confirm that pollen was transported mainly from Serbia, Hungary, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, into Poland. The second analyzed period (13–14 April) was related largely to the local flowering of birches, while the third one in May (6–7 May) mostly resulted from the birch pollen transport from Fennoscandia and the Baltic countries. Unusual high pollen concentrations at the beginning of the pollen season can augment the symptomatic burden of birch pollen allergy sufferers and should be considered during therapy. Such incidents also affect the estimation of pollen seasons timing and severity. Graphical Abstract

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Unusually high birch (Betula spp.) pollen concentrations in Poland in 2016 related to long-range transport (LRT) and the regional pollen occurrence

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“…High pollen content of these taxa has been detected in some regions of Spain: Murcia (south-eastern Spain) [6] and Catalonia (NE Iberian Peninsula) [7]. Very high concentrations of Chenopodiaceae/Amaranthaceae pollen have also been reported in Algeria [8], Egypt [9], Israel [10], Kuwait [11], Qatar [12], and India [13].…”

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“…Since the Amaranthaceae family comprises many plant species, their pollen season in Europe lasts 3-4 months, and the season dynamics curve exhibits several peaks [23,24]. In turn, the pollen season of representatives of this family in Israel is longer, extending over many months [10].…”

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Concentration of pollen of Chenopodiaceae/Amaranthaceae plants in the air of selected Polish cities in 2020

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Various concentrations of Chenopodiaceae/Amaranthaceae pollen are detected in the air of many regions of Europe. The highest content of pollen produced by the taxon is reported in southern Europe and in other countries with a warm climate and low precipitation sums. The study was focused on characterization of the Chenopodiaceae/Amaranthaceae pollen season in 11 Polish cities: Bialystok, Bydgoszcz, Cracow, Lublin, Olsztyn, Piotrkow Trybunalski, Sosnowiec, Szczecin, Warsaw, Wroclaw, and Zielona Gora in 2020. The volumetric method based on the use of the Lanzoni or Burkard pollen sampler was employed in the study. In 2020, the pollen season in the analyzed plant family began in the second half of June and ended during the first ten days of October. The earliest pollen season onset was recorded in Lublin (June 13th) and Szczecin (June 14th), whereas the latest beginning was noted in Wroclaw (July 5th). The earliest and latest end of the pollen season was recorded in Bialystok (September 6th) and in Olszyn (October 5th), respectively. In terms of length, the season was characterized by the shortest duration in Wroclaw (70 days) and the longest duration in Olsztyn (106 days). In most of the analyzed cities, maximum pollen concentrations were detected in the second half of August, and the highest values were recorded in Zielona Gora and Sosnowiec. Compared to 2019 and 2018, relatively low sums of the annual concentrations of Chenopodiaceae/Amaranthaceae pollen grains, i.e. in the range of 35–231, were recorded in Poland in 2020. The highest values of this parameter were reported in Olsztyn (231) and Lublin (230), whereas the lowest value was noted in Bialystok (35). The relatively low maximum concentrations of Chenopodiaceae/Amaranthaceae pollen recorded during the study year indicate a low risk of development of allergy symptoms induced by the presence of pollen of this taxon in the air.

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The impact of Sharav weather conditions on airborne pollen in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv (Israel)

Cited by 6 publications

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Unusually high birch (Betula spp.) pollen concentrations in Poland in 2016 related to long-range transport (LRT) and the regional pollen occurrence

Unusually high birch (Betula spp.) pollen concentrations in Poland in 2016 related to long-range transport (LRT) and the regional pollen occurrence

Concentration of pollen of Chenopodiaceae/Amaranthaceae plants in the air of selected Polish cities in 2020

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