Volumetric analysis of airborne pollen grains in the city of Uşak, Turkey

Uğuz, Ulaş; Güvensen, Aykut; Tort, Nedret; Dereboylu, Aylin Eşiz; Baran, Pelin

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“…The time period (e.g., month) in which highest pollen detection was obtained and some of the dominant taxa recorded in Gümüşhane (Pinaceae, Cupressaceae/ Taxaceae, Quercus, Betula, and Poaceae) were similar to those obtained for such studies done in Turkey (İnceoğlu et al, 1994;Güvensen and Öztürk, 2003;Ayvaz et al, 2008;Çeter et al, 2012;Uğuz et al, 2017Uğuz et al, , 2018. In particular, the month of highest concentration and the most dominant taxa were similar to those found in a study conducted in Kastamonu (Çeter et al, 2012).…”

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“…atmospheric pollen concentration of many cities in Turkey (İnce, 1994;İnceoğlu et al, 1994;Pehlivan and Butev, 1994;Öztürk, 2002, 2003;Ayvaz et al, 2008;Tosunoğlu et al, 2015aTosunoğlu et al, , 2015bBıçakçı et al, 2017;Uğuz et al, 2017Uğuz et al, , 2018 and also in other countries (Nilsson et al, 1977;Goldberg et al, 1988;Subiza et al, 1995;Abreu et al, 2003;Boral et al, 2004;Docampo et al, 2007).…”

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Analysis of airborne pollen of Gümüşhane Province in northeastern Turkey and its relationship with meteorological parameters

Türkmen¹,

Çeter²,

Pınar³

2018

Turk J Bot

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IntroductionAir quality has declined worldwide because of the excessive accumulation of pollutants in the atmosphere. Rapid industrialization and urbanization have led to a significant increase in respiratory disorders (Singh and Dahiya, 2008). More than 20%-30% of the world's population suffers from one or more allergic disease including bronchial asthma, allergic rhinitis, and atopy (Sin et al., 2007). Major causative agents are pollen grains, fungal spores, dust mites, and fragments from insects and plants (Çeter et al., 2008;Singh and Dahiya, 2008). Plants are the most important source of aeroallergens. Many studies have shown that there is a positive correlation between allergy symptoms and pollen concentrations (Burge, 1992). Therefore, detailed studies are among the emerging needs to analyze daily, seasonal, and annual variations of pollen concentrations in order to prevent possible new allergies and/or provide effective diagnosis and therapeutic management of allergic diseases (Singh and Dahiya, 2008).Recently, there is a substantial improvement in the understanding of aeroparticulates, especially for pollen grains released by anemophilous pollination and then distributed by the wind. Meteorological factors such as temperature, precipitation, and humidity alter pollen concentrations in the atmosphere owing to their regulatory effects on flowering rate and pollination period. These parameters are also strong contributors to the transport of pollens (e.g., medium and long distance) and can wash off the airborne pollen, which creates alteration in pollen concentrations in confined areas (Esch et al., 2001). Therefore, many studies have examined the relationship between airborne pollen concentrations, meteorological factors, and allergies (

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Analysis of airborne pollen of Gümüşhane Province in northeastern Turkey and its relationship with meteorological parameters

Türkmen¹,

Çeter²,

Pınar³

2018

Turk J Bot

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“…Regarding the pollen season, Alnus and Fraxinus are arboreal species that flower in winter whereas Betula, Olea and Platanus with spring flowering. Several studies reported similar findings for Alnus in the same area and for other countries regarding the start, end date and duration of the MPS, but with differences in the total amount of annual pollen [10,49,50]. Some authors found that meteorological parameters, as mean temperature during the previous months to pollination, affect the annual airborne pollen sum [51].…”

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Tree Allergen Pollen-Related Content as Pollution Source in the City of Ourense (NW Spain)

Álvarez-López

Fernández-González

González-Fernández

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Allergies became a major public health problem, identified as an important global pandemic with a considerable impact on the worldwide economy. In addition, a higher prevalence of pollen Type I sensitization cases in urban environments in comparison with the rural territories was detected. Our survey sought to assess the main biological pollution episodes caused by the aeroallergens of the major allergenic tree species in urban environments. A Hirst-type volumetric device was used for pollen sampling and a Burkard Cyclone sampler for the detection of tree atmospheric allergens over two years. The main allergens of Alnus, Fraxinus, Betula, Platanus and Olea, were detected in the atmosphere. Three peaks of important pollen concentrations were recorded throughout the year. The developed regression equations between pollen counts and allergen proteins registered great R2 values. The number of days with probability of allergenic symptoms was higher when the pollen and allergen data were assessed altogether. Fraxinus allergens in the atmosphere were detected using Ole e 1 antibodies and the Aln g 1 allergens with Bet v 1 antibodies, demonstrating the cross-reaction processes between the principal allergenic proteins of the Oleaceae and Betulaceae families. Long Distance Transport processes (LDT) showed that pollen from Betula populations located in mountainous areas increased the secondary peaks of pollen and allergen concentrations, and air masses from extensive olive orchards of North-Eastern Portugal triggered the highest concentrations in the atmosphere of Olea pollen and Ole e 1 allergens.

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“…Bu nedenle farklı bölgelere ait atmosferik polen verileri klinisyenler ve alerji hastalarının saman nezlesi semptomlarını çok daha iyi yönetebilmeleri açısından önem taşımaktadır [2]. Bununla beraber atmosferdeki polen konsantrasyonunun meteorolojik değişimlerden büyük ölçüde etkilendiği bilinmektedir [3,4] ve tüm dünyada olduğu gibi Türkiye'nin de farklı bölgelerinde değişik yöntemler kullanılarak yapılan çok sayıdaki aeropalinolojik çalışmada, atmosferik polenlerin tespit edilmesi ve meteorolojik faktörlerle ilişkileri açısından önemli veriler elde edilmiştir [5][6][7][8][9][10]. Aeropalinolojik çalışmalarda tanımlanan polenler genellikle ağaç, çayır ve yabani otsular olmak üzere üç grupta incelenmektedir.…”

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Olea europaea L. Polenlerinin Aydın, Manisa ve Muğla Atmosferindeki Dağılımları

Uğuz

Güvensen

2019

Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi

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Bu çalışmada zeytin ağaçlarının geniş yayılış gösterdiği Aydın, Manisa ve Muğla atmosferlerindeki Olea europaea L. polenlerinin dağılımları incelenmiştir. Volumetrik yöntem ile 2014-2016 yılları arasında gerçekleştirilen çalışmada bu taksona ait polenlerin yıllık değişimleri ve polen sezonu üzerinde meteorolojik faktörlerin etkisi incelendi. İki yıllık çalışma süresince zeytin polenlerine en fazla rastlanan ilin Aydın olduğu görüldü. Bu şehirde zeytin polenlerinin atmosferde kaydedilen tüm polenlerin %20.92'sini oluşturduğu ve baskın taksonlar içerisinde ilk sırada yer aldığı belirlendi. Bununla beraber, zeytin polenleri Manisa ve Muğla'da sırasıyla %15.55 ve %7.16 ile üçüncü sırada yer aldı. Bu bitkinin polenleri tüm bölgelerde en fazla Mayıs ayında kaydedildi, ancak esas polen dönemlerinin çalışılan iller ve yıllar arasındaki meteorolojik değişimlerin etkisiyle farklılıklar gösterdiği görüldü. Diğer taraftan bu taksona ait günlük polen sayıları, meteorolojik faktörlerle korale edildi ve günlük ortalama sıcaklık (o C), günlük toplam yağış (mm) ve günlük ortalama nisbi nem (%) ile günlük polen sayıları arasında Spearman korelasyon testine göre anlamlı sonuçlar bulundu (p<0.01, p<0.05).

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Volumetric analysis of airborne pollen grains in the city of Uşak, Turkey

Abstract: IntroductionAllergic diseases affect 20%-30% of Turkish population and constitute an important disease group due to the labor and financial losses they cause (Bıçakçı et al., 2009). In some countries, the rates of diseases causing allergy in humans are as follows: 14% in Finland, 5.9%-

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Analysis of airborne pollen of Gümüşhane Province in northeastern Turkey and its relationship with meteorological parameters

Analysis of airborne pollen of Gümüşhane Province in northeastern Turkey and its relationship with meteorological parameters

Tree Allergen Pollen-Related Content as Pollution Source in the City of Ourense (NW Spain)

Olea europaea L. Polenlerinin Aydın, Manisa ve Muğla Atmosferindeki Dağılımları

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