Title Meteorologinių parametrų įtaka alksnių, beržų ir dilgėlių žiedadulkių koncentracijai 2005–2011 m. Vilniaus mieste /
Translation of Title Effect of meteorological parameters on alder, birch and nettle airborne pollen concentrations in 2005-2011 in Vilnius.
Authors Šinušaitė, Almeda ; Veriankaitė, Laura
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Is Part of Jaunųjų mokslininkų darbai.. Šiauliai : VšĮ Šiaulių universiteto leidykla. 2012, Nr. 3(36), p. 156-162.. ISSN 1648-8776
Keywords [eng] aerobiology ; alder ; birch ; nettle ; pollen ; meteorological parameters
Abstract [eng] Studies of pollen dispersion and related information are important and widely used in various fields. This is especially important for people suffering from allergies. According to numerous studies, climate change is affecting allergens. Mankind cannot control the propagation time, direction or quantity, but understanding of how natural factors such as weather conditions affect them may ease people’s struggle with allergies. The aim of the research is to analyze the impact of meteorological parameters on pollen concentration during the years of 2005-2011 in Vilnius. For this purpose the data on pollen of alder (Alnus), birch (Betula) and nettle (Urtica) plant genera from Vilnius aerobiology monitoring station was used. The study measured pollen concentrations in the air and their amounts dependence on meteorological conditions: precipitation, wind speed, temperature and relative humidity. The data were organized and processed by using Microsoft Excel software and statistical analysis was performed by using STATISTICA 10 software. Not all annual pollen data was used for general determination of effect of meteorological conditions on pollen dispersion, but only seasonal ones (pollen quantity equal to 95% of total pollen amount), which have been calculated according to 2.5% criteria. It was found that airborne pollen quantity in Vilnius negatively correlated with such meteorological parameters as precipitation, wind speed and relative humidity but positively with temperature. Variation in start and end dates of pollen seasons, especially between the alder and birch genus pollen, was also observed.
Published Šiauliai : VšĮ Šiaulių universiteto leidykla
Type Journal article
Language Lithuanian
Publication date 2012