Five-Year Data on Pollen Monitoring, Distribution and Health Impact of Allergenic Plants in Bucharest and the Southeastern Region of Romania
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Pollen Monitoring in the City of Bucharest
2.2. Distribution of Allergenic Plants in Bucharest
2.3. Evaluation of Ambrosia Pollen Induced Allergies
3. Results
3.1. Pollen Monitoring Data in Bucharest between 2014 and 2018
3.2. Preliminary Data on Distribution of Allergenic Plants in Bucharest
3.3. Preliminary Data on Health Impact of Ambrosia in Bucharest
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Year | Pollen Species | March | April | May | June | July | Pollen Species | March | April | May | June | July |
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2014 | Mulberry (Moraceae) | 1247 | 51 | 5 | Poplar (Salicaceae) | 401 | 2 | 1 | ||||
2015 | 456 | 18 | 198 | 49 | ||||||||
2016 | 41 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 28 | 1 | |||||
2017 | 466 | 40 | 3 | 34 | 148 | 2 | ||||||
2018 | 135 | 39 | 2 | 5 | 79 | 5 | ||||||
2014 | Cypress (Cupressaceae) | 115 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Elm (Ulmaceae) | 120 | 7 | |||
2015 | 272 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 104 | 17 | ||||||
2016 | 35 | 29 | 40 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 10 | |||||
2017 | 200 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 2 | |||||
2018 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 26 | |||||||
2014 | Alder (Betulaceae) | 143 | 26 | Birch (Betulaceae) | 86 | 12 | 2 | |||||
2015 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 2 | |||||
2016 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 47 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |||
2017 | 51 | 169 | 2 | 39 | 4 | |||||||
2018 | 41 | 12 | ||||||||||
2014 | Linden (Tilia) | 5 | 1 | 30 | 7 | Platanus (Platanaceae) | 28 | 2 | 1 | |||
2015 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 29 | ||||||
2016 | 6 | 22 | 17 | |||||||||
2017 | 5 | 24 | 3 | 85 | 4 | |||||||
2018 | 14 | 6 | ||||||||||
2014 | Pinus (Pinaceae) | 28 | 4 | 1 | Quercus (Fagaceae) | 100 | 4 | 1 | ||||
2015 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | ||||
2016 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||||
2017 | 12 | 41 | 8 | 2 | 35 | 50 | 12 | 2 | 3 | |||
2018 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 56 | 12 | ||||||
2014 | Fraxinus (Oleaceae) | 70 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 1 | Juglans (Juglandaceae) | 15 | 16 | |||
2015 | 80 | 52 | 44 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||||||
2016 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
2017 | 30 | 55 | 23 | 4 | 20 | 2 | ||||||
2018 | 54 | 20 |
Plant Family | Species | Spreading | Flowering Period |
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Grasses and Weeds | Poaceae (Dactylis glomerata, Festuca rubra, Poa pratensis, Phleum pratense, Lolium perenae) | Common | Spring–summer |
Asteraceae (Ambrosia artemisiifolia and trifida, Artemisia vulgaris and absinthium) | Very common | Summer–autumn | |
Trees | Tiliaceae | Very common | May–June |
Juglandaceae | Common | April–May | |
Fagaceae | Common | April–May | |
Platanaceae | Very common | April–May | |
Salicaceae | Common | Early spring | |
Oleacea | Common | April–May | |
Aceraceae | Common | April–May | |
Pinaceae | Common | Early spring | |
Ulmaceae | Common | Early spring |
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Leru, P.M.; Eftimie, A.-M.; Anton, V.F.; Thibaudon, M. Five-Year Data on Pollen Monitoring, Distribution and Health Impact of Allergenic Plants in Bucharest and the Southeastern Region of Romania. Medicina 2019, 55, 140. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina55050140
Leru PM, Eftimie A-M, Anton VF, Thibaudon M. Five-Year Data on Pollen Monitoring, Distribution and Health Impact of Allergenic Plants in Bucharest and the Southeastern Region of Romania. Medicina. 2019; 55(5):140. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina55050140
Chicago/Turabian StyleLeru, Polliana Mihaela, Ana-Maria Eftimie, Vlad Florin Anton, and Michel Thibaudon. 2019. "Five-Year Data on Pollen Monitoring, Distribution and Health Impact of Allergenic Plants in Bucharest and the Southeastern Region of Romania" Medicina 55, no. 5: 140. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina55050140