Naslov
Continental Slovenia and Croatia as a common information area for pollen forecasting

Autori
Mitić, Božena ; Kofol-Seliger, Andreja ; Peternel, Renata

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, ostalo

Izvornik
Abstracts of the 11th International Palynological Congress "Polen" / Galan, Carmen - Cordoba : Universidad de Cordoba, 2004, 78-78

Skup
International Palynological Congress (11 ; 2004)

Mjesto i datum
Granada, Španjolska, 04.07.2004. - 09.07.2004

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
pollen monitoring; pollen forecasting; Croatia; Slovenia

Sažetak
Pollen has been definitely proven as one of the most potent allergens. Allergenic plants are characteristic for particular areas, depending on the geographic-climatic zone and vegetation. Pollen concentrations of such plants depend on particular species phenological stage and weather conditions in the area. Providing preventive information on the occurrence of pollen allergens in the residential and industrial areas is crucial for allergic individuals to improve the quality of their lives. More over, modern human life style and population migration allows pollen allergens to aggressively spread, and this is actually a macro-regional problem. Due to these reasons a lot of European countries conduct pollen monitoring on their and neighbouring territory. That was the reason why we started a bilateral project “ Continental Slovenia and Croatia as a common information area for aeropalynological researches” . The project started at the beginning of 2003 and we now have first results. We are compiling aerobiological researches of the similar climatic-phytogeographic area of the continental parts of Slovenia and Croatia. Specific attention was devoted to the most invasive aeroallergen Ambrosia artemisiifolia. From the beginning of the project we collected pollen at four stations in Slovenia (Ljubljana, Hraše, Žalec and Maribor) and four in Croatia (Samobor, Zagreb, Ivanić Grad and Osijek). Reports about pollen appearance were made monthly and after the pollen season we prepared yearly reports and diagrams for the researched area, which will be presented here. So far we can conclude that the most important allergenic plants in continental area of Slovenia and Croatia are Betula, Corylus, Urticaceae, Cupressaceae, Poaceae, Alnus , Ambrosia, Fraxinus, Quercus , Carpinus and Castanea. The project is ongoing and we expect it will help in prevention of the symptoms of allergic reactions in individuals with regard to pollen hypersensitivity and in the future in forecasting the specific pollen season in this region.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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