title: [2001 survey of pollen in Wakayama City with a real-time pollen counter].
abstract: Self-care is gradually being recognized as important in the treatment of pollinosis, based up to now on data on airborne pollen. To determine the real-time numbers of airborne pollen would be more useful in self-care, however, so we studied the usefulness of the real-time pollen counter. Between Feb. 2, 2001, and Apr. 26, 2001, 4 types of airborne pollen i.e., Japanese cedar, Japanese cypress, black alder, and beech observed in Wakayama City were counted with a Durham pollen counter and a real-time pollen counter (Yamato Manufacturing Co. Ltd.). Correlation between the 2 pollen counters was r = 0.69 for Japanese cedar in March and r = 0.89 for Japanese cypress in April. A high correlation was observed between outcomes of the 2 pollen counters. The amount of pollen from black alder and beech was less than that from Japanese cedar and cypress. Unexpected peaks were observed not related to the pollen number is apparently due to snow. We have taken measure against snow, so we concluded that the real-time pollen counter was useful in counting the amount of airborne pollen over time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Japanese Red Cross Society, Wakayama Medical Center, Wakayama.
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Seno
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dake
authors.forename: Takema
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakoda
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Hiroya
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kitano
authors.forename: Kazutomo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kitajima
authors.forename: Tadao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Enomoto
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D003199:Computer Systems; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011058:Pollen; D012621:Seasons; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012914:Snow; D014197:Trees
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants