[A survey of pollens in Chongqing].
OBJECTIVE
In order to investigate the variety of the airborne pollen in Chongqing.


METHODS
The diffusions pattern of airborne pollens in two areas of Chongqing was investigated for one year from October 1999 to September 2000. The slides were exposed daily through one year.


RESULTS
The peak of spreading was in March in spring and in Autumn from September to October. The test on the pollen patients shows that the main resulting pollen is in Autumn.


CONCLUSIONS
The airborne pollen peak in Chongqing in spring prone to the influence of temperature, wind power and rain amount.
Hong
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Department of Otolaryngology, First Hospital of Chongqing University of Medical Sciences, Chongqing 400016.
Huang
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Bai
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D000485:Allergens / Q000032:analysis*; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D011058:Pollen; D006255:Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D012621:Seasons; D014887:Weather
D000485:Allergens