title: Annual variation of airborne pollen in the city of Vinkovci, northeastern Croatia.
abstract: Pollen concentration in the atmosphere of Vinkovci (northeastern Croatia) has been analyzed using a Hirst-type volumetric spore trap. During the year 2005, 58 pollen types were recorded with the sum of annual totals of 14,011. The pollen spectrum reflected the floristic diversity of the region. Non-arboreal pollen predominantly contributed to the total pollen sum with a percentage of 81.80%. The main pollen producers characterized by allergenic pollen were: Betula, Quercus, Fraxinus, Populus, Pinus, Urticaceae, Ambrosia, Poaceae, Plantago and Artemisia. Urticaceae was the most frequent and most abundant pollen type accounting for 46.58% of the total annual pollen, followed by Ambrosia (19.66%) and Poaceae (11.01%).
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Agriculture, J.J. Strossmayer University, Trg Svetog Trojstva 3, 31 000 Osijek, Croatia. sedita@pfos.hr
authors.forename: Edita
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stefanic
authors.forename: Sanda
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rasic
authors.forename: Sanja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Merdic
authors.forename: Krunoslav
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Colakovic
mesh_terms: D000388:Air / Q000032:analysis*; D000485:Allergens / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology*; D017523:Croatia / Q000453:epidemiology; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D062665:Epidemiological Monitoring; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology; D011058:Pollen / Q000276:immunology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012621:Seasons; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens