Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/11452/30220
Title: The occurrence of ambrosia pollen in the atmosphere of northwest Turkey: Investigation of possible source regions
Authors: Uludağ Üniversitesi/Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi/Biyoloji Bölümü.
0000-0003-4925-8902
Çelenk, Sevcan
Malyer, Hulusi
K-2981-2012
24170598000
6602736554
Keywords: Biophysics
Environmental sciences & ecology
Meteorology & atmospheric sciences
Physiology
Ambrosia
Bursa
Diurnal variations
Invasive species
Long distance transport
Ragweed
Turkey
Long-distance transport
Airborne pollen
Ragweed pollen
Allergenic pollen
Pannonian plain
Common ragweed
Health-risks
Europeartemisiifolia
Invasion
Issue Date: 17-Feb-2017
Publisher: Springer
Citation: Çelenk, S. ve Malyer, H. (2017). ''The occurrence of ambrosia pollen in the atmosphere of northwest Turkey: Investigation of possible source regions''. International Journal of Biometeorology, 61(8), 1499-1510.
Abstract: Ambrosia pollen was first reported as an important allergen in North America at the end of the nineteenth century, and many European countries have recently reported its increasing significance for pollen allergy. The aims of this study were to determine whether the highly allergenic Ambrosia pollen recorded during the studied period could be the result of long-distance transport (LDT) and to identify the potential sources of Ambrosia pollen grains. The study investigates Ambrosia pollen episodes during the peak term of six yearly periods between 2010 and 2015 by examining source regions in Ambrosia pollen in Bursa, Turkey. A volumetric trap was used for collecting the pollen samples, and the back-trajectory model was used to identify a potential source of atmospheric Ambrosia pollen. The days when pollen levels exceeded 30 P m(-3) were computed, and clusters were shown on the figures. The study indicates that the Ambrosia pollen grains recorded during the episode in Bursa were not produced by local sources but transported long distances from potential source regions around the Azov Sea in Russia and Ukraine, Black Sea region of Turkey, Romania, and Bulgaria. Note that atmospheric concentrations of Ambrosia pollen exceeded the clinical threshold during 28 days during the investigation period. Taking into consideration the high allergenicity of Ambrosia pollen, the present findings suggest that the number of ragweed-sensitized individuals might increase in the near future in the region.
URI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-017-1328-y
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00484-017-1328-y
1432-1254
http://hdl.handle.net/11452/30220
ISSN: 0020-7128
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