Annals of agricultural and environmental medicine : AAEM
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Grass pollens are known as very potent aeroallergens. The aim of the study was to analyse the grass pollen season in Szczecin (western Poland) in the years 2000-2003 and to establish a relationship between the meteorological conditions and the pollen counts of Poaceae. The meteorological parameters analysed were the maximum and mean air temperature, relative humidity, amount of precipitation and wind speed. ⋯ However, in the pollen season the threshold Poaceae pollen count value is usually exceeded in the entire city. Statistically significant correlations have been found between the grass pollen count in the air and the maximum wind speed, air temperature, amount of precipitation and relative air humidity. The pollen count of grass is determined by the diversity of local flora and weather conditions, especially by the air temperature and relative humidity.