Journal of East China Normal University(Natural Sc ›› 2013, Vol. 2013 ›› Issue (2): 56-62.

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Monitoring of the airborne pollen grains in Shanghai

HUANG Jian-hua 1， WANG You-fang 1， SHEN Chun-lin 2， LYU Sen-lin 3   

  1. 1. School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China；
    2. Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 200336, China；
    3. School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
  • Received:2012-04-01 Revised:2012-07-01 Online:2013-03-25 Published:2013-03-20

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Abstract: In order to investigate the quantity, species and distribution pattern of the airborne pollen grains in Shanghai, a one-year monitoring project using Cour samplers from October 2009 was carried out in six sites of Shanghai.A total of 5 324 164 pollen grains were collected, ineluding 32 families, 27 genera or species. The largest quantity of the grains was observed in Putuo District and was followed by Songjiang, Zhabei, Pudong, Xuhui and Baoshan District in that order. Songjiang District has the most diverse species of pollen grains (48) and Xuhui has the least (37).The most commonly observed types are 〖WTBX〗Humulus〖WTBZ〗 scandens, 〖WTBX〗Platanus,〖WTBZ〗 Pinaceae, Taxodiaceae, Gramineae,〖WTBX〗 Ulmus〖WTBZ〗, 〖WTBX〗Artemisia〖WTBZ〗 and 〖WTBX〗 Salix〖WTBZ〗.The peak of the grains distribution occurred during two seasons of the year: spring (March and April) and autumn (September).

Key words: airborne pollen grains, Cour sampler, pollen monitoring

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