Vol.97 No.8 contentsPRACTICA OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGICA
Vol. 97 No. 8 August 2004
The Situation of Airborne Pollens and
Weather Conditions in Kawachinagano City
Yoshimi Kimura and Toshie Arimoto
(National Osaka-minami Hospital)
Kae Fujii
(Osaka-Rousai Hospital)
Morihiro Irifune
(Irifune ENT Clinic)
Yukiko Sano
(Sano ENT Clinic)
Satoshi Ogino
(Osaka University)
Information on pollen dispersion is useful for members of the general public with allergies.
We measured the Japanese cedar and cypress pollen counts by two methods, a Durham sampler and a real-time pollen counter (KH-3000), in Kawachinagano City, located in the south-eastern part of Osaka.
The results were as follows: There were close correlations between the findings of the Durham pollen counter and the KH-3000 in March and April of 2003.
The airborne pollen observed with the KH-3000 did not correlate with the average temperature or average wind velocity of March and April.
There was more airborne pollen dispersion when the wind blew from west-south west and north east.
We concluded that local information about pollen dispersion is important for self-care.
Key words : airborne pollen, weather conditions, KH-3000, Durham pollen counter