Monitoring of Alternaria ness and Cladosporium link airborne spores in Lublin [Poland] in 2002

The concentration of Alternaria and Cladosporium spores was monitored throughout the year 2002 in Lublin (Eastern Poland). Fungal spores were sampled with Lanzoni VPPS 2000 volumetric spore trap. The total annual spore concentrations of Alternaria and Cladosporium reached 30,880 and 865,254 spores/m3, respectively. The majority of Alternaria spores was collected between 17:00-20:00, whereas Cladosporium spores were caught between 9:00-10:00.