THE AEROPALYNOLOGICAL SPECTRUM IN THE CITIES OF THE CENTRAL, SOUTHERN AND EASTERN UKRAINE

The problem of the aerobiological observation performing in different regions of Ukraine is important for domestic scientists. The purpose of the study was to determine pollen spectrum in the cities of Central, South and Eastern Ukraine. Air sampling was performed by volumetric method using Burkard trap from March to September 2010. Most intense pollen rain was observed in the cities of Vinnitsa and Poltava forest-steppe zone. Pollen grains of herbal plants constitute a main volume of the pollen rain for all cities. There were pollens of ragweed, nettle, mugwort, Amaranthus/Chenopodiaceae group; representatives of the Grass and Aster families. Arboreal group was represented by birch, poplar, oak, ash, elm, walnut, pine pollen grains. Pollen variety of different Ukrainian cities is similar. The knowledge of pollen spectrum can assist in hay fever control.