Problems of Forensic Sciences 2010 Vol. 83 (LXXXIII) 223-232
POLLEN GRAINS ON THE FACE – COMPARISON OF RESULTS WITH POLLEN CALENDAR DATA AND THEIR USEFULNESS IN DETERMINING DATE OF ORIGIN OF SAMPLES
Jacek MADEJA 1, Anna SKIBA 1, Dorota MYSZKOWSKA 2
1Institute of Botany, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
2Department of Clinical and Environmental Allergology, Collegium Medicum, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
Streszczenie
Pollen analysis has been increasingly used as a method for thedetermination of the place of origin of samples or time of year (season, month) of origin. This paper presents the results of a 9 month, continuous survey of the presence of pollen grains on faces of 4 subjects and in the air of the city of Kraków, and the usefulness of such data for determination of the date of origin of forensic samples. The obtained results show that in the case of low frequency of pollen grains in a sample, quantitative data on the occurrence of pollen grains are less useful for the determination of the date of origin of a sample than qualitative data.
Słowa kluczowe
Forensic palynology; Pollen grains; Pollen calendar.