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Your Pollen Report: 9-15 Oct 2020

───   11:41 Fri, 09 Oct 2020

Your Pollen Report: 9-15 Oct 2020 | News Article

Allergy sufferers take note: this week’s Pollen Report from the University of Cape Town Lung Institute shows that…

… in Bloemfontein, tree pollen counts are now decreasing. Types detected include   birch, poplar, oak, ash, cypress, pine and yellowwood. Weeds counts remain low and types detected include daisy, Euphorbia, protea and Erica. Grass and mould levels remain low.

….in Kimberley, tree pollen levels remain low with types detected including acacia, cypress, birch, gum, pine and yellowwood. Weed levels also remain low with goosefoot and Euphorbia detected. Grass and mould levels remain low.

Although on the downward trajectory, tree pollen counts continue to be high in Gauteng, Bloemfontein and Cape Town. Grass, weed and mould levels remain low, except in Durban where significant levels of Epicoccum, an allergenic fungal spore, were detected.

For up to date counts, visit pollencount.co.za.


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