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Pakistan Meteorological Department Of Pakistan (PMD) Expects Pollen Season To End By Mid April
Faizan Hashmi Published April 25, 2018 | 01:44 PM
Pakistan Meteorological Department of Pakistan (PMD) Wednesday said pollen season would be expected to end by mid April
ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 25th Apr, 2018 ) :Pakistan Meteorological Department of Pakistan (PMD) Wednesday said pollen season would be expected to end by mid April. According the official PMD , the Met office has been monitoring the airborne pollen in Islamabad throughout the year and it has installed pollen monitoring devices in different sectors of Islamabad including H-8, E-8, F-10 and G-6.
He said the most abundant pollen types in Islamabad are from 8 plant species i. e. Paper Mulberry, Acacia, Eucalyptus, Pines, Grasses, Cannabis, Dandelion and Alternaria.
Out of all these plants Paper Mulberry shares about 97% of the total pollen and its concentration touches the extreme limits of about 40,000 per cubic meter of air he said.
People suffering from Asthma and respiratory diseases experience serious consequences due to sharp increase in pollen concentrations , he added. PMD will continuously publish pollen concentration data throughout the pollen season on its website and print/electronic media on daily basis. He said paper mulberry in Sector H-8 counted 480 per cubic meter.
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