ISLAMABAD:
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) will install pollen monitoring devices in all sectors of Islamabad starting Saturday.
Pollen concentration increases gradually with the onset of spring and attains its peak concentration around mid March in the capital, said a press release on Friday.
Pollens from Paper Mulberry, Pine, Dandelion, Cannabis, Acacia, Alternaria, Eucalyptus and Grasses have been monitored since 2004 at PMD headquarters in H-8/2.
The pollen from Paper Mulberry is found in abundance and its concentration goes up to as much as 45,000 per cubic metre of air.
The information about pollen concentration in different sectors of Islamabad will be regularly uploaded to www.pakmet.com.pk.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 25th, 2012.
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