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9 September 2019

  Cape Town Tree pollen reached record highs at this site as high counts of oak, cypress and plane tree were detected on hot, still days. Grass, weed and mould levels...
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2 September 2019

Cape Town Tree pollen levels decreased due to rain, but cypress, plane, pine, gum and Morus ( includes mulberry) continued to flower. Low levels of weed and grass pollen were...
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26 August 2019

Cape Town Tree pollen concentrations decreased somewhat but the overall count remained high. Grasses, weeds and fungal spore levels were low. A greater variety of pollen types is appearing in...
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19 August 2019

Pollen counts are up and running In Cape Town, Johannesburg, Bloemfontein and Durban and strong differences have emerged between the four regions. High tree pollen counts Tree pollen counts are...
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12 August 2019

The fungal spore load increased slightly but remained low throughout this sampling week. Tree pollen concentrations remained high owing to the contribution of cypress pollen. Pine, gum and poplar tree...
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5 August 2019

Despite torrential rain and very low temperatures, cypress tree pollen concentrations increased during this sampling week. Grass and weed pollen was low and fungal spore loads were very slight.
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29 July 2019

The tree pollen levels increased sharply as high counts were recorded for cypress. Pine, willow, mulberry, and gum pollen was seen. Grass pollen levels were very low and no weed...
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22 July 2019

Fungal spore loads were light but there was a small significant spike for Pleospora, the wet weather spore when a concentration of 442 spores/cu M was recorded on 16 July....
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15 July 2019

Fungal spore levels returned to low levels during this sampling week of rain, mist and low temperatures. Very low pollen levels were seen throughout the week, but occasional grains of...
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8 July 2019

The fungal spore load increased to moderate levels during this sampling period as ascospores reached moderate level on sunny days, following rain. Small but insignificant spikes were seen for basidiospores...
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1 July 2019

Tree, weed and grass pollen levels were extremely low during this sampling week of copious rain and low temperatures. Fungal spore loads were also low, but increased over the previous...
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24 June 2019

Extremely low fungal spore loads and pollen levels were seen throughout this sampling week of low temperatures and heavy rain at times.
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17 June 2019

Fungal spores reached very low levels during this sampling period as very low temperatures and rain inhibited their presence in the atmosphere. Pollen concentrations were also low, but tree pollen...
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10 June 2019

All pollen levels in the categories: trees, grasses and weeds were very low during this sampling week of rain interspersed with warmer temperatures with strong wind. The fungal spore concentrations...
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