Pollen Count – Dundee
In light of the recent COVID-19 pandemic, the monitoring of pollen and air quality has never been more important for the “at risk” portion of the UK population. This public service information page will be updated weekly in Spring and daily in the Summer months.
Pollen from 12 species of plants/trees that can cause hayfever are monitored daily by the James Hutton Institute from March until September. Air is analysed at a rate of 10 litres per minute and the quantity of each pollen type is recorded over a 24 hr period in the table below.
| Name | Image | Sunday 03/09/23 | Monday 04/09/23 | Tuesday 29/08/23 | Wednesday 30/08/23 | Thursday 31/08/23 | Friday 01/09/23 | Saturday 02/09/23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corylus (Hazel) |
 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alnus (Alder) |
 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ulmus (Elm) |
 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salix (Willow) |
 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Betula (Birch) |
 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fraxinus (Ash) |
 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Plantanus (Plane) |
 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quercus (Oak) |
 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ambrosia (Ragweed) |
 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Poaceae (Grass) |
 |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Urtica (Nettle) |
 |
28 | 36 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 70 |
| Artemisia (Mugwart) |
 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fungal spore count | Sunday 03/09/23 | Monday 04/09/23 | Tuesday 29/08/23 | Wednesday 30/08/23 | Thursday 31/08/23 | Friday 01/09/23 | Saturday 02/09/23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Air Quality |
|
Sunday 03/09/23 | Monday 04/09/23 | Tuesday 29/08/23 | Wednesday 30/08/23 | Thursday 31/08/23 | Friday 01/09/23 | Saturday 02/09/23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medium | Medium | Good | Good | Good | Good | Poor |
