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REGINA AREA DUSTED WITH TREE POLLEN

Released on June 19, 2002

Saskatchewan Environment has received some inquiries about tiny yellow

particles that have dusted the Regina area and collected in water bodies.



This yellow powder is coniferous tree pollen, released by male fir, spruce

and pine trees.



"Because of the cool, late spring there seems to be an unusually large

quantity this year," Terry Hanley, of Saskatchewan Environment's

Environmental Protection Branch said, "so we want to make people aware of

it."



The pollen will wash away with rainfall and once it is waterlogged, it will

sink to the bottom of water bodies.



Coniferous pollen grains are large and heavy, so they usually fall straight

down and don't scatter. As a result, this pollen is not as much of a

problem to allergy sufferers as other pollens such as ragweed. The

chemical composition of the pollen also makes it less allergenic than other

types.



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For more information, contact:



Terry Hanley

Saskatchewan Environment

Regina

Phone: (306) 787-1372

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