Seasonal pollen allergies affect many people in Luxembourg throughout most of the year, starting in January. From now on, the mobile application Pollen.lu will enable users to monitor the concentration of pollen in the air in real time. Developed by the Centre hospitalier de Luxembourg in collaboration with its immuno-allergology department, the Ministry of Health and Social Security, and the company Nvision, this application offers a practical and free solution.
Accessible to all, this new mobile application enables allergy sufferers to instantly check the alert levels for the various pollens in the air in Luxembourg. "Thanks to sensors installed on the roofs of the CHL, the application provides real-time data on pollens in the air in Luxembourg. This technology analyses the ambient air and provides information on the presence of the 11 most allergenic types of pollen. The most important are, in chronological order, hazelnut, alder, ash, birch, oak, grass and mugwort", explains Dr Farah Hannachi, head of the national immuno-allergology service.
Pollen concentration levels are updated three times a day and classified into four categories: not detected, low, medium and high.
The application also provides practical advice on how to reduce or avoid exposure to pollen.
Martine Deprez, Minister of Health and Social Security, stresses the importance of this initiative in the fight against allergies in Luxembourg: "Allergies are a major public health issue. According to a recent study carried out by the L.I.H., 44% of the Luxembourg population is atopic and therefore likely to suffer from allergies. This application can be a great help to many allergy sufferers, enabling them to anticipate their treatment and reduce or avoid contact with pollen."
To access all this information in real time, you can download the Pollen.lu app, available free of charge on the App Store and Google Play. The application is available in German and French.
Press release by the Ministry of Health and Social Security / Centre hospitalier de Luxembourg (CHL)