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Allergy Count - English

The latest pollen and spores counts are listed to the right in our Twitter feed.

The allergen counts are supplied by allergist Dr. Joseph Leija who goes to the roof of the Gottlieb Professional Building every weekday morning, (during allergy season, March/April to October) to gather pollen samples. Pollen grains and spores are collected from a cubic meter sample of air and counted under a microscope.

SOURCE
PEAK SEASON
LOW COUNT
MODERATE COUNT
HIGH COUNT
ALERT: Those with allergies should stay indoors
Grass May to June Less than 5 grains 5 to 20 21 to 200 More than 200
Trees March to May Less than 15 grains 15 to 90 91 to 1,500 More than 1,500
Weed and Ragweed Mid-August to first freeze Less than 10 grains 10 to 50 51 to 500 More than 500
Mold Spring and Fall (damp condition) Less than 6,500 spores 6,500 to 13,000 13,001 to 50,000 More than 50,000

Allergist Joseph Leija, MD, measures pollen counts each weekday morning in Melrose Park. Besides appearing on Gottlieb’s home page, the counts are also available each morning at about 7 a.m. on the telephone hotline: 1-866-4-POLLEN (476-5536).
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