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Article: Hay fever season likely to peak this week; Pollen count not bad, but best to avoid ragweeds
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- September 3, 2007
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With hay fever season expected to peak this week, the latest
rooftop measurements show the local pollen count isn't too bad.
But mold counts are high.
Friday's pollen count from ragweeds and other weeds was a
"moderate" 10 grains per cubic meter of air. However, the mold count
was 13,439 spores per cubic meter, which is considered high.
Pollen grains and mold spores can trigger sneezing, runny noses
and swollen, itchy, watery eyes.
Nearly 36 million Americans suffer seasonal allergic rhinitis,
better known as hay fever. The season begins around Aug. 15 and
lasts until the first frost.
Heavy rains last month made mold worse than usual, observers
said. On four days, the number of ...