During pollen and mold season, the Southwest Ohio Air Quality Agency measures the daily levels of naturally occurring airborne pollutants: pollens and molds. These counts are expressed in grains per cubic meter of air for pollen levels and spores per cubic meter of air for mold levels.
Today's Count (October 20, 2017)
| Pollen: Low |
1 |
|
1st Prevalent:
|
0 |
|
2nd Prevalent:
|
0 |
|
Other Trees:
|
0 |
| Grasses |
0
|
|
Ragweed
|
0 |
| Other |
1 |
| Mold: Moderate |
653 |
| 1st Prevalent: Cladosporium |
213 |
2nd Prevalent: Ascospores, unk.
|
116 |
| Other: Periconia, Basidiospores, unk., Alternaria |
324 |
Pollen and Mold Descriptors
| Descriptor |
Pollen |
Mold |
| LOW |
0-20
|
0-500
|
| MODERATE |
21-100
|
501-1500
|
| HIGH |
101-1000
|
1501-5000
|
|
VERY HIGH
|
>1000
|
>5000
|
The linked Excel spreadsheet of Raw Daily Counts includes a detailed record of pollen and mold sources for the season.
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Statistical Averages for Pollen and Mold Data
10/16-10/20 (calculated for ten years of data)
|
|
Monday
|
Tuesday
|
Wednesday
|
Thursday
|
Friday
|
|
Pollen
|
9
|
8
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
|
Mold
|
1923
|
1802
|
1543
|
1430
|
1417
|
Statistical Averages for Pollen and Mold Data
10/23-10/27 (calculated for ten years of data)
|
|
Monday
|
Tuesday
|
Wednesday
|
Thursday
|
Friday
|
|
Pollen
|
6
|
6
|
7
|
7
|
6
|
|
Mold
|
1008
|
1186
|
1207
|
1181
|
1192
|
Note: Statistical Averages are calculated for ten years of data at our current address, 250 William Howard Taft Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.