May 2006

compare to May 2005

May 2006
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
	1	2	3	4	5	6
	High 8.2 Maple, Cedar/Juniper and Elm.	Low 1.0 Maple, Cedar/Juniper and Elm.	Low 0.4 Maple, Cedar/Juniper and Elm.	Medium 4.6 Maple, Cedar/Juniper and Elm.	High 11.7 Birch, Maple and Oak.	High 10.4 Birch, Maple and Oak.
	Low 5814 Ascospores	Low 2128 Ascospores	Low 2128 Ascospores & Alternaria	Moderate 12,500 Ascospores	Moderate 11,500 Ascospores
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
High 11.0 Birch, Maple and Oak.	High 9.3 Birch, Maple and Oak.	Medium 7.0 Birch, Maple and Oak.	Low 3.9 Birch, Maple and Oak.	Medium 7.1 Birch, Maple and Oak.	Low 0.1 Birch, Maple and Poplar/ Aspen/ Cottonwood	Low 1.1 Birch, Maple and Poplar/ Aspen/ Cottonwood
	Low 3643 Ascospores	Low 4986 Ascospores	Low 3829 Ascospores	Moderate 9043 Ascospores & Helimoyces	Low 4814 Ascospores & Helimoyces
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Low 1.1 Birch, Maple and Poplar/ Aspen/ Cottonwood	Medium 4.1 Birch, Maple and Poplar/ Aspen/ Cottonwood	Medium 5.7 Birch, Maple and Poplar/ Aspen/ Cottonwood	High 11.0 Birch, Maple and Poplar/ Aspen/ Cottonwood	High 10.6 Birch, Maple and Poplar/ Aspen/ Cottonwood	Medium 6.7 Oak, Birch and Ash	High 10.0 Oak, Birch and Ash
		Low 5864 Ascospores and condiospores	High 14,229 Ascospores and Condiospores	Moderate 7500 Ascospores, Cladosporium and Condiospores	Moderate 6,386 Ascospores, Basidiospores, and Cladosporium
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
High 10.0 Oak, Birch and Ash	High 9.8 Oak, Birch and Ash	High 8.4 Oak, Cedar/ Juniper and Myrtle/Bayberry	High 9.1 Oak, Birch and Ash	High 9.7 Oak, Birch and Ash	High 8.3 Oak, Ash and Grass	Medium 7.0 Oak, Ash and Grass
	Low 4400 Ascospores, Basidiospores & Helimoyces	Low 5743 Ascospores, Basidiospores & Helimoyces	Low 1971 Ascospores, Basidiospores & Helimoyces	Low 3587 Ascospores, Basidiospores & Helimoyces	Moderate 7729 Ascospores, Basidiospores & Cladosporium
28	29	30	31
High 8.4 Oak, Ash and Grass	High 9.6 Oak, Ash and Grass	Medium 6.7 Oak, Ash and Grass	High 8.8 Oak, Ash and Grass
	Moderate 7429 Ascospores, Basidiospores & Cladosporium	Low 5143 Ascospores, Basidiospores & Cladosporium	Low 4536 Ascospores, Alternaria and Cladosporium

About Pollen Levels

LOW: Pollen levels between 0 and 4.0 tend to affect very few individuals among the allergy-suffering public.

MEDIUM: Pollen levels between 4.1 and 8.0 will likely cause symptoms for many individuals who suffer from allergies to the predominant pollen types of the season.

HIGH: Pollen levels between 8.1 and 12.0 tend to affect most individuals who suffer from the pollen types of the season. Symptoms may become more severe during days with high pollen levels.

About Mold Levels

Absent:	0	These definitions are from the American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology and allow comparison between sites across the country.They are based on ecological measurements, not health effects. However, assuming dose/response relationships are the same across the country, the definitions are probably more appropriate than a definition based on local numbers. This does mean that, for some stations, some categories will never be high.
Low:	1 - 6499
Moderate:	6500 - 12999
High:	13000 - 49999
Very High:	>50000

If the count falls within this category:	Allergy sufferers who are allergic to these pollens or molds may experience symptoms of hay fever or asthma.
Absent	No symptoms.
Low	Only individuals extremely sensitive to these pollens and molds will experience symptoms.
Moderate	Many individuals sensitive to these pollens and molds will experience symptoms.
High	Most individuals with any sensitivity to these pollens and molds will experience symptoms.
Very High	Almost all individuals with any sensitivity at all to these pollens and molds will experience symptoms. Extremely sensitive people could have severe symptoms.

January 2006