Hello Charidea,
Thank you for your question.
You are not alone; 35 million people in the United States suffer from
allergies. The allergy season really never ends. Springtime is the
tree pollen season. Summertime is the grass and weed pollen season. In
the fall, people can experience both a ragweed and mold allergy
season, and finally in the wintertime, people who suffer from
allergies will go into the "indoor allergy season".
There are a number of excellent resources in terms of allergy maps
which I will list as follows which will help you evaluate your
allergies in terms of location.
Seasonal Allergy Maps:
Trees, grasses, weeds and ragweed generally bloom at the same time
each year. This means that the onset, length and end of pollen seasons
throughout the country are relatively standardized from year to year.
Therefore, it is possible for allergy sufferers to know when to expect
tree, grass, weed and ragweed pollen in their area.
You will find four national pollen season maps illustrating tree,
grass, weed and ragweed pollen with their corresponding dates.
http://www.aaaai.org/nab/uspollen_seasons.stm
National Allergy Maps: accurate, up-to-date forecasts for grass
pollen, tree pollen, mold spores and weed pollen.
These are colorful easy to read maps of the United States showing the
allergy forecast map in terms of low, moderate, high and very high.
Grass Pollen Map
http://www.totalvac.com/grasspollenmap.htm
Weed Pollen Map
http://www.totalvac.com/weedpollenmap.htm
Tree Pollen Map
http://www.totalvac.com/treepollenmap.htm
Mold Spores Map
http://www.totalvac.com/moldsporesmap.htm
National Allergy Bureau: Pollen & Spore Counts
- Choose your region: Western Region - South Central Region - South
Atlantic Region - Midwest Region - Northeast Region
- You may generate a graph by type of chart (molds, pollens, weeds or
trees) and time period.
Source: National Allergy Bureau Website
http://www.aaaai.org/nab/pollen.stm
Here is an example of a generated map of Tree Allergens, Eugene, OR
Tuesday April 30 2002 to Tuesday August 20 2002
Source: National Allergy Bureau Website
http://www.aaaai.org/scripts/nab2/pChart.asp?city=Eugene&state=OR
Weather.com: Allergy Reports & Maps
Select pollen reports by state. Allergy updates and news also
available.
http://www.weather.com/activities/health/allergies/
Allergy Forecasts
Just enter your zip code to obtain the forecast for your area..
In addition they have a list of best and worst cities of the day.
http://www.pollen.com/Pollen.com.asp
Allergy Alert is a free e-mail service, just sign up to stay on top of
what's in the air in your neighborhood.
The Allergy Alert e-mail will arrive early in the morning (depending
on your e-mail provider), so it can help you plan your day. And, it
will ONLY be sent to you when the conditions in your area reach or
exceed a trigger level, meaning your area has entered the medium range
for allergic reaction.
http://www.pollen.com/alert_register.asp
CNN Allergy Maps have short descriptions accompanying their maps.
Mold Allergy Map
http://www.cnn.com/WEATHER/allergy/mold/index.html
Grass Allergy Map
http://www.cnn.com/WEATHER/allergy/grass/index.html
Weed Allergy Map
http://www.cnn.com/WEATHER/allergy/weed/index.html
Additional information that may interest you:
A fee based pollen and spore report. The 2001 Pollen and Spore Report
contains information on pollens and spores gathered from 77 certified
counting stations within the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and
Immunology’s Aeroallergen Network. Data from each site for the ten
most prevalent pollen types and/or ten most prevalent spore types that
were gathered throughout the year are formatted in graphs that
visually depict the onset, peak and end of the season.
http://www.aaaai.org/nab/pollen_spore_report.stm
Order Form:
http://www.aaaai.org/nab/order_form.pdf
Links to a wealth of mold recourses
http://healthandenergy.com/mold_fungi.htm
General Mold Information
http://www.ohsu.edu/croet/exposure/mold.html
Healthlink Mold Allergy Information
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/926104064.html
Search Criteria:
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National allergy maps
State allergy maps
Mold resources
I hope you find this helpful and if there is anything that I've
written that needs clarification, please ask before you rate this
answer.
Best Regards,
Bobbie7-ga |
Clarification of Answer by
bobbie7-ga
on
29 Oct 2002 11:28 PST
Hello again Charidea,
Sorry I took so long but I wanted to double check all the resources
and locate new ones.
Unfortunately, I was not able to come up with additional map type
resources or state comparisons, as the links I do find take me to the
same sites I have already given you. I believe I gave you the majority
of resources available. In any case, here is the Portland Allergy
Specialist Directory and the contact information to the Portland
Allergy Clinic where they may be able to inform you further.
Portland Oregon Allergy Specialist Directory,
Courtesy of the American-Physician.com Website.
Just click on the name of doctor to see details.
http://www.american-physician.com/allergy/OR-Allergists/Portland
Perhaps if you contact the Allergy Clinic in Portland, they may have
more information.
Allergy Clinic
511 SW 10th, Ste. 1301
Portland, OR 97205
503 228-0155
360 737-0694
Certified Mold Inspectors
http://www.certifiedmoldinspectors.com/oregon.htm
http://www.moldlab.biz/moldinspector/MoldInspectorPortland.html
Search Criteria:
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immunology resources
I wish you luck in your move.
Sincerely,
Bobbie7-ga
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