Allergy season is here in Arizona, and it’s rough. Mayo Clinic’s pollen expert Dr. Sergei Ochkur says the worst is yet to come. He runs the only official pollen counting station in the state – and fun fact – we have 2 allergy seasons.
is here in Arizona, and it’s rough. Experts say the worst is yet to come.
"I am a biologist by nature. This is my calling. Anything with nature and looking at these things and studying this stuff," Dr. Ochkur said.Every week, he starts at the roof to see what he’s caught in a device that captures air particles. As the wind blows, air passes through an opening simulating a human nose or mouth, then all the air particles and pollen stick to the tape inside. He then takes the sample back downstairs to his lab for a closer look under the microscope."As we scan, we see ragweed, ragweed, ragweed so this is a ragweed season definitely," he explained.
Dr. Ochkur can also tell if there was a recent dust storm, or how much traffic pollution is in the air. He says car emissions create black spots on the specimen.
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