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Air Born Pollen in the U.S.
Sneezing, itching, burning watery
eyes, runny and stuffy nose. For millions of Americans, these are
just few of the symptoms they
endure during pollen season.
- Estimates from a skin test
survey suggest that allergies affect more than 50 million people
in the United States.
- A recent nationwide survey found that more
than half (54.6 percent) of all U.S. citizens test positive to
one or more allergens.
- The costs associated with allergic disease
are extraordinarily high. One analysis estimated it at $7.9
billion per year, of
which $4.5 billion was spent on direct care and $3.4 billion on indirect
costs, related primarily to lost work productivity.
The
PollenTec Screen was introduced in 2007 and is now available for
the first time in north America by Screens inc of Phoenix Arizona.
Its unique construction allows fresh air to flow into your rooms
while filtering out up to 100% of pollens. Testing was conducted
by the European Center for Allergy Research Foundation (ECARF).
The tests results verified that 100% of grass pollens, 99.71%
of birch pollen, 93.1% of Stinging Nettle-pollen, 90.9% of Ragweed
pollen were captured by the PollenTec screen.
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