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.