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Pollen Count Tops 9K
If 8,000 broke a record on Monday, Tuesday's count is blowing it out of the water.
The total pollen count for Tuesday is 9,369, according to the_ Atlanta Allergy Clinic. _
But what does that mean?
Technically, it means that there are 9,369 grains of pollen that will fall on a measuring device within a certain period of time.
A pollen count of 50 is enough to make allergy sufferers take notice, while a pollen count of 1,000 is considered extremely high.
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On Tuesday, it’s the trees that are posing a problem. Beech, Birch, Oak and Pine trees are producing most of the pollen in the air.
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