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Local Pollen Tracker Changes Allergy Care | Montpelier News
A high-tech pollen catcher on the roof of Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center is revolutionizing allergy care in New England, offering hyper-local pollen data instead of relying on distant weather stations. Since launching last spring, Dr. Alex Zajack has been weekly collecting and analyzing airborne pollen under a microscope, identifying species by microscopic details like pine pollen’s Mickey Mouse ear shape. This summer marks the first full season of continuous data, revealing a wet spring that kept pollen levels low — though allergy seasons remain stubbornly similar to last year. The local…
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