Sample Analysis (Counting) Services

We provide sample analysis services for organizations such as allergists (in Canada, United States, and internationally), pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, and other institutions that collect outdoor air samples using rotation impaction equipment. We specialize in analysis of Type-I rods. Our services are ideal for any organization needing their samples to be analyzed quickly and accurately.

SERVICE	PRICE
Sample Analysis - Prices per Sample
Routine count	31.00
Routine count - Pollen only	26.00
Routine count - Spores only	28.00
Complete count	35.00
Seasonal count - Trees Any 10 from the listing	25.00
Seasonal count - Grasses & Weeds (incl. Ragweed)	19.00
Spore count Any 10 from the listing	26.00

(prices apply for samples collected on Type-I rods at 10% sampling rate over 24 hours. Other samples may be subject to additional fees)

All reports are presented in the units of particles per cubic meter of air (P/m³).

Aeroallergen Monitoring Services

We engage in sample analysis contracts for a full season (six consecutive months or more, with a minimum of 180 counts). These contracts may include, at no additional cost:

Sampling Equipment supplied for collecting samples
Pre-coated rods ready to install on collector heads

Rental of equipment and supplies for shorter monitoring projects start at $275.00 per site.

Please contact us for an individualized quote.

Identification List

The following is a list of pollen and spore species that we normally identify and tally in our counting procedures. The list of pollen counted may vary depending on the location where the samples were collected. Listings in Bold, or with an asterisk (*) are species included in our Routine counts.

TREES AND SHRUBS
Pollen
Acer (Boxelder and Maple)*	Alnus (Alder)*
Betula (Birch)*	Birch Look-alikes*
Carya (Hickory)*	Castanea (Chestnut)*
Corylus (Hazelnut)*	Cupressaceae (Juniper and Cedar)*
Fagus (Beech)*	Fraxinus (Ash)*
Juglans (Butternut, Walnut)*	Larix (Larch, Tamarak)*
Morus (Mulberry)*	Pinaceae (Pine, Fir, Spruce)*
Platanus (Sycamore)	Populus (Aspen, Poplar)*
Quercus (Oak)*	Rosaceae (Plum, Pear, Apple, Hawthorn)*
Salix (Willow)*	Sambucus (Elderberry)
Tilia (Basswood, Linden)*	Tsuga (Hemlock)*
Ulmus (Elm)*
GRASSES
Cyperaceae (Sedge & Close Grass)*	Gramineae (True Grass Family)*
FERNS
Class Pteridophytes (Ferns & Fern-allies)*
WEEDS
Chenopodiaceae & Amaranthaceae*	Compositae- Ambrosia (Ragweed)*
Compositae- Artemisia (Sagebrush, Wormwood)*	Compositae- Solidago (Goldenrod)*
Compositae (All other Genera)*	Cruciferae (Mustards)*
Plantago (Plantains)*	Rumex (Dock, Sorel)*
Salsola pestifer (Russian Thistle)*	Typha (Cattail)*
Urticaceae (Nettle, Pellitory)*

Spores
ASCOMYCETES
Amphisphaeria	Ascobolus*
Beltrania	Bispora
Caloplaca & Xanthoria*	Chaetomium*
Cucurbidothis	Delitschia
Diatrypaceae*	Erysiphe
Eurotium	Leptosphaeria*
Leptosphaeria-look-alikes*	Lewia
Massaria	Massarina*
Melanospora	Oospora (Powdery Mildew)*
Paraphaeosphaeria	Peronospora (Downy Mildew)*
Pleospora*	Saccocolus
Sordaria*	Splanchnonema
Sporomiella	Venturia*
Xylariaceae	Other Ascospores*
BASIDIOMYCETES
Agrocybe & Agaricus	Boletus*
Coprinus*	Ganoderma*
Lepiota	Lycoperdon
Panaeolus & Psathyrella*	Uredinales (Puccinia, Rusts)*
Ustilaginales (Smuts)*	Other Basidiospores*
DEUTEROMYCETES (FUNGI IMPERFECTI)
Alternaria*	Arthrinium*
Aspergillus & Penicillium*	Bipolaris, Drechslera, Exserohilum*
Botrytis*	Cercospora*
Cladosporium (Hormodendrum)*	Cunninghamella
Curvularia*	Epicoccum*
Fusariella	Fusarium*
Fusicladium*	Helicoma
Helicomina	Helicomyces*
Nigrospora*	Periconia*
Pithomyces*	Polythrincium*
Stemphylium*	Tetraploa*
Torula*	Wallemia
Ulocladium*	Other Fungi Imperfecti*
MYXOMYCETES
Fuligo Septica	Other Myxomycetes*
ZYGOMYCETES
Mucor Spinosus	Other Zygomycetes
ALGAE
Algae*