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Combating Hay Fever: Identifying Pollen, Mold, and Other Airborne Allergens in California Homes and Workplaces

IAQ Testing Services

Category	Press Release
Publish Date	9/5/2025
Author	Paul Cochrane
Title	Combating Hay Fever: Identifying Pollen, Mold, and Other Airborne Allergens in California Homes and Workplaces
Introduction	LA Testing offers indoor air quality (IAQ) laboratory testing services, sampling supplies, easy-to-use test kits, and monitoring instruments to identify respiratory allergens, irritants, and asthma triggers.
Huntington Beach, California, September 5, 2025 Hay fever, medically known as allergic rhinitis, is a common condition caused by inflammation of the nasal passages following exposure to airborne allergens like pollen or mold. For individuals with sensitized immune systems, even brief contact with these allergens can trigger uncomfortable symptoms. Pollen is one of the most common culprits, with tree, grass, and ragweed pollen frequently causing seasonal flare-ups. In addition to hay fever, exposure to pollen can also worsen respiratory conditions such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). “Sensitive individuals can experience significant impacts from pollen exposure, whether outdoors or inside,” said Michael Chapman, Laboratory Manager at LA Testing’s Huntington Beach facility. “This can lead to missed work or school, reduced productivity, healthcare costs, and overall discomfort. Alongside medical treatment, steps like avoiding high-pollen and moldy environments, improving indoor air quality, and identifying indoor allergens can make a major difference.” To support these efforts, LA Testing provides a full range of indoor air quality (IAQ) laboratory testing services throughout California. Their offerings include laboratory analysis, sampling supplies, user-friendly test kits, building inspection tools, and advanced air monitoring equipment. These resources help detect not only pollen but also mold, dust mites, animal dander, and other airborne irritants. LA Testing has also released an educational video exploring the link between hay fever, pollen, and indoor air quality. It can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/nnzsMSWpBtI To learn more about environmental allergen, asthma trigger, and respiratory irritant testing resources, please visit www.LATesting.com, email info@LATesting.com, or call (800) 755-1794. To access environmental test kits, visit www.EMSLTestKits.com. About LA Testing LA Testing is California’s leading laboratory for environmental, indoor air quality and material testing for mercury, asbestos, mold, bacteria, lead, VOCs, formaldehyde, soot, char, ash and smoke damage, particulates, and other chemicals. In addition, LA Testing offers a full range of air sampling and investigative equipment to professionals and the general public. LA Testing maintains an extensive list of accreditations including: AIHA LAP LLC., AIHA ELLAP, AIHA EMLAP and AIHA IHLAP, CDC Elite, NVLAP, State of California, State of Hawaii Department of Health, and other states. LA Testing, along with the EMSL Analytical, Inc. network, has multiple laboratories throughout California including South Pasadena, Huntington Beach, San Leandro, and San Diego.