About Pollen Count Each morning, Monday through Friday, technicians at the Atlanta Allergy and Asthma Clinic perform the sampling procedure that gathers the information needed to determine the pollen count. Once determined, this information is reported to area newspapers, radio stations, television stations and posted on both the clinic hotline and web site. Sign Up for Daily Pollen Count notification via eMail! The sampling procedure is simple. Staff members cover one side of a glass rod with silicone grease, secure it in the rotorod sample collector, and raise it to rooftop level. At that level it is set to spin for 30 seconds out of every ten minutes, or 72 minutes during every 24 hours. "The spinning time can be critical during peak pollen season. It must be carefully timed for accurate sampling," according to Marie McFalls, who has been collecting and analyzing pollen data at the Atlanta Allergy & Asthma Clinic since 1987. After the rod is removed it is stained, and is then examined under a microscope. The technician identifies the pollen grains and mold spores by size, shape and individual characteristics and, finally, uses a mathematical formula to calculate the daily pollen count. For more information, contact: Or call Dr. Sheerin at (770) 995-1537 View our Monthly Pollen Count Information! Note:  We do not routinely post counts for specific pollens, nor do we routinely post mold counts.