Allergen Alert (1 room) Allergen Alert determines levels of dust mite, cockroach, dog, cat, & four common molds (alt-a, asp-f, pen-n, cla-h) present in a single indoor room. Discontinued Not for sale

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Allergen Alert (1 Room)

• Practical and Economical - Settled dust in bedding, carpeting and airborne dust are the best sources of allergen exposure in the home. With one test, you can identify the eight most important allergens that can influence the quality of your indoor air and your life.
• Scientific - Allergen Alert was developed by a group of America's leading allergists and laboratory immunologists. These allergists are a part of the Allergen Control Network which is a group of allergy specialists with expertise in environmental assessment and control.  Tests for cat allergen, dog allergen, mold allergen, dust mite allergen, and mold allergen.
• Easy - Each Allergen Alert Kit comes with instructions on how to collect dust samples in your home. To collect a dust sample, you will use the dust collection trap provided in the kit.
• Fast - Your Allergen Alert Dust Analysis Report will be sent to your home within three weeks after the dust sample(s) have been received by the laboratory.
• Reliable - Each sample is run with a control curve and measured in duplicate to ensure reproducibility. The results of the dust analysis represent a "time average" of allergen exposure as dust represents the accumulation of airborne dust that has settled on carpet and other surfaces.

EPA warns that indoor air is typically much more of a threat than outdoor air. Allergen Alert measures for eight levels of perennial indoor allergens: dust mites, cockroaches, dogs, cats, alternaria mold, aspergillus fumigatus mold, penicillium mold, and cladosporium mold. Allergens are actually proteins and enzymes from living biological organisms that trigger allergic responses in humans. Any airborne particulates especially allergens are bad for any living organisms. Different rooms in a home can have different allergen profiles so each room should be analyzed separately. Typically your bedroom and your main living area should be analyzed separately for the average person spends 22 hours indoors and 8 hours sleeping. Allergen Alert contains dust collector traps that are inserted between vacuum hose and attachment to collect large and small particulates from surfaces in a room that collect dust. The dust collector trap is then mailed back to our Allergy & Immunology lab. The lab will separate large particulates from very small airborne particulates since only very small airborne particulates are analyzed for level of allergens. Test analysis containing allergen levels will be mailed back to you 2-3 weeks after the dust collector traps are received by the lab.

Competitive Advantage:
Allergen Alert is the only test to employ polyclonal antibody allergen testing. Competitive products employ monoclonal antibody allergen testing. In layman's terms, polyclonal testing means numerous kinds of each of the 8 most common indoor allergens tested. Monoclonal testing means only one kind of a single allergen is actually tested.

Who should be tested:
Expectant mothers
Parents with small children
New home owners
Safety managers that suspect a workplace to have excessive airborne particulates and/or allergens

	WHO* Allergen Designation	Related Allergen	Benefit of Test
	Der f	Dust Mite (Dermatophagoides farinae)	Der f measures the dust mite, Dermatophagoides farinae. Der f is found in most homes in the United States.
	Bla g	Cockroach (Blattella germanica)	Bla g measures the amount of German cockroach allergen in the home. German cockroach is very prevalent throughout the United States.
	Can f	Dog (Canis familiaris)	Can f measures the amount of dog allergen in the home.
	Fel d	Cat (Felis domesticus)	Fel d measures the amount of cat allergen in the home.
	Alt a	Mold (Alternaria alternata)	Alt a measures the amount of Alternaria alternata in the home. (a common outdoor mold also found indoors)
	Asp f	Mold (Aspergillus fumigatus)	Asp f measures the amount of Aspergillus fumigatus in the home. (a common indoor and outdoor mold)
	Pen n	Mold (Penicillium notatum)	Pen n measures the amount of Penicillium notatum in the home. (a common indoor and outdoor mold)
	Cla h	Mold (Cladosporium herbarum)	Cla h measures the amount of Cladosporium herbarum in the home. (a common indoor and outdoor mold)
* World Health Organization

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