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Guidelines for Interpreting Numerical Data of Non-viable (Spore Traps) and...
In this article we discuss additional guidelines for interpreting numerical data for viable and non-viable airborne mould samples. Air-O-Cell cassette for air sampling The guidelines may be used to...
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How IAQ Professionals Can Improve Their Laboratory Reports
Currently there are no standardized methods for the analysis of indoor samples for microbial contamination. Neither are there guidelines for the limit of what is to be reported by laboratories and how...
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How To Interpret Laboratory Results for Airborne Fungal (Mould) Samples
Laboratory results for airborne mould and bacteria concentrations can be difficult to interpret for two major reasons. Maximum exposure limits have not been set Currently, there are no set maximum...
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Airborne Fungal Spores: Non-viable and viable Air Sampling Methods
Non-viable air sampling for fungal spores Concerns about health issues, especially allergic reactions from inhaling fungal spores, has made air sampling an important component of indoor mold...
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Interpreting Numerical Data of Viable Airborne Mould Samples
Viable Air sample taken on RCS agar strip Another article on airborne mould samples provides guidelines for interpreting numerical data of viable air samples. To see the guidelines for non-viable air...
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What Do Your Mold Lab Test Results Mean?
Testing air quality for mold Interpreting lab test results for indoor mold is currently not standardized. Therefore, it would not be surprising if you give 10 different people same copy of lab test...
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Understanding Spore Trap Results
When enumerating airborne fungal spores, most labs, for practical reasons, analyze a percentage of the sample trace (often 15-25%) instead of 100%. A few labs claim that they analyze 100% of the sample...
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How to improve spore trap results
Spore trap data should be reliable if results are to be used in assessing indoor spore types and concentrations and ultimately to evaluate the validity of exposure potential or remedial success. Spore...
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