How to interpret your mold report?
Air Cassette (Spore Traps, M11-M15):
1. Mold spores are numbers in volume converted to standardized 1000 liters.
2. Your samples were scanned 100%, then read at the indicated percentage (25%, 30 or 50%).
3. Some mold spores are grouped together due to morphological similarity.
4. Background debris indicates how clean or dirty you air is. Rating 1= 0-19%; 2=20-39%; 3=40- 59%; 4=60-79%; 5=80-100% covered by particulate, fibers, pollens, molds, insects etc inside the cassette area.
5. For abbreviation: Asperg=Aspergillus; Clado=Cladosporim; Pith/Stem/Uloclad=Pithomyces/ Stemphylium / Ulocladium; Zygo=Zygomycete;
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Direct Exam (Surface Samples from Tape M21, Swab M23, and Bulk Material M22):
1. Direct exam is qualitative and semi-quantitave, non-viable method,
least expensive, yet relatively accurate;
2. Your sample material is scanned 100%, then read represantitively;
3. Some mold spores are grouped together due to morphological similarity.
4. Rating symbolizes: 1= 1-2 spores (Very Low); 2=3-10 spores (Low); 3=11-100 spores (Medium); 4=101-1000 spores (High); 5=1000+ spores (Overload). Hyphal fragments are counted same as spores.
5. Semi-quantitation is based on roughly 1cm2 tape, or similar size bulk material,
or similar size created by smearing a swab.
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Culturable Molds on Medium Plates (M31-M37):
1. Mold colonies are numbers are converted in 1000 liter volume (M31);
2. Or mold colonies in original sample, per swab or 1 gram, of 1 cm2 surface,
i.e. colonies in plates x dilution times (M33);
3. Testing M32 reflects real reading in plates, which does not have air volume
conversion nor dilution;
4. Some mold spores are grouped together due to morphological similarity.
5. Medium plates (M30 series) only test viable molds and yeasts. Nonviable fungi or
bacteria are not counted.
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Driking Water Test (Total coliform W11 and E. coli W12):
1. Coliform bacteria are bacteria living in the digestive tracts
of humans and many warm-blooded animals, which include feccal
coliform and E. coli. E. coli is either from soil or animal
digestive tract.
2. Presence of either total coliform or E. coli, or both, indicates
the water is contaminated.
3. Drinking water test including W11 and W12 is a method approved
by EPA of USA (Environmental Protection Agency).
4. "Not Pass" indicates contamination. “Pass" indicates the water
is free of bacterial contamination.
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