Professional Test Results March 2005

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With topic of professional test results thought I'd post mine which

I had done winter of 2005 after doing mold plates with Home Depot

which I can post sometime too. Results aren't the same but areas

they decided needed remediation are the same. However I have had

plate results change within a short time too.

Total counts:

Outside 84

Basement 295

Living Rm 169

Master Bedroom (-that is room chimney goes through that had a leak

and smell musty which I have closed up) 549

Master Bedroom:

Coprinus 42, background 0 (testor said one spore caught)

Aspergillus 422, background 42 (testor said 10 spores caught)

Cladosporium 84, background 42 (testor said 2 spores caught)

*fibrous particulate 169, background 0 (so I think attic insulation

or old carpet padding that seems to be showing up as possible

problem. old carpet padding may be in bad condition and is

something like jute that can develope mold. That is what current

testing seems to be showing. Just making an interesting note on

this fibrous thing showing up in testing.)

Living Room:

(right below master bedroom and room chimney goes through on first

floor)

Aspergillus 127, background 42

Cladosporium 42, background 42

*fibrous particulate 84, background 0

(...so room closer to attic, master bedroom EVEN in winter is

showing more mold than lower floor. Some of chimney brick has

broken up due to weather and chimney goes through both of these

rooms but of course is in worse shape near roof.)

I did not have attic tested as I wasn't concerned about 'air

quality' in attic but later testing showed elevated counts in attic

I don't have handy he said 5 times higher than outside air.

Summer tests done a few months ago were different. Different type

of mold predominated but still aspergillus showing up, with culture

plates. I will be posting. Just thought I'd do these since Carl

posted cassette type counts on mold analysis subject.