mold sampling


www.ricklandrymoldyslumlord.blogspot.com deathtrapmold.blogspot.com www.badfaithinsurance.org REPORT ID:1118 SAMPLES RECEIVED: 1 Dear Peter, This is a final report from MouldWorks for the single bulk sample we received October 5th, 2009, taken from your home at 35 Clinton St., Apt. #10, Plattsburgh, NY. Here are your results. 1118-1 tape (Bathroom – Behind Shower) Microscope: Penicillium sp./Aspergillus sp. Stachybotrys sp. Cultured Aspergillus sydowii Aspergillus versicolor Oedocephalum glomerulosum Stachybotrys sp. Trichoderma harzianum Actinomycetes Dry-spored Acremonium sp. General Comments Our analysis of the above set of samples found abundant evidence of a mold infestation in the bathroom sampled in this home. The sample contained viable spores, vegetative cells and/or reproductive structures from a variety of fungal species, including many molds which require moderately high to extremely high levels of available moisture before they can colonize an indoor site. The presence of these microorganisms can be directly attributed to elevated levels of available moisture locally. Specifically, Stachybotrys requires a water activity of at least 0.94 before it can germinate and colonize indoor sites. Water activity is a measure of the proportion of moisture available to organisms growing on a semi-solid substrate. Finding molds indoors that require such high levels of moisture is a strong indication that this site has experienced flooding, leaks or other water intrusion …