fungi: mold in walls -- indoor microbial concentrations

Molds and fungi may develop inside envelopes, on sheathing, studs, insulation, wall papers, etc. Are there any relations between the moldy wall and indoor spore concentrations?

Most of the reported studies did not differentiate where the mold come from as long as they were from indoor sources.

Often, the mold growth is hidden in wall cavities of building envelope -- Lawton, M. D., R. E. Dales, and J. White, 1998, The influence of house characteristics in a Canadian community on microbiological contamination; Morey, P., Andrew, M., Ligman, B. and Jarvis, J., 2002, Hidden mold sometimes enters the indoor air.. A total of 150 wall cavities was sampled as part of a field project by Spurgeon, J. C., 2003, A method for detecting fungal contaminants in wall cavities

Bioaerosols, Fungi and Mycotoxins, Ed. by Johanning, E.

"papers presented at the September, 1998 Third International Conference in Saratoga Springs, New York. clinical and epidemiological studies and technical reports on an emerging public health topic affecting people in indoor environments at work and at home."

discussed

A method for detecting fungal contaminants in wall cavities, by Spurgeon, J. C., 2003

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Characterizing moisture damaged buildings - environmental and biological monitoring, by Hyv?rinen, A., 2002

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Hidden mold sometimes enters the indoor air, by Morey, P., Andrew, M., Ligman, B. and Jarvis, J., 2002

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Microbial growth inside insulated external walls as an indoor air biocontamination source, by Pessi, A. M., Suonketo, J., Pentti, M., Kurkilahti, M., Peltola, K. and Rantio-lehtimaki, A., 2002

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The influence of house characteristics in a Canadian community on microbiological contamination, by Lawton, M. D., R. E. Dales, and J. White, 1998