Table 1: This table summarizes the results of the E.P.A. ERMI PCR-DNA tests performed on 5 mg dust samples from basement and master bedroom carpeting and master bedroom wall insulation. Only the species detected are listed.

Sample 36 ERMI Q-PCR test Carpet basement Carpet, master Bdrm Insulation master Bdrm1 Insulation return air duct Moist fiberglass Group 1 Molds  Asp. penicillioides 77 26 ND ND  A. restrictus ND ND ND 40 40  A. versicolor ND ND ND ND 50  E. amstelodami ND ND ND 4 4  Aur. pullulans 189 20 ND ND ND  Ch. globosum ND 14 ND ND 2  Cl. Sphaerospermum 9 3 ND ND ND  Pae. variotii ND 2 87 ND 734  P. brevicompactum ND 19 ND ND ND  P. corylophilum ND ND ND ND 85  P. crustosum ND ND 3 ND ND  P. purpurogenum ND 2 ND ND ND  P. spinulosum 15 ND 3 ND ND  P. variabile ND ND ND 136 3  T. viride ND ND NS ND 15 Sum of the Logs 6.6 6.2 2.8 2.8 10.6 Group 2 Molds  A. ustus 2 4 187 ND 226  Cl. cladosporioides II 1 ND ND 65 2  Ep. nigrum 15 17 ND 65 8  Ep. nigrum 15 17 ND 14 5  Mucor/Rhizopus 9 21 ND ND ND  P. chrysogenum 5 4 8.738 ND 14.013 Sum of the logs 3.3 3.7 6.2 3.0 8.1 ERMI Value 3 2 −3 0 3 ERMI Interpretation Level 3 Level 3 Level 2 Level 2 Level 3

ND: Not detected. 1RT-PCR detected Aspergillus fumigatus in a towel taken from the master bathroom. All values are in Spores E.−/mg dust.