A Water-Damaged Home and Health of Occupants: A Case Study

Table 4

This table summarizes the detection of trichothecenes, aflatoxins and ochratoxin A present in bulk samples taken from the master bath, master bedroom (sandal), and crawl space. The reported data are in ppb per mycotoxin.

Sample	Trichothecenes	Aflatoxins	Ochratoxin A
Towel—master bath	11.71	NP	4.9
Sandal—master bdrm	0.47	NP	3.4
Wood truss—crawl space	1.68	3.5	5.8
Gravel—crawl space	7.7	NP	7.7
Dirt—crawl space	2.1	NP	2.1
Plastic sheet—crawl space	NP	NP	2.8

Reported data are ppb.
NP: Not present.
Limit of Detection: Trichothecenes (0.2 ppb); Aflatoxins (1.0 ppb); Ochratoxin A (2.0 ppb).