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