Posted: 10/11/2012 12:02:37 PM EDT
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I took a mold sample from my sister's cabin. She wants to rent it to a lady who is very susceptible to molds and chemicals, especially aromatic stuff. Now, molds are everywhere, and I wonder if this is a mold that her renter should be concerned about. The description says it is very common.
ALTERNARIA
EXTREMELY WIDESPREAD AND COMMON SPORE. COMMON IN SOIL, DEAD PLANTS, AND FOODSTUFFS. IT IS OFTEN FOUND INDOORS GROWING ON CELLULOSIC AND WOODY MATERIALS. ALSO FOUND IN SETTLED DUST ON CARPETS AND OTHER SURFACES. POTENTIAL OPPORTUNISTIC HUMAN PATHOGEN. COMMONLY RECOGNIZED AS TYPE I (HAY FEVER) AND TYPE III HYPERSENSITIVITY PNEUMONITIS Thanks for helpful comments. |
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Quoted: I took a mold sample from my sister's cabin. She wants to rent it to a lady who is very susceptible to molds and chemicals, especially aromatic stuff. Now, molds are everywhere, and I wonder if this is a mold that her renter should be concerned about. The description says it is very common. ALTERNARIA EXTREMELY WIDESPREAD AND COMMON SPORE. COMMON IN SOIL, DEAD PLANTS, AND FOODSTUFFS. IT IS OFTEN FOUND INDOORS GROWING ON CELLULOSIC AND WOODY MATERIALS. ALSO FOUND IN SETTLED DUST ON CARPETS AND OTHER SURFACES. POTENTIAL OPPORTUNISTIC HUMAN PATHOGEN. COMMONLY RECOGNIZED AS TYPE I (HAY FEVER) AND TYPE III HYPERSENSITIVITY PNEUMONITIS Thanks for helpful comments. Did you use one of those ProLab petri dish thingies from the hardware store? If so, just cut your losses and walk away from it. Of course it grew mold, mold spores are ubiquitous in the environment! Hell, go buy a loaf of bread and stick it on your counter for a few weeks... MOLD! Not trying to be condescending. I do indoor air quality stuff for a living and those things are a pain in my ass. Also, Alternaria isn't anything to be concerned about. It's going to be in about 98% of air samples I collect here. |