Mold Infestation of Wet Spray-Applied Cellulose Insulation

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 90-95

  Godish, Thad J ^a   Godish, Diana R ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; BIOCIDE;

ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; CLASSIFICATION; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUNGUS; HOUSING; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MICROBIOLOGY; WORKPLACE; AIRBORNE INFECTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CONSTRUCTION WORK; HEALTH HAZARD; MOULD; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SPOROGENESIS; STACHYBOTRYS CHARTARUM;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CELLULOSE; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FUNGI; HOUSING; WORKPLACE;

BIOCIDES; CELLULOSE; HEALTH RISKS; MICROORGANISMS;

AIRBORNE MOLD; BIOCIDAL BORATES; OPPORTUNISTIC PATHOGEN; QUANTITATIVE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION (QPCR); WET SPRAY;

MOLDS;

BIOCIDES; CELLULOSE; MICROORGANISM CONTROL; MOLDS;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS VERSICOLOR; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; STACHYBOTRYS CHARTARUM;

EID: 33645088711     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.2006.10464434     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. Fang, F., Hughson, W. Effects of Indoor Fungal Bioaerosol Exposure; Appl. Occup. Environ. Hyg. 2003, 18, 535-544.
2. Sorenson, W.G. Fungal Spores: Hazardous to Health? Environ. Health Perspect. 1999, 107(Suppl 3), 469-472.
3. Godish, T. Indoor Environmental Quality; CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL, 2000; pp 162-193.
4. Standard Practice for the Installation of Sprayed Cellulosic Wall Cavity Insulation; Cellulose Insulation Manufacturers Association Technical Bulletin #3; Cellulose Insulation Manufacturers Association: Dayton, OH, 1998.
5. Hyvaerinen, A., Meklin, T., Vepsaelainen, A., Nevalainen, A. Fungi and Actinobacteria in Moisture-Damaged Building Materials-Concentra-tions and Diversity; Int. Biodeter. Biodegradation 2002, 49, 27-37.
6. Standard Specification for Self-Supported Spray Applied Cellulosic Insulation; American Society forTesting and Materials C1149-97; American Society of Testing and Materials: Conshohocken, PA, 1998.
7. Haugland, R.A., Brinkman, N., Vesper, S.J. Evaluation of Rapid DNA Extraction Methods for the Quantitative Detection of Fungi Using Real-Time PCR; J. Microbiol. Methods 2002, 50, 319-323.
8. Bioaerosols Assessment and Control; American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists: Cincinnati, OH, 1999.
9. Ogden, E.C., Raynor, G.S., Hayes, J.V., Lewis, D.M., Haines, J.H. Manual for Sampling Airborne Pollen; Hafner Press: New York, 1974.
10. Macher, J.M. Positive Hole Correction of Multiple-Jet Impactors for Collecting Viable Microorganisms; Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J. 1989, 50, 561-568.
11. Rogers, C. Indoor Fungal Exposure; Immunol. Allergy Clinics N. Am. 2003, 23, 501-518.
12. Lin, K. MycoMetrics, LLC, Monmouth Junction, NJ. Personal communication, 2005.
13. Dean, T.R., Betancourt, D., Menetrez, M.Y.A. Rapid DNA Extraction Method for PCR Identification of Fungal Indoor Air Contaminants; J. Microbiol. Methods 2004, 56, 431-434.
14. Li, D.W., Kendrick, B. Year-Round Comparison of Fungal Spores in Indoor and Outdoor Air; Mycologia 1995, 87, 190-195.
15. Baxter, D., Perkins, J., McGhee, C., Seltzer, J. Regional Comparison of Mold Spore Concentrations Outdoors and Inside “Clean" and “Mold Contaminated" Southern California Buildings; J. Occup. Environ. Hyg. 2005, 2, 8-18.
16. Shelton, B.G., Kirkland, K.H., Flanders, W.D., Morris, G.W. Profiles of Airborne Fungi in Buildings and Outdoor Environments in the United States; Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2002, 68, 1743-1753.
17. Chew, D.L., Rogers, C., Burge, H.A., Muilenberg, M.L., Gold, D.R. Dustborne and Airborne Fungal Propagules Represent a Different Spectrum of Fungi With Differing Relations to Home Characteristics; Allergy 2003, 58, 13-20.