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DDRS Staff
Article Date
07/2021.
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Summary
There are numerous federal agencies that base their mold remediation recommendations on the EPA’s Mold Remediation in Schools and Commercial Buildings including the CDC, OSHA, FEMA and HUD.
The focus of mold assessment in the EPA document is limited to visual methods, moisture measurements, and odor. Sampling / testing, they say, should be left to experienced professionals.
What guidelines are available from the federal government for these “experienced professionals” to use when an assessment needs to extend beyond the visual?
For federal guidance on mold assessment procedures, we can look to the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Healthy Homes Issues: Mold Nov 2011, which provides a thorough literature review of the scientific basis for mold sampling / testing as of November 2011.
Key Questions
What guidelines are available from the federal government for mold experienced professionals to use when an assessment needs to extend beyond the visual?
For initial testing / assessment? For post-remediation verification testing?
What do the terms “viable,” “non-viable,” “direct microscopic examination,” “spore trap” and “culturable sampling” mean?
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