Table 2 Confirmation of the assessment model in mouldy homes (sampling between 1998 and 2004)
Case No | General conditions, site inspection | moulds total | Aspergillus + Eurotium spp | Penicillum spp | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
cfu/g | % | cfu/g | % | cfu/g | ||
1 | No visible mould, flooded basement hallway had been dried (winter) | 550,000 | 96 | 530,000 | 4 | 20,000 |
2 | No visible mould, remove wall mould, carpet not renovated | 580,000 | 9 | 53,000 | 80 | 470,000 |
3 | No visible mould, ground floor, freshly lacquered wooden floorboards, earth underneath, cellulose blown in as insulation, musty odor, empty room, no carpet | 830,000 | 6 | 50,000 | 64 | 530,000 |
4 | Wall mould, outside wall mouldy | 1,400,000 | 25 | 330,000 | 58 | 780,000 |
5 | No visible mould, flooded archives in basement, basement office still dry, door always open | 1,600,000 | 96 | 1,500,000 | 2 | 30,000 |
6 | Wall paper moldy, stale/musty odor | 2,300,000 | 50 | 1,100,000 | 12 | 280,000 |
7 | No visible mould, children's room, plasterboard interior insulation mouldy | 3,500,000 | 13 | 470,000 | 37 | 1,300,000 |
8 | No visible mould, bedroom, mouldy under the flooring | 3,600,000 | 12 | 430,000 | 32 | 1,200,000 |
9a | No visible mould, damp basement wall of a teens' club, filter-holder sampling, parallel measurement to case 9b, in both cases 2.6 million cfu Wallemia spp./g | 3,800,000 | 25 | 970,000 | 0 | 20,000 |
9b | No visible mould, vacuum-cleaner sampling, parallel measurement to case 9a | 3,900,000 | 21 | 810,000 | 2 | 70,000 |
10 | Wall mould, 4 m2, upper floor vacuumed | 5,000,000 | 87 | 4,300,000 | 7 | 350,000 |
11 | No visible mould, flooding in basement library, renovation without replacing fitted carped, formerly dry area (summer) | 7,500,000 | 15 | 1,100,000 | 5 | 400,000 |
12 | Wall mould | 8,300,000 | 19 | 1,600,000 | 40 | 3,300,000 |
13 | Flooded basement room, now dry but not renovated | 9,700,000 | 85 | 8,300,000 | 4 | 370,000 |
14 | No visible mould, flooding in basement library, renovation without replacement of fitted carped, formerly flooded area (summer) | 16,000,000 | 20 | 3,100,000 | 11 | 1,700,000 |