Aspergillus and Stachybotrys are two of the more common and dangerous toxic molds. This test kit comes with 2 test strips. One will reveal within 5 minutes if either type of toxic mold is present. The other strip is to be sent off to a certified test lab for further analysis and a certified test report. Price includes test results.
NOTE: Aspergillus sp. may be the most common and serious airborne mold problems in buildings: Opinion: from the author (DJ Friedman) based on extensive field investigations and laboratory work, I suspect that several species of Aspergillus are probably the most common and widespread problem mold found indoors in buildings. These spores are small, easily airborne, grow on a variety of surface materials, and move readily throughout a building almost like a gas (due to their small size) riding on building convection currents and remaining airborne for long periods of time.
Stachybotrys chartarum in air
According to A.S. Arora: Stachybotrys chartarum strain s72 contains 1.0x10-4 nanograms of satratoxin H per spore. 10 billion spores of s72 S. chartarum must be present in a single cubic meter of air to produce one milligram of satratoxin H per meter of air. Dr. Arora continues: "... it was calculated that a no-effect dose [in rats] corresponds to a 24-hour exposure to 3 billion spores per cubic meter of air for an infant [human], 9.5 billions spores per meter for school-age children, and 22 billion spores per cubic meter for adults." Dr. Arora did not expand his discussion to address any potential cumulative toxicity of longer term exposure to lower levels of mycotoxins in buildings.
This "toxic black mold," Stachybotrys chartarum, infamous thanks to media attention, is not designed for airborne transmission, being large and sticky. I find it in air samples when a dense colony of such mold is being mechanically disturbed, but I have never seen it in air anywhere close to the levels cited as the "no-effect dose." I believe that we've been barking up the wrong mold-tree, and that one would be smarter to look in buildings for the Penicillium and Aspergillus families which spread throughout a building easily by airborne transmission.--DF
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Aspergillus & Stachybotrys Toxic Mold Test Kit
$99.99 + $5.00
for 2 Day S&H
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- Identifies Aspergillus Niger and Stachybotrys Chartarum (spores m/l)
- Quick and easy (2 test strips). 5 minute results in the field.
- Includes a sample collection device.
- Complete instructions with chain of custody.
- AIHA accredited lab analysis for molds included in the price.
- Same test kit used by IAQ Professionals to test for these 2 deadly molds.
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