Guide for interpreting reports from inspections ...

Guide for interpreting reports from inspections /investigations of indoor moldEditor: W. Elliott Horner, PhD, FAAAAI,aContributors: Charles Barnes, PhD,bRosa Codina, PhD, FAAAAI,cand Estelle Levetin, PhD, FAAAAIdAtlanta, Ga, Kansas City, Mo, Lenoir, NC, and Tulsa, OklaInspections and testing of indoor environments for moldgrowth increased dramatically in the past decade. Allergistscan now be presented copies of reports and laboratory dataand asked to provide an interpretation, although allergists areseldom trained to review environmental data. There is nosingle sampling method that is both specific for mold growthand robust enough to reliably detect mold growth. There is nostandard method for these inspections or testing and no widelyrecognized credential for investigators, and therefore reportsalso vary in quality, objectives, and thoroughness. Despitethese issues, observations from informed inspections coupledwith results from qualified analyses of samples that arecollected with a useful strategy can usually indicate whethermold growth is present in a building, but the nature of thereport should be assessed before any interpretation of theresults and data are attempted.

Guide for interpreting reports from inspections/ investigations of indoor mold Editor: W. Elliott Horner, PhD, FAAAAI,a Contributors: Charles Barnes, PhD,b Rosa Codina, PhD, FAAAAI,c and Estelle Levetin, PhD, FAAAAId Atlanta, Ga, Kansas City, Mo, Lenoir, NC, and Tulsa, Okla Inspections and testing of indoor environments for mold

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