Table 1.
Averages of the number of spores per m3 of indoor or outdoor air followed by percent of homes with mold concentrations above the limit of detection (LOD) of 1 cell per m3 of air
| Averages (% above LOD of 17 homes)
|
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|---|---|---|
| Indoor | Outdoor | |
| Group 1 molds | ||
| Aspergillus flavus | <LOD (12%) | 1 (35%) |
| Aspergillus fumigatus | 1 (29%) | 3 (82%) |
| Aspergillus niger | 1 (35%) | 1 (59%) |
| Aspergillus ochraceus | 1 (18%) | <LOD (24%) |
| Aspergillus penicillioides | 7 (94%) | 9 (82%) |
| Aspergillus restrictus | 1 (47%) | 3 (41%) |
| Aspergillus sclerotiorum | 1 (24%) | <LOD (6%) |
| Aspergillus sydowii | 1 (12%) | 35 (18%) |
| Aspergillus unguis | <LOD (12%) | <LOD (6%) |
| Chaetomium globosum | <LOD (0%) | <LOD (6%) |
| Aspergillus versicolor | 3 (35%) | 5 (65%) |
| Eurotium chevalieri | 6 (94%) | 34 (100%) |
| Penicillium brevicompactum | 20 (65%) | 40 (71%) |
| Cladosporium sphaerospermum | 2 (71%) | 2 (47%) |
| Penicillium corylophilum | 3 (24%) | <LOD (12%) |
| Penicillium purpurogenum | <LOD (6%) | <LOD (6%) |
| Penicillium spinulosum | 4 (47%) | 10 (65%) |
| Penicillium variabile | 2 (29%) | 5 (41%) |
| Paecilomyces variotii | 1 (29%) | 1 (41%) |
| Penicillium crustosum | 2 (12%) | 4 (41%) |
| Aureobasidium pullulans | 104 (94%) | 264 (100%) |
| Scopulariopsis brevicaulis | <LOD (6%) | <LOD (18%) |
| Scopulariopsis chartarum | <LOD (6%) | 1 (53%) |
| Stachybotrys chartarum | <LOD (0%) | <LOD (0%) |
| Trichoderma viride | <LOD (0%) | <LOD (12%) |
| Wallemia sebi | 4 (82%) | 13 (100%) |
| Group 2 molds | ||
| Acremonium strictum | 21 (59%) | 17 (53%) |
| Alternaria alternata | 1 (47%) | 3 (94%) |
| Penicillium chrysogenum Type 2 | 1 (59%) | 1 (12%) |
| Aspergillus ustus | <LOD (6%) | <LOD (0%) |
| Cladosporium cladosporioides Type 1 | 103 (100%) | 165 (100%) |
| Cladosporium cladosporioides Type 2 | 2 (59%) | 13 (77%) |
| Cladosporium herbarum | 37 (94%) | 114 (100%) |
| Epicoccum nigrum | 25 (88%) | 84 (100%) |
| Mucor racemosus | <LOD (24%) | <LOD (6%) |
| Rhizopus stolonifer | <LOD (0%) | <LOD (0%) |