Table 2.
HEAL baseline allergen levels and mold sampling results.
| Geometric mean (GSE) | n (%) detectablea | n (%) highb | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedroom dust–allergen levels (181 homes) | ||||||
| Alternaria (µg/g) | 11.3 (1.1) | 178 (98) | 105 (58) | |||
| Cockroach [Bla g 1 (U/g)] | 0.30 (0.02) | 37 (20) | 8 (4) | |||
| Dust mite [Der p 1 (µg/g)] | 0.22 (0.02) | 63 (35) | 16 (9) | |||
| Mouse [Mus m 1 (µg/g)] | 0.04 (0.01) | 108 (60) | 5 (3) | |||
| Bedroom dust–microbial components (181 homes) | ||||||
| β-glucan (µg/g) | 0.50 (0.06) | |||||
| Endotoxin (EU/mg) | 11.4 (1.5) | |||||
| Mold air sampling (182 homes) | ||||||
| Indoor total (spores/m3) | 501 (48) | |||||
| Outdoor total (spores/m3) | 3,958 (467) | |||||
| aDetection limits were 0.4 U/g for Bla g 1, 0.2 µg/g for Der p 1, 0.015 µg/g for Mus m 1, and 0.3 µg/g for Alternaria. bHigh levels were above 2 U/g for Bla g 1, 2 µg/g for Der p 1, 1.6 µg/g for Mus m 1, and 10 µg/g Alternaria. | ||||||